September
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 September.
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| Disease/Field | Funding Agency | Name of Grant / Description | Eligibility / Amount | Deadlines |
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| Alzheimer’s Disease, Neurological Disease | Alzheimer’s Association | Promote Diversity New to the Field (AARG-NTF). | $140,000 with direct and indirect costs over two-year award | September 5, 2024 LOI. November 12, 2024 application |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Therapeutics Funding Program – Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker Development Program is to develop biomarkers for which there is a clear clinical need in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. | $600,000 one year with potential for follow-on funding. | Letter of Intent September 15, 2025. Invited Full Proposal November 17, 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Therapeutics Funding Program – Drug Development program seeks to support in vivo preclinical studies that advance lead molecules developed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to IND-enabling studies. | Up $5M multi-year | Letter of Intent September 15, 2025. Invited Full Proposal November 17, 2025 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias | Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Therapeutics Funding Program – Prevention program seeks to support studies of cognitive symptoms due to health conditions, comparative effectiveness research, and epidemiological studies that probe whether the use or choice of drugs alters the risk for dementia or cognitive decline. | Up to $5M for clinical trials based on stage and scope of research
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Letter of Intent September 15, 2025. Invited Full Proposal November 17, 2025 |
| Amyloidosis Diseases | Amyloidosis Foundation | Grant program supports basic biomedical and clinical research on systemic amyloidosis. | $75,000 will be provided to the awardees sponsoring institution in two payments of $25,000 | September 12, 2025 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | Frick Foundation For ALS Research | Research Grant to encourage basic biomedical research related to understanding the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | 100,000 Swiss Franc over 2 years | September 30 |
| Ataxia | National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) | Seed Money Research Grant | One-year seed money grants not to exceed $50,000. | FY2026 to be announced later this spring. September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 application due |
| Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3) | National Ataxia Foundation (NFA) | Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award | One-year grant $100,000. | FY2026 to be announced later this spring. September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 application due |
| Ataxia | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | Early Career Investigator Award was created to encourage early career clinical and scientific investigators to pursue a career in the field of ataxia research. | $50,000 1 year | FY2026 to be announced later this spring. September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 application due |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). | Autism Speaks | Autistic Scientist Predoctoral Fellowship | Fellowship includes NIH-scale stipend, $12,200/year for health insurance, $3,000/year research support, $1,500/year travel (AHA Sessions encouraged), for 1–2 years with a possible 2-year renewal. | Early September 2025 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). | Autism Speaks | Autistic Scientist Predoctoral Fellowship | NIH postdoc scale, $12,200/year for health insurance, $3,000/year for research support, at least $1,500/year for travel (AHA Scientific Sessions encouraged), and lasts 1–2 years with the option to renew for another 2-year term. | Early September 2025 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD), Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular. | American Heart Association & Autism Speaks | Predoctoral and Postdoctoral fellowships to empower and nurture the next generation of researchers and practitioners to learn more about the unique cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health needs of people with autism. | $28,224 – AHA’s stipend, $4,550 health insurance, $2,000 project support for one-two years | September 3, 2025 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | Simons Foundation Autism Research (SFARI) | Linking Early Neurodevelopment to Neural Circuit Outcomes RFA aims to bridge the gap in our understanding of whether and how developmental phenotypes caused by autism risk gene mutation lead to altered circuit formation and function. | $300,000 per lab with a maximum total annual budget of $900,000, inclusive of 20 percent indirect costs, over a period of three (3) to four (4) years | September 12, 2024 |
| AAT Deficiency | ALPHA-1 Foundation | Grants:
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$75,000 to $100,000 up to 2 years | September 27, 2024 LOI. February 7, 2025 submit application |
| Biomedical Research, information Technology, Devices and Materials, and Life Sciences | Sony Group | 2024 Faculty Innovation Award. | $100,000s | September |
| Biomedical Research, information Technology, Devices and Materials, and Life Sciences | Sony Group | 2024 Focused Research Award. | $150,000s | September |
| Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, and Engineering | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of faculty service. | $560,000 over five years | September 4, 2024 Pre-proposal. November 25, 2024 invited full proposal |
| Blepharospasm and Meige’s Syndrome | Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation | Research proposals directly related to the cause of, treatments for, and complications derived from treatments for benign essential blepharospasm or Meige Syndrome, both forms of cranial dystonia. | $50,000 for one year | September 30 |
