TWD programs foster the training and development of a strong biomedical research workforce through a variety of programs at the K-12, undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, faculty, and institutional levels. Programs are listed below. 

Prospective applicants are encouraged to consult the NIGMS Profile Page for more information on our training, fellowship, research education, and career development (institutional and individual) priorities.

Contact names for these program directors are listed on the Contacts by Research Area page. Funded programs are found on the TWD Dashboard​​.

For general inquiries, please contact NIGMSTrainingMail@nigms.nih.gov.

Institutional Training

Undergraduate

• Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) Program (T34)

Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Training

• Basic Biomedical Sciences Institutional Predoctoral National Research Service Training Grants (NRSA) (T32)​

Dual-Degree NRSA Clinician Scientist Training Programs

• Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)
  • Postdoctoral - no longer accepting competing applications.

Postdoctoral Training Programs

• Institutional Postdoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA) (T32)
  • Note: For current institutional support opportunities for postdoctoral scientists, see Institutional Career Development Programs.

Training Programs at Tribal Entities

• Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T34)​
• Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32​)

Institutional Career Development 

• Institutional Career Development (K12)

Research Education

• Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)
• NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25)
• NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25)
• NIH Research Education Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5)

Individual Fellowship

• Predoctoral MD/PhD or Other Dual-Doctoral Degree Fellowships for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (F30)
• Predoctoral National Research Service Award (Parent F31)
• Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00)
• Postdoctoral National Research Service Award (Parent F32)
• Individual Senior Fellowship National Research Service Award (F33)

Individual Career Development 

• Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
• Career Development Awards (K08, K23)
• Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25)

Research Projects and Investigator Focused Awards

NIGMS supports research on Advancing "Science of Science" Research to Understand and Strengthen the Biomedical Research Ecosystem across all research project grant mechanisms, including R01 and R35. See our highlighted topic for more information​.

• Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

Workforce Development Supplement Programs

• Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (Admin Supp)
• Supplements for Continuity of Research During Critical Life Events

Conferences and Meetings

• Scientific Conferences (R13)
  • See NIGMS specific information

Loan Repayment Program

• NIH Loan Repayment Program
  • NIGMS specific information for L70 Facilitating Opportunities in Cutting-Edge Science (FOCUS)

For additional information, you can contact TWD leadership: 

Kenneth Gibbs, Ph.D., Division Director

Behrous Davani, Ph.D., Chief, Cross Disciplinary Pathways Programs Branch

• SEPA, BURT, TURTLE, MSTP, R25 Research Experiences

Laurie Stepanek, Ph.D., Acting Chief, Discipline Specific Training Branch

• Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Training (T32), F30, F31, F99

Anissa Brown, Ph.D., Chief, Postdoctoral, Early Career, and Workforce Development Branch

• Postdoctoral T32, Institutional Career Development (K12), F32, F33, K08, K23, K25, K99/R00, R25 – Courses and Curriculum, R25 – Mentoring Activities and Networks, Research Projects, Workforce Development Supplements, Conferences, Loan Repayment