NIH Institute, Center, and Office (ICO) Funding Considerations for Individual Fellowships

• NCCIH participates in the NSRA Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships and the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award. For NCCIH applications that include, but are not limited to the following are encouraged: 
  • Individuals and clinician-scientists (e.g., physicians, complementary health practitioners, and other professionals) pursuing careers in complementary and integrative health research.
  • Training that strengthens rigor, reproducibility, and innovation in complementary and integrative health research.
  • Training in translational science, pragmatic clinical trials, and dissemination and implementation research to support the integration of complementary and integrative health approaches into health care and community settings.
  • Basic/mechanistic, translational and clinical research investigating complementary and integrative health approaches relevant to NCCIH’s mission.
• NCCIH does not participate in the NRSA for Senior Fellows supporting an expansion or change in career (F33).

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Division of Extramural Research and Training
[email protected]

• The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports fellowships in all areas of cancer research, including cancer prevention, control, behavioral sciences, population sciences, and translational research. 
• NCI supports funding for topics with a clear cancer focus in the research training plan.  

F99/K00: K00 applications must be submitted directly to the assigned F99 Program Director six (6) months prior to the proposed activation date of the K00 award. This will also ensure the transition to the K00 postdoctoral phase takes place without interruption in funding. K00 applications may only be submitted by PIs with an F99 award. 

F99/K00: K00 project period is three (3) years with the possibility to request adding a fourth year with strong justification for an additional year of training. These requests will be evaluated by program on a case-by-case basis.  

F99 

• Travel to mandatory NCI annual meeting during F99 (year 1) and following transition to K00 award (year 1): $1,500 

K00 

• Salary: up to $80,000/year with budget justification. Salary support must be commensurate with the base salary that would have been paid by the institution with which the individual is affiliated with when the award is issued.  
• Research and career development: $30,000/year  

NCI gives funding priority to applications that: 

• Indicate funds are available to support the candidate’s research training plan throughout the duration of the award. 
• The proposed scientific research question or approach is distinct from the mentor’s pending or active grants, and there is no substantial text duplication of the mentor’s specific aims. 

• NCI F30 Program Director(s) 
  Email: [email protected] 
   
• NCI F31 Program Director(s) 
  Email: [email protected] 
   
• NCI F99/K00 Program Director(s) 
  Email: [email protected] 

• NEI is committed to training the next generation of the biomedical workforce in vision health, optometry, and ophthalmology by providing support for individual fellowships. These fellowships are intended to provide mentored research training, research experiences in alignment with NEI’s mission in biology and diseases of the eye including individuals with backgrounds in neuroscience, data science, computer science, artificial intelligence, engineering, and epidemiology.
   
• NEI participates in: 
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships (including F30, F31, and F32 activity codes)
  • Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Awards (F99/K00) 

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

NEI Extramural Research: 
[email protected]

NHGRI participates in Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowships (F30, F31, F32) and the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award. NHGRI does not support F30 applications for students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NHGRI program staff prior to submitting an application. 

Pre- to Postdoctoral Transition Fellowship (F99/K00)

• NIH F99 recipients planning to transition to the K00 phase should contact their NIH Program Official as soon as postdoctoral plans develop, and no later than six months before the anticipated K00 start date. Recipients should discuss their transition timeline, eligibility, and required materials for activating the K00 phase.
   

Pre- to Postdoctoral Transition Fellowship (F99/K00)

• F99 Predoctoral: Minimum of 1 year and up to 2 years
• K00 Postdoctoral: Up to 3 years
   

Pre- to Postdoctoral Transition Fellowship (F99/K00)

• NHGRI will provide an additional $1,500 in each grant year for F99/K00 recipients to defray travel costs to attend the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting.
• For the K00 phase, NHGRI will contribute to the K00 salary in each grant year up to $80,000 and will provide up to $20,000 in each grant year towards Research and Development costs for the award recipient, which must be justified and consistent with the stage of development of the candidate and the proportion of time to be spent in research training and/or career development activities.  
   

