| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Sloan Research Fellowships |
$70,000 over two years |
Three (3) per department. Candidates must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15 of the nomination year |
September |
Computer and Information Sciences | Economics | Physics | Mathematics | Molecular Biology | Chemical Sciences | Neuroscience | Marine and Ocean Science |
| American Dental Education Association (ADEA) | ADEA/Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarships |
$2,500 |
Three (3) |
September |
Dentistry | Preventive Dentistry | Dental Health and Hygiene |
| American Diabetes Association | Pathway to Stop Diabetes |
$1,625,000 total over five years |
One (1) per campus per grant cycle for any of the three Pathway Program Award types: Initiator, Accelerator, or Visionary| How to apply |
July ADA deadline |
Endocrinology | Endocrinologic Diseases | Obesity | Diabetes | Metabolic Diseases | Metabolic Biology |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | Dissertation Research Award |
$1,000 – $5,000 |
Three (3) students per psychology department |
September |
Psychology | Graduate Student |
| American Psychological Association | Graduate Student Scholarships |
$1,000 – $5,000 |
Depends on number of students enrolled in department of psychology |
June |
Psychology | Graduate Students |
| American Psychological Foundation (APF) | Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship |
$25,000 |
One (1) |
November |
Child Psychology | Graduate Students |
| American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) | Hand Surgery Resident & Fellow Fast-Track Seed Grants |
$5,000 minimum |
One (1) |
September |
Orthopedics |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation |Beckman Young Investigators (BYI) |
$600,000 4-year grant |
Not limited, but completed materials must be routed through the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost to facilitate required Provost endorsement. |
August Letter of Intent. June Internal deadline |
Life Sciences | Chemical Sciences |
| Avon Foundation for Women | Breast Cancer Crusade |
$30,000-$60,000 |
One (1) for both campuses combined. |
August |
Health Services Delivery | Health and Safety Education | Womens Health | Older People | Health Insurance | Cancer Prevention | Community or Outreach Programs | Breast Health | Breast Cancer | Minority Health | Health of Underserved Populations | Minority Health Services |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation |Beckman Young Investigators (BYI) |
$600,000 4-year grant |
Not limited, but completed materials must be routed through the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost to facilitate required Provost endorsement. |
August 3, 2020 Letter of Intent deadline |
Life Sciences | Chemical Sciences |
| Association of American Medical Colleges | Herbert W. Nickens Junior Faculty Fellowship |
$25,000 |
One (1) |
March internal deadline | April 5, 2024 |
Medical | Medical – Basic Science | Medical – Clinical Science | Medical – Translational |
| Brain Research Foundation (BRF) | Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) |
$150,000 two-year grans |
One (1) |
April-June |
Brain Development | Brain Disorders | Neuroscience |
| Brain Research Foundation (BRF) | Seed Grant Program |
$80,000 two-year grant |
One (1) for both campuses combined |
October-November |
Neuroendocrinology | Neuropathology | Neuroanatomy | Neurotoxicology | Neuroimmunology | Neurobiology | Neurology | Neuroscience | Neurochemistry | Neurophysiology |
| Breast Cancer Alliance | Exceptional Project Grants |
$100,000 for one year |
Two (2) per institution | How to apply |
March Internal application | March 31 Letter of Intent |
Medical Treatment | Cancer Prevention | Oncology | Breast Cancer | Cancer or Carcinogenesis |
| Breast Cancer Alliance | Young Investigator Grants |
$125,000 for two years |
March Internal application | March 31 Letter of Intent |
March |
Medical Treatment | Cancer Prevention | Oncology | Breast Cancer | Cancer or Carcinogenesis |
| Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards |
$100,000 grant, including $7,500 for departmental expenses associated with research and education |
One (1) |
February |
Chemical Engineering | Science Education | Chemical Sciences | Biochemistry | Materials Chemistry |
| CARB-X Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria | Social Innovation on Drug Resistance (SIDR) Postdoctoral Program |
salary and benefits of the postdoctoral associate for two (2) years |
|
September |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Behavioral |Social sciences |
| Conservation, Food and Health Foundation | Grants |
$25,000-$50,000 per year for one to two years grant |
One (1) per institution |
January 1 and July 1 two rounds |
Health Promotion | Agriculture or Food Studies – Developing Countries | Natural Resources Management | Environmental Sciences | Community Health | Natural Resources | Food Security | Public Health | Sustainable Agriculture | Environmental Conservation | Conservation Biology | Food Sciences | Environmental Education | Health or Nutrition Programs – Developing Countries | Reproductive Health Services | Food Distribution | Disease Prevention | Ecosystems |
