Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-04-29. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you are an early-career health researcher in an LMIC institution seeking 3–5 years of mentored research support to launch an independent career, this award removes funding barriers and pairs you with experienced mentors.
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What this is
This is a career development award for early-stage scientists employed at academic or research institutions in World Bank-classified low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income countries. Awardees receive 3–5 years of protected research time, mentorship from both LMIC and U.S. mentors, and support to conduct health-related research aligned with their country's priorities. Notably, applicants may participate in clinical trials led by mentors but cannot themselves lead an independent clinical trial as the principal investigator.
Who can apply
Applicants must be junior faculty at an academic or research institution located in a World Bank-classified low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income country. Research must be health-related and relevant to the applicant's country priorities; leading an independent clinical trial disqualifies you (participation as a mentee is allowed). U.S. and LMIC mentors are required.
Eligible applicant types
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Full description — from the agency
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary study to a clinical trial. Applicants to this FOA are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor. Applicants proposing a clinical trial or an ancillary clinical trial as lead investigator, should apply to the companion FOA PAR-.The purpose of the Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award is to provide research support and protected time (three to five years) to an early career research scientist from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) who holds a junior faculty position at an LMIC academic or research institution, as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups , including low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries). This intensive, mentored research career development experience is expected to lead to an independently funded research career at the LMIC institution or in another LMIC. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from LMIC scientists from any health-related discipline who propose career development activities and a research project that is relevant to the health priorities of their country under the mentorship of LMIC and U.S. mentors.
Topics: fogarty emerging global leader · lmic early career researcher · mentored research career development · global health research award · junior faculty lmic institution
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