NIGMS Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) Program (T34)

The goal of the Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) program is to strengthen research training environments and develop a pool of well-trained students who complete their baccalaureate degrees in biomedically-related fields and transition into and complete biomedical, research-focused higher degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.). This funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical undergraduate training and mentoring to help build a strong biomedical research workforce for the nation. Applicant organizations must enroll undergraduate students and have received NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) funding averaging less than $50 million in total costs per year over the last three fiscal years. The program accepts applications in two tracks: Single Site (to support trainees from a single baccalaureate-degree granting organization) and Community College Partnerships (to support community college trainee development through collaborations between at least one associate-degree granting organization and at least one baccalaureate-degree granting organization). The proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation. This is a training grant program (T34) offered through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health.