NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Key Information
Due Date: September 9, 2026
Agency: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Federal
Website: View Website
Funding Categories:
Funding Amount: $8,100,000
Funding Type: Grant
Match Required: No
Status: Forecasted
Contact Info:
PioneerAwards@mail.nih.gov
NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program Please contact via e-mail.
NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program Please contact via e-mail.
Overview
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 any area within the biomedical sciences are welcome. The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.
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Additional Info
Posted Date: December 11, 2025
Application Due Date: September 9, 2026
Estimated Award Date: Not Specified
Eligible Applicants:
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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