| Allergic and Immunologic diseases |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) |
2026 AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award supports the development of junior faculty to further their careers in allergy and immunology, and to help create leaders and independent investigators by funding excellent research that will lead to the prevention and cure of asthma and allergic and immunologic disease. |
$300,000 over 3 years |
Applications Opening on July 1, 2025. August letter of intent. October application. |
| Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological Disease |
Alzheimer’s Association |
2026 Part the Cloud – Enable the Molecule for Therapeutics Program (PTC-EMT) |
$1M (direct and indirect costs) over two or three years |
August 6, 2025 LOI. September 24, 2025 application |
| Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological Disease |
Alzheimer’s Association |
2026 Part the Cloud Translational Gene Targeting Challenge |
$1M (direct and indirect costs) for Phase 1 studies and $2M for Phase 2 studies over two or three years |
August 6, 2025 LOI. September 24, 2025 application |
| Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological Disease |
Alzheimer’s Association |
2026 Part the Cloud Translational Research for Alzheimer’s Disease Program |
$1M (direct and indirect costs) over two or three years |
August 6, 2025 LOI. September 24, 2025 application |
| Anesthesiology |
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) |
Mentored Research Training Grants (MRTG) for basic science, clinical, translational, health services, and education research. |
$300,000 over 2 years |
August 15 and February 15 |
| Anesthesiology |
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) |
Research in Education Grant (REG) |
$100,000 over 2 years |
August 15 and February 15 |
| Anesthesiology |
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) |
Research Fellowship Grants (RFG) for basic science, clinical, translational, health services, and education research. |
Anesthesiology residents and fellows /$75,000 1 year |
August 15 and February 15 |
| Angelman Syndrome |
Angelman Syndrome Foundation |
Research Grants for preclinical, translational and clinical research areas that investigate all aspects of Angelman syndrome. |
$100,000 per year for 1-2 years |
August 15 |
| Aging | Healthy Longevity |Memory Loss |
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) |
McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss |
$750,000 3-year award |
August 12, 2025 |
| Ataxia |
National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) |
Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award |
$100,000 one year. |
August 15, 2025 LOI. December 5, 2025 application due |
| Ataxia |
National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) |
Michael Lundquist Grant to Advance MSA-C Research |
One-year $50,000. |
August 15, 2025 LOI. December 5, 2025 application due |
| Ataxia |
National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) |
NAF Early Career Investigator Award |
One-year $50,000. |
August 15, 2025 LOI. December 5, 2025 application due |
| Ataxia |
National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) |
Seed Money Research Grant |
One-year seed money grants not to exceed $50,000. |
August 15, 2025 LOI. December 5, 2025 application due |
| Cancer |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation |
Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award. |
MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM/ $72,000-$78,000 per year for 4 years |
August 15, 2025 |
| Cancer |
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation |
Research Grant applications accepted 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. |
December 15, April 30 and August 31 |
| Cancer |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation |
Damon Runyon Fellowship Award for all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention. |
MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM./ $72,00 – $78,000 per year for 4 years |
March 17, 2025 and August 15, 2025 |
| Chemical and Life Sciences |
Arnold & Mable Beckman Foundation |
Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. |
$600,000 ($150,000 annually) 4-year grant |
August 1, 2025 letter of intent. |
| Colon and Rectum |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation (ASCRS) |
Eugene Salvati, MD Limited Project Grant (LPG) provides investigators the opportunity to pursue research interests, specifically germane to the field of colon and rectal surgery. |
Up to $25,000 for 1 year |
August 15 |
| Colon and Rectum |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation (ASCRS) |
General Surgery Resident Research Initiation Grant. |
$20,000 per year for 1 year. |
August 15 |
| Colon and Rectum |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation (ASCRS) |
Benefiting Research Innovation Development Growth and Education (BRIDGE) |
$50,000 for 1 year. |
August 15 |
| Down and Fragile X Syndrome |
Jerome Lejeune Foundation |
Research Grants to support fundamental, translational and clinical research projects that will strengthen the understanding, deepen the knowledge and/or will explore new therapeutic approaches for Down syndrome and other genetic diseases with intellectual disability. |
