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Ongoing

A-T Children’s Project – Research Grant Program

• Due: LOI submission rolling
• Funding: Up to $75,000 per year
• Project period: 1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support translational and clinical research grants for research related to ataxia-telangiectasia including disease-modifying strategies that would prevent, slow, or stop the progression of the disease, symptom-improving strategies that address neural circuit function, immune system health and lung function, especially the neurological symptoms. (Grant decisions made and communicated 90 days after submission.)
• Eligibility: Investigators at all levels eligible to apply. Early career scientists are particularly encouraged to apply.

Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation – Humboldt Research Fellowship

• Due: Rolling (selection committee meets: Feb/Mar, June/July, Oct/Nov)
• Funding: €3,170 monthly; €2,670 monthly (postdoctoral)
• Project period: 6 – 18 months; 6 – 24 months (postdoctoral)
• Purpose: To support research by scientists at any stage of their career in collaboration with a host at a German research institution of choice. Further financial support may be available. Allow 4 months for the review process.
• Eligibility: Eligible candidates must be postdoctorals (within 6 months of completing terminal degree to those who have completed their degree within the last 4 years), and established scientists who have completed their terminal degree within the last 12 years. November will be the final review cycle for 2022.

Allen Institute for AI – Allen AI Young Investigators

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $100,000
• Project period:  1 to 3 years
• Purpose: To support postdocs in gaining research experience by providing opportunities to work collaboratively on AI2 projects while pursuing independent research agendas.
• Eligibility: Candidates should be withing 1 year of completing their PhD, or already have a PhD.

Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association Funding Program for Global Real-World Data Platforms (ALZ_RWD)

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $100,000 to $1M
• Project period:  1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support acceleration of global initiatives focused on developing, expanding and aligning RWD platforms’ infrastructure, data and impact with Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics ALZ-NET (ALZ-NET), which seeks to connect clinical data from Alzheimer’s patients to the network of medical professional and researchers to encourage robust information sharing and education.
• Eligibility: A PI candidate must be a full-time faculty member or full-time paid employee of the organization submitting a proposal. See other eligibility requirements.

Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)

• Due: Open
• Funding:Up to $1M
• Project period:  Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To provide startup funding and/or opportunities for ongoing studies to initiate WW-FINGERS (Worldwide Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) like studies, to expand these studies or to add unique opportunities that enhance the study through global collaboration of data sharing to facilitate rapid knowledge dissemination and implementation.
• Eligibility: Open to U.S. and international researchers with proposals that focus on program objectives.

Angelman Syndrome Foundation – Angelman Syndrome Research Proposals Call for Proposals

• Due: Annually October 15 and April 15
• Funding: Up to $100,000 per year
• Project period:  1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support research projects that address areas of unmet need in Angelman Syndrome research. Priority areas to include studying or correcting the heterozygous effect on non-UBE3A genes in deletion. See other priority areas.
• Eligibility: Researchers at all levels are eligible.

Boehringer Ingelheim U.S. – Investigator-InitiatedStudies(IIS)

• Due: Open
• Funding: Not Specified
• Project period:  Not Specified
• Purpose: To support proof of concept or exploratory studies and interventional and non-interventional and health outcomes research studies proposals. Priority Areas (proposals outside of priority areas will also be evaluated): Cardio-Renal-metabolic, Mental Health, Dermatology.
• Eligibility: Intended for U.S. based researchers.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Path to a Cure: Pioneer Award

• Due: LOI submission rolling
• Funding: Negotiable
• Project period:  Not specified
• Purpose: To support development of treatments for the underlying cause of the disease and, ultimately, a cure for CF.
• Eligibility: Matching funding required. U.S.-based and non U.S.-based research and development focused companies welcome to apply. Milestone completion and subsequent funding requirement.

