NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity (K08) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity (K08), funding opportunity number PAR-06-221, is a discretionary NIH grant program run through the National Cancer Institute (NCI), specifically the Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch (CMBB) within the Office of Centers, Training and Resources (OCTR). Its main purpose is to support the career development of junior clinician-scientists from groups that are underrepresented in health-related science by providing a mentored pathway into independent cancer research careers. The award is designed for individuals who already hold a health professional doctoral degree, such as an M.D., D.D.S., D.O., O.D., D.V.M., D.N.Sc., N.D., or Pharm.D., and who want intensive, structured research training that builds their long-term capacity as investigators in biomedical cancer research.

A defining feature of this K08 announcement is the kind of research it targets. The program emphasizes laboratory-based or field-based cancer research and explicitly notes that it is not intended for patient-oriented research. In practice, that means the award is aimed at developing clinician-scientists who will focus their careers on research that may involve basic mechanisms of cancer, preclinical studies, laboratory methods, population or community field work related to cancer, or other non-patient-facing research approaches, rather than direct clinical studies that revolve around patient interventions or clinical outcomes within patient care settings.

From an eligibility standpoint, applications are submitted by eligible domestic institutions on behalf of the candidate. Foreign institutions and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply for this award. Eligible applicant organizations include a broad mix of U.S.-based entities: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, certain nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and other nonprofits that are not institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. Beyond basic organizational eligibility, the announcement highlights an expectation that the applying institution can demonstrate a real commitment to developing the research careers of junior underrepresented minority health professionals in biomedical cancer research, which aligns with the award’s diversity-focused mission and mentoring-centered structure.

Administratively, the opportunity falls under the NIH funding activity category of education and health and is associated with CFDA number 93.398 (Cancer Research Manpower). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide matching funds as a condition of the award. The opportunity was posted on March 8, 2006, and the listing indicates multiple receipt dates (rather than a single deadline), with the final current closing date shown as January 7, 2009, and an archive date of January 8, 2009. The full program announcement and detailed requirements were provided through the NIH Grants Guide at the linked page in the source material.

For applicants or institutions needing help accessing or linking to the full announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV), which is the support channel referenced in the opportunity summary.

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