NIH Grants and Funding
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Investigator Initiated Research Project Grant Applications
Purpose of the Award
- Provides support for the early stages of project development in investigator-initiated research
- Investigator-initiated research, also known as unsolicited research, is research funded as a result of an investigator submitting a research grant application to NIH in an investigator’s area of interest and competency
Details
- May sometimes be used for pilot and feasibility studies
- Limited to up to two years of funding
- Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period usually may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in a single year.
- Preliminary data are generally not required, but may be included if available.
- Utilized by most NIH Institutes and Centers
More Information
- Visit the Parent Announcement through the Parent Announcement page
- Consult the funding opportunity to read the Review Process section; Individual funding opportunity announcements often have additional review criteria and/or considerations
- To read more about the review criteria and considerations for R applications, visit Review Criteria at-a- Glance.
- Please see the following documents for more information on scoring and critique templates: Scoring System and Procedure, Critique Template Instructions.
- A comprehensive list of Guidelines for Reviewers is available at /grants/peer/reviewer_guidelines.htm
