April 2024

Organization / Website SpecialityArea / Award/Grant Purpose / Description Target Audience / Eligibility Award Amount / Deadline
Alkermes
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Neuroscience

Award Grant: Investigator Sponsored Studies
Substance Use Disorders: Improving treatment initiation and adherence in AUD/OUD; Long-term treatment outcomes, including real world data in AUD/OUD. Neurologic profile of early recovery in OUD, including but not limited to sleep, cognition, and craving; Digital technologies for assessment of physiological parameters (e.g. wearables) and/or treatment access and outcomes (e.g. telehealth) in AUD/OUD; Implementing medication for AUD in healthcare systems. Schizophrenia: Reduction in social burden (e.g. family, treatment team) through use of LAIs; Demonstration of LAI benefits in specific comorbidities of schizophrenia (e.g. persistent substance problems) or subpopulations (e.g. persons with schizophrenia over the age of 60); Short-term and long-term economic and clinical outcomes of LAI treatment in schizophrenia using real-world data; Outcomes research in schizophrenia and LAI use supporting continuity of care utilizing telehealth or other innovative technology-based approaches. Must be independent faculty. $300,000

Date :4/29/24
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation
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General

Award Grant: Research Grant
Fund and promote the development, validation, and adoption of non-animal methods in biomedical research, product testing, and education. Non-profit institutions $40,000 

Date :4/19/24
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Psychology

Award Grant:Pilot Research Award for Learning Deficits in Psychiatric Disorders
Supports child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and early career faculty who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent psychiatry research. By providing up to two awards to a child and adolescent psychiatry early career faculty member or fellow for pilot research on psychiatric conditions that involve learning dysfunction or research that examines the impact of psychiatric disorders on learning, cognitive development, or academic functioning, we support a young investigator at a critical stage, encouraging a future career in child and adolescent psychiatry research. Candidates must be board eligible/certified in child and adolescent psychiatry or enrolled in a child psychiatry residency or fellowship program; Candidates must have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program; At the time of application, candidates may not have more than two years of research experience following graduation from residency/fellowship training. $15,000

Date : 4/1/24
American Association for Cancer Research
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Oncology

Award Grant: Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships
Encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct cancer disparities research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The proposed research may be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research and must have direct applicability and relevance to cancer disparities. Doctoral degree and hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent. $130,000

Date :4/16/24
American Association for Cancer Research
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Oncology; Dermatology; Carcinoma

Award Grant:AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship
The AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct renal cell carcinoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field. Research projects must be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research and must have direct applicability and relevance to renal cell carcinoma. Applicants must: have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree; Hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent; Have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years; Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years; Work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world. $130,000 over 2 years

Date :4/11/24
American Association for Cancer Research
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Oncology; Nephrology; Kidney

Award Grant:AACR-KidneyCAN Kidney Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants
The inaugural AACR-KidneyCAN Kidney Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants is a new grant mechanism that seeks to stimulate creative approaches to translate basic research into new treatment options for kidney cancer. These grants will support basic, translational, and/or clinical research projects that examine important and druggable novel targets and/or biomarkers that are relevant for kidney cancer. Applicants must: have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree; be independent investigators. $50,000 

Date :4/11/24
American Cancer Society
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Oncology

Award Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowships
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. 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
Do not have a faculty appointment (e.g., Instructor, Research Assistant Professor).
Progressive stipends over 3 years: $66,000 to $70,000

Date :4/1/24
American Cancer Society
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Oncology

Award Grant:Research Scholar Grants
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. 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. $215,000 per year for up to 4 years

Date :4/1/24
American Cancer Society
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Oncology

Award Grant:Institutional Research Grants
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.  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. $40,000

Date :4/1/24
American Cancer Society
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Oncology

Award Grant:The Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) 
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. 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. $135,000 per year for up to 5 years

Date :4/1/24
American Epilepsy Society
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Neurology; Epilepsy

Award Grant: Infrastructure Grants
Each grant will provide financial support for organizational planning sessions, infrastructure development, and/or pilot projects to enable the research program to compete for subsequent investment by other organizations. Proposals should outline the one-year and the long-term goals for creating a multicenter research program to hasten the speed of discovery. Examples of eligible goals include, but are not limited to, establishing centralized databases, common protocols, shared resources, core laboratories, and exchange of rapidly developing techniques and technologies to collect and analyze large scale data. The contact principal investigator(s) should be members of the American Epilepsy Society; Collaborators may be based at international academic research institution as well as at non-profit or for-profit organizations; Applications should include a minimum of three collaborators across three institutions. $50,000 

Date :4/3/24
American Epilepsy Society
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Neurology; Epilepsy

Award Grant:Seed Grant
The AES Seed Grant Program provides support to established investigators to pursue new and innovative directions in epilepsy research, bring new research methods to their research programs, and begin new collaborations with other investigators in epilepsy or in different, complementary disciplines. The primary investigator (PI) or at least one of the primary investigators in a multiple-PI seed grant must be an AES member; an established investigator with at least an Associate Professor or equivalent level appointment; and an epilepsy-focused academic investigator. $20,000

Date :4/3/24
American Psychological Foundation
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Psychology

Award Grant: John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)
Supports early career psychologists conducting research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children. An early career psychologist (no more than 10 years postdoctoral with a degree from an accredited university). $22,000

Date :4/24/24
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Speech Language Pathology

Award Grant: Grant Program for Projects on Multicultural Activities
To provide support for the infusion of multiculturalism into our clinical, educational, and professional programs; and the activities of allied/related associations and organizations.  An ASHA member must serve as project director. up to $15,000

Date : 4/22/24
American Tinnitus Association
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ENT

Award Grant: Innovative Tinnitus Research Grants Program
ATA Grants support one- or two-year investigations aimed at contributing substantively to the scientific understanding of tinnitus and improving the patient care and quality-of-life for those affected by tinnitus. Applications are open to all researchers, regardless of career stage or international status. up to $120,000

Date : 4/26/24
Angelman Syndrome Foundation
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Genetic Disorders

Award Grant: Research Grant
The ASF Scientific Advisory Committee identified the following areas of unmet need in AS research. Priority will be given to the following topics: Projects studying or correcting the heterozygous effect of non-UBE3A genes in deletion; Projects studying the potential results of increasing UBE3A after therapies or for some subtypes of AS.; Projects studying delivery of therapies and potential for improvement; Symptomatic therapies that impact the daily life of people with Angelman syndrome and their families; Proposals that do not address these topics are still welcome and will be given full consideration. Non-profit institutions $100,000

Date :4/15/24
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Pulmonology; Cystic Fibrosis

Award Grant :Pilot and Feasibility Awards 
Proposals must focus on basic science research; proposals that include methodologies requiring human samples or sampling of materials from human subjects will be considered only if the sampling method constitutes minimal patient risk. Projects should develop and test new hypotheses/new methods to generate preliminary data for additional funding.  Must be independent investigators. $80-$150,000 per year; 2 years (see link for details).

Date :4/4/2024 (LOI)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Pulmonology; Cystic Fibrosis

Award Grant: Clinical Research Awards
The intent of the Clinical Research Award program is to provide support for investigator-initiated clinical research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's mission. Research projects may address diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptom, or the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis, using clinical, (observational/interventional), translational, or epidemiologic study approaches. Must be independent investigators. $150,000 per year for up to 3 years

Date :4/4/2024 (LOI)
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
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Oncology

Award Grant: Research Grants
Basic research for treatment and cures for oncology; proposals should lead to expanded NIH support, project relevance to oncology detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified. New oncology researchers, or new oncology approaches by established oncology researchers. Various.

Date :4/30/24
Foundation for Women's Wellness
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Medicine; Oncology; Women's Health

Award Grant: Research Award 
Research should be related to one of FWW’s priority areas which include: Cardiovascular disease, Leading female Oncologys, Hormones’ role in disease and stage-of-life health concerns, Diseases or health concerns that disproportionately afflict women, Exploration of gender differences related to the aforementioned topics. Lead investigator must be an MD and/or PhD with faculty appointment of investigator, assistant professor or higher. $10,000

Date :4/1/24
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation
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Nursing; Palliative Care

Award Grant:Research Grants
The goal of the STTI/HPNF End-of-Life Nursing Care Research Grant is to encourage qualified nurses’ contributions to the advancement of nursing care through research. Proposals for pilot and/or developmental research may be submitted for the grant. Principal Investigator must be a registered nurse with a current license, hold a masters or doctoral degree or be enrolled in a doctoral program, have a project that can be completed within one (1) year of funding.
$300,000

Date :4/29/24
International Anesthesia Research Society
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Anesthesiology

Award Grant:Mentored Research Award 
Applications may be basic, clinical or translational but should have relevance to the broad practice of anesthesiology and its subspecialities. Must be members of IARS; have yet to establish substantial independent reseearch funding or who are initiating a new area of research. Completition of clinical training or PhD must be under 10 years. $175,000 over two years

Date : 4/30/2024 (tentative)
International Association for the Study of Pain
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Pain

Award Grant:IASP Collaborative Research Grants
To provide grants (up to US$15,000) for international interdisciplinary pain research collaborations between at least two countries with an emphasis on collaborations among basic, translational, and clinical scientists. The principal investigator in charge of the overall project must have been a member of IASP for the past year from the date of application and should be at a professional level of independence (i.e., a faculty-level academic appointment). The collaborators must be located in at least 2 different countries. $15,000

Date :4/1/24
National Psoriasis Foundaton
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Dermatology; Psoriasis

Award Grant:Bridge Grant
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is offering Bridge Grants to support researchers who have submitted meritorious but unfunded K-type (career development) and R-type (investigator-initiated) applications to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or similar funding body, with a focus on psoriatic disease or its comorbidities. Through this opportunity, NPF provides a critical year of additional support until additional funding can be secured. In line with NPF’s mission, Bridge Grants will help support those with a long-term commitment to psoriatic disease research, and who will go on to make discoveries that bring us closer to a cure for psoriatic disease and improve patients’ lives. The principal investigator must be personally and actively responsible for the conduct of the proposed research, and eligible to apply for research grants under the guidelines of the applicant’s host institution. The project proposed must have been submitted as an unfunded application for either a K-type or R-type (or equivalent) award focused on psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, or related comorbidities. $50,000 for K-type bridge; $100,000 for R-type bridge

Date :4/2/24
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
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Orthopaedics; Osteoarthritis

Award Grant: OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant
Encourages new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis on arthroplasty. An orthopaedic surgeon principal investigator (PI) who is licensed to practice in and working in an institution in the United States. A PhD may serve as the PI but must hold a faculty appointment in an orthopaedic department at an institution in the United States. A DVM may serve as the PI but must have a primary appointment in an orthopaedic department. The PI must be a new investigator who has not received an R01 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant or its equivalent (e.g., VA, DOD, NSF) in the role of PI.  $50,000

Date :4/11/24
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
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Orthopaedics; Osteoarthritis

Award Grant:OREF/ASES/Rockwood Clinical Shoulder Research Grant
OREF, in partnership with American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and Dr. Charles Rockwood, encourages new investigators to conduct research in the area of shoulder care. PI or Co-PI must be an orthopaedic surgeon. PhDs and DVMs are eligible if affiliated with an orthopaedic department. PI/Co-PI must be an ASES member.  $50,000

Date :4/11/24
Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation
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Surgery; Orthopaedics; Trauma

