Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions
Funds a small research project at a college that teaches undergraduates and receives little NIH money, with students doing the research.
National Institutes of Health funding concentrates in a small number of institutions. This award exists for the ones outside that group, and defines outside with a number.
An eligible institution must award baccalaureate science degrees and must have received no more than $6 million a year of National Institutes of Health support — direct and indirect costs together — in four of the last seven fi…
Small-scale research grants at institutions awarding baccalaureate science degrees that have received no more than $6 million a year of National Institutes of Health support in four of the last seven fiscal years, providing biomedical research experiences primarily for undergraduate students and enhancing the institution's research environment. Clinical trials are not allowed.
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