Training Grants

For T32s, Graduate Division will

• Direct new training grant PIs to the appropriate NIH Institute & Center (IC) and assist new and renewal grant PDs with strategic funding approaches. The Graduate Division also provides:
  • Institutional data for Table 1: Census of Participating Departments & Interdepartmental Programs
  • Master Table 3: Federal Institutional Research Training Grants and Related Support Available to Participating Faculty Members
  • Five-year predoctoral institutional data (Table 6A): Applicants, Entrants, and Their Characteristics
  • Five-year postdoctoral institutional data (Table 6B): Applicants, Entrants, and Their Characteristics
  • Templates and data table collection support (please confirm compatibility with the tables being used)
  • Boilerplate language for campus professional and personal development resources for trainees
• Review completed data tables for accuracy and consistency. Completed tables should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the submission date or planned submission date.
• Flex funds may be used for evaluation activities, retreats, and professional development initiatives that cannot be covered by the training grant budget.

To request support for T32 training grants, R25 grants, and other training grants with detailed tables, email a request including all required information to:

• Finance Director: Dessi Pickett (dpickett@uci.edu)
• Database Manager: Lily Truong (lily.truong@uci.edu)
• Please copy: Adria Imada, Associate Dean (aimada@uci.edu)

Minimum lead times: 5 weeks (predoctoral-only applications) and 8 weeks (predoctoral/postdoctoral applications) prior to the SPA due date.

Please include the following information:

• Funding agency name and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), including title and web link
• SPA due date
• Whether the grant includes both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (required for Letter of Support)
• Number of predoctoral trainees and preliminary budget for stipends and tuition/fees (for cost share tracking)
• List of graduate programs/departments included in the proposal for predoctoral student data: Download required Excel form (opens in new tab)
  
• If Graduate Division support is needed for a resubmission, submit a new request to Finance Director Dessi Pickett and Database Manager Lily Truong, copying Adria Imada. 

If the training grant is funded, please provide the Graduate Division with:

• A copy of the agency award letter (for cost share tracking)
• An annual progress report (same report submitted to the funding agency)

These materials should be emailed to: Dessi Pickett (dpickett@uci.edu) and Lily Truong (lily.truong@uci.edu), copying Adria Imada (aimada@uci.edu).

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