NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators
Funds a pilot or feasibility study by a scientist early in an independent career in oral, dental or craniofacial research.
A small research grant with an eligibility rule about the investigator rather than the organisation.
The applicant has to be a scientist in the early stages of establishing an independent research career in oral, dental and craniofacial research. That is the gate, and grants.gov's organisation-type codes do not carry it.
What the money buys is pilot or feasibility studies and developmental resea…
Pilot, feasibility and developmental basic and clinical research projects in oral, dental and craniofacial research by scientists in the early stages of an independent research career, intended to produce preliminary data for a subsequent research project application. Clinical trials are not allowed.
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