NHGRI Training Fellowships
[email protected]

NHLBI supports:

Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/Ph.D. Fellowships (F30)

Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32)

National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows (F33)

F30, F31, F32, F33: NHLBI follows standard Fellowship due dates for new, renewal, and resubmission applications.

Resubmission of F30 applications will be considered beyond the 48-month post-matriculation limit, provided that they have at least one year remaining in their PhD dissertation research on the date of award. 

F33: NHLBI encourages requests of a minimum of one year of support.

F30, F31, F32, F33: NHLBI follows the current Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels.

All prospective fellowship applicants are strongly encouraged to contact relevant NHLBI Program staff below before preparing an application to determine the relevance of their proposed research to the agency’s and Institute’s research priorities; which fellowship program is most appropriate for their career stage and circumstances; and to discuss their individual eligibility. 

For Scientific Program, Grants Management, and Eligibility Inquiries, Contact: 

F30: [email protected] 

F31: [email protected] 

F32: [email protected]

F33: [email protected] 

NIAAA sponsors a variety of fellowships programs to ensure the training of highly qualified new investigators in alcohol-related research. Training opportunities of interest include research in the social, behavioral, biomedical, biological, and computational sciences related to alcohol misuse, alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related health effects.

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

[email protected]

• NIAID awards fellowships through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program.
• NIAID funds predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships. 
• NIAID does not fund Individual Senior Fellowships (e.g. F33).

• F30: Up to 6 years of support; non-renewable.
• F31: Up to 3 years of support; non-renewable. 
• F32: Up to 3 years of support; non-renewable. 

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Program Contact
[email protected] 

Financial/Grants Management Contact
[email protected]

NIBIB participates in the following Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships:

• Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (F30)
• Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
• Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)

NIBIB does not participate in the following NRSA Fellowships:

• Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (F30)
• Individual Senior Fellowship (F33)

NIBIB will consider individual fellowship applications addressing any area within NIBIB’s General Topics. 

• Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31): up to two years
• Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32): up to two years

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Scientific/Research Contact
Email: [email protected]

Financial/Grants Management Contact 

Chief Grants Management Officer
Email: [email protected]

NICHD offers predoctoral and postdoctoral NRSA fellowships in areas relevant to NICHD’s mission.

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact NICHD staff to assess program relevance and institute-specific requirements. 
Email: [email protected] 

• NIDA participates in all Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships and the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award.​ 
• NIDA supports fellowships in all areas of research described in NIDAs current strategic plan.
• Prospective applicants are highly encouraged to contact a NIDA Program Official in their area of interest, prior to preparing an application by contacting [email protected].

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Office of Research Training and Career Development
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Email: [email protected]

NIDCD supports predoctoral, postdoctoral and dual-degree trainees in the areas of hearing and balance, chemical senses, voice, speech, and language across five fellowship awards: 

• F30: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs 
• F30: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Students at Institutions With NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs 
• F31: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows 
• F32: NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowships for Au.D. Audiologists Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
• F32: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows 

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Scientific Program Contact:  
Email:  [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Email: [email protected]

NIEHS supports the following Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships:

• Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowships (F30)
• Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
• Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32)
• National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows (F33)
• Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)

Fellowship research training supported by the NIEHS is expected to focus on the environmental health sciences and be responsive to the Interest Areas and mission of the NIEHS, which is to support research that examines how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan and to translate this knowledge to reduce disease and promote human health.

F99/K00: NIEHS funding is limited to neuroscience applications within the NIEHS mission as part of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research's ACTION Potential Program.

Neither the NIEHS Superfund Research Program nor the NIEHS Worker Training Program participates in these programs.

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

[email protected]

NIGMS prioritizes applications relevant to all areas of its mission that demonstrate compelling training needs and propose strong plans to promote trainee skills and career development. NIGMS strongly encourages applications from IDeA-eligible states, HBCUs, TCUs, and resource-limited institutions that can support rigorous fellowship training (including institutions without NIGMS-funded institutional training awards).  

