T32 Training Grant Opportunity in Respiratory Research

The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine T32 focused on the Multidisciplinary Approach Training in Respiratory Research is in the second year of the renewal and we have an unanticipated opening and are in the process of identifying a trainee candidate for the 2025/2026 academic year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). The program will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the slot is filled. Trainee appointments are for two years, with the opportunity to apply for a third year at the end of the second year.  All Kirschstein-NRSA fellows (individual fellowships), and trainees (institutional training grants) are required to pursue their research training full time.  Full-time is generally defined as devoting at least 40 hours per week to research training activities, or as specified by the awardee institution in accordance with its own policies. Beyond the full-time training, NIH recognizes that Kirschstein-NRSA fellows and trainees may engage in part-time employment incidental to their training.  Fellows and trainees may spend on average, an additional 25% of their time (e.g., 10 hours per week) in part time research, teaching, or clinical employment, so long as those activities do not interfere with, or lengthen, the duration their training.  (See NIH Grants Policy Statement, Section 11.2.10.2 and 11.3.10.2, for more details.)

These trainee appointments will be funded at the respective NIH PGY level, according to NRSA stipend funding levels, and trainee related expenses. Any additional trainee expenses will need to be covered by the home Department or lab and must be from a non-federal source. 

If you know a potential candidate, we encourage an application. M.D., Ph.D., D.O., DVM postdoctoral fellows who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a research or clinical doctoral or postdoctoral program are encouraged to apply. The T32 program is committed to identifying and supporting individuals from underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. There are at least two ways in which you might identify an applicant:

You already know an applicant, for example someone currently in your lab.

You establish contact with an applicant outside your lab and this applicant would like to join your lab.