Table 7 (renewal only)

Appointments to the Training Grant for Each Year of the Current Project Period (Renewal/Revision Applications Only)

Overview

This table provides an overview of the current program’s past success and allows evaluation of awarded training positions.

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Overall Instructions

  • If the number of appointed trainees in a budget year does not match the number of slots awarded by NIH, include a footnote explaining the discrepancy.
  • Provide counts for each complete budget year and the sum of all budget years since the last competing grant application/renewal.
  • Only include pre/post-doc sections that apply to your program.
  • Page Limit: None. For more information visit our FAQs.

Summarize Table 7 data in the Research Training Program Plan's Progress Report and Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity subsections. If any trainee positions were not filled, terminated early, or if the distribution of appointed positions differs from the distribution of awarded positions, provide an explanation in the Progress Report.

Guidance by Row

  1. ​​​Predoctoral Awarded. Count of positions that have been awarded in bold
  2. Predoctorates Appointed. Count of positions that have been appointed in bold
  3. Predoctorates: Dual Degree. Count (not in bold)
  4. Predoctorates: Underrepresented Groups. Count (not in bold)*
  5. Postdoctoral Positions Awarded. Count of positions that have been awarded in bold
  6. Postdoctorates Appointed. Count of positions that have been appointed in bold
  7. Postdoctorates: M.D. or Equivalent. Count (not in bold)
  8. Postdoctorates: Ph.D. or Equivalent. Count (not in bold)
  9. Postdoctorates: D.D.S., D.V.M., Other. Count of terminal doctoral degrees (not in bold)
  10. Postdoctorates: Dual Degree. Count (not in bold)
  11. Postdoctorates: Underrepresented Groups. Count (not in bold)*
  12. Short-Term Positions Awarded. Count of positions that have been awarded in bold
  13. Short-Term Appointed. Count of positions that have been appointed in bold
  14. Short-Term: Underrepresented Groups. Count (not in bold)*

*The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research. Visit the Diversity Supplement webpage to learn about NIH’s definition of Diversity Groups.

  • Black or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
  • Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment
  • Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who meet specific criteria (see more information)

xTRACT Users: Counts for “Awarded” trainees (row 2) and trainees appointed in the first three budget years will auto-fill.

Helpful Hints

Use What You’ve Got

  • Ensure that the training grant is using all available training slots and providing appropriate opportunities to underrepresented groups. If your training program consistently underuses the number of awarded slots, you risk having the total number of slots reduced. Provide an explanation for any divergence from approved available appointments on the data table and in the program plan.
  • Example: In Year 2, your training grant received a diversity supplement award allowing for one more trainee slot. You include the additional trainee in your total and add an asterisk with a description at the bottom of the table. In In Year 4, one of the appointed post-docs had a family emergency that required them to leave the program and the country for the remainder of the year, leaving the slot vacant until it could be filled in the next enrollment period. To address this, consider adding an asterisk with an explanation for why this slot was unexpectedly vacant.   

Table 7 FAQs

Unused slots are reviewed critically. We encourage filling all slots before the application deadline if possible. In cases where this is not possible, provide a justification for any discrepancies in the Progress Report. You may also add a footnote on Table 7 with a justification summary on the Data Table and/or to direct reviewers to the relevant discussion in the Program Plan. 

UCLA is committed to building a biomedical research workforce that benefits from the full range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds needed to advance discovery. 

In the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity, describe both successful and unsuccessful recruitment strategies and specifics about how the proposed plan reflects these experiences. You may also add a footnote on Table 7 with a justification summary on the Data Table and/or to direct reviewers to the relevant discussion in the Program Plan. 

The NIH’s template is formatted for renewals submitting before the end of their 5-year funding period, with the expectation that they will not yet have a full 5th year of data. In the rare instance in which you are submitting with 5-years of appointee data, add a column to reflect the 5th budget year. Ensure this reformatting does not push the table’s boarders to exceed the 0.5” margin. 

The NIH’s template is formatted for renewals submitting before the end of their 5-year funding period, with the expectation that they will not yet have a full 5th year of data. In the rare instance in which you are submitting with 5-years of appointee data, add a column to reflect the 5th budget year. Ensure this reformatting does not push the table’s boarders to exceed the 0.5” margin. 

Delete unnecessary rows. For example, post-doc only programs can delete all sections related to pre-docs and undergraduate students. 

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