1.  Office of Extramural Research National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Henry Khachaturian, Ph.D. Acting NIH Research Training Officer September 2014

4. 4  Established by the NRSA Act of 1974 o Section 487 of PHS Act; Regulations at 42 CFR 66  Replaced all previous NIH training authority  Name change legislation passed August 2002  Supported by 22 of the 24 awarding NIH Institutes and Centers (FIC and NLM have additional authority)  Supported by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)

5. NRSA Opportunities:  Training grants (Ts): Multiple slot awards used to support predoc and/or postdoc research training activities.  Fellowships (Fs): Awards for graduate students working on a doctoral degree and researchers who have just earned their doctorates (postdocs).  Opportunities in basic and clinical research.  Reviewed for training impact (T) or potential (F); institutional commitment, mentoring, and training record. Goal: 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.

6. Core Review Criteria: 1. Fellowship Applicant – Academic record and training, publications, etc. 2. Sponsors, Collaborators, and Consultants 3. Research Training Plan 4. Training Potential 5. Institutional Environment & Commitment to Training Additional Review Consideration: 1. Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research Overview:  Awarded to Predoctoral or Postdoctoral fellows who are working with mentors.  Training can be at domestic or foreign institutions.  Opportunities in basic and/or clinical research.  Open to any scientific area within the NIH scientific mission.  PhDs and MD/PhDs receive most of the awards. F-Kiosk: http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm

7. Purpose:  F30 (since 1989): Supports up to 6 years of combined MD/PhD training.  F31 (since 1974): Supports up to 5 years of PhD (or equivalent) training during dissertation research.  Diversity F31 (since 2006): Combined Minority and Disability programs, and added Disadvantaged.  Promising doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research.  Fellows may not change the scope, move fellowship, or change mentor without prior NIH approval.

8. Purpose:  F32 (since 1974): Support up to 3 years of postdoctoral research training.  Promising fellows with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health- related research fields relevant to the missions of NIH Institutes & Centers.  Awardees incur one year of payback.  Repay the 1st year by staying in research a 2nd year  Fellows may not change the scope, move fellowship, or switch mentor without prior NIH approval.