The following tips and resources can help you create a successful training grants proposal. Please contact us at ovcr@illinois.edu if you can’t find what you’re looking for.
Mentoring Resources for Faculty
- Entering Mentoring Curricula: online training materials and resources, as well as access to facilitators, workshops, and counselors, through the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
- Activities and annual mentor training workshops through the NRMN-CIC Academic Network
- Student-centered mentoring workshops from the Illinois Grad College of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National Reports on Graduate STEM Training, Education, and Workforce
- 2017 Report from the Council of Graduate Schools: Professional Development; Shaping Effective Programs for STEM Graduate Students
- 2015 report from the National Science Board, the policymaking body of NSF: Revisiting the STEM Workforce
- 2015 Report from the U.S. Department of Education, in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research: STEM 2026: A Vision for Innovation in STEM Education
- 2010 report from The Commission on the Future of Graduate Education in the United States: The Path Forward
NIH T32 Application Resources
Funding Rates
NIGMS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) Webinar
NIH Training Applications Instructions
- Forms F application package with training instructions for NIH and other PHS agencies
- Be aware of additional, institute-specific instructions
NSF Research Traineeship Application
Data tables developed at UIUC and used in successful NRT proposals to meet the data requirements for NRT applications.
- NRT Core Participants and Affiliations
- Participating Departments Recruitment and Retention Past Five Years
- Recent Student Training Experience
- Recruitment Programs for Participating Departments at Illinois
Recruiting Tools, Tips, and Program
- Recruiting tools and programs specific to degree-granting units and colleges on the Illinois campus
- Illinois Graduate College programs and resources for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including recruiting tools
- NIH information regarding recruiting URM students:
- NIH Updated Notice of Interest in Diversity
- NIGMS Guide to Enhancing Diversity in Training Programs, including strategies and resources for recruitment and retention of trainees and fellows
Graduate College Resources
- Illinois Graduate College—Administering NIH Training and Fellowship Grants
- Data Tools
- Interactive Dashboard
- Grad Data