Fogarty International Center (FIC)

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Mission Statement

The FIC Mission is to support and facilitate global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, build partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and train the next generation of scientists to address global health needs.

Interest Areas

General Topics

FIC grant programs aim to build research capacity through individuals, institution and networks to meet future and evolving global health challenges addressed by NIH research in low- and middle-income countries. Specifically, FIC grant programs:

  • Advance research on prevention and control of the dual burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases and disabilities
  • Support research and research training in laboratory, clinical, behavioral and population sciences.
  • Stimulate innovation in the development and implementation of technologies to address global health problems.
  • Support research and research training in implementation science.

 

Assistance Listing

Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs used across government agencies that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. They are maintained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and can be used to search for opportunities in Grants.gov.

View FIC Assistance Listing Numbers

  • 93.989 - International Research and Research Training

Funding Opportunities and Notices

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FIC Policy Considerations

All NIH ICOs follow a set of NIH-wide policies. These ICO-specific considerations build on those policies.

Additional Information by Funding Category

Administrative Supplements
In addition to our Administrative Supplements overview, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Administrative Supplement Due Dates:

Recipients applying for administrative supplements should submit their requests no later than June 30.   

Administrative Supplement Contact:

Recipients should contact the FIC program official listed on their Notice of Award to discuss possible administrative supplement applications.

Conferences and Meetings
In addition to our Conferences and Meetings overview, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Conferences and Meetings Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated conference and meeting awards.

Individual Career Development
In addition to our Individual Career Development, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Individual Career Development Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated individual career development awards.

Funding Criteria for FIC Research Training and Career Development Awards

FIC grant programs conduct research and research training in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined in the NIH Glossary. Since 2012, research training (D43, D71, U2R, G11) and foreign career development (K43) awards have been further restricted to exclude most upper-middle income countries (UMICs) that are also country members of the G20.

FIC does not support research training and foreign career development applications from G20 UMICs and will not fund applications that propose the training of scientists from these countries. The 2026 list of UMICs that are also members of the G20 include Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey.  G20 UMICs can partner in FIC research training programs where the goal is to train scientists from eligible LMICs and to build research capacity at the LMIC institutions. For Notices of Funding Opportunities published after December 5th, 2026, there will be no exception to this funding policy for G20 UMICs in Sub-Saharan Africa such as South Africa.

Individual Fellowship
In addition to our Individual Fellowships Overview, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Individual Fellowships Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated individual fellowship awards.

Individual Fellowships Budget Considerations:

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Institutional Career Development and Other Training
In addition to our Institutional Career Development and Other Training, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Institutional Career Development and Other Training Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated institutional career development awards.

Funding Criteria for FIC Research Training and Career Development Awards

FIC grant programs conduct research and research training in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined in the NIH Glossary. Since 2012, research training (D43, D71, U2R, G11) and foreign career development (K43) awards have been further restricted to exclude most upper-middle income countries (UMICs) that are also country members of the G20.

FIC does not support research training and foreign career development applications from G20 UMICs and will not fund applications that propose the training of scientists from these countries. The 2026 list of UMICs that are also members of the G20 include Argentina, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey.  G20 UMICs can partner in FIC research training programs where the goal is to train scientists from eligible LMICs and to build research capacity at the LMIC institutions. For Notices of Funding Opportunities published after December 5th, 2026, there will be no exception to this funding policy for G20 UMICs in Sub-Saharan Africa such as South Africa.

Institutional Training
In addition to our Institutional Training, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Institutional Training Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated institutional training awards.

Research Education
In addition to our Research Education overview, consider the following FIC-specific information.
Research Education Interest Areas:

The Fogarty International Center does not fund investigator-initiated research education awards.

Research Education Funding Instruments:
FIC does not award Research Education Cooperative Agreements (UE5)
FIC does not award Research Education Grant Projects (R25)
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