MSTP Grant Scores

[jjame]

An adcom told me their school received a perfect score on their grant renewal for their MSTP. As an applicant--and for future applicants--I'm curious: are MSTP scores available publicly? Is there a nice document that breaks down this information? It would be really awesome to see trends over the past few decades of how programs have evolved and grown, and if there were deficiencies (e.g. I heard Harvard/MIT had their funding frozen for a bit before they fixed supporting their students), how those were addressed.

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[Fencer]

No, those few (perfect score - 1% every cycle) are bragging points mostly among us, PDs. There is no public information about this, only whether a program was funded or not. You might glimpse the potential number of slots by the size of the annual direct costs of the T32, but that is also biased as the tuition of private (i.e.: expensive) institutions is higher than many public schools. There is a cap for tuition and fees. The T32 only pays for 60% and up to $50K per slot. Stipend is cap at the national pre-doctoral level. Then, institutions need to supplement to keep all students the same.

 

[jjame]

@Fencer would you be able to talk about what the components of the NIH Grant Renewal are, and how schools are evaluated? I'm really curious as to what the NIH thinks an MSTP needs in order to support its students.

 

[Fencer]

PAR-19-036: Medical Scientist Training Program (T32)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Medical Scientist Training Program (T32) PAR-19-036. NIGMS

grants.nih.gov

Scroll down to Criteria 1 of the Section V. Application Review Information

 

[jjame]

Whoa awesome! Thanks Fencer!