Research@UIC > Funding Opportunities > Finding Funding > Limited Competitions > NIH Data Analysis and Coordinating Center

National Kidney Foundation: Young Investigator Grant Program

Program Summary

The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant Program is to support research in the fields of nephrology, urology and related disciplines by individuals who have completed fellowship training and who hold junior faculty positions at university-affiliated medical centers in the United States.

Applications will be considered from individuals who will have completed research training in nephrology, urology or closely related fields prior to the start of the grant award and who intend to pursue research directly related to these areas.

Award
Initial support for awards commencing July 1, 2010 will be provided for one year in a total amount not to exceed $50,000. Although funding for a second year of support is not guaranteed, the investigator may request an additional year's funding at $50,000 per annum in the initial application. Funds may be used only for salaries, equipment, supplies, animals, clinical research costs or other expenses directly related to the conduct of the proposed research. Up to $15,000 of the grant may be expended for salary and fringe benefits of the principal investigator per year provided that such expenditures are justified in the application. A maximum of $30,000 in salary support will be provided to the recipient of NKF Young Investigator Grants during the term of the award, including extensions, if applicable. No more than $500 per year may be used for travel by the investigator to national or international meetings, excluding travel in connection with invited presentations at the NKF Clinical Meetings. Funds for a Young Investigator Grant may not be used for any of the following:

1. Indirect costs or overhead
2. Costs of patient care
3. Constructing or renovating facilities
4. Furniture or office equipment
5. Secretarial services
6. Honoraria or membership dues
7. Textbooks or periodicals
8. Repair or service contract costs on institutional equipment
9. Entertainment

The National Kidney Foundation anticipates that investigators who have or successfully compete for funds from other agencies may not require support by a Young Investigator Grant. For example, if, during the period of support by a Young Investigator Grant, the investigator obtains an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health or a Merit Award from the Veterans Administration, the Young Investigator Grant will be terminated at the start of funding by the other agency. Awards which are explicitly or primarily limited to salary support for the investigator or other faculty are excluded from this restriction. Individuals who have received K08 or K23 awards from the NIH are eligible for funding under the NKF Young Investigator Grant Program. To assist the Young Investigator Grant Committee in implementing this policy, the application should list all research projects (either funded or with funding pending) in which the applicant or mentor is or will be participating. The scientific and/or budgetary relationship between the proposed Young Investigator Grant and any other research funding should be explained.

Eligibility
Applications will be considered from individuals who will have completed research training in nephrology, urology or closely related fields prior to the start of the grant award and who intend to pursue research directly related to these areas. At the time funding begins (July 1, 2010), the applicant must hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position at a university or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research oriented institution, e.g., National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other research organization, in the United States. Customarily, the appropriate faculty rank is that of Assistant Professor.

Young Investigator Grants will be awarded to individuals no later than four years after initial appointment to a faculty (or equivalent) position or after appointment to a staff scientist (or equivalent) position in a research organization. Because of this policy, candidates who received a faculty appointment before July 1, 2006 would not be eligible for this award in this funding cycle. It is the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that he/she satisfies the eligibility requirements for a Young Investigator Grant.

Young Investigator Grants are primarily intended to support research by individuals holding M.D. or Ph.D. degrees who are commencing careers on the faculty of medical schools or research institutions. In all cases the applicant's research and career goals must be directed to the study of normal or abnormal kidney function or of diseases of the kidney and urinary tract.

Since the NKF research support program is an integral part of the Foundation’s overall scientific mission, it is expected that candidates for support pursuant to this funding mechanism participate as dues-paying professional members of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. A portion of each professional member’s dues payment is contributed to the NKF Research Endowment.

UIC is allowed to submit only one application.

Additional Information
http://www.kidney.org/professionals/research/pdf/YIinstructions.pdf

Deadlines

Letter of Intent Instructions

• By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program.  The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Chang Lee.
• OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor.    These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor.  For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.

LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc

Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program.  White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.

Please contact Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961 with any questions.

If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open.  Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information.

Last updated: