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NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)

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This grant$570K

The track runs to the largest grant in US Department of Health and Human Services ($42M). The median across the 961 calls we publish is $749K, this one is below it.

What this call funds

The NIH Director's Early Independence Award helps talented new researchers begin their own independent research program soon after finishing their doctoral degree or clinical training, without first doing postdoctoral training.The award accepts applications on any topic fitting the NIH mission. It is part of the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.

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Item	Estimate	Note
Drafting effort	3–4 weeks	single submission
Time to first payment	6–9 months	cut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

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