Questions and Answers Table of Contents
Where can I find more information
about fellowships and training and career awards?
Find information on our Training
and Career Awards page, Tutorial for Training and Career Awards, Fellowships, and Supplements tutorial,
and related questions and answers pages:
Is it hard to get a fellowship or career award?
Find success rates at Success
Rates of NIH Competing Applications.
How do I figure out which training or career award is right for me?
See our Support by Career Stage -- Ph.D. Track and Support by Career Stage -- M.D. Track.
What does NIAID support for minority students and investigators and others with special needs?
See Research Supplements
(PCTAS, Diversity, Reentry).
Also, for students, we support Individual
Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related
Research.
Must fellows and trainees pay back the first 12 months of NRSA support?
Predoctoral fellows and trainees do not incur a payback obligation. Postdoctoral fellows and trainees incur
a payback obligation for the first 12 months of NRSA support,
which may be paid
back with an additional 12 months of NRSA post-doctoral support. See Fellowships (F).
Are there citizenship or residency requirements for any of these awards?
Yes. Except for the K99 mechanism, you must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen
national, or have permanent residency status (an Alien
Registration Receipt Card, Form I-551) at time of award or appointment.
People on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
Is a trainee a grantee?
No. Training
grants are awarded to eligible institutions that pay stipends and
benefits to candidates selected for pre- and postdoctoral research
training by the training grant program director and a selection committee.
What if my question wasn't answered here, or I'd like to suggest a question?
Try our central page for Training
and Career Awards, Tutorial for Training and Career Awards, Fellowships, and Supplements tutorial,
Quick Facts on Research
Training and Career Development Awards tool, and these
questions and answers pages:
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