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2025
NIH Fellowship Funding Opportunities Are Here
Updated funding opportunities for NIH fellowships are below and also available on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and Grants.gov. NIH fellowships are open to early career scientists, including at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level, and are designed to provide mentored research training to enable skills’ development and experiences needed to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.
New Home for Research Training and Career Development Information on the NIH Grants and Funding Website
The NIH Research Training and Career Development website content has a new home on the NIH Grants and Funding website, now closer to the funding and application process information you need to get started!
NIH is Temporarily Extending Eligibility for Some Mentored Career Development Awards
NIH has issued a temporary policy exception to NIH GPS Section 12.3.7 to allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025 to reapply for future awards. This exception is effective immediately and will remain in effect until July 31, 2026.
Automatic Extension of Early Stage Investigator Status to Address Recent Delays
NIH has granted the automatic extension of Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility. This extension addresses delays impacting grant application submissions, peer review, or award processing timelines between January 1, 2025, and May 31, 2025.
How Are Childcare Costs Issued to Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Awards?
NIH has recently revised the process by which NRSA childcare funds are distributed to institutional research training awards.
How Does NIH Determine Early Stage Investigator Eligibility?
Early Stage Investigator eligibility is calculated in the eRA Commons system, using information provided by the investigator in their eRA Commons Personal Profile. Learn more about how eligibility is determined on the ESI status page.