Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant

Sponsor: HHS: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Solicitation Title: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant
Funding Amount: under $500,000
Sponsor Deadline: Monday, September 28, 2026
Solicitation Link: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-075.html
Solicitation Number: PAR-24-075

Overview

The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction.

The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.

This notice of funding opportunity does not accept applications proposing clinical trials.

Other Information:

Recurring deadlines as follows:
January 26, 2024; May 29, 2024; September 26, 2024; January 28, 2025; May 28, 2025; September 26, 2025; January 27, 2026; May 27, 2026; September 28, 2026.

For this funding opportunity, applications including preliminary data will be considered noncompliant with the NOFO instructions and will be withdrawn. Preliminary data are defined as data not yet published. Existence of preliminary data is an indication that the proposed project has advanced beyond the scope defined by this program and makes the application unsuitable for this funding opportunity.


RODA ID: 2236