NIH F32 grants: recently funded projects and award sizes

Project length

Up to 3 years

Who applies

Postdocs with a research or clinical doctorate

Research Strategy

Usually 6 pages, plus a 1-page Specific Aims

Budget

Stipend and allowances at the current NRSA rates

Limits change between notices: the notice you apply to is what counts.

• OpenRFA-OD-27-008

  Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)

  Deadline Dec 2, 2026(34d)

• OpenPAR-25-250

  NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32)

  Deadline Jan 7, 2028

• OpenPA-25-423

  Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)

  Deadline May 7, 2028

• Iron deficiency worsens endothelial cell pathology and potentiates inflammatory tissue injury

  Shaina Lorelle Rosenblum · University of California Los Angeles, CA · NHLBI · $77K · Sep 17, 2026

  Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are major contributors to the global burden of disease, with ~1.25 billion cases of IDA worldwide. In the United States, ID and IDA are more common in women of reproductive age and in children. The recent realization of the importance of ID as a comorbidity that…

• Role of glia-enriched tRNA in astrocyte function and response to injury

  Benjamin Logan Zaepfel · University of California, San Diego, CA · NIA · $82K · Sep 14, 2026

  Transfer RNA (tRNA) plays a central role in translation elongation and its abundance can strongly modify function within the central nervous system (CNS). We provide new evidence that tRNA expression is highly variable between human cortical samples, underscoring the possibility that tRNA abundance could play a role…

• Deciphering the role of cellular and physiological mechanisms in glaucoma via integrative genomics, imaging, and computational modeling.

  Michelle A Bartolo · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, MA · NEI · $77K · Sep 14, 2026

  Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), characterized by retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and optic neuropathy, is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor, yet about one-third of patients have normal IOP, indicating that both IOP-dependent and…

• Understanding the role of innate lymphoid cells within psoriasis relapse

  Leone Sophia Hopkins · Ohio State University, OH · NIAMS · $85K · Sep 10, 2026

  Psoriasis vulgaris is a recurrent skin disease mediated by dysregulation of immune cells that results in painful raised plaques commonly found on the head, arms, legs, and lower back. Therapies targeting the type 3 cytokines IL-23 and IL-17 have shown much promise in controlling active lesions, but most patients…

• Diet quality, the vaginal microbiome, and risk of early pregnancy loss: A preconception cohort study

  Sachelly Julian-Serrano · Boston University Medical Campus, MA · NICHD · $81K · Sep 10, 2026

  Early pregnancy loss (EPL; <20 weeks of gestation) affects approximately 20% of reproductive-aged couples in the United States, yet few modifiable risk factors for EPL have been identified. Evidence supports the effectiveness of preconceptional dietary interventions to reduce risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, for…

• Role of descending CCK cingulate circuits in chronic pain

  Sandra Jaramillo Poulson · University of Pennsylvania, PA · NINDS · $79K · Sep 10, 2026

  Chronic pain affects millions worldwide, yet effective treatments remain limited. While opioids provide temporary relief, their prolonged use leads to addiction, opioid-induced hyperalgesia, and other severe side effects. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is a key brain region implicated in chronic pain, with…

• Investigating common mechanisms for arrestin protein recognition of cargos

  Jesse Hudspeth · University of Colorado Denver, CO · NIGMS · $77K · Sep 9, 2026

  G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a major class of cell surface receptors with over 800 members that regulate many physiological processes by modulating extracellular stimuli into intracellular signal cascades through the recruitment of effector proteins such as arrestins. The β-arrestins (arrestin-2 and…

• Understanding the Roles of Glycosylated RNA Species in Homeostasis and Human Disease

  Alex Hamilton · Rice University, TX · NIGMS · $76K · Sep 9, 2026

  ABSTRACT In 2021, Flynn et al. reported the existence of glycosylated RNAs (glycoRNAs), small RNA species decorated with glycans and localized on the surface of many mammalian cell types — a paradigm-challenging discovery which bridged the previously distinct scientific realms of RNA and glycoconjugates. Follow-up…

• Cognitive offloading in mild Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

  Lois K Burnett · Baylor University, TX · NIA · $81K · Sep 8, 2026

  Prospective memory failures, such as forgetting to take medication as prescribed, are common in individuals with mild Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRDs). Such failures have been associated with loss of functional independence and increased reliance on caregiver support for basic activities of daily…

• Visual attention during walking in children with and without cerebral palsy

  Christina M Hospodar · University of Southern California, CA · NICHD · $76K · Sep 3, 2026

  During locomotion, vision is used for both locomotor planning (looking at the path to decide where and how to walk) and visual exploration of the environment (looking at people, places, and things to gain information and interact with the world). How vision is allocated during locomotion varies based on walking…

• Environmental and Developmental Regulation of Primordial Germ Cell Proliferation in the C. Elegans Larval Gonad

  Alyshia Scholl · University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI · NICHD · $79K · Sep 3, 2026

  Germ cells are essential to sustain life in sexually reproducing organisms. Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are a population of germline stem cells specified during embryonic development. PGC division is dictated by signaling from the localized microenvironment called the niche. Understanding how the niche relays…

• Stable Cell State Engineering for Regulatory T Cell Therapies

  Jason Nideffer · Stanford University, CA · NIAID · $76K · Sep 2, 2026

  Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis affect tens of millions of people and are largely managed with systemic immunosuppression that compromises host defense and rarely induces cure. Antigen-specific tolerance—retraining the immune system…

• Uterine Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Clearance of Senescent Cells: A Novel Mechanism in Endometrial Decidualization and Implications for Endometriosis-Associated Infertility

  Genesis Jesenia Herrera · Baylor College of Medicine, TX · NICHD · $80K · Sep 2, 2026

  Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women and is a major contributor to infertility, pregnancy loss, and chronic pelvic pain worldwide. This project aims to elucidate the role of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in regulating endometrial clearance of senescent cells and immune balance, a…

• Investigating the role of Tfam-mediated mitochondrial respiration in osteoblastogenesis

  Emily A Morris · Children'S Hosp of Philadelphia, PA · NIAMS · $76K · Sep 1, 2026

  Bone fragility and osteoporotic fractures are major complications of aging and metabolic diseases. Osteoblast differentiation, which drives osteogenesis, bone mass accrual, and bone repair, is an energetically demanding process easily disrupted by impaired glucose metabolism. While glucose has repeatedly been shown to…

• Stereovision: normal circuits and impact of developmental disorders

  Allison Julia Murphy · Johns Hopkins University, MD · NEI · $79K · Aug 31, 2026

  A large mismatch in vision through the two eyes during development is known to cause lasting deficits in vision even after normal vision has been restored, including reduced visual acuity in one eye and impairments in stereovision or stereopsis. Current treatments for these vision deficits are limited, and visual…

1. 1Stanford University, CA17
2. 2University of California, San Francisco, CA9
3. 3Columbia University Health Sciences, NY7
4. 4University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI7
5. 5University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI7
6. 6Massachusetts General Hospital, MA6
7. 7University of Colorado Denver, CO6
8. 8Princeton University, NJ5
9. 9University of California, San Diego, CA5
10. 10University of Pennsylvania, PA5

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