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Ruth L. Kirschstein Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA MARC U-STAR program is to support undergraduate academic and research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda.
APPOINTEE
Eligibility
Career level
PD/PI
Eligibility
Career level
Established investigator capable of providing administrative and scientific leadership.
INSTITUTION
Eligibility
U.S. domestic institutions.
Relevant Policy Notices
- NIH Grants Policy Statement - NRSA Institutional Training Grants
- NOT-92-236: REMINDER AND UPDATE: REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
- 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-08-064: Revised NIH Parental Leave Policy for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Awards
- NOT-OD-15-053: Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity
- 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-15-089: 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
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
- Career Achievements of NRSA Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows: 1975–2004
- 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)
- 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
- 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)