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Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award
Program Purpose
The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA training program is to enable institutions to recruit individuals selected by them for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training in specified shortage areas. The goal of this program is to prepare qualified predoctoral and/or postdoctoral trainees for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.
APPOINTEE
Eligibility
Career level
U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a research or clinical doctoral or postdoctoral program.
PD/PI
Eligibility
Career level
Established investigator capable of providing administrative and scientific leadership.
INSTITUTION
Eligibility
U.S. domestic institutions.
Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32)
Program Purpose
The Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (JSPTPN) supports broad and fundamental research training in the neurosciences via institutional NRSA research training grants (T32) at domestic institutions of higher education. Trainees appointed to this training grant are financially supported for either one or two years, during the first 2 years of their graduate research training. The primary objective is to prepare individuals for careers in neuroscience that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. For additional information, please click here.
APPOINTEE
Eligibility
Career level
U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a research doctoral program.
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-92-236: REMINDER AND UPDATE: REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
- NOT-93-188: RECRUITMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES INTO INSTITUTIONAL NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD PROGRAMS
- NOT-93-269: MODIFICATION OF THE LEAVE POLICY FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS
- NOT-94-200: REMINDER AND UPDATE: REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
- 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
- NOT-OD-06-064: Solicitation of Comments: Proposed Modifications to Policies Governing Funding of Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- 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-09-074: Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Consolidation of Review Criteria for Institutional Research Training Grant Applications (T32) Submitted for FY 2010 Funding
- NOT-OD-09-075: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2009
- NOT-OD-09-135: Amendment to the Instructions for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant Applications and Other Research Training and Research Education Grant Applications Using Form PHS 398 Fillable Data Tables
- 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)
Forms and other Guidelines
- Institutional Research Training Grant Data Tables
- Payback Agreement and Annual Payback Activities Certifcation Forms
- Statement of Appointment Forms
- Termination Notice
- Historical Payback Reporting Requirements (Prior to June 10, 1993)
- 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
- Career Achievements of NRSA Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows: 1975–2004
- Data on Postdoctoral Experiences (Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, 2003)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)