These research funding opportunities have a submission limit, meaning only a certain number of applications can be submitted. Faculty interested in applying must submit a preliminary proposal for review by an internal selection committee. Below are the available funding opportunities along with their respective internal submission deadlines.<\/p>\n
As intellectual hubs for environmental health science research, the EHSCC are expected to be the thought leaders for the field and advance the goals of the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan<\/a>. The Core Centers provide critical research infrastructure, shared facilities, services and\/or resources, to groups of investigators conducting environmental health sciences research. Ultimately the EHSCC should create a flexible structure that allows center members with different expertise to come together to answer complex and\/or emerging questions, capitalize on the latest scientific trends, and accelerate the translation of research.<\/p>\n Additionally, community engagement and multi-directional communication should play an essential role to advance the goals and relevance of an EHSCC. Therefore, the structure of the Center should facilitate multi-directional interaction with communities (broadly defined) and EHSCC members through the required Community Engagement Core (CEC).<\/p>\n FUNDING INFORMATION: <\/strong>Up to $850,000 in direct costs per year for up to four years ($3.4M total).<\/p>\n ELIGIBILITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)\/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)\/PI(s)) is invited to work with his\/her organization to develop an application for support.<\/p>\n INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: <\/strong>BU may submit one proposal. Interested medical campus applicants should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review<\/a> by October 13, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As necessary, a faculty committee will review internal applications and select an institutional proposal.<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n A more diverse scientific workforce will accelerate discovery and innovation, and the Blavatnik Awards are committed to honoring the most talented young scientists\u2014regardless of race, ethnicity, disability status, gender or field of study.<\/p>\n Funding Information<\/strong>: $250,000 in unrestricted funds for each disciplinary category. Additional nominees will be recognized as Finalists, who will receive $15,000 in unrestricted funds.<\/p>\n Eligibility Restrictions<\/strong> Consult the Blavatnik website<\/a> for additional information about the disciplinary categories and eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n Internal Selection Process<\/strong>: BU may submit up to one nominee in each category: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences (three total).<\/p>\n Interested candidates should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review <\/a>by October 21, 2026.<\/p>\n All BU-affiliated faculty, regardless of their Home Institution, should submit their nominations through InfoReady Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n As needed, a faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees. Foundation Relations will work with the nominees to develop and submit the institutional nomination letter and other materials by December 2, 2026.<\/p>\n Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n The resultant innovative platform technologies should benefit a broad range of application domains critical to U.S. competitiveness and security, which may include healthcare, national defense, emergency response, advanced manufacturing, and scientific discovery.<\/p>\n An NSF X-Labs Mission in this Topic must be transformative, accelerating breakthrough R&D in physical AI towards creating or reshaping new lines of research and technologies. Successful teams will develop platform technologies, overcome technical barriers facing AI for physical systems, demonstrate measurable impact on the U.S. science and technology landscape, and position their technologies for widespread use and investment.<\/p>\n Below are examples of challenges not considered in scope for this Topic:<\/p>\n For more information, interested investigators can attend the Q&A webinar for this NSF X-Lab topic on Wednesday, October 14 at 1pm. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n FUNDING INFORMATION<\/strong>: Up to $1.5M for Phase 0 and up to $50M per year for Phase 1.<\/p>\n ELIGIBILITY<\/strong>: Eligible X-Labs must be institutionally independent organizational structures. Thus, to be eligible for an NSF X-Labs Phase 1 award, teams are expected to operate with substantial independence in decision making, staffing, funding, partnerships, and day-to-day operations. Prior to and\/or during Phase 0, NSF anticipates that some teams may not yet have established an independent governance structure required of a Phase 1 NSF X-Lab. In such cases, NSF expects to issue a Phase 0 award to a lead organization that will act as a host for the team.<\/p>\n Consult the X-Labs Autonomy Factor Assessment in the September 16 Amendment (section 6.1.1) available on the opportunity website.<\/p>\n INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS<\/strong>: BU may submit up to two proposals as a lead organization. Interested applicants should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review<\/a> by Oct. 22.<\/p>\n As necessary, a faculty review committee will review internal applications and select the institutional nominee(s).<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n From Sequence to Function<\/strong>: This topic will enable advances in biological engineering by linking protein sequence and structure to biological function. NSF X-Labs in this topic will enable these advances by \u201ccreating platform technologies that enable the intentional design of individual proteins or entire genomes whose function is predictable and\/or controllable.\u201d<\/p>\n Computation at the Limit of Physics<\/strong>: This topic focuses on narrowing the gap between energy efficiency of conventional Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor-based computing and the inherent physical limits, to maintain the computational efficiency and capability required to drive innovation.<\/p>\n In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n Current funding priorities are divided into four categories:<\/p>\n In addition to research to understand the biology of childhood cancers and discover leads to more effective treatments, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n FUNDING INFORMATION<\/strong>: Up to $50,000 for one year.<\/p>\n ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants do not need to be US citizens, but must be employed at an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution within the US.<\/p>\n All applicants must:<\/p>\n Scientific or budgetary overlap with other funded projects is not allowed. Applicants with similar proposals under review by other funders must address any resulting overlap with the St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation before accepting an award. Exceptions are considered on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n Limited Submissions Exception <\/strong><\/p>\n BU may submit one additional LOI\/application<\/strong> overall for the cycle if they are focused on one of the following areas of high interest from donors and low numbers of past applications:<\/p>\n INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS<\/strong>: The internal selection process depends on whether your grants are managed by BU (CRC and BUMC) or Boston Medical Center. If you are unsure whether your grants are managed by BU or BMC, please consult the BUMC Home Institution Finder<\/a>. Use that information to guide which process you follow below.