Programs
To provide institutional research training opportunities (including international) to trainees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels.
International Research Training Grant
To support research training programs for U.S. and foreign professionals and students to strengthen global health research and international research collaboration.
DetailsInternational Research Training Planning Grant
To plan for the preparation of an application for a D43 international research training grant or for a U2R international research training cooperative agreement.
DetailsInternational Research Fellowships
To provide collaborative research opportunities for qualified foreign scientists who hold a doctoral degree or its equivalent in the biomedical or behavioral sciences.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableRuth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and other Dual Degree Fellowships
Individual fellowships for predoctoral training which leads to the combined MD/PhD and other dual Clinical/Research degrees.
Details- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
To provide predoctoral individuals with supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward the research doctoral degree (e.g., PhD).
DetailsRuth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
To provide postdoctoral research training to individuals to broaden their scientific background and extend their potential for research in specified health-related areas.
Details- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
- NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Training of Postdoctoral Fellows (F32)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-sponsored National Research Service Award (NRSA)Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
- BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
- NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows
To provide opportunities for experienced scientists to make major changes in the direction of research careers, or to acquire new research capabilities to engage in health-related research.
DetailsMentored Research Scientist Career Development Award
For support of a postdoctoral or early career research scientists committed to research, in need of both advanced research training and additional experience.
Details- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 -Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
- NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (Parent K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
- NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (K01)
- AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Research Career Development Award (K01)
- NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in the Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce (K01)
- Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Transition Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
- Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Transition Award (K01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in the Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce (K01-Clinical Trial Required)
- NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 -Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01-Clinical Trial Required)
- NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01-No Independent Clinical Trials)
- NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01) - Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01) - Clinical Trial Required
- International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) - Independent Clinical Trial Required
- International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
- NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 No Independent Clinical Trial Allowed)
- Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
- Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Independent Research Scientist Development Award
For support of an early to mid-career scientists with research funding, in need of additional protected time committed to research.
DetailsSenior Research Scientist Award
For the support of a senior research scientist with research funding, to pursue independent research, and to serve as a mentor to more junior research scientists.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableAcademic Career Development Award
To support either a mentored or independent investigator to develop or enhance curricula, foster academic career development of promising young teacher-investigators, and to strengthen existing teaching programs.
DetailsMentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
To provide the opportunity for promising clinician scientists with demonstrated aptitude to develop into independent investigators, or for faculty members to pursue research, and aid in filling the academic faculty gap in health profession's institutions.
Details- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
- AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
- NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 - Clinical Trials Required)
- NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
Clinical Scientist Institutional Career Development Program Award
To provide support for newly trained clinicians appointed by an institution for development of independent research skills and experience in a fundamental science within the framework of an interdisciplinary research and development program.
Details- Career Development Programs in Diabetes Research for Endocrinologists (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators
Provides either full-time or part-time support for experienced scientists who wish to broaden their research capabilities or to make changes in their research careers by acquiring new research skills or knowledge.
Details- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research for Mid-Career and Senior Investigators (K18)
- Research Career Enhancement Award to Advance Therapy Development for Alzheimer's (K18)
- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Mid-Career Investigators to Integrate Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences (K18 Clinical Trial Required)
- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Mid-Career Investigators to Integrate Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences (K18 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
- NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
- NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 -Clinical Trials Required)
- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Mid-Career Investigators to Integrate Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences (K18 Clinical Trial Required)
- NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services for Adults and Transition-Age Youth (K18 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
- NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services for Adults and Transition-Age Youth (K18 Clinical Trials Required)
- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
To provide support to outstanding newly trained basic or clinical investigators to develop their independent research skills through a two phase program; an initial mentored research experience, followed by a period of independent research.
Details- NIDCR Dentist Scientist Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22)
- NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)
- NIDCR Dentist Scientist Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22-Clinical Trial Required)
- NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22 Clinical Trial Required)
- NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22 - No Clinical Trials)
- NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K22) - Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K22) - Clinical Trial Required
- The NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- The NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Career Transition Award for Intramural Fellows (K22 Clinical Trials Required)
- Mentored Career Transition Award for Intramural Fellows (K22 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
- Career Transition Award for NINDS Intramural Clinician-Scientists (K22 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Career Transition Award for NINDS Intramural Clinician-Scientists (K22) - Clinical Trial Required
- NIMH Career Transition Award for Tenure-Track Intramural Investigators (K22 No Independent Clinical Trials)
- NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Clinical Trial Required)
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
To provide support for the career development of clinically trained professionals who have made a commitment to patient-oriented research, and who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators.
Details- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 - Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 - Independent Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research
To provide support for mid-career clinicians with research support, to allow for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research and to serve as mentors for beginning clinical investigators.
