Training and Career

Get Advice From NIAID

• Contact Staff for Help. Talk to a program officer about how your area of science fits NIAID's mission and opportunities.
• For training and career awards, see the Office of Special Populations and Research contact on the right.

Find Support Appropriate to You

All training and career development awards (except K99/R00) require U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.

• Support by Career Stage -- M.D.
• Support by Career Stage -- Ph.D.

Find Information by Award Type

• Career Development Awards (K)
• Fellowship Grants (F)
• Loan Repayment Programs
• Supplements (diversity, primary caregiver, and reentry to a scientific career)
• Training Grants (T)

Learn About Early-Stage Investigators

• If you are a scientist ready for independent funding, see the Early-Stage Investigator portal.

Learn How to Apply

• All About Grants Tutorials
  • Tutorial for Training and Career Awards, Fellowships, and Supplements
• Quick Facts on Research Training and Career Development Awards

More NIAID Grant Portals

For more information, pick the appropriate topic from NIAID's main list of Grants portals by stage, audience, and science area.

Get More Details on Related Topics

• Standard Operating Procedures
  • Training and Career Awards, Fellowships, and Supplements section
• Questions and Answers
  • Training and Career Awards, Fellowships, and Supplements section

Office of Special Populations and Research Training Contact Information

For science questions, talk to a program officer. See Contact Staff for Help.

NIH Resources

• NIH Research Training and Career Opportunities
• NIH Forms and Applications
• NIH Award Data: Training and Career Awards
• Success Rates of NIH Competing Applications

Diversity and Women's Health Links

• Diversity Programs Supported by NIAID
• Women in Biomedical Careers

NIH Policy Portals

• Animals in Research
• Conflict of Interest
• Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
• Intellectual Property
• Multiple Principal Investigators
• Public Access
• Research Involving Human Subjects
• Sharing Policies and Related Guidance

Look It Up

• Alien Registration Receipt Card
• career development
• fellowship
• green card
• research supplement
• training award

See the Glossary for more terms.