Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-04-29. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you're a clinician 5–15 years into practice at a hospital or academic medical center seeking protected time and funding to launch a patient-research program, this is a direct path.
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What this is
This is a career-development grant from the National Institutes of Health targeting mid-career physicians, dentists, and other health-professional doctorates who want to shift focus toward patient-oriented research and build mentoring programs for residents and fellows. The award funds salary, research costs, and protected time—typically $100K–$200K annually—but requires an institutional home (hospital, medical school, clinic) and demonstrated clinical experience. Independent entrepreneurs and solo researchers will not fit; this is for established clinicians at healthcare organizations.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, small businesses, and tribal organizations. The applicant must be a health-professional doctorate (MD, DO, DDS, DVM, etc.) employed by or affiliated with an eligible institution; independent practitioners and for-profit companies without institutional backing are not eligible.
Eligible applicant types
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
Full description — from the agency
The purpose of the NIH Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) is to provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research (POR) and to act as research mentors primarily for clinical residents, clinical fellows and/or junior clinical faculty.
Topics: patient-oriented research · clinical investigator · mid-career award · mentorship funding · NIH K24 · health professions research
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