April
The Private Funding Opportunities searchable and sortable database table below is listed by disease and/or field in alphabetical order. Please type inside the search table below the disease, the specific grant name, name of agency or any other keywords to find more information about any biomedical research grants or educational grants available with deadlines in April.
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| Disease/Field | Funding Agency | Name of Grant / Description | Eligibility / Amount | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alagille Syndrome (ALGS) | Alagille Syndrome Alliance (ALGSA) | Collaborative Scientific Research Grant is developed to create more opportunities for Alagille-focused science to flourish. | $150,000 over two year. | April 30, 2022 |
| Angelman Syndrome | Angelman Syndrome Foundation | Research Grants for preclinical, translational and clinical research areas that investigate all aspects of Angelman syndrome. | One- or two-year grants are awarded for various amounts of up to $100,000 per year. | April 15 and October 15 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | SFARI the Cross-Species Studies of ASD to support multi-disciplinary teams of PIs with expertise in both human and animal research to perform coordinated cross-species studies to advance our understanding of ASD-relevant behaviors and their underlying neurobiological mechanisms, with the potential for developing novel biomarkers or interventions. | $400,000, inclusive of 20 percent indirect costs, for each year of funding over a period of two (2) to three (3) years. | April 5, 2023 |
| Bleeding Disorder | National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) | Bridge Grants are intended to help sustain recipients’ research and contribute to their retention in bleeding disorders investigation. | $125,000 1 year | Spring (April/May)Announcements for funding opportunities will be made February 1, 2024 |
| Cancer | Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation | Reach Grant’s mission is to find cures and better treatments for childhood cancers by providing support to move hypothesis-driven research into the clinic. | $125,000 annually for two years | April 11, 2023 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | Postdoctoral Fellowships support for researchers who have received a doctoral degree to provide training leading to an independent career in cancer research. | $48,000, $50,000, and $52,000 per year, plus a $4,000 per year fellowship allowance. | April 1 and October 15 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) fosters the development of clinicians to clinician scientists to pursue research questions across the cancer research continuum of relevance to improving health. | $135,000 per year for 3 to 5 years | April 1 and October 15 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | Physician Training Awards in Cancer Prevention. | $300,000 over 4 years | April 1 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society | Role of Health Policy, Insurance in Improving Cancer Prevention Outcomes. | $200,000 per year for up to 5 years | April 1 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | Research Scholar Grant (RSG) supports investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum. | $165,000 per year for up to 4 years | April 1 and October 15 |
| Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | Institutional Research Grants (IRGs) are block grants given to institutions as “seed money” for the initiation of projects by promising junior investigators. | Awards to institutions are $120,000 a year for 3 years, direct costs only. Allows for 3 one-year pilot grants at $40,000 each. | April 3, 2023 |
| Cancer | Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | Research Grant for a one year period which will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. | By design, there are no limits set on the grant amount that can be requested. It must be reasonably and clearly supported by the scope of the project outlined in the application. | December 31, April 30 and August 31 |
| Child Health Care | Charles H. Hood Foundation | Child Health Research Awards Program is to support newly independent faculty, provide the opportunity to demonstrate creativity, and assist in the transition to other sources of research funding to improve the health and quality of life for children throughout New England. | Two-year grants of $200,000 ($100,000 per year inclusive of 10% indirects) | April 1, 2024 |
| Childhood Cancer | Pablove Foundation | Powered by Pablove Seed Grants | $50,000 in direct costs for 1 year of funding. | April 4, 2022 LOI. July 12, 2022 full application |
| Childhood Cancer | Pablove Foundation | Expanded Powered by Pablove Seed Grants | $100,000 in direct costs for two (2) years of funding. | April 4, 2022 LOI. July 12, 2022 full application |
| Climate Change’s Impact on Human Health | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change’s Impact on Human Health Seed Grants. | early-stage grants of $2,500 – $50,000 | April 12, 2023, July 12, 2023 |
| Coat’s Disease, Retinal Diseases. | The Macula Society | The Jack McGovern Coat’s Disease Foundation and Macula Society Research Grant (JMCDF/MSRG) Partnership Grant supports medical research specific to Coats’ Disease and other retinal diseases which may lead to a cure or improve treatments and understanding of the pathophysiology for Coats’ Disease. | $35,000 | April 1 and October 1 |
| Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) | Children’s Heart Foundation | The Cortney Barnett Research Award will support research intended to prolong longevity and improve quality of life in patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure. | $Up to $100,000 per year for two (2) years. $500,000 funding will be considered. | April 28, 2023 LOIs, invited full application no later than June 8, 2023. |
