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June 2025

DUE 6/1/25 - 6/14/25

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American Cancer Society  
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant:  Postdoctoral Fellowships

Award Amount: Progressive stipends over 3 years: $66,000 to $70,000

Deadline: 6/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:

Have had your doctoral degree for LESS than 4 years; time spent in clinical-only training is not counted. To ask about exemptions due to personal or professional leave, at least 6 weeks before the application deadline, send your questions to grant.eligibility@cancer.org
Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) support new investigators in research training programs to to position them for independent careers in cancer research. As part of their evaluation, peer reviewers consider how well the fellowship will broaden the applicant’s research training and experience.  

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American Cancer Society
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant: Research Scholar Grants

Award Amount :$215,000 per year for up to 4 years

Deadline: 6/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:

First appointment as independent, full-time faculty LESS than 10 years ago (To ask about eligibility extensions due to personal or professional leave, send your questions to grant.eligibility@cancer.org at least 6 weeks before the application deadline) and are the PI on NO MORE than 1 R01 or R01-equivalent grant at the time of application.

Research Scholar Grants (RSG) provide support for independent, self-directed researchers. Applicants' institutions must provide space and other resources customary for independent investigators. Grant proposals are investigator-initiated and may pursue questions across the cancer research continuum, as long as they fit within an American Cancer Society (ACS) priority research area.  

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Lalor Foundation
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant: Institutional Research Grants

Award Amount: $40,000

Deadline: 6/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor; Have a track record of mentoring junior investigators and publications; Have administrative/leadership experience, i.e., deputy director or director of a program, center, or department.

Institutional Research Grants are awarded to institutions as block grants, providing seed money for newly independent investigators to initiate cancer research projects. The intent is to support these junior faculty in initiating cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants.  

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American Cancer Society
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant: The Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)

Award Amount: $135,000 per year for up to 5 years

Deadline: 6/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Have a doctoral degree, an active clinical license, and participate in clinical care and are not a current or former principal investigator (PI) of an individual mentored training grant; Have NOT had an R-level or equivalent grant as PI.

The Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) supports full-time faculty members in becoming independent investigators as clinician scientists. This grant is designed for people trained primarily as clinicians who want to maintain clinical practice and conduct cancer research.  

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Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Career Development Bridge Funding Award: R Bridge

Award Amount: $200,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 6/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicants must be ACR or ARP members with an MD, DO, PhD or equivalent doctoral level degree from an accredited institution. Non-MD/DOs submitting basic science projects must clearly demonstrate direct applicability to rheumatic diseases, relevance to the Foundation’s mission and demonstrate a clear future career path in the field of rheumatology.

Support for promising investigators who are at risk of running out of research funding and are revising outstanding NIH R01 or VA RCS/ORD award applications  

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American College of Rheumatology
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Clinician Scholar Educator Award

Award Amount: $210,000 over 3 years

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
DO, MD, or MD/PhD and completed rheumatology fellowship by the time of award start; must be able to devote at least 25 percent full-time effort.

The purpose of the Clinician Scholar Educator Award is to develop and support educators who are dedicated to providing a high-quality clinical educational experience to future rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals. Through this award, scholars should demonstrate their goal of developing a career in education and training with the aim of enhancing education in the musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases.  

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American College of Rheumatology
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion

Award Amount: $50,000 per year for up to 3 years

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicant (Program Director) must be an ACR or ARP member at the time of submission and for the duration of the award; Only Program Directors at ACGME-accredited institutions in good standing may apply; By submitting an application, the Program Director and sponsoring institution agree funds will be used ONLY for salary support of a fellow in their first or second year (or third year fellow in pediatric rheumatology); Multiple applications from a single institution will not be permitted unless they are for separate training programs (e.g., adult and pediatric rheumatology). Med/peds fellows are typically trained, supported, and funded by adult and pediatric divisions, and hence we recommend applying for this award in one of these existing tracks to support potential med/peds trainees. The Foundation will not allow an institution to apply for 3 awards in a single cycle; Programs may not apply for the Fellowship Training Award and the Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion within the same application cycle; There are no citizenship restrictions for supported fellows.

The purpose of this award is to help ensure an adequate supply of (a) rheumatology providers meeting the needs of children and adults with rheumatic diseases in all areas of the country and (b) rheumatology educators and investigators to train future clinicians and advance research in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The Fellowship Training Award may be used to support the salary of any fellow in an ACGME-accredited rheumatology fellowship training program.  

