Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

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Opportunity number
PA-25-425
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Categories
  • Education
  • Health
  • Income Security and Social Services
  • Environment
  • Food and Nutrition
Eligible applicants
  • Other
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Small Businesses
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • For Profit Organizations
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Institutes of Health intends to solicit applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30), with an application due date of May 7, 2028. This forecast-stage opportunity targets predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training programs (DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD) at institutions lacking NIH-funded institutional dual-degree training support, a restrictive eligibility gate that fundamentally limits the applicant pool.

Eligible applicants are predoctoral students matriculated in dual-doctoral programs who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are ineligible; foreign components of U.S. organizations are permitted. The program accepts applications from diverse institutional types—public and private higher education institutions, small businesses, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, and for-profit organizations—though the restriction to students at institutions without existing NIH institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs narrows practical applicability.

Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields aligned with participating NIH Institutes and Centers missions. The training plan must document the need for and anticipated value of the mentored research and clinical training in relation to career goals and facilitate transition to residency or postdoctoral programs. Candidates may not lead independent clinical trials, clinical trial feasibility studies, or ancillary clinical trials, though they may propose research participation in sponsor-led or co-sponsor-led clinical trials.

The program funds through multiple CFDA mechanisms: Lung Diseases Research (93.838), Trans-NIH Research Support (93.310), and Cardiovascular Diseases Research (93.837). Specific award ceilings, award floors, expected number of awards, period of performance, and evaluation weighting are not specified in this forecast announcement. Applications undergo standard NIH dual-stage peer review—scientific merit assessment by study section and programmatic relevance evaluation by participating institute advisory councils.

Synopsis

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will support students at institutions without NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The fellowship experience is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent physician/clinician-scientist. This NOFO is designed specifically for candidates proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial, but does allow candidates to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a sponsor or co-sponsor.

Eligibility

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

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