HEAL K12 2027 Call for Applications

The Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan is requesting applications for the HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Award (HEAL K12).

The HEAL K12 is a mentored career development program designed to provide protected time for clinician scientists to focus on training in and conducting clinical pain research. Awards provide up to $100,000/year in salary, fringe benefits up to $32,000, $2,500 for travel to professional meetings, and $50,000/year in research support costs, for up to 3 years, plus indirect costs at 8%. The maximum total request should not exceed $199,260.

This award is intended for scholars who may not be ready for a traditional K-award or independent research (e.g. R-series awards), come from institutional environments lacking the expertise in clinical pain science that could support the scholar’s career and/or research objectives, and/or who are unable to form a mentoring team that would make them competitive for a training or independent research award in clinical pain research. Applicants will have at least one home-institution mentor who will serve as their primary mentor.

The HEAL K-12 program will then work with the scholar to match them with a pain research mentor of national stature as well as mentors with lived pain experience. Training will occur primarily at the scholar’s home-institution. Scholars will commit a minimum of 75% of their effort to this award.

An informational webinar will be held September 14th from 4PM-5PM EDT, please register here:  https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/5YlYUKA0SWiBc1lAHCITnw

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