NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (Funding Opportunity Number PAR 16-156) is a National Institutes of Health grant program run through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under HHS/NIH. Its core goal is to build and sustain a strong pipeline of independent dentist-scientists who hold dual degrees, by helping them move efficiently from postdoctoral, mentored research training into independent, tenure-track (or equivalent) academic research positions. In practical terms, the program is meant to reduce the career gap that often occurs between postdoctoral training and landing a stable faculty role with independent funding, particularly for clinician-scientists who must balance research development with clinical responsibilities.

The award is structured in two sequential phases that together support the transition to independence. The first phase, the K99 phase, provides up to two years of mentored support while the applicant remains in a postdoctoral (or otherwise mentored) research position. During this period, the emphasis is on strengthening advanced research skills, producing high-quality publications, building a focused and competitive research direction, and assembling the training, mentoring, and professional development needed to become an independent investigator. The second phase, the R00 phase, provides three to five years of independent research support after the awardee secures an independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty position. This independent phase is designed to help the new faculty member establish a research program, generate the preliminary data and productivity needed for major independent research grants, and demonstrate clear scientific and professional independence from former mentors.

A notable feature of this specific NIDCR K99/R00 is the option for up to five years of R00 support (rather than the more typical three years), which is included to accommodate clinical specialty training demands that can be difficult to integrate with early faculty research development. The program allows clinical specialty training during the R00 phase at no more than 3 person-months of effort per year, described in the opportunity as 25 percent effort, so that clinical training does not overwhelm the protected time needed to launch an independent research career.

In terms of administrative classification, this opportunity is a discretionary grant in the health funding category and is associated with CFDA number 93.121. Eligibility for applicant organizations is broad and includes many types of institutions and entities that can host the research and career development activities, such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) organizations), for-profit entities (including small businesses), and multiple levels of government and tribal organizations. The sponsoring agency is listed as HHS-NIH11. The opportunity was originally posted on March 29, 2016, with a closing date of May 7, 2019 (as shown in the source information). While the listing does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards in the provided fields, the central program promise is clear: it is intended to support outstanding dual degree dentist-scientists through a defined, staged path from mentored postdoctoral research to independent faculty research leadership in dental, oral, and craniofacial science.

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