Award Grant:Research Grants
The main topic for 2024 grant proposals is Fracture-Related Infection. The subject areas in which proposals are invited include: Diagnostics; including pre-, intra-, and post-operative methodologies; Therapeutics strategies; including optimization of host factors, biomaterials, coatings, phages, local antimicrobial therapies, and alternative approaches such as vaccines; Data sets; including big data, omics, and high dimensional data collection for clinical outcomes; and pre-clinical model database for basic research on infection; Classification system; Clinical trials or registries feasible to study FRIs. A trauma or orthopedic surgeon must serve as either the principal or coprincipal investigator. $50,000

Date :4/15/24
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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Patient Care

Award Grant: Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program
Intended to bring more patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders into the research process. The goal is to support projects that will build a community better able to participate in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR)/comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and serve as channels to disseminate study results. This is central to our mission to fund useful CER that will help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. Non-profit institutions. $250,000

Date :4/4/24
Preeclampsia Foundation
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OB/GYN

Award Grant: Vision Grant
Provide initial funding for novel, innovative research by promising young investigators that will advance progress towards detection, prevention, or treatment of preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Junior researchers at the Post-Doctoral/Medical Fellowship level or Early-Stage Investigators; untenured faculty within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or within 10 years of completing their medical residency and have yet to receive significant external research funding.  $25,000

Date :4/12/2024 (tentative)
Prostate Cancer Foundation
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Oncology

Award Grant:Young Investigator Awards
Research proposals addressing disparities in care experienced by patients with prostate cancer may focus on implementation research in various populations (e.g. urban vs rural, racial, geographic or financial) or in drivers of care and outcome disparities that could potentially be addressed through changes in policy, advocacy or education. Applicants are encouraged to solicit and integrate advice from patients, patient support groups or advocates.  Applicant must be within six years following completion of a professional degree; applicant must hold the title of Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor or equivalent. $225,000

Date :4/15/24
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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Cardiology

Award Grant: Early Career Mentored Scientist Award
In an effort to assure that all meritorious pulmonary hypertention-related research is supported, and to support the career development of outstanding early career PH-focused researchers, PHA has developed the PHA Early Career Mentored Scientist Award. This PHA Award is to provide support for a PH-focused mentored scientist who has the intent to pursue a career in PH-related research. The application must have been reviewed by an NIH study section or other organization’s grant review committee within one (1) year of applying for PHA support; applications must have been submitted to NIH for an Early Career Award such as a NIH K01, K08, K22, K23, KL2, K99/R00 or other Early Career Awards such as Harlod Amos Award, Parker B. Francis Award, or American Heart Association Career Development Award. $60,000

Date :4/3/24
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund
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Orthopaedics; Spine; Injury

Award Grant:Research Grant
MCPF funds activities that hold promise of identifying therapies (cures) for paralysis in humans the development of effective therapies for chronic injury is a high priority for the organization. Basic research will be supported if it has clear potential to accelerate progress at the applied end of the continuum and/or if it reflects innovative research or a change of direction. Either senior scientists or postdoctoral fellows may serve as principal investigators. If the latter, the applicant must submit a letter of support from the laboratory’s senior scientist, as well as two other appropriate letters of reference.  $75,000

Date :4/30/24
The Peanut Institute
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General

Award Grant: Peanut Nutrition Grant
Currently requesting proposals that increase our understanding of how the consumption of peanuts, peanut butter, and other peanut products affects human health. Any scientist/researcher affiliated with a research institution or organization (public or
private) that has the facilities to deliver results and that demonstrates the expertise to
perform peanut nutrition research described above is eligible to apply.
up to $250,000

Date :4/18/24
Whitehall Foundation
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Neuroscience; Biology; Basic Research

Award Grant:Research Grants
Basic neurobiology research, including neural mechanisms of social, motor, and other complex functionsof the whole organisms; overall goal should be to better understand behavioral outpuot or brain mechanisms of behavior - does not primarly support research focused on disease. Must be an Assistant Professor (or higher).
Status - must hold Principal Investigator status.
Independent - must be considered an “independent investigator” with his/her own dedicated lab space or with lab space independent of another investigator. A minimum time allocation of 20% is required.
$200,00 per year, up to 3 years
Date :4/15/2024 (LOI)