| CP and other childhood-onset disabilities. | American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) | Pedal-With-Pete Awards program for the development of a high-quality clinical research project/program. | $25,000.00 | April |
| Cystinosis | Cystinosis Research Foundation (CRF) | Research Grant to improve the immediate care of children and adults with cystinosis and to develop a new understanding and treatment of cystinosis in an effort to help these patients in the future. | Unspecified | Fall (October) and Spring (April) |
| Cystinosis | Cystinosis Research Foundation (CRF) | Postdoctoral research fellowship program to attract qualified, promising investigators to establish careers in cystinosis research. | $75,000 per year for 1-2 years. | Fall (October) and Spring (April) |
| Dystonia | Dystonia Coalition | Dystonia Coalition Career Development Program | $50,000 1-year project | April 1, 2023 |
| Dystonia | Dystonia Coalition | Dystonia Coalition Pilot Projects Program to foster the most promising clinical and translational studies of direct relevance to dystonia. | $50,000 1-year project | April 1, 2023 |
| FamilieSCN2A, Autism & Epilepsy Disorders | FamilieSCN2A Foundation | Action Potential Grant program supports efforts to advance research and treatments for SCN2A-related disorders | $100,000 | April 1, 2023 LOI, May 1, 2023 full proposal |
| Frontotemporal Degeneration | Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) | Accelerating Drug Discovery seeks to advance and support innovative small molecule and biologic (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapy) drug discovery programs for FTD. Drug targets in the areas of inflammation and proteostasis are of particular interest.. | $100,000 – $150,000 1 year | April – May |
| Gambling Disorder | International Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) | Large Grant focused on gambling disorder or responsible gambling. | $172,500 | April 3, 2023 LOI. July 14, 2023 application |
| Lupus and Lupus flares | Lupus Foundation of America | Stem Cells in Lupus Grant provides funds for studies whose outcomes will facilitate the development of large-scale studies that will help the advancement of research on stem cells or stem cell transplantation for lupus in humans or animals. | $105,000 for 1 year | April |
| Lupus and Lupus flares | Lupus Foundation of America | Environmental Triggers of Lupus Grant seeks applications whose basic, clinical, or translational research outcomes will significantly enhance the current understanding of the role of environmental factors in the development of lupus and lupus flares. | $105,000 for 1 year | April |
| Lupus and Lupus Flares | Lupus Foundation of America | Research on Health Outcomes in Pediatric Lupus seeks applications whose research results will significantly enhance the current understanding of the short or long-term, physical and/or mental health outcomes of children and adolescents with lupus, as well as the long-term outcomes/late effects of childhood-onset lupus and its associated treatment. | $105,000 for 1 year | April |
| Lupus and Lupus Flares | Lupus Foundation of America | Career Development Award to facilitate the professional development of rheumatology, nephrology and dermatology fellows interested in lupus research towards a career as an independent clinician-scientist at an academic, medical, or research institution. | $70,000 for 1 year | April |
| Lupus | Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) | Lupus Insight Prize recognizes a major, novel insight and/or discovery with the promise of changing thinking about lupus as well as a high likelihood of generating further advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. | $150,000 | April |
| Macular or Retinal Diseases. | The Macula Society | MSRG program is to provide funding for clinically relevant research in macular or retinal vascular diseases. | $50,000 | April 1 and October 1 |
| Macular, Retinal Diseases. | The Macula Society | The Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Project sponsored by the Retina Research Foundation to support research endeavors of the members of the Macula Society. | $30,000 | April 1 and October 1 |
| Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders | Marfan Foundation | Faculty Grant Program: Basic research, translational studies and clinical studies in cardiovascular, orthopedic, pulmonary, ophthalmologic, pain and other pertinent areas utilizing synergistic collaborations; integration of novel theories from non-traditional researchers into established paradigms; novel animal model systems; innovation; and the distillation of knowledge into practical new therapies. | MD, DO, PhD, ScD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent degree. $200,000 over 2 years | April |
| Neurobiology | Whitehall Foundation | Research Grants Program: Research grants are available to established scientists of all ages working at accredited institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant | $100,000 per year up to 3 years | January 15, April 15 and October 1 (LOI). June 1, September 1 and February 15 application. |
| Neurobiology | Whitehall Foundation | The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists. All applications will be judged on the scientific merit and innovative aspects of the proposal, as well as on past performance and evidence of the applicant’s continued productivity. | $30,000 for 1 year | January 15, April 15 and October 1 (LOI). June 1, September 1 and February 15 application. |
| Neurodegeneration Disease | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) | CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards program to support early career academic investigators, thinking creatively about new approaches to neurodegenerative diseases. | Grants will be $300,000 total costs per year for four years ($1,200,000 total costs) | April 20, 2023 Letter of Intent. June 13, 2023 full application |
| Neuromuscular Diseases | Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) | Clinical Research Grants are designed to support observational studies such as natural history, biomarker, and outcome measure studies. | $500,000 over one to three years. | April 1 LOI and August 1 application |
