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Career Level: Doctoral & Medical Student

  1. High School & Undergraduate Student
  2. Doctoral & Medical Student
  3. Post
    Doctorate
  4. Junior
    Faculty
  5. Established Investigator

Graduate students may be eligible for support from an NIDDK-funded training grant or from an individual fellowship (F31 or diversity F31).

Medical students enrolled in an M.D., Ph.D. program are eligible for individual fellowship (F30) support. NIDDK also supports medical students for both short-term (2-3 months) and for year-long research experiences. For additional information, see: Medical Student Research Training Supplement

Contact NIDDK training program staff with questions well in advance of deadlines. 

Awards that are for the training or career development of a single applicant.

  1. F30 Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA) for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowship

    Support for students enrolled in M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent, combined degree programs once they have identified a dissertation project.

  2. F31 Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA)

    Support for students enrolled in a doctoral degree program (usually Ph.D.) once they have identified a mentor and have chosen a dissertation research project.

  3. TL1 Linked Training Award

    The TL1 supports research training experiences for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees who are appointed as part of the KUH Institutional Network Award.

Awards that are under the direction of a senior faculty member who is responsible for selecting trainees or scholars. Perform a keyword search using the NIH RePORTER system to see who NIDDK is currently supporting.

  1. T32 Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA)

    Award to an institution to support several individuals, selected by the institution, in either short-term, predoctoral, and/or postdoctoral training positions with experienced mentors.  

  2. T32 Medical Student Research Training Supplement

    Additional slot awarded to an existing training grant for either a specific medical student wishing to take a year off from school to pursue research training or for a pre- or post-doctoral trainee from a group underrepresented in biomedical research, when no slot is available on the training grant.

  3. T35 Short-Term National Research Service Award (NRSA)

    Provides 2-3 months of support for medical students, selected by the institution, to pursue research training during off-quarters or summer periods.

  4. TL1 Linked Training Award

    The TL1 supports research training experiences for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees who are appointed as part of the KUH Institutional Network Award.

Awards to support a diverse scientific workforce.

  1. F31 Diversity Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

    Supports the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce.

  2. F31 Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA)

    Support for students enrolled in a doctoral degree program (usually Ph.D.) once they have identified a mentor and have chosen a dissertation research project.

See About Funding Mechanisms for an overview of mechanisms commonly used by NIDDK to fund researchers.

Last Reviewed November 2023