OHSU Funding Alerts: Week of September 14, 2023

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 OHSU Foundation Collins Medical Trust
What:
Provides seed funding up to $30,000 for projects that advance health-related research, including basic laboratory science, clinical research, and public health investigations. Competitive candidates are early career investigators with salary support from their departments who are clearly supported by their mentor(s) and proposing projects that position them for NIH or other substantial funding. Successful proposals highlight impact on the immediate population served, Oregon, and potential national impact
Who should apply:
Early career 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 (form window open: Sept. 22-29, 2023); Application due: Dec. 8, 2023
Questions? Contact the OHSU Foundation


Multidisciplinary University of Pittsburgh Dickson Prize in Medicine
What:
Recognizes an American biomedical researcher who has made significant, progressive contributions to medicine; nominations should be made for individuals actively engaged in innovative, paradigm-shifting biomedical research that is worthy of significant and broad attention
Who should apply:
Researchers who are U.S. citizens whose careers have been building, who are at an especially productive point currently, and whose research is—or will be—so influential that it deserves major recognition now
Award:
$50,000
Deadline: Oct. 13, 2023


Multidisciplinary Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
What:
Supports pairs of graduate students and their faculty advisers who, together, embody scientific leadership, an important component of which is a commitment to building an equitable and inclusive science culture
Who should apply: PhD-Advisor pairs; pairs must be studying scientific problems in biomedical sciences, life sciences, or biological questions in related disciplines and be committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science; additional eligibility info in program announcement
Award: $159,000/three years
Deadline: Application opens: Oct. 19, 2023; Application due: Dec. 7, 2023


Cancer Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award
What:
Funding to address the gap between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies
Who should apply: Applicants must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation; if not, documentation from their institution must accompany the Letter of Intent indicating they will hold the position of assistant professor (or higher rank) by the time of award activation
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 15, 2023; Application due: March 15, 2024


Cancer International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection Project Award
What:
Supports small scale proposals for high-risk research with some preliminary data and larger proposals building on previously established research; priority areas include enabling interception, hereditary cancers and risk prediction, inequalities in cancer detection, and early detection in low and middle income countries
Who should apply:
Applicants must be named Alliance Members of one of the following institutions: Canary Center at Stanford University, the University of Cambridge, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, University College London or The University of Manchester
Award: Up to $630,000/up to three years
Deadline: Intent to submit due: Nov. 30, 2023; Application due: Jan. 19, 2024

Internal Opportunities 

New this week!
Multidisciplinary OHSU Foundation
Collins Medical Trust
What: Provides seed funding up to $30,000 for projects that advance health-related research, including basic laboratory science, clinical research, and public health investigations. Competitive candidates are early career investigators with salary support from their departments who are clearly supported by their mentor(s) and proposing projects that position them for NIH or other substantial funding. Successful proposals highlight impact on the immediate population served, Oregon, and potential national impact
Who should apply: Early career 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 (form window open: Sept. 22-29, 2023); Application due: Dec. 8, 2023
Questions? Contact the
OHSU Foundation

Multidisciplinary OCTRI Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) Device, Diagnostic and Software
Note: There will be an info session and Q&A for this opportunity on Sept. 12 from noon to 1 p.m.; register here
What: Supports the development and commercialization of novel and innovative technologies that aim to improve healthcare delivery; proposed medical device and diagnostic technologies should address a significant clinical problem, achieve cost savings, improve research efficiency or improve quality of patient care
Who should apply: All employees and students of OHSU are eligible; if human or animal subjects are involved in research, PIs must meet OHSU Principal Investigator requirements; non-faculty applicants must submit written approval from their supervisor or department head authorizing “effort” on the grant
Award: Up to $40,000/typically one year  
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 27, 2023; Application due: Nov. 16, 2023
Apply through REDCap (must first complete a Technology Disclosure Form if not previously submitted)
Send questions to Jonathan Jubera

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 

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

New this week!
Cancer
International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection Project Award
What: Supports small scale proposals for high-risk research with some preliminary data and larger proposals building on previously established research; priority areas include enabling interception, hereditary cancers and risk prediction, inequalities in cancer detection, and early detection in low and middle income countries 
Who should apply:
Applicants must be named Alliance Members of one of the following institutions: Canary Center at Stanford University, the University of Cambridge, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, University College London or The University of Manchester
Award: Up to $630,000/up to three years
Deadline: Intent to submit due: Nov. 30, 2023; Application due: Jan. 19, 2024