Conservation, Food & Health Foundation – Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Grants

• Due: January 1 (Round 1); July 1 (Round 2) annually
• Funding: $25,000-$50,000
• Project period: 1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support projects that have the potential to advance the field, build capacity in local areas, promote replication, influence public opinion and policy, affect systems change, and benefit people beyond the scope of the immediate project (projects focused on underfunded issues and geographic areas preferred).
• Eligibility: Non-governmental local, state, and regional organizations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East in the countries where the projects are base and organizations from upper-income countries working with local partners in these areas. 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Student Loan Repayment Program

• Due: During and up to 4 months after active award period
• Funding: $14,000 per year maximum
• Project period: One-time payment
• Purpose: To assist with repayment of educational loan debt associated with a graduate-level degree.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be current awardees of one of the following CFF programs: 1. First through fifth Year Clinical Fellows, 2. Harry Shwachman CF Clinical Investigator, 3. LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist, 4. Envision CF: Emerging Leaders in CF Endocrinology II Program, and 5. Developing Innovative Gastroenterology Specialty Training (DIGEST) Program. Other eligibility requirements may apply.

Department of Defense (DOD) – Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) – Neuroscience

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Stipend (amount not specified)
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support mentored training of postdoctoral scientists who will gain hands-on experience and develop skills in molecular neuroscience research. Project focus: comparing how secondary insults after traumatic brain injury worsen cognition and motor activity, and increase damage to lungs, gut, and kidney. Program administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).
• Eligibility: PhD received within 5 years of award date and 2-4 years of neuroscience research using quantitative neuropathology and immunohistochemistry required.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Mentored Research Training Grants

• Due: February 15 and August 15 annually
• Funding: $250,000
• Project period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support the skills development of anesthesiologists and collection of preliminary data needed to be successful in obtaining future grants and publishing research as they seek to become independent investigators.
• Eligibility: Faculty members who have completed their core anesthesiology training within the past 10 years who are focused on any area of research that will contribute to advancement in patient care and has the potential to lead to extramural research (including basic science, clinical, translational, health services and education research.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Research Training Grants

• Due: February 15 and August 15 annually
• Funding: $75,000
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support training of anesthesiology residents in research techniques and scientific methods. Research areas: Basic science, clinical, translational, health services or education research.
• Eligibility: Anesthesiology trainees after CA-1 year; 80% protected time required.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Transition to Independence Grant

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $75,000
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support the transition of scientists from mentored training-focused support to research independence for all types of cancers.
• Eligibility: Funds are awarded to institutions. Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission. 20% protected time required.

Gateway for Cancer Research – GFCR Grant Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $1.5 M
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: To fund early phase clinical trials at renowned institutions for all types of cancers.
• Eligibility: Funds are awarded to institutions. Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Gateway for Cancer Research – SIO Integrative Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $1.5 M
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: To fund integrative oncology research that pairs conventional therapies with evidence-based integrative therapies to manage symptoms and side effects from treatment and increase quality of life, especially post-treatment.
• Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Gateway for Cancer Research – NCI/SPORE Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $800,000
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: A partnership with the NCI to give SPORE recipients a chance to apply for supplemental funding for their early phase, innovative clinical trials and enable principal investigators and their respective institutions to start a new trial through an additional arm, add patient cohorts and/or new correlative analysis. 
• Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Immune Tolerance Network – Request for Applications

• Due: Open; Concept Proposals accepted year-round
  • Full applications accepted by invitation
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To fund research in 1) allergy & asthma, 2) autoimmune diseases, 3) kidney & liver transplantation, and 4) assays & biomarkers.
• Note: ITN does not accept proposals for non-human or preclinical studies.

Michael J. Fox Foundation – Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program

• Due: Rolling pre-application
  • Full applications accepted by invitation
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: Toadvance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease, to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or reduce the burden of daily symptoms. Applicants with selected pre-proposals will be invited to submit an application.
• Eligibility: Open to industry and industry-academia collaborations.

NIH/FIC/NCI – International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed

• Due: Standard March dates.
• Funding: Up to $150,000 per year
• Project period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To provide protected time for conducting postdoctoral mentored global health research in low-  and middle-income countries to strengthen global health research.

