T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32)
(Graduate Students)

This program provides training to graduate (predoctoral) students enrolled at non-research intensive institutions with an institutional mission focused on serving minority and other health disparity populations not well represented in scientific research or institutions that have been identified by federal legislation as having an institutional mission focused on these populations, with the potential to develop meritorious research training programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, or hematologic diseases, and sleep disorders. These individuals should be in the developmental stages of their career.

The institution that promotes diversity may choose to identify and collaborate with a research center (medical school or comparable institution) that has strong, well-established cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, or sleep disorders research and research training programs. The research center opens its facilities to the student and provides a mentor to work with the student's adviser at the institution.

At the time of appointment, students must have received a baccalaureate degree and must be training on a full-time basis at the graduate level in a relevant biomedical or behavioral science. Students are expected to meet the degree requirements at their home institution. Students must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the U.S.

T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32) Web link:

T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32) (RFA-HL-13-021)

Who is eligible? The institution must be a domestic college or university with an institutional mission focused on serving minority and other health disparity populations underrepresented in scientific research, or institutions that have been identified by federal legislation as having specifically focused institutional missions.

The opportunities? Research training

Duration of support? Summer (Health professional students); Academic year (9 to 12-month appointments)

Where? At U.S. institutions

Applications due? July 9, 2012; February 7, 2013; February 7, 2014, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.

Stipend: Current stipend levels for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) trainees are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. Other allowable costs are tuition and fees, travel to scientific meetings, and training-related expenses (includes health insurance).

How to apply: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.

Page Limitations

All page limitations described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed.

Letter of Intent: Research institutions are asked to submit a letter of intent to the Director, Office of Scientific Review at the address listed below. Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows NHLBI staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.

Letter of Intent Due By:

June 9, 2012 for applications received by July 9, 2012

January 7, 2013 for applications received by February 7, 2013

January 7, 2014 for applications received by February 7, 2014

The Letter of Intent should be sent to:

Director, Office of Scientific Review
Division of Extramural Research Activities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7214, MSC 7924
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7924 (for express mail: Bethesda, Maryland 20817)
Telephone: (301) 435-0270
E-mail: Director, Office of Scientific Review

Resources for Applicants:

The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the category Request for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements through the application receipt date.

NHLBI's Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR) Program Description

NHLBI's Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS) Program Description

NHLBI's Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) Program Description

 

Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if you have questions about this award:

Sandra Colombini Hatch, M.D.
Division of Lung Diseases (responding for all NHLBI programmatic Divisions)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Suite 10162, MSC 7952
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7952
Telephone: (301) 435-0222
E-mail: hatchs@nhlbi.nih.gov

Last Updated June 2012