Category: Extramural Funding

Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (Parent K12) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

To support institutional career development programs for later-stage postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty scholars for career advancement and transition to independence. [Expires 7/13/29.]

Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Congenital Anomalies: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The NIH invites applications to submit samples from pediatric cohorts for whole genome sequencing at a Kids First Program supported genomic data generating centers. This resource access award supports projects for up to 1 year. [Deadline: 1/11/27.]

Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00)

Support for predoctoral investigators to complete doctoral research training and transition to mentored postdoctoral career development opportunities. [Expires: 4/9/29.]

NIH Research Education Program – Research Experiences (Parent R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Supports educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs and recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences to foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. [Exp. 5/26/29.]

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

<5y support incl cost-of-education allowance & a personal stipend valued at up to $250K for college seniors, 1st yr grad students, or those in a gap period preparing to apply to grad school. For US citizens & permanent residents who intend to pursue a full-time, in-person PhD in the applied physical & biological sciences, mathematics or engineering at an institution in the US. [Applications open late August 2026 & close late October 2026.]

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)

For postdoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from appropriate faculty sponsors while conducting biomedical research in scientific health-related fields. The proposed mentored research training must address the candidate’s identified research training and career goals and enhance the candidate's potential to successfully transition to the next phase of their biomedical research career. [Posted 6/13/25. Expires 5/8/28.]

Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

3y salary support for postdoctoral fellows conducting fundamental biomedical research to advance human health. Open to citizens of any country, but awards for non-U.S. citizens can only be made to sponsoring institutions in the US. [Online portal opens 10/1/26; apps due 2/1/27.]

Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 – Clinical Trial Optional)

Up to 5 years support for translational activities and clinical studies to advance the development of medical devices for disease prevention, monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment. [Exp 1/29/28.]

Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 – Clinical Trial Optional)

<$6.25m direct costs for 7y total for any extramural investigator to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies leveraging NICHD clinical research network infrastructure. [Expires 11/16/27.]

Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)

MIRA supports ESIs conducting research in alignment with the NIGMS mission to boost scientific productivity and the chances for important breakthroughs. [Expires 2/7/29.]