School of Medicine Funding Search Tool

Below is a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide LISTSERV. This list reflects funding opportunities pertinent to many UCI researchers. Using filters may reduce your results, so use judiciously. Opportunities are added weekly.

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2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)(PAR-24-212)

The purpose of the NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00) program is to support a cohort of new and talented, independent investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral sciences (e.g. see NOT-OD-20-031, Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity), conducting ADRD research.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) (PA-24-175)

The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) (PA-24-180)

The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and "protected time" for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-24-188)

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 for junior clinical investigators pursuing POR research, such as clinical residents and/or junior clinical faculty.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) (PA-24-186)

The purpose of the NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-24-179)

The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and "protected time" for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required) (PA-24-187)

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 for junior clinical investigators pursuing POR research, such as clinical residents.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) (PA-24-195)

The purpose of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions.

2025 Deadline 1: Feb 12, 2025

NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-24-229)

The purpose of the NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01) is to enhance participation in the independent neuroscience research workforce by providing junior faculty from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical research, with research cost support, protected research time, and career stage-appropriate mentorship and professional development in neuroscience research.