Here is what we see, almost universally, when researchers come to us with a K application idea: they come with a project. They have a research question, a set of aims, maybe some preliminary data. And from there, they try to work backward to figure out their training goals. This is the wrong order. And
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When researchers come to us with an idea for a K application, we always start with the same question: When does your ESI status expire? The answer shapes everything. And yet it’s almost never the first thing applicants think about. They come in with a project — which, as we’ll explain, is actually the wrong
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Good news for the boldest ideas in your research portfolio: the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program has reissued its full slate of funding opportunities for FY2026. If you’ve got ideas that are more “paradigm shift” than “safe bet,” this program is built for you. The program spans four distinct awards, each with
