Grants & Funding

National Institutes of Health/NIH- National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Published Date: April 20, 2005

Program Information

Program Name:

Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Program for NIGMS MARC Predoctoral Fellowships (F31)

Program URL:

http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-114.html

Type of Scientists Funded:

Master's Student, Early Doctoral Student, Junior Faculty

Program Description:

MARC Predoctoral Fellowships are Individual National Research Service Awards made to outstanding graduates of the MARC U*STAR Program to help them pursue a graduate degree in the biomedical sciences. Support is not available for individuals enrolled in medical or other professional schools unless they are enrolled in a combined-degree (e.g., M.D.-Ph.D., D.D.S.-Ph.D., or D.V.M.-Ph.D.) program.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term    1  Year
• Maximum Term    5  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,
  04/05/2006
• Deadline Comments   
  APPLICATION RECEIPT DATES: April 5 and December 5

  For more information see http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-114.html.

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, 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:

Candidate must be U.S. citizen, noncitizen national, or permanent resident.

For more information please refer to the website http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-114.html

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

No

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

See comments below

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:   
  Candidate must be a full-time, permanent faculty member in a biomedically-related science or mathematics at the home institution for at least three years at the time of submission of the application; intend to return to the home institution at the end of the training period; demonstrate a commitment to research and teaching in a minority institution; be seeking training in a science (inclduding mathematics) related to biomedical or behavioral research.

  The home institution must be a domestic private or public minority institution, that is, one with a significant enrollment or underrepresented minorities. For purposes of this announcement, underrepresented minorities are individuals belonging to racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. Nationally, these groups include African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.

  In addition, the sponsor, who will direct the candidate's research, must be a faculty member (or equivalent) at the training institution and have a distinguished record of achievement in research documented by high quality research publications and/or competitive research grant support.

  For more information please refer to the website http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-114.html

Program competition information

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

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year