Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney Extramural Research – Training, Institutional

To encourage basic and clinical research training and career development of scientists during the early stages of their careers. The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) funds basic and clinical research training, support for career development, and the transition from postdoctoral biomedical research training to independent research related to diabetes, digestive, endocrine, hematologic, liver, metabolic, nephrologic, nutrition, obesity, and urologic diseases.

Eligible Organizations: Public/State Controlled and Private Institutions of Higher Education; Nonprofits with/without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education); Local Governments -Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized), Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized), U.S. Territory or Possession; Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Federal Governments - Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government, U.S. Territory or Possession. The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator): Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research training program as the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support. The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program.

Eligible domestic institutions develop and/or enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training to help prepare trainees for careers that will impact the health-related research needs of the Nation.

National Service Award (NSRA) Institutional Research Training Grant applications are reviewed initially for scientific merit by appropriate peer review panels. Considerations in funding decisions include: 1) merit of the proposed project as determined by scientific peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of the proposed project to program priorities. Successful applicants are sent a Notice of Grant Award.

National Research Service Awards: From 6 to 9 months.