January 2025
| Organization / Website | SpecialityArea / Award/Grant | Purpose / Description | Target Audience / Eligibility | Award Amount / Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Go to site … |
Cardiovascular; Thoracic Award Grant: Kaplan Leadership Development Award |
The mission of this award is to assist cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiologists in their careers by granting funding to further their focus on leadership opportunities and development through course work and leadership specific studies. | Society Member. | $10,000 Date: 1/13/25 |
| Whitehall Foundation Go to site … |
Basic Biological Research Award Grant: Research Grants |
Research grants are available to established scientists of all ages working at accredited institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant. | Established scientists of all ages | $100,000 Date: 1/15/25 |
| Whitehall Foundation Go to site … |
Basic Biological Research Award Grant: Grants-in-Aid |
Designed for researchers who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. | Assistant Professor level | $30,000 Date: 1/15/25 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund Go to site … |
Biomedical Research Award Grant: Postdoctoral Enrichment Program |
3 years of support for enrichment activities/supplies and equipment costs for a postdoctoral fellow - cannot be used to support salary expenses or indirect costs. | No more than 36 months of postdoc research; receive nomination by mentor; secured a postdoc position with funding; must be underrepresented minority; devote 75% time to research. | $60,000 over 3 years Date: 1/20/25 |
| Motor Neurone Disease Association Go to site … |
Biomedical Research Award Grant: Clinical Scientist Fellowships |
Aims to support clinicians wishing to pursue research into the pathogenesis and treatment of motor neurone disease. | Be a registered healthcare professional; have a PhD or equivalent; show evidence of career progression; show clear plans for developing as a leader in your specialist area of research. | Varies Date: 1/15/25 |
| AACR-QuadW Foundation Go to site … |
Oncology Award Grant: Sarcoma Research Fellowship |
Encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field. | Doctoral degree, Hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent, completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years. | $60,000 Date: 1/9/25 |
| American Association for Cancer Research Go to site … |
Oncology Award Grant: Hematologic Malignancies Research Fellowship |
An effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research projects focused on hematologic malignancies. | Doctoral degree, Hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent, completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years. | $130,000 Date: 1/21/25 |
| Spencer Foundation Go to site … |
Education Award Grant: Large Research Grants |
To support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse. | Doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. | Up to $500,000 over 5 years Date: 1/14/2025 (LOI) |
| Emergency Medicine Foundation Go to site … |
Emergency Medicine Award Grant: Pilot Research Grant |
This grant is intended to provide pilot funding for preliminary data to help initiate research that will ultimately lead to a larger project and result in a subsequent K of R grant funding. Description of how the proposed pilot could lead to further work is highly encouraged. Feasibility, and high risk/high reward applications are encouraged. EMF encourages application partnerships between research universities and community emergency departments along with the engagement of operational and policy partners. All applications must identify and justify the primary EMF priority to which they are focusing their proposal. EMF priorities include: Value of Emergency Medicine; Safety/Quality/Prevention of Error; Emergency Physician Wellness; Workforce; Practice of Emergency Medicine; Health Disparities; Education Research; Basic Science. | The principal investigator must have a primary appointment (i.e. Faculty or Fellow) in Emergency Medicine (this includes Pediatric Emergency Medicine). | $100,000 Date: 1/10/25 |
| Emergency Medicine Foundation Go to site … |
Emergency Medicine Award Grant: Resident Research Grant |
The goals of the EMF/EMRA Resident Research Program are: 1) to promote research within the specialty of emergency medicine, 2) to advance emergency medical care, and 3) to facilitate the academic growth and development of future researchers in emergency medicine and thereby invest in the future of the specialty of emergency medicine. This grant attempts to maximize the applicant's educational experience in research while producing the best science. The educational agenda is best accomplished in an organized program of instruction on research methods in addition to the completion of the project itself. |
EMF Resident Research Grants are available to any physician who will be enrolled as a resident in good standing in an ACGME approved emergency medicine residency for the proposed funding year. The resident must have a faculty preceptor who is capable of ensuring the successful completion of the proposed project. A resident may competitively apply in succeeding years for other projects. | $10,000 Date: 1/10/25 |
| American Society of Hematology Go to site … |
Hematology Award Grant: Research Training Award for Fellows |
Encourage junior researchers in hematology, hematology/oncology, and other hematology-related training programs to pursue careers in academic hematology. | Open to both MD and MD-PhD researchers between their second and fifth year of fellowship. | $70,000 for 1 year Date: 1/17/25 |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation Go to site … |
Nephrology; Kidney Award Grant: Research Fellowship |
Basic, translational, clinical or epidemiology/data analysis research proposals with the goal of furthering our understanding of the physiological, biochemical, molecular and genetic mechanisms of this disease. | Hold an M.D. or Ph.D. or the equivalent degree at the time of the award; May not have completed the equivalent of more than four years of research training (excluding clinical training) after completion of the M.D. (or equivalent) or postdoctoral research training after the Ph.D. at the time the award begins; Commit a minimum of 75% of time to research and training during the fellowship period. | $140,000 over 2 years Date: 1/14/25 |
