Program Details

Research Education Program
Program Purpose
The purpose of this program is to support research education activities that: (a) Complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs; (b) Enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce; (c) Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; or (d) Foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.

APPOINTEE
Eligibility
Career level
Range from graduate students through senior researchers, and unless justified must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

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

INSTITUTION
Eligibility
U.S. domestic institutions.
Relevant Policy Notices
- Early Stage and Early Established Investigator Policies
- NOT-OD-02-017: Graduate Student Compensation
- 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-10-019: Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (NOT-OD-10-019)
- 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-16-007: NIH & AHRQ Announce Transition to New Research Training Table Formats for 2016 and Upcoming Release of the xTRACT System
- 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-16-122: Update: Availability of Resources for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Forms and other Guidelines
- Statement of Appointment Forms
- 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