Emerging Global Leader Award

Status: Accepting applications

Announcement(s)

• Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-19-051)
• Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-19-098)
• Optional: Apply using NIH ASSIST (NOT-OD-15-126)
• Career Award (K) Policy Update: Concurrent Support from a Mentored K Award and a Research Grant (NOT-OD-18-157), released April 6, 2018

Deadlines

• Letter of intent due dates: 30 days before the application due date
• Notice of Letter of Intent Guidance for PAR-19-098 and PAR-19-051 (NOT-TW-19-001), released January 11, 2019
• Upcoming application due dates: November 7, 2019; November 4, 2020

Eligibility

• Some current and former NIH PDs/PIs are not eligible, as specified in the May 31, 2017 notice of change in eligibility (NOT-TW-17-004).
• Notice of change in eligibility (NOT-TW-18-002), released November 8, 2017
• Notice of Clarification in Eligibility Requirements for PAR-19-098 "Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and PAR-19-051 "Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)" (NOT-TW-19-002)
• Only low- or middle-income country (LMIC) institutions are eligible.
• Income categories are defined by The World Bank Country and Lending Groups.
• Country eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants applies.
• Eligibility for applications with Independent Clinical Trials (PAR-19-051)
• Eligibility for applications without Independent Clinical Trials (PAR-19-098)
• Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Program Overview

The Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award aims to provide research support and protected time to a research scientist from a LMIC who holds an academic junior faculty position or research scientist appointment at an LMIC academic or research institution. Low-income, lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries are included.

Applications are invited from LMIC research scientists from any health-related discipline who propose both critically needed career development activities and a research project that is highly relevant to the health priorities of their country.

Recent Awards

View a list of Emerging Global Leader awards by institution.

Inquiries

Programmatic Inquiries:

Christine Jessup, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, B2C39
31 Center Drive MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Phone: 301-496-1653
Fax: 301-402-0779
Email (preferred): Christine.Jessup@nih.gov

Grants Management:

Mollie Shea
Grants Management Specialist
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-9750
Fax: 301-594-1211
Email: Mollie.Shea@nih.gov

Partners

This announcement is issued by Fogarty in collaboration with the following NIH Institutes and Centers:

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

Archives

• NIH awards $3M to support emerging research leaders in developing countries
  Fogarty news, Aug 4, 2016
• New career development program launched for LMIC scientists
  Jul / Aug 2015 Global Health Matters
• Expired announcement: Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-17-001)
• Expired announcement: Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award (K43) (PAR-15-292)

Last Updated: 5/28/2019 11:35 PM