FY2026 · 8 basic + 19 clinical disciplines
Research Disciplines
NIH funding across 27 research disciplines in FY2026, split by basic science and clinical departments.
Basic Science Departments (8)
$3.6B total funding721 schools7,634 PIs
Microbiology & Immunology
$605.8M108 schools1,166 PIs
Biochemistry$598.4M128 schools1,358 PIs
Pharmacology$590.8M122 schools1,308 PIs
Genetics$410.7M56 schools774 PIs
Neurosciences$402M65 schools859 PIs
Anatomy & Cell Biology$370.9M87 schools815 PIs
Physiology$347.5M83 schools747 PIs
Biomedical Engineering$245.7M72 schools607 PIs
Clinical Departments (19)
$7B total funding1,105 schools13,767 PIs
Internal Medicine
$2.4B107 schools4,446 PIs
Psychiatry$753.9M69 schools1,263 PIs
Public Health$684.7M107 schools1,467 PIs
Pediatrics$571M83 schools1,147 PIs
Pathology$495M82 schools857 PIs
Neurology$441.7M65 schools852 PIs
Radiology$366.7M61 schools794 PIs
Surgery$275M67 schools625 PIs
Ophthalmology$197.3M62 schools427 PIs
Obstetrics & Gynecology$145.7M56 schools320 PIs
Anesthesiology$141.8M48 schools302 PIs
Neurosurgery$129M46 schools291 PIs
Otolaryngology$94.4M45 schools209 PIs
Emergency Medicine$75.7M36 schools161 PIs
Orthopedics$62.4M39 schools155 PIs
Dermatology$59.9M30 schools128 PIs
Family Medicine$52.3M37 schools132 PIs
Urology$41.8M32 schools100 PIs
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$36.8M33 schools91 PIs