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- The HHS-NIH11 in the environment, food and nutrition, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.173, 93.213, 93.273, 93.286, 93.351, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.847, 93.855, 93.856, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 25, 2016 and posted on Mar 25, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 07, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35), funding opportunity number PA-16-151, is a discretionary NIH grant program designed to help U.S.-based institutions create, strengthen, or expand short-term research training experiences for predoctoral students who are considering careers in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. The core idea is to give trainees a focused, intensive, hands-on research experience that is long enough and structured enough to meaningfully introduce them to how health-related research is actually done, rather than simply offering a brief observational experience. The program is commonly used to support summer research training, particularly for students in health professional degree programs who may have limited time in their curricula for extended research.
A major emphasis of the T35 mechanism is short, immersive training for health professional students such as medical students, veterinary students, and students in other health-professional programs, often during the summer when they can dedicate concentrated time to research. NIH Institutes and Centers frequently rely on this specific mechanism as their primary or exclusive way to fund these short-term training slots, which signals that the program is meant to be practical, well-established, and tailored to the realities of health professional training schedules. The expectation is that participants come away with real experience in research environments, including exposure to experimental design, responsible conduct of research, data interpretation, and the broader scientific process that underpins biomedical investigation.
In addition to health professional students, the opportunity is also explicitly intended to attract graduate students from physical or quantitative science backgrounds into health-related research career paths. For these trainees, the short-term format is meant to serve as an on-ramp: a structured introduction to biomedical and clinical research questions, methods, and culture, leveraging their existing quantitative or physical science training while helping them see how their skill sets translate into health science problems. In other words, part of the program's mission is workforce development that bridges disciplines, encouraging students who might not otherwise enter biomedical research to engage with it early and directly.
From a training perspective, NIH expects the experience to have enough depth that trainees complete the program with a solid exposure to the principles underlying biomedical research. That typically implies mentored research with defined goals, a training plan that goes beyond routine lab tasks, and opportunities to learn core research competencies. While the specific structure is set by the applicant institution, the overall purpose is consistent: trainees should leave with a clearer understanding of what a research career involves and with increased readiness to pursue further research training or research-integrated career pathways.
Eligible applicants are domestic organizations and institutions, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities) that meet NIH eligibility requirements. The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (listed as HHS-NIH11 in the source data). The program is associated with multiple CFDA numbers, reflecting that more than one NIH Institute or Center may participate or fund awards under this umbrella announcement, depending on scientific alignment and institute priorities.
Key administrative details from the source data include an original and current closing date of January 7, 2019, and a posting/creation date of March 25, 2016. The funding instrument type is a grant. The source data does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards in the fields provided, which is common for NIH training announcements where budgets and award counts can vary by institute participation, applicant pool, and annual appropriations. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as institutional support for building a high-quality, mentored, short-term research training program that can reliably introduce predoctoral and health professional students to the realities and standards of biomedical research and encourage them to continue along research career trajectories.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)?
It is a discretionary NIH grant program (funding opportunity number PA-16-151) that supports U.S.-based institutions in creating, strengthening, or expanding short-term, structured research training experiences for predoctoral students who are considering careers in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
What is the main purpose of the T35 short-term training mechanism?
The purpose is to provide an immersive, hands-on research experience that is long and structured enough to meaningfully introduce trainees to how health-related research is conducted, rather than offering only a brief observational experience.
Who is this program primarily designed to train?
The program is designed for predoctoral students considering research careers in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. A major emphasis is on health professional students (such as medical and veterinary students and students in other health-professional programs). It is also intended to attract graduate students from physical or quantitative science backgrounds into health-related research pathways.
Is this opportunity commonly used for summer research programs?
Yes. The T35 mechanism is commonly used to support summer research training, especially for health professional degree students who may have limited time in their curricula for extended research.
Why does the program emphasize short, immersive training for health professional students?
Health professional training schedules often make long research commitments difficult. This program is tailored to those realities by supporting concentrated, short-term training slots (often during the summer) that still provide meaningful research exposure.
What kinds of students from non-biomedical fields does the program aim to attract?
The opportunity explicitly aims to attract graduate students from physical or quantitative science backgrounds by providing a structured on-ramp into biomedical and clinical research questions, methods, and research culture.
What should trainees gain from participating in a T35-supported experience?
Trainees are expected to leave with real experience in a research environment and solid exposure to principles underlying biomedical research. The description highlights exposure to experimental design, responsible conduct of research, data interpretation, and the broader scientific process that supports biomedical investigation.
Does the training need to be more than routine lab tasks?
Yes. NIH expects sufficient depth so the experience goes beyond routine tasks. The training is typically mentored research with defined goals and a training plan that supports learning core research competencies.
Is the program intended to support individuals directly or institutions that run training programs?
It is described as institutional support for building or improving a short-term research training program. In other words, institutions apply to support a structured training experience for trainees, rather than the opportunity being presented as an individual fellowship in the provided description.
What types of research areas does the program cover?
The program is focused on training experiences tied to biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research, and it is meant to familiarize trainees with the standards and process of health-related research.
Who can apply for this grant opportunity?
Eligible applicants are domestic (U.S.-based) organizations and institutions that meet NIH eligibility requirements. The listed eligible organization types include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities).
Are tribal entities eligible to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations, provided they meet NIH eligibility requirements.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofits are included, including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) organizations, as long as they meet NIH eligibility requirements.
Which federal agency sponsors this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (listed as HHS-NIH11 in the source data).
What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument type is a grant.
What is the funding opportunity number for this announcement?
The funding opportunity number is PA-16-151.
What does it mean that multiple CFDA numbers are associated with this opportunity?
It indicates that more than one NIH Institute or Center may participate or fund awards under the umbrella announcement, depending on scientific alignment and institute priorities.
Does the opportunity specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards?
No. The source data provided does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards. The description notes this can be common for NIH training announcements where budgets and award counts can vary by institute participation, applicant pool, and annual appropriations.
When was this opportunity posted, and what closing date is listed?
The posting/creation date is March 25, 2016. The original and current closing date listed in the source data is January 7, 2019.
How is this opportunity best understood in practical terms?
It is best understood as support for an institution to run a high-quality, mentored, short-term research training program that reliably introduces predoctoral and health professional students to the realities and standards of biomedical research and encourages continued research training or research-integrated career paths.
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