OpenFederal grantOpen to for-profit businessesPA-25-280

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)

National Institutes of HealthCloses May 7, 2028(572 days left)

Does this fit your business?

This is an NIH training grant for domestic institutions that want to run short-term or summer research training for health-professional students and quantitative-science graduate students headed toward biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research careers. It is for organizations that can host and run a structured research training program, not for businesses seeking general operating money. If you are a retailer, finance firm, or any company with no role in biomedical research training, do not.

Best for
Universities and health-professional schools running summer research training for medical, veterinary, and other health-, Nonprofits and tribal organizations that can host short-term biomedical or behavioral research training, Graduate programs in the physical or quantitative sciences that want to expose students to health-related research, Small businesses and government entities positioned to run institutional research training programs
Not for
Retail, finance, housing, and other businesses with no role in biomedical or health-professional research training, Foreign or non-U.S. entities, Organizations looking for general operating funding rather than trainee-focused research education
Estimated fit by industry, best first
IndustryEstimated fit
Healthcare & BiotechMatches your industry (health, medical, biomedical, clinical)
91
Strong Match
Education & TrainingMatches your industry (training, workforce)
85
Strong Match
Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to agriculture & farming
54
Possible Match
Arts & CultureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to arts & culture
54
Possible Match
Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to construction & infrastructure
54
Possible Match
Energy & Clean TechLimit: Nothing in this notice points to energy & clean tech
54
Possible Match
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Estimated fit by industry, best first
IndustryEstimated fit
Environment & ConservationLimit: Nothing in this notice points to environment & conservation
54
Possible Match
Finance & BankingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to finance & banking
54
Possible Match
Food & BeverageLimit: Nothing in this notice points to food & beverage
54
Possible Match
Housing & Real EstateLimit: Nothing in this notice points to housing & real estate
54
Possible Match
ManufacturingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to manufacturing
54
Possible Match
Retail & E-CommerceLimit: Nothing in this notice points to retail & e-commerce
54
Possible Match
Social Services & NonprofitLimit: Nothing in this notice points to social services & nonprofit
54
Possible Match
Technology & SoftwareLimit: Nothing in this notice points to technology & software
54
Possible Match
Transportation & LogisticsLimit: Not clearly about your industry or what you need funding for; check the…
54
Possible Match

These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.

What this funds

Money can be used for
Training, Research, Operating support
Who can apply
Small businesses, For-profit companies, Nonprofits, State and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations, Colleges and universities, Other applicants (see eligibility)

Questions about this grant

When is the application deadline?
May 7, 2028.
Who can apply for this grant?
Domestic institutions, including private and public institutions of higher education, state, county, city, township, and special district governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities, independent school districts, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. Foreign institutions are not eligible, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations cannot apply.
Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?
The facts do not say. Small businesses are listed as eligible, but the notice does not specify whether a sole proprietor or single-member LLC qualifies as one for this program.
Can a nonprofit apply?
Yes. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education, are both listed as eligible applicants.

Summary

NIH T35 short-term institutional research training grants for domestic institutions to develop summer/short-term research training for health-professional students and quantitative-science graduate students in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research careers. Eligible applicants include universities, governments, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and businesses per listed codes.

About this grant

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.

Who can apply

Other Eligible Applicants include the following:

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Health
  • Science
  • Education
  • Workforce

Program contact

National Institutes of Healthgrantsinfo@nih.gov301-402-2541

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