| Simons Foundation Go to site … |
Neurology; Autism Award Grant: Fellows Faculty Award |
We seek to support scientists whose scientific vision for their future independent laboratory contributes to the mission of either or both of the following scientific areas: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), consistent with SFARI scientific perspectives Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB), consistent with the SCPAB’s mission We welcome applications from scientists with a previous background in these areas and those newly applying their expertise to these areas. We aim to foster a diverse, interdisciplinary and collaborative scientific community to promote innovation in science. |
The program is for individuals whose backgrounds and experiences are underrepresented in science, such as members of historically underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, individuals whose gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and/or disability status is underrepresented in science, or other individuals with disadvantaged social and/or economic backgrounds. We consider applicants to have come from a disadvantaged background if they meet at least two (2) of the following criteria: Current or prior homelessness; Current or prior participation in the foster care system; Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree; Current or prior eligibility for government-assisted meal programs, such as, for U.S. applicants, the U.S. Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program; Current or prior eligibility for government-assisted programs for low-income individuals, such as, for U.S. applicants, the U.S. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children as a parent or child; For U.S. applicants, current or prior eligibility for U.S. Federal Pell grants; or For U.S. applicants, grew up in one of the following areas: (a) a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, or (b) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (qualifying zip codes are included in the file). U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is not required. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D., or equivalent degree. Applicants must be currently in a non-independent, mentored training position. Applicants must be actively seeking and applying to tenure-track faculty positions at research institutions within or outside the U.S. between September 2025 and May 2026. Independence Fellows are expected to apply, secure and transition to a tenure-track faculty position at a research institution within or outside the U.S. by the end of the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicants may not simultaneously hold other career development awards that facilitate a transition to an independent research career. Applicants must not have accepted a formal offer for a tenure-track faculty position by the time of award notification. Individuals who have already applied to any Simons Foundation Independence Awards (e.g., SFARI Bridge to Independence Award, SCGB Transition to Independence Award, SCPAB Transition to Independence Award) for any two (2) years in the past are not eligible to apply to the Fellows-to-Faculty Award. Applicants may submit applications to one or more science areas offered by the Fellows-to-Faculty Award in a given application RFA cycle. Applicants are limited to submitting applications to the Fellows-to-Faculty Award for a maximum of two (2) application RFA cycles. |
Varies Date: 1/14/25 |
| American Epilepsy Society Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: Junior Investigator Research Awards |
Projects may fall across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical epilepsy research including studies of disease mechanisms or treatments, epidemiological and behavioral studies, development of new technology, or health services/outcomes research. | Assistant Professor level - must not have received an American Epilepsy Society grant previously. | $75,000 Date: 1/16/25 |
| American Epilepsy Society Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship |
Support postdoctoral trainees conducting research into the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy under the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical epilepsy research. | PhD or equivalent, be a postdoctoral research fellow at an appropriate institution before the start date, have a defined research plan. | $50,000 Date: 1/16/25 |
| American Epilepsy Society Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: |
To support researching issues that affect medically underserved individuals with epilepsy or seizures or related aspects of health equity. | Hold an MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, doctorate of nursing, or other professional degree within the appropriate track. Have a job title of clinical fellow, research fellow, clinical instructor, or clinician investigator or assistant professor for clinicians, or equivalent levels of career for nonphysicians in neuropsychology, psychology, pharmacology, nursing, or research. Self-identify as an underrepresented minority in medicine (URM). |
$150,000 over 2 years Date: 1/16/25 |
| American Epilepsy Society Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians |
Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research. | Hold a MD, PhD, ScD, DO, PharmD, or equivalent degree in a relevant clinical discipline, Be a clinical fellow, postdoctoral fellow, or newly appointed clinical faculty member within five years of first full-time appointment at an appropriate institution by the beginning of the project term. | $50,000 Date: 1/16/25 |
| CURE Epilepsy Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: CURE Epilepsy Award |
Strongly encourages multidisciplinary, collaborative projects that are inclusive of investigators from fields outside epilepsy - transformative and innovative approaches that take steps to cure epilepsy. | Established (associate professor level or above) and early-career investigators (defined as assistant professor level). | $250,000 over 2 years Date: 1/7/2025 (LOI) |
