- Guidelines
Eligibility: Medical Oncology and Pediatric Oncology Fellows (current third or fourth year fellows). Current first year faculty pursuing the physician-scientist track are also eligible.
Deadline: March 23, 2026
Budget: $50,000 to cover salary and/or supplies for Year 1.
Application Review: Applications will be reviewed by a committee of faculty, and final approval by the Executive Oversight Committee. Written feedback in the form of NIH Summary statements will be returned to all applicants to support future MacMillan and extramural applications.
Notification: May 2026
Application components: The application will follow the NIH Career Development Award format but in abbreviated form. The application should present a 3-year plan for the clinical-scientific work and career development and should include these components in this order:
Please submit applications as a single PDF. Standard NIH formatting includes Arial 11 font and 0.5 inch margins.
- NIH-style Biosketch 5 pages
- Training Plan should address these 3 main areas: candidate background (prior training, research effort, evidence for potential to develop an independent career), career goals and objectives (describe a systematic plan that 1. Shows logical progression from prior training, 2. Justifies the goals of additional training to become an independent investigator), plan for career development and activities during the award period (mentoring and mentoring committee and how progress will be gauged, didactic aspects if any including coursework/workshops that will enhance research training, professional responsibilities including clinical activities). 3-4 pages
- Specific Aims 1 page
- Research Strategy (including significance, innovation, impact statement, preliminary data, approach with potential pitfalls and alternative strategies. Include sections/statements about rigor, reproducibility as per NIH application standard instructions. 3-4 pages
- Mentor/sponsor statement must explicitly address the following: i. Mentor background and qualifications, ii. Applicant’s qualifications and potential for career development, iii. training plan (should include # of trainees supervised, plan for co-mentorship, opportunities of coursework, iv. research and other supports available, mentor experience and history of mentoring/training. 3-4 pages
For additional instructions, please refer to these NIH announcements: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-24-182.html
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-24-181.html
Contact: Mary Armanios, M.D. marmani1@jhmi.edu