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Next Generation Researchers Initiative

NIH recently announced the Next Generation Researchers Initiative to enhance funding to early-stage and mid-career investigators and help stabilize and strengthen the biomedical research enterprise. This initiative shifts NIH’s approach away from the Grant Support Index to more directly support early-stage and mid-career investigators. We will be developing FAQs and issuing updated policies in the near future. In the meantime, learn more through:
 
NIH Director’s Statement
Next Generation Researchers Initiative Web Page
Presentation to the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director