Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services | Training Grants
The Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services unit, located in the Medical School (MS) Dean’s Office, Office of Research provides administrative support to research teams submitting new or renewal institutional training grant applications (T32: Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Awards). The University of Minnesota MS currently holds over 25 T32 training grants across 13 departments, centers, institutes and programs. T32 training grants are led by faculty mentors and provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with funding, mentorship and professional development specific to their fields of interest. This webpage is intended to be a resource for faculty and staff research teams submitting new or renewal T32s.
If you're looking for help with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) development, please contact the DEI office at: ms-odei@umn.edu. DEI resources will be available here as they are developed.Â
T32 Welcome Packet
Using your university credentials, please request access to the Welcome Packet.Â
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To set up a meeting to review these materials with our team, please email us at MSPreAward@umn.edu
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You may also drop in with questions during our office hours. Upcoming date/times can be found on our events page.
Table Specific Materials (Tables 3 and 6)
Table 3:
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Table 3 - version ready for cleanup and inclusion in the grant - October 2023
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Table 3 - detailed version for determining which grants your preceptors are already named on
If necessary, please request access using your university credentials.
Table 6A Part I:
- Please go to the graduate programs web page. Select a particular program, say CMB, then navigate to “View Program Statistics” (link in center of page) then “Admissions.” You’ll get to the data for applications, application yield, admit pool, matriculation yield, matriculation pool, GRE scores, and previous institutions for the last 10 years. This also gives information on international (e.g., not T32 eligible) and minority students. There may still be blanks but in a pinch you can use this data and label missing pieces of information as “n/a”.
Workbook: MS Guidance for Completing NIH T32 Training Grant Tables

Access the Workbook: MS Guidance for Completing NIH T32 Training Grants
Use the hyperlink above or direct link:Â https://pressbooks.umn.edu/traininggrants/
Table Timelines, Sources for Materials, and Templates
The following scenarios and templates are for a renewal T32 with pre- and post-docs:
Communication Templates:Â
Post-Award Materials
T32 Post-Award Management Workflow
- If you have questions about this document, please email MSPreAward@umn.edu.
Relevant University Links
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List of Active UMN T32's
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Office of Biomedical Graduate Research Education and Training (BGREAT)
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Prospective Post-Doc Training Opportunities
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Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) - Diversity Statement
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MS DEI office e-mail address: ms-odei@umn.edu
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University Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) - NIH Letter
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Inclusive Excellence Training Program in the Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Inflammation PhD training program
NIH Resources
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Program Announcement - PA-23-048: Â Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
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T32 Application Due Dates and Award/Review Cycles (2023-2026)Â
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Institutional Training Grant - Program Purpose
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Institutional Training Grant - Policy Statement
- New XTrain Resources (released 3/30/23)Â
Planning a T32 submission or renewal and seeking MS Pre-Award assistance?
Notify us by completing an INTENT TO SUBMITÂ
Six months advance notice for this mechanism is ideal.
If necessary, priority will be provided to support under-resourced departments, centers, institutes, and programs and pre-award teams.