The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) is designed to support promising predoctoral students. It provides funding for students to receive personalized, mentored research training while working on their dissertation projects in health-related scientific fields. The goal is to help these students become independent research scientists. However, applicants cannot lead their own clinical trials, but they can participate in trials led by their mentors.
Who it's for: This grant is for promising predoctoral students who are working on their dissertation projects in scientific health-related fields. Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and various types of nonprofit organizations.
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Likely Disqualifiers
- Proposing to lead an independent clinical trial
- Not being a predoctoral student
- Research not related to health-related scientific fields
- Lack of a qualified faculty sponsor
- Application submitted past the deadline
What You May Need
- Proof of enrollment in a predoctoral program
- Detailed research proposal
- Mentorship plan with faculty sponsor
- Letters of recommendation
- Institutional approval
- Budget plan
- NIH biosketch
- Personal statement
- Research training plan
- Transcripts
Cautions
- Cannot lead an independent clinical trial