March
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 March.
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| Disease/Field | Funding Agency | Name of Grant / Description | Eligibility / Amount | Deadlines |
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| Alport Syndrome | Alport Syndrome Foundation, Inc. | ASF Research Grant program to find novel treatments and a cure to prevent kidney failure and hearing loss in all patients with Alport Syndrome. | $100,000 for 1-2 Years | First quarter of each year (January to March) |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (BU ADRC) | Pilot and Feasibility Studies | $25,000 in direct costs for one-year non-renewable studies will be awarded. | March 21, 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | Harrington Discovery Institute | Brain Health Medicines Scholar Award provides funding and drug development support to researchers whose work aims to treat, prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. | $100,000-$400,000 | March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 |
| Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenges-Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery focus on the discovery of antibiotics with broad spectrum activity against Enterobacteriaceae, using Klebsiella spp. as the pathogen to initiate a discovery program. | $5M a grant term of up to 3 years | March 25, 2025 |
| Autism | Organization for Autism Research (OAR) | Applied Research Competition, through which the organization aims to promote evidence-based practices based on research | $50,000 over one to two years | March 17, 2025 LOI. July 14, 2025 full proposal |
| Basic Science ǀ Preclinical Science Research | Charles A. King Trust | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on Basic and Preclinical Science seek to increase our understanding of the underlying biological processes relevant to human health and disease. | Two-year grants range $194,100-$215,000 total, inclusive of salary, 10% fringe, and a $25,000 annual flexible expense allowance/td> | March 5, 2025 |
| Biological | Biomedical Sciences | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | HHMI Investigator program | $9 million in direct support over a renewable seven-year term. | March. The next Investigator competition will launch in 2025. |
| Bleeding Disorder | National Bleeding Disorders Foundation | Judith Graham Pool (JGP) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships have provided a long legacy of support for basic science and pre-clinical research in bleeding disorders. | $52,000 per year for 2 years | Letters of intent March 14, 2025 |
| Brain Cancer | Sontag Foundation | Distinguished Scientist Awards to provide career and research support to early career scientists in the field of brain cancer research. | $750,000; $150,000 per year for a five-year period | March 12, 2025 |
| Brain and Behavior Disorders | Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | NARSAD Young Investigator Grant provides support for young scientists in neurobiological basic and/or clinical investigators research. | MD/PhD / $35,000 to $70,000 for 2 years | February-March |
| Breast Cancer | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) │Conquer Cancer Foundation | Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Research Fellowship provides funding to support an early-career investigator who is committed to conducting breast cancer research under the mentorship and supervision of the Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Awardee. | $50,000 for a period of one year | March 31, 2025 |
| Cancer Disparities | Conquer Cancer Foundation & American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | Career Development Award | three-year grant totaling $200,000 | March 31, 2025 |
| Cancer | Worldwide Cancer Research | Cancer Research Grant to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cancer. | The maximum budget allowed is £275,000, but it should be noted that most of the three-year grants we award have a budget of around £200,000. | mid-February and closes in April |
| Cancer | The Hope Foundation | Dr. Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Fellowship Program to ensure protected time for new investigators from SWOG-affiliated institutions to pursue mentored clinical research initiatives | $100,000 over 2 years | March 15 |
| Cancer Immunology | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) | CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in cancer immunology. | $186,000 over three years to cover the cost of salary, other research related expenses. | March 3, 2025 and September 1, 2025 |
| Cancer | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Damon Runyon Fellowship Award. | MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM./ $72,000-$78,000 per year for 4 years | March 17, 2025 and August 15, 2025 |
| Cancer Screening | Maine Cancer Foundation | Cancer Screening in Maine program | $80,000 over 2 years | March 14, 2025 |
