NIH R35 MIRA (NIGMS)
NIGMS funds an investigator's whole NIGMS-relevant research programme through one 5-year grant, reviewed on the programme's importance and the investigator's record rather than detailed aims. Separate NOFOs for Early Stage Investigators and for established and New Investigators.
Scheme details
- Funding range
- ESI MIRA: up to $275,000 a year in direct costs for 5 years. Established MIRA: up to $750,000 a year in direct costs, generally matched to recent NIGMS funding; New Investigators typically $275,000
- Career stage
- All career stages
- Scheme type
- Individual
- Eligibility
- NIGMS-mission research, one PI, US institutions only. ESI MIRA: ESI status and an independent appointment. Established MIRA: NIGMS R01-equivalent or MIRA holders within their eligibility window, or New Investigators. A MIRA replaces the PI's other NIGMS research grants.
- Format & limits
- No Specific Aims page and no 'aims' wording; Research Strategy: 6 pages (background, recent progress, future plans), without Significance, Innovation and Approach headings; Project Summary: 30 lines; Project Narrative: at most three sentences
- Deadline
- Open now ESI MIRA (PAR-27-032): 2 October 2026, 3 February 2027 · established and New Investigators (PAR-26-121): 27 January 2027, 27 May 2027
View official scheme page
https://nigms.nih.gov/Research/mechanisms/MIRA/Pages/default
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Last updated: 2026-09-24
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