Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)

NIBIB uses Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to support predoctoral or postdoctoral research training preparing trainees for research careers in NIBIB’s scientific mission areas. The research training offered by the training programs supported by NIBIB must fall within NIBIB’s scientific interests.  These interests include the development and integration of advanced bioengineering, sensing, imaging, and computational technologies for the improvement of human health and medical care. A research project is not within the NIBIB mission if it lacks a focus on technology development (as opposed to technology use), or if its principal focus is the development of a technology with the goal of understanding basic biological function or pathological mechanisms. The research undertaken by the trainees of the T32 programs must meet these guidelines and fall under one or more of the scientific programs supported by the NIBIB and described under Division of Applied Science and Technology (Biomedical Imaging), Division of Discovery Science and Technology (Bioengineering), or Division of Health Informatics Technologies (Informatics).

NIBIB will give priority to multi-faceted programs that, in addition to a strong curriculum, include creative components such as interdisciplinary training involving students and faculty from multiple departments, bootcamps, clinical immersion, individual development plans, co-mentors, peer mentors, industry externships, community-building activities, professional development activities, or focus on emerging scientific areas.  NIBIB is also interested in programs that propose innovative training approaches with clear plans to implement and evaluate these.  Dissemination of the outcomes and best practices to be identified in such programs, for the benefit of the broader scientific community, is of interest to NIBIB in addition to the training of the specific students and postdocs in the programs. Applicants should address the institutional impact and the added-value of their program to its participating departments and/or degree-granting programs.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the FAQs below and contact Dr. Zeynep Erim prior to preparing an application. Please see FAQs regarding the white paper that should be provided along with the initial inquiry.

Active T32 Programs