| Cancer Immunology | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) | CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship career development and supports laboratory research for promising young immunologists. | $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. | March 3, 2025 and September 1, 2025 |
| Cancer Immunology | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) | CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial Diversity. | $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. | March 3, 2025 and September 1, 2025 |
| Cancer Immunology | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) | Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship. | $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. | March 3, 2025 and September 1, 2025 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | Nina Starr Braunwald award provides operational support of original research efforts by women cardiac surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. | $110,000 over 2 years | September 15, 2025 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | Southern Thoracic Surgical Assocation (STSA) Resident Research Award supports the research fellowship of a resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. | $80,000 over 2 years | September 15, 2025 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award | $60,000 per year for up to 2 years | September 15, 2025 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | STS Research Award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training. | $85,000 per year for up to 2 years | September 15, 2025 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | TSF Resident Research Fellowship award provides support the research fellowship of a resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. | $90,000 per year for up to 2 years | September 15, 2025 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | Leducq Foundation | International Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular | $8 million over five years. | September 11, 2024 Letter of Intent. February 14, 2025 full application |
| Cardiovascular Disease | American Heart Association (AHA) | AHA Pre-doctoral Fellowship to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs aimed at improving global cardiovascular health. | Annual $28,224, plus $4,550 per year for health insurance and $2,000 per year, in addition to the stipend. | September 3, 2025 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | American Heart Association (AHA) | AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent. | Annual 0 $61,008 1 $61,428 2 $61,884 3 $64,356 4 $66,492 5 $68,964 6 $71,532 7 or more $74,088 Plus $12,200 per year for health insurance. |
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| Cardiovascular disease | American Heart Association (AHA) | Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training. | Institution may request support for two to five students per year. Maximum stipend support: 5 students per yr x $6,000 per student x 3 yrs = $90,000. | September 10, 2025 |
| Cardiovascular disease | American Heart Association (AHA) | Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) | $100,000 per year, including 10 percent indirect costs for 2 years | September 11, 2025 |
| Celiac Disease | American Gastroenterology Foundation (AGA) | AGA-Beyond Celiac Pilot Research Award in Celiac Disease | $40,000 for 1 year | September 18, 2025 |
| Chemical Sciences | Arnold Mabel Beckman Foundation | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation | $224,000 over 2 years for salary, benefits, and research; up to $200,000 extra for instrumentation; $118,000 for optional 3rd-year renewal. | September 5, 2025 letter of Intent. December 12, 2025 full application |
| Clinical Education Research | Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | Macy Catalyst Awards support projects that impact the clinical learning environment and improve the experience of residents and fellows. | $100,000 for 18 months | September 20, 2024 |
| Cognitive and Age Related Memory Loss | American Academy of Neurology | McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss. | $150,000 over 2 years. | September 10, 2024 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | Economics | Physics | Mathematics | Molecular Biology | Chemical Sciences | Neuroscience | Marine and Ocean Science | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Sloan Research Fellowships | $75,000. | September 15, 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Clinical Fellowship program to support fellowship programs that integrate CF care and mentorship early in their fellowship curriculum. | $78,000, which includes up to $72,000 for salary and benefits and $2,000 each for travel and/or registration fees for three fellows to attend NACFC | September 2024 |
| Digestive Cancer | American Gastroenterology Foundation (AGA) | AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer. | $40,000 for 1 year | September 18, 2025 |
| Endoscopic | Surgical | Laparoscopic | SAGES Education & Research Foundation | Education & Research Grant is to advance laparoscopic, endoscopic, and emerging minimal access surgical methods by supporting reproducible scientific research, graduate and postgraduate education, and public information. | $1,000 to $100,000 | September |
| Epilepsy | American Epilepsy Society | Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy to support clinical research training in the field of Epilepsy. | $150,000 over 2 years | September Application deadline |
| Frontotemporal Degeneration | Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) | Clinical Research Training Scholarship award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage early career investigators in clinical studies in FTD. | $75,000 total/yr ($65,000 plus a $10,000/yr stipend to support education and research-related costs) | 2026 RFP and timeline will be available Summer 2025. Application deadline September. |
| Galactosemia | Galactosemia Association | Galactosemia Foundation encourages and funds research that will increase understanding of Galactosemia and/or help families living with Galactosemia. | $10,000 to $50,000 | Stage 1 submission deadline: September 30, 2024 Stage 2 submission deadline: January 13, 2025 |
