Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
Funding Agency:
- National Institutes of Health
The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. NRSA fellowships support the training of pre-and postdoctoral scientists, dual-degree investigators, and senior researchers. More information about NRSA programs may be found at the NIH Research Training and Career Development website.
The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) is to support promising candidates during their mentored postdoctoral training under the guidance of experienced faculty sponsors. The integrated program of research and training should enhance the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent researcher. The research and training plans are expected to provide the candidate with a strong understanding of the rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative approaches, and data analysis. The training plan should document the need for, and the anticipated value of, the proposed mentored training in relationship to the individual’s research career goals. The training plan should also facilitate the fellow’s transition to the next stage of their career.
It is expected that the mentored training experience will provide:
- A strong foundation in rigorous research design, experimental methods, and analytic techniques appropriate to the proposed research;
- An enhanced ability to conceptualize and think through research problems with increasing independence;
- Experience conducting research using appropriate, state-of-the-art methods;
- The opportunity to present and publish research findings (including first authorship as appropriate) and to interact with members of the scientific community at scientific meetings and workshops;
- Professional and scientific skills needed to transition to the next stage of the candidate’s research career; and
- Refinement of the candidate’s understanding of the health-related sciences and the relationship of his/her research to health and disease.
Award budgets are composed of stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance.
December 08, 2023
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