Program Timeline
This is the common timeline for KL2 scholars with a three-year award that began in 2012. You are expected to follow this timeline or propose an alternative timeline, which must be approved by the CTSA Postdoctoral Programs Committee. To remain in good standing, compliance to this timeline is required.
Year 1
| May or June 2012 |
Individual meeting with KL2 Program leadership to develop a customized didactic course-work plan (only for scholars pursuing the master's degree) |
| July 2, 2012 |
Begin course work (only for scholars pursuing the master's degree) |
| July 2012 (date TBD) |
Midwest Consortium (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| Sept. 1, 2011 |
Deadline: Master's degree or certificate applications due (if applicable) |
| Oct. 1, 2012 |
Deadline: Career development plan and research proposal due |
| Oct. 1, 2012 |
Deadline: Degree Program form, Thesis Advisory Committee form and Recommended Action on Thesis Proposal forms due (only for scholars pursuing the master's degree) |
| Oct. 18, 2012 |
CTSA Postdoctoral Programs Committee reviews career development plans and research proposals |
| Oct. 26, 2012 |
Deadline: "Write Winning Grants" workshop registration deadline |
| Nov. 9, 2012 |
"Write Winning Grants" workshop (preregistration required; see just above) |
| Dec. 1, 2012 |
Revised career development plans and research proposals due (if applicable) |
| Feb. 15, 2013 |
Deadline: "Writing for Biomedical Publications" workshop registration deadline |
| March 1, 2013 |
"Writing for Biomedical Publications" workshop (preregistration required; see above) |
| March 1, 2013 |
Complete annual progress report for NIH (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| April 2013 (date TBD) |
Annual KL2 National Meeting (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| May 15, 2013 |
Submit annual KL2 internal progress report (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| June 2013 |
Meet with CTSA Education Resources leadership to review annual progress report |
Year 2
| July 2013 (date TBD) |
Midwest Consortium (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| February 2014 |
Complete annual progress report for NIH (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| April 2014 (date TBD) |
Annual KL2 National Meeting (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| May 2014 |
Submit an updated annual KL2 internal progress report (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| May-September 2014 |
Between May and September, you'll be scheduled to present your research in progress and funding plans to the CTSA Postdoctoral Programs Committee |
Year 3
| July 2015 (date TBD) |
Midwest Consortium (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| February 2015 |
Complete annual progress report for NIH (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| April 2015 (date TBD) |
Annual KL2 National Meeting (required to attend at least once during your award period; see below) |
| May 2015 |
Submit an updated annual KL2 internal progress report (postdoctoral programs coordinator will send this to you) |
| TBD |
Present at CTSA Grand Rounds |
| Before end of funding |
After program completion |
| Submit grant application (see below) |
Outcomes reporting (see below) |
Annual KL2 National Meeting
You are expected to attend the annual meeting of the National KL2 Program and participate in conference activities. This is incorporated into the joint annual meeting of the Association for Clinical Research Training and the Society for Clinical and Translational Science. The meeting is typically held in April each year. Travel expenses are covered by the grant. More information is on the Association for Clinical Research Training website.
Midwest Consortium annual meeting
The education components of several other CTSAs and KL2 programs have joined together to create the Midwest Consortium. The Midwest Consortium consists of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Roadmap K12 and the CTSA KL2 Clinical Research Career Development programs, as well as Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-funded institutions.
You are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Midwest Consortium and participate in conference activities. The meeting is typically held each summer. Travel expenses are covered by the grant.
Grant application submission
One marker of your success in the KL2 Program is your ability to obtain extramural grant funding to support your research career. The CTSA Postdoctoral Programs Committee requires that you prepare and submit a grant application to a peer-reviewed funding source at some point during or immediately after your participation in the KL2 Program. Grant applications to intramural funding opportunities also are encouraged during this time.
Outcomes reporting
Upon completion of the KL2 Program, you will be asked to submit a current National Institutes of Health (NIH) biosketch, which documents your current publications, grant support, academic rank and other accomplishments. As a KL2 Program graduate, you will be surveyed annually in order to update this outcomes information so that it can be reported to NIH.
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