Closed · RFA-NS-25-027 · CFDA 93.279;93.853 · Discretionary

Limited Competition: NIH Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness Program (DR. Program) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institutes of Health, cataloged on Grants.gov.

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Status
February 21, 2025
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The verdict

Limited Competition: NIH Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness Program (DR. Program) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institutes of Health that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

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Archived opportunity record

Limited Competition: NIH Neuroscience Doctora… is closed (last close February 21, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institutes of Health still indexes 12,419 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

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Closed February 21, 2025

Posted Nov 21 Closes Feb 21

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Description

This announcement provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, approaches to biomedical research education and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the research enterprise. This NIH Neuroscience Doctoral Readiness Program (DR Program) expects that the proposed research education programs will incorporate extensive research experiences within the NINDS mission and well-designed courses for skills development and education to prepare recent baccalaureates from diverse backgrounds to transition into and complete rigorous, research-focused doctoral degree programs (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in biomedical fields.This is a limited competition funding opportunity announcement to support postbaccalaureate programs that will be affiliated with a funded NIH T32 program. Eligibility is limited to PD(s)/PI(s) or MPI teams that include at least one PD/PI of a grant supported by the following FOAs: T32 - Jointly Sponsored Institutional Predoctoral Training Program (JSPTPN), PAR-20-076;NINDS T32 - Institutional Research Training Grant, PAR-21-149; or NINDS T32 - Institutional Translational Research Training Program, PAR-19-228. In all cases, a PD/PI of the T32 grant from a FOA cited above, must be the PD/PI or an MPI of this R25.This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) does not allow appointed participants to lead an independent clinical trial but does allow them to obtain research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

Limited Competition: NIH Neuroscience Doctora… prints 15 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +11 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Health (ED;HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institutes of Health book (9,741 peers, 78% of 12,420).

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State governments
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County governments
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City or township governments
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Special district governments
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Independent school districts
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Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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Federally recognized tribal governments
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Public / Indian housing authorities
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Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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Private institutions of higher education
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For-profit organizations other than small businesses
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Small businesses
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Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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