This award supports quantitative scientists and engineers in mentored career development to apply their skills to NIH-relevant health and disease research. It provides protected time for supervised study and research, excluding applicants leading independent clinical trials but allowing mentored clinical trial experience. Eligible fields include mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, and chemistry.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations such as nonprofits, educational institutions, government entities, small businesses, and tribal organizations. Specific eligibility details are provided in the full announcement.