§ Federal grant opportunity · PAR-24-295

    Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

    National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required). The deadline is December 3, 2026 and the published award range is Award amount not published.

    Key facts

    Funder
    National Institutes of Health
    Application deadline
    December 3, 2026
    Award range
    Award amount not published
    Eligibility
    Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Applications for the K43 award must be submitted by academic education or research institutions in LMICs (as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups; low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries are included). FIC's Country Eligibility Notice (NOT-TW-12-011 Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants ) applies to this NOFO and states that for competing and re-competing research training grant applications (including the K43 mechanism), with the exception of Sub-Saharan African countries, FIC will no longer accept applications from, or applications that involve training of scientists from upper-middle-income countries that are also members of the G20 major economies (http://www.g20.org/en/members). For additional information see FIC's Country Eligibility page at https://www.fic.nih.gov/Grants/Pages/country-eligibility.aspx. Only non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in Low- or Middle-Income Countries are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
    Geography
    United States
    Focus areas
    Education, Environment, Health
    Opportunity number
    PAR-24-295

    Program overview

    This is a reissue of the Emerging Global Leader Program (K43) to align with the clinical trials policy.

    How to apply

    1. Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
    2. Read the full funding opportunity announcement from National Institutes of Health.
    3. Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
    4. Submit before December 3, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.

    View the official funding announcement

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