CFF/NIH R01 Unfunded Award
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation CFF/NIH R01 Unfunded Award provides bridge funding to CF researchers who have received a scored but unfunded NIH R01 application. To qualify, the applicant's R01 must have received a percentile score at or below the 40th percentile — indicating scientific merit without falling within the NIH payline. The award provides $125,000 per year for one year, with no indirect…
Bridges CF-relevant NIH R01 applications that scored at or below the 40th percentile but were not funded, providing one year of $125,000 to support resubmission.
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