Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31). The goal of the NRSA F31 is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from experienced faculty sponsors while conducting biomedical research. • The training plan should reflect the applicant’s research training project and facilitate and clearly enhance the individual’s potential to develop the necessary skills for further career advancement. • The research training project and training plans are expected to provide the candidate with a strong understanding of the rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative approaches, and data analysis. • Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations, non-profits, private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and small businesses.