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NIH R15 funding opportunities: Research Enhancement Award

9 NIH notices for R15 (Research Enhancement Award) are open. Small research projects at institutions that receive little NIH funding, with students taking...

Open NIH R15 notices

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Institutes that fund R15 projects under these notices

Institute or centerProjects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)1,052
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)930
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)817
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)628
National Institute on Aging (NIA)626
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)606
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)486
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)367
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)330
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)313

From NIH RePORTER: projects funded under the notices on this page, open and closed, by the institute that runs them.

Closed R15 notices

9 R15 notices posted since 2021 that have closed. NIH re-issues most notices under a new number, so an old notice usually has a newer version.

Questions people ask

What is an NIH R15?

R15 is NIH's activity code for the Research Enhancement Award. Small research projects at institutions that receive little NIH funding, with students taking part in the research. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH R15 funding opportunities are open?

9 notices are open on Grants.gov, as of the latest data.

Other research grants: R00, R01, R03, R13, R16, R18, R21, R24, R25, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R41, R42, R43, R44, R50, R61, RC2, RF1, RL1, RM1, RP1. All activity codes.

Due dates, budget limits and eligibility differ by notice; confirm them in the notice in the NIH Guide before you apply.