NIH Common Fund Replication Prize!
- Roybal Coordinating Center
- Sep 29
- 1 min read
The NIH Common Fund has teamed up with NASA’s Tournament Lab to launch the Replication Prize, a competition to advance scientific research by collecting ideas and strategies to make important lines of biomedical research more replicable.
The Replication Prize will crowdsource ideas to identify high impact areas of science for future replication efforts and to reward efforts in increasing replicability in important areas of biomedical research. The goal of this prize competition is to boost current replication efforts and encourage a culture change in biomedical research where replication activities are a routine part of conducting research.
Submissions will address at least one of two tracks:
Track One (Replication Ideas): Submissions will identify high impact areas of research that are in need of replication studies.
Track Two (Replication Exemplars) Submissions will highlight the strategies used to integrate replication into ongoing research activities. The winning strategies will be compiled as a publicly available reference.
By improving rigor and transparency in science, researchers will be able to understand the limits of original results and expand upon existing scientific theories. This sets the stage for advancing scientific discovery and technologies that can be applied to improving the health and well-being of the population.
The total cash prize purse for this competition is $850,000 to be shared among winners.
Submit your ideas by Dec 19, 2025 at 8:00PM EST
Do you have questions? Reach out by email to: NIHsupport@floor23digital.com