<\/p>\n BU Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BU may forward one applicant with the exception noted above. Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review<\/a> by October 26, 2026.<\/p>\n As necessary, an internal faculty committee will review and recommend a BU applicant. Foundation Relations will assist the applicant to submit their Letter of Intent by December 8, 2026.<\/p>\n BMC Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BMC may forward one applicant.<\/p>\n If you are a BUMC faculty member who works in BMC space or you are a fellow whose faculty advisor is a BMC investigator, please contact the Program Manager of Strategic Research Growth, Carolina Giudice (carolina.giudice@bmc.org) to express interest in this opportunity.<\/p>\n BMC investigators do not need to submit applications through InfoReady Review for this LSO. The internal deadlines listed below only apply to investigators who submit grants through BU. BMC investigators should contact Carolina Giudice (carolina.giudice@bmc.org) for guidance on next steps.<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n In addition to research to understand the biology of childhood cancers and discover leads to more effective treatments, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n FUNDING INFORMATION: <\/strong>Up to $110,000 per year for three 3 years. Two additional years of funding may be requested based upon the demonstration of significant accomplishment. Applicants can request up to $115,000 per year for those additional two years.<\/p>\n ELIGIBILITY: <\/strong>Applicants do not need to be US citizens, but must be employed at an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution within the US.<\/p>\n All applicants must:<\/p>\n Scholars may receive funding from other sources to support their research. However, no other comparable or higher (monetary value) career development award may be held prior to or at the time the award begins. Scientific or budgetary overlap with other funded projects is not allowed.<\/p>\n Applicants holding or awarded R01s at the time of the LOI are not eligible to apply. Applicants cannot hold a NIH K-award at the time that they apply (institutional K12 funding is allowable).<\/p>\n Limited Submissions Exception<\/strong><\/p>\n BU may submit one additional LOI\/application<\/strong> overall for the cycle if they are focused on one of the following areas of high interest from donors and low numbers of past applications:<\/p>\n INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n The internal selection process depends on whether your grants are managed by BU (CRC and BUMC) or Boston Medical Center. If you are unsure whether your grants are managed by BU or BMC, please consult the BUMC Home Institution Finder<\/a>. Use that information to guide which process you follow below.<\/p>\n BU Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BU may forward one applicant<\/strong> with the exception noted above. Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review<\/a> by: October 29, 2026.<\/p>\n As necessary, an internal faculty committee will review and recommend a BU applicant. Foundation Relations will assist the applicant to submit their Letter of Intent by December 8, 2026.<\/p>\n BMC Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BMC may forward one applicant.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are a BUMC faculty member who works in BMC space or you are a fellow whose faculty advisor is a BMC investigator, please contact the Program Manager of Strategic Research Growth, Carolina Giudice (carolina.giudice@bmc.org) by October 23, 2026 to express interest in this opportunity.<\/p>\n BMC investigators do not need to submit applications through InfoReady Review for this LSO. The internal deadlines listed below only apply to investigators who submit grants through BU. BMC investigators should contact Carolina for guidance on next steps.<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n FUNDING INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n $600,000 over 3 years with $200,000 allocated to the awardee\u2019s institution each year for support, including the investigator\u2019s stipend and\/or fringe benefits. No part of this grant can be used for indirect costs or institutional overhead.<\/p>\n ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n Only one application is permitted from a mentor or investigator per review session, including co-mentorships.<\/p>\n Applicants must:<\/p>\n Candidates may apply up to two times during the eligibility period.<\/p>\n Candidates with R01 or equivalent grants are ineligible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For more information about eligibility and application requirements visit the Damon Runyon website.<\/p>\n INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n The internal selection process depends on whether your grants are managed by BU or Boston Medical Center (BMC). Use the steps below to determine this information:<\/p>\n BU Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BU may submit up to three (3)nominations. Interested medical campus faculty should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review<\/a> by November 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As necessary, a review committee drawn from the BU Cancer Research Center will review internal applications and select the institutional nominee(s).<\/p>\n If your primary appointment is BU-CAMED and you have questions about this process or your application, please reach out to Julia Huntsman at jhunts@bu.edu<\/a> or Gahyun Yoo at gyoo0818@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0in the Proposal Development Office.<\/p>\n BMC Process<\/strong><\/p>\n BMC may submit up to three (3) nominations.<\/p>\n If you are a BUMC faculty member who works in BMC space or you are a fellow whose faculty advisor is a BMC investigator, please contact the Program Manager of Strategic Research Growth, Carolina Giudice at carolina.giudice@bmc.org<\/a>\u00a0to express interest in this opportunity.<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nBlavatnik Foundation National Awards for Young Scientists \u2502 October 21, 2026<\/h6>
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\n NSF X-Labs: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Physical Systems \u2013 2027 \u2502 October 22, 2026<\/h6>
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\nSt. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation Survivorship and Supportive Care Research Grant \u2502 October 26, 2026<\/h6>
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\n St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation Scholar Awards \u2502 October 29, 2026<\/h6>
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\nDamon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award \u2502 November 16, 2026<\/h6>
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