The NIDA Avenir Program supports exceptionally creative early stage investigators conducting bold mechanistic research across genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit, pharmacological, behavioral, and cognitive processes relevant to Substance Use Disorders. It encourages novel, unconventional, and interdisciplinary wet-lab and data science approaches to advance understanding of addiction mechanisms, targeting high-risk, high-reward projects and fostering future leaders in addiction science.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of government entities, educational institutions, tribal organizations, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and other specified groups. Early stage investigators are the primary target for this program.