| Childhood Brain Cancer | The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | Research Grants to improve our understanding of the biology of pediatric brain tumors. | $30,000 per year for two-year period | March 17, 2025 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) │Conquer Cancer Foundation | Dr. Jose Leis Endowed Young Investigator Award in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | $50,000 | March 13, 2025 |
| Clinical Oncology, Breast Cancer | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) │Conquer Cancer Foundation | Advanced Clinical Research Award (ACRA) in Breast Cancer Research will be given to mid-career investigators who wish to conduct original breast cancer. | Three-year grant totaling $450,000 | March 13, 2025 |
| Cancer | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) │Conquer Cancer Foundation | Bristol Myers Squibb Endowed Young Investigator Award for Veteran Cancer. | $50,000 | March 13, 2025 |
| Colon and Rectal Surgery | American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation | Robotic Research Grant provides researchers an opportunity to study in depth areas related to colorectal surgery and robotics. | $150,000 over 2 years | March 15 & August 15 |
| Colon and Rectal Surgery | American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation | Limited Project Grant (LPG) to provide investigator the opportunity to pursue research interest, specifically germane to the field of colon and rectal surgery. | $25,000 one year | March 15 & August 15 |
| Colon and Rectal Surgery | American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons-Research Foundation | Career Development Grant award is intended for the academic investigator demonstrating significant creativity in research relevant to the pathophysiology or management of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum, or anus. | $75,000 per year for 2 years | March 15 |
| Complex Lymphatic Anomalies (CLAs), Generalized Lymphatic Anomaly (GLA)/Lymphangiomatosis, Gorham-Stout Disease (GSD), Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA), Central Conducting Lymphatic Anomaly (CCLA) | Lymphatic Malformation Institute (LMI) | Pilot grant is intended to encourage exploratory research, to develop and test exciting new hypotheses or research approaches that have the potential to significantly advance our understanding and/or treatment of CCLA, GLA, GSD, or KLA. | $75,000 1 year | March 21, 2025 Letter of Intent. May 30, 2025 Grant Proposal |
| 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 | March 12, 2025 |
| 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. | March 12, 2025 |
| Atopic Dermatitis │ Dermatology | American Skin Association | ASA Sanofi Investigative Scientist Award in Atopic Dermatitis supports the career development of a young investigator working for the furtherance of knowledge concerning atopic dermatitis | $100,000 | March 15, 2024 |
| Psoriasis│ Dermatology | American Skin Association | ASA Bristol Myers Squibb Investigative Scientist Award in Psoriasis & Related Biology supports the career development of a young investigator working for the furtherance of knowledge concerning psoriasis & related biology | $100,000 | March 15, 2024 |
| Dermatology | American Skin Association | ASA Sun Pharma Investigative Scientist Award supports the career development of a young investigator working for the furtherance of knowledge in the field of dermatology | $100,000 | March 15, 2024 |
| Desmoid Tumor | Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation, Inc. (DTRF) | Research Grant to advance the current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors toward the development of new treatment options to our ultimate goal of a cure. | $65,000 per year for one to three years | March |
| Desmoid Tumor | Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation, Inc. (DTRF) | Early-Career Investigator Program grant program is designed to help researchers gather preliminary data to enable them to apply for funding to support a more fully developed line of research in the future. |
$30,000 per year for one to three years | March |
| Desmoid Tumor | Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation, Inc. (DTRF) | Pilot funding for a grant term of one year. This is limited to those who may not have an established line of research in the desmoid tumor research space or who have an innovative pilot project idea to collect preliminary data in advance of future grant applications. | $30,000 one year | March |
| Digestive diseases | Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract ( SSAT) | SSAT Career Development Award for for young faculty members is to assist in the establishment of investigators, basic or clinical, in digestive diseases. | $75,000 per year for 2 years | March 31, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma | The Glaucoma Foundation | Grant-In-Aid Research program are Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma, Pressure Independent Mechanisms of Glaucoma, Neuroprotection, and Genetics of Glaucomas. | $75,000 for one year; a grantee is permitted to apply for a grant renewal of up to $75,000 | March 17, 2025 |
