Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)

National Cancer Institute (NCI) 

Scientific Program Contact:
Mark Damico, Ph.D.
States: A-L
Email: mark.damico@nih.gov

Susan E. Lim, Ph.D.
States: M-S
Email: lims@mail.nih.gov  

Dr. Corinne Boulanger-Espeut
States: T-W
Email: boulangc@mail.nih.gov

Grants Management Contact:
Amy Bartosch
Email: Amy.Bartosch@nih.gov






 

NCI Specific Information:
 
NCI T32 training programs must be cancer focused. NCI supports predoctoral-only, postdoctoral-only and combined predoctoral/postdoctoral training programs. For new programs NCI will give funding priority to programs that do not overlap substantially with existing NCI T32 programs. 

New T32 Programs may have up to 6 trainee slots, and renewal T32 Programs may have up to 8 trainee slots each year.
 
The contact training Principal Director/Principal Investigator Principal (PD/PI) must hold an R01, or R01-like, peer-reviewed cancer-focused research grant at the time of application. The Contact PD/PI is expected to maintain such grant support during the project period.  Faculty/Mentors/Preceptors are expected to have independent R01, or R01-like, research funding. New and Early Stage Investigators with no such funding may serve as co-mentors.  For the NCI T32, R01-like research funding includes peer-reviewed research grants from other federal sources and private foundations. The award duration is expected to be for at least 3 years with a minimum of $150,000 direct costs per year. Grants under a no-cost extension do not qualify.

Applicants are strongly suggested to see additional NCI-specific information/requirements/guidelines on the Center for Cancer Training website for T32

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs: Contact Program staff
• Application Submission Dates: January 25, May 25, September 25

Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

The mission of the National Eye Institute (NEI) is to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research. Applications considered for funding by the NEI must fall within the areas of emphasis detailed in the NEI Strategic Plan. (NEI Strategic Plan: Vision for the Future (PDF 22.5 MB).

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs: $750 annually per full-time trainee appointee
• Application Submission Dates: May 25 (AIDS date September 7)
• No new trainee may be appointed during no cost extension
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

Renewals – Successful renewal applications should demonstrate that former trainees pursued subsequent research training with individual research funding such as F30, F31, F32, and K99/R00 and/or stayed engaged in vision related biomedical research enterprise as independent investigators, consultants, and/or collaborators either in academia, clinic and/or industry. 

NHGRI Specific Information:
NHGRI supports resources, approaches, and technologies that accelerate genomic research focused on the structure and biology of genomes; the genomics of disease; the implementation and effectiveness of genomic medicine; computational genomics and data science; the impact of genomic technology, advances, and implementation on health disparities and health equity; and ethical, legal, and social issues related to genomic advances. NHGRI recognizes the importance of diversity in the genomic workforce, without which the promise of genomics cannot be fully achieved.
In general, NHGRI supports studies that provide generalizable methods and knowledge. Approaches that are comprehensive across the genome or are generalizable across variants, tissues, diseases, or function may be in scope for NHGRI to the extent they address priority areas described in the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to consult the NHGRI-specific guidance for T32 applications and contact Program Directors to discuss their concept for this initiative during the development stages of the application.

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs:  NHGRI will provide travel expenses up to $3,000 per year per trainee to travel to the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting (required) and professional conferences.  NHGRI will provide additional travel expenses up to $3,000 per year for total training staff (not per individual) to travel to the NHGRI Training Meeting.  Training staff includes PDs/PIs, coordinators, and training faculty.
• Number of slots:  New training programs may request up to ten (10) training positions per year. Renewal applications requesting more than 10 training positions are limited to the number of previously approved slots in the most recent Notice of Award.
• Application Submission Dates: May 25 only (new, renewal and resubmission applications)
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NHLBI Specific Information:

The NHLBI supports training programs to prepare individuals to become productive researchers in the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood; and in the uses of blood and blood resources. 

The request for “Just-In-Time” information is not applicable to NHLBI training grants (Section VI, 1. Award Notices of this PA). 

NHBLI provides special guidance for T32 applications and awards on its website at:  https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/node-general/supplemental-guidelines-ruth-l-kirschstein-institutional-national-research-service.

Currently available training funding opportunity announcements can be found here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/grants-and-training/training-and-career-development.

