Research Project Grant (R01)

The NIH's core investigator-initiated research grant, and the mechanism most social work research careers are measured against. Supports a discrete, hypothesis-driven project over several years.

Indicative award

up to $250k per year (per year)Modular budgets to $250,000 direct costs a year are the common path; anything larger needs prior agreement with the institute.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Standard NIH due dates three times a year, plus institute-specific announcements on their own clocks.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank

Eligibility

The institution applies, not the individual, and there is no citizenship requirement for the PI. Work out which institute's mission your aims sit under before writing a word.

SSWR clusters

Special Interest Groups

Topics

intervention research · clinical trials · health disparities · longitudinal

Apply at

https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/R01

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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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Research Project Grant (R01)

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