NIH PA · OD · R25
PA-27-035: NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to:Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs;Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; andFoster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
- NOFO number
- PA-27-035
- Type
- PA
- Activity code
- R25
- Primary institute
- OD · NIH Office of the Director
- Clinical trials
- Not Allowed
- Posted
- Jun 8, 2026
- Opens
- Aug 25, 2026
- Expires
- May 6, 2029
PA-27-035 due dates
8 application due dates remain before the NOFO expires. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.
| New | Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) | AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowed | Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review | Earliest Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 * | September 25, 2026 * | Not Applicable | March 2027 | May 2027 | July 2027 |
| January 25, 2027 * | January 25, 2027 * | Not Applicable | July 2027 | August 2027 | December 2027 |
| May 25, 2027 * | May 25, 2027 * | Not Applicable | November 2027 | January 2028 | April 2028 |
| September 25, 2027 * | September 25, 2027 * | Not Applicable | March 2028 | May 2028 | July 2028 |
| January 25, 2028 * | January 25, 2028 * | Not Applicable | July 2028 | August 2028 | December 2028 |
| May 25, 2028 * | May 25, 2028 * | Not Applicable | November 2028 | January 2029 | April 2029 |
| September 25, 2028 * | September 25, 2028 * | Not Applicable | March 2029 | May 2029 | July 2029 |
| January 25, 2029 * | January 25, 2029 * | Not Applicable | July 2029 | August 2029 | December 2029 |
| May 25, 2029 * | May 25, 2029 * | Not Applicable | November 2029 | January 2030 | April 2030 |
Funded projects
NIH RePORTER lists no awards under PA-27-035 in FY2022–FY2026, and it is a new NOFO rather than a reissue. Awards usually appear a few months after the first review cycle.
Participating institutes
19 NIH institutes and offices take applications under PA-27-035. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.
- OD · NIH Office of the Director
- NEI · National Eye Institute
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute
- NIA · National Institute on Aging
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- NINR · National Institute of Nursing Research
- NCI · National Cancer Institute
- ORWH
- ODSS
- INCLD
Related notices
NIH lists no related notices for PA-27-035 yet.
Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)
NIH has attached 1 NOSI to PA-27-035; 1 are active. A NOSI flags a topic an institute wants to fund through this NOFO.
- Notice of Early Expiration of PAR-25-204, "NIDA Research Education Program for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"NOT-DA-26-015 · NIDA · until Oct 16, 2026
Award terms
- Application types allowed
- New Renewal Resubmission Revision The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO.
- Award budget
- Information
- Project period
- The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years. Other
- Funds available and number of awards
- The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.
Related NOFOs
Other open NOFOs for R25
- PA-27-034NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)OD · next due Jan 25, 2027
- PA-27-036NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)OD · next due Jan 25, 2027
- PAR-27-077NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIGMS · next due Jan 25, 2027
- PAR-25-197Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NCATS · next due Jan 28, 2027
- PAR-25-020Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIDCD · next due Jan 29, 2027
- RFA-OD-25-003Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)OBSSR · next due Apr 9, 2027
About this page
GotGrant gathers the NOFO, its participation and change notices, and its NOSIs from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and counts funded projects from NIH RePORTER by the opportunity number each award was made under. Data refreshed October 16, 2026; the NIH Guide is the authoritative source. See our data methodology.