International Training & Funding Programs

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Intramural

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities (JSPS)

Postdoctoral Extramural Fellowships allow U.S. (and permanent resident) scientists to conduct cooperative research under host researchers in Japan. Intramural Fellowships allow Japanese biomedical and behavioral scientists to conduct research at NIH.

Contact

Tina Chung, MPH
Phone: 301-496-5164
Email: tina.chung@nih.gov

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Korean Biomedical Scientist Fellowship Program

The Korean Biomedical Scientist Fellowship Program (KBSFP) in cooperation with NIH, offers fellowship awards to early-stage Korean postdoctoral researchers to support biomedical and behavioral research projects with potential commercialization at NIH laboratories.

Contact

Tina Chung, MPH
Phone: 301-496-5164
Email: tina.chung@nih.gov

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African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI)

Established in 2019, APTI is a four-year postdoctoral fellowships established by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). African fellows are placed in various laboratories of the NIH Institutes or Centers (e.g., Intramural Research Program) for two years before returning to their home institutions in Africa for another two years of research that is supported by BMGF.

Contact

Stacy Wallick, MPH
Phone: 301-496-2091
Email: stacy.wallick@nih.gov

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Extramural

Parallel Funding Initiative for Collaborative Research Between Investigators in the USA and in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Joint extramural funding program where the budget listed for the Brazilian collaborator will be supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Contact

Kevin Bialy, MAA
Phone: 301-675-9391
Email: kevin.bialy@nih.gov

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Research Council of Finland (RCF) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program

Joint extramural funding program where an RCF funding commitment letter is included in the grant application in lieu of a Finnish budget, allowing the U.S. organization to request funds up to the allowable NIH budget cap for the U.S. research.

Contact

Sarah Scharf, MPA
Phone: 301-402-1615
Email: sarah.scharf@nih.gov

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U.S.-Ireland Research & Development Partnership Program

Trilateral partnership program to increase collaborative research between researchers from the Republic of Ireland (RoI), Northern Ireland (NI) and the United States. Funding agencies support the research undertaken in their own country. Funding commitment letters from the RoI and NI funders are included in the NIH grant application in place of Irish budgets and submissions from trilateral research teams undergo peer review only at NIH.

Contact

Sarah Scharf, MPA
Phone: 301-402-1615
Email: sarah.scharf@nih.gov

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Updated December 19, 2023