Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)

The NIH F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (Kirschstein-NRSA) is designed to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists. The fellowship provides supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward a research degree such as a Ph.D. This mentored research training program supports predoctoral candidates while they conduct their dissertation research. The award is available through multiple NIH institutes and centers, each supporting research within their specific mission areas including cancer, mental health, aging, infectious diseases, and many other biomedical and health-related fields. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at eligible U.S. domestic or foreign institutions. The application requires reference letters (minimum 3, maximum 5) and follows the NIH Fellowship application guidelines.