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American Physical Society
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Specialty Area: Physics

Grant: M. Hildred Blewett Fellowship

Award Amount: $45,000

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Have completed work toward a Ph.D.; Currently be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or legal resident, or resident alien eligible to work in the United States or Canada.

To enable women to return to physics research careers after having had to interrupt those careers.  

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Histiocytosis Association 
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Histiocytic Disorders

Grant: Research Grant

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
An applicant must be a full-time faculty member at an academic institution.

Proposals for scientific research are accepted for studies into the causes, mechanisms, and improved means of treatment for histiocytic disorders. All proposals are expected to address one or more of the histiocytic disorders; below are areas of particular interest; however, all relevant areas of interest are considered:  

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Kennedy's Disease Association
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Kennedy's Disease

Grant: SBMA Research Grants

Award Amount: $100,000

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Junior investigators and senior post-doctoral fellows are encouraged to apply.

Through these programs, we seek to further understand the pathological mechanisms of and possible treatments for Kennedy's disease.

 

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Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion 

Award Amount: $100,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
The Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion may be used to support the salary of any fellow in an ACGME-accredited rheumatology fellowship training program meeting any of the criteria below: Program has been unable to fill all its ACGME-approved slots due to funding constraints, An existing program that is creating a new slot, A new ACGME-accredited program (prepared to participate in the NRMP match for the first year of funding). Applicant (Program Director) must be an ACR or ARP member at the time of submission and for the duration of the award. Only Program Directors at ACGME-accredited institutions in good standing may apply. By submitting an application, the Program Director and sponsoring institution agree funds will be used for salary support of one fellow in their first or second year (or third year fellow in pediatric rheumatology). Multiple applications from a single institution will not be permitted unless they are for separate training programs (e.g. adult and pediatric rheumatology). Programs may not apply for the Fellowship Training Award and the Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion within the same application cycle. If there is no fellow available to appoint to this award, recipient may request a one-year deferral. There are no citizenship restrictions for supported fellows.

The purpose of this workforce expansion award is to help ensure an adequate supply of rheumatology providers meeting the needs of children and adults with rheumatic diseases in all areas of the country, particularly those currently underserved. The Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion may be used to support the salary of any fellow in an ACGME-accredited rheumatology fellowship training program meeting any of the criteria below:  

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Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Fellowship Training Award

Award Amount: $100,000 over 2 yearsr 

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicant (Program Director) must be an ACR or ARP member at the time of submission and for the duration of the award. Only Program Directors at ACGME-accredited institutions in good standing may apply. By submitting an application, the Program Director and sponsoring institution agree funds will be used ONLY for salary support of a fellow in their first or second year (or third year fellow in pediatric rheumatology). Multiple applications from a single institution will not be permitted unless they are for separate training programs (e.g., adult and pediatric rheumatology). Med/peds fellows are typically trained, supported, and funded by adult and pediatric divisions, and hence we recommend applying for this award in one of these existing tracks to support potential med/peds trainees. The Foundation will not allow an institution to apply for 3 awards in a single cycle. This award is not eligible for a deferral.

The purpose of this award is to help ensure an adequate supply of (a) rheumatology providers meeting the needs of children and adults with rheumatic diseases in all areas of the country and (b) rheumatology educators and investigators to train future clinicians and advance research in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The Fellowship Training Award may be used to support the salary of any fellow in an ACGME-accredited rheumatology fellowship training program.  

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Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology

Grant: Clinician Scholar Educator Award

Award Amount: $210,000 over 3 years

Deadline: 6/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Must propose educational projects related to rheumatic disease. Applicant must be affiliated with an accredited graduate or medical school. Applicant must be able to devote at least 25 percent full-time effort (including this project and related educational endeavors) to educational and scholarly activity for the duration of the award. Note: this time is independent of any program administrative time for teaching faculty, Assistant Program Directors or Program Directors.

The purpose of the Clinician Scholar Educator (CSE) Award is to enhance education in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases for future doctors and rheumatology health professionals. Recipients of the award have demonstrated that they want to develop a career in education and are devoted to providing effective and efficient training. Recipients of the CSE Award devote themselves to developing products and processes using new technologies and methods to better train future rheumatologists.  

