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NIH R50 funding opportunities: Research Specialist Award

3 NIH notices for R50 (Research Specialist Award) are open and 1 forecast. Salary support for career research scientists who work in a research team without...

Open NIH R50 notices

Forecast R50 notices

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Institutes that fund R50 projects under these notices

Institute or centerProjects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)896
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)589
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)458
National Institute on Aging (NIA)450
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)384
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)382
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)380
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)220
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)210
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)203

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

Closed R50 notices

9 R50 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 R50?

R50 is NIH's activity code for the Research Specialist Award. Salary support for career research scientists who work in a research team without leading it. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH R50 funding opportunities are open?

3 notices are open on Grants.gov, and 1 more is forecast, as of the latest data.

Other research grants: R00, R01, R03, R13, R15, R16, R18, R21, R24, R25, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R41, R42, R43, R44, 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.