NIH – Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars

• Due: Varies by awarding IC
• Funding: Up to $50,000 direct costs
• Project period: Up to 1 year
• Purpose: To sustain mentored investigator’s research during critical life events. Applications may be submitted in advance of a known event or after the fact.
• Note: Funds can be used for staff, supplies, or equipment within the original scope of research for the currently-funded grant period.

NIH – Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

• Due: Varies by awarding IC
• Funding: Up to $50,000 direct costs
• Project period: Up to 1 year
• Purpose: To enhance the retention of investigators facing critical life events who are approaching the first renewal of their first independent grant or to a second new NIH grant.

NIH – Notice of Special Interest: NCI Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population

• Due: Rolling through May 7, 2029
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support early career scientists conducting research within the mission of the Division of Cancer control and Population Sciences for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01), with the goal of eliminating cancer and its consequences for those impacted. Standard submission dates apply: Cycle 1- Feb 12; Cycle 2 – June 12; Cycle 3 – October 12.
• Eligibility: Candidates must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree and be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a non-citizen national of the U.S. Mentor required. This opportunity may also support individuals who will be training in a new field or who have had a hiatus in their research career due to illness or pressing family circumstances.

National Institutes of Health – Career Development (K) Awards

• New Applications due: annually on June 12, October 12
• Renewal/Revision/Resubmission: annually on March 12, July 12, November 12

National Institutes of Health – Individual Fellowship (F) Awards

National Institutes of Health – NIH Small Grant Program (R03)

Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) – Study Support Grants

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Up to $4,000
• Project Period: 6 months.
• Purpose: To fund statistical and/or publication support of active PeDRA Studies
• Eligibility: Study Support Grants are available to PeDRA Members only.  Please login or join PeDRA to access deadline details and other content.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health

• Due: Open
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support research that addresses any four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work, and also research that offers novel approaches to advancing health equity and progress towards a Culture of Health.
• Eligibility: Lead applicants must be based in the U.S. if there are international collaborations. Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status.

Tourette Association of America – Support for Research Consortia and Collaborative Research Projects

• Due: Rolling (LOI)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To provide seed funding to research consortia working on large issues relevant to TS, including the TAA genetics consortium, neuroimaging consortium, behavioral sciences consortium, deep brain stimulation registry and Treating Tourette Together summit and other projects that have direct impact on the patient and research community.
• Eligibility: Funding will be provided for projects involving collaboration among researchers and institutions.

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February

Alzheimer’s Association – Health Services Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (HSR-ADRD) Funding Program

• Due: February 26, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $250,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support research that accelerates the development of sustainable, evidence-based practices that ensure timely and accurate diagnoses for all individuals.
• Eligibility: Applications from researchers at all career levels will be accepted. Candidates must be affiliated with an academic institution, government agency, health plan or systems, or non-profit organizations, and have documented expertise in health services research related to dementia, aging, or related field, and must hold a terminal degree such as a PhD, MD, DO, Dr.PH, or equivalent).

Alzheimer’s Association – Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF) Program

• Due: February 27, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $250,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support training of clinician scientists in Alzheimer’s and all other dementias. Requests for funds may not exceed $100,000 per year.
• Eligibility: Full-time clinicians (including postdoctoral fellows through Assistant Professors or equivalent) with an active license for clinical practice and patient evaluation who are w/in 15 years of receiving their MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent are eligible.

Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (AARF)

• Due: February 27, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $200,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support exceptional researchers at the postdoctoral fellows engaged in post-graduate work and other researchers below the level of Assistant Professor or their first independent faculty position, who are working in diverse areas of research, including basic, translational, clinical, functional and social-behavioral research.
• Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, instructors, project scientists, or an equivalent level, with full time positions at their respective institution, who have less than 10 years of research experience after receipt of their doctorate or other terminal degree are eligible.