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant: R Accelerated Award Grant 

Award Amount: $800,000 over 4 years

Deadline: 6/5/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
MD, PhD, or MD/PhD (DO, MBBS or equivalent) and be within 10 years of their first faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor at the time that their application is submitted, minimum 75% protected time for all research activites.

Applicants must have an original project that is not currently being funded with a clear focus on accelerating the discovery of more effective, less toxic therapy for childhood cancers. Research projects should address a testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. Applicants must be recipients of a pediatric cancer research focused NIH R01 award or equivalent (e.g.: ACS etc.). Demonstration of continued commitment to pediatric cancer investigation as well as institutional support are critical components of a successful application.  

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American Association for Cancer Research
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Bladder

Grant: AACR Grant For Innovative Bladder Cancer Research

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 6/5/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DVM, DVM/PhD, or the equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree. Applicants with a DVM or are conducting research with non-human (excluding mouse) models in both bladder cancer and other fields will be given priority consideration. Applicants must be independent investigators and be affiliated with an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution.

This grant will support translational and clinical projects focused on the development of novel approaches for the treatment of bladder cancer. This may involve utilizing new animal models, enhancing detection and diagnosis methods, integrating cutting-edge technologies, and advancing treatment approaches.  

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Pfizer
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Breast

Grant: Quality Improvement Project: Improving the Care of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC) Through Innovative Strategies

Award Amount: $250,000

Deadline: 6/9/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Key stakeholders in mBC care (including, but not limited to, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, supportive oncology providers [PCPs, psychologists, palliative care, etc.], and allied health care providers [APPs, social workers, nurse navigators, etc.]).

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® and Pfizer Global Medical Grants & Partnerships (Pfizer) are collaborating to offer a new grant opportunity seeking proposals for quality improvement initiatives and implementation to improve the care of patients with metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC). Pfizer (hereafter, “Grantor”) is providing $1.5 Million in funding to support quality improvement projects to advance healthcare quality, the delivery of quality care, and sustainably improve healthcare provider performance in the care of patients with mBC. The Grantor will serve as the funding organization. Grants are only available to healthcare providers from institutions within the United States. All community and academic-based programs, regardless of NCCN affiliation, are eligible and encouraged to apply.  

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Intuitive Foundation
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Specialty Area: Surgery; Robotics

Grant: Clinical Research Grants (other awards available)

Award Amount: $75,000

Deadline: 6/9/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Awards must be used to fund research at not-for-profit institutions.

Research related to clinical outcomes for robotic-assisted surgical procedures with a particular focus on comparative studies; Research focused on enhanced visualization during surgical procedures.; Research related to local services utilization, clinical and economic burden of the disease, cost of care, and research focused on quality of life or utilities related to surgical care.; Research focused on emerging robotic-assisted surgical procedures using existing technologies.  

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Cure Epilepsy
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy

Grant: Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award

Award Amount: $100,000 for 1 year

Deadline: 6/10/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
This award is available to both established and early-career investigators. Early career investigators must have a mentor committed to advising the applicant. A clearly articulated mentorship statement from the mentor must be submitted along with the application. See RFP for details.

Support the development of necessary research tools, techniques, model systems, and data collection platforms to stimulate and accelerate research on rare epilepsies. Each award will be co-funded by CURE Epilepsy and one or more of the rare epilepsy advocacy groups (partners) identified in the Request For Proposals. Applications must focus on one or more of the specific rare epilepsies that are represented by each group as well as address CURE Epilepsy’s mission to cure epilepsy.  

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Cure Epilepsy
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy

Grant: Catalyst Award

Award Amount: $250,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 6/10/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
This award is available to independent researchers at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at universities and non-academic research institutions, including small biotechnology companies, that seek to develop new interventions for epilepsy. International applicants are welcome to apply. Postdoctoral fellows may not apply for this award. All materials must be submitted in English.

Supports nimble development of data necessary to advance ideas toward larger commercialization funding opportunities and is not intended to replace those opportunities.  

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American Association for Cancer Research
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Specialty Area: Nursing

Grant:Advance the Science and Practice of Neuroscience Rehabilitation Nursing

Award Amount: $10,000

Deadline: 6/10/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
The principal investigator or project lead must be either a current American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) or an Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) member.The principal investigator (PI) must be a registered nurse. Funded applicants will be expected to disseminate findings through Presentation of a paper or poster at an ARN Conference and/or AANN Annual Conference within 1 year of the completed study.

