NIH F-31 Application
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Awards for Individual
Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote
Diversity in Health-Related Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-112.html
NIH F-31 Application – PA-11-112
Overall goal:
To help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to
address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, health services and clinical sciences research needs.
Duration:
Up to five years of support for research training leading to a PhD degree; or six years for combined MD/PhD degree
Research Training Activities:
Biomedical
Behavioral
Health services
Clinical or Social sciences
Awards:
Cost of stipends as subsistence allowances for living expenses during training
Research supplies, tuition, fees, certain types of travel (scientific meetings), health insurance, administrative
costs related to training
Does not cover: transportation expenses (i.e. to/from residence to institution)
NIH F-31 Application – PA-11-112
Components of Participating Organizations:
National Cancer Institute (NCI): http://www.cancer.gov/
National Eye Institute (NEI): http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Human Genome Research Institute: http://www.genome.gov/
National Institute on Aging (NIA): http://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): http://www.niams.nih.gov/
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB): http://www.nibib.nih.gov/
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR): http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidahome.html
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): http://www.ninr.nih.gov/
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): http://www.nccam.nih.gov/
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Special Note: Because of the differences in individual Institute and Center (IC) program requirements for this FOA, prospective applicants MUST
consult the Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts, to make sure that their application is appropriate for one of the
participating NIH ICs. Prior consultation with NIH staff is strongly encouraged..
Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_F31_diversity.html
NIH F-31 Application – PA-11-112
• Release Date: February 10, 2011
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
Application Receipt Dates(s): Standard dates apply
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
• Peer Review Date(s): Standard dates apply
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• Council Review Date(s): Standard dates apply
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• Earliest Anticipated Start Date: Standard dates apply
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Eligible Individuals (Principal Director/Principle Investigator):
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Any applicant fellow with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed
research as the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her sponsor and
organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic
groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
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Multiple Principal Investigators are not allowed.
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By the time of award, the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have
been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card
USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status).
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For the purpose of this announcement, institutions are encouraged to identify Fellowship Applicants who will
increase diversity on a national or institutional basis. As indicated in Section I, the NIH is particularly interested in
encouraging the recruitment and retention of the following classes of candidates:
– A. Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be
underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27 and the report Women, Minorities, and
Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2007, p. 262). The following racial and ethnic groups
have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: African Americans, Hispanic Americans,
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. In addition, it is recognized
that under-representation can vary from setting to setting and individuals from racial or ethnic groups that
can be convincingly demonstrated to be underrepresented by the grantee institution are eligible for support
under this program.
– B. Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities.
– C. Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are defined as:
• 1. Individuals who come from a family with an annual income below established low-income
thresholds. These thresholds are based on family size.
• 2. Individuals who come from a social, cultural, or educational environment such as that found in
certain rural or inner-city environments that have demonstrably and recently directly inhibited the
individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to develop and participate in a
research career.
Eligibility related to a disadvantaged background (C1 and C2) is most applicable to high school and perhaps to
undergraduate candidates, but would be more difficult to justify for individuals beyond that level of academic
achievement. Under extraordinary circumstances the PHS may, at its discretion, consider an individual beyond the
undergraduate level to be from a disadvantaged background. Such decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis,
based on appropriate documentation
Institute- and Center- Specific Awards
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NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows
(Parent F31) (PA-11-111) (Expires May 8, 2014)
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-111.html
– To provide support for promising doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research and training in
scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) during the
tenure of the award.
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NINR: NINR Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral
Fellows In Nursing Research (F31) (PAR-11-117) (Expires January 8, 2014)
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-117.html
– To train future generations of outstanding nurse scientists who are committed to research careers in scientific health-related
fields relevant to the programmatic interests of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
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NINDS: NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral
Fellows in MD-PhD programs (F31) (PAR-11-127) (Expires January 8, 2013)
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-127.html
– To provide support for promising doctoral candidates who are enrolled in combined MD-PhD programs, who will be performing
dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields relevant to the mission of the National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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NIGMS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral
Fellows in PharmD/PhD Programs (F31) (PA-11-129) (Expires May 8, 2014)
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-129.html
– To provide training support for promising students enrolled in a PharmD/PhD degree program who will be performing
dissertation research and training in areas relevant to the missions of NIGMS, NICHD, and ODS.