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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)

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National Institutes of Health

Deadline: May 7, 2028federal

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Summary

The NIH is offering Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to support domestic institutions in enhancing research training for predoctoral students in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. Eligible applicants include various government entities, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and for-profit organizations, with specific provisions for minority-serving institutions. Application details are not provided in the description, but interested parties can contact NIH Grants Information for further inquiries.

Full Description

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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • Public and Indian housing authorities

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Business

  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Additional information

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov

Email

See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.

grantsinfo@nih.gov

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