Ideal applicants are current senior fellows or junior faculty doing clinical and translational research in HIV-related heart, lung, or blood disease.

The K12 can include 75% effort (9 calendar months)

Yes! Scholars must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. Additional details on citizenship requirements are available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.

Yes, applicants can propose an international-based research project. Make sure to include details about why you're interested in a particular population. 

In order to apply, scholars may not currently be or have been a Principal Investigator (PI) on an NIH R01, R29, or U01/U10, leader of a subproject of a Program Project (P01) or Center (P50, P60, U54) grant, or PI on an individual mentored or non-mentored career development award (e.g., K01, K08, K22, K23, K25, K99/R00).