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)
• 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

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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