NIGMS only considers MD-PhD students at institutions without NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs (F30). Additionally, NIGMS prioritizes:  

• Predoctoral candidates from laboratories and institutions with limited other NIH support (F31).  
• Predoctoral candidates who will conduct NIGMS mission research in the K00 phase (F99/K00). 
• Postdoctoral candidates with less than 2 years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application (F32).  
• Investigators for whom the experience will significantly enhance their research careers (F33). 

• F30: 4 years. 
• F31: 3 years.  
• F32: 3 years.    
• F33: 1 year.  
• F99/K00: Minimum of one-year F99 phase; up to 3 years K00 phase. 

• F99  
  • Stipend: NRSA level 
  • Institutional allowance: NRSA + $2000 for travel for program related activities.  
• K00 limits 
  • Salary: $70,000 
  • Research expenses: $5000 per year. 
  • Travel: $2000 per year. 

• F30: [email protected] 
• F31: [email protected] 
• F32: [email protected] 
• F33: [email protected] 
• F99: [email protected] 

NINDS prioritizes fellowship applications for funding that:

• Propose research within the NINDS mission and include a rigorous, well-structured training plan, well-matched to the proposed research, that supports progress toward the next career stage;
• Demonstrate strong mentorship, including a mentor with an active funded research program, a strong record of trainee outcomes, and a clear commitment to the candidate’s successful transition to the next appropriate career stage;
• Show clear intellectual ownership of an original research plan that is consistent with, but not duplicative of, the mentor’s funded research;
• Provide a clear, feasible, milestone-driven career development plan that demonstrates training potential and addresses specific training gaps based on prior education, research, and professional experience.

NINDS does not fund Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowships (F30) applications from institutions that have NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs (e.g., MSTP institutions).

NINDS only participates in the NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

• F30: minimum 12 months and maximum 5 years.
  • Limited to the first 8 years of dual degree training.
• F31: minimum 12 months and maximum 3 years.
  • Limited to the first 6 years of PhD research training (for MD/PhD candidates, through 8 years from starting the combined MD/PhD program). 
• F32: minimum 12 months and maximum 3 years.
  • Limited to the first 4 years of starting in a given postdoctoral laboratory

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

• The Office of Training and Workforce Development: [email protected] 

NINR supports individual fellowships through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. These fellowships are designed to develop the next generation of nurse scientists capable of conducting independent and interdisciplinary research.

NINR provides funding for the following predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships.

• Predoctoral Dual-Degree Fellowships (F30): Provides support for individuals pursuing combined DNP/PhD graduate training.
• Predoctoral Fellowships (F31): Provides support for individuals pursuing graduate training that leads to a research doctoral degree. NINR only funds non-nurses enrolled in nursing research doctoral degree programs and to nurses with a Bachelor’s degree or higher enrolled in any research doctoral degree program.
• Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32): Provides support for individuals who have a Bachelor's degree or higher in nursing to pursue postdoctoral research training that extends their potential for research. 

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

Scientific Program Contact:  
Email: [email protected]

• Bioinformatics and biomedical data science, including AI/ML for genomic, multi-omics, clinical, and population health analysis
• Clinical and translational informatics, integrating clinical, genomic, and real-world data for research and care
• Biomedical knowledge representation and discovery, including ontologies, knowledge graphs, information retrieval, and NLP/text mining
• Data infrastructure, standards, and interoperability, including FAIR principles, metadata harmonization, and scalable, privacy-preserving ecosystems
• Open science and reproducibility, including data sharing, benchmarking, and transparency
• Digital health and human-centered informatics, including mobile and consumer health tools that improve access to trustworthy health information
• Responsible and ethical data science, including accountability, stewardship, privacy, security, and attention to fairness, transparency, and societal impact

Current NRSA stipends, tuition/fees, and budgetary levels apply.

NLM Extramural Programs 
[email protected]