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes, short-term summer positions
• Travel Costs: Up to $1,400 per trainee per year may be requested for trainee travel (for pre- and post-doctoral trainees only)
• Application Submission Dates: January 25 (new, renewal, resubmission, revision); September 25 (resubmission applications only). An AIDS deadline does not apply due to expedited Council Review of the applications.
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes
  
   

NIA Specific Information:

Potential applicants are encouraged to visit the NIA website to identify current NIA priorities at http://www.nia.nih.gov.

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Contact Program staff
• Travel Costs: Contact Program staff
• Application Submission Dates: May 25 (AIDS date September 7)
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes  

NIAAA Specific Information:
 
NIAAA supports research training for students who are active in alcohol research in order to promote the application of new biomedical, behavioral and statistical technologies that advance alcohol research.
For more information, please read the NIAAA Strategic Plan.
 
For NIAAA T32 supplemental information, see: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralResearch/T32supplementalinformation.htm

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes, with prior approval
• Application Submission Dates: May 25 (AIDS date September 7)
• Travel Costs: Applicants may request up to $2,250 per trainee per year with acceptable justification that meets the training objectives. Contact program staff for additional guidance about travel cost. 
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes (contact the Program Director/Officer assigned to the application, and if not known, contact the Acting Director of the Office of Extramural Activities at philippe.marmillot@nih.gov).

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 

Scientific Program Contact:

Jyothi Arikkath, PhD
Telephone: 301-594-5945
Email:AITrainingHelpDesk@niaid.nih.gov

Grants Management Contact:
Regina Kitsoulis
Phone: (240) 669-2946
Email: Regina.Kitsoulis@nih.gov


 

NIAID Specific Information:

NIAID supports research training in its scientific mission and priority areas-
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases.  

For information on NIAID's training grants, see https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/training-grants.

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs: $1,000 per trainee, per year
• Application Submission Dates:  January 25 and September 25 for non-AIDS applications; May 7 and January 7 for AIDS applications
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

NIAMS Specific Information:

See: https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding/funding-opportunities/t32_program

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs: $1,000 per trainee per year
• Application Submission Dates: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

NIBIB Specific Information:

NIBIB supports predoctoral or postdoctoral research training preparing trainees for research careers in NIBIB’s scientific mission areas.   The research undertaken by the trainees of programs supported by the NIBIB must fall under one or more of NIBIB’s scientific program areas described under Division of Applied Science and Technology (Bioimaging), Division of Discovery Science and Technology (Bioengineering), or Division of Health Informatics Technologies (Informatics).
 
NIBIB will give priority to multi-faceted programs that, in addition to a strong curriculum, include creative components such as interdisciplinary training involving students and faculty from multiple departments, bootcamps, clinical immersion, training on translation/commercialization of novel technologies, co-mentors, peer mentors, individual development plans, industry externships, community-building activities, professional development activities, preparation of trainees for multiple career pathways, or focus on emerging scientific areas.  NIBIB is interested in programs that propose innovative training approaches with clear plans to implement and evaluate these.  Dissemination of the outcomes and best practices to be identified in such programs, for the benefit of the broader scientific community, is of interest to NIBIB in addition to the training of the specific students and postdocs in the programs.  Applicants should address the institutional impact and the added-value of their program to its participating departments and/or degree-granting programs. NIBIB normally expects a 2-year training experience for predoctoral and postdoctoral PhD trainees but allows a 1-year training experience for medical residents and clinical fellows. Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the NIBIB website (www.nibib.nih.gov/training-careers) to learn more about this program and other NIBIB research training opportunities. Postdoctoral programs may support either PhD or MD degree holders.

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs $1,000/trainee/year
• Application Submissions Dates: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

NICHD Specific Information:
 
NICHD offers fellowships, training grants, and career development awards in areas relevant NICHD’s mission, including normal and abnormal human development; male and female fertility and infertility; developing and evaluating contraceptive methods; pregnancy and childbirth; prenatal and postnatal development; childhood development and behavior through adolescence;  improving the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for use in pregnant women, infants, and children;  HIV infection and transmission, AIDS, and associated infections; pediatric growth and endocrine research; developmental biology and typical and atypical development; intellectual and developmental disabilities; reproductive biology and medicine; gynecologic health conditions, including pelvic floor disorders; childhood injury and critical illness; population dynamics; and medical rehabilitation. 
 
More detailed information and Program Staff contacts may be found at:  https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches, and for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/ncmrr/Pages/overview.aspx.

