Table 6 (A & B): Applicants, Entrants, and their Characteristics for the Past Five Years

Table 6 of the research training dataset (RTD) consists of four sub-tables that detail statistics regarding the number and characteristics of entrants into the training program funded by the grant for the last five years. Use xTRACT to populate the forms and create the final PDF of completed forms.

This section explains what parts of the xTRACT module fill Table 6 of the training tables.

NOTE: T34 Undergraduate Training Grants lack Table 6, which has to do with Predoctoral and Postdoctoral participants, because it is not relevant to T34s.

For detailed instructions on every field in the training tables, select the latest forms package here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants-process/write-application/forms-directory/data-tables

Table 6 consists of:

  • Table 6A Part I, Predoctoral - Counts
  • Table 6A Part II, Predoctoral - Characteristics
  • Table 6B Part I, Postdoctoral - Counts
  • Table 6B Part II, Postdoctoral - Characteristics

Before Entering Applicant and Entrant Data in xTRACT

Upon clicking Applicants and Entrants in the RTD menu, you may be prompted to enter the most recently completed academic year. Depending on the grant cycle, you can choose to report by academic or grant year, but always begin with the most recently completed year. Enter this and click Submit, at which time the links for Pre-Doc Applicants and Entrants and Post-Doc Applicants and Entrants become enabled.

Also, make sure there are participating departments or programs entered in the Participating Departments/Programs section of the RTD menu, as these will be associated with the counts that you enter.

For details of the fields shown in this section, see the following topics:

Predoctoral Applicant and Entrant Counts and Characteristics

Postdoctoral Applicant and Entrant Counts and Characteristics

Table 6A: Training Program Candidates, Entrants, and Their Characteristics for the Past Five Years: Predoctoral

To populate Table 6A: Training Program Candidates, Entrants, and Their Characteristics for the Past Five Years: Predoctoral in the RTD, navigate to the RTD menu in xTRACT, and go to the Applicants and Entrants section.

In xTRACT, click the Edit Pre-Doc Applicants and Entrants button, then enter data into the Counts: Department or Program panel that appears, which subsequently populates Table 6A in the RTD. The totals you enter are used to populate the totals for last five years of the grant and to calculate the mean for those years.

Table 6B: Training Program Candidates, Entrants, and Their Characteristics for the Past Five Years: Postdoctoral

To populate Table 6B Training Program Candidates, Entrants, and Their Characteristics for the Past Five Years: Postdoctoral in the RTD, navigate to the RTD menu in xTRACT, and go to the Applicants and Entrants section.

Example of Table 6B Part I

In xTRACT, if prompted to enter the most recently completed academic year, enter it and click Submit. Then click the Edit Post-Doc Applicants and Entrants button, which prompts for data that subsequently populates Table 6B - Part I Counts table in the RTD. The totals you enter are used to populate the totals for last five years of the grant and to calculate the mean for those years.