When: October 1–24, 2007
Institute: Office of the Director (OD)

Together with three other NIH Institutes, NIGMS has launched a new funding initiative to support original research ideas. EUREKA (Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration) will carve out space for the “paradigm-shifters” that might otherwise get triaged. The program will have its own review staff to focus on these applications alone and so compare them with each other, not other, more conventional funding mechanisms.

Next Steps
Researchers can view the full funding opportunity announcement at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-002.html. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time on October 24, 2007.