HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) · Foundation

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Announced future cycle (verified 2026-07-30): the 2028 competition opens November 3, 2026 and closes December 15, 2026. From that competition on, Hanna H. Gray Fellows and Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are selected through a SINGLE COMBINED competition (review remains career-stage specific). NOTE: the stored award figure is unconfirmed against the merged program -- verify amount and term before relying on it.

AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.

Up to $1.5M

DeadlineFinal application due date.

Not yet posted

Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).

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MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).

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DurationMaximum project period for a single award.

8 yr

Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.

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Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).

Recurring (annual)

Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).

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Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.

$1.5M total

Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.

Unspecified