K Scholars Program

Program Summary

The K program (KL2 and CT2) Career Development program is focused on training the next generation of diverse, multidisciplinary clinical and translational scientists under the mission of the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).
Focused on early career MD or PhD faculty, the K Scholars Program servesa as a mentored training step leading to NIH career development grants such as K01s, K08s, and K23s; R01 awards; or their equivalents.

Key Aspects of the Program Include:

• 75% salary support (up to 102,200/year) and $25,000 in research support for two consecutive years for a mentored research project.
• Tailored and experiential learning opportunities (e.g. implementation science, community engaged research methods, team science).
• K scholar meetings that include program alumni and cross institutional faculty.
• Opportunities for networking and disseminationg your work at a national level via ACTS meetings and scholars at other CTSA hubs.

K scholars will develop skills towards sustainable and impactful research careers in translational science aimed at improving health outcomes for all peoples and communities. The goal of this program is to serve as a mentored training step leading to NIH career development grants such as K01s, K08s, K23s, R01 awards and/or their equivalents.
Applicants must have a full-time faculty appointment at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati Children’s (CCHMC) or Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at the time of the award. The applicant’s home division or department must guarantee a 3rd of 75% protected time in the event that the scholars has applied for but not received independent research grant support by the end of the second year of KL2 support.

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