National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Overview of Training, Research Education and Career Development Programs

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Time: 1:00PM ET - 3:00PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
This event is recorded. A recording will be available after the event concludes.
Hosted by: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Event Overview:

Description:

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will host an informational webinar to:

  • Provide a broad overview of the training, fellowship, research education and career development funding opportunities we support.
  • Have breakout sessions to answer questions about our interests in newly published Parent R25 and K12 Notices of funding opportunities. 

We encourage you to review the NIGMS ICO profile page for more information on our training, fellowship, research education, and career development (institutional and individual) priorities.  

Participation in the webinar is optional and not required for the submission of an application. Advanced registration is not required. Program-specific questions can be sent to the NIGMS email box listed below at any time.

Participants requiring sign language interpretation and/or other reasonable accommodations should submit a request to [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the event.

More information can be found here.

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