| Neuromuscular Diseases | Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) | Clinical Research Network Grants (CRNG) support multiple clinical research networks focused on specific diseases under the MDA umbrella. | $1,000,000 total over one to three years. | April 1 LOI and August 1 application |
| Neuromuscular Diseases | Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) | Research Infrastructure Grants (RIG) are used to support the development of tools, techniques, and services such as: • Tissue banks to support the collection and storage of patient tissue for research purposes • Antibody banks • Development of core facilities (e.g., sequencing/phenotyping cores, vector production) • Web-based databases. |
$300,000 total over one to three years. | April 1 LOI and August 1 application |
| Nonhuman Primate Models | California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) | Pilot Research Program: The purpose of the CNPRC Pilot Program is to provide a mechanism for obtaining preliminary data for submission of NIH grant proposals, with the goal of supporting new, extramurally-funded research utilizing nonhuman primate models of human disease. | $30, 000 to 50,000 | LOI in April, Full Proposal by Invitation due in May |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | Mentored Investigator Grant provides funding for trainees who are working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in the field of ovarian cancer research, or relevant area. |
$75,000 to be used over 1 or 2 years | May LOI. July full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | The Early Career Investigator Grant is for junior faculty with a strong commitment to an investigative career in the field of ovarian cancer research. | $450,000 over 3 years. | April 7 LOI. June 22 full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | Collaborative Research Development Grant in partnership with Microsoft AI for Health. | $900,000 over 3 years. | April 7 LOI. June 22 full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | Collaborative Research Development Grant. | $900,000 over 3 years. | April 7 LOI. June 22 full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer | The purpose of Bridge Funding is to allow researchers to produce data needed to substantiate their proposal resubmission to federal funding agencies for a promising new research project. | $30,000 1 year | April 15 and Nov. 10 |
| Parkinson’s Disease | Michael J. Fox Foundation | Alpha-Synuclein Post-Translational Modifications Quantification Program | Up to $1,000,000 over 18-24 months. | April 18, 2023 pre-proposal |
| Pediatric Neurology | Child Neurology Society | Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation (PERF) Scientific Research Grant supports clinical or basic science research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career. | $50,000 per year for 2 years | April 15 |
| Pediatric Neurology | Child Neurology Society | Child Neurology Shields Research Grant supports translational or clinical research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career. | $50,000 per year for 2 years | April 15 |
| Pediatric Neurology | Child Neurology Society | Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator award for basic science or clinical research by a promising young investigator who is also a member of the Child Neurology Society. | $20,000 | April 15 |
| Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) | CurePSP – (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) | CurePSP Venture Grants provide “seed funding” to investigators who have innovative ideas that need “proof of concept” in order to qualify for larger funding sources. | MD/PhD/ $100,000 for 1-2 years. | April |
| Psoriasis Disease | National Psoriasis Foundation | 2024 Bridge Grants. | $50,000 (direct costs only) for a K-type bridge or up to $100,000 (direct costs only) for an R-type bridge per year. The total project period for the application submitted is one year | November 2, 2023 and April 2, 2024 |
| Psychology | Social Work | American Psychological Foundation (APF) | APF Visionary Grants program to seed innovation in the field through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems | $20,000 | April 1 |
| Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Health | American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) CHEST Foundation | CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Medicine | $150,000 3-year grant | April 10, 2023 |
| Scoliosis | Scoliosis Research Society | New Investigator Grant is available to candidates who have received a Small Exploratory grant. | New Investigator. $25,000 per year for 2 years. | April 1 & October 1 |
| Spinal Cord Injury | The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) | Research Grant is committed to developing effective therapies (cures) for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system. | $75,000 for 1 year | April 30 and October 31 |
| Spinal Deformity | Scoliosis Research Society | Standard Investigator in any area of spinal deformity research, funding source for grants focusing on the etiology of scoliosis is available in conjunction with the Cotrel Foundation | $50,000 over 2 years | April 1 & October 1 |
| Spinal Deformity | Scoliosis Research Society | Alf Nachemson Evidence Based Medicine Grant: The award is given to studies that aim to provide the best available evidence by which to improve our knowledge and practice in the care of patients with spinal deformities. | $50,000 over 2 years | April 1 & October 1 |
| Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) | Pfizer | Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Research program seeks to support research that advances medical knowledge in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of ATTR Amyloidosis. | $75,000 per year for 1-2 years | April 27, 2023 |
Updated March 24, 2023