Key Dates

Related Announcements

• May 12, 2026 - Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI). See PAR-27-032. 

Issued by

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Purpose

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will host an informational webinar to provide a program overview and respond to questions from prospective applicants to PAR-27-032 "Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)".

Webinar Information

Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2026

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (ET)

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/236297571750694?p=Qp9KETbDz9WEh0QWpZ

Meeting ID: 236 297 571 750 694

Passcode: aK7JH3WX  

Dial in by phone

+1 240-800-7959,,724180837# United States, Bethesda

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 724 180 837# 

Participation in the informational webinar, although encouraged, is optional and is not required for the submission of an application. Advanced registration is not required. Please send program-specific questions not related to the webinar to the contacts listed under the "Inquiries" section of the NOFO. Participants requiring sign language interpretation and/or other reasonable accommodations should submit a request to [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the event.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Email: [email protected]