Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
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If you're in an MD/PhD or dual-doctoral program at an NIH-funded institution and want to fund your dissertation research while training as a clinician-scientist, this is your program.
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What this is
The Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA F30 fellowship is a predoctoral award specifically designed for students actively matriculated in combined MD/PhD or equivalent dual-degree training programs at institutions with NIH-funded institutional training grants. Applicants must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan plus a dissertation project in scientific health-related fields, with the expectation of developing into an independent physician-scientist. The program explicitly excludes applicants leading independent clinical trials but permits participation in trials sponsored by others. This is a highly specialized fellowship for a narrow population of dual-degree students, not a general research funding opportunity.
Who can apply
You must be a predoctoral student matriculated in a dual-doctoral degree training program (MD/PhD, DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD, or equivalent) at a U.S. institution with an NIH-funded institutional training grant. Your host institution must have the approved program; individual researcher eligibility is secondary to institutional affiliation. Non-U.S. citizens may apply if they meet visa and citizenship requirements; check NIH guidelines for specifics.
Eligible applicant types
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Full description — from the agency
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The fellowship experience is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent physician/clinician-scientist. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed specifically for candidates proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial, but does allow candidates to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a sponsor or co-sponsor.
Topics: predoctoral fellowship · md/phd training · dual-degree students · physician-scientist development · health research training · nih nrsa
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