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Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32)

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National Institutes of Health

Deadline: Jan 25, 2027federal

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Summary

The Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program aims to support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and related organizations in developing scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit Native American tribal organizations, and federally recognized tribal governments. Application details can be found in the full opportunity announcement, and inquiries can be directed to NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.

Full Description

Description

The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively termed, eligible Tribal Entities) to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NIGMS will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN Tribal Entities to develop (UE5) and implement (T32) effective...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; See Funding Announcement for Eligibility Details 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. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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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