Proposals should address clinical practice, education, certification, or administrative dimensions of neuroscience and/or rehabilitation nursing. Proposed research should have the potential to generate findings that will lead to further extramural funding and contribute to the larger body of neuroscience nursing, rehabilitation nursing, and healthcare knowledge. Preference will be given to research studies however funds may provide support for quality improvement projects, program evaluation, or other performance improvement projects.  

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Foundation Fighting Blindness
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Specialty Area: Ophalthmology; Retinal Degenerations

Grant: Translational Research Acceleration Program (TRAP) Award

Award Amount: Up to $1M distributed over 3 years

Deadline: 6/12/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicants must hold a research leadership position within their organization and must be able to independently execute research activities with the full support of their organization.

Preclinical research toward an Investigational New Drug filing and into clinical trials to provide a robust and diverse pipeline of potential therapies to fight inherited retinal degenerations (IRD) and dry age-related macular degeneration.  

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American Psychological Foundation
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Specialty Area: Psychology, Mental Health, LGBTQIA+

Grant: Springfield Research Fund Grants

Award Amount: $21,000

Deadline: 6/12/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
Early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral.

The Springfield Research Fund Grant supports research of contemporary LGBTQIA+ issues in an effort to dispel stereotypes and other negative information that leads to prejudice and discrimination. The 2023 area of preference will be given to research that addresses intersectional stigmas. Applicants can request up to $21,000 only if $1000 is reserved for publication costs.  

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Pfizer
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology

Grant: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Fellowship

Award Amount: $80,000

Deadline: 6/12/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Do not include the name of the potential fellow(s) in application materials. This grant will be awarded to an institution, not an individual; Institutions with fellowship programs that include independent research and a strong mentoring program. Clinical training may be included in the program but is not required. Examples of independent research include: observational studies and outcomes research studies where the primary focus is the scientific understanding of disease; use of screening tools and their impact on improvement of patient health. Examples of research that would not be eligible include research involving the study and/or evaluation of any pharmaceutical product and basic science and/or fundamental research (in animal model, in-vitro, etc.). Examples of clinical training include: educational time with an interdisciplinary team in review of case examples and relevant didactic training as well as use of tools for improvement in patient health for specific therapeutic areas or conditions.

Intent to support institutions with fellowship programs for hematologists who specialize in treating adults with SCD that have a strong focus on clinical practice, research, and education to further the understanding of SCD. Grants will be available for both established and emerging SCD Fellowship programs. Grants will be awarded based on the strength of the requesting organization’s ability to provide expert mentorship, training, and guidance to the fellow.  

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Pfizer
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Lymphoma

Grant: Novel Therapies for Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Community Oncology Practice

Award Amount: $250,000

Deadline: 6/12/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Hematologists/oncologists, oncology nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and any other healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with R/R DLBCL in community practice setting.

Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on increasing community healthcare professional understanding and competence in the following areas:

• Explore treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL, taking into consideration efficacy, safety, and patient-specific factors

• Therapy management strategies to reduce toxicity and optimize outcomes for patients with R/R DLBCL

• Mechanisms of drug-resistance/loss of response with emerging treatments

Examples of educational formats that will be considered under this RFP include but are not limited to:

• Professional medical society programs with wide reach to community oncologists caring for patients with DLBCL.

• Interactive learning, case-based learning, workshops, tumor boards

• Digital platforms (e.g., videos, podcasts, infographics, animations, social media-linked content)

• On-agenda educational sessions during local/regional live conferences

• Grand rounds – single events or series

• Online articles, newsletter articles, training courses, webinars and downloadable practice resources

 

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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  
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Specialty Area: OB/GYN

Grant: Research Grants

Award Amount: Varies

Deadline: 6/13/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Unspecified.

The ACOG Foundation welcomes proposals that address the following topics:

Topic Area 1: Programmatic Submissions

The ACOG Foundation will accept proposals from nonprofit organizations that implement projects designed to …

Reduce preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity

Transform the culture of the obstetrics and gynecology profession to advance health equity

Increase data-driven understanding of ob-gyns in order to meet patient needs

Advance public education initiatives in a post-Dobbs environment

Topic Area 2: Research Submissions

The ACOG Foundation will accept proposals from individual researchers working at nonprofit organizations or institutions that advance gynecologic care and increase health equity and access. The Foundation is interested in seeding clinical research projects, given that ob-gyn health research remains underfunded, and therefore invites research studies that integrate clinical and population-based approaches, focus on quality of life, and contribute to the field of implementation science. Basic research projects are not the focus of this request for proposals. The research will be funded over a two-year period. Proposals that address the following conditions will be prioritized:

Endometriosis; PCOS; Uterine Fibroids; Menopause. Please note that a nonprofit entity must submit as the primary applicant in support of the researcher’s proposal. Proposals from individuals will not be accepted.

