Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5 and T32/T34)

Scientific/research contact:
Kalynda Gonzales Stokes, PhD
kalynda.stokes@nih.gov

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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Justin Rosenzweig
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The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal health programs, or tribal organizations to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities.

This grant will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN tribal entities to develop and implement effective training and mentoring activities for research-oriented individuals earning a degree in a biomedically-relevant field at a variety of institutions across the United States and territories. The overall purpose is to support the development of individuals who have the technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner, to complete a degree in a biomedical field, and ultimately to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.

There are 2 funding opportunities under this program:

• UE5/T32 Education Projects - Cooperative Agreements/Institutional National Research Service Award for individuals in a doctoral program
• UE5/T34 Education Projects - Cooperative Agreements/Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants for individuals in a bachelors program

Eligible applicants include:

• A federally recognized AI/AN tribe, as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603(14)
• A tribal college or university, a tribal health program, or a tribal organization as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603 (24), (25), and (26), respectively
• A consortium of two or more of these tribal entities

Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The total award period will be up to 7 years: a maximum of 2 years for the development phase (UE5) and 5 years for the training phase (T32/T34).

Links to the full announcement and online application procedures are available on grants.gov.

• UE5/T32 project
• UE5/T34 project