The R01 grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH. Basic, clinical, and applied studies are encouraged.
Amount: $250,000/year (for 5 years)
Date due: June 5, 2010; October 5, 2010
The R03 award mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.
Amount: $50,000/year (2 years)
Date due: June 15, 2010; October 15, 2010
The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
Amount: $275,000 (across 2 years)
Date due: June 15, 2010; October 15, 2010
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