Each week, OHSU Research Development compiles a list of funding opportunities from internal sources, the government and private foundations. We publish the list here every Thursday. A pdf of the list is also available.
Featured Opportunities
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH ORIP Biomedical Research Facilities C06 (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding to upgrade or create new biomedical research infrastructure to strengthen biomedical research programs; proposed projects must serve institution-wide biomedical research needs
Who should apply: PIs who hold appropriate stature so they can oversee various facets of the project and who demonstrate leadership skills that will help recruit and guide personnel with technical and scientific skills to accomplish the construction project
Award: Between $3 and 8 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 1, 2021; LOI due: Feb. 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
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Cancer ‖ Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Research Grants
What: Supports childhood cancer research through three grants: Basic Science Research Grants, Translational Research Grants and Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants
Who should apply: Basic and Translational grant applicants must have a PhD or MD and Emerging Investigator grant applicants must have either completed two years of their fellowship or had a position as junior faculty instructor or assistant professor for up to two years from the start of the award period
Award: For Basic: Up to $750,000/up to three years; For Translational: Up to $200,000/up to two years; For Emerging Investigator: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 9, 2021; LOI due: March 1, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: May 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
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Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU SoM Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine T32 Pulmonary & Critical Care Training Grant
What: Program to support multidisciplinary research training for postdocs and graduate students in a range of disciplines including cell and molecular biology, whole organ pathophysiology, human based research and epidemiological research
Who should apply: Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students whose research and career trajectory are relevant to the biology and health care practices related to respiratory, critical care and sleep medicine
Award: Salary and tuition support as defined by the T32 terms/up to two years
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2021
Apply by sending your application to Samantha Ruimy
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Multidisciplinary ‖ MRF Research Grants
What: Supports promising biomedical exploration and the development of research careers in clinical investigation in Oregon through their Early Clinical Investigator Award, New Investigator Grant and, along with OHSU, Emergency Interim Funding and Bridge Funding
Who should apply: Dependent upon award applied to; view CAP listings for more details
Award: Between $30 and 50,000/one year
Deadline: April 15, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Internal Opportunities
Multidisciplinary ‖ OCTRI Mobile Apps for Clinical Studies (MACS)
What: Funding to leverage new the REDCap functionality MyCap to create mobile apps that allow clinical study participants to report outcomes/data via a smartphone; the program aims to help fill the pipeline for BIP Digital Health by allowing PIs to conduct preliminary research and obtain user experience data
Who should apply: PIs who meet OHSU Principal Investigator requirements and want to create a mobile app for clinical or commercial purposes
Award: Up to $5,000/typically one year
Deadline: Rolling; application will close when funding for the fiscal year is exhausted
Submit your project intake form through REDCap
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU Collins Medical Trust
What: Provides seed funding for basic and clinical projects that advance medical research and will be leveraged to have a greater future impact; preference given to projects eligible for future NIH or other substantial funding projects that highlight impact on immediate population served, Oregon, and potential national impact. Contact the OHSU Foundation with questions
Who should apply: Young investigators, including postdoctoral fellows and assistant professors, who are clearly supported by their mentors
Award: Up to $30,000/one year
Deadline: Notice of Intent form is required and is open from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12; Application is due April 30, 2021
Pediatrics ‖ Friends of Doernbecher Grant Program
What: Supports clinical and research projects and programs at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; pediatric-related research projects and programs that impact children’s health are supported by the program
Who should apply: OHSU and Doernbecher faculty, clinical and research staff, graduate students, medical students, fellows and postdoctoral fellows
Award: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU SoM Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine T32 Pulmonary & Critical Care Training Grant
What: Program to support multidisciplinary research training for postdocs and graduate students in a range of disciplines including cell and molecular biology, whole organ pathophysiology, human based research and epidemiological research
Who should apply: Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students whose research and career trajectory are relevant to the biology and health care practices related to respiratory, critical care and sleep medicine
Award: Salary and tuition support as defined by the T32 terms/up to two years
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2021
Apply by sending the following to Samantha Ruimy: NIH-formatted biosketch; Career vision statement with comment on how this training opportunity would fit into overall trajectory in relation to pulmonary medicine (2-3 paragraphs); Research proposal/experimental plan (1-2 pages); Project narrative (2-3 sentences describing the relevance of the research to public health); and Letter of support from mentor
Multidisciplinary ‖ OCTRI OSLER TL1 Program
What: Supports training and career development in clinical and translational research for professional and PhD graduate students and postdoctoral clinical and research fellows; all research proposed must involve either clinical or translational research that involves human subjects or populations or research that has application to human health
Who should apply: Professional (MD, DMD, PharmD, DNP) and PhD graduate students and postdoctoral clinical (MD, DMD, PharmD, DNP) and research fellows at OHSU, PSU, UO or OSU
