The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
This grant program seeks to encourage educational initiatives that recruit individuals from specific specialties or disciplines into research careers within biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences. The grant focuses on mentoring activities to achieve this goal, supporting creative and effective educational activities to fulfill its overarching objective.