Joint NINDS/NIMH Exploratory Neuroscience Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Joint NINDS/NIMH Exploratory Neuroscience Research Grant program supports exploratory and innovative research projects that fall within the missions of the NINDS and NIMH. Awards will provide support for the early and conceptual stages of projects, which often assess the feasibility of a novel avenue of investigation and involve considerable risk, but have the potential to bring about breakthroughs in the understanding of important areas of neuroscience. * The grant program accepts applications proposing mechanistic clinical trials or studies, or basic experimental studies with humans (BESH). * The grant provides funding for exploratory and innovative research projects. * The program aims to support the early and conceptual stages of projects. * The grant has a closing date of January 7, 2028. * The grant is open to various types of applicants, including nonprofits, private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and others.