National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training

Objective

To provide predoctoral and postdoctoral training opportunities in health services research. Individual fellowships will be awarded directly to applicants for postdoctoral research training. Domestic institutions will also be awarded grants to enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs and provide support to trainees selected by them. The purpose of these awards is to provide fellows and trainees with both academic training and actual experience in the application of research methods to the systematic analysis and evaluation of the organization, financing, utilization, and delivery of health care services.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization

Domestic public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions may apply for training grants. The applicant institutions must have or expand training programs designed to develop competent investigators in the methods and techniques of conducting health services research. Profit-making organizations are not eligible. Individual applicants for postdoctoral fellowships must have received a clinical or research doctoral degree. All persons supported as fellows or trainees must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Who Benefits

• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization

Individuals and public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions are the beneficiaries of this program.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov
301-427-1521