| Curing Kids Cancer Organization | Grants |
Collaborative: One multi-institutional collaborative grant award of $300,000. Individual: Two individual grant awards of $150,000 each |
Two (2) per institution |
September |
Medical Treatment | Cancer Prevention | Oncology | Pediatric Cancer | Cancer or Carcinogenesis |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Clinical Investigator Award |
$200,000 per year for three (3) years ($600,000 total) |
Five (5) per institution |
February 1 |
Clinical Research or Studies | Outcomes Research (Medical) | Epidemiology | Oncology | Cancer Prevention | Cancer Genetics | Cancer or Carcinogenesis | Cancer Biology |
| Dermatology Foundation | Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship Award |
$30,000 per one year |
Two (2) per single academic program, including all affiliated institutions |
October |
Dermatology | Skin Diseases |
| Dermatology Foundation | Patient Directed Investigation Grants |
$20,000. Recipients may apply for a second year of funding on a competitive basis. |
One (1) per academic center, including affiliated institutions |
October |
Dermatology | Surgery | Patient Care Management | Skin Diseases | Pediatrics |
| Dermatology Foundation | Career Development Program |
$55,000 per year (renewable) |
One (1) per academic program, including all affiliated institutions. To be eligible, the department/division must not have successfully competed for funding from the Foundation during the past five years. |
October |
Dermatology | Surgery | Patient Care Management | Skin Diseases | Pediatrics |
| Dr. Scholl Foundation | Grants |
$5,000-$25,000 for one year |
One (1) |
March 1 |
Health Care | Civic Activities | Social Services | Education | Environmental Conservation | Cultural Activities |
| Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | Mallinckrodt Scholar Awards |
$100,000 per year for four (4) years |
Two (2) by invitation only, done in October |
January 15 |
Medical Education | Health and Medicine | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | Mallinckrodt Grants |
$60,000 per year for three (3) years |
Two (2) per institution |
August 1 |
Medical Education | Health and Medicine | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Ellison Foundation | Research Program |
$100,000-$500,000 for one (1) year |
Three (3) by invitation only |
July |
Basic Research | Applied Research | Disease/Area of Research not Determined (Multidisciplinary) |
| Francis Family Foundation | Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research |
$225,000 over three years or $75,000 per year. |
Two (2) per department annually. Each department is limited to a maximum of three active fellowships at any one time. |
October |
Cardiopulmonary Chest Medicine | Respiratory System | Medical Ethics | Bioethics | Pulmonary Diseases | Critical Care Medicine |
| G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | Innovative Translational Research Grant |
Three-year Grant |
Universities/Institutions are limited to three applications per cycle. |
2025 three review cycles: Spring February registration. Fall September registration. |
Life Sciences| Translational Research | Basic Science Research |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Moore Inventor Fellowship |
$675,000 total for three years |
Two (2) for both campuses combined |
Nominations for 2023 Moore Inventor Fellows are being solicited from eligible institutions from September 15 to November 14, 2022. |
Technology | Health Care | Natural Sciences | Patient Care Management | General Science and Technology Topics | Environmental Conservation | Patient Care and Education |
| Greenwall Foundation | Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics |
50% scholar’s salary, benefits for three years up to the NIH salary cap, with 10% institutional costs for the salary and benefits, and $5,000 per year for limited project support and travel |
One (1) per institution |
September |
Science Planning or Policy | Biomedical Ethics | Public Policy | Ethics | Science and Society | Clinical Medicine | Bioethics | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Hartwell Foundation | Individual Biomedical Research Awards |
$100,000 per year for three years |
Two (2) for both campuses combined| How to apply |
September |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Jane’s Trust (Hemenway & Barnes, LLP) | Grants in Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, and Health and Welfare |
Vary annually but generally range from $50,000 – $150,000 |
One (1) at a time. If denied at either the concept paper or full proposal stage, an organization must wait one year (12 months) to reapply. |
January 25 and July 15 |
