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NIH Individual Fellowship Grants (F Series) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH awards individual fellowship grants (often referred to as the 'F' series) to provide mentored research experience to students and scientists at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.
These fellowships aim to support the research training and career development of individuals in scientific areas relevant to global mental health, including research training, research education, research capacity building, and research infrastructure development. The majority are through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program.
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Individual Fellowships | Grants & Funding U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health NIH awards individual fellowship grants (often referred to as the "F" series) to provide research experience to students and scientists at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.
Individual fellowship programs provide mentored research experience to students and scientists at various stages of These fellowships may provide a stipend, institutional allowance to help support the costs of training, tuition and fees, and childcare costs. Please see the funding opportunity for details. The majority of NIH-funded fellowships are through the Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. Some NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) may also participate in non-NRSA To find the criteria reviewers will use to evaluate your application, see Section V of your funding opportunity. Use the Explore NIH Grant Opportunities tool to search Grants.
gov. Ready to develop your application? Learn from a step-by-step guide. NIH Institute, Center, and Office (ICO) Funding Considerations for Individual Fellowships Period during which a student who has earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree is pursuing additional education and performing research to obtain a research doctorate.
Clinical students acquire the knowledge to earn the clinical doctorate degree. Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M. D.
/Ph. D. Fellowships (F30) Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99) / (K00) Postdoctoral refers to a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced training for those who have received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue their chosen career path.
Residency refers to a graduate medical education (GME) program that provides physicians with hands-on experience and training in a specific medical specialty after they graduate from medical school. Ruth L.
Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32) Stage at which investigator leads research programs in an academic, industry, or government setting with independent (often peer-reviewed) research funding and have delivered significant research outputs due to their experience and scientific quality. Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows (F33) Fellowship for Intramural Dual-Degree Scientists (FIDDS) (FM1) Administrative Supplements – An administrative supplement is a non-competing award that provides additional funding to a currently funded grant.
NIH participates in programs for full or part-time mentored research training experiences for individuals with high potential to reenter, reintegrate into, or retrain in an active research career.
Full List of Activity Codes What Early Career Researchers Should Know (Part 1) – the Hidden Curriculum What Early Career Researchers Should Know (Part 2) – Discovering Strengths to Advance Your Research Career Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process (For Due Dates On/After January 25, 2025) Research Training and Career Development Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Policies Family-Friendly Initiatives NOT-OD-25-008: Announcement of Childcare Costs for Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Programs F99 Recipients NOT-OD-24-129: Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications for Due Dates on or After January 25, 2025 NOT-OD-24-116: Childcare Costs for Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellows and Institutional Research Training Awards NOT-OD-24-107: Implementation of Revisions to the NIH and AHRQ Fellowship Application and Review Process NOT-OD-24-084: Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025 This page last updated on: April 6, 2026 For technical issues E-mail OER Webmaster
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Students and scientists at various stages of their careers at the graduate and postdoctoral levels. Eligibility criteria vary by specific funding opportunity. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
NIH Individual Fellowship Grants (F Series) is funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). This interagency program supports transformative, high-risk/high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral, and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in biomedical and public health. It encourages scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams to develop novel methods to collect, sense, connect, analyze, and interpret data from individuals, devices, and systems, enabling discovery and optimizing health. This includes applying AI in healthcare.
NIH NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) is a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Cancer Institute (NCI) that funds early-stage postdoctoral researchers in cancer-related fields to transition to independent research careers. The award provides a mentored phase (K99) followed by an independent phase (R00), supporting investigators who do not require an extended period of supervised training beyond their doctoral degrees. Eligible applicants must hold a research or clinical doctoral degree and be postdoctoral fellows who have not yet established independent research careers. The March 11, 2026 due date applies; award amounts vary by project.
NIH R25 Summer Research Education Experience Program is a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funds universities and institutions of higher education to provide summer research experiences in environmental health sciences to high school students, college undergraduates, and science teachers. Administered through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the program aims to attract young people to scientific careers and help teachers communicate about the scientific process more effectively. Eligible applicants are U.S. institutions eligible for NIH grants. The application deadline was March 17, 2026.
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