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NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · RFA-RM-27-001 · Deadline: September 9, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $700k

This listing sits under an agency-wide umbrella (CFDA 93.310, Trans-NIH Research Support — ~574 awards/yr across many separate competitions). Program-level statistics would describe the whole umbrella, not this competition, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's history. Any tool showing "award history" for this listing at the program level is describing the umbrella.

Listing summary

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 NIH Dire…

Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3), Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others · Categories: Health · official listing ↗

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