Submitting an Application
In submitting an application for the K18 Award, the applicant must use the PHS 398 Form (Revised 6/2009) and should download the instructions and the Research Career Development Award form files. Refer to Section III of the instructions, "Preparing an Individual CDA Application," and follow the modified instructions provided in the K18 Program Announcement. It is suggested that you print, if possible, the pages of PHS 398 Form (Revised 6/2009) and carefully review all pages, especially the section titled "NOTABLE CHANGES MADE TO PHS 398." This section contains information to facilitate the completion of your application.
The PHS 398 Form (Revised 6/2009) is also available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, Office of Extramural Research, NIH, phone (301) 435-0714, fax (301) 480-0525, e-mail GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
Because the instructions in the PHS 398 Form (Revised 6/2009) do not fully apply to the special needs of the K18 Award, follow the modified instructions that are detailed in the K18 Program Announcement.
Application Receipt Dates and Review Schedule
| Receipt Date: New Application | Receipt Date: Amended Application | Initial Review | Council Review | Earliest Possible Start Date* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt Cycle 1 | Februrary 12 | March 12 | June/July | September/October | December |
| Receipt Cycle 2 | June 12 | July 12 | October/November | January/February | April |
| Receipt Cycle 3 | October 12 | November 12 | February/March | May/June | July |
If the application receipt date falls on a weekend, the application must be postmarked by the application receipt date and received at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) by the following Monday.
If the application receipt date falls on a holiday (but not on a weekend), the application must be postmarked by the application receipt date and received at CSR by the following day.
* Start dates are determined by the availability of NCI funds and may not occur until well after the earliest possible start date.
