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NIH K22 funding opportunities: Career Transition Award

7 NIH notices for K22 (Career Transition Award) are open. Support for moving from a postdoctoral position to an independent research job.

Open NIH K22 notices

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Institutes that fund K22 projects under these notices

Institute or centerProjects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)804
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)590
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)490
National Institute on Aging (NIA)459
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)384
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)380
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)378
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)218
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)209
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)202

From NIH RePORTER: projects funded under the notices on this page, open and closed, by the institute that runs them.

Closed K22 notices

25 K22 notices posted since 2021 that have closed. NIH re-issues most notices under a new number, so an old notice usually has a newer version.

Questions people ask

What is an NIH K22?

K22 is NIH's activity code for the Career Transition Award. Support for moving from a postdoctoral position to an independent research job. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH K22 funding opportunities are open?

7 notices are open on Grants.gov, as of the latest data.

Other career development awards: K00, K01, K02, K07, K08, K12, K18, K23, K24, K25, K26, K32, K38, K43, K76, K99, KC1, KR1, KS1, KT1. All activity codes.

Due dates, budget limits and eligibility differ by notice; confirm them in the notice in the NIH Guide before you apply.