Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools aims to stimulate basic and clinical research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but have not been major recipients of NIH support. The program supports small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose undergraduate and/or graduate students to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. • Eligible institutions must award NIH-relevant baccalaureate or advanced degrees in health professions and have received less than $6 million per year of NIH support (total costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. • The program is intended to support small-scale research projects, and the award ceiling is $375,000. • The application is due on January 7, 2028. • The opportunity is open to various types of institutions, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and others.