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Check your membership status here.  \nApplicants may only submit one application during a cycle.  \nKidneyCure will make an Award solely in accordance with KidneyCure policies, payment, and schedule regulations as described in the original Notice of Award and Grant Stipulations.  \nTransition to Independence Grants are not renewable and previous recipients are not eligible for a second grant.  \nPurpose  \nThe KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grants Program provides funding for early career faculty to foster an independent research career. The successful applicant should be competitive to become a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant or equivalent by the end of the grant period.  \nEligibility  \nPlease note that the eligibility criteria have been updated. Please read carefully. Significant updates in bold.  \nThe eligibility window for applicants to apply is determined by the years since their last terminal degree at the time the application cycle closes on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Note that the eligibility window excludes residency and clinical fellowship training years. Over 70% of time should be spent on clinical training for a year to be considered “clinical fellowship training”.  \n• Applicants with PhDs or MD/PhDs have a 10-year eligibility window to apply.  \n• Applicants with clinical degrees (e.g. MDs, DOs, DVMs, PharmDs) have a 12-year eligibility window to apply.  \nExceptions to the eligibility windows will be considered on a case-by-case basis using criteria outlined in the Extension Requests section.  \nAdditionally, to apply for a Transition to Independence Grant, a candidate:  \n• Must be working in North or Central America, or the Caribbean during the grant period.  \n• Must be an active member of ASN. Check your membership status here.  \n• Must hold an MD, DO, PhD, DVM, PharmD or equivalent degree.  \n• Cannot be a previous recipient of an ASN or KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grant (formerly ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Career Development Grant) . Previous ASN-Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) grant recipients are excepted from this clause.  \n• Cannot be a previous recipient (as PI or co-PI) of a National Institutes of Health R01 grant, VA Merit Award, or equivalent.  \n• Should propose a project that will be viewed as independent of previous mentors.  \n45 • Cannot have more than $250,000 (in annual direct costs) in internal or external competitive  \n46 grant support, excluding KidneyCure funds, at the time of the award activation.  \n47 • Must devote at least 75% of their time to research.  \n48 • Must have appointment to full-time confirmed in writing by the Department Chair, indicating the date of  \n49 first full-time faculty appointment.  \n50 • Must have obtained an institutional commitment that is sufficient to conduct independent research  \n51 (laboratory and office space, salary support, and at least 75% protected research time) confirmed in  \n52 writing by the Department Chair.  \n53  \n54 An applicant who is uncertain of their eligibility should request an advisory opinion from KidneyCure before  \n55 completing an application. Please email [grants@asn-online.org](grants@asn-online.org).  \n56  \n57 Extension Requests 58  \n59 KidneyCure will accept extension requests for the eligibility window on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must 60 submit supporting documentation for requests, which can include family care responsibilities, medical  \n61 concerns, disability, natural disasters, and active-duty military service.  \n62  \n63 An automatic 12-month extension will be applied per childbirth. 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