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NIH Director's New Innovator Award | NIH Common Fund NIH Director's New Innovator Award NIH Director's New Innovator Award FY2026 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award informational video Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the NIH Director's New Innovator Award supports early career investigators 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 NIH mission.
Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program , the award supports early career investigators 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 NIH mission.
Must have Early Stage Investigator status (completed doctoral degree or postgraduate clinical training within last 10 years and never received a substantial NIH independent research award) No preliminary data required Minimum of 25% research effort $475,000/year for 5 years See the Award Overview for more information. Applications due August 17, 2026.
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NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program is funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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