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Program Snapshot

Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the award supports exceptionally creative early career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects in the biomedical, behavioral or social sciences within the NIH mission.

  • Single PI only
  • Must have Early Stage Investigator status (completed doctoral degree or postgraduate clinical training within last 10 years and never received a substantial NIH independent research award)
  • No preliminary data required
  • Minimum of 25% research effort
  • $1.5 million in direct costs split into two multi-year segments

Learn more about this award on the New Innovator Award Program Overview page.

NIH Director's New Innovator Award
RFA-RM-23-005

Applications due August 18, 2023

 

This page last reviewed on February 9, 2024