NICHD R21 Exploratory/Developmental Grant
Supports high-risk exploratory projects in NICHD research areas through small pilot grants in the United States.
The NICHD R21 Exploratory/Developmental Grant funds high-risk, early-stage research concepts that introduce new scientific directions relevant to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's mission. R21 awards are explicitly suited for ideas not yet ready for a full R01 — they support proof-of-concept work, novel methodological development, and pilot data …
Novel, high-risk exploratory research concepts across NICHD's twelve scientific branches — reproductive biology, child development, pediatrics, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation — not yet ready for a full R01.
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