Supports pilot projects that create practical, affordable, and transferable models to enhance career readiness among scientific trainees. Projects may expose trainees to diverse career paths beyond academia, strengthen understanding of academic careers, or help communicate the broad value of scientific training. Funded projects should be implementable, evaluable, and scalable for wider adoption.
Eligible applicants include accredited doctoral degree-granting institutions, research institutions, and professionally focused nonprofit organizations in the US and Canada. Individual investigators may serve as principal investigator on only one proposal per cycle and up to two funded awards.
