NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35) Deadline

NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35) **NEW PILOT PROGRAM**
Letter of Intent Deadline (optional and non-binding): April 20, 2015
Full Proposal Deadline: May 20, 2015 by 5:00PM
Award Amount: Applications may request up to $750,000 direct costs per year.  NIGMS intends to commit $60 million in FY 2016 to fund up to 100 awards.

The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) is a grant to provide support for all of the research in an investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS over five years.  The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency and efficacy of NIGMS funding.  Eligible investigators are those who received either two or more R01 equivalent awards (defined here as R01, R37, DP1, or DP2 awards), or a single award of greater than $400,000 direct costs, from NIGMS in FY2013 or 2014, and with support for one or more of their awards expiring in FY2016 or 2017.