Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)
The NIH NRSA T35 grant supports short-term research training for predoctoral students in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical fields to prepare them for research careers.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: January 25, 2027 (Applications) | May 25, 2027 (Applications) | September 25, 2027 (Applications) | January 25, 2028 (Applications) | May 7, 2028 (Closing date)
Funding Amounts: No fixed budget limit (actual project needs required), for up to five years, renewable
Summary: Supports institutional, short-term research training for health-professional students and doctoral students in physical or quantitative sciences.
Key Information: Applicants must consult participating NIH Institutes’ and Centers’ specific requirements before applying.
Description
NIH’s T35 program helps domestic institutions develop or enhance research training for predoctoral students considering biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research careers. Many participating NIH Institutes and Centers use the program exclusively for intensive summer research experiences for medical, veterinary, and other health-professional students. The program also introduces graduate students in physical or quantitative sciences to health-related research.
Training provides 8–12 weeks of full-time, supervised research in a grant year, exposing students to active research mentors, research principles, and further training and career options. Institutional programs combine mentored experiences with appropriate coursework and professional development. They must offer research opportunities beyond students’ regular graduate study and remain clearly distinct from related federally supported programs.
