NIH Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation Grants

The High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems.  Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, X-ray diffractometers, high throughput robotic screening systems, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.

FUNDING INFORMATION: The minimum award is $750,001. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $2M.

The Associate Dean of Research office, will facilitate an internal pre-submission process to foster collaborative proposals and increase the success rate for the University. This pre-submission process requires that applicants fill out an online form designed to inform Dr. Antman, Dean of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Provost of your interest in applying for an S10 High-End Instrumentation Grant.

This process is not intended to prevent submission of applications, but to recognize that when multiple applications are being submitted, it may not be possible to centrally support all of them at a competitive level from the Provost’s or the Deans’ resources, providing the opportunity to identify alternative sources of funding.

If you are considering submitting an application please fill out the online form by Monday, March 31, 2025.

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The Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated instrumentation system. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to: X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.

FUNDING INFORMATION: The minimum award is $50,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $750,000

The Associate Dean of Research office, will facilitate an internal pre-submission process to foster collaborative proposals and increase the success rate for the University. This pre-submission process requires that applicants fill out an online form designed to inform Dr. Antman, Dean of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Provost of your interest in applying for the Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program.

This process is not intended to prevent submission of applications, but to recognize that when multiple applications are being submitted, it may not be possible to centrally support all of them at a competitive level from the Provost’s or the Deans’ resources, providing the opportunity to identify alternative sources of funding.

If you are considering submitting an application please fill out the online form by Monday, March 31, 2025.

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