Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: June 9, 2025 (New applications) | July 12, 2025 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | June 9, 2026 (New) | July 12, 2026 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision)
Funding Amounts: No budget cap; project period up to 5 years; annual direct costs up to $30,000 per scholar for program-related expenses; indirect costs capped at 8% MTDC.
Summary: Supports institutional programs to train clinically trained vision scientists for independent research careers, with a focus on clinician investigators and minimal risk clinical trials.
Key Information: Scholars must be clinically trained; only minimal risk clinical trials are allowed; strong encouragement to recruit from underrepresented groups; consult NEI staff before applying with human subjects.