Dear Nursing, Health and Medical Sciences Professionals,
The Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health (NIH) are pleased to announce that applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) are being accepted. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the objective of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) program is to develop and/or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research that are relevant to the NIH mission. The training program should provide:
- A strong foundation in research design, methods, and analytic techniques appropriate for the proposed research area;
- The enhancement of the trainees’ ability to conceptualize and think through research problems with increasing independence;
- Experience in conducting research using state-of-the-art methods as well as presenting and publishing research findings;
- The opportunity to interact with members of the scientific community at appropriate scientific meetings and workshops; and
- The enhancement of the trainees’ understanding of the health-related sciences and the relationship of their research training to health and disease.
BACKGROUND: THE RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible, domestic institutions to enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training, including short-term research training, and help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to meet the needs of the Nations biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research agenda. Research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare individuals for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. Programs proposing only short-term research training should not apply to this announcement, but rather to the Kirschstein-NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant Program (T35) exclusively reserved for predoctoral, short-term research training (see PA-16-151).
AWARD BUDGET
Kirschstein-NRSA application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project.
Grantees are expected to be familiar with and comply with applicable cost policies and the NRSA Guidelines (NIH Grants Policy Statement – Institutional Research Training Grants). Funds may be used only for those experiences that are directly related to and necessary for the research training and must be expended in conformance with OMB Cost Principles, the NIH Grants Policy Statement, and the NRSA regulations, policies, guidelines, and conditions set forth in this document.
AWARD PROJECT PERIOD
Awards for T32 institutional NRSA research training grants may be for project periods up to five years in duration and are renewable.
ELIGIBILITY
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Here is the link to the Call and to Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-152.html
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