| Fanconi Anemia (FA) | Fanconi Cancer Foundation (FCF) | Research Grant Awards (RGA) projects may be pre-clinical or clinical in nature to fund innovative project ideas that have the potential to make significant impact on our understanding of the disease and clinical care for people with FA. | $25,000 – $250,000 for 1-2 years | March 12, 2025 |
| Gynecology, Heavy Menstrual Bleeding | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenges-Accelerating Innovations to Address Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women in Low-Resource Settings. | $150,000 for each project, with a grant term of up to 2 years | March 25, 2025 |
| Gynecology, Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenges-Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia | $500,000 for each project, with a grant term of up to 2 years | March 25, 2025 |
| Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases Technologies | The University of Massachusetts’ Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) | CAPCaT Pilot Grant award solicitation focused on developing, adapting, or validating technologies that can be rapidly applied to heart, lung, blood, or sleep disorders, with additional interest in projects that incorporate complementary and integrative health approaches. | $100,000 paid over 12 months | March 1 pre-proposal |
| Hemophilia Disease | Pfizer | Pfizer’s Competitive Grants Program: 2022 Global Hemophilia ASPIRE. |
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| Hematology | American Society of Hematology | ASH-AMFDP: The goal of the partnership is to increase the number of underrepresented minority scholars from the field of hematology with academic and research appointments. | Annual stipend of up to $75,000 and an annual grant of $30,000 toward the support of research activities for 4 years | Mid-March |
| HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenges-Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis: Adjunct Technologies for Sample Collection and Processing. | $100,000 to $250,000 grant term of up to 2 years | March 25, 2025 |
| HIV/AIDS | amFAR | Target Grants to generate vital data relevant to a cure for HIV. |
Type 1: Up to $400,000 direct costs, plus up to 20% indirect costs. Up to two years duration starting July 1, 2024 Type 2: up to $100,000 direct costs, plus up to 20% indirect costs. One-year duration starting July 1, 2024 |
March 5, 2024 |
| HIV/AIDS | amFAR | Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research | $180,000 for two years starting July 1, 2025 | Register by March 19, 2025, 3 PM EDT Letter of Intent due March 27, 2025, 3 PM EDT |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Innovator Award funding basic, translational and clinical science to the best approach to accelerating our understanding of IBD and improving patient care. | $200,000 for 1 year | March 15 LOI. Full proposal by invitation only. |
| Life Sciences Ecosystem | Massachusetts Life Science Center | The Massachusetts Next Generation Initiative (MassNextGen) is a commitment to ensure greater gender parity in the next generation of life science entrepreneurs by supporting women-led life sciences companies. | $2 million five year grant. | The application period will run from March 18 – June 14, 2024 |
| Life Sciences | Human Frontier Science Program | Early Career Grants Program | Awarded teams receive funds in three consecutive years, the annual sum for the entire team $300,000 for a team of two; $400,000 for a team of three; $500,000 for a team of four or more members. | March 18, 2025 |
| Life Sciences | Human Frontier Science Program | Research Grants Program | Awarded teams receive funds in three consecutive years, the annual sum for the entire team $300,000 for a team of two; $400,000 for a team of three; $500,000 for a team of four or more members. | March 18, 2025 |
| Lung cancer | Rising Tide Group | Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research (RTFCCR) supports truly innovative and unique patient-centered clinical trials that have the potential to positively impact the lives of cancer patients. | RTFCCR normally funds about 25% of the total trial costs. | March 9, 2025, June 29, 2025 and November 23, 2025 |
| Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | LCRF Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer | $150,000 over a period of two years | March 3, 2025 letter of intent. June 2, 2025 full proposal |
| Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program | $150,000 2-year award | March 3, 2025 LOI. June 2, 2025 full proposal |
| Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | LCRF Minority Career Development Award (CDA) in Lung Cancer | $150,000 over a period of two years | March 3, 2025 letter of intent. June 2, 2025 full proposal |
| Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | LCRF Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer | $150,000 2-year award | March 3, 2025 letter of intent. June 2, 2025 full proposal |
| Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | LCRF Bayer Research Award on Innovative Therapeutic Strategies to Treat Lung Cancers Harboring HER2 Mutations and/or Other HER2 Alterations | $500,000 in funding over a period of two years. | March 3, 2025 letter of intent. June 2, 2025 full proposal |
| Lupus | Lupus Research Alliance | Global Team Science Award supports interdisciplinary, collaborative, and highly synergistic projects that push the boundaries of innovation and bridge research and clinical efforts in lupus. | up to $3 million over 3 years. | Letters of Intent due on March |
| Lupus | Lupus Research Alliance | Lupus Innovation Award provides support for pioneering, high-risk, high-reward approaches to major challenges in lupus research. | $300,000 over 2 years. | Letters of Intent due on March |
| Lyme Disease | Bay Area Lyme Foundation | Emerging Leader Award (ELA) grant is offered to researchers who are currently at the post-doctoral level through assistant professor level or equivalent, including those who have not previously worked in Lyme disease research. | $150,000 | March 7, 2025 Proposal |
| Mantle Cell Lymphoma | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) │Conquer Cancer Foundation | Frist Family Endowed Young Investigator Award in Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Honor of Howard A. Burris, III, MD. | $50,000 | March 13, 2025 |
| Medicine or Dentistry | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) | Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program ongoing efforts to increase diversity in health and health care, the AMFDP offers four-year postdoctoral research awards to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. | $420,000 over 4 years | March 19 |
| Melanoma | Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) | Career Development Awards (CDA) for researchers who are beginning a research career focused on melanoma and have not yet established strong federal funding for their research are eligible. | $100,000 over 2 years | March |
| Melanoma | Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) | Established Investigator Awards (EIA) to established melanoma researchers, or senior researchers working in closely related fields who wish to move into melanoma research. The use of relevant genetic models and human derived tumor samples is highly encouraged. EIA applications are encouraged, but not required, to be part of the STP mechanism listed below. | MD/PhD/ $200,000 over 2 years | March |
| Melanoma | Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) | Team Awards. Teams should consist of a PI and at least one co-PI, possibly from different institutions. Teams consisting of both basic scientists and clinicians to address an unmet clinical need are encouraged, as is the inclusion of a junior scientist. | $500,000 over 2 years | March |
| Mitochondrial Disease | United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation | Accelerators Prize | $50,000 over 2 years | March |
| Mucopolysaccharidoses | National MPS Society -Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) | Research Tier I Challenge Grant will target progress for individual syndromes and focus on delivering tangible clinical progress for MPS and ML II/III disorders. | $250,000-$500,000 over one to two years | March 15, July 15 and November 15 LOI |
| Mucopolysaccharidoses | National MPS Society -Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) | Research Tier I Grant will address complex or multidisciplinary questions and/or unmet needs in basic, translational, clinical, or diagnostic aspects of the MPS and ML disorders. | $100,000 over one to two years | March 15, July 15 and November 15 LOI |
| Mucopolysaccharidoses | National MPS Society -Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) | Research/Clinical Scientist Fellow-Initiated Research Grants. | $50,000 over one to two years | March 15, July 15 and November 15 LOI |
| Musculoskeletal Tissues | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) | The Junior Investigator track is a single-year granting program designed to provide support to qualified junior investigators who have not previously received a major grant award from a Federal Agency or private Foundation as a Principal Investigator. | $75,000 for 1 year. | March 14, 2025 LOI. |
| Musculoskeletal Tissues | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) | Established Investigator track is a multi-year granting program designed to provide support to qualified experienced investigators who have previously received a major grant award from a Federal Agency or a private Foundation as a Principal Investigator. | $250,000 over 3 years | March 14, 2025 LOI. |
| Musculoskeletal Injury Clinical Research | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | The Playmaker Grant aims to advance exploratory projects by providing start-up funding, seed-money, bridge/gap funding | $25,000 | March LOI. May 15 |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | International OCD Foundation | Innovator Award supports senior researchers pursuing high-impact research into OCD. | $300,000 over 3 years | March 21, 2025 |
