Scout | PA-25-169: Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

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grant PA-25-169

Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH Trailblazer R21 supports New and Early Stage Investigators with $400,000 direct costs over three years to pursue high‑risk, high‑reward projects that integrate engineering, physical, or quantitative sciences with biomedical research. Clinical trials are optional but limited to early-stage/first‑in‑human or feasibility studies; extensive preliminary data are discouraged to encourage explora…

Source

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Sub-agency: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Award

Award Ceiling: $400,000

Dates

Opportunity Released: January 8, 2025

Eligibility

Government

Research

Nonprofit

Small business

Tribal

University

Private Institutions of Higher Education

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)

For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)

Independent School Districts

Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities

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

U.S. Territories or Possessions

Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Faith-based or Community-based Organizations

Regional Organizations

Keywords

early-stage investigators

transdisciplinary research

engineering-biology

r21 grant

high-risk-high-reward

clinical-trial optional

no-preliminary-data

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