ELIGIBILITY

Awardees will be selected based on the following criteria: 

1. United States citizens and permanent residents

2. Applicants must belong to one or more of the following groups:

a.  Individuals from a diverse racial and ethnic groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related sciences in the United States (Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders). In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting; individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be demonstrated convincingly to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be encouraged to participate in this program. Regionally, in Minnesota, this includes applicants whose heritage is Native American or Alaskan Native as well as those from Southeast Asian countries (e.g. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia).  Individuals that believe they qualify as underrepresented, but are not specifically listed above, please contact the program before applying at ctsieduc@umn.edu.

b.  Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. See NSF data at, https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17310/static/data/tab7-5.pdf. 

c.  Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, defined as those who meet two or more of the criteria listed.

3. Conduct human relevant clinical and/or translational research

4. Have a clinical doctorate, PhD or its equivalent (MD, PhD, DO, DDS, DVM, OD, DC, PharmD, DNP)

5. Be Assistant Professor in rank ≤ 4 years and have the potential to establish their own funded research programs in clinical/translational science.  Applicants must have a paid or official affiliate faculty appointment (rank of Assistant Professor 9403, Clinical Assistant Professor 9403C, or Research Assistant Professor 9403R) OR have signed and accepted offer letter at the University of Minnesota at the time of application with a start date before the start of the grant (must provide copy in application). Eligibility includes affiliated faculty at the VA, Hennepin Healthcare, Regions Hospital, and the Children’s Hospitals of Minnesota. Faculty members holding adjunct appointments are ineligible.

6. Application must identify a primary mentor (ideally with the rank of Professor, but Associate Professors will be allowed in certain cases), a career development mentor and a data scientist (methodologist or biostatistician).  The primary mentor and the career development mentor will co-sign the application indicating they have read the application agreeing to serve as a mentor.  For questions, contact program director Nancy Sherwood, PhD.

7. Not be, or have been, a principal investigator on an R01, R29 or subproject of a Program Project (P01), Center Grant (P30, P60, U54), mentored career development grants (K-series), or other equivalent research grant awards or career development awards such as those from ACS, ADA, AHA, etc. at the time of the application. Those serving as PI of an NIH R03 and/or R21 grant are eligible to apply for this KAP grant. 

8. Commitment to a minimum of 2 years of research, with a minimum of 50% protected time.

9. Participants are required to submit a K award application within the first 15 months of their support.