NIDDK Physician Scientist Diversity Mentoring Award (K05) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NIDDK Physician Scientist Diversity Mentoring Award (K05), Funding Opportunity Number RFA-DK-14-005, is an NIH grant designed to strengthen the biomedical research workforce by supporting mid-career clinician-scientists who can serve as high-impact mentors for investigators from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research. The core idea is to give established physician-scientists protected time so they can both continue a strong research program in areas aligned with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) mission and substantially expand their mentoring of diverse early-stage investigators. In practice, the award is meant to reduce competing clinical or administrative demands so the awardee can invest sustained effort into research leadership and hands-on mentorship that helps mentees build independent research careers.

This opportunity specifically targets mid-career health professionals with a doctoral clinical degree (or equivalent, as defined in the full announcement) who already have independent, peer-reviewed research funding at the time the award is made. That requirement signals that the program is not intended to launch a research career from scratch; it is meant to amplify the reach of a proven investigator who has already demonstrated the ability to compete successfully for research support. Applicants are also expected to show a sustained record of productivity in research areas supported by NIDDK, which broadly includes fields related to diabetes, digestive diseases, nutrition, obesity and metabolic disorders, and kidney and urologic diseases, as reflected by the associated CFDA listing (93.847). Just as important as research excellence, candidates must be able to document a demonstrated track record of mentoring individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, since mentoring is not a secondary feature of this award but a central deliverable.

The long-term objective of the program is workforce-focused: to expand and sustain a strong pool of scientists from diverse backgrounds who can contribute to NIDDK-relevant research over the long haul. By investing in mentors rather than only in trainees, NIDDK is aiming to create durable mentoring capacity inside institutions, improve the quality and availability of research guidance for early-stage investigators, and ultimately increase retention and advancement of underrepresented scientists into independent, funded careers. The emphasis on basic, epidemiological, or outcomes research also shows the program is open to multiple research approaches, as long as the work fits within NIDDK mission areas and the applicant maintains an active, productive research agenda.

In terms of administrative details, this is a discretionary grant mechanism offered by the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was posted and created on July 29, 2014, with an original and current closing date of November 24, 2014, and an archive date of December 25, 2014. The estimated total funding listed for the opportunity is $465,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Additional details and the official program requirements were provided through the NIH Grants Guide at the linked announcement page (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-005.html), with technical access issues directed to the NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contact.

Eligibility is broad across many U.S.-based organization types, including public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and certain other entities described in the full notice. The eligibility language also explicitly includes institutions and organizations that commonly serve underrepresented communities, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies. At the same time, non-U.S. entities are not eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components are not allowed under NIH policy definitions referenced in the opportunity.

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