Award: Predoctoral stipend: $25,320; Postdoctoral stipend: Set by NIH and based on years of training (additional tuition, fee and insurance coverage provided for both)/up to one year with possibility for second year renewal
Deadline: April 1, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through REDCap
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ MRF Early Clinical Investigator Award
What: Funding to further the development postdoctoral fellows or trainees who interact with human subjects and who are interested in a career in clinical research
Who should apply: Postdoctoral trainees and fellows with specific plans for a career in clinical research
Award: Up to $30,000/one year
Deadline: April 15, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ MRF New Investigator Grant
What: Supports promising investigators in biomedical research at the beginning of their independent careers
Who should apply: Assistant professors or equivalent who are independent but new to research and don’t yet have funding sources
Award: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: April 15, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ MRF and OHSU Emergency Interim Support and Bridge Funding
What: Provides funding for research programs that have lost national grant funding and enables investigators to develop data supporting application renewals; OHSU applicants can apply for both MRF Emergency Interim Support and OHSU Bridge Funding
Who should apply: Researchers who need funding to keep their programs going
Award: Up to $50,000 from both MRF and Bridge funding/one year
Deadline: April 15, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Hepatology ‖ Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care Fellowship
What: Trains early-stage investigators for a career in research related to the biology, diagnosis or therapy of hereditary, inflammatory or malignant pancreatic disease; clinical, basic and population-based research will all be considered
Who should apply: Pancreatic researchers at the rank of postdoc, fellow, instructor, research assistant professor or similar entry-level positions who have limited or no previous work in the fields of pancreatic biology or pancreatic cancer
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years
Deadline: May 30, 2021
Submit applications directly to Dove Keith
Cancer ‖ CEDAR NIH Catalyst Funding
What: Funding designed to help scientists pursuing CEDAR relevant research address reviewer concerns and resubmit their proposals to the National Institutes of Health
Who should apply: Applicants to NIH awards who received a score but were not funded
Award: Up to $250,000/one year
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU Fellowship for Diversity in Research
What: Funds researchers with the goal of increasing the diversity of the community of scholars devoted to academic scientific research at OHSU
Who should apply: Investigators with postdoctoral training experience looking to establish an independent academic research career; scholars who identify as underrepresented minorities, differently-abled and more are welcomed
Award: Up to $8,000 plus a stipend
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU School of Medicine IDEA Seed Grants for Innovation, Development & Exploration for research Advancement
What: Supports investigators who need to work with an OHSU core or with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to develop preliminary data for an application for extramural research support
Who should apply: School of Medicine faculty in the professorial series who have not received this award within the last year
Award: Up to $5,000/one year
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime
Apply through the CAP
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU School of Medicine Innovation Fund Pilot Program
What: Subsidizes fees for use of OHSU research cores to develop pilot data for new grant applications
Who should apply: School of Medicine faculty
Award: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime
Limited Submission Opportunities
Cancer ‖ Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
What: Provides support to fund and train young immunologists and cancer immunologists at top universities and research centers around the world
Who should apply: Postdocs working in immunology or cancer immunology fields who will have a doctoral degree by the date of award activation and will not have more than five years of postdoc experience
Award: $175,500/three years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 1, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT; Application due: April 1, 2021
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH ORIP Biomedical Research Facilities C06 (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding to upgrade or create new biomedical research infrastructure to strengthen biomedical research programs; proposed projects must serve institution-wide biomedical research needs
Who should apply: PIs who hold appropriate stature so they can oversee various facets of the project and who demonstrate leadership skills that will help recruit and guide personnel with technical and scientific skills to accomplish the construction project
Award: Between $3 and 8 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due:Feb. 1, 2021; LOI due: Feb. 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Multidisciplinary ‖ Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
What: Supports junior faculty members who demonstrate leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care
Who should apply: Full-time assistant professors who have held their position from no earlier than July 1, 2017 and have received only one appointment as assistant professor
Award: $25,000/one year
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 2, 2021, 11:59 p.m. PT; Application due: April 2, 2021
Apply through the CAP
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science
What: Recognizes institutions whose biomedical and behavioral science departments, centers or divisions have achieved sustained improvement in gender diversity
Who should apply: Anyone whose department has demonstrable improvement in its gender diversity
Award: $50,000
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 2, 2021; Application due: April 16, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Cancer ‖ V Foundation V Scholar Cancer Research Grant
What: Supports tenure track faculty early in their cancer research by funding a variety of projects, from laboratory based fundamental to bench to bedside research
Who should apply: Tenure-track assistant professors who have been in their position for less than five years and have at least two years of postdoctoral training
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years
Deadline: Internal submission: Feb. 2, 2021; Application due: Likely April 2021
This competition has not yet been announced by Vascular Cures. Dates and guidelines are subject to change.
