- Home
- Browse
- National Institutes of Health
- RFA-RM-27-004
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Deadline
- 2026-09-10
- 7 days left
- Award ceiling
- $350,000
- from $350,000
- Awards
- 10
- Posted
- 2026-06-26
Summary
The NIH Director's Early Independence Award helps exceptional new scientists start independent research careers right after finishing their doctoral degree or clinical training, forgoing postdoctoral training. […]
The rest of this announcement — free with an account
- →The full announcement text, not the first two sentences
- →All 7 review criteria reviewers score this against, extracted from this announcement
- →Whether you are eligible — career stage, institution type, and the windows that close before the deadline does
- →What similar funded projects received, from 219,000 past awards
No card required. Browsing and your first match are free.
More from National Institutes of Health
See all →NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award for Individual and Group Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Director's Transformative Research Award supports collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose unusually bold and innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in a broad area of relevance to the NIH.
3 review criteria on fileNIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)
S. technology development and commercialization.
6 review criteria on fileNIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
S. technology development and commercialization.
7 review criteria on fileNIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
S. technology development and commercialization.
6 review criteria on fileAlso in vision
DoW Vision, Mentored Clinical Research Award
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Mentored Clinical Research Award (MCRA) supports patient-oriented vision injury research conducted by highly motivated military or civilian clinicians in training.
Review criteria on fileDoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award (NFRALA) supports visionary, established neurofibromatosis (NF) investigators with documented history of neurofibromatosis funding, publications, strong mentorship and commitment to leadership to serve as…
Review criteria on fileNCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is one of three NOFOs for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). NCORP is designed to enhance generalizability and dissemination of clinical trial and other human research study results through accrual in a variety of community settings.
7 review criteria on fileOfficial announcement: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360988Source: nih_guide+grants_gov. Always confirm dates with the funder.