| Gastric Cancer | American Gastroenterology Foundation (AGA) | AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer to support an established investigator in the field of gastric biology whose research will enhance the fundamental understanding of gastric cancer pathobiology to ultimately prevent or develop a cure for the disease. | $100,000 over 2 years | September 18, 2025 |
| Glaucoma | The Glaucoma Foundation | RPB Fellowships in Glaucoma provide fellowships focused on substantive glaucoma research, including investigation into the etiology, diagnosis and/or treatment of glaucoma, to current ophthalmology fellows with an MD, MD/PhD, PhD or other relevant degree. | $10,000 for one year | September 15, 2025 |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Foundation for Women’s Cancer | Move4Her Research Grant for gynecologic cancers. | $50,000 one-year awards | September 15 |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Foundation for Women’s Cancer | Peggy A Yates Research Grant for gynecologic cancers. | $50,000 one-year awards | September 15 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Innovator Award supports innovative ideas to lead in preventing, diagnosing and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). | up to $150,000 for projects by individual researchers and up to $300,000 for collaborative projects involving multiple investigators. | September 30, 2025 LOI. Full proposal February 2, 2026 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma Research Foundation | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA) Program is designed to support physician investigators at the level of advanced fellow or junior faculty member |
$225,000 to grantees over three years. | September 5, 2024 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma Research Foundation | Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants | $195,000 to grantees over three years. | September 5, 2024 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma Research Foundation | Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program (LSRMP):
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$10,000 over two years. | September 5, 2024 |
| Humanities │ Humanistic Social Sciences | American Council of Learned Societies | ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship program offers recent humanities PhDs two-year fellowship positions with organizations dedicated to advancing justice and equity. | $67,000 per year for 2 years and up to $8000 to defray the cost of providing employee benefits to the fellow. | September 26, 2024 Loi. Invited final application November 18, 2024 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | American Gastroenterology Foundation (AGA) | AGA-Pfizer Pilot Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. | $40,000 one year | September 12, 2024 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation | IBD Ventures program seeks to accelerate the development of products that aim to improve the quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. | $500,000 per project per year | Letter of Intent deadline: Fall 2025. September 6, 2024 |
| Lung Health, Disease Prevention | American Lung Association (ALA) | Indoor Air Research Award was created to address the criƟcal need for advancing scienƟfic understanding of the health impacts associated with indoor air quality and to find solutions for them. | $100,000 per year for Independent Researchers and $50,000 per year for Mentored Researchers | September 18, 2024 LOI. December 6, 2024 full proposal |
| Lung Cancer | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Research award is to provide support to investigators conducting research related to lung cancer. Applicants proposed projects should aim to reduce the burden of lung disease through the advancement of clinical, transitional and/or basic scientific research. | $50,000 per year for up to 2 years | September 15 |
| Lung Cancer | Thoracic Surgery Foundation | AstraZeneca Reversing Health Disparities in Lung Cancer Research award is to provide support to investigators conducting health disparity research related to lung cancer. | $50,000 per year for up to 2 years | September 15 |
| Respiratory Infections | American Lung Association (ALA) | Emerging Respiratory Pathogen Award was created to gain a better understanding of the pathobiology, long term and immediate implications of respiratory infections. | $100,000 per year for two years | September 18, 2024 LOI. December 6, 2024 |
| Lyme | Global Lyme Alliance | Research Grant Award Program that explores regulation of Lyme disease and other tick-borne disease pathogenesis. | $50,000 – $175,000 per year for up to 3 years | 2025 grant cycle will be opening soon. Please check back later in the Spring. September. |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) | LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants are designed to support investigators at the level of advanced fellow or postdoctoral researcher in laboratory or clinic-based research relevant to the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of lymphoma |
$65,000 each year for three years | September 5, 2024 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA) Program is designed to support physician investigators at the level of advanced fellow or junior faculty member who will contribute to the development of new lymphoma therapies and diagnostic tools. | $225,000 over 3 years | September 5, 2024 |
| Lymphoma │ Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | Lymphoma Research Foundation | Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program (LSRMP) | $5,000 will be provided each year over two years ($10,000 total), to cover educational support such as tuition, registration fees, and travel for courses and meetings | September 5, 2024 |
| Marfan Syndrome | Marfan Foundation | Everest Award is a multi-institutional, transformational grant designed to “reach the summit” on a critical path to a breakthrough in basic or translational science directly relevant to human health. | $200,000 annually for four years based on a yearly milestone review. | September 30, 2024 LOI. December 16, 2024 full application |
| Muscular Dystrophy | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Muscular Dystrophy. Award to support clinical research training in muscular dystrophy and aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and encourage young investigators in clinical studies. | $130,000 over 2 years | September |
