Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (Parent F33) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (Parent F33), Funding Opportunity Number PA 10 111, is an NIH fellowship program designed for experienced scientists who are already established in their careers but want to take a significant next step in their professional development through structured research training. The central idea is to support senior investigators who either plan to make a major shift in their research direction (for example, moving into a new disease area, adopting a new methodology, or entering a new interdisciplinary field) or who want to broaden and strengthen their scientific background by gaining new research capabilities that will help them continue as independent investigators. The fellowship is specifically oriented toward research training that aligns with the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers, meaning the proposed training should clearly connect to NIH-relevant biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or related research priorities.

This opportunity uses the NRSA F33 mechanism, described here as the Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Postdoctoral National Research Service Award mechanism, but tailored for senior-level fellows. Practically, that means the award functions as an individual fellowship centered on the applicant and their training plan, typically involving a defined mentoring/training environment, a plan to acquire new skills or expertise, and a clear justification for why this training period is necessary for the applicant to successfully pivot or expand their research program. Unlike many project grants that primarily fund a specific research aim, the emphasis here is on the candidate’s development and training outcomes, with the research component serving as the vehicle for acquiring those new competencies.

Funding levels and the number of awards are not fixed in the announcement because NIH expects applications to vary widely in scope, training needs, duration, and budget. As a result, both the size and length of awards can differ from one fellowship to another. NIH indicates that the total number of awards and total dollars ultimately depend on the quantity of applications received, their scientific and training quality, requested duration, and overall costs, along with institute-specific priorities and available funding. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which simplifies budgeting for applicants and host organizations.

The program is listed under the broader category of discretionary grant funding, and it maps to a wide range of CFDA program areas that reflect the many NIH mission domains that could support senior fellowship training. These include, among others, environmental health (93.113), oral diseases and disorders (93.121), deafness and communication disorders (93.173), complementary and integrative health (93.213), sleep disorders research (93.233), nursing research (93.361), cancer research manpower (93.398), cardiovascular and lung diseases research (93.837 and 93.838), blood diseases (93.839), arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases (93.846), neurosciences and neurological disorders (93.853), allergy/immunology/transplantation (93.855), microbiology and infectious diseases (93.856), biomedical research and research training (93.859), child health and human development (93.865), aging research (93.866), and vision research (93.867). In plain terms, the F33 parent announcement is meant to be broadly applicable across many scientific areas, as long as the training plan fits within an NIH institute’s mission and the fellowship rationale is strong.

Eligibility for submission is broad at the institutional level and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) organizations), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and certain other entities referenced in the announcement. The eligibility information also explicitly notes inclusion of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), eligible federal agencies, and non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). In practice, while the fellowship is awarded to support the individual fellow’s training, these organizational categories indicate the types of applicant/host institutions that can participate and submit within the rules of the FOA and NIH policy.

Key administrative details from the source listing include a posted date of February 16, 2010, with an original closing date of January 7, 2013, and a current closing date shown as January 7, 2011, with an archive date of February 7, 2011 (reflecting that this specific listing was archived). The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health. The full announcement was provided via NIH’s grants guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-111.html (spacing in the original source link may need correction when entered into a browser). For technical difficulties accessing the announcement, NIH’s Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact is listed as FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, specifically for problems accessing or linking to the funding announcement.

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