NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25, Clinical Trial Not Allowed), PA-27-036
Funds programmes that place participants in mentored hands-on research experiences, spanning high school students through early-career and established investigators. Suited to building a research pipeline in a school of social work or a partnered community setting.
- Indicative award
- up to $500k per year (per year)No formal limit, but the announcement states budgets are expected to be no more than $500,000 in direct costs. Indirect costs capped at 8 percent of modified total direct costs. Full-time 12-month participant support is generally not allowable unless the participant is ineligible for NRSA programmes
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Jan, May, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-25 — 41 days awayPosted 25 August 2026 with recurring cycles on 25 September, 25 January and 25 May through 25 May 2029. Announcement expires 26 May 2029.
- Who can apply
- Master's / undergraduate, Doctoral candidate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profits, local, state, federal and tribal governments, and faith-based or community-based organisations; foreign organisations are excluded. Programmes should primarily serve US citizens and permanent residents unless strongly justified. The institution must demonstrate adequate staff, facilities and educational resources.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- mentored research experiences · research pipeline · undergraduate and postbaccalaureate training · workforce development
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-27-036.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
Also on the Research on Social Work Education shelf
- Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)National Institutes of HealthAmount not published · Several times a year · Apr, Aug, Dec
- Education Research GrantsInstitute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education$100k–$4M · Annual cycle · Aug
- Behavioral health workforce education and trainingHealth Resources and Services Administration$300k–$2M · Annual cycle · Dec, Jan, Feb
- Research and fellowship programsNational Endowment for the HumanitiesAmount not published · Annual cycle · Apr, Sep, Nov
- Research grants on educationSpencer Foundation$50k–$500k · Several times a year
- Fund for Research and ExperimentationFahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation$5k–$20k · Annual cycle · May, Nov