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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA senior individual fellowships is to enable experienced scientists to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities as independent investigators.
PD/PI
Eligibility
Career level
U.S. citizen or permanent resident, with at least 7 years of Post-Doctoral degree research experience.
INSTITUTION
Eligibility
U.S. domestic institutions, Foreign Institutions.
Relevant Policy Notices
- NOT-OD-18-175: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2018
- Summary of Leave, Part-Time and Extension Policies Available to Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Trainees and Fellows
- NOT-OD-14-101: NIH Announces Change in Policy Requirements for Activation Notices for Fellows Sponsored by Foreign and Federal Institutions
- NOT-OD-15-048: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2015
- NOT-OD-15-053: Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity
- NOT-OD-15-089: Racial and Ethnic Categories and Definitions for NIH Diversity Programs and for Other Reporting Purposes
- NOT-OD-16-004: NIH & AHRQ Announce Upcoming Changes to Policies, Instructions and Forms for 2016 Grant Applications
- NOT-OD-16-034: Advanced Notice of Coming Requirements for Formal Instruction in Rigorous Experimental Design and Transparency to Enhance Reproducibility: NIH and AHRQ Institutional Training Grants, Institutional Career Development Awards, and Individual Fellowship
- NOT-OD-16-047: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2016
- NOT-OD-16-062: Revised: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2016
- NOT-OD-16-080: Clarifications and Consolidated Biosketch Instructions and Format Pages Available for Applications with Due Dates On or After May 25, 2016
- NOT-OD-16-081: Reminder: NIH & AHRQ Grant Application Changes for Due Dates On or After May 25, 2016
- NOT-OD-16-105: Revised NIH Parental Leave Policy for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- NOT-OD-16-122: Update: Availability of Resources for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research
- NOT-OD-16-134: Revised: Projected FY 2017 Stipend Levels for Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA)
- NIH Grants Policy Statement - NRSA Individual Fellowships
- NIH-NSF Definition of a Postdoctoral Scholar
- NOT-93-269: MODIFICATION OF THE LEAVE POLICY FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS
- NOT-95-104: PUBLIC FORUM TO DISCUSS TUITION REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES ON NIH NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD RESEARCH TRAINING GRANTS
- NOT-OD-06-003: NIH Town Hall Meeting on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Tuition, Fees and Health Insurance Policies
Forms and other Guidelines
- Individual Fellowship Activation Notice
- FAQs about Applying Electronically
- FAQs about Biosketches
- Fellowship Applicant Biographical Sketch Format Page
- SF424 Application Guide
- SF424 Individual Fellowship Application Guide for NIH and AHRQ
- Special Instructions for Submitting K22 Applications from Unaffiliated Applicants using the SF424 (R&R)
- How to Write a Grant Application
- Quick Guide for Grant Applications
- Overview of the NIH Grants Process
Currently Supported Investigators
Search for currently supported investigators using NIH RePORTER
Program Data, Outcomes and Evaluations
- Career Achievements of NRSA Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows: 1975–2004
- NIH Statement in Response to the NAS Report, Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists (NIH, 2001)
- Review of the NIH Biomedical Research Training Program (NIH, 1989)
- Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (National Academies Press, 2011)
- Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences (National Academies Press, 2011)
- Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists (National Academies Press, 2000)
- Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists (National Academies Press, 1998)
- Science & Engineering Indicators
- Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards
- Research training grants and fellowships: Funding of Kirschstein-NRSA and non-NRSA awards
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Funding in current and constant dollars
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Funding by activity FY 1998 - 2009
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Funding by activity FY 2010 - 2014
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Pre- and Post-Doctoral full-time training positions awarded (side-by-side)
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Full-time training positions awarded, by Institute/Center, FY 2014
- Kirschstein-NRSA Institutional research training grants: Applications, awards, and success rates
- Kirschstein-NRSA pre-doctoral fellowships (F31s): Applications, awards, and success rates
- Kirschstein-NRSA post-doctoral fellowships (F32s): Applications, awards and success rates
- Research career development award recipients and Kirschstein-NRSA trainees and fellows: Representation of women, by activity and career stage
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Distribution of full-time training positions, by activity and career stage
- Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships: Pre- and Post Doctoral full time training positions awarded (cumulative)