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
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Moore Inventor Fellows
What: Supports outstanding inventors and innovators who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care; OHSU can nominate up to two applicants
Who should apply: Faculty, research scientists, postdocs or other full-time staff who are no more than 10 years past receiving their terminal advanced degree in their field
Award: Up to $675,000/up to three years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Oct. 5, 2023; Nomination due: Nov. 14, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Dec. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Women in Science PDX Professional Development Scholarships
What: Scholarships to enable Oregon graduate students to enhance their career development by attending conferences, workshops, courses, and related opportunities
Who should apply: STEM graduate students in Oregon (Master’s or PhD) of any historically marginalized gender (including cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and all gender identities which have been systematically oppressed by those in power throughout history) who have not have received a WIS Professional Development Scholarship during the previous award cycle
Award: Up to $500
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT
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Cardiovascular ‖ Knight Cardiovascular Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for training in Cardiovascular Research and Translational Science
What: Funds postdoctoral scientists for two years to train and be mentored by highly accomplished clinical and basic research scientists who are renowned for applying cutting edge scientific ideas to improve human health
Who should apply: Trainees must have a graduate degree and either be a United States citizen, a non-citizen national of the United States, or have Permanent Resident status
Award: Salary, plus $12,200 per year toward benefits, $4500 per year in tuition support, and $1,400 in travel funds to attend at least one conference per year/two years
Deadline: Oct. 30, 2023; fellowship starts on Jan. 1, 2024
Send questions to Nabil Alkayed
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
What: Honors a physician-scientist whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance
Who should apply: Physician-scientists; individuals of all nationalities and institutional affiliations are eligible except current or recent Northwestern University faculty members and recipients of the Nobel Prize
Award: $350,000
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
Internal 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 ‖ OCTRI Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) Device, Diagnostic and Software
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
New this week!
Cardiovascular ‖ Knight Cardiovascular Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for training in Cardiovascular Research and Translational Science
What: Funds postdoctoral scientists for two years to train and be mentored by highly accomplished clinical and basic research scientists who are renowned for applying cutting edge scientific ideas to improve human health
Who should apply: Trainees must have a graduate degree and either be a United States citizen, a non-citizen national of the United States, or have Permanent Resident status
Award: $12,200 per year toward benefits, $4500 per year in tuition support, and $1,400 in travel funds to attend at least one conference per year/two years
Deadline: Oct. 30, 2023; fellowship starts on Jan. 1, 2024
Send questions to Nabil Alkayed
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
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
Multidisciplinary ‖ NSF 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
Neuroscience ‖ Brain 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
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Moore Inventor Fellows
What: Supports outstanding inventors and innovators who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care; OHSU can nominate up to two applicants
Who should apply: Faculty, research scientists, postdocs or other full-time staff who are no more than 10 years past receiving their terminal advanced degree in their field
Award: Up to $675,000/up to three years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Oct. 5, 2023; Nomination due: Nov. 14, 2023, 5 p.m. PT; Application due: Dec. 13, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Apply through the CAP
This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form IF YOU ARE CHOSEN AS A NOMINEE
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation Research Grants
What: Supports basic science, ideally with potential translational applications; examples of current research areas of interest include: immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, and neuroscience
Who should apply: Open to investigators who are performing basic scientific research with translational potential; institutions are limited to four applications per cycle
Award: Grant budgets should be no more than $600,000-750,000 (including indirect expenses)/up to three years
Deadline: Internal submission due: Oct. 9, 2023; Portal registration due: Nov. 17, 2023; LOI due: Dec. 1, 2023; Application due: March 1, 2024
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
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
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 ‖ BioInnovation 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
New this week!
Multidisciplinary ‖ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
What: Honors a physician-scientist whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance
Who should apply: Physician-scientists; individuals of all nationalities and institutional affiliations are eligible except current or recent Northwestern University faculty members and recipients of the Nobel Prize
Award: $350,000
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
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
New this week!
Dermatology ‖ National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Professional Award Program
What: Recognizes those who have made an impact on the psoriatic disease field; five award categories, including outstanding educator, outstanding physician-clinician, and health professional volunteer of the year
Who should apply: Nominees must be a current professional member of the National Psoriasis Foundation; eligibility varies with award type
Award: Not specified
Deadline: Nov. 22, 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
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 Native American health, workforce diversity, and influenza. We’ve highlighted some opportunities of potential interest below.
