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Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
Program Purpose
The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research. The F31 is also used to enhance workforce diversity though a separate program.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity)
Program Purpose
The purpose of this program is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. The proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.
PD/PI
Eligibility
Career level
U.S. citizen or permanent resident, enrolled in a research doctoral degree program.
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-17-095: Additional Guidance on Full-Time Training for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- NOT-OD-17-084: Revision: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Predoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2017
- 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-15-120: Notice: Standardized Test Scores Are No Longer Required in Biosketches for Individual Fellowship Applications (F30, and F31)
- 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-17-029: Change to Standard Due Dates for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research (F31 - Diversity)
- NIH Grants Policy Statement - NRSA Individual Fellowships
- NOT-93-269: MODIFICATION OF THE LEAVE POLICY FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS
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
- The Early Career Progress of NRSA Predoctoral Trainees and Fellows (2001)
- 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)
- A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States (National Academies Press, 2011)
- Research-Doctorate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences: Selected Findings from the NRC Assessment (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)
- Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers (National Academies Press, 1995)
- Research - Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change (National Academies Press, 1995)
- Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
- Science & Engineering Indicators
- Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards