Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #PAR-25-120
NIH NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) Grant Opportunity
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
October 18, 2024
Respond By
October 15, 2027
Identifier
PAR-25-120
NAICS
541715
This opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), seeks to fund early career researchers through the Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21): - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) - No OEMs or commercial vendors are specified, as this is a research grant opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - Support for basic and clinical research projects in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language - Eligible project types include: - Secondary analysis of existing data - Small research projects - Methodology development - Translational research - Outcomes research - New research technology development - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Focused on early career investigators beginning independent research careers - Excludes thesis or dissertation research - Aims to generate preliminary data for future R01 grant applications - Open to a wide range of applicants: government entities, nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions, and others
Description
The NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) supports basic and clinical research for scientists beginning independent research careers. The research must focus on areas within the biomedical and behavioral scientific mission of the NIDCD, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language. The award supports various project types such as secondary data analysis, small research projects, methodology development, translational research, outcomes research, and new research technology development. The intent is to help investigators obtain preliminary data for a subsequent R01 application.