The NIH will soon offer grants to support early-career scientists at US small businesses, funding both research and entrepreneurial training, with required mentoring for first-time principal investigators.
This upcoming NIH and CDC grant supports early-career scientists at US small businesses with funding, entrepreneurial training, and mentoring to help them transition into entrepreneurship.
NIH funds U.S. small businesses partnering with nonprofit research institutions to commercialize scientific innovations, supporting feasibility studies through later-stage research and development.
NIH's R03 grant supports small, short-term research projects like pilot studies and methodology development, but excludes clinical trials.
NIH's R21 grant supports early-stage, high-risk clinical trial research with potential for breakthroughs in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical fields.
NIH plans a milestone-driven award supporting planning and early to definitive clinical trials across biomedical and other interventions for up to 7 years; applications are not yet being accepted.