Grant opportunity
Emerging Global Leader Award (K43)
Career development award for early-career LMIC scientists pursuing independent global health research leadership.
- Funder
- NIH Fogarty International Center
- Deadline
- Dec 3, 2026
- Award
- NIH K43 career development award; see NOFO for salary and research support
- Applicant
- Early Career
- Discipline
- Global Health
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 13, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Emerging Global Leader Award supports early-career scientists from low- and middle-income countries as they build independent global health research careers.
Who can apply
- Applicants should be junior faculty or research scientists from eligible LMIC institutions, following the NOFO rules.
- Candidates need strong mentorship, career development, and research plans.
- Applications must fit NIH and Fogarty requirements for K43 awards.
What it supports
- Mentored career development.
- Global health research projects.
- Training, mentorship, and transition toward independent research leadership.
Funding and duration
Salary, research development, and project support are governed by the NIH K43 NOFO budget rules.
Application deadline
Dec 3, 2026
How to apply
Use the NIH NOFO and application package instructions for the 3 December 2026 due date.
Call details
About the opportunity
The Emerging Global Leader Award supports early-career scientists from low- and middle-income countries as they build independent global health research careers.
NIH Fogarty International Center lists this opportunity for Early Career, Global Health, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Global Health grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
Applicants should be junior faculty or research scientists from eligible LMIC institutions, following the NOFO rules.
Candidates need strong mentorship, career development, and research plans.
Applications must fit NIH and Fogarty requirements for K43 awards.
Funding and benefits
Salary, research development, and project support are governed by the NIH K43 NOFO budget rules.
Themes and supported activities
Mentored career development.
Global health research projects.
Training, mentorship, and transition toward independent research leadership.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Dec 3, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the NIH NOFO and application package instructions for the 3 December 2026 due date.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.