| NIH |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) | To support the development of outstanding clinician research scientists—three to five years; 75 percent | M.D., D.D.S., Pharm.D., Ph.D. in nursing | 1,161 | Three to five years | $143,731,640 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-003.html |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12) | To support an institution for the development of independent translational and nonprofit organizations, scientists—five years; 75 percent effort | Institutions: public and private; clinicians: M.D., D.O., doctorally prepared registered nurses | 1,073 | Five years | $55,053,672 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm |
| Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) | To support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research—three to five years; 75 percent commitment | M.D., D.D.S., Pharm.D., Ph.D in translational nursing | 80 (664 for 2002) | Three to five years | $88,296,497 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-004.html |
| Midcareer Investigator Award (K24) | To provide support for patient-oriented research; to allow them protected time to devote to patient-oriented research and to act as mentors for beginning translational investigators—three to five years; 25-50 percent effort | Clinicians: M.D., D.D.S., Pharm.D., Ph.D. in translational nursing | 60-80 (261 for 2002) | Three to five years | $28,747,290 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-005.html |
| Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) | To attract talented individuals to the challenges of translational research to and to provide them with the critical skills that are needed to develop hypotheses and conduct sound regulatory research—five years; up to $200,000 per year | Awarded to institutions; is a trans-NIH program. Formal coursework includes design of translational research projects, hypothesis development, biostatistics, epidemiology, legal and ethical issues related to translational research | 59 | Five years | $12,094,341 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/training/K30.htm |
| Loan Repayment Program (LRP) | To attract health professionals to clinical research | Qualified health professionals who contractually agree to conduct qualified translational research for 50 percent of time, or not less than 20 hours per week, for a two-year consecutive period | 1,200 | Two years | $63.3 million FY 2003 |
| URL: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/extramural/intro.htm#clinical |
| National Research Service Award (NRSA): Physicians and Doctorally Prepared Nurses |
| NRSA T32 | Eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals, selected by the institution who are training for careers in specified areas of biomedical, behavioral, and translational research | Ph.D., D.D.S., M.D., or a comparable doctoral degree | 17,000 (total no. of graduate students); 386 in 2002 | Five years | $497,424,833 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-109.html |
| NRSA T35 | To eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training for individuals interested in career opportunities | This can be used to support other types of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in focused, often emerging, or scientific areas | 35 trainees per budget period | Five years | $7,959,251 FY 2002 |
| URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-027.html |
| Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Doctorally Prepared Nurses |
| HRSA-04-010Advanced Education Nursing | Awarded to institutions for projects that support the enhancement of appropriate legislative purpose | Schools of nursing, academic health centers, public or private nonprofit entities, and for-profit entities capable of carrying out advanced nursing education and practice | 8 | Three years | $2,091,892 FY 2004 |
| URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/professions.htm |
| HRSA-04-012Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships | Eligible institutions meet the cost of traineeships for individuals in advanced nursing education programs | Schools of nursing, academic health centers, other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, and for-profit entities capable of carrying out the legislative purpose | 335 | One year | $4,800,000 FY 2004 |
| URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/professions.htm |
| HRSA-04-011Nursing Workforce Diversity | To increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or stipends, pre-entry preparation, and retention activities | Schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local governments, American Indian tribes or tribal organizations, other public or private nonprofit entities | 39 | Three years | $11,396,00 FY 2004 |
| URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/professions.htm |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Physicians |
| VA Mentored Research Training Programs | To provide mentored research health services training for various stages of a clinician’s career development | Programs are for the associate investigator, career development, advanced career research, and merit review entry program; M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D. | 81 | One to five years | $389,9781998-1999 |
| URL: http://www.appc1.va.gov/resdev/ps/psmr/mentored_research.htm |