Program Office: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
CFDA Number: 84.133F
Program Type: Fellowships
Also Known As: Research Fellowships
These fellowships are awarded to help the nation build future disability and rehabilitation research
capacity. Distinguished fellowships are awarded to individuals with doctorates or with comparable
academic status who have had seven or more years of experience relevant to rehabilitation research.
Merit fellowships are given to persons in earlier stages of their research careers.
Note: This is one of several NIDRR grant programs. Congress provides an appropriation for NIDRR as a whole; see the main entry for NIDRR, CFDA # 84.133. The amounts listed here are a portion of the NIDRR appropriation.