2010 NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Award Call for Applications
Got bold, innovative research ideas with high-impact potential?
NIH Seeks High Risk, High Impact Proposals through NIH Director’s Pioneer, New Innovator, and Transformative R01 Initiatives
NIH welcomes proposals for 2010 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and New Innovator Award. Both programs are part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.
Pioneer Awards provide up to $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years and are open to scientists at any career stage. New Innovator Awards provide up to $1.5 million in direct costs over the same period and are for early stage investigators (ESI) who have not received an NIH regular research (R01) or similar NIH grant.
NIH expects to make at least 7 Pioneer Awards and at least 33 New Innovator Awards in September 2010.
To continue its strong record of diversity in these programs, NIH especially encourages women and members of groups that are underrepresented in NIH research to apply.
Pioneer Award
- $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
- Awards made each summer
Open to Scientists Who
- Are at an institution in the United States
- Are at any career stage
- Will commit at least 51% of their research effort to the project
Streamlined Application
- Get instructions here
- Electronic application includes 3- to 5-page essay and 3 letters of reference
- The application period for the 2010 Pioneer Award opens on September 20, 2009 and closes on October 20, 2009.
More Information
- Can be found here
- E-mail questions to pioneer@nih.gov
New Innovator Award
- $1.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
- Awards made each summer
Open to Early Stage Investigators Who
- Have not yet obtained an NIH R01 or similar grant
- Hold an independent research position at an institution in the United States
- Received a doctoral degree or completed medical internship and residency within the past 10 years
- Will commit at least 25% of their research effort to the project
Streamlined Application
- Get instructions here
- Electronic application allows preliminary data but does not require it
- The 2010 New Innovator Award application period begins on September 27, 2009 and ends on October 27, 2009.
More Information
- Can be found here
- E-mail questions to newinnovator@nih.gov
Transformative R01 Program
The Transformative R01 (T-R01) supports exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research projects that have the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms. Please check here for more information about the program and upcoming funding opportunities.