Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #PA-25-426
NIH Kirschstein-NRSA Individual Fellowship for Dual-Degree Predoctoral Students (Parent F30)
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
June 12, 2025
Respond By
May 07, 2028
Identifier
PA-25-426
NAICS
541715
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship (Parent F30) to support students in dual-degree predoctoral programs at institutions with NIH-funded training programs. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Services Requested: - Fellowship support for integrated research and clinical training for students in dual-degree predoctoral programs (e.g., MD/PhD, DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD) - Includes a dissertation research project in health-related fields relevant to NIH missions - Research must not involve leading an independent clinical trial, but may include experience in a clinical trial led by a sponsor or co-sponsor - Notable Requirements: - Applicants must be enrolled in NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree programs - Fellowship is open to a wide range of health-related research areas, including but not limited to minority health, cancer, environmental health, mental health, infectious diseases, and more - Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, and certain federal government agencies - Foreign organizations are not eligible, but foreign components are allowed as defined by NIH policy - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are referenced, as this is a fellowship support opportunity, not a product procurement
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. It aims to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training programs who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to NIH missions. The fellowship is designed for candidates proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial but may include research experience in a clinical trial led by a sponsor or co-sponsor.