Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32)

By the time of the award, the candidate must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

NCI will contribute up to $80,000 per year toward the salary of the candidate. The requested salary must be consistent both with the established salary structure at the institution and with salaries provided by the institution from its own funds to other staff members with equivalent qualifications, rank, and responsibilities in the department concerned. NCI will contribute up to $30,000 per year toward the research development costs of the candidate, which must be justified and consistent with the stage of development of the candidate and the proportion of time to be spent in research or career development activities.

• Applications must be submitted electronically through the institution supporting the proposed postdoctoral training.
• Applicants must follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, as well as any program-specific instructions in section IV of the Program Announcement.
• When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions.
• Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

• PAR-27-062 (NCI Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32-Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Overview of the Grant Process
• NCI Resources for Researchers
• NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS)

For additional information regarding policies and/or guidance in preparing an application for the ACE K32 Award, contact:

• K32 Program Director(s)
  Email: NCIK32@nih.gov

For information regarding fiscal and/or budget issues, contact:

• Office of Grants Administration
  Email: NCIFinancialContact@nih.gov

For information regarding referral issues, contact:

• Referral Officer
  Email: ncirefof@dea.nci.nih.gov