Program Details

Ruth L. Kirschstein Interdisciplinary Research Training Award (T90) and combined Research Education Grant (R90)
Program Purpose
The goal of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to 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. The R90 component can support trainees who do not meet the qualifications for support under the NRSA program.

APPOINTEE
Eligibility
Career level
T90 trainees must be U.S. citizen or permanent residents, and R90 trainees must be non-U.S. citizens.

PD/PI
Eligibility
Career level
Established investigator capable of providing administrative and scientific leadership.

INSTITUTION
Eligibility
U.S. domestic institutions.
Relevant Policy Notices
- 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
- NIH Grants Policy Statement - NRSA Institutional Training Grants
- NIH-NSF Definition of a Postdoctoral Scholar
- NOT-OD-06-093: Revision: Notice of New NIH Policy for Funding of Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- NOT-OD-07-057: Revision: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2007
- NOT-OD-07-087: New FAQs for Recruitment and Retention Plan to Enhance Diversity, and for Policies Related to Parental Leave and Child Care
- NOT-OD-08-064: Revised NIH Parental Leave Policy for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Awards
- NOT-OD-09-075: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2009
- NOT-OD-09-141: New Reporting and Assurance Requirements for Institutions Receiving Awards for Training of Graduate Students for Doctoral Degrees
- NOT-OD-10-019: Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (NOT-OD-10-019)
- NOT-OD-13-045: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Working Group on the Biomedical Research Workforce
- NOT-OD-14-046: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2014
- 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-15-091: Clarifying Publication Reporting Instructions for Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) and Renewal Applications
- NOT-OD-15-112: Advance Notice: NIH Anticipates Transition to New Research Training Data Table Formats in FY 2016
- NOT-OD-15-126: ASSIST Now an Option for Institutional Training and Career Development (Ts and K12), Other Training Grants (Ds) and Various Research Applications
- NOT-OD-16-004: NIH & AHRQ Announce Upcoming Changes to Policies, Instructions and Forms for 2016 Grant Applications
Forms and other Guidelines
- Institutional Research Training Grant Data Tables
- Statement of Appointment Forms
- Termination Notice
- FAQs about Applying Electronically
- FAQs about Biosketches
- SF424 Application Guide
- 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
- 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)
- Advancing the Nation's Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs (National Academies Press, 2005)
- 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