Career transition award amounts vary, but as of 2010, the annual salary ranges between $75,000 and $180,000, plus fringe benefits. Researchers receive additional funds for supplies, equipment, travel to professional conferences and other expenses, with support provided for up to five years.
Agencies under NIH that provide career transition awards include the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Mental Health; the National Institute of Nursing Research; National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; and the National Library of Medicine.
NIH career transition awards are limited and competitive. In 2009, out of 111 applicants, 29 researchers in the nation received awards.