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Cancer ‖ Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Research Grants
What: Supports childhood cancer research through three grants: Basic Science Research Grants, Translational Research Grants and Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants
Who should apply: Basic and Translational grant applicants must have a PhD or MD and Emerging Investigator grant applicants must have either completed two years of their fellowship or had a position as junior faculty instructor or assistant professor for up to two years from the start of the award period
Award: For Basic: Up to $750,000/up to three years; For Translational: Up to $200,000/up to two years; For Emerging Investigator: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: Internal submission due:Feb. 9, 2021; LOI due: March 1, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: May 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Cancer ‖ V Foundation Translational Cancer Research Grant Program
What: Supports translational adult cancer projects that move a novel strategy from the laboratory into a human clinical trial or use specimens from a clinical trial to develop biomarkers or mechanisms
Who should apply: Tenure-track and tenured cancer research faculty who are U.S. citizens or have a temporary or permanent legal permit to work in the U.S.
Award: Up to $600,000/up to three years
Deadline: Internal submission: Feb. 16, 2021; Application due: Likely April 2021
This competition has not yet been announced by Vascular Cures. Dates and guidelines are subject to change.
Apply through the CAP
Genomics ‖ NHGRI Genomic Research Experiences for Genetic Counselors and Data Scientists
What: Supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NHGRI through two programs: Research Experience in Genomic Research for Data Scientists (R25) and Mentored Research Experiences for Genetic Counselors (R25)
Who should apply: For Data Scientist award, established investigators with significant research funding from NIH in genomics data science; for Genetic Counselor award, established investigators with funded research in genomics such as genomic medicine, ethical, legal and social issues in genomics and genomic epidemiology
Award: Up to $1.25 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Feb. 25, 2021; LOI due: April 25, 2021, 5 p.m. PT (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 25, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Tuberculosis Research Advancement Centers (P30 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
What: Supports applications for the Tuberculosis Research Advancement Centers (TRACs) program with the goal of providing administrative and shared research support to foster and elevate multidisciplinary tuberculosis research and provide mentorship to new investigators
Who should apply: Anyone with an interest in providing support to the TRACs
Award: Up to $3 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: March 15, 2021; LOI due: May 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Translational Science ‖ NCATS New Chemistries for Un-drugged Targets through A Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration (ASPIRE) Collaborative Research Program (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
What: Supports translational and clinical research between NCATS intramural scientists and the extramural community to develop approaches that will develop new chemistries towards previously undrugged biological targets across many human conditions
Who should apply: At least one intramural scientist must be either a PI or collaborator; the program requires the full collaboration of the extramural PI of the applicant institution and the intramural investigator(s)
Award: For UG3: Up to $1.5 million/up to two years; For UH3: Up to $4/up to four years; maximum total duration is five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: April 8, 2021; LOI due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: July 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Merit Prizes and Awards
Multidisciplinary ‖ Lasker Foundation Lasker Awards
What: Honors fundamental biological discoveries and clinical advances that improve human health, and to draw attention to the importance of public support of science; award categories are Basic Research, Clinical Research and Special Achievement
Who should apply: Anyone who has made an original and significant contribution in basic or clinical medical research or in public service
Award: Not specified
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Hematology ‖ NHLBI Hope for Sickle Cell Disease Challenge
What: Competition to award innovative information dissemination tools, instruments or devices that help spread evidence-based information about sickle cell disease so people living with the disease can live healthier lives
Who should apply: Teams of at least three and no more than five full-time undergraduate or graduate students with a team mentor
Award: Up to $50,000 total divided among up to three winners
Deadline: Register by: Feb. 26, 2021 8:59 p.m. PT; Submit by: March 26, 2021 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ National Foundation for Cancer Research Salisbury Award Competition for Entrepreneurial Translational Research
What: Encourages scientists and early stage startups to translate their discoveries into therapies that can improve the lives of cancer patients and advance promising research innovations onto the path of commercialization
Who should apply: Investigators with translational cancer research projects that are associated with promising scientific discoveries, have viable clinical trial approval prospects and whose intellectual property has not yet been licensed or acquired by parties outside of the applying institution
Award: $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 for first, second and third place, respectively
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation
What: Honors innovative research that modulates neural activity through physical (electrical, magnetic, optical) stimulation of targeted sites in the nervous system with implications for translational medicine
Who should apply: Investigators who are younger than 45, received their degree in the last 10 years and submitting work that was performed in the last three years
Award: $25,000
Deadline: March 15, 2021
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ Cocodrie Fly Fishing Foundation Education Award
What: Scholarships for students of all disciplines who submit compelling essays on fishing, outdoors and adventure activities
Who should apply: Students who are US citizens or permanent residents
Award: $1,500
Deadline: March 30, 2021
NIH Federal Opportunities
This week the NIH released funding opportunities concerning interoception, nutrition and audiology. We’ve highlighted some opportunities of potential interest below.
