Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

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Opportunity number
PA-25-422
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

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

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The National Institutes of Health is soliciting applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) with a forecasted application due date of May 7, 2028. This forecast-stage opportunity will support predoctoral students conducting dissertation research in biomedical and health-related fields across NIH Institutes and Centers; candidates may participate in clinical trials led by mentors but may not propose to lead independent clinical trials.

Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and eligible federal agencies and foreign organizations. The program requires predoctoral candidates to have completed a baccalaureate degree and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be nominated and sponsored by an institution with appropriate staff and facilities.

The fellowship supports individualized, mentored research training aligned with participating NIH Institute and Center missions. Proposed training plans must document the need for and anticipated value of mentored research in relationship to career goals, clearly enhance the fellow's potential for career advancement, and provide rigorous grounding in research design, experimental methods, quantitative approaches, and data analysis. The training plan should facilitate transition to the next career stage.

Awards operate under multiple assistance listings: Lung Diseases Research (CFDA 93.838), Trans-NIH Research Support (CFDA 93.310), and Cardiovascular Diseases Research (CFDA 93.837). Specific award amounts, period of performance, and the total number of awards are not detailed in this forecast announcement. Applications will undergo scientific merit review by peer panels and relevant NIH advisory councils, with review timelines typically spanning six to nine months.

Synopsis

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral (Parent F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the candidates dissertation research project and is expected to clearly enhance the individuals potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) does not allow candidates to propose to lead an independent 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).

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