This award supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward lupus research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements. Research must align with FY26 Lupus Research Program Idea Award focus areas and excludes clinical trials. Early-career investigators are eligible as Principal Investigators. Preliminary data are allowed but not required. Applications should outline future research directions.
Open to all entity types with eligibility clarifications in the full text. Early-career investigators can serve as Principal Investigators. One PI may submit only one application per LRP award mechanism.
