The panel shared this concern: «The majority strongly questioned whether grants of this size are justified at a time when many investigators,
particularly young investigators, are experiencing severe difficulty in obtaining and sustaining funding.»
Not exact matches
The scientific community has long considered single -
investigator research grants, such as the RO1 offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Holy Grail of science funding — but that goal often remains elusive,
particularly for
young investigators.
Key players in the United States» medical research enterprise,
particularly the NIH, have responded impressively to these calls.17, 18 In 1998, the NIH established new career development awards for
young physicians being trained to carry out clinical research (K23), awards for established clinical
investigators (K24), and awards for academic institutions with programs supporting clinical research training and infrastructure (K30).
This workshop is directed at laboratory - based
investigators, but the broad - ranging content and highly interactive format is suitable for clinically oriented
investigators and is
particularly appealing to
young investigators, giving them the opportunity to interact directly with experts in the field.
GAO
investigators said one district noted «the difficulty of striking a balance between providing knowledge and inciting fear,
particularly at schools with
younger children.»