Who can apply to be supported as a principal investigator?
Investigators who have currently or previously held an independent research faculty or tenure-track faculty position, or its equivalent in academia, industry, or elsewhere are not eligible. Investigators who have more than 5 years of postdoctoral research training experience at the time of initial application or subsequent resubmission(s) are not eligible. Investigators who have previously been an independent principal investigator on NIH research grants (such as R01, R03, R21, P01, or subprojects of such grants), NIH career development awards, or have been a principal investigator on peer-reviewed, non-NIH research grants over $100,000 in direct costs per year, intended for faculty members, are not eligible. Individuals that have received a commitment to their research career progression including institutional support to apply for independent R01 or equivalent research funding as a principal investigator are not eligible.