Details- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 - Clinical Trial Required)
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award
To support the career development of investigators with quantitative scientific and engineering backgrounds outside of biology or medicine who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on basic or clinical biomedical research.
Details- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 - No Independent Clinical Trials)
- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 - Clinical Trial Required)
Midcareer Investigator Award in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
To provide grant support for biomedical and behavioral scientists to allow them protected time to devote to their research and mentoring.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableFor support to develop and/or implement a program as it relates to a category in one or more of the areas of education, information, training, technical assistance, coordination, or evaluation.
Details- Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Courses for Skills Development (R25)
- Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Diversity Action Plan (R25)
- Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25)
- National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25)
- Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) (R25)
- NIMH Short Courses for Mental Health-Related Research Education (R25)
- NIMH Research Education Programs for Psychiatry Residents (R25)
- NIMH Mentoring Networks for Mental Health Research Education (R25)
- Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)
- NIA MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research through Undergraduate Education (R25)
- NINDS Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25)
- NIAID Research Education Program (R25)
- NIMH Research Education Mentoring Programs for HIV/AIDS Researchers (R25)
- NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25)
- NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NICHD Research Education Programs (R25 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Research Experiences (R25)
- Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development (R25)
- Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development (R25)
- Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NINDS Research Education Opportunities (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (R25)
- Health-professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
To support both an initial mentored research experience (K99) followed by independent research (R00) for highly qualified, postdoctoral researchers, to secure an independent research position. Award recipients are expected to compete successfully for independent R01 support during the R00 phase.
Details- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 - Clinical Trial Required)
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIAID Physician-Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
- NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00-Clinical Trial Required)
- NIAID Physician-Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Required)
- Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Required)
Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
To provide for the repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds involved in clinical research. Qualified health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds who contractually agree to conduct qualified clinical research are eligible to apply for this program.
DetailsLoan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research
To provide for the repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals involved in research directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children. Qualified health professionals who contractually agree to conduct qualified pediatric research are eligible to apply for this program.
DetailsLoan Repayment Program for Contraception and Infertility Research
To provide for the repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals (including graduate students) who contractually agree to commit to conduct qualified contraception and/or infertility research.
DetailsLoan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research
To provide for the repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals involved in minority health and health disparities research, for the purposes of improving minority health and reducing health disparities. Qualified health professionals who contractually agree to conduct qualified minority health disparities research or other health disparities research eligible to apply for this program.
DetailsContinuing Education Training Grants
To assist professional schools to establish, expand, or improve programs of continuing professional education, or refresher education dealing with new developments in the science of technology of the profession.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableRuth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award
To enable institutions to recruit individuals selected by the program leadership for predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research training in specified scientific areas.
Details- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
- Revision Awards to Institutional Training Programs to Advance Research on Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (T32)
- Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Institutional Predoctoral Training Programs in the Neurosciences (T32)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)
- Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease and AD Related Dementias (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Predoctoral Training in Advanced Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) - Institutional Research Training Program [T32]
Ruth L. Kirschstein Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants
To enhance the undergraduate research training of individuals from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral sciences through Institutional NRSA training grants, in preparation for research doctorate degree programs.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableRuth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant
To provide individuals with research training during off-quarters or summer periods to encourage research careers and/or research in areas of national need.
DetailsTo support comprehensive interdisciplinary research training programs at the undergraduate, predoctoral and/or postdoctoral levels, by capitalizing on the infrastructure of existing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research programs.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently AvailableResearch Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp)
Administrative supplements to currently active NIH research grants to enhance the diversity of the research workforce.
DetailsAdministrative supplements to currently active NIH research grants to support individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after a qualifying interruption for family or other responsibilities.
DetailsTo support dissertation research costs of students in research doctoral programs. Dissertation awards are not renewable.
DetailsTo provide research support and protected time to a junior scientist with a faculty position at an LMIC institution leading to an independently funded research career.
DetailsEmerging Leaders Career Development Award
To advance the development of physician-scientists prepared to take an active role in addressing present and future challenges of a global biomedical research enterprise.
DetailsIndividual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award
To support Pre- to Post-doctoral transition of highly motivated graduate students. The F99 activity code is intended to only be used in conjunction with a K00 Award.
DetailsIndividual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award
To support Pre- to Post-doctoral transition of highly motivated graduate students. The F99 activity code is intended to only be used in conjunction with a K00 Award.
DetailsNIH Director’s New Innovator Award
To support highly innovative research projects by early stage investigators in all areas of biomedical and behavioral research.
DetailsTo support the independent research project of exceptionally creative scientists to bypass the typical Post-Doctoral research training period in order to move rapidly to research independence.
Details No Funding Opportunity Announcement Currently Available