Four types of NIH awards announced, with webinars available for more information.

The High-Risk, High-Reward Research program supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing highly innovative research with the potential for broad impact in biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences within the NIH mission. None of these programs requires preliminary data or a detailed experimental plan. What is required is a great idea and compelling logic of how it might be achieved. The program’s four constituent NIH Director’s awards provide a diverse set of funding opportunities. See the individual award websites for more information and application help.

The NIH Common Fund will hold pre-application interactive Q&A webinars for these funding opportunities. NIH staff will discuss the funding opportunities and answer questions from prospective applicants. Preregistration for the webinar is required.

Webinar information:

NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (RFA-RM-21-018) – Monday, June 28, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT
To join the webinar, register through WebEx and submit your questions by 11:59 PM local time on Thursday, June 24, 2021 to EarlyIndependence@od.nih.gov.

NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (RFA-RM-21-015) – Monday, June 28, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT
To join the webinar, register through WebEx and submit your questions by 11:59 PM local time on Thursday, June 24, 2021 to PioneerAwards@mail.nih.gov.

NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award (RFA-RM-21-017) – Tuesday, June 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM EDT
To join the webinar, register through WebEx and submit your questions by 11:59 PM local time on Friday, June 25, 2021 to Transformative_Awards@mail.nih.gov.

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (RFA-RM-21-016) – Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT
To join the webinar, register through WebEx and submit your questions by 11:59 PM local time on Friday, June 25, 2021 to NewInnovatorAwards@mail.nih.gov.