Health Services Delivery | Education | Community Health | Arts and Culture | Community and School Relations | Public Health | Educational Administration and Policy | Environmental Conservation | Environmental Education | Health and Medicine | Animal Welfare | Community or Outreach Programs | Education | Health of Underserved Populations | Community Services | Disease Prevention | Cultural Activities |
| Johnson & Johnson | Women in STEM2D Scholars Program |
$150,000 over three years |
One (1) for each of the WisSTEM2D disciplines |
September |
Science | Technology | Engineering | Math | Manufacturing | Design |
| Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | Macy Faculty Scholars Program |
Up to $100,000 per year for two years |
One (1) for the Medical School |
February |
Medical Education | Nursing Education |
| Kinship Foundation| Searle Scholars Program |
$300,000 ($100,000 per year) |
Two (2) for both campuses combined | How to apply |
June-July internal deadline. September sponsor’s deadline |
Biological Sciences | Cell Biology | Immunology | Biochemistry | Pharmacology | Chemical Sciences | Neuroscience | Genetics |
| Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation (KTGF) | The Fellowship in Child and Adolescent ADHD, the Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Depression, and the Fellowship in Access to Care |
$30,000 per year for two years |
One (1) |
November |
Psychiatry | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Child or Adolescent Mental Health | Depression |
| National Science Foundation (NSF)|Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) |
300,000 to $350,000 range for 36 months |
One (1) for both campuses combined |
September. Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Geoscience | Educational Evaluation | Science Education | Engineering Education | Educational Administration and Policy | Higher Education | Educational Improvement | Educational Research |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) |
$300,000-$500,000 for up to three years. |
Two (2) per campus |
March |
Graduate Studies | Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology | Employment Opportunity Program | STEM Education |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) |
$100,000-$4,000,000 total. |
Three (3) for both campuses combined |
October to November |
Behavioral or Social Studies | Physical Sciences Instrumentation | Economics | Mathematics | Social Sciences | Geoscience | Science Education | Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology | Earth Science Instrumentation | Human Resources | Biological Sciences | Earth Sciences | Scientific Instrumentation | Biological Instrumentation | Computer and Information Sciences | Engineering Technology | Engineering | Physical Sciences | Computer Engineering |
| National Science Foundation (NSF)| Research Traineeship Program (NRT) |
Up to $3,000,000 for up to five years |
Two (2) for both campuses combined |
February 25 and September 6 |
Agriculture and Food Sciences | Graduate Studies | Technology | Mathematics | Engineering | Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology | Research Methodology | Energy Sciences |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) |
$70,000,000-$95,000,000 |
One (1) from each constituent college or school that awards eligible degrees |
March 25, 2020. Last Wednesday in March, Annually Thereafter |
Technology | Science | Engineering| Mathematics Program |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | Basic, Translational and Fellowship Research Grants |
Range from $60,000 to $450,000 for one to three years |
One (1) one LOI per award type |
March 1 letter of intent is due. |
Pediatric Cancer | Childhood Cancer Research |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Pew Biomedical Scholars |
$300,000 |
One (1) for both campuses combined |
April Nomination. May application |
Health and Medicine | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) | Higher Education Grant Program |
$5,000-$10,000 |
Two (2) per discipline |
September |
Business | Leadership | Higher Education | Educational Improvement | Business Education |
| Rita Allen Foundation | Foundation Scholars |
Up to $110,000 per year for up to five year |
One (1) for both campuses combined |
September Letter of Intent |
Biomedical Research Resources | Biomedical Research Training | Neuroscience | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Cancer or Carcinogenesis | Immunology |
| Simons Foundation | Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, and Theoretical Computer Science |
$100,000 per year for five years, additional $10,000 per year to the Investigator’s department, and 20% per year in indirect costs to Investigator’s institution |
Up to two (2) per field |
October |
Astrophysics | Mathematics | Physics | Theoretical Computer Science |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Research Grants |
$100,000 for one (1) year |
Two (2) per institution in more than one category |
January 31, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Clinical Research | Cancer |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | St. Baldrick’s Scholars Career Development Award |
