Anticipated
HHMI Investigator Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) · Foundation
Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) (curated) · View original posting ↗
Periodic open competition, now every five years (direct application, no nomination) — the next competition opens September 28, 2027.
- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Amount not listed
- 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.
- 7 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.
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- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Unspecified
Established investigatorHigher educationNonprofit
Research areas
Basic mechanisms & biology
Auto-classified from the title and description (keyword-based) — may be imperfect.
Description
HHMI funds people, not projects — appointing accomplished biomedical researchers as Investigators with salary, benefits, and substantial research support (~$11M over a renewable seven-year term). Curated entry; verify current terms at the program page.
This funder has no public API, so the entry is manually curated — confirm current amounts, deadlines, and eligibility on the source page.