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
Pediatrics ‖ Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards
What: Seeks to encourage child health researchers’ development by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this area
Who should apply: Physicians in a residency/fellowship training program, physicians who have completed such a program no more than one year before the deadline, or postdoctoral researchers who have received a doctoral-level degree no more than three years before the deadline
Award: Up to $25,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 12, 2023, 11 a.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 30, 2023, 11 a.m. PT
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Multidisciplinary ‖ National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
What: Full-time hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation
Who should apply: Individuals who have obtained their terminal degree or completed postdoctoral/medical doctor training within the last five years in any discipline within the sciences, engineering, or medicine (including the social sciences) as well as graduate, postdoctoral, and professional school students
Award: $11,000 in stipend money/12 weeks
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023
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Neuroscience ‖ Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research and OHSU Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center Oregon Tax Checkoff for Alzheimer’s Research Fund
What: Supports research to advance the understanding, treatment or prevention of Alzheimer’s in Oregon
Who should apply: Applicants may be investigators in Oregon who are launching their careers, including senior graduate students (for doctoral dissertation research), fellows, and junior investigators; applications will not be considered from established Alzheimer’s researchers
Award: Up to $35,000/one year
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Feb. 9, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Contact Natasha Spoden for more information
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Neuroscience ‖ National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Academy of Neurology John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research
What: Recognizes outstanding contributions to research in the understanding, treatment, or prevention of multiple sclerosis
Who should apply: Nominees must be actively engaged in basic or clinical research related to multiple sclerosis
Award: $40,000
Deadline: Nov. 2, 2023
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Neuroscience ‖ McKnight Scholar Awards
What: Supports exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career by fostering the commitment by these scientists to research careers that will have an important impact on the study of the brain
Who should apply: Independent investigators at not-for-profit research institutions in the United States who hold a faculty position at the rank of assistant professor and have served at that rank for less than five years at the application deadline (exceptions may be made for parental leave)
Award: Up to $225,000/up to three years
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
Internal Opportunities
Neuroscience ‖ Oregon Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Development Projects
What: Development projects to promote basic and clinical biomedical, translational, epidemiological, caregiving, educational and behavioral research on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD), and normal brain aging; this funding provides support to develop preliminary data sufficient to provide the basis for an application for independent research support
Who should apply: Postdoctoral, early or more advanced career investigators; more senior investigators should be new to ADRD research or those wanting to try a new hypothesis, method, or approach; investigators from communities underrepresented in research are especially encouraged to apply
Award: $75,000/one year
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 18, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Contact Heather Schiffke for more information
Neuroscience ‖ OHSU Department of Neurology BENFRA Pilot Study Funding
What: Supports pilot projects performed by trainee researchers on Botanicals Enhancing Neurological and Functional Resilience in Aging (BENFRA); awardees will work closely with the BENFRA Center at OHSU
Who should apply: Applications may be submitted by the trainee (undergraduate or graduate student, postdoctoral scholar) or the faculty member mentoring the trainee; projects must include at least one OHSU faculty-level BENFRA investigator as Principal or Co-investigator and provide an opportunity for research training
Award: $15,000
Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Send applications (application available here) to BENFRA@ohsu.edu
Neuroscience ‖ Oregon Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Research Scholars
What: Support for junior investigators as they pursue research careers in Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD), and normal brain aging; funding provides discretionary support for career development, equipment, salary support, or other expenses and includes an educational program, individualized mentored opportunities and access to senior-level faculty for consultation and mentoring support
Who should apply: Doctoral candidates, post-doctoral fellows, or early-career faculty; investigators from communities underrepresented in research are especially encouraged to apply
Award: $10,000/one year (with potential for a second year dependent on funding)
Deadline: Oct. 18, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Contact Heather Schiffke for more information
New this week!
