KK Series — Career Development

NIH K24 Grants — Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research

Protected time for established clinician-scientists to mentor

Funding

Salary support + research support

Duration

3–5 years

Eligibility

Mid-career clinicians with active patient-oriented research

Activity code

K24

What is the NIH K24 grant?

The K24 supports mid-career clinician-investigators by funding protected time to mentor junior patient-oriented researchers while continuing their own research.

Recent K24 awards (last 24 months)

Live data from NIH RePORTER

310

Awards

$49,837,115

Total funding (sample)

$160,765

Average award

Sample reflects up to the most recent 500 NIH RePORTER awards with this activity code in the past 24 months. Total project count is the full RePORTER count.

Most recently awarded K24 grants

A Patient-Oriented Research Program in Geriatric Oncology

Supriya Mohile · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY · NIH

$167,720

FY 2026

Project: 5K24AG056589-09

Temporal associations between systemic inflammation, cardiovascular risk profile and development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Elena Myasoedova · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, MN · NIH

$190,142

FY 2026

Project: 5K24AG078179-05

Mentoring in technology enhanced mind body and lifestyle interventions

Ana-Maria Vranceanu · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA · NIH

$182,118

FY 2026

Project: 5K24AT011760-05

Research and Mentoring in Innovative Patient Oriented Pain and Opioid Science

Beth Darnall · STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA · NIH

$210,735

FY 2026

Project: 2K24DA053564-06

Mentoring Patient-Oriented Research in Deep Lipid Phenotyping for Cardiovascular Disease

Anand Rohatgi · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX · NIH

$122,720

FY 2026

Project: 5K24HL146838-08

Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research in the Microbiome and Lung Disease

Robert Dickson · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI · NIH

$125,031

FY 2026

Project: 5K24HL159247-05

Environmental influences on chronic disease risk: patient-oriented research and mentoring

Abby Fleisch · MAINEHEALTH, ME · NIH

$212,998

FY 2026

Project: 1K24ES038632-01

Mentoring Patient-Oriented Research on Central Nervous System (CNS) Dysfunction in Individuals with HIV and Substance Use

Jennifer Iudicello · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA · NIH

$192,930

FY 2026

Project: 1K24DA065491-01A1

Top NIH institutes funding K24

By total funding in the last 24 months

  1. 1.NIH310 · $49,837,115

Top funded institutions

Most K24 awards in the last 24 months

  1. 1.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO36 awards
  2. 2.STANFORD UNIVERSITY18 awards
  3. 3.BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL16 awards
  4. 4.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL16 awards
  5. 5.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER12 awards
  6. 6.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY11 awards

Who applies for K24

Mid-career clinician-scientists with active R01-level patient-oriented research who want protected mentoring time.

When to choose K24

Apply for K24 when you have an active R01-level patient-oriented research portfolio and want institutional support to mentor junior investigators.

When NOT to choose K24

K24 is not for early-career investigators; choose K08 or K23 instead.

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Related NIH grant types

KK23

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award

Mentored training for clinicians doing patient-oriented research

KK08

Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award

Mentored research training for clinician-scientists doing lab/translational research

RR01

Research Project Grant

Discrete, specified investigator-led research project