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Institutional training programs (often referred to as the "T" series) provide domestic, nonprofit, and private or public graduate-level academic institutions with funds for research training opportunities, including international, for trainees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels.
For due dates on or after January 25, 2025, the NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Program applications are undergoing changes. These modifications impact the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan Form and the NRSA Training Tables. Learn more.
Purpose
Established investigators who lead research or training programs at an institution are eligible to apply for these grants. Awards are made to institutions for investigators to recruit a cohort of trainees who participate in organized approaches to biomedical research training, mentoring and career development. Training grants offset the cost of stipends, tuition and fees, and training related expenses, including health insurance, for the appointed trainees in accordance with the approved NIH support levels.
Trainee-level investigators should contact their institution about training opportunities. Appointees to these training programs are selected by the PD/PI of an awarded grant.
Review Criteria
To find the criteria reviewers will use to evaluate your application, see Section V of your funding opportunity.
Still looking for a funding opportunity? Check out the Research Training Parent Announcements, which are broad funding opportunities allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications. Parent Announcements include the minimum standard review criteria appropriate for their program.
NIH Training Program Awards
Established investigators are typically designated as the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) to oversee training programs for their institution.
These training awards provide individual research training opportunities (including international) to trainees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels and can include trainees from multiple different labs.
Academic period during which a student at a college or university pursues a bachelor's or equivalent degree.
Period during which a student who has earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree is pursuing additional education and performing research to obtain a research doctorate. Clinical students acquire the knowledge to earn the clinical doctorate degree.
Postdoctoral refers to a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced training for those who have received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue their chosen career path. Residency refers to a graduate medical education (GME) program that provides physicians with hands-on experience and training in a specific medical specialty after they graduate from medical school.
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Administrative Supplements
An administrative supplement is a non-competing award that provides additional funding to a currently funded grant. NIH participates in funding opportunities for specific programs:
- Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
- Research Supplements to Promote Re-entry & Re-integration into Health-Related Research Careers
- Research Continuity Supplements