American Heart Association Science –  Novel Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Advance Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular/Brain Health

• Due: February 27, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $4M
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To advance the use artificial Intelligence to revolutionize health and health care delivery. Proposals with a feasible path for implementation, scalability and potential commercialization will be particularly competitive.
• Eligibility: Candidates with an MD, PhD, ScD, PharmD, DO DVM, DDS or equivalent doctoral degrees who hold a faculty staff appointment and can devote 10% effort to the project are eligible and must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or pending permanent resident.

Lupus Foundation of America – Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award

• Due: February 27, 2025
• Funding: $70,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support professional development through investigation of basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, or epidemiological lupus research. Second year funding based on year 1 progress.
• Eligibility: Intended for current fellows (any year), clinicians up to two years post-fellowship and/or within four years of Postdoctoral research in nephrology, rheumatology, or dermatology, in the U.S. or Canada.

Lupus Foundation of America – Pediatric Lupus Research Grant

• Due: February 27, 2025
• Funding: $45,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To provide pilot funding for a new project or research idea (in biomedical, clinical, health systems/services or social, cultural, environmental and population health research) focused on pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent and academic appointment from an accredited institution in the U.S. or Canada and be a citizen or legal resident of either country by time of application.

March

Cancer Research Institute – CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Due: March 1, 2025
• Funding:stipend $74,000 year 1; $76k year 2; $78k year 3
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support hypothesis-driven, mechanistic studies by qualified early career scientists at leading universities and research centers worldwide, who seek training in fundamental immunology or cancer immunology.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctorate degree with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience (M.D. applicants should not include years of residency in this calculation) and be working in areas directly related to immunology or cancer immunology at a non-profit institution. Completion of eligibility questionnaire required.
  Note: CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial Diversity

Cancer Research Institute – Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Due: March 1, 2025
• Funding: stipend $74,000 year 1; $76k year 2; $78k year 3
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To train and equip early career scientists in immunology and data science to facilitate the development of new immunotherapies. Project must be hypothesis-driven in basic or translational cancer immunology or immunology and leverage the use of innovative technologies and/or computational methods (including high throughput “omic” methods and data analyses) to address gaps in cancer immunology.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctorate degree with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience (M.D. applicants should not include years of residency in this calculation) and be working in areas directly related to immunology or cancer immunology at a non-profit institution. Completion of eligibility questionnaire required.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation – LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant

• Due: March 3, 2025(LOI)
• Funding: Up to $150,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support novel, innovative, projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, disparities, and social determinants of health research.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early- and mid-career investigators with less than ten years’ experience since their first faculty appointment.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation – 2025 LCRF Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer

• Due: March 3, 2025(LOI)
• Funding: Up to $150,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support projects that help to identify, characterize and develop approaches and techniques that will allow early detection and/or prevention of lung cancer and gain insight into pre-neoplastic processes in the lungs.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early- and mid-career investigators with less than ten years’ experience since their first faculty appointment.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation – 2025 LCRF Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer

• Due: March 3, 2025(LOI)
• Funding: Up to $150,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support mechanistic questions and developmental therapeutics across histological subtypes of lung cancer to improve disease outcomes and increase survivorship. This includes adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer, and across the continuum including newly designed targeted therapies and immunotherapies.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early- and mid-career investigators with less than ten years’ experience since their first faculty appointment.

Lung Cancer Research Foundation – 2025 LCRF | Bayer Research Award on Innovative Therapeutic Strategies to Treat Lung Cancers Harboring HER2 Mutations and/or Other HER2 Alterations

• Due: March 3, 2025(LOI)
• Funding: Up to $500,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support research focused on the science behind HER2 alterations as oncogenic drivers of malignancy and/or the development of novel therapeutic approaches for patients with tumors harboring HER2 mutations and/or other HER2 alterations.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators within 10 years of receiving their MD and/or PhD. See other eligibility details in the request for proposals.

