Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35)
The NIH Parent R35 Investigator-Focused Award provides stable, flexible funding to support researchers’ overall programs, enabling scientific freedom and innovation across all career stages.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Multi-year support for investigator’s overall research program; typical R35 awards provide substantial, stable funding but specific amounts vary by NIH Institute/Center and are not specified in the forecast.
Summary: Supports investigator-driven research programs in health sciences, providing stable, flexible funding for ambitious, innovative research across all career stages.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity—dates and details may change; check for updates.
Description
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to issue a Parent R35 “Investigator-Focused Award” Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This program is designed to support the overall research program of an investigator, rather than a single, pre-defined project. The R35 mechanism is intended to provide funding stability and flexibility, empowering researchers to pursue innovative and ambitious scientific questions aligned with the mission of the awarding NIH Institute or Center. The award is typically expected to be the investigator’s primary (or only) source of research funding from that Institute or Center. Key benefits include scientific freedom, the ability to follow new directions as the science evolves, and reduced administrative burden.
