Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01)

The Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) is intended to support the research and research career development of outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long term career commitment to research in specific mission areas of the NIMH.  This award seeks to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, or basic research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders, paving the way for a cure.  Each year the BRAINS program will focus on a specific area of research and research career development need.  In this inaugural year the focus of the BRAINS program is neurodevelopment.
 
An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and budget for direct costs up to $1.625 million with no more than $400,000 in any single year.
 
Note: Only one application per school or college within a university will be accepted.  (Each college will handle the internal competition for their slot.)
 
Due: Letter of Intent due to NIH January 5, 2009; Proposal due February 3, 2009

(For internal competition deadline, check with your college.)