Audiology ‖ NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Required), (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) and (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding to enable established, proven investigators to augment or redirect their research programs through the acquisition of new research skills to answer questions relevant to the hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language sciences
Who should apply: Well-established investigators who have records of independent and peer-reviewed Federal or private research grant funding, though it is not required for them to have active research grant support at the time of application
Award: Salary and other program-related expenses/between six months and two years
Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; subsequent deadlines on June 8, 2021 and Oct. 8, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest: Promoting Research on Interoception and Its Impact on Health and Disease
What: Supports research on interoception, which includes the processes by which an organism senses, interprets, integrates and regulates signals originating from within itself and represents its internal states, and its impact on health and disease
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in interoception
Award: Dependent upon FOA you apply through
Deadline: Open from Feb. 25, 2021, through May 7, 2024
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program Grants
What: Six mechanisms to support the Nutrition for Precision Health consortium: Artificial Intelligence for Multimodal Data Modeling and Bioinformatics Center (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed; Clinical Centers (UG1 Clinical Trial Required); Dietary Assessment Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional); Metabolomics and Clinical Assays Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed); Microbiome and Metagenomics Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed); and Research Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in nutrition science; note that Centers have more specific eligibility requirements
Award: Not limited but must reflect the actual needs of the proposed projects/up to or must be five years
Deadline: LOI due: March 6, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: April 6, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NIA Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (T32)
What: Supports the development of a diverse, translational research workforce capable of participating and/or leading cross-disciplinary team science programs focused on advancing therapy development for Alzheimer’s disease and AD-related dementias
Who should apply: Established investigators in Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias who are capable of providing administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program
Award: Not limited/up to five years
Deadline: LOI due: April 25, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 25, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Private Opportunities
Rheumatology ‖ Lupus Research Alliance Lupus Innovation Award
What: Supports high-risk, high-reward approaches to major challenges in lupus research with an emphasis on studies exploring fundamental mechanisms, novel targets and pathways, novel technologies and interdisciplinary approaches
Who should apply: Lupus researchers with a faculty or equivalent position; early-stage investigators are eligible for a third year of funding, totaling up to $450,000
Award: Up to $300,000/up to two years with possibility of third year for early-stage
Deadline: LOI due: Feb. 16, 2021; Application due: June 15, 2021
HIV/AIDS ‖ amfAR Target Grants
What: Supports studies that uncover knowledge directly applicable to curing HIV and develop tools that either eliminate the provirus and leave the cell intact, or eliminate reservoir cells specifically
Who should apply: HIV researchers who have a doctoral degree
Award: Up to $200,000/one year
Deadline: Request login credentials by: Feb. 24, 2021, noon PT; LOI due: March 3, 2021, noon PT; Application due: First week of May 2021
Cardiology ‖ Abbott Fellowship Program Grants
What: Provides funding for medical institutions to administer fellowship programs in the areas of cardiovascular disease, cardiac arrhythmia, electrophysiology, heart failure and structural heart therapies
Who should apply: Anyone with an interest in starting a cardiology fellowship program
Award: Not specified/one year with possibility for renewal
Deadline: March 1, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Accelerators Prize
What: Funding to support the development of the next generation of scientists dedicated to mitochondrial disease research; basic, translational and clinical projects will all be considered
Who should apply: Postdocs studying mitochondrial disease who are within their years of receiving their MD, PhD or equivalent degree
Award: Up to $50,000/two years
Deadline: March 1, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research
What: Funding for undergraduate and graduate science students to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project
Who should apply: Undergraduate and graduate students studying an area of science; special funding reserved for vision researchers
Award: Up to $2,500 for vision-related research and up to $1,000 for all other research/not specified
Deadline: March 15, 2021
Neurology ‖ Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center Quality of Life Grants
What: Supports paralysis research through two mechanisms: Direct Effect grants fund projects that clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families and caregivers, and COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation grants fund research to enhance the connectedness of people living with paralysis and their caregivers to their communities
Who should apply: Paralysis researchers; note that special consideration will be given to projects that serve current military and/or veterans and their families and projects that target underserved individuals with paralysis
Award: For Direct Effect: Up to $25,000/one year; For COVID-19: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: March 16, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ Angelman Syndrome Foundation General Research Submissions
What: Supports research on the heterozygous effect of non-UBE3A genes in deletion, potential results of increasing UBE3A after therapies or for some subtypes of AS, delivery of therapies and potential for improvement and symptomatic therapies that impact patients’ daily life
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in Angelman Syndrome
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years
Deadline: April 15, 2021
Endocrinology ‖ Pfizer Acromegaly Competitive Grant Program
What: Supports research topics on topics related to growth hormone excess including: morbidity and mortality; quality of life and patient reported outcomes for evaluation and treatment; early diagnosis and treatment; and pathophysiology
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in acromegaly
Award: Up to $100,000/not specified
Deadline: June 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Endocrinology ‖ Pfizer Growth Hormone Research Competitive Grant Program
What: Supports research topics on topics related to short stature including: diagnostics, early treatment and new treatment paradigms; clinical outcomes, quality of life and patient reported outcomes; medication adherence research; and translational or clinical research
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in growth hormones and short stature
Award: Up to $100,000/not specified
Deadline: June 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Endocrinology ‖ Pfizer Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Competitive Grant Program
