How does NIH describe an Early Stage Investigator (ESI)?
An ESI, or Early Stage Investigator, is a New Investigator who has completed his or her terminal research degree or medical residency—whichever date is later—within the past 10 years and has not yet been awarded a substantial, competing NIH research grant. The dates that start the period of classification as an Early Stage investigator are entered in the investigators eRA Commons Profile (https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/).
Related Questions
- I am a New Investigator/Early Stage Investigator (ESI), but this designation does not appear when I view the grant folder in the NIH Commons. How can I correct the information?
- If a New Investigator or Early Stage Investigator is awarded an NIH Challenge Grant, will he or she retain status as New or Early Stage Investigator?
- How does NIH describe an Early Stage Investigator (ESI)?
