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NIH designs EUREKA grants for innovation.(NEWSWATCH)
After some self-examination on how it awards grants, the National Institutes of Health has announced $42 million in grants to 38 scientists proposing exceptionally innovative research projects.
EUREKA program (Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration) recipients receive up to $200,000 a year to cover direct costs for up to four years.
"EUREKA projects promise remarkable outcomes that could revolutionize science," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, MD. "The program reflects NIH's commitment to supporting potentially transformative research, even if it caries a greater than usual degree of scientific risk." It uses a specialized application and review process focusing on the proposal's significance and innovation, not the applicant's past record.
"EUREKA is an experiment on how to ...
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