This division aims to develop a competent and diverse workforce that can address bioengineering challenges of the future. The division supports research training starting with undergraduate education through the early career stage.
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Individual Fellowships
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F30
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Diversity F31
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F32
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F32 (BRAIN)
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F99/K00 (D-SPAN)
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Individual Career Development
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K01
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K08
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K23
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K25
- K99/R00 Parent (NIH Pathway to Independence Award)
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K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed (MOSAIC)
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K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required (BRAIN Initiative)
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Research Enhancement Award
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R15 Clinical Trail Not Allowed (AREA)
- R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed (REAP)
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Support for Research Excellence
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R16 Clinical Trail Not Allowed (SuRE-First)
- R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed (SuRE)
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Research Education Program
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R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed Science Education Partnership Awards Program
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R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed Summer Research Education Experience Program
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R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed NIH Blueprint Program
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R25 (ESTEEMED)
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R25 Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education
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Tina Gatlin, Ph.D. (ESTEEMED, SEPA)
- Dave Gutekunst, Ph.D. (TBD, SRE)

Loan Repayment Program
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Institutional Training Grants
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Administrative Supplements
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- NOT-OD-21-134: To Promote Re-Entry and Re-integration into Health-Related Research Careers
- PA-23-189: To Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
- NOT-OD-20-054: To Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients
- NOT-OD-20-055: For Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
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Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
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Collaborations
- Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge (NIBIB led) Three NIH partners, NIH Office of AIDS Research, the National Institute of Minority and Health Disparities, and the National Cancer Institute are providing a prize each for 1.) technologies for HIV/AIDS prevention and/or care, 2.) technologies for underrepresented populations and/or for low-resource settings, and 3.) technologies for cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment prize. DEBUT website.
- Special Populations Research Forum – SPRF provides a trans-NIH forum for sharing and examining programs, initiatives, and strategies aligned with the NIArtificial Intelligence for BiomedicaL ExcellenceH mission that enhance and accelerate the development of the research careers of individuals from diverse populations.. SPRF website.
- Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Excellence – AIBLE's purpose is to generate new biomedically relevant data sets amenable to machine learning analysis at scale and is anticipated to launch in fiscal year 2021. View Presentation.
- Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative – Presidential project aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. The goal is to map circuits of the brain, measure fluctuating patterns of electrical and chemical activity flowing within those circuits, and understand how their interplay creates our unique cognitive and behavioral capabilities. By accelerating the development and application of innovative technologies, researchers will be able to produce a dynamic picture of the brain that, for the first time, shows how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact in both time and space. It is expected that the application of these new tools and technologies will lead to new ways to treat, cure, and even prevent brain disorders. NIH is one of several federal agencies involved in this initiative. For more information see the BRAIN website.
- Blueprint – The over-arching goal of this NIH Blueprint R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce, to pursue further studies or careers in research. Blueprint website.
- The Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity seeks to recognize those institutions whose biomedical and behavioral science departments, centers, or divisions have achieved sustained improvement in gender diversity. See NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity website.