CHECKLIST for NRSA Fellowships (F31 and F32) Pre and Post Doc
Please read the RFA and individual NIH Institute guidelines
Ready to Submit
Proposal Number: ______________ Faculty Sponsor: ___________________________ Applicant/PI (Fellow): _______________________________
 - Validation in Place
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General Info:
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Proposal Type = New or Resubmission If resubmission, use 8 character NIH number e.g.
CA123456 and MIT original proposal number
Project Period
F31: no more than 5 years, often limited to 2-3
F32: no more than 3 years.
Sponsor: NIH 000340
Funding Opportunity
Complete Questionnaires (Grants.gov and Fellowship)
Senior/Key Personnel Profile Form (Investigator/Key Persons Screens):
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eRA Username included for Applicant
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Profiles included for Applicant and Sponsor and any other key Persons (if applicable)
Citizenship Information
NOTE: The Fellowship Candidate MUST have a role of PI in eRA Commons.
The Candidate’s Sponsor MUST have a role of Sponsor in eRA Commons.
Biosketch Attachments:
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Included (Postdoctoral resources should be included here.)
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Project/Performance Site Locations Form (Organization Screen):
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Must not include “et als”
Equipment Attachment:
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Does not exceed 2-3 sentences
Facilities/Resources Attachment:
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Public Health Relevance Statement
Bibliography/Literature Cited Attachment:
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Does not exceed 30 lines of text
Narrative Attachment:
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Human Subject marked correctly Should be marked as pending.
Cannot be pending and exempt
Assurance Number accurate (FWA 00004881) (if applicable)
Vertebrate Animals marked correctly Should be marked as pending.
Assurance Number accurate (A-3125-01) (if applicable)
Project Summary/Abstract Attachment:
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Does not exceed 4 pages each
Include Research Support for Sponsor – do not include pending
Include for Applicant and Sponsor & any other key persons (rare)
Other Project Information Form (Special Review Screen):
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OSP address listed
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CHECKLIST for NRSA Fellowships (F31 and F32) Pre and Post Doc
Please read the RFA and individual NIH Institute guidelines
Ready to Submit
Proposal Number: ______________ Faculty Sponsor: ___________________________ Applicant/PI (Fellow): _______________________________
 - Validation in Place
 - Adobe
Other Attachments:
Optional Other Attachments – See SF424 Fellowship Guide
F31 requires an
institutional letter certifying the applicant eligibility. For diversity only. (Referee list
no longer required as separate attachment)
Other Sponsor Forms (Grants.gov Screen):
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PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form
R&R Project/Performance Site Locations
R&R Other Project Information
R&R Senior/Key Person Profile(s)
Cover letter - required - list of referees must be included
SF424 required
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form Attachments:
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Introduction – Resubmissions Only – 1 page max
Specific Aims – 1 page max
Research Strategy – 1 upload to include
a) Significance, b) Innovation (if specified in PA), c) Approach Preliminary Studies (if
any) – 6 pages max
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Protection of Human Subjects Section (if needed)
 Inclusion of Women/Minorities (if needed)
 Inclusion of Children (if needed)
 Targeted Enrollment Table (if needed)
Vertebrate Animals Section (if needed)
Sponsor and Co-Sponsor – six pages max
Select Agent Research (if needed)
Respective Contributions – one page
Selection of Sponsor and Institution – one page max
Responsible Conduct of Research – one page max
Concurrent Support – one page (if needed)
Goals for Fellowship Training and Career – one page max
Activities Planned under this Award – one page max
Doctoral Dissertation and Other Research Experience – two pages max
Appendix (if needed)
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Resource Sharing Plans Attachment:
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Sharing Model Organisms (required, if using)
Budget Information:
 Stipend and Allowance (use current rates)
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Predoctoral Tuition has been entered in as full tuition amount
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Postdoctoral Tuition has been entered in as full tuition amount (rare)
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