Pilot or exploratory grants: 50.000 € over 2 years
Advanced grants: 80.000 € over 2 years. |
Spring: Mid-January to early-March. Fall: Mid-June to early-August |
| Drug Hypersensitivity |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) |
2026 AAAAI Drug Hypersensitivity Research Grant to support up to three research grants to advance the state of knowledge, develop novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on drug hypersensitivity research. |
$100,000 per year for 3 years |
Applications Opening on July 1, 2025. Letter of Intent due August. October full application. |
| Emergency Medicine |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) |
SAEMF Research Large Project Grant to support an emergency medicine faculty member to conduct a large-scale research project to advance his/her career and subsequently obtain federal funding by developing pilot data. |
$150,000 over a two-year period ($75,000 per year) |
August 1, 2025 |
| Emergency Medicine |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) |
SAEMF Research Training Grant to provide funding to support the development of a scientist in emergency medicine. |
Up to $150,000 per year for two years. |
August 1, 2025 |
| Emergency Medicine |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) |
SAEMF Education Research Grant to foster innovation in teaching, education, and educational research in emergency medicine for faculty-, fellow-, resident- and medical student-level learners. |
Up $50,000 per year for two years. |
August 1, 2025 |
| Emergency Medicine |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) |
AEMF Education Project Grant to foster innovation in teaching, education, and educational research in emergency medicine for faculty-, fellow-, resident- and medical student-level learners. |
$20,000 |
August 1, 2025 |
| Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness |
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) |
SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant |
Up to $100,000 for a one-year project. |
August 1, 2025 |
| Eosinophilic Disorders |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) |
2026 Hope APFED/AAAAI Grant Award was established to allow investigators from a variety of disciplines to initiate new projects relevant to Eosinophilic Disorders, excluding asthma, rhinitis and eczema. |
$140,000 two-year award |
Applications Opening on July 1, 2025. Letter of Intent due August. October full application. |
| Focused Ultrasound |
Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation |
External Awards Program provides funding for investigator-initiated research projects that fall into either of two categories: (i) Preclinical and pilot clinical studies that promise to lead to the development of a reimbursable clinical indication for focused ultrasound within the next five to seven years, or (ii) High-risk, early-stage, proof-of-concept projects that are unlikely to receive funding from other sources. |
$100,000 |
Abstracts are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Full proposal deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. |
| Food Allergy |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) |
2026 AAAAI/ Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Third-Year Fellowship Food Allergy Research Award at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. |
$160,000 One-year award |
Applications Opening on July 1, 2025. Letter of Intent due August. October full application. |
| Friedrich’s Ataxia |
Friedrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) |
General Research Grant. |
$125,000 per year for 1 to 2 years |
August 15 LOI and application October 15 |
| Friedrich’s Ataxia |
Friedrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) |
Postdoctoral Research Award |
$100,000 per year for 1 to 2 years |
August 15 LOI and application October 15 |
| Friedrich’s Ataxia |
Friedrich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award |
The only allowable budget item is the trainee salary/stipend (plus applicable fringe benefits), which must not exceed the appropriate NIH stipend level. |
August 15 LOI and application October 15 |
| Genetics |
John Templeton Foundation |
Small & Large Grant Programs under this theme will support basic research that uncovers the molecular mechanisms influencing behaviors which make us distinct from other humans at an emotive, cognitive and psychological level. |
$234,800 or less Small Grant. $234,800 or more Large Grant. |
Online Funding Inquiry August 15, 2025 |
| Hearing & Balance Disorders of the Inner Ear & Related Topics |
American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) |
AHRF Discretionary Grants |
$75,000 Birtman Grant, or the $65,000 Richard G. Muench Chairman’s Grant |
August 15, 2025 |
| Hearing & Balance Disorders of the Inner Ear & Related Topics |
American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) |
AHRF Discovery Grants for studies that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders related to the inner ear. |
$50,000 for 1 year. |
August 15, 2025 |
| Hemostatis and Thrombosis |
Hemostatis Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS) |
HTRS Mid-Career Research Award (MCRA) Program provides financial support for mid-career investigators pursuing clinical, translational, or basic science research projects in hemostasis and/or thrombosis. |
