Research Education Workshops and Seminars

Typically, students apply for the NIH F31 NRSA in the 3rd or 4th year of their Ph.D. Notably, you can apply earlier in your 1st or 2nd year, and are eligible all the way through your 5th year. Funding requests allow support of stipend, tuition and fees and you can request funding for 2-3 years. 

NIH NRSA F32 fellowships provide up to three years of support for promising postdoctoral researchers who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators within the broad scope of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. Before the postdoctoral fellowship award can be activated, the individual must have received a Ph.D. or equivalent research degree

The K99/R00 program is designed to facilitate a timely transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to a stable independent research position with independent NIH or other research support at an earlier stage than is currently the norm. The mentored K99 phase of the award takes place at the University of Minnesota and lasts 1-2 years. Extramural research institutions are eligible sites for the independent R00 phase of the award which lasts up to 3 years.

Key highlights of the award are that it both shortens the time that researchers spend as postdoctoral fellows and facilitates the transition to independent NIH Research Grant Program (R01) funding. Funding amounts cap at $90,000 per year for K99 portion and $250K per year for the R00 phase.

The purpose of the K01 award is to provide an intensive, supervised, research and career development experience for nonclinical, doctoral researchers as they transition to independent research careers.  Award amounts are for 3 to 5 years of non-renewable support for transition period between postdoctoral training and an independent research career, all in support of transitioning PhD (or equivalently trained) junior faculty to independence.

The Three Minute Thesis competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy students. Developed by The University of Queensland, 3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.