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   

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

Multidisciplinary Multiple NIH Organizations Diagnostic Centers of Excellence for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports applications for clinical sites that will provide expert diagnostic services for undiagnosed diseases across the nation
Who should apply: Applications for this DCoE U01 NOFO (RFA-NS-24-008) may be submitted by individuals located at the same institution(s) as the DMCC award (see RFA-NS-22-051), but an individual may not be the PD/PI of both the DMCC award and a DCoE application; see NOFO for more information
Award: Up to $2 million/up to four years  
Deadline: Internal submission due:
Sept. 18, 2023; LOI due: Oct. 3, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 3, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP

MultidisciplinaryNSF Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
What: Supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs
Who should apply: Anyone who would like to acquire an expensive research instrument
Award: Up to $4 million/up to five years
Deadline: Internal submission:
Sept. 21, 2023; Application due: Nov. 15, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP

Occupational Health CDC and NIOSH National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54)
What: Supports multidisciplinary approaches for impactful applied and intervention research and hazard identification and controls, to develop partnerships for implementing prevention and intervention activities, and to serve as leaders in research translation and research-to-practice for the protection of construction workers in the United States
Who should apply: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support
Award: Up to $28.75 million/up to five years  
Deadline: Internal submission due:
Sept. 25, 2023; LOI due: Nov. 1, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Dec. 1, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP

Cancer NCI The NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Supports the transition of graduate students into cancer research postdoctoral appointments and provides opportunities for career development activities relevant to their long-term career goals of becoming independent cancer researchers
Who should apply: Graduate students in the third or fourth year of a mentored PhD or equivalent research degree program who are citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or are non-U.S. citizens with a valid U.S. visa; more eligibility info in NOFO
Award: Stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance in F99 and salary, fringe benefits and other program-related expenses in K00/up to six years 
Deadline: Internal submission due:
Sept. 27, 2023; Application due: Nov. 17, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP

NeuroscienceBrain Research Foundation 2023 Seed Grant Program
What: Provides start-up money for new and innovative neuroscience research projects that could be competitive for an NIH grant or other external funding sources
Who should apply: Full-time assistant or associate professors working in the area of studies of brain function
Award: Up to $80,000/up to two years 
Deadline: Internal submission due:
Sept. 28, 2023; LOI due: Nov. 21, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: March 7, 2024, 2 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP

Multidisciplinary Blavatnik Family Foundation 2024 National Awards for Young Scientists
What: Supports young scientists across the US by recognizing excellence in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and chemistry
Who should apply: Researchers who were born in or after 1982, hold a tenured or tenure-track academic faculty position (or equivalent) and conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the disciplinary categories 
Award:
$250,000 in unrestricted funds 
Deadline: Internal submission due:
Oct. 2, 2023; Application due: Nov. 29, 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 

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 

Ophthalmology Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery
What: Recognizes the next generation of curious, enterprising investigators who seek to optimize functional outcomes for patients needing retinal surgery
Who should apply:
Clinician-investigators specializing in the retina who have been practicing at least 10 years as a fully trained ophthalmologist specialist in the posterior segment surgery of the eye, are ARVO members and are age 55 or younger
Award: $30,000
Deadline: Oct. 1, 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!
Multidisciplinary
University of Pittsburgh Dickson Prize in Medicine
What: Recognizes an American biomedical researcher who has made significant, progressive contributions to medicine; nominations should be made for individuals actively engaged in innovative, paradigm-shifting biomedical research that is worthy of significant and broad attention
Who should apply:
Researchers who are U.S. citizens whose careers have been building, who are at an especially productive point currently, and whose research is—or will be—so influential that it deserves major recognition now
Award: $50,000
Deadline: Oct. 13, 2023

MultidisciplinaryBioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation
What: Recognizes researchers who are asking fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship and scientists who can show that they have reached across field boundaries with an enthusiasm that combines outstanding basic science with an eye toward the marketplace
Who should apply:
Researchers who have finished their PhD-level education within the last 10 years and must hold an MD, PhD, DVM, PharmD., or combination of these degrees at the time of entry
Award: $25,000 for grand prize winner and $10,000 for runners up
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023

NeuroscienceNational 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. 

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 

NeuroscienceNINDS 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 dementia, behavioral research, and liver disease. We’ve highlighted some opportunities of potential interest below.