National Academy of Medicine – NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence: Advancing Equity and Implementing National Strategies to Improve Diagnosis

• Due: March 3, 2025
• Funding: Up to $40k
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To develop the next generation of research leaders who can drive implementation of effective strategies to support diagnostic excellence and raise awareness of diagnosis in medicine.
• Eligibility: Strong preference will be given to candidates (MD, DO,PhD, or equivalent) at U.S. based institutions, who are U.S. citizens for permanent residents, and whose proposals focus on recommendations highlighted in the 2015 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, when applicable.

Child Neurology Foundation – Care Advancement/Quality Improvement (CA/QI) Grants

• Due: March 16, 2025
• Funding: $26,000
• Project Period: Not specified.
• Purpose: To help improve the patient care experience related to transition of acre or care coordination.
• Eligibility: Preference will be shown to institutions and practices that have a demonstrated interest and commitment to transition of care or care coordination. Additional consideration will be given to organizations already doing innovative work in this area, including technology integration, building a care team, and reaching historically excluded populations.
  Note: Other Child Neurology Foundation Grants for medical students include:
  – Dr. Kenneth F. Swaiman Medical Student Scholarship – $6000
  – Child Neurology Foundation Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) Summer Research Scholarship – $3500

Damon Runyon – Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

• Due: March 17, 2025
• Funding: $70,000 stipend year 1; incremental increase applied through year 4
• Project Period: Up to 4 years
• Purpose: To support early career investigators in gaining research experience. All theoretical and experimental research related to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention (including molecular approaches to cancer prevention for inherited cancers) encouraged. Awards are made to institutions to support fellows. Incremental increases in stipend applied each year.
• Eligibility: For basic and physician-scientists who received a doctoral degree within 18 months prior to application submission who have been in their sponsor’s lab for more than one year. 80% (level 2)  to 100% (level 1) protected time required. See other eligibility criteria.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Clinical Research Scholars Program Award

• Due: March 19, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To help early career physicians enhance their clinical research proficiency and support their development as independent independent investigators and to help with the initiation of a career supporting multi-center clinical studies, including observational, translational, and interventional clinical research. (Up to 20% FTE per year provided.)
• Eligibility: U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents and Canadian citizens (prior to application submission) are eligible to apply. Intended for early career physicians.

April

American Association of Obstetrics and Gynecologists Foundation – Bridge Funding Award: Request for Proposals

• Due: April 1, 2025
• Funding: : Up to$75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To help provide continuity of research being conducted by promising scientists in the field (projects addressing important problems in obstetrics, gynecology, or women’s health). Basic and translational research projects are encouraged. Priority will be given to programs with a strong likelihood that the investigator will be likely to succeed in obtaining independent extramural funding by the end of the award.
• Eligibility: Asst. professors or above with an MD or DO in the Obstetrics and Gynecology field are eligible.

American Chemical Society – Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organic Chemistry

• Due: April 1, 2025
• Funding: : $85,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support PhD candidates or postdoctoral researchers within their first two years of pursuing postdoctoral research in organic chemistry.
• Eligibility: Intended for research being conducted in the U.S. or in a U.S. territory. Researchers who have demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry and the potential to contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in the field and have also demonstrated a commitment to mentoring.

Wellcome – Career Development Awards

• Due: April 3, 2025
• Funding: : Up to £250,000
• Project Period: Up to 8 years (part-time available)
• Purpose: To support mid-career scientists in any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders.
• Eligibility: Mid-career researchers who are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research program to generate significant shifts in understanding and/or develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Clinical Research Award

• Due: April 3, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $150,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To provide support for investigator-initiated clinical research projects that have potential to make important contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s mission. Projects may focus on diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptom, or the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis using clinical, translational, or epidemiologic study approaches.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be independent investigators, hold a faculty-level appointment, and demonstrate access to sufficient numbers of CF patients and appropriate controls.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Awards

• Due/strong>: April 3, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: $80,000/year (single-center); $150,000/year (multi-center)
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support projects involving human subjects, to develop and test new hypothesis and/or new methods (or application of existing methods that are being applied to cystic fibrosis (CF) for the first time) and to support promising research scientists seeking to become established in the CF field. Up to an additional $100,000 of supplemental funding over the entire project may be available.
• Eligibility: Candidates must be independent investigators. New or established investigators with no previous work in cystic fibrosis research who would like to apply their expertise to a relevant problem may apply.

