Kidney, Urology, Hematology – Training Network TL1
Application for trainee support beginning
September 1, 2026 anticipated
Both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees are eligible. (Pre-docs must have passed their qualifying exams to be eligible.) Awards of support are anticipated to be for up to two years, contingent on trainee eligibility, programmatic priorities, and available funds.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (Green Card holders). It is important that research projects align with the KUH research mission; this does not include cancer research in any of the KUH domains.
Please submit 3 separate files containing all required information with the following labels:
- Trainee application: “Trainee name Trainee proposal_submission date”;
- Mentor qualifications and training plan: “Trainee name_Mentor Information_submission date. These two files are to be submitted by the trainee.
- Mentor’s letter of support: “Trainee name_Mentor support letter_submission date”. This letter must be submitted separately by the Mentor
The required content for each of these files is described below.
The DEADLINE is August 31, 2026
Submit all material to SPYKEB@ccf.org
Application
A1. Applicant’s Name:
A2. Applicant’s Institution:
A3. Applicant’s career Stage (i.e. first year PhD student, second year postdoctoral fellow):
A4. Address the following topics within the word limitations listed under separate headings.
- Describe the applicant’s goals and expectations from the training program. (500 words or less)
- Describe the applicant’s career goals with expected timelines for advancement (600 words or less)
- Briefly summarize your research plan and how it fits with the goals of the Kidney, Urology, Hematology Training Network (KUH-TN) to train predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows broadly and rigorously for careers in renal, benign urologic and/or benign hematologic research. (1 page or less). See KUH mission
A5. Professional development and monitoring the progress of supported trainees is key to trainee success.
- For postdoctoral trainees: Postdoctoral trainees should create a Mentoring Committee and list potential members here. If a postdoctoral trainee already has a Mentoring Committee, the members should be listed here. One member of the Steering Committee of the KUH-TN will be assigned by the Steering Committee to the Mentoring Committee. The Mentoring Committee should not include the applicant’s direct supervisor. It is expected that the Mentoring Committee will meet twice a year.
A6. Attach an up-to-date curriculum vitae for the applicant.
Mentor Information
(To be submitted with applicant’s materials)
M1. Mentor’s name:
M2. Mentors career stage (i.e. assistant, associate, full professor):
M3. Describe the mentoring plan with:
- specific milestones (i.e. manuscript submissions, grant submissions, presentations at national meetings);
- timelines for career development; and
- how the mentoring plan fits the applicant’s career goals and the goals of the PAR-26-115: 1) promoting professional development; and
- providing networking opportunities with the KUH community (1 page or less).
M4. List of mentor’s previous trainees (PhD students and postdoctoral fellows) in the previous past 5 years and their current positions in tabular format.
M5. Indicate funding sources that will be used to support the applicant during the training period.
M6. List current and past positions for the previous 10 years (if any)
M7. List ALL active and pending research support.
M8. List all full publications in the past 10 years (no abstracts please).
Mentor letter of support
M9. Submit a letter addressing the applicant’s aptitude for a research career AND a propose a plan for 1-2 first author manuscripts that will be submitted by the applicant during the training period (1 page or less). This MUST be submitted by the Mentor separately to Ms. Spyke (spykeb@ccf.org). DO NOT submit it with the body of the application!