NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
HHS-NIH11 Posted RFA-RM-27-001
Close Date:
September 9, 2026
39 days remaining
Description
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 Director"s Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program of the NIH Common Fund.
Eligibility
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $700,000.00
- Award Ceiling
- $700,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $8,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- 8
Key Dates
- Posted
- June 29, 2026
- Closes
- September 9, 2026 39d
- Archive Date
- November 8, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- National Institutes of Health
- Agency Code
- HHS-NIH11
- Funding Instrument
- Other