The CNIHR (Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research) is a program presented by the International AIDS Society (IAS) in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR). It seeks to create a mechanism via the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to fund developmental projects to bring insight and new ideas to research toward a cure for HIV/AIDS.
The program intends to attract both international and U.S.-based early stage investigators from outside the field of HIV as well as researchers involved in other aspects of HIV/AIDS research to help address key scientific questions on research toward a cure.
The awards under this program will be up to 2 years in length and will provide US $150,000 Direct Cost per year and also funding will be provided for awardees to attend future IAS/AIDS meeting during the proposed period of research.
Eligible applicants include junior investigators who have either completed their terminal research degree (e.g. PhD, DVM, MMed + Postdoc) or MD or medical residency within the last ten years, and who have a faculty or equivalent position (e.g. assistant professor, senior lecturer, etc.) in good standing at an academic institution or have a comparable position in a not for profit organization or institution with a primary mission of research.
Both domestic and international investigators are encouraged to apply.
The deadline to submit concept sheets to initially apply for this program is 17 October 2012. For more information, visit this link.
