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<p>Find grants, fellowships, and other types of funding for students and professionals, including:</p><ul><li><a href="#section-id-4633">Pre- and post-doctoral individual fellowship awards</a></li><li><a href="#section-id-4691">Career development awards</a></li><li><a href="#section-id-4698">Institutional training grants</a></li><li><a href="#section-id-4701">Loan repayment programs</a></li></ul><p><strong>Looking for internships, fellowships, or training programs at NEI?</strong></p><p>NEI offers internships, fellowships, and other training programs for students and researchers at our labs in Bethesda, Maryland</p>
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Pre- and post-doctoral individual fellowship awards
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F30: Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and other Dual Degree Fellowships
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<p>This award is for students in a combined-degree integrated research and clinical training program. It offers up to 6 years of support with a stipend and funds to help cover tuition, fees, health insurance, and research expenses.</p>
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F31: Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
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<p>Grantees can get up to 5 years of support for research training leading to a PhD or equivalent degree. Support includes a stipend; funds to help cover tuition and fees; and an institutional allowance for health insurance, research expenses, books, and travel to scientific meetings.</p>
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F31: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
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<p>This type of F31 grant is specifically for students with disabilities and students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups or disadvantaged backgrounds. It offers up to 5 years of support to help cover tuition, fees, health insurance, and research expenses.</p>
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F32: Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
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<p>This award provides grantees with a stipend and funds to help cover tuition, fees, health insurance, and research expenses. Support generally lasts for 2 or 3 years and grantees work under the guidance of the mentor or committee of mentors.</p>
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K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
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<p>Clinicians who are committed to a career in research can get an intensive, supervised research experience. Grantees receive a salary for 3 to 5 years and funding for research-related costs.</p>
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K12: NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (Clinical Trial Optional)
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<p>This grant is designed to train the next generation of vision researchers. Selected institutions can receive funding that they can use to appoint scholars to clinical trials — or to new studies related to existing clinical trials. Grantees get research experience and learn from more experienced investigators.</p>
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K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
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<p>This grant is similar to K08, but its specifically for clinically trained professionals committed to patient-oriented research. They receive a salary for 3 to 5 years and funding for research-related costs.</p>
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K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence Award
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<p>This 2-phase award is designed to help investigators who already have a clinical or research doctorate get an R01 research award early in their careers. It begins with 1 to 2 years of mentored research (K99) followed by up to 3 years of independent research (R00).</p>
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T32: Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award
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T35: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant
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<p>Get in touch with the NEI Extramural Program.</p><p>Dr. Neeraj Agarwal<br>301-435-8155<br><a href="mailto:agarwalnee@nei.nih.gov">agarwalnee@nei.nih.gov</a></p><p>Ed Clayton, PhD<br>240-987-8255<br><a href="mailto:Ed.clayton@nih.gov">Ed.clayton@nih.gov</a></p>
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