$110,000 per year for three-year minimum |
One (1) per institution in more than one category |
January 31, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Clinical Research | Cancer |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Consortium Research Grant Award |
$100,000-$500,000 annually for five (5) years |
Two (2) per institution in more than one category |
January 31, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Clinical Research | Cancer |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Fellowship Grants |
Total yearly maximum is $97,500 for 2 year fellowship |
Two (2) per institution in more than one category |
January 31, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) | Clinical Research | Cancer |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Supportive Care Research Grants |
$50,000 or less for one (1) year |
One (1) per institution in more than one category |
January 31, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Psychosocial | Patient-reported Outcomes | Quality of Life | Health Communication | Health Promotion | Psychosocial Support | Cancer |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Summer Fellowships |
$5,000 for one (1) year |
One (1) per institution in more than one category |
January 3, 2020 Letter of Intent. March 27, 2020 Application |
Psychosocial | Patient-reported Outcomes | Quality of Life | Health Communication | Health Promotion | Psychosocial Support | Cancer |
| The New York Academy of Sciences | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists |
$250,000 |
Three (3), one in each disciplinary category of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry |
October |
Life Sciences | Physical Sciences & Engineering | Chemistry |
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) |
Award budgets are composed of salary and other program-related expenses. |
up to a combined total of four applications |
Varies dates: February, June and October |
Cancer Data Science | Molecular/Precision Cancer Prevention | Behavioral Cancer Research | Clinical Research | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) | High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) Program (S10) |
$600,000-$2,000,000 |
Unlimited, provided all applications are for different types of equipment | Internal submission form |
March Internal Deadline| June 1 Sponsor Deadline |
Medical or Diagnostic Imaging | Scientific Instrumentation | Medical Instrumentation | High Performance Computing | Electron Microscopy | Mass Spectrometry | Biomedical Research Resources | Medical Technology | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) |
$50,000-$600,000 |
Unlimited, provided all applications are for different types of equipment | Internal submission form |
March Internal Deadline| June 1 Sponsor Deadline |
Medical or Diagnostic Imaging | Scientific Instrumentation | Medical Instrumentation | High Performance Computing | Electron Microscopy | Mass Spectrometry | Biomedical Research Resources | Medical Technology | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) | Mental Health Research NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10) Internal Submission |
$200,000 and $600,000 |
Unlimited, provided all applications are for different types of equipment | Internal submission form |
March Internal Deadline| Expires in June Sponsor Deadline |
Disease Model | Medical Instrumentation | Animal Models | Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)| (NIH) |(NINDS) |(NIA)| (NIDA)| (NIMH)|( NIGMS ) Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Project up to 5 years. |
One (1) |
May 25, 2025 |
Neurology | Neuroscience |
| United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
Up to $1.5 million direct costs per year, it is anticipated that most awards will be between $700,000-$900,000 direct costs. |
Two (2) |
January and May of each year with expiration date of January 28, 2026 |
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary) |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Awards |
$400,000 over two years |
One (1) per institution |
Internal Proposal September | Sponsor Full proposal November 1 |
Neurosciences |
| W.M. Keck Foundation | Keck Research Program |
$500,000 to $5million |
One (1) per research area |
May 1 Concept paper due and November 1.| August 15 and February 15 Full proposal |
Medical Research | Engineering |Science | Undergraduate Education |
| William T. Grant Foundation | William T. Grant Scholars Program |
$350,000 |
One (1) per School/College |
May to July |
Poverty and the Poor | Equal Educational Opportunity | Equal Opportunity | Child Psychiatry | Behavioral or Social Studies | Child Welfare | Children (Patients) | Child or Maternal Health | Youth Development or Leadership | Social Sciences | Social Measurement and Indicators | Social Justice | Adolescents | Youth Policy | Educational Planning or Policy | Minorities and Disadvantaged | Ethnic Studies | Immigrants | Academic Achievement | Science Planning or Policy | Racism or Race Relation |