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 ‖ 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. 19, 2023; Portal registration due: Nov. 17, 2023; LOI due: Dec. 1, 2023; Application due: March 1, 2024
Apply through the CAP
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Women’s Health ‖ Lalor Foundation Anna Lalor Burdick Program
What: Supports organizations that offer comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education to young women; of particular interest is programs serving young women who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination, geographic isolation, lack of comprehensive sex education, hostile public policy or other factors with potential to lead to inadequate sexual and reproductive health
Who should apply: Anyone with a program that fits the above description; the Foundation is particularly interested in supporting new programs or initiatives or innovations in successful programs
Award: Up to $35,000/one year
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
What: Recognizes scientists whose scientific research achievements have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding or ability to treat disease
Who should apply: Physicians and scientists should nominate anyone who meets the above description; self-nominations are not allowed
Award: $500,000
Deadline: Nov. 8, 2023
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Cancer ‖ Cancer Research Institute Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program
What: Supports pre-clinical and translational research that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic
Who should apply: Tenure-track assistant professors or higher who are exploring clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies
Award: Up to $300,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Dec. 1, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: March 1, 2024, 2 p.m. PT
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
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
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
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
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
Deadline updated
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
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!
Multidisciplinary ‖ Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
What: Recognizes scientists whose scientific research achievements have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding or ability to treat disease
Who should apply: Physicians and scientists should nominate anyone who meets the above description; self-nominations are not allowed
Award: $500,000
Deadline: Nov. 8, 2023
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 psychiatry, addiction, and the nervous system. We’ve highlighted some opportunities of potential interest below.
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Improving Choice, Use, and Equitable Implementation of Biomedical HIV Prevention for Women (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
What: Funding to understand factors that impact uptake and adherent and persistent use of biomedical HIV prevention options, to inform and advance approaches to support choice and use among these options, and to understand and advance equitable delivery of biomedical HIV prevention options for cisgender and transgender women in settings where multiple prevention options are available; see also RFA-MH-24-331 and RFA-MH-24-332
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in biomedical HIV prevention
Award: Not limited/up to five years
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 HEAL Initiative: Research to Increase Implementation of Substance Use Preventive Services (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
What: Funding to address understudied areas of opportunity that, if researched, could create the foundation needed to inform a prevention infrastructure for ongoing delivery and sustainment of interventions to prevent opioid and other substance misuse and use disorders; see also RFA-DA-24-066
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in effective programs to prevent the initiation of substance use, misuse and disorder
Award: Not limited but recommended to request no more than $4 million/up to five years
Deadline: LOI due: Dec. 17, 2023 (LOI not required but highly encouraged); Application due: Jan. 17, 2024, 5 p.m. PT
General Notices
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 ‖ NCATS Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Input on NCATS’ Strategic Plan for 2024-2029
Nursing ‖ NINR Request for Information (RFI): Advancing Nursing Research in Climate and Health
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
Cancer ‖ Melanoma Research Alliance Research Grants
What: Supports pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research with the potential to produce advancements in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment; proposals will be accepted for Established Investigator Awards, Academic-Industry Partnership Awards, Young Investigator Awards, and Pilot Awards
Who should apply: Dependent upon award
Award: Dependent upon award type
Deadline: Eligibility checklists due: Oct. 20, 2023; Applications due: Nov. 3, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Pharmacology ‖ ASHP Foundation Advancing Practice and Patient Care Through Residency Expansion Program
What: Support to assist institutions with offering a new or expanded pharmacy residency position
Who should apply: Nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, and government agencies
Award: Up to $25,000/not specified
Deadline: Oct. 24, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Hertz Fellowship
What: Provides financial and professional support to graduate students pursuing a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering
Who should apply: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States; college seniors, first-year graduate students, or individuals in a gap year preparing to apply to graduate school who intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering; and intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society
Award: Valued at up to $250,000/up to five years
Deadline: Oct. 27, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT
Hematology ‖ Aniara Diagnostica Coagulation Research Grant
What: Supports established investigators (e.g., faculty at an academic institution) or students/trainees supporting innovative coagulation and hematology research
Who should apply: Applicants are expected to have advanced degrees and to have published a minimum of three articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals; additional eligibility info in program description
Award: Up to $10,000/one year
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
Women’s Health ‖ Lalor Foundation Anna Lalor Burdick Program
What: Supports organizations that offer comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education to young women; of particular interest is programs serving young women who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination, geographic isolation, lack of comprehensive sex education, hostile public policy or other factors with potential to lead to inadequate sexual and reproductive health
Who should apply: Anyone with a program that fits the above description; the Foundation is particularly interested in supporting new programs or initiatives or innovations in successful programs
Award: Up to $35,000/one year
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023
Rare Disease ‖ SATB2 Gene Foundation Board Research Grants
What: Supports research on SATB2-associated syndrome with priority focus on speech and language, behavior, sleep, global developmental delays, SATB2 function and expression, variations in clinical phenotypes, and therapeutic interventions
Who should apply: Postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, researchers, physicians, or other associated research professionals with faculty appointments or research positions
Award: Up to $15,000/up to one year
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Cancer Research Institute Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program
What: Supports pre-clinical and translational research that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic
Who should apply: Tenure-track assistant professors or higher who are exploring clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies
Award: Up to $300,000/up to two years
Deadline: LOI due: Dec. 1, 2023, 2 p.m. PT; Application due: March 1, 2024, 2 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Data Insights Cycle 3
What: Supports projects focused on advancing tools and resources that make it possible to gain greater insights into health and disease from single-cell biology datasets
Who should apply: PIs and Co-PIs must be permitted to receive grant support by the organization they are applying with and each application should have a maximum of three PIs; more eligibility info in RFA
Award: Up to $400,00/18 months
Deadline: Dec. 5, 2023, 5 p.m. PT
This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying
Neuroscience ‖ Michael J. Fox Foundation Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders
What: Funding to grow the global base of movement disorder specialists by training movement disorder clinician-researchers who can provide expert care and lead scientific advances
Who should apply: Academic centers, which must identify and train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher
Award: Up to $180,000/two years
Deadline: Dec. 7, 2023, 2 p.m. PT
Cancer ‖ Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old STAR Program
What: Supports provides long-term funding to mid-career scientists, giving them the freedom and flexibility to pursue high-risk, high-reward research at the forefront of discovery and innovation in cancer immunotherapy
Who should apply: Tenure-track assistant or associate professors with a minimum of three years in this position (for Jan. 15, 2024, deadline must be appointed on or before July 1, 2021)
Award: Up to $1.25 million/up to five years
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
Previously Published Opportunities
Federal
September 2023
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
Endocrinology ‖ NIDDK Integration of Novel Measures for Improved Classification of Type 2 Diabetes (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Application due: Oct. 26, 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
December 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Multiple NIH Organizations Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) Deadline: Dec. 8, 2023, 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
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
Multidisciplinary ‖ Best Colleges Scholarship for Black Women in STEM Deadline: Sept. 30, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
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
Cancer ‖ Pfizer Improving Care for Patients with Multiple Myeloma Deadline: Oct. 16, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
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
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Cancer ‖ Pfizer HRRm Testing in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Deadline: Oct. 18, 2023, 8:59 p.m. PT
Multidisciplinary ‖ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study Deadline: Application opens: Oct. 19, 2023; Application due: Dec. 7, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Deadline: Oct. 26, 2023, 11 a.m. PT
Nursing ‖ American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Impact Research Grants Deadline: Oct. 27, 2023
Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Deadline: Reference letters due: Oct. 30, 2023, noon PT; Preliminary application due: Nov. 1, 2023, noon PT; Application due: Feb. 2024
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Ophthalmology ‖ BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research Grant Deadline: Oct. 31, 2023
November 2023
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
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health Deadline: Open
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Multidisciplinary ‖ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health Deadline: Rolling
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Neuroscience ‖ SFARI Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED) Deadline: Rolling
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Audiology ‖ soQuiet Student Research Grants for Misophonia Deadline: Rolling