| Myotonic Dystrophy | Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | 2025 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship awards, which include research focused on improving treatment, care, and support of DM patients and their families, as well as the molecular biology and basic science of DM | Doctoral Award $55,000 for salary, benefits, travel, and research support, paid over two years. Postdoctoral Award. $105,000 for salary, benefits, travel, and research support, paid over two years | September 13, 2024 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy | Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | 2025 Early Career Research Grant | $95,000 per year for 2 years; $190,000 total | September 13, 2024 |
| Neuroscience | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Practice Research Training Scholarship to support practice-based research, which is defined as clinical research that evaluates translation of evidence into best clinical practice. | $150,000 over 2 years | September 10, 2024 |
| Neurology | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Career Development Award to support junior investigators interested in an academic research career in neurology. | $150,000 per year for 3 years. | September 10, 2024 |
| Neuromuscular Disease | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Neuromuscular Diseaseto support clinical research training in Neuromuscular Disease. | $130,000 over 2 years | September 10, 2024 |
| Neurosciences | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Clinical Research Training Scholarship to support clinical research training in the neurosciences. | $150,000 over 2 years | September 10, 2024 |
| Neurology | American Academy of Neurology | Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship designed for basic and translational research proposal in neurology. | $75,000 over 2 years | September 10, 2024 |
| Neurological Research Clinical, Basic, or Translational. | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | Career Development Award (CDA)for clinical, basic, or translational neurological research. | $150,000 per year for three years for a total of $450,000 | September 10, 2024 |
| Neurobiological and Behavioral Research | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant provides support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological and behavioral research. | $100,000 for 1 year | September 12, 2024 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Foundation for Women’s Cancer | Early Detection Research Grant Emphasis on Early Detection | $50,000 one-year awards | September 15 |
| Paralysis | Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) | Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) Grant supports 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 | American Academy of Neurology | ABF Clinical Research Training Scholarship | $150,000 over 2 years | September 10, 2024 |
| Pediatric Cancer | Rally Foundation | Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellow Grants-Fellows in the last year of their fellowship are only eligible for a one-year grant and may apply through the Independent Investigator Grant the following grant cycle. | $50,000 per year up to 2 years | September 13, 2024 letter of intent. January 6, 2025 full application by invitation only |
| Pediatric Cancer | Rally Foundation | Independent Investigator Grants – Young Investigators are no more than five years post fellowship. | $50,000 per year up to 2 years | September 13, 2024 letter of intent. January 6, 2025 full application by invitation only |
| Pediatric Cancer | Rally Foundation | Consortium Grants (three or more institutions collaborating on a grant-supported research project): Grants are for one or two years of support. At the end of the award you may apply for additional funding the next grant cycle. | Each funded grant will be awarded up to $100,000 per year. | September 13, 2024 letter of intent. January 6, 2025 full application by invitation only |
| Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | Curing Kids Cancer | Multi-institutional Collaborative grant supports collaborating divisions of pediatric hematology/oncology. | $300,000. One proposal per institution | September 30 |
| Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | Curing Kids Cancer | Individual grant awards | $150,000 Individual grant. | September 30 |
| Pediatric Medical Research | Thrasher Research Fund | Early Career Award Program for applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children’s health through medical research. | Resident/Fellow/Junior Faculty/ $26,750 two-year grant | 2025 Fall cycle: September 2 concept. October 23 proposal |
| Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) | The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association | PWS Mini-fellowship grants to support providers in enhancing their understanding of PWS through clinical proctorships. | $100,000 for 12 months, with potential renewal, smaller grants of up to $10,000, and mini-fellowships of up to $25,000. | September 1, 2024 |
| Pregnancy-Related Disorders | Developmental Origins of Infant Health | Maternal Morbidity & Mortality | March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation | Discovery Research Grants | $200,000 over two years inclusive of 10% indirect costs | September 8, 2025 |
| Progeria | Progeria Research Foundation | Innovator Awards: The aim of the Innovator Award is to allow an investigator to embark on new lines of investigation, and to produce enough preliminary data to be competitive for longer-term funding by NIH and/or other agencies. | MD/PhD/ $150,000 over 2 years | September |
| Progeria | Progeria Research Foundation | Established Investigator Awards: These awards are designed for advanced investigations in areas critical to the goals of PRF by senior investigators established either in the field of Progeria or a field that can be directly applied to Progeria. | MD/PhD/$300,000 over 3 years | September |
| Progeria Disease | Progeria Research Foundation | Specialty Awards grants are awarded for smaller, more technology-driven projects, including sequencing, screening potential drugs, obtaining cell lines (including IPSCs,) and preparation of antibodies. Funding amounts and lengths are flexible. | $5,000-$50,000 and the length of the project must be 1 year or less. | September |