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs: $500 per trainee
• Application Submission Dates: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

NIDCD Specific Information:
 
NIDCD supports pre-doctoral, postdoctoral, or combined predoctoral/postdoctoral research training in its scientific mission areas (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/programs/). New and renewal T32 awards are typically started on July 1 of the year following submission. Requests for short-term health professional trainee positions are encouraged for new and renewal T32 applicants, if appropriate, but should be amply justified. Prospective applicants for new and renewal T32 awards are strongly encouraged to contact the NIDCD research training program official prior to preparing an application.
 Short-term Training Positions Allowed: yes

• Travel Costs: $800 annually per full-time trainee appointee
• Application Submission Dates: May 25
• Because of their clinical doctorate degree Au.D. Audiologist must be appointed as postdoctoral trainees in T32 programs. Au.D. Audiologists interested in pursuing a biomedical research Ph.D. degree should apply to the NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32 -  /grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-700.html).
• NIDCD expects T32 trainees to submit applications for subsequent research training and research funding either to NIH or any other funding entity.
• Renewals – successful renewal applications should demonstrate that trainees pursued subsequent research training and research funding and/or stayed engaged in the biomedical research enterprise as co-investigators, consultants, and/or collaborators either in academia, clinic, and/or industry.
• NIDCD will not accept applications that request $500,000 or more in direct costs on any year.
• It is NIDCD’s expectation that programs are designed for the benefit and development of the trainees. Applicants can decide to use holistic approaches to make sure trainees can gain as much knowledge as possible that will move their careers and the research field forward. NIDCD understands that head and neck cancer can directly impact areas relevant to otolaryngology as well as other NIDCD-specific research areas. Applicants may include topics or mentors working in head and neck cancer research in their applications as long as it is well-justified and directly relevant to NIDCD’s mission. For example, the investigation of basic biological principles and possible treatments in such labs, which could potentially offer new cancer treatments to the deleterious effects of head and neck cancer on communication.

NIDDK Specific Information:
 
NIDDK supports the training of predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, or both, on institutional research training grants in the areas of research supported by the Institute in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (DEM) and the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (DDN):  diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic diseases; gastroenterology, hepatology, obesity, nutrition.  Applications that propose training programs relevant to the mission areas of the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases will not be accepted. In lieu of the NRSA T32 program, institutional training in kidney, urologic, and hematologic research is supported under PAR-20-220.

NIDDK expects the T32 Program Director/Principal Investigator(s) [PD/PI(s)] to be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and lead a research program supported by the NIDDK. The PD/PIs should also have a successful record of accomplishment in training.  The PD/PIs should identify mentors who are supported by R01, or equivalent, funding in the mission areas of the NIDDK.  Training programs must propose research training within those mission areas.
 
The Institute also expects that trainees who are supported by the NIDDK T32 program publish the results of their T32-supported research and pursue research or research-related careers subsequent to their training.  Trainees are highly encouraged to pursue additional funding support, including, but not limited to, NIH individual fellowships (Fs) and career development awards (Ks). Applicants to the NIDDK T32 program are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate NIDDK program director before beginning the process of applying for a research training grant.  For further information, see our website: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Funding/TrainingCareerDev/
 

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes (medical students only)
• Travel Costs: Up to $1,000 per year per trainee
• Application Submission Date: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes 

NIDA Specific Information:

NIDA encourages applications to support predoctoral, postdoctoral, or combined predoctoral/postdoctoral research training. Programs should prepare individuals to become productive researchers in substance use disorder research.  Potential applicants are encouraged to visit the NIDA website to identify current NIDA priorities at: https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/2016-2020-nida-strategic-plan. Please visit https://www.drugabuse.gov/funding/research-training/extramural-research-training-career-development for additional NIDA T32 NRSA guidance. 

First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIDA scientific staff for guidance at least 3 months prior to application.

If submitting an AIDS application, please notify NIDA staff of your intention to submit at least one month prior to the AIDS receipt date, below. This is recommended as a courtesy only, to facilitate the planning of the review, and will not enter into the review of the application.

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs: Capped at $1,000 per trainee
• Application Submission Dates: January 25 and May 25 for non-AIDS applications; and May 7 and September 7 for AIDS applications
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NIEHS Specific Information:

Applications submitted to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences should be responsive to the mission of the NIEHS, which is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. Potential applicants should consult the NIEHS web site (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/) for further information on the research topics and training programs supported by the Institute.
 
NIEHS accepts applications for predoctoral, postdoctoral or combined predoctoral/postdoctoral programs.
 
