Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
(Graduate Students)

At the time of appointment, trainees must have received a baccalaureate degree and must be training at the graduate level in a program leading to the Ph.D., Sc.D., or other equivalent degree. Trainees who wish to interrupt their medical, dental, veterinary, or other professional school studies to engage in full-time research training before completing their professional degrees are also eligible. These awards do not support study leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or other similar professional degrees, nor do they support residency training.

Institutional grants are renewable, through competition, for up to 5 years.

"Per NIH policy, investigators requesting more than $500,000 direct costs in any given year must receive prior approval from the Institute before submitting an application. Guidelines for requesting approval can be found at the following URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/policies/500kweb.htm

Who is eligible? U.S. research institutions

The opportunities? Research training

Duration of support? Full-time for up to 5 years

Where? At U.S. institution receiving the award

Applications due?

• January 25 - The NHLBI will accept all types of competing T32 applications (new, renewal/competing continuation, resubmission/amended) on this date.
• May 25 - This date has been eliminated; after 5/25/07 no T32 applications of any type will be accepted.
• September 25 - Only resubmission/amended T32 applications will be accepted on this date.
  
  

The program is announced annually in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts available by subscription or by accessing the NIH Website. Previous announcements can be used to prepare draft applications since the program requirements and receipt dates do not change significantly from year to year.

The most recent announcement can be found at the following URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-468.html.

For additional information specific to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute T32 awards, please see the NHLBI Supplemental Guidelines and Other Related Documents to the Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Application (T32).

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

Please note that the links indicated above are for two different websites. To return to the NHLBI Research Training and Career Development website, use the Internet navigation "Back" button.

Stipend: Current stipend and training-related expense levels for National Research Service Awards (NRSA) trainees are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. Other allowable costs are tuition, fees, health insurance, and travel to scientific meetings ("Notice of New NIH Policy for Funding of Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance on Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards" available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-093.html).

How to apply: Institutions apply to the NIH using application form PHS 398. The form is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. For further assistance contact:

Grants Information
Telephone (301) 435-0714
Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov.

Institutions should send the signed original and five complete photocopies of the application (with full Appendix materials) to:

Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
Two Rockledge Center, Room 1040
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7710
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express or regular mail)
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for express/courier service; non-USPS service)

One additional signed complete photocopy (with full Appendix material) of the application should be sent to:

Chief, Review Branch
Division of Extramural Research Affairs
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7924
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7924
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for express mail)
Phone: (301) 435-0270
FAX: (301) 480-0730
Email: Chief, Review Branch
   
Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if you have questions about this award:

Michael Commarato, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Room 8140
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7940
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7940
Phone: (301) 435-0535
FAX: (301) 480-7971
Email: CommaraM@nhlbi.nih.gov

Revised: May 2007