Neuroscience ‖ Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research and OHSU Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center Oregon Tax Checkoff for Alzheimer’s Research Fund
What: Supports research to advance the understanding, treatment or prevention of Alzheimer’s in Oregon
Who should apply: Applicants may be investigators in Oregon who are launching their careers, including senior graduate students (for doctoral dissertation research), fellows, and junior investigators; applications will not be considered from established Alzheimer’s researchers
Award: Up to $35,000/one year
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Feb. 9, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Contact Natasha Spoden for more information
Neuroscience ‖ OHSU Department of Neurology Neuroscience Campaign Fund to Support Brain Health Across the Lifespan
What: Supports projects from any area of neuroscience research pertaining to brain health across the lifespan (basic, translational, or clinical); the goal of this opportunity is to create pilot or feasibility data that will lead to outside funding, including proposals from K awardees who need additional funding to generate data for R01s or similar
Who should apply: All OHSU neuroscience researchers in good standing; applicants are not limited to those within the Department of Neurology, and trainees are excluded from being the PI
Award: Up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: Oct. 30, 2023
Send questions to funding@ohsu.edu; apply through the CAP
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 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: Individuals requiring mentored postdoctoral training in order to achieve their career goals; priority is given to applicants who have obtained their PhD (or are soon to defend) and are not currently OHSU trainees (e.g., graduate students or postdoctoral trainees); applicants should be within the first two years of their position at OHSU
Award: Provides salary for one year and $5,000 for professional development
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime; apply through the CAP
Multidisciplinary ‖ OHSU School of Medicine Exploratory Research Seed Grants
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
Limited Submission Opportunities
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIDDK A Consortium for Gut-Brain Communication in Parkinson’s Disease (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports a consortium to accelerate research on the role of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and changes in gut-brain communication in the initiation and pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease; and to facilitate development and validation of innovative early-phase gut-brain based diagnostic tools and biomarkers for PD
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in gut-brain communication as it relates to Parkinson’s Disease
Award: Up to $2.1 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Aug. 28, 2023; LOI due: Oct. 16, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 15, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIDDK Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1) to cultivate a highly integrated cohort of trainees and early career investigators and to develop career development resources to accelerate kidney, urologic, and hematologic research
Who should apply: A single consolidated, application from several institutions within the same Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget is strongly encouraged and preferred; extensive eligibility info in NOFO
Award: Total costs of the Administrative Core, Professional Development Core, and Networking Core (U2C) should not exceed 70% of the total cost of the NRSA Training Core (TL1)/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Aug. 28, 2023; LOI due: Oct. 16, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 15, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
New this week!
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS Clinical Trial Methods in Clinical Neurological Disorders Course (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs through courses for skills development and research experiences
Who should apply: The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program
Award: Not limited/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Sept. 5, 2023; LOI due: Sept. 23, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 23, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Neuroscience ‖ Warren Alpert Foundation Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award
What: Supports postdoctoral neuroscience researchers by helping them become a full-time faculty member at the assistant professor level or higher and/or to assist in the development of a laboratory program that would lead to independent funding
Who should apply: Researchers with a postdoctoral research position at a US medical school, research institute or academic hospital who have completed a minimum of three years of a neuroscience-related postdoctoral fellowship by July 1, 2024
Award: $400,000/two years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Sept. 8, 2023; Application due: Nov. 1, 2023
Apply through the CAP
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Foundation 2024 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship
What: Supports young scholars with psychological careers such as child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational and developmental psychopathology and scholarly work contributing to the advancement of knowledge in these areas
Who should apply: Researchers who have completed doctoral candidacy at the time of application (documentation required) and demonstrated competence and commitment
Award: Up to $25,000/up to one year
Deadline: Internal submission due: Sept. 15, 2023; Application due: Nov. 15, 2023
Apply through the CAP
Neuroscience ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP BRAIN-ENDURE) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports educational activities with a primary focus on: courses for skills development, research experiences, and mentoring activities
Who should apply: Collaborative research education partnerships should include institutions that either have a historical and current mission to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation or have a documented track record of recruiting, training and/or educating, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF; extensive eligibility info in NOFO
Award: Average cost per program is estimated between $300,000 – $400,000/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Nov. 15, 2023; LOI due: Jan. 15, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Feb. 15, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
Merit Prizes and Awards
Biomedical ‖ Wiley Foundation Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
What: Honors breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality, and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes
Who should apply: Biomedical scientists and research teams whose research champions novel approaches and challenges accepted thinking in the biomedical sciences
Award: $50,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF Alan T. Waterman Award
What: Recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation
Who should apply: U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 40 years of age or younger OR not be more than 10 years beyond receipt of their Ph.D. by December 31st of the year they are nominated and have demonstrated exceptional individual achievements in scientific or engineering research of sufficient quality, originality, innovation and significant impact on the field to place them at the forefront of their peers
Award: A medal and a grant of $1 million over a five-year period for scientific research or advanced study in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, social or other sciences at an institution of their choice
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
Immunology ‖ Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
What: Recognizes young investigators from a wide range of disciplines including computer science, artificial intelligence/machine learning, protein engineering, nanotechnology, genomics, parasitology and tropical medicine, neurodegenerative diseases, and gene editing, who apply their expertise to perform research that has a lasting impact on vaccine and immunotherapy
Who should apply: Researchers who are no older than 35, hold an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD at the time of entry, and whose research was performed during the previous three years
Award: $30,000 for grand prize winner and $10,000 for runners up
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023
New this week!
