Training Resources

NIAAA

• NIAAA Centers and Training Working Group Roster
   
• NIAAA Institutional Research Training Programs
   
• NIAAA Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
   
• Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) and Diversity Training Resources
   
• NIAAA T32 and T35 Supplemental Information
   
• NIAAA Conference Grants
   

NIH

• Career Development Kiosk (K Kiosk)

• Diversity in Extramural Programs (NIH)

• Fellowship Kiosk (F Kiosk)

• NIH Grant Career Timeline

• NIH Grants Basics (Office of Extramural Research)

• NIH Grants Process Overview (Office of Extramural Research)

• NIH How to Apply - Video Tutorials (Office of Extramural Research)

• NIH Intramural Research Programs (IRPs)

• Quick Guide for Grant Applications (PDF, 86 KB)

• NIH Research & Training

• Research Integrity

• NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
   
• NIH Research Training and Career Development

• OER: All About Grants Podcasts

• Research Training Kiosk (T Kiosk)

• Rigor and Reproducibility

Other

• Grants.gov Community Blog

• HHMI: Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty

• MyIDP (Individual Development Plan) – Science Careers

• Nature Mentoring

• Everything (Almost) You Wanted to Know About Grant Submission and Review - Dr. Lori Davis (from ASCP NIA 2016) [PDF, 187 KB]

• Getting a Position, And Keeping It! - Dr. Mark Rapaport (from ASCP NIA 2017) [PDF, 589 KB]

• To Apply or Not to Apply: A Survey Analysis of Grant Writing Costs and Benefits. von Hippel T, von Hippel C (2015). PLoS ONE 10(3): e0118494.

Highlights and Archive

Changes Coming to NIH Applications and Peer Review in 2025 https://grants.nih.gov/policy/changes-coming-jan-2025

This NIH Office of Extramural Research page serves as a central location where you can learn more about multiple changes coming in 2025 that will affect the submission and review of NIH grant applications. These changes include updates to the peer review and submission of most research project grants, fellowships, and training grants; Common Forms for NIH biographical sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support; updated instructions for reference letters; and the transition to FORMS-I application instructions. Although each of these initiatives has specific goals, they are all meant to simplify, clarify, and/or promote greater fairness towards a level playing field for applicants throughout the application and review processes.

NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Guide Notices - FY 2025 

The NIH Guide Notices for each of the Extramural LRPs have been published. The FY 2025 LRP application submission deadline is Thursday, November 21, 2024. Links for the program announcements are provided below.

• Clinical Research (LRP-CR): NOT-OD-24-134
• Pediatric Research (LRP-PR): NOT-OD-24-135
• Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR): NOT-OD-24-136
• Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health (LRP-REACH): NOT-OD-24-137
• Clinical Research – Disadvantaged (LRP-IDB): NOT-OD-24-138

Priority areas for the LRP-REACH include basic science projects in the areas of metabolism and physiological and pathological health effects, neuroscience and behavior, or computational and data science.

NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels - FY2024  

• NOT-OD-23-111 NIH Policies for NRSA Stipends, Compensation and Other Income. The purpose of this Notice is to remind the extramural community of the policies surrounding stipends, compensation and other income for trainees and fellows supported under Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) grants. 
• NOT-OD-24-104 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2024. This Notice supersedes NOT-OD-23-076 and establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the tables below which reflects the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-047), signed into law on March 23, 2024.
• NOT-OD-24-109 Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2024. This Notice provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations for Fiscal Year 2024 and implements the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47), signed into law on March 23, 2024.

NIH RePORTER Matchmaker Tool 

Ever wonder how to go about finding a Program Officer that best fits your area of research? Try the NIH's RePORTER Matchmaker tool to see a list of similar projects or program officials associated with these projects. These matches are based on the terms and concepts you provide in the search box: NIH RePORTER Matchmaker Tool

Early Stage Investigators

An ESI is a Program Director/Principal Investigator who has completed their terminal research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, whichever is later, within the past 10 years and who has not previously competed successfully as a PD/PI for a substantial NIH independent research award. Early Stage Investigator (ESI) policies and related information (see https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-stage/index.htm) are posted at the NIH Office of Extramural Research website. At this page, learn about NIH policies and how NIH support for ESIs helps promote the growth, stability, and diversity of the future biomedical research workforce: 

• NIH Early Stage Investigators Policy
• Determining Early Stage Investigator Status 
  Early Stage Investigators Extensions
• Resources of Interest to Early Stage Investigators
• Early Stage Investigator Related Data
• History of NIH Support for Early Career Investigators
• Related Notices, Laws, Statements and Reports
• FAQs

Harassment and Discrimination Protections in NIH Training Applications - (July 2019)

Applications for National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutional training grants (T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TL4) must include a letter on institutional letterhead signed by a key institutional leader that describes the institutional commitment to ensuring that proper policies, procedures, and oversight are in place to prevent discriminatory harassment and other discriminatory practices. This policy applies to applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2019.  The specific section in which the harassment and discrimination protections can be found is in NOT-OD-19-029.

Revised October 2024