Minority Institutional Research Training Program (T32)
(Graduate Students)

The minority institution collaborates with a research center (medical school or comparable institution) that has strong, well-established programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, or sleep disorders research and research training. The institution opens its facilities to the minority student and provides a mentor to work with the student's adviser at the minority institution.

At the time of appointment, students must have received a baccalaureate degree and must be training on a full-time basis at the graduate level in a relevant biomedical or behavioral science. They must have made a strong commitment to complete a doctoral degree or be enrolled in a minority health professions school. Students are expected to meet the degree requirements at their home institution. Students must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the U.S.

Who is eligible? The Institution must be a domestic college or university with student enrollment drawn substantially from minority ethnic groups.

The opportunities? Research training

Duration of support? Academic year or summer, 9 to 12-month appointments

Where? At U.S. institutions

Applications due? June 23, 2004; June 22, 2005; June 21, 2006.

The program is announced annually in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts available by subscription or by accessing the NIH Website.

 

The most recent announcement can be found at the following URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-04-027.html.  
[This announcement is a continuation of the program formerly named "NHLBI Minority Institutional Research Training Program" (RFA-HL-03-013).]

 

The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the category Request for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements through the application receipt date.

 

Please note that the links indicated above are for two different websites. To return to the NHLBI Research Training and Career Development website, use the Internet navigation "Back" button.

How to apply: Institutions apply to the NIH using application form PHS 398(rev. 5/2001). The form is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. For further assistance contact Grants Info, Telephone(301) 435-0714 E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov.

Applications should be forwarded to:

Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7710
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for express/courier service)

Research institutions are asked to submit a letter of intent by May 22, 2004 for applications received by June 23, 2004; May 21, 2005 for applications received by June 22, 2005; May 20, 2006 for applications received by June 21, 2006 to the Chief of Review at the address listed below. A letter of intent is not binding and is not considered in the review of any application submitted.

Two additional copies of the application and all five collated sets of the appendix material must be sent to:

Chief, Review Branch
Division of Extramural Affairs
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7924
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7924
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for express mail)
Phone: (301) 435-0270
FAX: (301) 480-0730

The review cycle takes approximately 6-8 months.

Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if you have questions about this award:

Sandra Colombini-Hatch, M.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Room 10104
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7952
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7952
Phone: (301) 435-0222
FAX: (301) 480-3557
E-mail: HatchS@nhlbi.nih.gov

April 2004