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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (Parent T35) (Trainees in Health Professional Schools)


This program provides funds to research institutions to make awards to individuals in health professional schools for research opportunities that would not be available through their regular course of study. Awards are made to training institutions by national competition. Trainees are selected by the grantee institution and must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the U.S.

Trainees should have successfully completed at least one semester at an accredited school of medicine, optometry, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or public health before entering the program. The award can be used to support individuals who already have an M.S. or Ph.D. and have been accepted to health professional schools. The award cannot be used to support courses that are required for the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., or similar professional degrees. Research elective credit may be granted for students who complete a short-term research training experience supported by the T35. The decision to award elective credit will be at the discretion of the NHLBI and must be consistent with the policies of the NHLBI. Any additional costs associated with the decision to allow research elective credit may not be charged to the T35. Students in a combined M.D./Ph.D. program and those already studying in formal programs leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. are ineligible. In schools of pharmacy, only candidates for the doctor of pharmacy degree are eligible.

Applications for NRSA Institutional Grants requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs in any given year must receive prior approval from the NHLBI before submitting an application. Applicants for the T35 program should review the procedures for requesting approval in the NHLBI T32 Supplemental Guidelines (Section III. Application Procedures, B.).

NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) Web Links:

T35 Program Announcement

The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the category Request for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements with the application receipt date.

NHLBI's Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR) Program Description

NHLBI's Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS) Program Description

NHLBI's Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) Program Description

Who is eligible? U.S. health professional institutions. Institutions will select eligible trainees for award.

The opportunities? Short-term research training for students in health professional schools

Duration of support? Summer or off-quarters during the academic year - 2 to 3 months

Where? At U.S. institutions receiving the award

Applications due? January 25

NHLBI will only accept applications in scientific areas relevant to the NHLBI mission. For areas of specific interest, please see the NHLBI website.

Institutions may request support for at least 4 but not more than 32 students per budget period to pursue research training for 2-3 months on a full-time basis.

NHLBI supports short-term research training for students in health professional schools. Predoctoral students and postdoctoral individuals who are students in medical schools may be supported under the T35.

Current T32 Program Directors who submit T35 applications should indicate how the proposed T35 activities differ from the activities supported by their T32 award.

Allowable Costs: This T35 award provides a stipend, funds towards tuition and fees, and an Institutional Allowance which can be used to help defray fellowship expenses such as health insurance, research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings. See NOT-OD-11-067 for details.

How to apply: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.

Page Limitations: All page limitations described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide and the Table Of Page Limits must be followed.

Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if you have questions about this award:

Charlotte Pratt, Ph.D., RD
Program Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7936
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7936
Phone: (301) 435-0382
FAX: (301) 480-1864
Email: PrattC@nhlbi.nih.gov

Revised: June 2011

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