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
What: Supports research training of highly promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers
Who should apply: Candidates must show evidence of high academic performance in the sciences, and commitment to a research career; additional eligibility info in NOFO
Award: Stipends, tuition and fees, and institutional allowance/up to three years
Deadline: Dec. 8, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
General Notices
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Final Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements
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)
Requests for Information
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIH Office of Data Science Strategy Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Opportunities and Challenges for the Collection, Use, and Sharing of Real-World Data (RWD) including Electronic Health Records, for NIH Supported Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Other Federal and State Opportunities
Multidisciplinary ‖ Women in Science PDX Professional Development Scholarships
What: Scholarships to enable Oregon graduate students to enhance their career development by attending conferences, workshops, courses, and related opportunities
Who should apply: STEM graduate students in Oregon (Master’s or PhD) of any historically marginalized gender (including cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, and all gender identities which have been systematically oppressed by those in power throughout history) who have not have received a WIS Professional Development Scholarship during the previous award cycle
Award: Up to $500
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT
Private Opportunities
Multidisciplinary ‖ Best Colleges Scholarship for Black Women in STEM
What: Scholarships to help address Black women in STEM earning salaries that are 45 percent lower than their highest-paid peers
Who should apply: Individuals who identify as cisgender, transgender, or gender non-conforming Black women pursuing a STEM-related field who are legal residents of the United States, intend to enroll or be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university in the U.S. for the 2023-24 academic year, and are at least 17 years old
Award: $6,000/not specified
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Pfizer Improving Care for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
What: Supports continuing education projects focused on the evolving treatment landscape for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
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 15 months
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Pfizer HRRm Testing in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
What: Funding to enhance the understanding of the need for Homologous Recombination Repair Gene Mutation testing relative to metastatic prostate cancer in clinical practice in accordance with practice guidelines
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 one year
Deadline: Oct. 18, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
What: Supports the graduate education of 30 immigrants and children of immigrants poised to significantly contribute to U.S. society, culture, or their academic field
Who should apply: Applicants must be an immigrant or a child of immigrants who is 30 or younger as of the application deadline and planning on starting or continuing an eligible graduate degree program full-time in the U.S. in the 2024-25 academic year
Award: Up to $90,000/up to two years
Deadline: Oct. 26, 2023, 11 a.m. PT
Nursing ‖ American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Impact Research Grants
What: Supports research to address gaps in high-acuity and critical care areas of clinical research
Who should apply: AACN members who hold a master’s degree or have completed candidacy requirements in a BSN-to-PhD or DNP program
Award: Up to $50,000/up to two years
Deadline: Oct. 27, 2023
Previously Published Opportunities
Federal
September 2023
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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple 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
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
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
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAAA 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
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
Mental Health ‖ NIMH Approaches to Identifying Preteen Suicide Risk and Protective Factors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 9, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Nov. 9, 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
Multidisciplinary ‖ NIAID and ORWH Immune Mechanisms at the Maternal-Fetal Interface (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple 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
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
Aging ‖ NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and (K76 Clinical Trial Required) 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) Application due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NINDS Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE) (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional) Application due: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Neuroscience ‖ NIMH, 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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Deadline: Oct. 30, 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
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
Multidisciplinary ‖ NCI and SGMRO Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (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
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
Private
September 2023
Pulmonology ‖ Cystic 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
Neuroscience ‖ Pfizer Multidisciplinary Team Education in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Deadline: Sept. 26, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ American Heart Association and Enduring Hearts Research Awards in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 28, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 16, 2024, 1 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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grants Deadline: LOI due: Sept. 29, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT; Application due: Feb. 2, 2024
Neuroscience ‖ Angelman Syndrome Foundation Jacob Pritzker Fellowship Program Deadline: Sept. 29, 2023
Psychology ‖ American 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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Sigma 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
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association Collaborative Sciences Award 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 Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 5, 2023, 1 p.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 11, 2024, 1 p.m. PT
Ophthalmology ‖ Foundation Fighting Blindness Free Family Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Award Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 5, 2023; Application due: Jan. 5, 2024
Urology ‖ American Urological Association Gallagher Health Policy Scholar Program Deadline: Oct. 6, 2023
Pharmacology ‖ Pfizer Implementation of Revised USP Pharmaceutical Compounding-Sterile Preparations: Challenges and Opportunities Deadline: Oct. 10, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Gastroenterology ‖ Pfizer Improving Health Equity in IBD through Disparities Research Deadline: Oct. 11, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Orthopedics ‖ Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant Deadline: Oct. 12, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Dermatology ‖ Pfizer Alopecia Areata Education for Pediatric Dermatologists, Dermatologists, and Advanced Practice Providers Deadline: Oct. 12, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ American Cancer Society Clinician Scientist Development Grant Deadline: Oct. 15, 2023
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 ‖ Cancer Prevention Initiative Research Grants Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 15, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT; Application due: March 15, 2024
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
Cancer ‖ American Association for Cancer Research Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research in honor of John Robert Lewis Deadline: LOI due: Oct. 16, 2023, 10 a.m. PT; Application due: Jan. 8, 2024, 10 a.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ National 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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study Deadline: Application opens: Oct. 19, 2023; Application due: Dec. 7, 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
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
Cancer ‖ Cancer Research Institute Technology Impact Award Deadline: LOI due: Nov. 15, 2023; Application due: March 15, 2024
December 2023
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association Innovative Project Award 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 Deadline: Dec. 4, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
Cardiology ‖ American Heart Association Career Development Award Deadline: Dec. 6, 2023, 1 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Grant Deadline: Dec. 11, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
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
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
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