Mental Health NIMH Approaches to Identifying Preteen Suicide Risk and Protective Factors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
What: Funding for foundational research projects that seek to refine and test valid methods for characterizing preteen suicide risk and protective factors across multiple domains and for operationalizing suicide thoughts and behavior and nonsuicidal self-injury among preteen youth (ages 8-12); see also RFA-MH-24-322
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in methods for identifying suicide risk
Award: Up to $1.6 million/up to four years
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 9, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 9, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

Multidisciplinary NCI and SGMRO Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
What: Supports research to address a critical need for improved care delivery and outcomes for sexual and gender minority cancer survivors and the disease burden in an underserved and understudied population that is at higher risk of poorer health outcomes
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in outcomes for sexual and gender minority cancer survivors
Award: Not limited/up to five years
Deadline: LOI due: Jan. 5, 2024 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Feb. 5, 2024, 5 p.m. PT 

Administrative Supplements

Multidisciplinary Multiple NIH Organizations Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers (Admin Supp – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

General Notices

MultidisciplinaryNIH 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)

Requests for Information 

Multidisciplinary NIH Office of the Director Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Guidance to Assured Institutions on Cephalopod Care and Use

Private Opportunities

Multidisciplinary American Heart Association and Enduring Hearts Research Awards in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
What: Supports investigators who are conducting research directly related to improving the life expectancy and quality of life of pediatric heart transplant recipients
Who should apply:
Primary PIs must work in research directly related to PHT, be an AHA Professional Member, and be an independent researcher; additional eligibility info in program announcement
Award: Up to $1,363,636/up to four years
Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 28, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 16, 2024, 1 p.m. PT

Neuroscience Angelman Syndrome Foundation Jacob Pritzker Fellowship Program
What: Supports a junior investigator or clinical training program for an early career physician interested in specializing in the care of patients with Angelman syndrome or Angelman-related research
Who should apply:
Applicants must hold a health-professional doctoral degree or a doctoral degree in nursing research or practice that allows for clinical practice; junior investigator applicants with a PhD may also be eligible for this award
Award: Up to $100,000/up to one year
Deadline: Sept. 29, 2023

Cardiology American Heart Association Collaborative Sciences Award
What: Supports collaborative approaches to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research projects that propose novel pairings of investigators from at least two broadly disparate disciplines
Who should apply: At least one co-PI must work in cardiovascular or cerebrovascular-related research and one must work in a divergent discipline; further eligibility info in program announcement
Award: Up to $750,000/up to three years    
Deadline: Pre-proposal due: Oct. 4, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 10, 2024, 1 p.m. PT

Cardiology American Heart Association Established Investigator Award
What: Supports established cardiovascular or cerebrovascular investigators who are in a rapid growth phase of their career, have established records of accomplishments and continue to show extraordinary promise  
Who should apply:
At the time of award activation investigator must have an appointment at the associate professor level or equivalent (including research associate professor, research scientist, staff scientist, etc.) and be no more than 15 years since first faculty appointment with a history of substantial extramural funding
Award: Up to $400,000/up to five years
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 5, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 11, 2024, 1 p.m. PT

Urology American Urological Association Gallagher Health Policy Scholar Program
What: Supports a urology scholar based on a commitment to, and strong interest in, health policy issues of importance to urology 
Who should apply:
Anyone with a research interest in health policy and urology
Award: $15,000 stipend/one year
Deadline: Oct. 6, 2023

Pharmacology Pfizer Implementation of Revised USP Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparations: Challenges and Opportunities
What: Supports research to identify and address the educational requirements of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians focusing on the challenges and opportunities arising from implementation of the revised USP in hospitals and alternate site pharmacies
Who should apply: Medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions; professional organizations/medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and healthcare improvement
Award: Up to $210,000/not specified      
Deadline: Oct. 10, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT

Orthopedics Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant
What: Promotes the development of new clinician scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher
Who should apply:
Applicants must demonstrate success in research by receiving extramural research funding under one or more K08 or K23 awards from the NIH or an equivalent funding source
Award: $20,000/renewable annually for up to five years
Deadline: Oct. 12, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT

Dermatology Pfizer Alopecia Areata Education for Pediatric Dermatologists, Dermatologists, and Advanced Practice Providers
What: Supports educational projects that focus on addressing knowledge and practice gaps specific to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and overall care management of Alopecia Areata for the adolescent (age 12-18 years) patient population
Who should apply: Medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions; professional organizations/medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and healthcare improvement
Award: Up to $200,000/up to 18 months      
Deadline: Oct. 12, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT

Cancer American Cancer Society Clinician Scientist Development Grant
What: Supports full-time faculty members in becoming independent investigators as clinician-scientists; designed for people trained primarily as clinicians who want to maintain clinical practice and conduct cancer research
Who should apply:
Applicants must work at a U.S. academic institution or eligible nonprofit, have a doctoral degree, an active clinical license, participate in clinical care, not be a current or former PI of an individual mentored training grant, and have not had an R-level or equivalent grant as PI
Award: Up to $135,000/up to five years
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023

Cancer Cancer Prevention Initiative Research Grants
What: Seed funding for innovative projects that have the potential to make substantial contributions to the development of therapeutic interventions for the prevention of inherited cancers
Who should apply:
Anyone with an idea for a project rooted in scientific rationale and the potential to revolutionize cancer prevention
Award: Up to $150,000/up to three years
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 15, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT; Application due: March 15, 2024

Cancer American Association for Cancer Research Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research in honor of John Robert Lewis
What: Supports the development and diversity of talent working in pancreatic cancer research and the career advancement of members of racial or ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce  
Who should apply:
Applicants must hold a faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2024; additional eligibility info in program announcement
Award: Up to $300,000/up to three years
Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 16, 2023, 10 a.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 8, 2024, 10 a.m. PT

Multidisciplinary Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
What: Supports pairs of graduate students and their faculty advisers who, together, embody scientific leadership, an important component of which is a commitment to building an equitable and inclusive science culture
Who should apply: PhD-Advisor pairs; pairs must be studying scientific problems in biomedical sciences, life sciences, or biological questions in related disciplines and be committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science; additional eligibility info in program announcement
Award: $159,000/three years
Deadline: Application opens:
Oct. 19, 2023; Application due: Dec. 7, 2023

Cancer Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award
What: Funding to address the gap between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies  
Who should apply:
Applicants must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation; if not, documentation from their institution must accompany the Letter of Intent indicating they will hold the position of assistant professor (or higher rank) by the time of award activation
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 15, 2023; Application due: March 15, 2024

Cardiology American Heart Association Innovative Project Award
What: Supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the fields of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research
Who should apply: Candidates must hold a PhD degree or equivalent or a doctoral-level clinical degree; there is no limit on eligibility based on career stage, academic rank or discipline but applicants must be beyond the fellowship/training stage
Award: Up to $200,000/up to two years    
Deadline: Pre-proposal due: Dec. 1, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: March 8, 2024, 1 p.m. PT

Cancer Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Program
What: Funding for research that will lead to the development of therapies for patients with RUNX1-FPD that will either intercept the transition from a precancer state (clonal hematopoiesis) to MDS/AML or prevention of cancer (before clonal hematopoiesis)
Who should apply:
Applicants must have an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD and have research experience working in, and a deep understanding of, normal or malignant hematopoiesis and/or immunology
Award: Up to $250,000/two years
Deadline: Dec. 4, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

Cardiology American Heart Association Career Development Award
What: Supports healthcare and academic professionals in the early years of their first professional appointment to explore pilot cardiovascular and cerebrovascular studies that will provide preliminary data and training necessary to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist
Who should apply: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, DO, DVM, DDS, or equivalent post-baccalaureate doctoral degree; further eligibility info in program announcement
Award: Up to $231,000/up to three years    
Deadline: Dec. 6, 2023, 1 p.m. PT

Cancer Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Grant
What: Supports early career researchers, such as postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows or instructors, pursuing promising childhood cancer research ideas
Who should apply:
Applicants must have an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD or equivalent and must not have achieved an appointment higher than instructor; additional eligibility info in guidelines
Award: Up to $180,000/three years
Deadline: Dec. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT                                            

Previously Published Opportunities

Federal 

September 2023

CancerDoD 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

CancerDoD 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

CancerDoD 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

CancerDoD 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

NeuroscienceNINDS 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

Multidisciplinary Multiple NIH Organizations CCRP Initiative: Chemical Threat Agent Exposure Resource and Coordination Core (ExRC) (U2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Sept. 28, 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

Oral Health NIDCR Developing Salivary Components as Therapeutics for Oral Health (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 1, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 1, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

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

Multidisciplinary NIMHD, ODP, and OBSSR Youth Violence Prevention Interventions (R01 – Clinical Trial Required) Application due: Oct. 2, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryMultiple NIH Organizations Accelerating Behavioral and Social Science through Ontology Development and Use: Research Network Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 3, 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

MultidisciplinaryNIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 – Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: Oct. 3, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

CancerMultiple 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

Cancer Multiple NIH Organizations Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Oct. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryNIAAA and NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research Deadline: Open from Oct. 5, 2023 through Sept. 6, 2026, 5 p.m. PT