| CURE Epilepsy Go to site … |
Neurology; Epilepsy Award Grant: Taking Flight Award |
To promote the careers of young epilepsy investigators to allow them to develop a research focus independent of their mentor(s). | Applicants must fall into one of the following categories: A senior postdoctoral fellow who has a minimum of 3 years postdoctoral experience; A clinical fellow who is a Neurology Resident in his/her Neurology training and considering Epilepsy Fellowships; or a newly appointed faculty within one year of having completed postdoctoral training. | $125,000 over 1.5 year Date: 1/7/2025 (LOI) |
| McKnight Endowment Fund Go to site … |
Neuroscience Award Grant: Scholar Award |
Established to encourage emerging neuroscientists to focus on disorders of learning and memory; applicant should show interest in solving important problems in relevant areas of neuroscience, including transition of basic research to clinical practice. | Doctoral degree with record of research and commitment, Assistant Professor for less than 4 years; no more than 4 years of experience in an independent faculty position (exceptions for parental leave); cannot have already been granted tenure. | $225,000 over 3 years Date: 1/13/25 |
| Allen Foundation Go to site … |
Nutrition Award Grant: Research Grant |
The foundation welcomes proposals that develop and advance: (1) the inclusion of mandatory courses in nutrition in medical schools; (2) bringing the promise of nutrigenomics or nutritional genomics to realization; and (3) the promotion of environmentally sound, economically viable, socially responsive, and sustainable food and agricultural systems. | Research must be conducted under the leadership of a principal investigator (PI) who is a full-time regular faculty member with tenure or on tenure track. | Varies Date: 1/15/25 |
| The Foundation for the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Go to site … |
OBGYN Award Grant: Bridge Funding Award |
To stabilize a research program of a promising physician scientist in the field of perinatal sciences (basic or clinical) who has had a major national-level research program grant (e.g., R-level grant) or training grant (e.g., AAOGF/ABOG, AAOGF/SMFM, BIRCWH, WRHR, RSDP), and has applied for a subsequent grant but has not been successful in obtaining independent research funding or who has a temporary lapse in funding. | Board certified or eligible Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician-investigators who are SMFM members and are at the rank of Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology or above, who have successfully completed mentored research training or have previously had an R01 grant, and who have applied for funding but who have not been successful in either obtaining or maintaining independent research funding may apply. | $75,000 Date: 1/1/25 |
| Cancer Research Institute Go to site … |
Oncology Award Grant: Lloyd J. Old STAR Program |
CRI’s program, the CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program—Scientists Taking Risks—will provide long-term funding to mid-career scientists providing them the freedom and flexibility to pursue high-risk, high-reward research at the forefront of discovery and innovation. | The applicant must have an M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. (or equivalent), belong to one of the following categories as of July 1, 2024: Tenure-track assistant professor with a minimum of 3 years in this position (appointed on or before July 1, 2021) or tenure-track associate professor with a maximum of 3 years in this position (appointed on or after July 1, 2021); applicants are expected to commit a minimum of 80% of their time to conducting research. |
$1,250,000 over 5 years Date: 1/15/25 |
| Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers Go to site … |
Oncology Award Grant: Rising Innovator Research Grant |
Established to accelerate innovation in cancer research for women, by women. This groundbreaking initiative will fund innovative research aimed at progressing outcomes for women's cancers and invest in the next generation of women scientists who represent the diverse population they serve. | Applicants must be female investigators with a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree. Applicants must also have received their first NIH R01 (or equivalent) award within the past 10 years (i.e., grant cannot have been awarded before September 1, 2015). | $700,000 Date: 1/23/25 |
| American Society for Radiation Oncology Go to site … |
Oncology; Breast; Radiology Award Grant: ASTRO-BCRF Emerging Investigator Award to Build a Diverse Scientific Workforce |
The goal of the ASTRO-BCRF EIA is to foster and develop talented early career breast radiation oncology researchers who are members of the populations that are currently underrepresented in biomedical research. Among other requirements as listed in the Program Announcement, any Eligible Individual (Principal Investigators (PI)) must be able to self-identify as a member of any of the “Underrepresented Populations in the U.S. Biomedical, Clinical, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Enterprise” as listed in the Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-20-031*). | Any applicant who self-identifies as a member of any of the “Underrepresented Populations in the U.S. Biomedical, Clinical, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Enterprise” as listed in the Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity(NOT-OD-20-031). Multiple PIs are not allowed. | $100,000 for 1 year Date: 1/10/25 |
| Lustgarten Foundation Go to site … |
Oncology; Pancreas Award Grant: Innovation & Collaboration Program |
The intent of this program is to provide seed funding for highly innovative research with significant potential to accelerate the mission of the Lustgarten Foundation. Proposals should address key outstanding questions and have the potential to lead to a change in the current paradigm or conventional wisdom. Proposals that involve collaborations across groups or that bring new expertise and/or technology into the field will be preferred. | Engaged in significant pancreatic cancer and/or relevant focus area research as a Principal Investigator. Holds an independent faculty position or equivalent. Willingness to interact and/or collaborate with the larger network of Lustgarten Foundation-funded investigators and laboratories. |
