Get $25M for Game-Changing Biomedical Research
Summary
This National Institutes of Health grant offers up to $25 million to institutions for pioneering, high-risk research that could revolutionize biomedical and behavioral science. Fund groundbreaking projects with the potential for major scientific impact.
Eligibility
Full Description
-Purpose. As part of the NIH Roadmap for Biomedical Research, the National Institutes of Health invites transformative Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new or challenge existing scientific paradigms. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. -Mechanism of Support.
This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIH common fund intends to commit $25 million dollars in FY 2009 to fund up to 60 applications submitted in response to this FOA.