Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-04-29. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If your institution trains health professional students and wants NIH funding to build a summer biomedical research immersion program, this grant supports exactly that—but application is complex and requires institutional backing.
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What this is
This is an institutional research training grant, not a direct startup or small-business funding mechanism. NIH awards T35 grants to eligible domestic institutions (universities, nonprofits, some for-profits) to design and deliver short-term, intensive research training experiences—typically summer programs—for predoctoral students and health professional students (MDs, DVMs, other health professionals) interested in biomedical research careers. The goal is to expose trainees to rigorous research principles and encourage pursuit of research-focused careers in health sciences. Award amounts and ranges are not specified in the source text.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), state/local governments, some for-profits, and tribal organizations. Solo founders and independent researchers are not eligible; the grant is awarded to institutions that employ or partner with trainee populations. Applicant must be a domestic entity.
Eligible applicant types
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Full description — from the agency
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and/or enhance research training opportunities for predoctoral students interested in careers within biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Many NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this NRSA program exclusively to support intensive, short-term research training experiences for health professional students (medical students, veterinary students, and/or students in other health-professional programs) during the summer. This program is also intended to encourage training of graduate students in the physical or quantitative sciences to pursue interests in research careers by short-term exposure to, and involvement in, the health-related sciences. The training should be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of biomedical research.
Topics: nrsa training grants · institutional research training · biomedical research workforce · predoctoral student training · summer research programs · health professional education
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