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
Basic Science | Physics |Chemistry | Engineering | Biomedical Science Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award Up to five $400,000 two-year awards will be made to support junior faculty with the potential to generate breakthroughs and drive new directions in biomedical research April 29, 2025
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 10, 2025
Cancer American Cancer Society (ACS) The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services $215,000 per year, with 10% allowable indirect costs for up to 4 years April 1 and October 15
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. $200,000 over two years inclusive of 10% indirects April 1, 2025
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
Cerebral Palsy 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
Critical Care Medicine American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) CHEST Foundation CHEST Research Grant in Critical Care Medicine must advance the understanding of critical care medicine and be clinically relevant with a focus on implications of health disparities on outcomes from critical illness. $150,000 3-year grant April 22, 2024
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award is intended to support a project involving human subjects or samples that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or new methods in research areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. $80,000 per year (plus 12% for indirect costs) for single-center studies; and up to $150,000 per year (plus 12% indirect costs) for multi-center clinical studies for up to two years. Up to an additional $100,000 over the entire project period may be available via supplemental funding. April 3, 2025 LOI. August 18, 2025 Full application
Dystonia Dystonia Coalition Dystonia Coalition Career Development Program $50,000 with 10% indirect costs (institutional overhead) 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
Education Research Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education. $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. Mid-April 2025
Epilepsy American Epilepsy Society (AES) AES Infrastructure Grants to facilitate the creation of national or international multicenter research programs. $50,000 April 2, 2025
Epilepsy American Epilepsy Society (AES) AES Research and Training Workshop grants support scientific conferences and workshops that address timely and important topics in epilepsy research. Awards are typically in the range of $10,000 to $20,000 and are intended to provide partial support for the conference April 2, 2025
Epilepsy American Epilepsy Society (AES) AES Seed Grants to help enable established investigators to pursue new and innovative lines of research, collaborations, and/or research methods. $20,000 for one year. April 2, 2025
FamilieSCN2A, Autism & Epilepsy Disorders FamilieSCN2A Foundation FamilieSCN2A Action Potential Grant program supports efforts to advance research and treatments for SCN2A-related disorders A maximum of 10% indirect costs (IDC) can be requested. The total amount requested, inclusive of IDC, cannot exceed $75,000.00. April 1 LOI, May 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. $100,000 – $150,000 1 year April – May
Gambling Disorder, Mental Health International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) Large Grant for Research on Gambling Disorder and Responsible Gambling $75,000 per year for up to two years, plus 25% of direct costs in Facilities & Administration or indirect costs. The total amount that may be requested is $187,500 Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 4, 2025
Application Deadline: July 18, 2025
Gambling Disorder, Mental Health International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) Research on Gambling Industry Employee $75,000 per year for up to two years, plus 25% of direct costs in Facilities & Administration or indirect costs. The total amount that may be requested is $187,500 April 4, 2025
Liver Disease, Travel, Career Development American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Emerging Liver Scholars Program $400 stipend and travels expenses April 15, 2025
Lupus Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) Lupus Innovation Award $150,000 per year for up to two years April 2, 2025 Letter of Intent. Applications Due August 4, 2025
Parkinson’s Disease Michael J. Fox Foundation Alpha-Synuclein Post-Translational Modifications Quantification Program $1 million over 18-24 months. April 18, 2023 pre-proposal
Pediatric cancer Children’s Cancer Research Fund Eliminating Disparities in Childhood Cancer Award. $205,000 for a two-year period April 29, 2025 LOI. August 15, 2025 application
Pediatric cancer Children’s Cancer Research Fund Accelerating Impact for Hard-to-Treat Cancers Award. $125,000 per year for two-year period April 4, 2025 LOI. July 9, 2025 application
Pediatric Cancer Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants are designed to support Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Clinical Investigator training for emerging pediatric cancer researchers to pursue exciting research ideas. $75,000 for one year April 1, 2025 LOI. July 1, 2025 full application
Pediatric Cancer Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Translational Research Grants fund new research protocols and therapies that hold promise for improved outcomes
and accelerates cures from the laboratory bench to the bedside of children and teens with high risk cancers.
$100,000 per year, for up to 2 years April 1, 2025 LOI. July 1, 2025 full application
Pediatric Cancer Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Legacy Researcher Grant $100,000 per year, up to 2 years for translational research and up to $150,000 per year, for three years, for basic science research) April 1, 2025 LOI. July 1, 2025 full application
Pediatric cancer Children’s Cancer Research Fund Healthy After Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research Award $125,000 per year for two-year period April 29, 2025 LOI. August 15, 2025 application
Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation PERF®-CNS Elterman Research Grant supports clinical or basic science research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career. $150,000 grant of $75,000 per year for two years. April 11, 2025
Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation PERF®-CNS Shields Research Grant
This research grant supports translational or clinical research by a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician early in his/her academic career.
$150,000 grant of $75,000 per year for two years. April 11, 2025
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. $30,000 April 30, 2025
Physical Therapy Foundation for Physical Therapy Magistro Family Foundation Research Grant for research projects to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions most commonly delivered by physical therapists as determined by current practice standards and developing innovative physical therapist interventions and evaluating their effectiveness. $200,000 April 15, 2025 Letter of Intent. Grant application due on July 31, 2025
Physical Therapy Foundation for Physical Therapy Paris Patla Manual Therapy Research Grant to be awarded for research related to orthopedic manual physical therapy. $200,000 April 15, 2025 Letter of Intent. Grant application due on July 31, 2025
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Gilead Sciences, Inc. Research Scholars Programs in Liver Disease to support any basic and translational research that addresses an unmet medical need and closes scientific gaps in the field of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) $180,000 that will be paid directly to the scholars institution April 01, 2025
Psoriasis Disease National Psoriasis Foundation Bridge Grants to support researchers who have submitted meritorious but unfunded K-type (career development) and R-type (investigator-initiated) applications to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or similar funding body, with a focus on psoriatic disease or its comorbidities. $50,000 (direct costs only) for a K-type bridge or up to $100,000 (direct costs only) for an R-type bridge one year April 1
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 3, 2025
SATB2-associated syndrome SATB2 Gene Foundation SATB2 Research Grant Program. $20,000 April 10, 2025
Sleep Medicine American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) CHEST Foundation CHEST Sleep Medicine Research Grant $50,000 1-year grant April 14, 2025
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Recessive Type 15 (SCAR-15) genetic disorder Jack Bear Foundation & Orphan Disease Center Research Grants support several critical components of basic, clinical and translational research on disorders associated with RUBCN gene/SCAR-15 disease $50,000-$100,000 1-year grant April 18, 2025
Tinnitus American Tinnitus Association (ATA) 2025 Innovative Tinnitus Research Grants Program Early Investigators: Max. US $25,000 /year, up to two years allowed
Established Investigators: Max. US $60,000 /year, up to two years allowed
April 25, 2025
Vascular Disease Vascular Cures Vascular Cures’ Wylie Scholar Program is building a pipeline of innovators in vascular health. $50,000 per year for 3 years April 1


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