Neuroscience ‖ National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Academy of Neurology John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research
What: Recognizes outstanding contributions to research in the understanding, treatment, or prevention of multiple sclerosis
Who should apply: Nominees must be actively engaged in basic or clinical research related to multiple sclerosis
Award: $40,000
Deadline: Nov. 2, 2023
COVID-19 Opportunities
Due to the decline in new funding opportunities related to COVID-19, we are transitioning the separate COVID-19 Funding Alerts to this space. You can still view the archive of COVID-19 Funding Alerts, and a list of still-open opportunities will be updated weekly.
Infectious Disease ‖ Pfizer Updates in Post-COVID Conditions: Potential Causes, Assessment, Testing, Management, and Ongoing Research
What: Supports educational programs on postCOVID conditions targeting primary care providers
Who should apply: Medical, nursing, dental, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions; professional associations and medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and/or healthcare improvement
Award: Up to $300,000/not specified
Deadline: Aug. 24, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS and NIA Neuropathological Interactions Between COVID-19 and ADRD (R01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding for applications that propose studies in animal, cell culture, and human tissue models to elucidate the mechanisms by which COVID-19 interacts with and modulates ADRD-relevant mechanisms and outcomes
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in COVID and ADRD
Award: Up to $2.5 million/up to five years
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 4, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 4, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Dentistry ‖ NIDCR Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIDCR Support for Research on the Physiological Involvement of Oral Cavity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
What: Supports research studies focused on the physiological involvement of oral cavity and oral manifestations related to SARS-CoV-2 and/or COVID-19
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in COVID-19 and oral cavity and oral manifestations
Award: Dependent upon FOA
Deadline: Open from Oct. 5, 2023 through May 8, 2026, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS Analysis of data in the COVID-19 Neuro Databank-Biobank (R03 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding for applications that aggregate and analyze existing data in the COVID-19 Neuro Databank-Biobank (NeuroCOVID Project)
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in the effects of COVID-19 on pre-existing neurological conditions
Award: Up to $100,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 8, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
NIH Federal Opportunities
This week the NIH released funding opportunities concerning alcohol, tobacco, and product development. We’ve highlighted some opportunities of potential interest below.
Cancer ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports applications proposing to conduct secondary data analysis and integration of existing datasets and database resources, with the ultimate aim to elucidate cancer risk and related outcomes (e.g., risk prediction or reduction, survival, or response to treatment, etc.)
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in utilizing existing data to study cancer risk
Award: Up to $1.75 million/up to five years
Deadline: Oct. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Dermatology ‖ NIAMS Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Accelerating Research in Understudied Skin Types
What: Supports grant applications focused on skin research uncovering the basis for inferior diagnosis, increased prevalence, elevated clinical severity, and altered treatment response in Black Americans and African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Asians and Asian Americans, and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with skin diseases
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in understudied skin types
Award: Dependent upon NOFO
Deadline: Open from Oct. 5, 2023 through July 16, 2026, 5 p.m. PT
Substance Use ‖ NIDA Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Supporting Recovery-Oriented, Family-Centered Care for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder
What: Supports applications that test innovative models of service delivery to address maternal and family needs for mothers experiencing opioid use disorder during pregnancy and in the post-partum period, with an emphasis on reducing mortality and providing recovery-oriented, family-centered care
Who should apply: Dependent upon NOFO
Award: Dependent upon NOFO
Deadline: Open from Nov. 15, 2023 through March 20, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Administrative Supplements
Dermatology ‖ NIAMS Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Accelerating Research in Understudied Skin Types
General Notices
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Application Instruction Updates – Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Costs
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Office of the Director Extramural Loan Repayment Programs
Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR)
Pediatric Research (LRP-PR)
Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR)
Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health (LRP-REACH)
Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (LRP-IDB)
Contraception and Infertility Research (LRP-CIR)
Private Opportunities
Pediatrics ‖ Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards
What: Seeks to encourage child health researchers’ development by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this area
Who should apply: Physicians in a residency/fellowship training program, physicians who have completed such a program no more than one year before the deadline, or postdoctoral researchers who have received a doctoral-level degree no more than three years before the deadline
Award: Up to $25,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 12, 2023, 11 a.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 30, 2023, 11 a.m. PT
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Foundation Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
What: Supports scientific, scholarly, or applied research and/or educational activities investigating how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and health (mental and physical)
Who should apply: Graduate students and early career researchers; preference will be given to early career psychologists who are 10 years or less postdoctoral
Award: Up to $19,000/not specified
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
Neuroscience ‖ National Ataxia Foundation Research Grants
What: Supports ataxia research through six funding mechanisms, including early career investigator awards, postdoctoral fellowships, and seed money grants
Who should apply: Dependent upon funding mechanism
Award: Between $25,000 and $100,000/between one and two years
Deadline: LOI due (except Predoctoral Fellowship): Sept. 15, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT; Application due: Nov. 20, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT (Predoctoral Fellowship due Oct. 24, 2023)
Multidisciplinary ‖ National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
What: Full-time hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation
