NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Description

The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award is designed to support promising new investigators who want to start independent research soon after finishing their doctoral degree or clinical training, bypassing the traditional post-doctoral phase. Applications are welcome from all research topics relevant to NIH's mission, and no preliminary data is needed. This announcement is a notice to give potential applicants time to prepare their projects. Young scientists who have the maturity and skil…

The Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the NIH Director’s Early Indepe…

Source

Grant ID

NOT-RM-25-011

Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Subcategory/Subagency

National Institutes of Health

Eligibility

The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:

  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Independent school districts
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Small businesses
  • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • State governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Eligibility Information
Only single PD/PI applications are allowed; PD/PI must complete terminal doctoral degree or clinical training sometime between May 1, 2024, and September 30, 2026;Must be in non-independent research position at time of application;Limit of 2 applications per institution;Requires significant institutional commitment
Awards & Funding

Total Funding

$5.1M

Funding Amount

Discretionary

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