The Director’s Pioneer Awards Program:
NIH welcomes proposals for 2012 NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards for innovative approaches to major challenges inbiomedical or behavioral research.
NIH expects to make at least 7 Pioneer Awards in summer 2012. To continue its strong record of diversityin these programs, NIH especially encourages women and members of groups that are underrepresented in NIH research to apply.
Pioneer Awards:
- Up to $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
- Open to scientists at any career stage.
The deadline for submitting Pioneer Award applications is October 7, 2011.
See the instructions in the Funding Opportunity Announcement RFA-RM-11-004 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-11-004.html) andhttp://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer for more information. Send questions to pioneer@nih.gov<mailto:pioneer@nih.gov>.