 

Due 6/15/25 - 6/31/25

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American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
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Specialty Area: Nursing

Grant: Nursing Research Grants Program

Award Amount: $500 to $5,000 (Beginning Nurse Researcher), $3,000 to $10,000 (Experienced Nurse Researcher)

Deadline: 6/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
Principal investigator must be a registered nurse holding a current ASPAN Active Category membership; Applicants at the beginner level must provide evidence of expert consultation or have the support of an experienced co-investigator; Experienced research applicants must provide evidence of research expertise or expert consultation and mentorship and must either be a doctoral candidate or have a masters or doctoral degree.

The Nursing Research Grants Program is designed to support active ASPAN members seeking to conduct research that contributes to the advancement of perianesthesia nursing science and the improvement of patient care; Research related to perianesthesia clinical practice, standards, nursing education, patient/family education.  

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American Society of Transplanatation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Nephrology; Surgery; Transplant

Grant: Transition to Independence Award

Award Amount: $100-150,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 6/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:

1. Academic Appointment and Institutional Resources:

- The applicant (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) must hold an academic faculty appointment and be developing an independent research program.

2. AST Membership

-The applicant must be an active member of the AST or have submitted a completed membership application by June 15, 2024.

3. Other Funding

-The AST Transition to Independence Research Grant project must be distinct from that of any concurrent award. Moreover, this work should not directly overlap with funded projects of other faculty members within the same Section or Department.

-Applicants who hold a career development grant (e.g., K grant) are eligible to apply.

4. Miscellaneous

- Education: The applicant must have an MD, DO, PhD, DVM, PharmD or equivalent graduate degree, and have completed post-graduate training (residencies, post-doctoral fellowships, etc.).

- Citizenship: The applicant must be either: a) a U.S., Canadian, or Mexican citizen; b) a lawfully admitted permanent resident foreign national of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico with a valid visa during the awarded period; or c) a foreign national admitted lawfully for residence in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico during the awarded period. J1 and H1B visa holders are eligible to apply.

The Transition to Independence Research Grant seeks to:

1. Foster the transition of early to mid-career scientists who are contributing to our understanding of transplant science/immunobiology and/or treatment of transplant recipients and need funding to start or strengthen work that is not yet funded by larger grants.

2. Foster research that is of high merit.

3. Encourage the continued commitment of high-quality applicants to careers in academic transplantation.

 

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American Surgical Association Foundation
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Specialty Area: Surgery

Grant: Fellowship Research Award

Award Amount: $75,000

Deadline: 6/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident; must have completed general or specialty surgical residency approved by ACGME, hold a faculty appointment; must be within 5 years completion of residency; cannot have other career development award..

Support and encourage young gifted surgeons who choose careers in investigation and academic surgery .  

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American Association for Cancer Research
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Specialty Area: Orthopedics; Sports Medicine

Grant: Playmaker Grant

Award Amount: $25,000

Deadline: 5/15/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Unspecified.

This research grant opportunity aims to advance exploratory projects by providing start-up funding, seed money, bridge/gap funding, or supplemental funding for an ambitious investigative team. Criteria and metrics utilized in the proposed study must be determined by best scientific evidence and designed to improve the understanding of an emerging or novel technology in orthopaedic sports medicine. Studies involving human subjects will receive priority.  

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Pulmonology; Cystic Fibrosis

Grant: Pilot and Feasibility Award

Award Amount: $50,000 per year for up to 2 years

Deadline: 5/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicants must be independent investigators.

Intended to support projects that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or new methods that could eventually contribute to the development of a cure for CF. Intent of these awards is to enable investigators to collect sufficient data to compete successfully for support from the NIH or other funding agencies.

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Robarts Research Institute
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Specialty Area: Neurology

Grant: J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine- Research and Innovation in Molecular Imaging of the Brain

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 5/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Faculty.

Focused on Research and Innovation in Molecular Imaging of the Brain. Of particular interest is the impact of the work on understanding neurological disorders and disease.

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The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
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Specialty Area: Basic; Biomedical Science

Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowship

Award Amount: $225,000

Deadline: 6/16/25

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research; Candidates can have no more than two years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline., and have received a Ph.D. (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than three years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than four years before the deadline.

Increasing the number of imaginative, well-trained and dedicated medical scientists, the Foundation grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research.

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
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Specialty Area: Pediatric Oncology

Grant: ‘A’ Award (Support for Young Researchers in Pediatric Oncology)

Award Amount: $800,000 over 4 years

Deadline: 6/16/25

Target Audience / Eligibility:
MD, PhD, and be within 5 years of first faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor at the time of submission. A minimum of 75% of the applicant’s time during the ‘A’ Award period must be allocated as protected time for all research activities- can includes both ‘A’ Award activities and the applicant’s other research responsibilities. Applicants cannot be the Principal Investigator (PI) of a K99/R00 or other independent, nationally competitive award (e.g., R01 or equivalent, P or U award) that has been funded or recommended for funding (i.e., will be funded) any time before the ‘A’ Award grant start date.

To advance ALSF’s mission to find cures and better treatments for childhood cancers by providing support to early career scientists who want to establish a career in pediatric oncology research.

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
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Specialty Area: Pediatric Oncology

Grant: ‘A’ Award (Support for Young Researchers in Pediatric Oncology)

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 6/16/25

Target Audience / Eligibility:
MD, PhD, and be within 5 years of first faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor at the time of submission. A minimum of 75% of the applicant’s time during the ‘A’ Award period must be allocated as protected time for all research activities- can includes both ‘A’ Award activities and the applicant’s other research responsibilities. Applicants cannot be the Principal Investigator (PI) of a K99/R00 or other independent, nationally competitive award (e.g., R01 or equivalent, P or U award) that has been funded or recommended for funding (i.e., will be funded) any time before the ‘A’ Award grant start date.

To advance ALSF’s mission to find cures and better treatments for childhood cancers by providing support to early career scientists who want to establish a career in pediatric oncology research.

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Oncology Nursing Foundation
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Specialty Area: Nursing; Oncology

Grant: Breast Cancer Research Grant - $50,000

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 5/16/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligi:
|The PI (individual primarily responsible for implementing the proposal and reporting to the Oncology Nursing Foundation) must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research. 

The PI must be doctorally-prepared (only one PI can appear on the grant).

At least one member of the research team must have received and completed research study funding of at least $100,000 in a principal investigator capacity, thereby serving as a mentor for the project. 

To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research through a focused research grant. Research projects must be breast cancer-focused. 

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Oncology Nursing Foundation
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Specialty Area: Nursing; Oncology

Grant: General Topic Research Grant - $100k

Award Amount: $100,000

Deadline: 5/16/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligi:
PI must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research, must be PhD prepared, at least one member of the research team must have received and completed research study funding of at least $50,000 in a principal investigator capacity, thereby serving as a mentor for the project.

To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research. Research projects may include investigator-initiated research, pilot or feasibility studies, supplements to currently funded projects, or developing a new aspect of a program of research. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically-based oncology practice.

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Oncology Nursing Foundation
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Specialty Area: Nursing; Oncology

Grant: Focused Research Grant: Oral Chemotherapy Adherence

Award Amount: $100,000

Deadline: 5/16/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligi
PI must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research, must be PhD prepared, at least one member of the research team must have received and completed research study funding of at least $50,000 in a principal investigator capacity, thereby serving as a mentor for the project.

To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research through a major-focused grant. Research projects must address oral chemotherapy adherence.  

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Oncology Nursing Foundation
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Specialty Area: Nursing; Oncology; Breast

Grant: Breast Cancer Research Grant - $50,000

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 5/16/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
The PI (individual primarily responsible for implementing the proposal and reporting to the Oncology Nursing Foundation) must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research. 

The PI must be doctorally-prepared (only one PI can appear on the grant).

At least one member of the research team must have received and completed research study funding of at least $100,000 in a principal investigator capacity, thereby serving as a mentor for the project. 

To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research through a focused research grant. Research projects must be breast cancer-focused. 

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Orthopaedic Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Orthopaedic

Grant: Clinical Gaps Research Grant

Award Amount: $100,000

Deadline: 6/17/25

Target Audience / Eligibility:
OREF requires that an orthopaedic surgeon serve as principal investigator (PI) or Co-PI. The orthopaedic surgeon must be licensed to practice in the U. S. and be working in an institution in the U.S. with active clinical practice. The Principal Investigator is required to be a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). A PhD, DVM or other qualified researcher may serve as a Co-PI, but should hold a faculty appointment in an orthopaedic department at an institution in the U.S

Solicits investigator-initiated research proposals focused on addressing clinical gaps in healing, repair, or diagnostics through devices, biologics, or technology. Areas of research focus may include translational preclinical or clinical research to preferably include pilot human studies.

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Orthopaedic Research Foundation
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Specialty Area: Orthopaedic

Grant: Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant

Award Amount: $20,000

Deadline: 6/17/25

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Promotes the development of new clinician scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher. Allows investigators to spend dedicated time in research for a period of up to five years to develop a long and productive career in academic surgery.

The applicant must demonstrate success in research by receiving extramural research funding under one or more K08 or K23 awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or an equivalent funding source. The grant is renewable annually for up to five (5) years, equal to the term of the research funding, subject to an annual review of the scientific progress of the research project and available OREF funding.

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Cure Epilepsy
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy

Grant: Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award

Award Amount: $100,000 over 1 year

Deadline: 6/10/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
This award is available to both established and early-career investigators. Early career investigators must have a mentor committed to advising the applicant. A clearly articulated mentorship statement from the mentor must be submitted along with the application. See RFP for details.

Support the development of necessary research tools, techniques, model systems, and data collection platforms to stimulate and accelerate research on rare epilepsies. Each award will be co-funded by CURE Epilepsy and one or more of the rare epilepsy advocacy groups (partners) identified in the Request For Proposals. Applications must focus on one or more of the specific rare epilepsies that are represented by each group as well as address CURE Epilepsy’s mission to cure epilepsy.

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Cure Epilepsy
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy

Grant: Catalyst Award

Award Amount: $250,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 6/10/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
This award is available to independent researchers at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at universities and non-academic research institutions, including small biotechnology companies, that seek to develop new interventions for epilepsy. International applicants are welcome to apply. Postdoctoral fellows may not apply for this award. All materials must be submitted in English.

Supports nimble development of data necessary to advance ideas toward larger commercialization funding opportunities and is not intended to replace those opportunities.

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Foundation Fighting Blindness
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Specialty Area: Ophalthmology; Retinal Degenerations

Grant: Translational Research Acceleration Program (TRAP) Award

Award Amount: Up to $1M distributed over 3 years

Deadline: 6/12/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility
Applicants must hold a research leadership position within their organization and must be able to independently execute research activities with the full support of their organization.

Preclinical research toward an Investigational New Drug filing and into clinical trials to provide a robust and diverse pipeline of potential therapies to fight inherited retinal degenerations (IRD) and dry age-related macular degeneration.

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Research to Prevent Blindness
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Specialty Area: Opthamology

Grant: RPB Career Development Award  

Award Amount: $150,000  

Deadline:  6/15/2025 (nomination form), 7/1/2025 (application)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Candidate’s first full-time ophthalmology faculty appointment must have been within three (3) years of the application deadline; nominated by RPB-supported Chairs, candidates must have, or be recruited to, a primary appointment in ophthalmology (up to and including Assistant Professor), and with primary lab space under ophthalmology’s jurisdiction; candidates may be sought from either ophthalmology, basic science, or other relevant departments; MDs and MD/PhDs must devote at least 50% of their time to research activities.

The RPB Career Development Award (CDA) helps RPB-supported ophthalmology Chairs recruit promising young

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LAM Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Pulmonology; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Grant: Pilot and Feasibility Award

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 6/15/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility
N/A

Provide funds to encourage development and testing of new hypotheses/new methods in research areas relevant to LAM. Results from Pilot and Feasibility Grants should lead to the submission of applications for funding from other agencies (i.e. NIH). At the conclusion of the funding term, applicants are expected to apply for further funding by other mechanisms or from outside agencies.

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Degregorio Family Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine

Grant: Michael F. Price Memorial Grant

Award Amount: $2M over 1-3 years

Deadline: 6/16/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility
No applications will be accepted from post-docs, or individuals without a faculty appointment.

We encourage interdisciplinary collaborations and welcome proposals from independent investigators at all career stages, especially those new to the field of upper GI cancers.

Proposals that include a clinical trial will require a clinical trial budget, and commitment for the study drug.

The RFA is for existing or new drug development for an early phase clinical trial or for a late-stage research project ready for IND-enabling studies that may advance our understanding of gastroesophageal cancer and lead us to impacting patient care. Completion date should be between 1 to 3 years. Grants may be supported in full or partially based on the aims of the project, novelty and feasibility.

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Pediatrics; Neonatal
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Specialty Area: Neonatal Research Initiative

Grant: Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Fellowship

Award Amount: $10,000

Deadline: 6/20/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility
All applicants must be based in the United States and represent a U.S. based institution, must be a qualified scientist, doctor, and/or nurse.

Research grants directed at addressing both the long term and immediate health needs caused by premature birth; Research subjects appropriate for support by the Little Giraffe Foundation include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.

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Pfizer
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology

Grant: Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Fellowship

Award Amount: $80,000

Deadline: 6/20/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility
Institutions with fellowship programs that include independent research and a strong mentoring program. Clinical training may be included in the program but is not required.

Support institutions with fellowship programs for Cardiologists that have a strong focus on clinical practice, research, and education to further the understanding of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

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Oncology; Pediatric
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Specialty Area: Research Grant Program

Grant: Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

Award Amount: $30,000

Deadline: 6/30/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Any doctor in the United States at the Ph.D. or MD level who is involved in research towards finding the causes and cure for leukemia may apply.

Funding research grants for doctors who are conducting the most promising research into leukemia, in the hopes of isolating the causes and finding a cure for this dreadful disease. The objectives of this committee are to direct the funds of the Association into the most promising projects, and where funding would not duplicate other funding sources.

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Medicine; Endocrinology; Diabetes
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Specialty Area: Research Grants

Grant: Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

Award Amount: $50,000 per year, 1-2 years

Deadline: 6/30/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Must show strong track record of research and have high scientific merit.

Applications related to cause, prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes and its complications. Currently, the Foundation’s area of primary interest and focus are islet cell transplantation, macrovascular disease & neuropathy. All other research proposals will not be reviewed.

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Neurology; Psychiatry; Sleep
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Specialty Area: Medicine

Grant: Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators


Award Amount: $100,000

Deadline: 6/30/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:

The following individuals are eligible to apply:

Individuals with a MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degree

Individuals who have applied for a multi-year career development grant from the NIH, VA or another granting body in the field of sleep or circadian science that was scored in the peer-review process but fell below (or is likely to fall below) the funding agency’s pay line and plan to resubmit a revised career development grant application.


US and international applicants are eligible to apply.

The Bridge to Success for Early Career Investigators grant program provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early career sleep and circadian scientists who plan to resubmit an application for a mentored, federal career development grant that was previously not funded. Applicants must be at a critical juncture where research funding is needed to stay in the sleep field. The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators will give scientists the time and funding needed to revise and resubmit their mentored, federal career development grant application.

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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medicine

Grant: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award


Award Amount: $150,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 5/30/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility
MD or MD/PhD applicants should be 4 to 9 years past their last year of clinical training. PhD scientists, the same timelines applies, but the 4 to 9 year window begins upon completion of their terminal degree.

Research that will advance our translational understanding of, or lead to improved clinical treatment of any serious medical conditions that affect the health of pregnancies and/or moms and newborns within the first year postpartum. Applications focused on preterm birth, developmental origins of health and disease, and health equity are prioritized.

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March of Dimes
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Specialty Area: OB/GYN

Grant: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award


Award Amount: $150,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 5/30/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
MD or MD/PhD applicants should be 4 to 9 years past their last year of clinical training. PhD scientists, the same timelines applies, but the 4 to 9 year window begins upon completion of their terminal degree.

Research that will advance our translational understanding of, or lead to improved clinical treatment of any serious medical conditions that affect the health of pregnancies and/or moms and newborns within the first year postpartum. Applications focused on preterm birth, developmental origins of health and disease, and health equity are prioritized.

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LGS (Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome) Foundation
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy

Grant: Cure LGS Research Grant 

Award Amount: $25-$75,000 (see different levels) 

Deadline: Rolling

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Young investigators, physician residents, and clinicians (no additional specifications provided).

Award for those interested in studying Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Our seed grants are intended to help researchers explore novel ideas and answer questions related to the clinical aspects, therapies and/or genetic causes of LGS.