| Orthopaedic Sports Medicine | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | Arthritis Foundation-AOSSM Shoulder Arthritis Research Grant | $500,000 over 3 years | March 2025 |
| Orthopaedic Sports Medicine | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | AOSSM-JRF Ortho Allograft Grant | $50,000 | March 2025 |
| Orthopaedic Sports Medicine | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | Kirkley Clinical Outcomes | $20,000 | March 2025 |
| 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. | $100,000 to be used over 1 or 2 years | March LOI. June full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | 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. | March LOI. June 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. | March LOI. June full proposal. |
| Ovarian Cancer | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRFA) | Collaborative Research Development Grant. | $900,000 over 3 years. | March LOI. June full proposal. |
| Multiple Myeloma | Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) | MMRF Research Scholars Program will provide financial support for qualified Black and African American researchers and clinicians (MD or PhD) currently active, or interested in pursuing a career, in the field of multiple myeloma. | $400,000 of financial support over 4 years ($100,000/year) plus 10% indirect costs (total award $440,000) | March |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) | Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation (HMTF) | Pilot award provides seed money to test novel and conceptually innovative ideas that can forge new scientific directions and strategies in MDS research. | $100,000 | Letters of Inquiry (LOI) are due by March 11, 2024 |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) | Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | Established Investigator Awards for investigators who don’t qualify as Early Career investigators, or applicants who have previously received an Early Career Award from the Foundation.. | $250,000 per year for two (2) years | Letters of Inquiry (LOI) are due by no later than Friday, March 7, 2025 |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) | Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | Early Career Awards for investigators who has completed their PhD, MD, or equivalent or end of post-graduate clinical training (fellowship), whichever date is later, within the past 10 years and who has not yet secured independent funding in the form of an NIH R01 or equivalent. | $125,000 per year for two (2) years | Letters of Inquiry (LOI) are due by no later than Friday, March 7, 2025 |
| Neuroendocrine Tumor | Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) | Accelerator Award (AA) for innovative and transformative basic, translational and clinical research to study neuroendocrine cancers. | $1,200,000 over four years | March 2022 LOI. |
| Neuroendocrine Tumor | Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) | Investigator Award (IA) for innovative and transformative basic, translational and clinical research to study neuroendocrine cancers. | $150,000 per year for two (2) years | March LOI. June full proposal |
| Neuroendocrine Tumor | Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) | Pilot Award (PA) for innovative and transformative basic, translational and clinical research to study neuroendocrine cancers. | $90,000 for 1 year | March LOI. June full proposal |
| Neuroendocrine Tumor | Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) | Mentored Award in neuroendocrine cancer research grants for early career investigators in post-doc, fellowship, or residency positions. | $100,000 over two years | March LOI. June full proposal |
| Neurological Disorders, Developmental and Metabolic Disorders, Rare Cancers | Harrington Discovery Institute | Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award advances promising discoveries from academic labs to move them into clinical practice. | $100,000 | March 10, 2025 |
| Optometric or Vision Science | American Academy of Optometry (AAO) | Career Development Award. | $50,000 per year for up to two years for direct costs | Please check back in January 2025 for an update. March |
| Paralysis | The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) | The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) is committed to developing effective therapies (cures) for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system. | Awards range from $5,000 to $75,000 for one-year period | March 31 & September 30 |
| Parkinson’s Disease | Michael J. Fox Foundation | Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) will provide additional capital to spur discovery for Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. | Scientific Track – Up to $3M per year for three years & Technical Track – Up to $2M per year for three years | LOI submissions will be due in March 2025 |
| Pediatric Brain Tumors | Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | Pediatric Brain Tumor Grant Awards for pediatric brain tumor awards will continue as usual. We anticipate funding up to two (2) research proposals that are a maximum of two years in duration. | $60,000 per year over 2 years | March 17, 2025 |
