Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (2014)

Dec 11, 2025

up to $150,000 (direct cost) per year for 2 years

10-12

-The CNIHR program will produce four live webinars between August and October. -Two will deal with answering questions about eligibility and scientific issues. -Two will deal with scientific and application/administrative questions. For more details, please see the CNIHR website.

-Description: 1)The NIH Office of AIDS Research, in cooperation with the International AIDS Society and NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR), launches a new round of the research grant program Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR) to fund approximately 10 research grants, following a competitive application process. 2)This program intends to attract both international and U.S.-based young investigators without prior experience in HIV research to help answer essential questions in HIV research, including emerging issues of long term survival with HIV infection, prevention of HIV transmission, and research toward a cure. -Eligibility: 1)junior investigators who have either completed their first terminal research degree (e.g., Ph.D., MD, DVM, MMed + postdoctoral fellowship or formal research training and experience) or 2)medical residency within the last ten years from the concept proposal deadline (i.e., 16 October 2003), and who have a faculty or equivalent position (e.g., assistant professor, senior lecturer, etc.) in good standing at an academic institution or have a comparable position in a, not for profit organization or institution with a primary mission of research. U.S. Federal Government employees are ineligible to apply. Some U.S. Government contractors may also be incompetent therefore potential applicants should check with their organization to determine whether external funding is allowed -Postdoctoral trainees are eligible to apply IF they have completed their training and will have a faculty or comparable position before the full proposal submission deadline. -A letter of intent from the investigator’s institution, indicating the commitment to a faculty or equivalent position by the deadline must be included in the concept proposal submission. - If the applicant does not have the faculty or comparable position at the time of full proposal submission, their application is null and rejected -Applicants must have not yet been engaged in HIV research (as defined by any previous grant, contract, sub-award or publication in HIV or SIV research). -Type of projects: 1)Research topics could include any aspect of HIV and HIV-related research, but may not involve prospective human interventional trials (e.g., clinical trials of new drugs, treatments, or devices; or off-label use of a licensed drug). 2)Studies of animal models, stored samples from existing cohorts, small pathogenesis studies, or in vitro trials are acceptable. Applicants are strongly encouraged to integrate sex and gender considerations into their research design when appropriate. -Funding available: 1)Awards for 1-2 years, up to $150,000 (direct costs) per year plus applicable indirect costs. 2)Second-year funding is contingent upon demonstration of satisfactory progress during year one.

Awards will be funded for 1-2 years, up to $150,000 (direct costs) per year plus applicable indirect costs. Awarded funds may be used for salary, technical support, laboratory supplies, equipment, and travel to a scientific conference or other training activities directly related to the proposed research project. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute at least 25% of their time to the CNIHR project. Salary support for the CNIHR effort can be budgeted in the CNIHR project or can come from another source, e.g., an institutional start-up package. Additional support will be provided for each grantee and their mentor to attend conferences convened by the International AIDS Society during their award period.

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