Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated biomedical research in basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH.
The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide research grant support for faculty investigators who have not had prior independent external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.
Posted 3/14/2024. Expires 1/8/2027. Due dates are 5/28/2025, 9/29/2025, 5/27/2026 and 9/28/2026.