What: Supports fellowship programs for pediatric endocrinologists that have a strong focus on clinical practice, research and education to further the understanding of short stature/growth failure
Who should apply: Fellowship programs that include independent research and a strong mentoring program
Award: Up to $75,000/one year
Deadline: June 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Previously Published Opportunities
Federal
January 2021
Pharmacology ‖ CDER Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models of Oral Absorption to Simulate the Results of Bioequivalence Studies (U01) Clinical Trials Optional LOI due: Jan. 29, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NCI and NIEHS New Cohorts for Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk (CEECR; UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and CEECR Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Jan. 29, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
February 2021
Substance Abuse ‖ NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Feb. 1, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 1, 2021, 5 p.m. PDT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIA and NINDS Treatments for Lewy Body Dementias–Exploratory Clinical Trial (U01 Clinical Trial Required) LOI due: Feb. 2, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 2, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIA MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences (T32) Application due: Feb. 3, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Aging ‖ NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Required) Application due: Feb. 3, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
HIV/AIDS ‖ NICHD Program Project Grants for HIV Research (P01 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 3, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIDDK Toward ElucidAting MechanismS of HIV Pathogenesis within the Mission of the NIDDK (Pathogenesis TEAMS) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Feb. 3, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 3, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 (Mid-scale RI-2) LOI due: Feb. 3, 2021 5 p.m. PT; Preliminary proposal due: March 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Sept. 20, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Cohort Studies To Improve Our Understanding of Influenza Immunity, Vaccine Response and Effectiveness in Older Adults (65 years and older) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 4, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Rheumatology ‖ NIAMS Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required) and Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Required) LOI due (for U01 only): Feb. 4, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 4, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Addressing Health Disparities among Immigrant Populations through Effective Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations (R01 Clinical trial not allowed) For Clinical Trial Not Allowed: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For Clinical Trial Optional: May 7, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Discovery of Cell-based Chemical Probes for Novel Brain Targets (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) For R01: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For R21: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Music and Health: Understanding And Developing Music Medicine (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) For R01: Application due: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For R21: Application due: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations NOSI: Academy of Finland (AKA) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership Program Rolling from Feb. 5, 2021 through Jan. 8, 2024
Cancer ‖ NCI Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required) and Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Application due: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Notice of Special Interest: Leveraging Population-based Cancer Registry Data to Study Health Disparities Deadline: Open from Feb. 5, 2021, through May 7, 2023
Ophthalmology ‖ NEI Notice of Special Interest for the NEI Anterior Segment Initiative (ASI): Identification and Development of New Biomarkers and Effective methods to Diagnose Dry Eye Disease Deadline: Open from Feb. 5, 2021, through May 8, 2023
Substance Abuse ‖ NHGRI NOSI: High-throughput Molecular and Cellular Phenotyping Deadline: Open from Feb. 5, 2021 through Jan. 10, 2024
Audiology ‖ NIDCD Cooperative Agreement for Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (U01 – Clinical Trial Required) and Low Risk Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Required) For R01: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For U01: LOI due: Jan. 11, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Feb. 10, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIDDK High Risk Multi-Center Clinical Study Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required) and High Risk Multi-Center Clinical Study Implementation Planning Cooperative Agreements (U34 Clinical Trial Optional) For U01: (Standard dates apply) Application due: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For U34: LOI due: May 9, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Biomedical ‖ NLM Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID A Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Vaccine-elicited Immunity and Efficacy against Malaria (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund Cellular Senescence Network: Technology Development and Application (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIDA Leveraging Big Data Science to Elucidate the Mechanisms of HIV Activity and Interaction with Substance Use Disorder (R01 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed) and (R21 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Dentistry ‖ NIDCR National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Clinical Trial or Observational Study Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; subsequent rounds due in June and Oct. 2021
Mental Health ‖ NIMH and ORWH Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) Scalable Technologies and Tools for Brain Cell Census (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 10, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 10, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Dentistry ‖ NIDCR Engaging the dental workforce to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) Application due: Feb. 10, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations BRAIN Initiative: Pilot resources for brain cell type-specific access and manipulation across vertebrate species (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 11, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Request for Information ‖ NCI Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the Surgeon-Scientist effort requirement on K08 awards from the National Cancer Institute Respond by: Feb. 11, 2021
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Understanding Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza to Inform and Improve Vaccine Strain Selection (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 11, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIEHS RESolution of InflammaTion in EnvirOnmentally Related diseasE (RESTORE) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 11, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Training of Postdoctoral Fellows (F32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Feb. 11, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-20-222: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; subsequent due date May 15, 2021
