The NIDCD recognizes the importance of research training and career development opportunities to prepare a talented and diverse biomedical research workforce focused on communication disorders. The NIDCD supports fellowship, career development, and mentorship opportunities at universities and institutions nationwide (extramural training) as well as at the NIDCD laboratories and clinics in Bethesda, Maryland (intramural training). International research training opportunities are also available.
Staff Contacts
- Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D., Extramural Research Training Officer for Fellowship Programs (F Programs)
- Alberto Rivera‐Rentas, Ph.D., Extramural Research Training Officer for:
- Institutional Education Programs (R25)
- Institutional Research Training Programs (T32, T35)
- Mentored Career Development Programs (K)
- Loan Repayment Programs (LRP)
- Training-Related Administrative Supplements
- Elyssa Monzack, Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director (for Intramural Research Training at NIDCD)
Learn about the types of research training and career development awards that the NIDCD supports, such as fellowships, institutional awards, and career development awards. Includes links to funding announcements.
Find helpful information and guidance on the grant application, review, and award process.
Learn about research training opportunities in the NIDCD intramural research training program, NIDCD training events, and NIH research training resources, including loan repayment programs.
Learn about the NIDCD’s long-standing commitment to research training and career development to ensure a productive, innovative, and diverse scientific workforce within the NIDCD’s mission areas. Find out whom to contact for more information on our extramural and intramural training programs.
Learn about research training and career development opportunities within the NIDCD's Division of Intramural Research (DIR), available on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.