Call for Applications [CLOSED - Awards will reopen Feb 2027]
UK-CARES regularly accepts applications from full-time early-stage investigators (ESI), as well as established investigators transitioning to environmental health related research areas, at the University of Kentucky (UK) for the career development program. If you would like to receive notifications regarding upcoming application cycles, please join our mailing list.
Career Development Awards are limited to full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor (all title series are eligible including regular, research, clinical and special) at UK and are intended to support early career investigators as they build their capacity to design and implement innovative, studies in environmental health sciences that will lead to NIEHS pilot and extramural funding. Established investigators who are transitioning to a new environmental health-related research area are also eligible to apply. Post-doctoral trainees are not eligible for this award.
The Career Development Awards are up to $25,000 in total direct costs, plus 53% (rate at the time of the award) for Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) for one year and will be made on a competitive basis to support activities designed to grow the faculty member’s EHS program of research. It is anticipated that funds will be available for 1-2 awards per cycle, depending on the number of meritorious applications and needs of the specific project.
