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VA Research Programs Overview: Funding & Development Opportunities

Discover VA's 4 distinct research program areas offering funding opportunities, including Merit Review and Career Development programs. Learn about salary support, project funding, and eligibility criteria for each program. Enhance your research career with VA today!

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VA Research Programs Overview: Funding & Development Opportunities

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  1. Research Programs in the VA

  2. 4 Distinct Program Areas • Biomedical Laboratory • Clinical Science • Health Services • Rehabilitation R&D

  3. Merit Review Program(Intramural, Investigator-Initiated Research) • All 4 VA Research Programs offer Merit Review funding opportunities • Provides funding to support projects for periods ranging from 3-5 years • Level of funding varies from program-to-program ($125,000/yr-$300,000/yr)

  4. Career Development Program • Mentored research development experience for individuals with prior research experience who would benefit from further training in an area important to VA • Open to Clinicians and Non-Clinicians, current VA appt not required for submission • Award Length 3-5 years • Two levels (Level 1 – salary support for 2 yrs) (Level 2 – salary support for 3-5 yrs + $10-$50,000/yr project support)

  5. Research Career Scientist Program • Highly competitive, provides guaranteed salary support to exceptional VA, non-clinician PhD scientists for a period of 5-7 years. • Two levels (1) Research Career Scientist-5 yrs (2) Senior Research Career Scientist-7 yrs • Indefinitely renewable awards, peer reviewed semi-annual progress reporting requirements

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