TT Series — Institutional Training

NIH T35 Grants — Short-Term Institutional Training

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed June 9, 2026Data refreshed September 5, 2026Editorial standards

Short-term research experiences (8–12 weeks) for health-professional students

Funding

Short-term stipends

Duration

5 years (institutional grant)

Eligibility

Awarded to institutions

Activity code

T35

What is the NIH T35 grant?

The T35 funds short-term (8–12 week) summer or block research experiences for health-professional students.

Recent T35 awards from NIH RePORTER

Examples of funded T35 projects across the last two fiscal years. The matching-award count comes from the full result set; funding totals, averages, rankings, and examples use the first 500 records returned by NIH RePORTER. Figures reflect a snapshot last refreshed on September 5, 2026.

Matching awards (last 2 FYs)
151
Full matching record count on RePORTER
Sampled funding
$13.5M
Sum of award amounts in the sample
Average award
$89K
Mean award amount in the sample

Example T35 projects from the sample

  • Short Term Research Training: Students in Health Professional Schools

    5T35HL007649-40
    Sarwat Chaudhry · YALE UNIVERSITY, CT · $171,522 · awarded Aug 27, 2026 · NIH

    Yale School of Medicine has a long tradition and record of accomplishments in training medical students for careers in academic medicine and research. This training grant (Short- Term Training: Students in Health Professional Schools) was first awarded in 1987 and is now in its 39th consecutive year. The program’s purpose is to continue providing intensive…

  • Summer Institute on Integrative Health and Applied Research (IHEAR)

    2T35AT010592-06A1
    MARIA CHAO · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $195,978 · awarded Aug 17, 2026 · NIH

    PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This application is for a five-year renewal of the Summer Institute on Integrative Health and Applied Research (IHEAR). The overarching goal of the IHEAR training program is to increase the capacity of the integrative medicine research workforce to address scientifically established differences in health and wellness through…

  • Summer Training in Translational Biomedical Research

    5T35OD011145-22
    Megan Mahoney · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL · $106,040 · awarded Aug 12, 2026 · NIH

    Project Summary The Summer Research Training Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois seeks to identify and facilitate the career progression of veterinary students who have the ability and motivation to become veterinarian medical scientists. The veterinary perspective has high value in biomedical research and there is a…

  • Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program

    7T35DK129192-05
    John Spencer · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP, OH · $36,843 · awarded Aug 11, 2026 · NIH

    ABSTRACT There are an estimated 50 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the care provided to people with CKD and end stage kidney disease exceeds $114 billion annually. Despite these numbers, recent data indicates that there is a significant workforce shortage in the field of nephrology and urology and the total number of grants…

  • UNC-CH Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students

    5T35AG038047-17
    JAN BUSBY-WHITEHEAD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC · $141,200 · awarded Jul 28, 2026 · NIH

    Project Summary/Abstract The overarching goal of the UNC-CH Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students (UNC-CH MSTAR) Program, funded since 2010, is to continue to serve as a national resource for preparing early career medical and osteopathic students to design, conduct, analyze, author, and present independent research in the field of aging.…

  • Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students

    5T35AG050998-12
    JOSHUA CHODOSH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY · $98,249 · awarded Jul 28, 2026 · NIH

    The proposed T35 program will provide annual financial support for up to sixteen medical students to spend eight weeks during the summer between first and second years of medical school working on aging- related research. For this renewal application, the T35 program’s objectives remain: (1) to provide students excellent research mentors and aging related…

  • Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program

    5T35AG026758-22
    Stephanie Nothelle · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $110,529 · awarded Jul 28, 2026 · NIH

    Over the next two decades, the U.S. population of adults aged 65 and older is expected to double from 55 million (2022) to 82 million (2050). Those over age 85 (oldest-old) will constitute the fastest-growing segment of the population. Attracting medical students who will pursue careers in aging research was recognized and supported by societal mandate as…

  • University of Miami kidney Innovative & Interdisciplinary Medical Education in Research Activities (UM-KIIMERA)

    5T35DK121678-07
    ALESSIA FORNONI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL · $21,298 · awarded Jul 27, 2026 · NIH

    Project Summary/Abstract Nephrology in the United States continues to face substantial difficulties. Interest in nephrology as a subspeciality has declined amid increased global need while interest in a career as physician scientist has also fallen. Enactment of programs at earlier stages of training in areas where the interest is waning should be…

  • Intensive Summer Research Training in Emergency Medicine (ISTEM) program

    5T35HL134624-09
    Michelle Meyer · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC · $35,004 · awarded Jul 24, 2026 · NIH

    The Intensive Summer Research Training in Emergency Medicine (ISTEM) program had been instrumental in expanding the number of medical students exposed to clinical research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). The goal of the program is to engage rising second-year UNC-CH medical students in research on topics related to emergency…

  • Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant

    5T35HL007479-42
    MARLYS WITTE · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AZ · $206,978 · awarded Jul 23, 2026 · NIH

    PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT (Description) Our multifaceted research training program, entering Year 40 at The University of Arizona (UA), introduces, trains and nurtures diverse medical students in health-related biomedical research and stimulates subsequent intensive and extensive research experiences. Building from the high level of student/faculty…

  • Brief Research In Aging and Interdisciplinary Neurosciences (BRAIN)

    5T35AG044303-14
    James Noble · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY · $194,309 · awarded Jul 16, 2026 · NIH

    Project summary The Department of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center serves as a rich site for multidisciplinary neurological research, with particular focus on disorders associated with the aging nervous system. This proposal seeks to continue funding for positions for 25 preclinical students participating in the Brief Research in Aging and…

  • Summer Research in Vascular Surgery (SRVS)

    5T35HL155018-05
    Edith Tzeng · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $4,661 · awarded Jul 16, 2026 · NIH

    PROJECT SUMMARY Vascular surgery is expected to see a workforce shortfall in the future. This T35 program will expose medical students to vascular surgery and the research that informs it. The aim is to meet the needs of our aging population, satisfying the strategic vision of NHLBI including understanding human biology, reducing human disease, developing…

Funding institutes in the sample

InstituteAwardsFunding
NIH151$13.5M

Most frequent institutions in the sample

  1. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — 7 awards
  2. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES — 6 awards
  3. UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL — 6 awards
  4. YALE UNIVERSITY — 6 awards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE — 5 awards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE — 5 awards
  7. UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — 4 awards
  8. INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS — 4 awards

Source: NIH RePORTER. Verify any award in the official record by searching its project number. See our data methodology for how this sample is built and its limitations.

Decision guide

Choose T35 when

Use T35 to fund summer research blocks integrated into clinical curricula.

Choose another mechanism when

For full-year predoctoral training, use T32.

Who applies for T35

Health-professional schools (medicine, dentistry, veterinary, nursing).

Compare nearby NIH grant mechanisms

Searchers often land on T35 while deciding between adjacent NIH activity codes. Compare scope, NIH staff involvement, budget scale, and applicant stage before choosing a funding opportunity.

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Search tips for T35

  • T35 awards identify institutions with strong summer research integration.

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NIH accepts T35 applications only through a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). These one is open or opening soon; each page lists due dates, participating institutes, related notices, and the projects NIH funded under it.

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