Cancer ‖ NCI and ODP Social and Behavioral Intervention Research to Address Modifiable Risk Factors for Cancer in Rural Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Required) LOI due: Feb. 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NHLBI and NIDDK Understanding and Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Feb. 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Substance Abuse ‖ NIAAA Improving Health Disparities in Alcohol Health Services (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Feb. 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAAA and NIDA Providing Research Education Experiences to Enhance Diversity in the Next Generation of Substance Use and Addiction Scientists (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID HIV Vaccine Research and Design (HIVRAD) Program (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NSF Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS) Application due: Feb. 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Pediatrics ‖ NICHD Notice of Special Interest: Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R21) Deadline: Open from Feb. 16, 2021, through Nov. 17, 2022
Dentistry ‖ NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Emergency Medicine ‖ NIGMS Exploring the Scientific Value of Existing or New Sepsis Human Biospecimen Collections (R21/R33 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Biomedicine ‖ NSF Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) Deadline: Feb. 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Detection of HIV for Self-Testing (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 17, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID and NIMH New Technologies for the In vivo Delivery of Gene Therapeutics for an HIV Cure (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 17, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Audiology ‖ NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required), (K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) and (K01 No Independent Clinical Trials) Deadline: Feb. 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and (UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Deadline: Feb. 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Cellular Cancer Biology Imaging Research (CCBIR) Program (U54, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 18, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NIA Regulation of Brain Regional and Cell Type Specific Proteome Dynamics in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 18, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAMS Mechanistic Ancillary Studies to Ongoing Clinical Projects (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Feb. 18, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Urology ‖ NIDDK GenitoUrinary Development Molecular Anatomy Project (GUDMAP) – Atlas Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and Reconfiguration of GenitoUrinary Development Molecular Anatomy Project (GUDMAP) /(Re)Building A Kidney (RBK) Data Hub (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Mental Health ‖ NIMH Service-Ready Tools for Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Bioengineering ‖ NSF Reproducible Cells and Organoids via Directed-Differentiation Encoding (RECODE) Preliminary proposal due: Feb. 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: May 18, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Substance Abuse ‖ NIAAA Prevention and Intervention Approaches for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NICHD Notice of Special Interest: Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Conditions Associated with Down Syndrome for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project (X01) Deadline: Feb. 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Structural Birth Defects: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), (U01 Clinical Trial Optional), (U54 Clinical Trials Optional), (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) and (P01 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Feb. 22, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research FOAs Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Biospecimen Science Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed); Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed); Innovative Biospecimen Science Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed); Innovative Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 22, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Audiology ‖ NIDCD Early Career Research(ECR) Award (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Feb. 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Feb. 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NIA Infectious Etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Feb. 28, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
March 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations HEAL Initiative Consortium Administrative Core (U24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: March 1, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations HEAL Initiative Data Coordinating Center (U24) LOI due: March 1, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations HEAL Initiative Study (Collaborative U01- Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: March 1, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations HEAL Initiative Study (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: March 1, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplement for Research and Capacity Building Efforts Related to Bioethical Issues (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: March 5, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID and NICHD Development of the Fetal Immune System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: March 7, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: April 7, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Audiology ‖ NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32) LOI due: March 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: April 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ FIC and NCI International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed and International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required) Deadline: March 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NIA Notice of Special Interest: Sensory and Motor System Changes as Predictors of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Deadline: Open from March 11, 2021, through Nov. 13, 2021
Genomics ‖ NSF Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Deadline: March 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research (FW-HTF) Deadline: March 23, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Interdisciplinary Frontiers of Understanding the Brain Deadline: March 31, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
April 2021
Dentistry ‖ NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (F99/K00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: April 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Rheumatology ‖ NIAMS Centers of Research Translation (CORT) (P50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: April 11, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 11, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity Deadline: April 15, 2021
