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Introduction
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) uses the T32 grant mechanism to support Institutional Training Grants at eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals selected by the institution who are training for careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The NRSA may not be used to support studies leading to clinical degrees, such as the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., etc. Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources that are necessary to organize and implement a high quality research-training program is eligible to serve as the director of the research-training program. T32 grants can be supported for up to five years and are renewable.
Trainees must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or
must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residency (i.e., possess a
currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or some other
legal verification of such status). Individuals on temporary or student
visas are not eligible for support by the NRSA. Whereas the
NIH NRSA Policy Guidelines allow funds for short-term or prebaccalaureate training, the NCI supports only predoctoral and postdoctoral training under this mechanism. Trainees are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week to the program. As specified in the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, NRSA recipients incur a service payback obligation only during their first 12 months of postdoctoral support.
In general, the NRSA grant mechanism supports stipends (as defined by current Congressional legislation); tuition, fees and health insurance; trainees' training costs, including travel to scientific meetings; training-related expenses for costs such as staff salaries, equipment, etc.; and facilities and administrative allowance of 8 percent (previously called indirect costs).
PA-08-226 RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GRANTS (T32)
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