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NIH training grants (F and T series)

Need assistance with NIH training grants?

12/13/24 NOTICE: 

Please note that the toolkits for NIH F30, F31, and F32 awards are currently being updated. Please contact OCRD if you have any questions. New versions of these toolkits will be made available over the next week and this notice will be removed.

NIH training grants (F and T series) are intended to provide individual research training opportunities to trainees and early career scientists.

When applying for an F or T series grant, researchers should follow the most current NIH SF424 guidance, as well as any specific instructions in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

Also review additional NIH proposal guidance:

Note: The FOA instructions always supersede the SF424 or standard page limitation guidance.

Templates and examples

See below for templates and examples for commonly required sections of training grants. Consult the FOA for specific section requirements that apply to that funding mechanism.
General NIH F and T grant templates

For all NIH F grant proposals:

 

For all NIH T grant proposals:

NIH F grants Human Subjects and Clinical Trials attachments

NIH F and T Toolkits

The Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD) has developed toolkits for the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. The 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. Toolkits have been created for the Parent F and T opportunities. Each toolkit includes guidance and templates tailored to the specified opportunity. Toolkits are updated annually or as needed to conform to both NIH and program-specific requirements.

Contact OCRD (sohini.sengupta@duke.edu) if you need a toolkit for an RFA-specific opportunity from the F or T series.

Note: The F30/F31 toolkit can be used for either Parent F30 or F31 applications. There is a separate F32 toolkit for Parent F32 applications. The T32 toolkit can be used to develop institutional training grant applications responding to the Parent T32.
F30/F31 Toolkit (for PhD and MD/PhD students)

The F30/F31 toolkit can be used for the following parent opportunities:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) (PA-23-260) is a dual-doctoral degree (MD or equivalent/PhD), individual predoctoral fellowship.
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (PA-23-272) F31 is an individual predoctoral fellowship (PhD-seeking only). 
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-23-271) F31 is an individual predoctoral fellowship (PhD-seeking only) that focuses on diversity.

Upcoming deadlines: See standard due dates for F applications

F32 Toolkit (for postdocs)

The F32 Toolkit can be used for the following parent opportunity:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) (PA-23-262) is an individual postdoc fellowship. 

Upcoming deadlines: See standard due dates for F applications

T32 Toolkit (for institutional training grants that propose predoctoral and/or postdoctoral training programs)

The T32 Toolkit can be used for the following parent opportunity:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) (PA-25-168) is an institutional training grant to develop and enhance predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research training, including short-term research training. 

Upcoming deadlines: See standard due dates for T applications