Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
- 93.866 -- Aging Research
- 93.393 -- Cancer Cause and Prevention Research
- 93.543 -- Vision Research - Research Projects
- 93.310 -- Trans-NIH Research Support
- 93.399 -- Cancer Control
- 93.394 -- Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research
- 93.213 -- Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health
- 93.396 -- Cancer Biology Research
- 93.313 -- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
- 93.113 -- Environmental Health
- 93.143 -- NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substances_Basic Research and Education
- 93.480 -- Complementary and Integrative Health - SBIR/STTR
- 93.395 -- Cancer Treatment Research
- 93.121 -- Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
- 93.286 -- Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
Archived opportunityLast Updated: Oct 26, 2026
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Description
This Trailblazer Award is an opportunity for NIH-defined New and Early Stage Investigators (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm) to pursue research programs that integrate engineering and the physical sciences with the life and/or biomedical sciences. A Trailblazer project may be exploratory, developmental, proof of concept, or high risk-high impact, and may be technology design-directed, discovery-driven, or hypothesis-driven. Importantly, applicants must propose research approaches for which there are minimal or no preliminary data.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Government
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
NIBIB_R21@nih.gov
Documents
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Link to additional information
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Archived: October 27, 2026
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
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Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
PAR-27-120
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
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History
Version:
3
Posted date:
June 11, 2025
Archive date:
October 27, 2026