Who should apply: Individuals who have obtained their terminal degree or completed postdoctoral/medical doctor training within the last five years in any discipline within the sciences, engineering, or medicine (including the social sciences) as well as graduate, postdoctoral, and professional school students
Award: $11,000 in stipend money/12 weeks
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023
Neuroscience ‖ McKnight Scholar Awards
What: Supports exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career by fostering the commitment by these scientists to research careers that will have an important impact on the study of the brain
Who should apply: Independent investigators at not-for-profit research institutions in the United States who hold a faculty position at the rank of assistant professor and have served at that rank for less than five years at the application deadline (exceptions may be made for parental leave)
Award: Up to $225,000/up to three years
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
Previously Published Opportunities
Federal
August 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Aug. 25, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations CCRP Initiative: Chemical Threat Agent Exposure Resource and Coordination Core (ExRC) (U2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Aug. 28, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Sept. 28, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Hepatology ‖ NIDDK Human Liver Tissue and Hepatocytes Resource-Related Research Project (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Aug. 30, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas Deadline: Pre-application due: Aug. 31, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Sept. 22, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Aug. 31, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Sept. 22, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Melanoma Research Program Mid-Career Accelerator Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Aug. 31, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Sept. 22, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Aug. 31, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Sept. 22, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Complementary Health ‖ NCCIH Research Resource for Systematic Reviews of Complementary and Integrative Health (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
September 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Sept. 1, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIMHD, ODP, and OBSSR Youth Violence Prevention Interventions (R01 – Clinical Trial Required) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 2, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 2, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Accelerating Behavioral and Social Science through Ontology Development and Use: Research Network Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 3, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 3, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Radiation ‖ NIAID and ORWH Sex Differences in Radiation Research: Models, Underlying Pathways, Biomarkers of Injury, and Medical Countermeasure Responses (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Sept. 6, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS and NIA Optimization of Genome Editing Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) (U01 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Deadline: Sept. 6, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
HIV/AIDS ‖ NIAID, NIDDK, and NIMH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): HIV Cure-Related Research in Diverse Populations Deadline: Open from Sept. 7, 2023 through May 7, 2026, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care Deadline: Rolling through Sept. 8, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Sept. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Development of Software for Data Science in Infectious and Immune-Mediated Diseases Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 11, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID and ORWH Immune Mechanisms at the Maternal-Fetal Interface (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 11, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Toxic Exposures Research Program Clinical Trial Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 13, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 4, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Toxic Exposures Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 13, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 4, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Toxic Exposures Research Program Translational Research Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 13, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 4, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations BRAIN Initiative: Transformative Brain Non-invasive Imaging Technology Development (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Sept. 13, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Infectious Disease ‖ NIAID Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Sept. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Focused Pilot Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 14, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Advancing Cancer Control Equity Research Through Transformative Solutions (U19 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Sept. 14, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Academy of Kidney Cancer Scholars – Early-Career Scholar Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Clinical Trial Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Nurse-Initiated Research Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Translational Research Partnership Award Deadline: Pre-application due: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: Oct. 6, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Aging ‖ NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and (K76 Clinical Trial Required) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 20, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Aging ‖ NIA Primary Care-Based Screening Tool and Intervention Development for the Detection and Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in Older and Vulnerable Adults With, or at Risk for, Mild Cognitive Impairment and AD/ADRD (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 20, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE) (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 20, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Endocrinology ‖ NIDDK Integration of Novel Measures for Improved Classification of Type 2 Diabetes (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 26, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 26, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NIA Health Equity and the Cost of Novel Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 29, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Oct. 31, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
October 2023
Substance Use ‖ NIDA Advancing Psychedelics Research for Treating Addiction (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 2, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 2, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ NCI Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 3, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 – Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Oct. 3, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) Deadline: Oct. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Lymphatic System in Health and Disease (R01) Deadline: Open from Oct. 5, 2023 through Sept. 7, 2026, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NIMH and NIA Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer’s Dementia (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Oct. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 8, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Tools and Technologies to Explore Nervous System Biomolecular Condensates (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 14, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 14, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations ADVANCE Predoctoral T32 Training Program to Promote Diversity in Health Disparities Research, Preventive Interventions, and Methodology (T32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
