Forecast to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32 - Clinical Trial Required)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award to support early-stage postdoctoral scholars in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. The award provides up to three years of salary and research development funds to support the transition to an independent research career. Candidates must have a strong research and career development plan and must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. • The award provides up to $80,000 per year towards salary and up to $30,000 per year towards research development costs. • Candidates must have identified a postdoctoral research group and developed a strong research and career development plan prior to or shortly after commencing training with that mentor. • Applications must be submitted by the institution where the postdoctoral research will be conducted. • Awardees may apply for a more advanced NIH career development award after completing the ACE K32 award.