| Pediatric Medical Research | Thrasher Research Fund | Early Career Award Program, the Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children’s health through medical research. | Resident/Fellow/Junior Faculty/ $25,000 | 2025 Spring Cycle: March 18 concept. May 8 proposal. 2025 Fall Cycle: September 2 concept. October 23 proposal |
| Pemphigus and Pemphigoid | The International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF) | The International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF) is pleased to announce the availability of a seed grant program to support well-defined research projects that have a specified benefit for improving the treatment, health, disease management, or diagnosis of persons with pemphigus and pemphigoid. | $25,000 – $50,000 | March LOI and May full application |
| Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | Arthritis Foundation-AAOSSM Shoulder Arthritis Research grant to support preliminary research to stop or slow the development and progression of osteoarthritis (OA) related to shoulder pathology. | $500,000 over 3 years | March 3, 2025 |
| Prostate Cancer | Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) | PCF Young Investigator Awards offer career support for young, proven investigators who have already achieved faculty positions and are committed to prostate cancer research. | $75,000 per year for 3 years. Applicants with Veterans Administration (VA) appointments are highly encouraged to apply | March 6, 2025 |
| Psychiatric Brain | Behavior Disorder | Neurobiological | The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | BBRF Young Investigator Grant provides support for basic and/or clinical investigators in neurobiological research to serious brain and behavior disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders or child and adolescent mental illnesses. | Two-year awards up to $70,000, or $35,000 per year. | March. 2025 RFA not available yet |
| Psychosocial Spinal Cord Injury Research | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | Psychosocial Research (PSR) Postdoctoral Fellowship to increase an early-career professional’s interest to undertake training in psychosocial research focused on spinal cord injury. | $200,000 over 2 years. | March 6, 2025 LOI. July 10, 2025 FGA. |
| Psychosocial Spinal Cord Injury Research | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | Psychosocial Research (PSR) Investigational Grants | MD. $300,000 over 2 years, which includes personnel (salary/fringe benefits combined), subcontracts, supplies, equipment, travel, indirect costs, etc. | March 6, 2025 LOI. July 10, 2025 FGA. |
| Psychosocial Spinal Cord Injury Research | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | Psychosocial Research (PSR) Interventional Testing | MD. $350,000 over 3 years. | March 6, 2025 LOI. July 10, 2025 FGA. |
| Radiation Oncology | Lung Cancer | American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | ASTRO-LUNGevity Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant. | $50,000 | March 10, 2025 |
| Sjögren’s Syndrome | Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation (SSF) | SSF High Impact Research Award | $100,000 for 1-3 years | March 1, 2025 |
| Sjögren’s Syndrome | Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation | SSF Pilot Research Award | $50,000 for 1-2 years | March 1, 2025 |
| 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 | $75,000 over 2 years | February 1 – March 15 LOI. April 15 full applications |
| Technology Development, Biology | Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group | Allen Distinguished Investigator Protein Lifespan program support two tracks of technology development and Biological Discovery for Technological Innovation | $1,250,000 over three years | March 1 letter of intent. June 15 full proposal |
| Technology Development, Subcellular Research | Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group | Allen Distinguished Investigator Nutrient Sensing support of the development of technology to sense and/or visualize nutrients at the subcellular level. | $1,250,000 over three years | March 1 letter of intent. June 15 full proposal |
| Thyroid Function and Disease | American Thyroid Association (ATA) | 2024 Thyroid Research Grant Program supports new investigator initiated research projects in the area of thyroid function and disease. | $25,000 per year for 2 years. | March 31, 2024 |
| Vascular Disease | Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation | Clinical Research Seed Grant for clinical research, preferably patient-oriented: research conducted with human subjects or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena for which an investigator directly interacts with human subjects.. | $25,000 | March 1 |
| Women’s Health | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenges-Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women’s Health. | $150,000 for each project, with a grant term of 18-24 months. | March 25, 2025 |
Last updated on February 13, 2025