Predoctoral Fellowship-Minority Students

**Semantic type:** Educational Activity

**Definition:** These fellowships will provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D., or equivalent research degree; the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or other combined professional doctorate/research Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. These fellowships are for well-qualified students from minority groups found to be underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences in the United States. (Predoctoral Fellowship Awards For Minority Students, NIH Guide, Volume 24, Number 5, February 10, 1995)

**Synonyms:** - NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship Minority Students (F31) - Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority Students