Cancer ‖ NCI Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for NCI Division of Cancer Biology Research Programs Deadline: April 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: April 17, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Mental Health ‖ NIMH Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: April 17, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Exploratory/Developmental Projects (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: April 26, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: May 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PDT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAAA Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia (U01 Clinical Trial Optional), Administrative Resource Core (U24) (Clinical Trial Optional) and Research Resource (U24) (Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: April 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: May 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Drug Abuse ‖ NIDA Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Biospecimen Access (X01) Deadline: April 30, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
May 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: May 3, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NHLBI Early Phase Clinical Trials for Therapeutics and/or Diagnostics (R33 Clinical Trial Required) and (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) LOI due: May 4, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 4, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: May 7, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
HIV/AIDS ‖ NIDDK Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: May 7, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: May 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Development of Innovative Informatics Methods and Algorithms for Cancer Research and Management (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: May 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: May 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: May 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Revision Applications to Support the Application of Informatics Technology for Cancer Research: (R01 Clinical Trials Optional), (U01 Clinical Trials Optional) and (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) For R01 and U01: LOI due: May 8, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT; For U24: LOI due: May 9, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplement Opportunity to Support Global Cancer Stigma Research Deadline: May 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Aging ‖ NIA Aging Effects on Osteoimmunology (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) LOI due: May 15, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: June 15, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
June 2021
Translational Science ‖ NCATS Virtual Approaches Towards New Chemistries for Un-drugged Targets through A Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration (ASPIRE) Collaborative Research Program (U18 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) LOI due: June 8, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: July 8, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Ophthalmology ‖ NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: June 9, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Early Stage Investigator Research Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: June 16, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NCI, NIAAA and NIDA Multi-Site Studies for System-Level Implementation of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Services (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: June 19, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: July 19, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Substance Abuse ‖ NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Development of Medication to Treat Substance Use Disorders (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: June 26, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: July 26, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
August 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIMH Developmental AIDS Research Centers on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) and NIMH AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Aug. 13, 2020 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Aug. 25, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54 – Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Aug. 14, 2021 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Sept. 14, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
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Substance Abuse ‖ NIAAA NOSI: Advances in Research for the Treatment, Services, and Recovery of Alcohol Use Disorder Deadline: Open through Sept. 8, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ NHLBI and NIEHS NOSI: Stimulating Intervention Research to Reduce Cardiopulmonary Impacts of Particulate Matter in Air Pollution among High-Risk Populations Deadline: Open through Sept. 7, 2025
Genomics ‖ NHGRI Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Applications are accepted by continuous receipt
Biology ‖ NSF Biophotonics Applications accepted anytime
Biology ‖ NSF Cellular and Biochemical Engineering Applications accepted anytime
Biology ‖ NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Conferences for Building Computational Literacy in Biological Sciences Deadline: Open
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Pilot Projects for Cyberinfrastructure Centers of Excellence Deadline: Rolling
Biology ‖ NSF Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs Applications accepted anytime
Biology ‖ NSF Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: Investigator-initiated research projects (MCB) Deadline: Open
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Enabling Discovery through GEnomic Tools (EDGE) Deadline: Open
Biology ‖ NSF Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Deadline: Open
Biology ‖ NSF Transitions to Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Research (Transitions) Deadline: Open
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January 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Deadline: Jan. 29, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Association Div. 37 Diane J. Willis Early Career Award Deadline: Jan. 31, 2021
February 2021
Mental Health ‖ American College Health Foundation College Well-Being Funding Opportunity Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Mental Health ‖ American College Health Foundation FirstRisk Advisors Initiatives in College Mental/Behavioral Health Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Association Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Neurosurgery ‖ Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Creating Opportunity & Independence Grants Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant Program LOI due: Feb. 1, 2021; Application due: April 15, 2021
Pharmacology ‖ PhRMA Foundation Pharmacoeconomics, Real World Data and Health Outcomes Program Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Sarcoma Foundation of America Research Grants Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Nursing ‖ Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing National League for Nursing Grant Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Broad PCORI Funding Announcements — Cycle 1 2021 LOI due: Feb. 2, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: May 4, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research — Cycle 1 2021 LOI due: Feb. 2, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: May 4, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Pragmatic Clinical Studies to Evaluate Patient-Centered Outcomes — Cycle 1 2021 LOI due: Feb. 2, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: May 4, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ American Association for Cancer Research Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Deadline: Feb. 4, 2021, 10 a.m. PT
