Grant opportunity
NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2)
High-risk/high-reward award for exceptionally creative early-stage investigators.
- Funder
- National Institutes of Health
- Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline
- Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline: Jun 18, 2026
- Award
- See linked call page
- Applicant
- United States
- Discipline
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2026
Call summary
Overview
NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) is a research grant / fellowship from National Institutes of Health. High-risk/high-reward award for exceptionally creative early-stage investigators.
Who can apply
United States
What it supports
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- United States
- Research Grant / Fellowship
Funding and duration
- See linked call page
Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline
Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline: Jun 18, 2026
How to apply
Use the linked official page to confirm current requirements and complete the application.
Call details
Source-based overview
NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) is a research grant / fellowship from National Institutes of Health. High-risk/high-reward award for exceptionally creative early-stage investigators. The opportunity is relevant to United States. Eligibility or target applicants: United States. The recorded deadline or key date is Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline. Recorded support: See linked call page. Applicants should use the linked official page to confirm eligibility, required documents, funding rules, deadline time zone and the final submission route.
Eligibility
United States
Funding and benefits
See linked call page
Themes and supported activities
Health and Biomedical Sciences
United States
Research Grant / Fellowship
Deadline and timeline
Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline: Opens June 18, 2026 / later deadline: Jun 18, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the linked official page to confirm current requirements and complete the application.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.