American Association for Cancer Research – AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Miriam Counts Innovation and Discovery Grants

• Due: April 8, 2025
• Funding:$50,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support creative approaches to translate basic research into new types of treatments for ocular/uveal melanoma.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be independent investigators affiliated with an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution, and hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field.

Wellcome – Discovery Awards

• Due: April 8, 2025
• Funding: Up to £250,000
• Project Period: Unspecified (average size of award is £3.5 million)
• Purpose: To provide funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who seek to pursue bold and creative research ideas that deliver significant shifts in understanding to improve human life, health and wellbeing.
• Eligibility: Established researchers or teams of researchers led by an established researcher conducting bold and creative research may apply.

American Association of Obstetrics and Gynecologists Foundation – AAOGF/SASGOG Pilot Grant

• Due: April 15, 2025
• Funding:$25,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To help early career scientist generate preliminary data and foster a mentor relationship which are necessary for future mentored awards.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold and academic appointment (asst. or assoc. professor), have completed the Program for Researchers in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences (PROGRESS) Course or have completed a research fellowship in general obstetrics and gynecology. Other requirements: MD or DO and completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology by the time of the award, be ABOG certified or eligible.

Wellcome – Mental Health Award: Advancing target validation for novel mental health drug discovery

• Due: April 15, 2025 (preliminary application deadline)
• Funding: Up to £700,000 per project
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To provide funding for validation activities for novel targets with a clear therapeutic concept that will generate data supporting the target’s therapeutic potential in the development of new and improved pharmacological treatments.
• Eligibility: Interdisciplinary research teams that include disciplines relevant to drug discovery and mental health science are eligible to apply.

Whitehall Foundation – Research Grants

• Due: April 15, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: $100,000 per year
• Project Period: 2 to 3 years; renewal up to 2 years possible (awarded on competitive basis)
• Purpose: To support research scientists working at accredited institutions in the U.S. with innovative proposals.
• Eligibility: For established independent researchers (Assistant Professor or higher) of all ages. Tenure track not required.  Researchers with substantial extramural funding ($200,00/year) are not eligible.

Whitehall Foundation – Grants-in-Aid

• Due: April 15, 2025 (LOI)
• Funding: $30,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support researchers at the Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) who have not yet acquired research funds. Grants may also support some established scientists (check eligibility).
• Eligibility: For early-career scientists at the Assistant Professor level and established scientists transitioning to new areas of research. Awards granted based on innovation of proposal, scientific merit, and evidence of the candidate’s continued productivity.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

• Due: April 24, 2025
• Funding: $2,500 to $50,000
• Project Period: Not specified; based on quarterly reviews
• Purpose: To foster collaboration between scholars working in largely disconnected fields (basic/early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, planetary-scale thinking, and with population-focused fields, including epidemiology and public health, demography, economics, and urban planning) to change the course of climate change’s impact on human health.
• Eligibility: Open to scientists at all levels. 

May

American Heart Association Science – Pilot Grants to Explore the Use of the American Heart Association Protein Binding Atlas to Discover Novel Protein Interactions

• Due: May 1, 2025
• Funding: $100,000
• Project Period: Up to 1 year
• Purpose: To support innovative pilot projects focused on predicting and understanding protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions involved in key biological processes associated with cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases, including obesity. Use of the AHA’s Protein Portal is encouraged for these projects.
• Eligibility: AHA research awards are limited to U.S.-based non-profit institutions. To learn more about eligibility, attend the informational webinar scheduled for February 12, 2025.

