RCCN WEBINAR SERIES
A Guide to Applying for NIA K Career Development Awards
Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) in partnership with the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Co-sponsored by the Clin-STAR Coordinating Center, US Deprescribing Research Network, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, The HCSRN-OAICs AGING Initiative, and Nathan Shock Center Coordinating Center.
Speaker: Laura Major, Training Officer, NIA Office of Strategic Extramural Programs
This webinar provided an overview of the different Mentored Career Development Awards (K) offered by NIA. The presentation covered many types of K awards and made recommendations for which opportunities to apply for depending on a researcher’s circumstances and career stage. The webinar is recommended for anyone who is interested in applying for a K award, or who may be a mentor to a future K award applicant.
Speaker: Jamie Lahvic, Training Officer, NIA Office of Strategic Extramural Programs
This webinar shared tips and advice to help at every stage of preparing a K award application. The presentation provided valuable information for prospective applicants and their mentors as they navigate the application process.
Speaker: Ramona Dumitrescu, Section Chief, Clinical Sciences Section, NIA Scientific Review Branch
This webinar discussed the K award review process, including an overview of peer review and information on how grants are scored. The presentation also touched on how the review process has changed in recent years and may be particularly helpful to mentors supporting new applicants.
Speakers: Nicholas Chavkin, Lauren Ferrante, Abbi Hernandez, & Lauren Hunt
Current and previous K awardees will share their experiences of applying and being funded. This webinar aims to be a useful resource for prospective applicants and their mentors to gain insight into the process, and to ask questions of awardees about their journey to receiving a K award.