At a glance
This program funds short-term institutional research training for health professional students and graduate students in the physical or quantitative sciences who are interested in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research careers. Eligible applicants include U.S. higher education institutions, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, federal agencies, and some community-based or faith-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. Awards can last up to five years, are renewable, and application budgets are not limited, but NIH says the number of awards depends on appropriations and the quality of applications. No cost sharing is required, and indirect costs are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs with some exclusions. Trainees must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or lawful permanent residents, and the short-term training is for 2 to 3 months full time and does not allow trainees to lead an independent clinical trial.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and/or enhance research training opportunities for predoctoral students interested in careers within biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Many NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this NRSA program exclusively to support intensive, short-term research training experiences for health professional students (medical students, veterinary students, and/or students in other health-professional programs) during the summer. This program is also intended to encourage training of graduate students in the physical or quantitative sciences to pursue interests in research careers by short-term exposure to, and involvement in, the health-related sciences. The training should be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of biomedical research.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments