Read more about Open letter to the NIH regarding proposed changes to K awards at The American Society for Clinical Investigation

This Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi...

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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH

Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH

Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials

The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.

Letter says agency is “adjusting its extramural research portfolio, which includes terminating grant awards”

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Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review, this is an overview of all the changes to NIH's peer review over the last 18 months.

US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.

On April 29, 2026, Politico published a story about the ongoing collapse in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunities (Hooper & Gardner, 2026).

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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH