Research Training & Career Development Branch
The Research Training and Career Development Branch manages the institute's Extramural Research Training Programs, including individual fellowships and career development awards, Institutional Training Grants, dental school research experience grants, NIH Loan Repayment Program Awards, and diversity supplements. The overall purpose of these programs is to ensure an adequate number of diverse investigators are well prepared to conduct dental, oral, and craniofacial research in the institute's scientific priority areas and align with NIDCR’s mission and strategic plan.
Grant programs include: