NIH Specialized Center Grant (Parent P50)
The NIH Specialized Center Grant (P50) funds multidisciplinary research centers with a unifying scientific theme, requiring collaborative projects, shared resources, and an administrative core.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Award size varies; supports large, multidisciplinary research centers (P50 mechanism).
Summary: Supports multidisciplinary, long-term research centers with a central scientific theme aligned with NIH priorities.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; dates and details are subject to change.
Description
The NIH Specialized Center Grant (Parent P50) is designed to support broadly based, multidisciplinary, and often long-term research programs with a major scientific objective or theme. Centers funded under this mechanism must be aligned with the programmatic interests of one or more participating NIH Institutes, Centers, or Offices (ICOs). Each application must include one administrative core, multiple research projects, and at least one resource core, with an optional pilot projects core. The research projects should be unified by a common scientific theme and demonstrate synergy, shared resources, and collaborative impact. The P50 mechanism is intended to enable research centers to achieve goals that extend beyond the scope of individual projects.
