Grants & Funding

National Institutes of Health/NIH

Published Date: August 10, 2005

Program Information

Program Name:

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32)

Program URL:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

Type of Scientists Funded:

Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc

Program Description:

The Congress of the United States enacted the National Research Service Act (NRSA) Program in 1974 to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda. In 2002, the National Research Service Award Program was renamed the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Program as a tribute to Dr. Kirschstein's years of exceptional service to the Nation.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term    1  Year
• Maximum Term    3  Years
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  12/05/2005
• Deadline Comments   
  EXPIRATION DATE: February 2006, unless reissued.

  Receipt dates are April 5, August 5, and December 5, annually.

  Applications must be received by the indicated receipt dates or must be postmarked no later than 1 week prior to the indicated dates.

  Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• Stipend Details:   
  Stipends.

  Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends to postdoctoral fellows as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. The awards are not provided as a condition of employment with either the Federal government or the sponsoring institution. The stipend level for the first year of Kirschstein-NRSA support is determined by the number of full years of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time the award is issued (not at the time of activation, see below). Fellows with less than one full year of postdoctoral experience at the time of award will receive initial support at the zero level. Relevant experience may include research (including research in industry), teaching, internship, residency, clinical duties, or other time spent in full-time studies in a health-related field beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree.

  Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• Research Allowance Detail:    Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 4400
• Maximum:    $ 5500
• Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Details:    Institutional Allowance. At the time of publication, fellows receive an institutional allowance of $5,500 per 12-month period to nonfederal, nonprofit, or foreign sponsoring institutions to help defray such awardee expenses as research supplies, equipment, health insurance (either self-only or family as appropriate), and travel to scientific meetings. Support for health insurance is allowable only if it is applied consistently for all individuals in a similar research training status regardless of the source of support. This allowance is intended to cover training related expenses for the individual awardee. The allowance is not available until the fellow officially activates the award. If an individual fellow is enrolled or engaged in training for less than 6 months of the award year, only one-half of that year's allowance may be charged to the grant. The Notice of Research Fellowship Award will be revised and the balance must be refunded to NIH. NIH will provide an institutional allowance of up to $4,400 for fellows sponsored by Federal laboratories or for-profit institutions for expenses associated with travel to scientific meetings, health insurance, and books. For fellows at for-profit institutions, the $4,400 will be paid to the institution for disbursement to the fellow. Funds for fellows at Federal laboratories will be disbursed from the NIH awarding institute.

  Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable
• Other Costs Details:    Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Disease-Specific Research: all, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Structural Biology, Toxicology, Virology, Zoology

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

Yes

Details:

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents.

Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

No

Details (specify region, state or other restrictions)?

Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

Institutional limits?

No

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

No

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  Fellows are required to pursue full-time research training, devoting at least 40 hours per week to the training program.

  Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:    2395
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:    889
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    Yes
  Periodically, studies are conducted to determine how many F32 recipients submit.

  Please refer to the website for more information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html

• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    67000000