The NIH Director's Transformative Research Award supports individual scientists and teams pursuing bold, groundbreaking research with potential to transform science, create new paradigms, establish clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. It is part of the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program and encourages innovative, unconventional projects.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, small businesses, tribal governments and organizations, faith-based and community organizations, regional organizations, federal agencies, U.S. territories, and foreign in
