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NIH Director's Pioneer Award

Summary

The NIH Director's Pioneer Award is for exceptionally creative scientists who propose groundbreaking research projects with the potential for major impact in important scientific areas. The research should represent a new direction that differs substantially from current projects. This award welcomes applications across a wide range of topics relevant to NIH's mission, including behavioral, so…

The NIH Director's Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To be considered pioneering, the proposed rese…

Funding Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $8M

Award Ceiling: $3.5M

Award Floor: $3.5M

Eligibility

Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government (excluding the NIH Intramural Research Program)

U.S. Territory or Possession

Independent School Districts

Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities

Faith-based or Community-based Organizations

Regional Organizations

Higher Education Institutions – Private Institutions of Higher Education

Nonprofit Organizations without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (other than Institutions of Higher Education)

For-Profit Organizations – Other than Small Businesses

Foreign/non-U.S. entities are NOT eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations are also NOT eligible to apply. However, foreign components—as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement—are allowed.

Eligible federal entities are limited to Eligible Agencies o…

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