$216,000 over two (2) years. |
Letters of Intent Deadline: August 30, 2024. Full Proposal Deadline: December 13, 2024 |
| Lupus |
Lupus Research Alliance |
Global Team Science Awards will focus on unraveling human lupus heterogeneity by applying cutting-edge technologies to address critical questions that could bring about breakthroughs in lupus care, research or drug development. |
$1M per year for up to three years. Indirect costs must not exceed 10% of the total budget (excluding equipment) and must be included within the $1M budget cap. |
August 15, 2024 LOI. Full application March 1, 2025. |
| Lyme Disease |
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundationy |
Cohen Lyme and Tickborne Disease Initiative. |
Projects requesting more than $300,000 in any year will receive additional financial review, up to 4 years |
August |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care Physician Fellowship. |
$75,000 stipend |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Institutional Clinician Training Award |
Salary $75,000 plus up to an additional 25% to cover fringe benefits |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Harry Weaver Awards to highly qualified candidates who have concluded their research training and begun academic careers as independent investigators in an area related to multiple sclerosis. |
The award includes both salary and research support, for a non-renewable five year period paid through the sponsoring institution. |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Biostatistics/Informatics Junior Faculty Award |
The award provides three years of partial (25-50%) salary support or teaching buy-out funds, as well as up to $20,000 per year for access to datasets. |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Program for clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of therapies for multiple sclerosis are highly complex and require special expertise and knowledge to monitor this highly variable disease. |
$65,000 per year up to 3 years |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) |
Institutional Clinical Training Award. |
The salary offered is $75,000 plus up to an additional 25% to cover fringe benefits. |
Pre-application August 6, 2025. Full application August 13, 2025 |
| Oral Surgery |
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation |
Clinical Research Support Grants committed to clinical problems related to oral and maxillofacial surgery. |
$150,000 over 2 years. This grant will be offered on a biannual basis. |
August 31, 2025 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) |
OREF Career Development Grant to research in be basic, translational, clinical and/or health sciences. |
$300,000 over three years |
August 11, 2025 LOI. October 14, 2025 full proposal |
| Orthopaedic Trauma |
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) |
Stryker Early Stage Investigator Research Grant |
$100,000 1 year |
August 11, 2025 LOI. October 14, 2025 full proposal |
| Orthopaedic Trauma |
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) |
OREF New Investigator Grant Advances the scientific training of the next generation of orthopaedic clinician scientists by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects. |
$50,000 |
August 11, 2025 LOI. October 14, 2025 full proposal |
| Orthopaedic Trauma |
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) |
OREF Multimodal Musculoskeletal Perioperative Pain Management Grant in collaboration with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation |
$92,500 |
August 11, 2025 LOI. October 14, 2025 full proposal |
| Pancreatic Cancer |
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research |
Seed Grant Award Program to provide start-up funding for basic scientists and clinicians who intend to test innovative ideas for improving diagnosis and to develop new treatment modalities for pancreatic cancer |
$75,000 |
August 15, 2025 |
| Rheumatology, Rheumatic Diseases |
Rheumatology Research Foundation |
Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Supplement to the NIH or VA career development awards. |
$100,000 2-year term |
August 1, 2025 |
| Social Challenge | Diversity | Equity |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
100&Change seeks proposals that articulate both a problem and its solution. Competitive proposals will address a significant problem and provide a solution that is impactful, evidence-based, feasible, durable, and just. |
$1 million |
Interested organizations must register to apply before 5 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Complete applications are due before 5 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Thursday, September 5, 2024. |
| Suicide Prevention |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
Focus Grants are for innovative, high-risk, potentially high-yield projects that focus on a specific area of suicide prevention. |
$500,000 per year for up to 3 years. |
August 1 (LOI)/ December 7 full application. |
| Surgery |
Association for Academic Surgery |
Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award supports research to be conducted by a junior faculty member in any surgical specialty or discipline. |
$50,000 1 year |
Application Opens in July. August deadline |