Clinical Scientist Development Award

Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.

The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award provides grants to junior physician scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers.

Pre-proposal applications are being sought from junior physician-scientist faculty conducting clinical research in any disease area. Competitive applicants are expected to have research experience and publication records consistent with the rank of assistant professor.

Eligibility Requirements

• Have received an M.D., D.O. or foreign equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
• Have a valid, active U.S. medical license at the time of application, though do not have to be U.S. citizens.
• Work at a U.S. academic institution that grants doctoral degrees and is able to receive an award as an organization with 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service status.
• Have a full-time faculty appointment as assistant professor at a U.S. academic institution that grants doctoral degrees. Adjunct, affiliated, temporary, part-time or acting faculty positions are not eligible for this competition. Applicants from Harvard Medical School should check our FAQs to determine eligibility of their faculty appointment.
• Have been appointed to their first full-time assistant professor faculty position between December 1, 2012 and December 1, 2016 (i.e., have been at the appointment no more than five years but at least one year). Exceptions to the five-year requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis for individuals who do not meet this criterion because of extraordinary situations. Check our FAQs for examples of such situations. DDCF approval of exemptions must be obtained prior to applying. Exemption requests must be made by October 27, 2017. Exemptions are not granted for applicants with less than one year at their academic position.
• Not be the principal investigator of a multi-year research grant with annual direct funding in the amount of $225,000 or higher with a start date prior to and inclusive of July 1, 2018, except for NIH career development awards.
• Not be the principal investigator of a single or multi-principal investigator National Institutes of Health R01 research grant or equivalent that has a start date prior to and inclusive of July 1, 2018. This includes but is not limited to: research projects that are part of a P01 program project, P50 center grant or a U01 cooperative agreement, DP1, DP2, R37 and VA Merit grants.
• Not be in a graduate degree program at the time of application. All education and training toward advanced degrees must be completed.
• Be guaranteed a minimum overall research time protection of 75 percent of full-time professional effort by the institution where the applicant has an appointment, in the event an award is made. There is no explicit minimum percent effort that must be dedicated to the CSDA project. Applicants in surgical specialties should consult our FAQs.

Application Instructions

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