Training Outcomes

Training Outcomes is a sub-section of the 25-page Program Plan’s “B. Program Plan” component. Justify the number of positions requested and demonstrate that trainees will be productive in terms of future research accomplishments and careers.

• New applications: Assess outcomes for trainees' representative of those who would be appointed if the grant is awarded
• Renewals: Assess outcomes for appointed trainees
• Describe how productive trainees will be in completing your program, including:
  • Ability to recruit and retain trainees through the completion of their training
  • Selectivity of the admissions process (i.e., how many offers and matriculants)
  • As of January 29, 2025, Forms I requires: “experience of the departments/programs in recruiting potential trainees from diverse backgrounds in recruiting individuals from diverse backgrounds (see Recruitment Plan)"
• Discuss the quality and depth of the applicant pools, including:
  • Training-grant eligible and non-training-grant eligible individuals
  • The characteristics of current program participants, referring to data in Table 6A/B as applicable
• Demonstrate that rigorous research that advanced scientific knowledge and technologies was conducted with increasing self-direction, including:
  • Peer-reviewed publications in Table 5A/B
  • Other measures of scientific accomplishment appropriate to the field
• Provide a summary of Table 7 (for renewals) and Table 8A/B referring to specific data to support your narrative
• If outcome disparities are observed, describe approaches to identify and address causes 

Data Table References

Incorporate the following into the "B. Program Plan" > "g. Training Outcomes" section of your Program Plan. Learn more about Data Tables on the Data Table Support webpage.

Table 6A/B. Training Program Candidates, Entrants, and their Characteristics for the Past Five Years

• Describe the characteristics of current program participants, such as:
  • Total applicant pool
  • Percent of underrepresented groups (per NIH FORMS I T32 guidelines, which is still active as of January 29, 2025 when this content was updated)

Table 7. Appointments to the Training Grant for Each Year of the Current Project Period (Renewals Only)

• Describe how many training positions were filled and provide an explanation for:
  • Trainee positions left unfilled
  • Early termination of a trainee position
  • Any difference in the distribution of appointed vs. awarded positions (i.e. explain any early terminations of trainees)
• Discuss selectivity of appointments to the training grant
• If applicable, explain why any post-docs with a health professional degree was appointed for less than 2 years

Table 8A/B. Program Outcomes

• New Applications: Focus on extrapolating the proposed program’s effectiveness based on recent graduates from participating departments
• Renewals: Describe how training positions are/will be used and the program’s potential success in achieving its objectives (i.e. distribution by mentor, year in program, years of support per trainee)
• Summarize the program completion rate and length of training (for pre-docs, use time-to-degree)
• Describe how successful the training grant graduates have been in achieving scientific careers, including:
  • Research positions in academia, government or other research venues
  • Honors, awards, or patents
  • Grants (subsequent to completion of the training program)
  • Noteworthy publications
  • Rate of PhD attainment

Page Limit: Must fit within the Program Plan’s 25 page maximum. About 1 page.

Format: Section header: “B. Program Plan” | Subsection header: “g. Trainee Outcomes”

Component Instruction Index

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