The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering the NIH Directors Early Independence Awards through a Grant opportunity. This funding is aimed at supporting junior investigators who want to pursue independent research immediately after completing their terminal doctoral degree or post-graduate clinical training. The goal is to accelerate their entry into an independent research career by forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period. The NIH is particularly interested in supporting researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, and from eligible institutions in all geographic locations.
The NIH Directors Early Independence Awards are part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund. The awards are open to applicants from various fields, including behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences, as well as basic, translational, or clinical research. The funding does not require cost sharing or matching requirements.
The maximum award ceiling for this grant is $250,000. The closing date for applications is September 6, 2024. For more information and to apply, interested parties can visit the following website: NIH Directors Early Independence Awards.
Please note that eligibility is not limited to domestic organizations, as non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are also eligible to apply. However, foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.