Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35) (Graduate Students)
This program provides funds to research
institutions to make awards to individuals in health professional
schools for research opportunities that would not be available
through their regular course of study. Awards are made to
training institutions by national competition. Trainees are
selected by the grantee institution and must be U.S. citizens,
noncitizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the
U.S.
Trainees should have successfully completed
at least 1 semester at an accredited school of medicine, optometry,
osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or public
health before entering the program. The award cannot be used
to support courses that are required for the M.D., D.O., D.D.S.,
D.V.M., or similar professional degrees. Research elective
credit may be granted for students who complete a short-term
research training experience supported by the T35. The decision
to award elective credit will be at the discretion of the
NHLBI and must be consistent with the policies of the NHLBI.
Any additional costs associated with the decision to allow
research elective credit may not be charged to the T35. Students
in a combined M.D./Ph.D. program are ineligible, as are persons
holding the M.S. or Ph.D. in a health science and those already
studying in formal programs leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. In
schools of pharmacy, only candidates for the doctor of pharmacy
degree are eligible.
Applications for NRSA Institutional Grants
requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs in any given year
must receive prior approval from the NHLBI before submitting
an application. Applicants for the T35 program should review
the procedures for requesting approval in the NHLBI
T32 Supplemental Guidelines (Section III. Application Procedures,
B.).
Who is eligible? U.S. institutions
The opportunities? Short-term research training for
students in health professional schools
Duration of support? Summer or off-quarters during
the academic year - 2 to 3 months
Where? At U.S. institutions receiving the award
Applications due? January 25
- The
most recent announcement can be found in the NIH Guide
for Grants and Contracts at the following URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-227.html.
NHLBI will only accept applications in scientific areas
relevant to the
NHLBI mission. For areas of specific interest, please
see the NHLBI website, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/org/mission.htm.
Institutions may request support for at least 4 but not
more than 32 students per budget period to pursue research
training for 2-3 months on a full-time basis.
- The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the
category Request
for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements
through the application receipt date.
-
Stipend: Current
stipend levels for National Research Service Award (NRSA)
trainees are available at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm.
Training Related Expenses (TRE):
The applicant institution may request the proportion of the
NIH standard annual NRSA Training Related Expenses to help
defray other costs of the short-term training experience,
such as research supplies, tuition, fees, certain types of
travel, and other expenses. The FY 2008 amounts for TRE are
$4,200 annually ($350/month) for each predoctoral trainee
and $7,850 annually ($654/month) for each postdoctoral trainee.
Health insurance is an allowable expense that may be charged
to the Trainee Related Expenses budget category but only to
the extent that the same health insurance fees are charged
to non-Federally students and postdoctoral individuals.
How to apply: Institutions apply to the NIH using
application
form PHS 398. The form is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html.
For further assistance contact:
Grants Information
Telephone (301) 435-0714
Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov
- Institutions should send the completed application to:
- Center for Scientific Review
- National Institutes of Health
- Two Rockledge Center, Room 1040
- 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7710
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express
or regular mail)
- Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for express/courier service)
- Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if
you have questions about this award:
- Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., RD
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7936
- Phone: (301) 435-0382
- FAX: (301) 480-5158
- Email: PrattC@nhlbi.nih.gov
Revised: December 2008
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