Dermatology NIAMS Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Accelerating Research in Understudied Skin Types Deadline: Open from Oct. 5, 2023 through July 16, 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

MultidisciplinaryMultiple 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

Infectious Disease NIAID Development of Software for Data Science in Infectious and Immune-Mediated Diseases Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryNIAID and ORWH Immune Mechanisms at the Maternal-Fetal Interface (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryMultiple NIH Organizations BRAIN Initiative: Transformative Brain Non-invasive Imaging Technology Development (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

NeuroscienceMultiple 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

NeuroscienceNIMH, NICHD, and ORWH Improving Choice, Use, and Equitable Implementation of Biomedical HIV Prevention for Women (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 22, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 22, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryMultiple NIH Organizations Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Oct. 30, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryMultiple 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

MultidisciplinaryNIH 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

Substance Use NIDA Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Supporting Recovery-Oriented, Family-Centered Care for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder Deadline: Open from Nov. 15, 2023 through March 20, 2024, 5 p.m. PT

January 2024

Cancer NCI Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: Jan. 5, 2024 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Feb. 5, 2024, 5 p.m. PT

Mental Health NIMH Systems-Level Risk Detection and Interventions to Reduce Suicide, Ideation, and Behaviors in Youth from Underserved Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Deadline: LOI due: Jan. 20, 2024 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Feb. 20, 2024, 5 p.m. PT

February 2024

MultidisciplinaryMultiple 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

MultidisciplinaryDoD 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

NeuroscienceDoD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced

CancerDoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced

MultidisciplinaryDoD 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

MultidisciplinaryDoD Reconstructive Transplant Research Program Awards Deadline: Not announced yet; will be posted here again when deadline is announced

NeuroscienceDoD 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

MultidisciplinaryNSF 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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September 2023

MultidisciplinaryAmerican Philosophical Society Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023

Psychology American Psychological Foundation Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023

Psychology American Psychological Foundation David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023

NeuroscienceAutism Science Foundation Profound Autism Pilot Grants Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryFulbright 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

NeuroscienceNational Ataxia Foundation Research Grants 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)

Rheumatology National Scleroderma Foundation Research Grants Deadline: Sept. 15, 2023, 2 p.m. PT

HIV/AIDS Gilead Research Scholars Program Deadline: Sept. 16, 2023

MultidisciplinaryPhysicians Foundation Drivers of Health Deadline: Sept. 18, 2023

PulmonologyCystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Awards Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 21, 2023; Application due: Feb. 13, 2024

Pulmonology Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Research Awards Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 21, 2023; Application due: Feb. 13, 2024

NeurosciencePfizer Multidisciplinary Team Education in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Deadline: Sept. 26, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT

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

MultidisciplinaryAlpha-1 Foundation Research Grants Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 29, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT; Application due: Feb. 2, 2024

PsychologyAmerican Psychological Foundation Steven O. Walfish Grants Deadline: Sept. 30, 2023

Gastroenterology Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovator Awards Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 30, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 26, 2024, 5 p.m. PT

October 2023

Psychology American Psychological Foundation Scott and Paul Pearsall Grant Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023

Ophthalmology Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Dr. David L. Epstein Award Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023

Ophthalmology Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Genentech Career Development Award for Underrepresented Minority Emerging Vision Scientists Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023

MultidisciplinarySigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023

Neuroscience Whitehall Foundation Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 1, 2023; Application due: Feb. 15, 2024

Ophthalmology Foundation Fighting Blindness Free Family Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Award Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 5, 2023; Application due: Jan. 5, 2024

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

Psychology American Psychological Foundation Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023

Neuroscience Angelman Syndrome Foundation General Research Submissions Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023

Cancer Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Innovation Grant Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 16, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: March 19, 2024, 5 p.m. PT

MultidisciplinaryNational Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023

Multidisciplinary Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 17, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Dec. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying

MultidisciplinaryRobert 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
This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying

Ophthalmology BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Grant Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023 

November 2023

Dermatology National Psoriasis Foundation Bridge Grants Deadline: Nov. 2, 2023, 5 p.m. PT

Cardiology Alpha Phi Foundation Heart to Heart Grant Deadline: Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT

Neuroscience McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 6, 2023; Application due: April 2024

January 2024

Hepatology Pfizer 2023/2024 Global NASH ASPIRE Deadline: Jan. 4, 2024, 8:59 p.m. PT

Neuroscience McKnight Scholar Awards Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024

Open

Substance Abuse Charles Koch Foundation Substance Abuse Research Grants Deadline: Rolling

NeuroscienceCure 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
This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying

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

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