Neurology ‖ Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Funding Opportunities For Core Funding: LOI due: Feb. 5, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: April 16, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; For Partner Funding: LOI due: Feb. 5, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: March 19, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
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Cancer ‖ American Society for Radiation Oncology Minority Summer Fellowship Award Deadline: Feb. 5, 2021
Emergency Medicine ‖ Emergency Medicine Foundation Health Disparities Research Grant Deadline: Feb. 5, 2021
Emergency Medicine ‖ Emergency Medicine Foundation and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Medical Student Research Grant Deadline: Feb. 5, 2021
Emergency Medicine ‖ Emergency Medicine Foundation Pilot Project Grant Deadline: Feb. 5, 2021
Cancer ‖ Leukemia Research Foundation Hollis Brownstein Research Grants Program LOI due: Feb. 5, 2021, 10 a.m. PT; Application due: April 5, 2021, 10 a.m. PT
Orthopedics ‖ American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Research Grants Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021
Surgery ‖ American Society of Transplant Surgeons Collaborative Scientist Grant Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021
Surgery ‖ American Society of Transplant Surgeons Faculty Development Grant Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Hematology ‖ National Hemophilia Foundation Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowships LOI due: Feb. 8, 2021, 6 a.m. PT; Application due: March 14, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Psychology ‖ National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Grant Program Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021
Neurology ‖ Parkinson’s Foundation Movement Disorders Fellowship Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Pulmonology ‖ Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award Deadline: Feb. 11, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Association Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford Grant Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Association Trauma Psychology Grant Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021
Infectious Disease ‖ Bay Area Lyme Foundation 2021 Emerging Leader Awards Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021, midnight p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Biogen Medical Education Grants Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021
Neuroscience ‖ Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Klingensten-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Bladder Cancer Young Investigator Award and Patient-Centered Clinical Research Young Investigator Award Deadline: Feb. 16, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Gastroenterology ‖ Pfizer Ulcerative Colitis Competitive Grant Program Deadline: Feb. 16, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Equity-Focused Policy Research: Building Cross-Cutting Evidence on Supports for Families with Young Children Brief proposals due: Feb. 16, 2021, noon PT; Full proposals due: May 11, 2021, noon PT
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Molecular Science ‖ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Visual Proteomics Imaging Deadline: Feb. 17, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
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Neuroscience ‖ New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Awards Deadline: Feb. 17, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
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Anesthesiology ‖ Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Investigator Initiated Research Grants LOI due: Feb. 18, 2021, 3 p.m. PT; Application due: early August 2021
Orthopedics ‖ Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Injectable Orthobiologics Knee Osteoarthritis Research Grant Deadline: Feb. 21, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Orthopedics ‖ Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant Deadline: Feb. 21, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Dermatology ‖ Pfizer Inflammatory and Immune-Mediated Dermatologic Disorders Deadline: Feb. 24, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Diabetes ‖ JDRF National Diabetes Psychology Fellowship Program Deadline: Feb. 25, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Cures Within Reach Clinical Repurposing Research to Impact Veterans Deadline: Feb. 26, 2021
Audiology ‖ Hearing Health Foundation Emerging Research Grants Deadline: Feb. 26, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Neurology ‖ Gilbert Family Foundation Gene Therapy Strategies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 LOI due: Feb. 28, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: May 31, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
March 2021
Periodontology ‖ American Academy of Periodontology Foundation Finley Visiting Scholar Education Grants Deadline: March 1, 2021
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Association Walter Katkovsky Research Grants Deadline: March 1, 2021
Cancer ‖ Mark Foundation Endeavor Awards Deadline: LOI due: March 1, 2021; Application due: July 2021
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Cancer ‖ Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants LOI due: March 1, 2021; Application due: May 31, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
Hematology ‖ Pfizer 2021 Global Hemophilia ASPIRE# Competitive Grant Program Deadline: March 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. PT
Vascular Surgery ‖ Society for Vascular Surgery Clinical Research Seed Grant Deadline: March 1, 2021
Gynecology ‖ PFD Research Foundation Research Grants Deadline: March 4, 2021
Neurology ‖ Aneurysm and AVM Foundation Cerebrovascular Research Grant Award Deadline: March 5, 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Research Grants LOI due: March 5, 2021, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: May 21, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Gastroenterology ‖ American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Research Grants Deadline: March 15, 2021
Gastroenterology ‖ Angelman Syndrome Foundation Call for Research to Address Gastrointestinal Complications Deadline: March 15, 2021, 9:59 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Deadline: March 15, 2021
Cancer ‖ Melanoma Research Foundation Young Investigator Research Team Award to Advance the Field of Translational Immuno-Oncology Deadline: March 15, 2021, 2 p.m. PT
Pediatrics ‖ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pediatric Networks for the Human Cell Atlas Deadline: March 30, 2021, 5 p.m. PT
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April 2021
Cancer ‖ Prostate Cancer Foundation 2021 Young Investigator Awards Deadline: April 12, 2021, noon PT
Neurology ‖ Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Bridge to Independence Award Program Deadline: April 12, 2021
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July 2021
Multidisciplinary ‖ Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program Deadline: July 2, 2021
Open
Substance Abuse ‖ Charles Koch Foundation Substance Abuse Research Grants Deadline: Rolling
Neurology ‖ Cure SMA Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Program Deadline: Rolling
Pulmonology ‖ Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Path to a Cure: Industry Award Program Deadline: Rolling, but LOI required
Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health Deadline: Open
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health Deadline: Rolling
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Ophthalmology ‖ SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) Deadline: Rolling
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