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)
$4.1B total funding734 schools8,694 PIs
Microbiology & Immunology
$709.2M109 schools1,346 PIs
Biochemistry$700.5M130 schools1,569 PIs
Pharmacology$677.1M125 schools1,475 PIs
Genetics$455M56 schools867 PIs
Neurosciences$451.8M68 schools954 PIs
Anatomy & Cell Biology$423.3M88 schools925 PIs
Physiology$401.2M86 schools847 PIs
Biomedical Engineering$301.1M72 schools711 PIs
Clinical Departments (19)
$8.3B total funding1,147 schools15,996 PIs
Internal Medicine
$2.9B111 schools5,236 PIs
Psychiatry$858.4M72 schools1,448 PIs
Public Health$808.4M112 schools1,700 PIs
Pediatrics$693.7M84 schools1,354 PIs
Pathology$571.7M84 schools976 PIs
Neurology$527.1M67 schools984 PIs
Radiology$434.7M63 schools920 PIs
Surgery$322.3M70 schools720 PIs
Ophthalmology$224.4M62 schools471 PIs
Obstetrics & Gynecology$182.3M58 schools371 PIs
Anesthesiology$167.4M50 schools349 PIs
Neurosurgery$151.9M48 schools337 PIs
Otolaryngology$112.7M48 schools236 PIs
Emergency Medicine$83.5M38 schools178 PIs
Orthopedics$74M40 schools180 PIs
Family Medicine$73M41 schools163 PIs
Dermatology$67.1M31 schools144 PIs
Urology$47.3M33 schools120 PIs
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$45.7M35 schools109 PIs