Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: August 8, 2025 (Estimated Application Due Date)
Funding Amounts: Award size and duration not yet specified; typical F31 fellowships provide stipend, tuition, and institutional allowance for up to 5 years.
Summary: Supports promising predoctoral students in obtaining mentored research training in biomedical and health-related fields.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; final details will be available upon official NOFO publication.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to solicit applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31). This fellowship aims to support promising predoctoral students by providing individualized, mentored research training with experienced faculty sponsors in biomedical and health-related fields. The program is designed to enhance the fellow’s potential for a productive research career by fostering rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative approaches, and data analysis skills.
Applicants, together with their mentors, are expected to propose a research training project and a comprehensive training plan that aligns with the mission of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The plan should clearly demonstrate the need for the proposed training, its anticipated value for the applicant’s career goals, and how it will facilitate the transition to the next stage of their research career.
Note: These dates are estimates; the official Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will confirm the final deadlines.
Eligible applicant organizations include:
Note: The fellowship itself is intended for individual predoctoral students enrolled in a relevant research doctoral program at an eligible institution.
| Division/Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Division of Biomedical Research Workforce | nihtrain@mail.nih.gov | 301-496-0180 |