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation – Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA)

• Due: May 12, 2025
• Funding: $240,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: : To support career development of early-stage physician scientists who are underrepresented in medicine or physicians who demonstrate commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research, and to becoming independent clinical trial investigators engaged in advancing health equity through research and mentoring.
• Eligibility: Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD, DO or DO/PhD and have earned a terminal degree or residency within the past 10 years, identify as a member of a racial/ethnic group underrepresented in medicine, or have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diverse patient participation in clinical trials. 40% protected time required. R01 or equivalent awardees not eligible. U.S. citizenship, permanent residency or H-1B or O-1 Visa required. Clinical areas of focus: Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Immunologic Disorders. Mentor required.

Wellcome – Mental Health Award: Advancing target validation for novel mental health drug discovery

• Due: May 14, 2025 (neuromatch registration deadline)
• Funding: Up to £1-5 million per project
• Project Period: 3-5 years
• Purpose: To provide funding for research teams who will integrate cutting-edge analytics of longitudinal datasets with experimental research that will lead to better ways of predicting the onset or progression of anxiety, depression and/or psychosis, as well as better targeted early interventions.
• Eligibility: Teams should Include collaborations between diverse and multidisciplinary teams covering mental health and data science expertise. See funding information for other requirements and more details.

June

American Cancer Society – ACS Grants

• Due: June 1, 2025
• Funding: Varies per mechanism
• Project Period: Varies per mechanism
• Purpose: To support innovative research, translational research, and development of early career research faculty (including newly independent faculty), postdoctorals and clinician-scientists pursuing a career in cancer research to advance treatment and care and improve outcomes. Awards available for mentored grants and independent grants.
• Eligibility : See specific award mechanism for details.
  Discovery Boost Grants (DBG) – for independent, appointed faculty at a U.S. academic institution (Up to $297k/2years).
  Mission Boost Grants (MBG) – for independent investigator at any level (with faculty appointment at a U.S. academic institution). Stage 1: Up to $297k/2 years; Stage 2: Up to $545k/18 months.
  Research Scholar Grants (RSG) – for early career scientists within first 10 years of their initial independent research career or full-time faculty appointment. Up to $215k/4 years.
  Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) – for investigators with a doctoral degree obtained within last 4 years; U.S. citizen or non-citizen holding appropriate visa a time of application submission working at a U.S. academic institution or eligible non-profit. Progressive stipends ($66k $70k/year for up to 3 years).
  Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) – for early career scientists with doctoral degree and an active clinical license who participates in clinical care and works at a U.S. academic institution. R-level grant recipients not eligible. $135/year for 3 to 5 years.

Pfizer – Pfizer Fellowship Grant Request for Proposals

• Due: June 20, 2025
• Funding: Up to $80,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support institutions with independent research and strong fellowship programs for Cardiologists or Heart Failure Advanced Practice Providers who are focused on clinical practice, research, and education to increase understanding of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis. Award funds one fellow.
• Eligibility: Emerging and established fellowships at accredited U.S.-based academic institutions will be considered. Clinical training may be included in the program but is not required. Fellow time spent in clinical setting that is supported by grant funds must not be billed as patient care.

July

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award Stage 1

• Due: July 1, 2025
• Funding: Up to $400,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support the next generation of exceptional scientists with high-risk/high-reward ideas that have the potential to significantly impact understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. Up to 4 years of funding ($800,000 total) based on demonstrated progress in years 1 and 2.
• Eligibility: Applicant must be conducting independent research at an institution in the US, hold an MD, DO, PhD, or MD/PhD degree or equivalent and belong to one of the following categories: Tenure-track Assistant Professors, Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows, of Distinguished Fellows. 80% protected time required.

