National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award

Deadline: September in past years

Deadline: September in past years
Level: New investigators who have received a doctoral degree or completed medical internship and residency within the past 10 years. 
Award Information: Awards will be for up to $300,000 in direct costs each year for five years, plus applicable Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs to be determined at the time of award.
Description: The NIH Director's New Innovator Award program is different from traditional NIH grants in several ways. It is designed specifically to support unusually creative new investigators with highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant. The emphasis is on innovation and creativity; preliminary data are not required, but may be included. No detailed, annual budget is requested in the application. The procedure for evaluating applicants' qualifications is distinct from the traditional NIH peer review “study section” process and will emphasize the individual’s creativity, the innovativeness of the research approaches, and the potential of the project, if successful, to have a significant impact on an important biomedical or behavioral research problem. This award is open to new investigators who have not yet obtained an NIH R01 similar grant, hold a research position at a US Institution, and agree to commit at least 25% of their research effort to the project.
Application: Deadline: September in past years. Please visit http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator/ and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-10-009.html for more information. Email questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.