ARISE-HIV LAUNCH Challenge
NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
A $1 million two-phase implementation-science prize on access, delivery, engagement, and retention for long-acting HIV prevention and treatment. Phase 1 rewards the idea; Phase 2 pays for the implementation and evaluation plan.
- Indicative award
- up to $1M (varies by call)Total prize purse of $1,000,000 across Phase 1 (ideas) and Phase 2 (implementation and evaluation plans). Per-winner amounts are not given in the overview.
- Timing
- By invitationBy invitation · AugNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Phase 1 closed 2026-08-06 at 5:00 PM ET, one day before this record was compiled. Phase 2 is open only to Phase 1 winners. OAR describes this as one competition under the ongoing ARISE-HIV umbrella programme, so watch the ARISE-HIV programme for further challenge rounds.
- Who can apply
- Practitioner, Community organisation, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Postdoctoral
- Eligibility
- Open to individuals, teams, community-based organizations, academia, and industry, including cross-sector teams. Submissions from people and organizations not currently funded by NIH are explicitly encouraged, and OAR states Phase 1 surfaces the best ideas rather than the most credentialed teams. Phase 2 is open only to Phase 1 winners, who receive webinars and office hours on evaluation design.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- implementation science · hiv prevention and treatment · service delivery · retention in care
- Apply at
- https://www.nih.gov/challenges/arise-hiv-launch-challenge
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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