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SHARE: Predoctoral Fellows
NINDS provides fellowships for graduate and dual-degree students in neuroscience, as well as opportunities for students to do research at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
      
        
  
        
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          F30Individual NRSA for Dual-Doctoral Degree Students in non-MSTP InstitutionsIndividual fellowships for predoctoral training which leads to the combined MD/PhD and other dual Clinical/Research degrees for students in non-MSTP programs. NINDS does not support the F30 mechanism at MSTP institutions.
          F31Individual NRSA for PhD Students & MD/PhD Students from MSTP InstitutionsFellowships to provide predoctoral individuals with supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward the research doctoral degree (e.g., PhD) or MD/PhD students in MSTP programs.
          F31*Individual NRSA for Diverse PhD Students & Diverse MD/PhD Students from MSTP InstitutionsFellowship support for the research training of predoctoral students from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce.
          SUP*NIH HEAL Initiative Research Supplements to Promote DiversityAdministrative supplements to currently active NINDS research HEAL grants to support the training of individuals from diverse backgrounds and enhance the diversity of the research workforce.
          SUP*NIH BRAIN Initiative Research Supplements to Promote DiversityAdministrative supplements to currently active NINDS research BRAIN grants to support the training of individuals from diverse backgrounds and enhance the diversity of the research workforce.
          SUP*Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related ResearchAdministrative supplements to currently active NINDS research AD/ADRD grants to support the training of individuals from diverse backgrounds and enhance the diversity of the research workforce.
          SUP*Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses-SBIR/STTRAdministrative supplements to active NIH SBIR/STTR grants to enhance the diversity of the research workforce and increase the participation of women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in small businesses.
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        Predoc to Postdoc Transition Award
  
          F99/ K00*NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative D-SPAN AwardThe NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award supports the pre- to post-doctoral transition of diverse graduate students.
  

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          F32NINDS Postdoctoral NRSA FellowshipFellowship designed specifically to support outstanding scientific training for graduating predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows who will begin or are just beginning a new postdoctoral training period in a given laboratory or research environment.
          F32BRAIN Postdoctoral NRSA FellowshipFellowship designed to enhance the research training of early postdoctoral trainees who have the potential to become productive investigators in research areas that will advance the goals of the BRAIN Initiative.
  
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