| Prostate Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) | ACS IMPACT – Expanding Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials in the Community | $200,000 direct costs per year for 2 years | September 30, 2024 |
| PRPH2-associated retinal diseases | Foundation Fighting Blindness | PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases (PARD) Science Award | $500,000 dispersed over one to three years | September 5, 2024 letter of intent. |
| Rare Diseases Topical | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | Addressing Rare Diseases Topical (PCORI)seeking to fund high-quality, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on rare diseases. | Up to $12 million five year grant | August 12 to September 23, 2025 LOI |
| Respiratory Infections | American Lung Association (ALA) | Emerging Respiratory Pathogen Award was created to gain a better understanding of the pathobiology, long term and immediate implications of respiratory infections. | $100,000 per year for two years | September 18, 2024 LOI. December 6, 2024 |
| Retinal Diseases, Macular | The Macula Society | Mills and Margaret Cox Macula Society Research Project to support research endeavors of the members of the Macula Society. | $30,000 | September 6, 2024 |
| Retinal Diseases, Coat’s Disease | The Macula Society | 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 | $35,000 | September 6, 2024 |
| Retinal Diseases, Macular | The Macula Society | Macula Society/International Retinal Research Foundation Award | $35,000 | September 6, 2024 |
| Scleroderma | Scleroderma Foundation | Established Investigator Grant to propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing with a highly innovative and/or highly relevant theme related to the scleroderma disease. | $200,000 over 2 years. | FY 2026 cycle will be available in April. September 16, 2024 |
| Scleroderma | Scleroderma Foundation | New Investigator Grant seeks applications from promising new investigators who hold faculty or equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in research related to scleroderma. | $200,000 over 3 years. | FY 2026 cycle will be available in April. September 16, 2024 |
| Sleep Medicine | ResMed Foundation | Clinical Research Proposals to promote novel research as well as public and clinician awareness of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and other respiratory disorders, with a primary focus on positive airway pressure and ventilation-based treatments. | $1,350,000 annually | March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 |
| Spinal Cord Injury Research | Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation | Project research grant is intended to sustain a full research project. Funds cover personnel, equipment, consumables, etc. | Maximum grant is 130.000 € – per year all inclusive. Indirect costs are limited to 10% of direct costs (equipment, products, animals and animal care, fringe costs, etc.) | Executive summary September 1, 2025 |
| Spinal Cord Injury Research | Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation | Individual grant goals are to encourage new investigator’s work on regeneration and recovery processes and to encourage researchers to develop new ideas and/or to transfer their efforts of other areas into spinal cord research. | The Individual Grant is intended to cover the salary of the applicant up to max 3 years.Maximum sum (salary + training) per grant is: • 100.000 € – per year for postdoctoral applicant • 60.000 € – per year for PhD-Student applicant • 45.000 € – per year for technician applicant |
Executive summary September 1, 2025 |
| Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3) | National Ataxia Foundation | Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award for the advancements in the development of treatments and/or improvements to patient care for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3). | $100,000 One (1) year | September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 full application. |
| Sporadic Ataxia | National Ataxia Foundation | Research Seed Money Grants are awarded to independent researchers to support new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of hereditary or sporadic ataxias. | $50,000 One (1) year | September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 full application. |
| Ataxia | National Ataxia Foundation | NAF Early Career Investigator awards are awarded to outstanding scientists who have completed their postdoctoral research training and have an appointment as a junior faculty member or clinical fellow. | $50,000 One (1) year | September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 full application. |
| Ataxia | National Ataxia Foundation | Post-doctoral fellowship awards are designed to serve as a bridge from post-doctoral positions to junior faculty positions | $35,000 One (1) year | September 6, 2024 LOI. December 2, 2024 full application. |
| Suicide Prevention | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants awarded to investigators at any level performing research involving two or more unique sites with each site contributing unique expertise, as well as data collection. | $450,000 over 2 years. | September 15 (LOI) |
| Vasculitis | Vasculitis Foundation | Young Investigator Award provides grants to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of a study or as additional support for a promising ongoing investigation. | $25,000 maximum per year for two years (total $50,000) | September 30, 2024 |
| XLinked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP) | The Collaborative Center for X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (CCXDP) | Research Grants to support an international consortium of scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates working together to advance research and treatments for XLinked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), a debilitating neurodegenerative disease caused by a transposable element. |
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September 16, 2024 Letter of Intent. November 11, 2024 full application |
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