These fellowships may not be used for study leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or other similar professional degree, or to support residency training. Awardees are subject to a 1-year NRSA service payback obligation for their first year of postdoctoral research training support. This obligation can be discharged by engaging in a second year of research training or by engaging in a year of health-related research or teaching. D. degree programs. All of the NIH institutes and centers offer individual predoctoral fellowships to individuals from underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups and for individuals with disabilities.
Predoctoral fellowships have no service payback obligation.
Students interested in any predoctoral fellowship opportunity are strongly encouraged to contact the institute or center before preparing an application. These grants are made to eligible institutions to develop or enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training opportunities for individuals interested in preparing for careers in biomedical or behavioral research. The training program director at the grantee institution is responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees and for the overall direction of the program. D. degree, these grants are not made for study leading to the M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., or other similar health professional degree. Predoctoral trainees do not incur a service payback obligation.