The Leakey Foundation – Research Grants

• Due: July 15, 2025
• Funding: Up to $30,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support studies by advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a university or museum. Current funding focus areas include: Paleoanthropology of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene, Primates, and modern hunter-gatherer groups. Up to $20,000 for predoctoral students.
• Eligibility: Advanced predoctoral degree students and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a university are eligible.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists

• Due: July 15, 2025
• Funding: $100,000 (paid over 1 year)
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support the nation’s top postdoctoral fellow by enabling them to complete mentored training under a leading senior scientist and to encourage the pursuit of bold ideas.
• Eligibility: Damon Runyon Fellows in the last year of their fellowship, current fellows selected in November 2021, May 2022, and February 2023. Fellows who have terminated their awards early to accept an independent academic faculty position or other funding are eligible to apply.

August

American Hearing Research Foundation – AHRF Discovery Grants

• Due: August 15, 2025
• Funding: Up to $50,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support studies that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders associated with the inner ear. Special Interests: Causes of Sudden Hearing Loss and Menier’s Disease.
• Eligibility: Priority is given to early career investigators who need seed funding to generate preliminary data that can be used to apply for larger grants administered by the NIH or other entities.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award

• Due: August 15, 2025
• Funding: Stipend of $70,000 (slight increase each year)
• Project Period: Up to 4 years
• Purpose: To support individuals with innovative project ideas in basic or clinical research that have the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric cancers.
• Eligibility: Candidates must hold an MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO. Level 1 applicants: Basic and physician-scientist must have received their degrees no more than 18 months prior to the application deadline and have no more than 1 year working in their sponsor’s lab by application deadline. 100% protected time required. Level 2: physician-scientists with MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO or equivalent must have completed residency and clinical training and be board eligible in the U.S. by award start date. 80% protected time required.

November

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Medical Resident Research Award

• Due: November 14, 2025
• Funding: Up to $10,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To introduce residents to research through participation in a CF-relevant research project and to spark interest in a career in CF research or as a CF care provider. Priority will be given to projects that will lead to increased understanding of disease mechanisms, pathophysiology, and prevention, and the development of treatment strategies.
• Eligibility: U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens working in a U.S.-based, non-profit or academic institution. Applicants must have completed medical training, hold an MD, DO, or equivalent, and be enrolled in an ACGME accredited residency program in the U.S. for the duration of the award. International applicants must be able to obtain the appropriate visas for application and be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Awards

March

American Association for the Advancement of Science – Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation

• Due: March 15, 2025
• Prize: $25,000
• Purpose: To recognize researchers who have conducted innovative research (withing the past three years) in the field of neuromodulation, at the intersection of engineering and clinical neurology to advance understanding of human health and disease, or guide therapeutic interventions. Winner and runner will have essay published in Science Online. Runner up receives $5,000.
• Eligibility: Applicants who are early career investigators with an advanced degree received within 10 years and 45 years or younger (by January 1, 2024) may apply. The applicant must have performed or directed the work described in essay submission.

May

NOMIS & Science – Young Explorer Award

• Due: May 15, 2025
• Prize: Grand prize: $15,000; Runner(s) Up: $5,000 (plus 5-year digital subscription to Science and publication of essay).
• Purpose: Granted annually to recognize 1 bold young researcher who has performed interdisciplinary work involving cross-field collaboration; for high-risk research. The Grand Prize Award winner is automatically eligible to submit a funding proposal to the NOMIS board.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be thirty-five (35) years of age or younger and hold an MD, PhD or MD/PhD received within the last 10 years, at the time of entry. For early career scientists based on work done in the past 3 years.

June

Eppendorf & Science – Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

• Due: June 15, 2025
• Prize: $25,000
• Purpose: To encourage and support research by promising early career scientists in neurobiology.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be early career scientists, no older than thirty-five (35) years of age and hold an MD, PhD or MD/PhD received within the last 10 years, at the time of entry. For early career scientists who have conducted outstanding research on methods of molecular, cellular, systems, or organic biology within the past 3 years.

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