NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1): High-Risk, High-Reward Grants for Bold, Innovative Research (Clinical Trials Optional)
The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1) funds exceptionally creative individual scientists to pursue bold, high-impact research across all NIH mission areas; clinical trials are optional. The program welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and fields (behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences) and is part of NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Common Fund.
The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program 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 support innovative and novel researc…
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Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) …
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