🧬 NIH Research Training & Career Development (F/K/T Series)

🔗 NIH Training & Career Development Funding: https://grants.nih.gov/funding/categories/research-training-and-career-development.htm Grants.gov

🎓 Individual Fellowship Awards (F)

Support individuals with stipends and research training.

• 📘 F31 — Predoctoral NRSA Fellowship
  • 🧠 Provides support for Ph.D. students engaged in research leading to a research doctoral degree
  • 🎓 Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a doctoral research program Grants.gov
  • 🔗 More info & application: https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/F31 Grants.gov
• 🎓 F30 — Predoctoral Dual-Degree Fellowship
  • 📖 Designed for students in combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctorate programs
  • 🎓 Eligibility: Domestic dual-degree students with structured clinical and research training NIAMS
• 🧪 F32 — Postdoctoral NRSA Fellowship
  • 💼 Provides postdoctoral research training to promising early-career fellows
  • 🎓 Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a doctoral degree Grants.gov

📚 R36 – Dissertation Award

• 🎯 Purpose: Supports 1–2 years of dissertation research costs (and often some salary/stipend) for students in accredited research PhD programs.
• 👤 Eligibility: Predoctoral student in a U.S. research doctoral program. Typically U.S. citizen or permanent resident (check NOFO; some programs may vary)

Current R36 NOFOs

• 💊 NIDA: Substance Use/Substance Use Disorder Dissertation Research Award (R36)
  • Focus on substance use / SUD across basic, clinical, epidemiologic, prevention, and services research.
  • ⏱️ Up to 2 years of support for drug abuse / SUD dissertation projects.
  • 🔗 NOFO: PAR‑25‑347
• 🏥 AHRQ: Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36)
  • Focus on U.S. health‑care delivery, quality, access, equity, and outcomes in health services research.
  • 🔗 NOFO: PA‑23‑196
• 👵 NIA: Aging Research Dissertation Awards (R36)
  • Dissertation support in aging and aging‑related health, often with a workforce diversity emphasis and increased stipend/expense caps.
  • 🔗 Check NIA’s current R36 opportunities via their Graduate & Doctorate Aging Research Awards page.
• 👶 ECHO Program (OD): Child Health Outcomes Dissertation Grant (R36)
  • Uses ECHO’s large multi‑cohort dataset to support dissertations in maternal/child health and environmental influences.

📈 NIH Career Development (K‑Series) – Expanded Overview

Use this block as a “K‑Award Cheat Sheet” slide.