Description
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator's research program or elsewhere. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome. Research may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program of the NIH Common Fund.
Key aspects of this opportunity include:
* The award is for individual scientists, not teams or institutions.
* The research project must be highly innovative and have the potential to produce a major impact on the mission of NIH.
* Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome.
* The award is for a period of 5 years, with a maximum budget of $700,000 per year.
* The award is a component of the HRHR program, which aims to support high-risk, high-reward research.