K99/R00 Candidates Can Continue to Take Advantage of COVID-Related Eligibility Extensions

Under normal circumstances, individuals must have no more than four years of postdoctoral research experience to be eligible to apply for a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award. Due to ongoing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, NIH will continue to allow up to a two-receipt cycle eligibility extension for candidates on K99/R00 applications to parent announcements (PA-20-187, PA-20-188, and PA-20-189).

If you are planning to take advantage of this flexibility, there are a few details to keep in mind.

• Candidates must meet all other eligibility criteria.
• The flexibility applies to new/resubmission and AIDS/non-AIDS applications.
• The flexibility does not extend eligibility beyond the September 2022 AIDS and October/November 2022 non-AIDs due dates.
• If you already received a COVID-based extension, you are not eligible for a second.
• The flexibility only applies to applications to the parent K99/R00 announcements. If submitting to a non-parent K99/R00 announcement, check with the awarding institute to determine if similar flexibilities are in place for their institute-issued announcements.

Application Due Dates (non-AIDS)

AIDS Application Due Dates

*Only a single-cycle extension is currently available  since the temporary flexibility under this notice does not extend eligibility beyond the September 2022 AIDS and October/November 2022 non-AIDs due dates.

For more details, see the full Guide Notice and keep an eye on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts for any further updates.