Category: Pre and Postdoctoral Training Programs

US Department of Defense: Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program

Provides merit-based scholarships to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees, including biomedical engineering and bioscience programs. SMART scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and after graduation, civilian employment with the Department of Defense. [Deadline: 12/4/26.]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Up to two years support for postdoctoral scientists with no more than 7 years of postdoctoral experience at HHMI eligible institutions to pursue bold and creative scientific research as they transition to independent faculty careers. [Deadline: 12/15/26.]

University of Virginia – IGNITE KUH

A partnership between four major research training centers in the Commonwealth of Virginia offering pre- and postdoctoral training to develop the next generation of diverse kidney, urology, and hematology researchers.

Chicago KUH FORWARD (TL1DK132769)

Chicago KUH FORWARD (TL1DK132769) research training program is a cross-disciplinary, mentored research experience that will yield scientific products, leading trainees to accumulate publications, submit individual grant applications and present their work at national scientific meetings.

Mayo Clinic Kidney Disease Research Training Program (T32 DK07013)

The Kidney Disease Research Training Program at Mayo Clinic prepares biomedical and clinical scientists for independent investigative careers in academic nephrology and basic renal sciences. Trainees acquire an in-depth education in renal physiology, pathophysiology, or both, and skills in the appropriate basic or applied sciences.