NIH Postdoctoral Research & Training Opportunities
Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) For U.S. citizens and permanent residents with less than five years of relevant research experience since receipt of the doctorate degree.
Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) For U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are training at the postdoctoral level in the National Cancer Institute.
International Research Career Transition Programs Opportunities for recent doctoral degree recipients from participating countries to pursue postdoctoral training at the NIH and then return to positions as independent investigators in their home countries.
Fellowships in Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) of the National Cancer Institute conducts a national and international program of population- and family-based studies to elucidate the environmental and genetic determinants of cancer. Fellowship training is up to five years under the supervision of DCEG scientists. Fellows design, carry out, analyze, and publish research studies related to the etiology of cancer in human populations, and gain experience with interdisciplinary, interagency, and multicenter collaborations. Fellowship applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
National Graduate Student Research Festival (NGSRF) For outstanding senior-level graduate students from across the country, a two-day event held on the NIH campus, whose purpose is to bring together potential postdoctoral candidates and NIH investigators as a means of recruiting these candidates into NIH laboratories. [Currently not open for applications]