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Scope Note
An investigator will retain their Early Stage Investigator status if they receive any of the smaller research grants, training, infrastructure, and career awards that appear on this list.
- Pathway to Independence Award-Research Phase (R00)
- Small Grant (R03)
- Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15, UA5)
- Research Excellence Award (R16)
- Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21)
- Research Education Grants (R25, R90, RL9, RL5)
- Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34)
- Dissertation Award (R36)
- Small Business Technology Transfer Grant-Phase I (R41, UT1)
- Small Business Technology Transfer Grant - Phase II (R42, UT2)
- Small Business Innovation Research Grant - Phase I (R43, U43)
- Small Business Innovation Research Grant - Phase II (R44, U44)
- Research Specialist Award (R50)
- Shannon Award (R55)
- NIH High Priority, Short-Term Project Award (R56)
- Phase 1 Exploratory/Development Grant (R61)
- Linked Exploratory/Development Grant (RL2)
- Commercialization Readiness Program (SB1)
- Competitive Research Pilot Projects (SC2, SC3)
- Scientific Review and Evaluation Cooperative Agreement (U09)
- Planning Cooperative Agreement (U34)
- Resource Access Award (X01)
- Pre-application (X02)
- Phased awards and ESI status: For phased awards, the activity code of both phases must be listed on this page for a PD/PI to retain ESI status. For example, transitioning to the R33 phase of an R21/R33 or R61/R33 phased award disqualifies PD/PIs from ESI status since R33 is not considered a smaller research grant and is not listed on this page.
- Resource Facilities Construction Grant (C06)
- Resources Improvement Grant (G07)
- Resources Project Grant (G08)
- Extramural Associate Research Development Award (G11)
- Health Sciences Publication Support Awards (G13)
- Grants for Repair, Renovation and Modernization of Existing Research Facilities (G20)
- Conference (R13, U13)
- Biomedical Research Support shared Instrumentation Grants (S10)
- Small Instrumentation Grant (S15)
- Research and Institutional Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants - Capacity Building (S21)
- Research and Student Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants - Educational Programs (S22)
- Construction Cooperative Agreement (UC6)