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Pre-Application Considerations
NIH supports scientists at various stages in their careers, from predoctoral students on research training grants to investigators with extensive experience and who run large research centersTraining Outcomes Data
Data on the outcomes of selected NINDS training mechanisms and programsNINDS's Building Up the Nerve
A podcast for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award.Diversity Policies & Resources
NINDS’s diversity activities span the training pipeline, with innovative funding opportunities and mentoring networks across critical career transitionsTraining & Career Development Flyer(pdf, 243 KB)
Download a one page summary of our training programs.
Training & Career Development

Choose an Award by Career Stage & Eligibility
High School, Undergraduate, & Post- Baccalaureate
Predoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
Clinician-Scientists
Faculty
Diversity Awards
Institutional Grants
Choose an Award by Program Type
Individual Fellowships
F30
F31
F32
F99/ K00
Research training opportunities for trainees at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.
Career Development Awards
K01
K02
K08
K22
K23
K99/ R00
Research training opportunities for scientists and clinical-researchers at the postdoctoral and early career faculty levels.
Institutional Grants
K12
R25
T32
Research training opportunities on an institutional level to support multiple scientists and clinician-researchers at all levels of training.
Other Training-Related Programs
SUP
LRP
These programs have unique elements including specific institutional eligibility, or supplementation of an existing NINDS award.