National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is a research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research.

The focus is specifically on "pioneering" research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce paradigm shifting results.

The awards, made annually from the National Institutes of Health common fund, are each worth $500,000 per year, or $2,500,000 for five years.

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