NIH Fellowship Submission Incentive
Funding opportunity number
PICR-NFSI-FY2027-01
Funding opportunity title
NIH FELLOWSHIP SUBMISSION INCENTIVE
Key dates
| Announcement | August 24, 2026, January 14, 2027 |
| Due | March 1, 2027 |
Administrative contact
Sara Strasser (sstrasse@purdue.edu)
Funding opportunity description
The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) provides an incentive for graduate and postdoctoral trainees submitting an application for the following National Institutes of Health (NIH) fellowships and awards: F30, F31, F99/K00, F32, and K99/R00.
It is a $500 incentive that will be awarded to any PICR graduate student trainee who has submitted a cancer relevant proposal.
To apply, please submit your electronic application after the submission of your NIH fellowship or award application
Qualifications/restrictions
Trainees who have submitted to one of the above NIH fellowships or awards are eligible for these incentives.
Each of these incentives will only be awarded once.
Applicant must be a trainee member of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research. Membership information and application can be found here.
Cost share
This announcement does not require cost sharing.
Funds available and anticipated number of scholarships
No limit to number of scholarships.
Funding budget
The incentive will not exceed $500. See restrictions.
Funding project period
The incentive is to be applied for within a year of the NIH application being submitted.
Funding restrictions
This incentive is only for trainees who have submitted an F30, F31, F99/K00, F32, or K99/R00 application.
Funding requirements
Required publication acknowledgement
Not applicable.
No cost extension (NCE)
Not applicable.
Regulatory
Not applicable.
Funding processing
Graduate student incentives will be processed as scholarships. The scholarships are processed through the Division of Financial Aid. Scholarship payment will be processed once the award is made. No action by the student required. If the student has an outstanding balance through the Division of Financial Aid, the scholarship will be applied to their balance first.
Postdoctoral incentives will be processed as awards. Awards are processed through payroll and added to the trainees paycheck.
Reporting
Not applicable.
Application guidelines
Not applicable.
Review criteria
- Cancer-relevance of the project
Announcement history and updates
| Funding opportunity number | Summary of change |
| PICR-F31-FY2027-01 | Initiation of announcement |