<p> K AWARD CONFIRMATION FORM</p><p>Faculty: _ Type of K Award: </p><p>Department: _ SPS #: </p><p>** Please submit this completed and signed form with all competing K award applications to the Office of Research Administration. **</p><p>NIH K awards have varying requirements for committed effort, but consistently require a defined percentage of full-time professional effort. According to the Duke policy established by the Office for Research Costing Compliance, the committed effort must be at least 75% (or the level specified by the award document) of Duke University effort. In addition, the investigator must commit at least 30 hours per week for K awards requiring 75% effort or at least 20 hours per week for K awards requiring 50% effort. These minimum effort requirements must be met only through Duke University effort; neither PDC nor VA effort can be used to meet these requirements. Additional NIH information is available at http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm.</p><p>By accepting a K award, you agree to adhere to the relevant effort requirements of Duke University for the entire project period. The salary support for a K is limited to a percentage of University salary (Institutional Base Salary). The purpose of this form is to document your agreement with these requirements.</p><p>By signing below, you acknowledge the Duke University effort requirement of the K award, which is defined as: % </p><p>I further understand and agree that if my K award application is funded, any non-K award effort (e.g., clinical) will be limited to % of my Duke University effort.</p><p>Please note: . Upon award notification and periodically during the award, ORA will conduct compliance reviews. . K-23 awards generally require some level of patient care effort as a component of the required K effort, but the investigator may not bill for services for this component of effort. . K awardees can have a maximum of 3/8 appointment at the VA.</p><p>Signatures Date Faculty</p><p>Mentor</p><p>Chair</p><p>Business Mgr</p><p>ORA Review</p><p>Form revised March 1, 2009 K AWARD CONFIRMATION FORM - INSTRUCTIONS</p><p>Federally-sponsored career development awards (K awards) are highly valued opportunities for faculty to have a funded level of "protected research time"; these awards also have strictly defined effort requirements.</p><p>Policy: The Duke University School of Medicine requires that all K award applicants understand and accept the requirements of NIH’s K award program and specifically that the required effort is a percentage of the applicant’s University Effort.</p><p>** Please note that the combined Duke University effort on the K award and on non-K award duties as listed on this form must equal 100%. **</p><p>Procedures: At Time of Application: The attached K Award Confirmation Form must be completed and signed by the investigator and their primary mentor, as well as the Department Chair and Business Manager. For applications to non-mentored K programs, the mentor’s signature field should be left blank. The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will require the completed form prior to releasing the competing K application for submission; the K Award Total Professional Effort Survey is also required at this time. The K Award Confirmation Form is not required for non-competing renewal applications. The signed forms will be retained by ORA.</p><p>Compliance Review: ORA periodically reviews each K award to validate the level of Duke University effort on the K and to ensure compliance with all related sponsor and institutional policies. Results of these reviews are retained by ORA.</p><p>** Institutional K Awards – Duke University manages several institutional K awards (i.e., K12s). The related effort requirements mirror those of other mentored K awards. Faculty appointed as scholars to an institutional K award are required to complete this K Award Confirmation Form, as well as the K Award Total Professional Effort Survey, at time of appointment to the K award.</p><p>Form revised March 1, 2009</p>