Under its Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (Kirschstein-NRSA) program, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports the training of biomedical, behavioral and clinical researchers through individual pre and postdoctoral fellowships.
Kirschstein-NRSA fellowship awards are made specifically to the individual graduate student (as Principal Investigator) rather than to the applicant institution. Although the graduate student is the Principal Investigator, an institution faculty member must serve as the fellowship sponsor.
Kirschstein - NRSA F30
Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. and other Dual Degree Fellowships
Individual fellowships for predoctoral training which leads to the combined M.D./Ph.D. and other dual Clinical/Research degrees.
Kirschstein - NRSA F31
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
To provide predoctoral individuals with supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward the research doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.).
Kirschstein - NRSA F32
Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
To provide postdoctoral research training to individuals to broaden their scientific background and extend their potential for research in specified health-related areas.
NIH NRSA Fellowship Activation Notice