Should the sponsor assist the candidate in preparing the F32 grant application?
Yes. The sponsor should provide advice on grantsmanship as part of the training process, but the candidate is expected to write the application. This often helps eliminate the common flaws in an application resulting from lack of experience that often reduce the potential for funding. It is important that the sponsor provides sufficient detail about the sources of funds that will be used to support the candidate’s research and how the project supported by these funds relates to the candidate’s research proposal. • Can an NRSA fellow have more than one sponsor? Yes. A second sponsor is advisable if the project requires special expertise or is being conducted in more than one location. Clinicians doing translational research projects may find it useful to have a clinical and basic science sponsor. • Can a person submit an individual NRSA grant application to train at a private for-profit biotech firm? Yes. The application will be reviewed as any other application from a university or pub
