NEI New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The NEI New Innovator Award supports postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent equivalent positions or newly independent Early Stage Investigators of exceptional creativity who propose novel, original, and insightful research studies within the mission of NEI. Applications responding to this NOFO should have the potential to produce a major impact in vision research, test scientific paradigms, or advance key concepts on broad, important problems in biomedical research of priority to NEI. • The award supports research studies within the mission of NEI. • Applications should propose novel, original, and insightful research studies. • The award is open to postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent equivalent positions or newly independent Early Stage Investigators. • The award is expected to produce a major impact in vision research.