November 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Common Fund Partnerships With Common Fund Data Ecosystem Resources (U24 Clinical Trial not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 4, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Dec. 4, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
February 2024
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): BRAIN Initiative: Mentored Clinician Scientist Research Career Development program to Develop Expertise in Intracranial Human Neuroscience Research (K08) Deadline: Feb. 12, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Open
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Chronic Pain Management Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Defense Medical Research and Development Program Battlefield Wound Management and Infection Research (BWMIR) Award Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Neuroscience ‖ DoD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Cancer ‖ DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Military Burn Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Neuroscience ‖ DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Cancer ‖ DoD Rare Cancers Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Multidisciplinary ‖ DoD Reconstructive Transplant Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Neuroscience ‖ DoD Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
Rheumatology ‖ DoD Tick-Borne Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced
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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August 2023
Neuroscience ‖ BrightFocus Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program Deadline: LOI due: Aug. 25, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Full application due: Dec. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ Eagles Autism Foundation Pilot Grants Deadline: LOI due: Aug. 25, 2023; Application due: Oct. 16, 2023
Nursing ‖ Sigma/Emergency Nurses Association Foundation Grant Deadline: Aug. 28, 2023
Hematology ‖ Pfizer Increasing Understanding of the Evolving Hemophilia Treatment Landscape Deadline: Aug. 29, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Foundation Division 39 Marsha D. McCary Fund Grant for Psychoanalysis Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023, noon PT
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Oral Health ‖ CareQuest Institute for Oral Health Disability Inclusion and Justice in Oral Health Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
Cancer ‖ Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Research Grants Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
Immunology ‖ Pfizer Addressing Educational Barriers to Equitable Care for Patients with Immune Inflammatory Diseases Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Nursing ‖ Sigma/Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Grant Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
September 2023
Cancer ‖ Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Deadline: Sept. 1, 2023
Pathology ‖ College of American Pathologists Foundation See, Test & Treat Program Deadline: Sept. 1, 2023
Cancer ‖ Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards Deadline: Sept. 1, 2023, 2 p.m. PT
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Deadline: Sept. 6, 2023, 1 p.m. PT
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline: Sept. 7, 2023, 1 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Pfizer Emerging Science in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Deadline: Sept. 7, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Rheumatology ‖ Pfizer Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Patient Education Deadline: Sept. 7, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Ophthalmology ‖ Glaucoma Foundation Exfoliation Syndrome, Exfoliation Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure-Independent Mechanisms of Optic Nerve Degeneration in Glaucoma Deadline: Sept. 8, 2023
Surgery ‖ SAGES Education & Research Foundation Grants Deadline: Sept. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Health Equity ‖ Pfizer Addressing Systemic Drivers of Racial Health Inequities Deadline: Sept. 11, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ American Gastroenterological Association Foundation AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer Deadline: Sept. 13, 2023
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association 2024 Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training Deadline: Sept. 13, 2023, 1 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) Summer Pilot Award Deadline: Sept. 14, 2023, 9 a.m. PT
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Multidisciplinary ‖ American Philosophical Society Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
Psychology ‖ American Psychological Foundation David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
Neuroscience ‖ Autism Science Foundation Profound Autism Pilot Grants Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Fulbright Scholar Awards Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT
Ophthalmology ‖ Glaucoma Foundation and Research to Prevent Blindness Fellowships in Glaucoma Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023
HIV/AIDS ‖ Gilead Research Scholars Program Deadline: Sept. 16, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Awards Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 28, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Full proposal due: Jan. 10, 2024, 2 p.m. PT
October 2023
Gastroenterology ‖ Pfizer Improving Health Equity in IBD through Disparities Research Deadline: Oct. 11, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ American Cancer Society Research Grants Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Deadline: Reference letters due: Oct. 30, 2023, noon PT; Preliminary application due: Nov. 1, 2023, noon PT; Application due: Feb. 2024
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Ophthalmology ‖ BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Grant Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023
November 2023
Neuroscience ‖ McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 6, 2023; Application due: April 2024
Open
Substance Abuse ‖ Charles Koch Foundation Substance Abuse Research Grants Deadline: Rolling
Neuroscience ‖ 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
Neuroscience ‖ Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Foundation Cure LGS 365 Research Grants Program Deadline: Rolling
Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity Deadline: Rolling; applicant webinar on Oct. 13, 2021, 10 a.m. PT
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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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Neuroscience ‖ SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) Deadline: Rolling
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Audiology ‖ soQuiet Student Research Grants for Misophonia Deadline: Rolling
