National Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If your institution trains PhD-level biomedical researchers, this multi-year institutional grant funds the entire training infrastructure including student stipends and mentor support.
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What this is
The NIGMS T32 program awards grants to institutions—not individuals—to establish or expand predoctoral biomedical sciences training programs. Applicants must be domestic institutions (universities, nonprofits, small businesses, state/local governments) that can demonstrate capacity to deliver integrated didactic coursework, hands-on research mentoring, and career development for PhD-track trainees. The program runs through 2026 and emphasizes evidence-informed approaches to graduate training that align with evolving national biomedical research priorities.
Who can apply
Only institutions are eligible—not individual researchers or solo founders. Eligible applicants include public and private universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, state/local governments, small businesses, and tribal organizations, provided they are domestic and have capacity to deliver a graduate training program. Individual researchers cannot apply directly.
Eligible applicant types
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Special district governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Full description — from the agency
The goal of the NIGMS Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program is to develop a pool of well-trained scientists available to address the Nations biomedical research agenda. Specifically, this funding opportunity announcement provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical graduate training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.
Topics: predoctoral training grant · biomedical graduate education · institutional t32 award · research mentoring program · biomedical workforce development
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