Training and Career Development

RFA-HL-17-016 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Research Training and Career Development Programs of the NHLBI

• Available Research Training and Career Development Programs
  • High School Students
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Predoctoral Students
  • Postdoctoral Individuals
  • Postdoctoral Individuals/New Independent Researchers
  • Established Researchers
• Post-Bac Degree Holder, BRTPUG
• Post-Bac/Post Master's Degree Holders, Research Supplements
• Research Career Development Programs in Emergency Medicine (K12s) (2011)
• Trans NIH K12 Program in Emergency Care Research (K12) (2016)
• Summer Institute in Biostatistics
• Commitment to New Investigators
• NHLBI Training Opportunities on the NIH Campus

Diversity Focused Research Training and Career Development

• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Guidelines for the Applicant
• Post-Baccalaureate - Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups (BRTPUG)
• T32 Traning Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32): Predoctoral and Postdoctoral
• Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)
• Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01)
• Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE)

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32 and T35)

• View all Active NHLBI Training Grants - (NIH RePort)
  • To browse NHLBI training opportunities by state, click on the "MAP" tab, once the RePorter results page loads
  • Tutorials on using NIH RePort
• Active Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) - (NIH RePort)
• Active Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) - (NIH RePort)
• National Research Service Award Programs in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Supplemental Guidelines for Applicants - National Research Service Awards

Additional Resource:

• eMentoring Initiative
• Scientific Review Officer Internship Program (SRO)
• From AAAS: To Choose an Adviser, Be an "Armchair Anthropologist" , (135 K)
• Research Training and Career Development: Human Resources for Research in the 21st Century
• NHLBI Strategic Plan Training and Career Development Implementation Workgroup Summary
• Continuing Education

Academic Awards / Curriculum Development

• Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice (CCOMP). A Clinician's Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities
• Nutrition Academic Award (NAA) Program
• National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium