Program Overview by Award Type

NIGMS offers a number of programs designed to encourage minority students to pursue training for scientific careers and to enhance the science curricula and research capabilities of faculty at institutions with substantial minority enrollments. These programs are available for institutions, individuals, or organizations. For more information about these programs, see the table below.

Type	Mechanism	Training Opportunities
Individual Fellowships	F31	MARC Predoctoral Fellowships NIGMS Individual Predoctoral Kirschstein-NRSA Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
	F34	MARC Faculty Predoctoral Fellowships
	F33	MARC Faculty Senior Fellowships
Individual Faculty Development	K14	MORE Faculty Development Awards
Individual Faculty Research	R01	Research on Interventions that Promote Research Careers
Institutional Undergraduate Training	T34	MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Awards
Institutional Student Training and Development	R25	Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program Bridges to the Doctorate Program Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program
Institutional Postdoctoral Development	K12	Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA)
Institutional Research Support and Faculty Research Development	SC1, SC2, SC3	Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program
Support of Scientific Meetings and Workshops	T36	MARC Ancillary Training Activities
Support of Scientific Meetings and Workshops	U13, R13	Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)	N/A	Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)

Other Training Programs and Opportunities

Type	Mechanism	Training Opportunities
NRSA Institutional Predoctoral Grants	T32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants
NRSA Institutional Postdoctoral Grants	T32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants
Research Supplements	varies	Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research