Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
National Institutes of Health · Opportunity PA-25-423
Who can apply
- Public and State institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations).
About this opportunity
The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) is to support research training of highly promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Applications are expected to incorporate exceptional mentorship.
Award history — this exact opportunity
NIH RePORTER lists 48 funded awards under PA-25-423 across 32 organizations.
Total award obligations, not per-year amounts.
Recent awardees include: STANFORD UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE, SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES.
Source: NIH RePORTER, matched on the exact opportunity number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.
Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity
This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 93.113 (“Environmental Health”), a broad federal program that made about 246 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $468k). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.
Applicant counts per solicitation are not published by any federal agency — no one can honestly sell you that number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.
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