NIH welcomes proposals for 2011 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Projects, Pioneer, and New Innovator Awards. These programs are part of the NIH Common Fund and support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.
Transformative Research Projects
- Exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research
- Clinical, basic, and/or behavioral/social science research projects
- Up to $25 million total costs per year for a single project
- One-third of total funding budget geared to projects with more than $1 million in direct costs.
The deadline for submitting Transformative Research Project applications is October 27, 2010 with Letters of Intent due by September 27, 2010. See the instructions in the RFA (RFA-RM-10-010). Additional information, including Frequently Asked Questions about the Transformative Research Projects Program is available at the Transformative Research Project website. Send questions to T_R01@mail.nih.gov.
Pioneer and New Innovator Awards
- Pioneer Awards:
- Up to $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
- Open to scientists at any career stage.
- New Innovator Awards:
- Up to $1.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
- For early stage investigators (ESI), defined as those who have not received an NIH R01 or similar grant and are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or medical residency.
NIH expects to make at least 7 Pioneer Awards and at least 33 New Innovator Awards in summer 2011.
The deadline for submitting Pioneer Award applications is September 13, 2010. See the instructions in the request for applications (RFA-RM-10-008) and the Pioneer program website for more information. Send questions to pioneer@nih.gov.
The deadline for submitting New Innovator Award applications is September 20, 2010. See the instructions in the request for applications (RFA-RM-10-009) and the New Innovator program website for more information. Send questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.
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