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. 2021 Oct 19;2(1):100061. doi: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2021.100061

Table 3.

Funding Opportunities during the Physician‒Scientist Training Period

Funding Agency Award When to Apply Website
General awards
National Institutes of Health DP5 PGY5–PGY6 https://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependence
F32 PGY4 https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships
K99/R00 PGY5 https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships
K22 PGY5–Assistant Professorship https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development/k22
K23 PGY5‒Assistant Professorship https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development/k23
K08 PGY5‒Assistant Professorship https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/research-education/K08
Stephen I. Katz PGY5‒Assistant Professorship https://grants.nih.gov/funding/katz-esi-r01.htm
Dermatology Foundation Investigator Research Fellowship PGY3‒PGY4 https://www.dermatologyfoundation.org/rap/
Career Development Award PGY4‒PGY5 https://www.dermatologyfoundation.org/rap/
Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards for Medical Scientists PGY4‒PGY5 https://www.bwfund.org/grant-programs/biomedical-sciences/career-awards-medical-scientists
Specialized awards
Damon Runyon Fellowship Award: Cancer Research PGY4 https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship
Doris Duke Physician-Scientist Fellowship, for trainees doing patient-oriented research PGY4 https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/medical-research/goals-and-strategies/encourage-and-develop-clinical-research-careers/physician-scientist-fellowship/
Howard Hughes Medical Institute HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows Program for women of any ethnicity or URMs PGY3‒PGY4 https://www.hhmi.org/programs/hanna-h-gray-fellows-program#Overview
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, for URMs PGY4‒Assistant Professorship http://www.amfdp.org/about
American Skin Association ASA Scholar Award Instructor–Associate Professor http://www.americanskin.org/research/seekers.php
National Psoriasis Foundation Discovery Grant Instructor–Associate Professor https://www.psoriasis.org/discovery-grants/
Translational Research Grant Instructor–Associate Professor https://www.psoriasis.org/translational-research-grants/
L'Oreal L'Oreal USA For Women In Science PGY3–PGY5 https://www.lorealusa.com/csr-commitments/l%E2%80%99or%C3%A9al-usa-for-women-in-science-program
Other
National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program https://www.lrp.nih.gov/

Abbreviations: ASA, American Skin Association; HHMI, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; PGY, Postgraduate Year; URM, underrepresented minority; USA, United States of America.

A list of the various funding agencies, awards, application time, and websites is provided. General awards are available to all investigative dermatology trainees. Specialized awards are available to trainees on the basis of research topics and demographics.