Instructor K Award Support
Accepting Applications
The Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) intends to support early career investigators who pursue an NIH K-award. The MCHRI recognizes that this NIH award series provides substantial salary support but limited research funding. It is the purpose of the MCHRI award to bolster this shortfall in research support to expand the number of future academic leaders in maternal and child health.
The MCHRI Instructor K-awards Support provides supplemental support for instructors on K-awards by providing 1:1 matching funds from the instructor’s department to fund innovative maternal and child health-focused clinical and translational research.
Research must be primarily related to maternal or child health. These terms refer to the expectant mother, oocyte, zygote, embryo, fetus, infant, child and adolescent. All areas of research are eligible: basic, translational, clinical research, epidemiology/statistics, informatics, health services, or health policy.
$50,000* per year for up to 2 years*
*MCHRI will match departmental commitments of up to $25,000 per year, providing a total combined MCHRI/departmental support of up to $50,000 per year for up to two years** as long as the recipient is an instructor at Stanford.
APPLICATIONS DEADLINES
October 2, 2024
February 17, 2025
June 16, 2025
Forms for Applicants
- Be an instructor currently funded by an individual K-award
- Be an instructor appointed to an institutional K-award
- Be a member of MCHRI. Visit here to apply for MCHRI Membership.
- Have a track record of focusing the majority of research on maternal and child health
- Requirements for applying for MCHRI matching funds:
- Letter from department Chair attesting to matching funds (must state amount up to $25,000/year)
- Candidate personal statement of why they will focus on MCH and how this K will support their work. DEIJ statement –see policy document for instructions.
- Copy of K application Abstract and Specific Aims.
- Notice of Award (NOA) letter of the K-award
- Copy of the funded K grant
- The MCHRI Director will review the application to confirm relevance to maternal and child health.
| YEAR | # of Applications | # of Awards |
Funding Rate |
Total Awarded |
| FY 23 | 5 | 5 | 100% | $125,000 |
| FY 22 | 6 | 6 | 100% | $150,000 |
| FY 21 | 10 | 10 | 100% | $250,000 |
| FY 20 | 7 | 7 | 100% | $200,000 |
| FY 19 | 10 | 10 | 100% | $260,000 |
Please contact MCHRI Administration at mchri_admin@stanford.edu or 650-724-0279 with any questions.