$110,000 Date: 1/6/25 |
| American Society for Radiation Oncology Go to site … |
Oncology; Radiology Award Grant: ASTRO-Industry Radiation Oncology Research Training Fellowships |
To fill knowledge gaps by providing physician-scientists with real-world experience in drug development, including novel radiation combinations. | The individual applicant must be a current and active ASTRO member; M.D./Ph.D., M.D., D.O., or other equivalent degree(s); applicant must be currently matriculated in an accredited residency program operated by the applicant’s current training organization. | Varies Date: 1/10/25 |
| Radiological Society of North America Go to site … |
Radiology Award Grant: Research Scholar Grant |
Supports any area of research within radiologic sciences; basic, clinical, quality improvement, ethics, clinical practice efficiency, imaging informatics, or drug/device development projects are welcomed. | RSNA member, a full-time faculty position in a department of radiology, radiation oncology or nuclear medicine, hired within the last 8 years with an academic rank of instructor, assistant professor or an equivalent title. | $100,000 per year for up to 2 years Date: 1/24/25 |
| Radiological Society of North America Go to site … |
Radiology Award Grant: Research Scholar Grant |
Supports any area of research within radiologic sciences; basic, clinical, quality improvement, ethics, clinical practice efficiency, imaging informatics, or drug/device development projects are welcomed. | RSNA member, a full-time faculty position in a department of radiology, radiation oncology or nuclear medicine, hired within the last 8 years with an academic rank of instructor, assistant professor or an equivalent title. | $100,000 per year for up to 2 years Date: 1/24/25 |
| Arthritis National Research Foundation Go to site … |
Rheumatology Award Grant: Various |
Grants funded include, but are not limited to a focus on: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Pediatric Rheumatology, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia, Uveitis (shown in relationship to autoimmune forms of arthritis). | Investigators must possess either a M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree or equivalent, affiliated with a qualified, U.S. non-profit institution. Preference will be given to senior post-doctoral investigators transitioning to independent investigator status and new assistant professors. Applicants may not have (or ever have had) an NIH R01 grant or equivalent. (“Or equivalent” is defined as receipt of an NIH K08 grant plus other support totaling more than$300,000 per year). Do not apply if you’ve had an NIH R01 or equivalent support. |
Various Date: 1/25/25 |
| American Sleep Medicine Foundation Go to site … |
Sleep Award Grant: Bridge to Success Award for Early Career Investigators |
The Bridge to Success for Early Career Investigators is an AASM Foundation CDA designed to provide ‘bridge’ funding to promising early career sleep and circadian scientists who have applied for a career development award such as a K-award grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a CDA from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or an equivalent career development grant from another federal or non-federal funding agency, but whose application was not within the funding range. Through this award, the AASM Foundation aims to assist investigators at a critical juncture in their career where bridge funding can determine whether a promising sleep and circadian scientist stays in the sleep field or moves to a different career track. The funding provides support during the period of time needed for revision and resubmission of a promising application in response to reviewer critiques. | The following individuals are eligible to apply: Individuals with the following education and training are eligible to apply: Sleep scientists (MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) who have applied for a multi-year career development award from the NIH, VA or another awarding body in the field of sleep or circadian science within the past two years that was scored in the peer-review process but fell below (or is likely to fall below) the funding agency’s pay line. Individuals must identify a research mentor with the skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentorship to the applicant in sleep and circadian research. Individuals may apply for multiple AASM Foundation awards however, the same proposal (i.e. projects with budgetary and scientific overlap) may not be submitted for multiple requests for applications in a given cycle. Individuals who are the Principal Investigator on an open or previous AASM Foundation research award at the time of the application deadline are eligible to apply if: The open or previous award is NOT a Bridge to Success Award for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators or Strategic Research Award – Category I. They can demonstrate that there is no budgetary or scientific overlap between their open award and the new project they are applying for funding. If there is budgetary and/or scientific overlap between projects, the applicant must indicate their plan to close their open award in the event their new application is selected for funding (e.g. relinquish the current award or complete the current award to start the new award). The unfunded application, summary statement and priority score (if available) reflecting that their application is unlikely to receive funding and a revision will be necessary, and reviewer critiques must be provided with the application. Individuals who receive funding through the Bridge to Success mechanism must plan to resubmit their unfunded application within one year of receipt of initial funding from the AASM Foundation, and this timeline must be included within the application. |
$100,000 Date: 1/6/25 |