Training grant applications are expected to have a substantial base of NIEHS funded research grant support.

•  Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs: $300 per predoctoral slot, $600 per postdoctoral slot
• Application Submission Dates: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NIGMS Specific Information:
 
NIGMS only accepts applications to the Parent T32 FOA for postdoctoral training programs. Applications must be compliant with the NIGMS Institutional Postdoctoral Training Grants Program Description and Guidelines.
 

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs: $500 per postdoctoral trainee
• Application Due Date: January 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NIMH Specific Information:

NIMH encourages T32 applications in the research areas supported by the Institute (see http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/organization/ for links to the extramural science divisions and their interests and priorities and http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-priorities/index.shtml for current strategic research priorities). Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Institute Program staff (contact information to the left in this table) well in advance of the receipt deadline to discuss their application plans. 
 
NIMH accepts applications for predoctoral and/or postdoctoral training. See http://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/training/nimh-nrsa-practices-and-guidance.shtml for NIMH NRSA practices and guidance for T32 applications.
 

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes, for medical students
• Travel Costs: Up to $750/predoctoral trainee and up to $1,200/postdoctoral trainee
• Application Submission Dates: May 25 for non-AIDS applications; September 7 for AIDS applications
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: No

NINR Specific Information:

The NINR funds this program to enable institutions with schools of nursing to make awards for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training.  Both non-nurses and nurses with a Bachelor’s degree or higher are eligible as predoctoral nursing research trainees.  Postdoctoral trainees must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing and a research doctoral degree.

Innovative scientific programs that are interdisciplinary are especially encouraged. Applications from institutions which implement strategies for identifying and recruiting students who have already completed a Bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing; students who are from an under-represented group; or trainees who are currently BSN-Ph.D. students are particularly encouraged.

Once trainees are selected for the T32 program, the generation of an annual individual development plan (IDP) is strongly encouraged. The IDP should include specific, measurable, action-based goals with realistic timelines and strategies to acquire skills and knowledge to realize goals. It is strongly suggested that the annual report addresses how the student has met the research or IDP goals and evidence of PI/mentor and student productivity.
 
If the research goals are unmet, the mentor is strongly encouraged to generate a plan for how the trainee will meet specific research goals. During the course of the training period trainees are strongly encouraged to have the experience of writing a grant application for extramural funding (may be an F31 or from other non-federal sources).
 
Applications must have a clear focus in science areas related to the NINR mission, which is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities.  Applicants should also consider NINR areas of special interest identified in NOT-NR-21-001.

• NINR will consider support for up to two T32s per institution.
• Application Submission Date: May 25
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

NCCIH Specific Information:

NCCIH supports this program at institutions that have the research expertise, curriculum, infrastructure, and faculty for complementary and integrative health-related research training. NCCIH limits T32 programs to a maximum of four trainee slots. For more information about NCCIH research-training programs, see: https://nccih.nih.gov/training
 

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: Yes
• Travel Costs:  Up to $2,000 per trainee per year
• Application Submission Dates: January 25 (new, renewal, resubmission, revision); May 25 (renewal, resubmission, revision); September 25 (renewal, resubmission, revision)
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in direct costs: Yes

ODSS Specific Information:

The Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) leads the implementation of the NIH Data Science Strategic Plan through scientific, technical, and operational collaboration with the institutes, centers, and offices that comprise NIH. ODSS strives to catalyze new capabilities in biomedical data science by providing trans-NIH leadership and coordination for modernization of the NIH data resource ecosystem, development of a diverse and talented data science workforce, and building strategic partnerships to develop and disseminate advanced technologies and methods.

ODSS will support T32 programs that have focused training efforts in data science areas including but not limited to: artificial intelligence, clinical informatics, cloud computing, statistics, computational science, software design and programming, bioinformatics, visualization, machine learning, predictive analytics, supercomputing, modeling and simulation, digital health, data sharing and access, data management, data security and data privacy in human subject’s research, and research ethics and integrity.

Applications must also be relevant to the objectives of at least one of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) listed. ODSS does NOT award grants directly. Please contact the relevant IC program contact listed for questions related to IC research priorities and funding.

ORIP Specific Information:

Restricted to graduate veterinarians only.  Additional guidance on ORIP/DCM website, see: https://orip.nih.gov/  
 

• Short-term Training Positions Allowed: No
• Travel Costs: Contact Program staff
• Application Submission Dates: Standard due dates
• Letter required in advance if application will request $500,000 or more in costs: Yes