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May 2025

DUE 5/1/25 - 5/14/25

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American Society of Hematology Go to site … Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology Grant: ASH Bridge Grant Program Award Amount: $150,000 Deadline: 5/1/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Submitted a hematology-related R01 in last 18 months that was scored and not funded, current ASH member, hold faculty appointment.	ASH accepts basic, translational, patient-oriented clinical research, outcomes-based research.

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American Society of Hematology
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology

Grant: ASH Bridge Grant Program

Award Amount: $150,000

Deadline: 5/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Submitted a hematology-related R01 in last 18 months that was scored and not funded, current ASH member, hold faculty appointment.

ASH accepts basic, translational, patient-oriented clinical research, outcomes-based research.

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American Society of Hematology Go to site … Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology Grant: Scholar Awards Award Amount: $150,000 Deadline: 5/1/2025 (LOI) Target Audience / Eligibility: Fellow Scholar Award: Applicants must be in mentored, postdoctoral training positions with five or fewer years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree. Fellow to Faculty Scholar Award: Applicants must be in mentored, postdoctoral training positions, possess five to eight years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree, and have available no more than $150,000 annually in research funding. Junior Faculty Scholar Award: Applicants must have between eight and 13 years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree. Applicants who hold independent faculty level positions must apply for the Junior Faculty Award.	ASH Scholar Award has helped ease the transition between training and the establishment of an independent career in hematology research by providing partial salary or other support during that critical period. The award offers three funding opportunities for hematology researchers.

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American Society of Hematology
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology

Grant: Scholar Awards

Award Amount: $150,000

Deadline: 5/1/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Fellow Scholar Award: Applicants must be in mentored, postdoctoral training positions with five or fewer years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree.

Fellow to Faculty Scholar Award: Applicants must be in mentored, postdoctoral training positions, possess five to eight years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree, and have available no more than $150,000 annually in research funding.

Junior Faculty Scholar Award: Applicants must have between eight and 13 years of research experience following completion of their terminal degree. Applicants who hold independent faculty level positions must apply for the Junior Faculty Award.

ASH Scholar Award has helped ease the transition between training and the establishment of an independent career in hematology research by providing partial salary or other support during that critical period. The award offers three funding opportunities for hematology researchers.

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Lalor Foundation Go to site … Specialty Area: OB/GYN; Women's Health; Community Health Grant: Anna Lalor Burdick Program Award Amount: up to $35,000 Deadline: 05/01/25 (concept paper due) Target Audience / Eligibility: New programs at any 501c(3) organization.	Supports programs that offer sexual and reproductive health education to young women; specific interests in programs serving young women who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination, geographic isolation, lack of comprehensive sex education, hostile public policy, or others; typically will not support general operations, ongoing programs, or existing staff positions.

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Lalor Foundation
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Specialty Area: OB/GYN; Women's Health; Community Health

Grant: Anna Lalor Burdick Program

Award Amount: up to $35,000

Deadline: 05/01/25 (concept paper due)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
New programs at any 501c(3) organization.

Supports programs that offer sexual and reproductive health education to young women; specific interests in programs serving young women who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination, geographic isolation, lack of comprehensive sex education, hostile public policy, or others; typically will not support general operations, ongoing programs, or existing staff positions.

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American Academy of Pediatrics Go to site … Specialty Area: Physical Rehabiliation Grant: Mid-Career Research Grant Award Amount: $25,000 Deadline: 5/1/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Eligible applicants for grant include any physiatrist or faculty member in a division or department of physical medicine and rehabilitation who is at least 5 and not more than 20 years post-completion of a terminal degree and subsequent training program. Applicant must be able to demonstrate a history of successful research experience.	Encourages nurses to focus on responding to health disparities globally, project should be conducted by a cross-country (at least two countries) research team and focus on responding to health disparities globally.

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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Specialty Area: Physical Rehabiliation

Grant: Mid-Career Research Grant

Award Amount: $25,000

Deadline: 5/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Eligible applicants for grant include any physiatrist or faculty member in a division or department of physical medicine and rehabilitation who is at least 5 and not more than 20 years post-completion of a terminal degree and subsequent training program. Applicant must be able to demonstrate a history of successful research experience.

Encourages nurses to focus on responding to health disparities globally, project should be conducted by a cross-country (at least two countries) research team and focus on responding to health disparities globally.

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Sigma Theta Tau International Go to site … Specialty Area: Nursing; Global Health Grant: Sigma Global Nursing Research Grant Award Amount: $10,000 Deadline: 5/1/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Principal investigator(s) should be registered nurses (or country equivalent) with current license and have at least a master's in nursing (or country equivalent).	Encourages nurses to focus on responding to health disparities globally, project should be conducted by a cross-country (at least two countries) research team and focus on responding to health disparities globally.

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Sigma Theta Tau International
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Specialty Area: Nursing; Global Health

Grant: Sigma Global Nursing Research Grant

Award Amount: $10,000

Deadline: 5/1/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Principal investigator(s) should be registered nurses (or country equivalent) with current license and have at least a master's in nursing (or country equivalent).

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American Academy of Pediatrics Go to site … Specialty Area: Pediatrics Grant: Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Various Funding Opportunities Award Amount: $15,000-$50,000 Deadline: 5/2/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Researchers from Canadian and US institutions are invited to apply • NRP Human Factors or Education Grant (up to $15,000): Any health care professional with an interest in the impact of human factors on delivery room resuscitation or optimization of NRP education. • NRP Young Investigator Award (up to $15,000): Physicians-in-training or individuals within 4 years of medical training. • NRP Research Grant Program (up to $50,000): Any health care professional with an interest in neonatal resuscitation. • Jeanette Zaichkin NRP Nursing Grant for Excellence and Innovation in NRP Education (up to $10,000): A nurse or nurse practitioner who works in the delivery room or NICU. The recipient must also be a current NRP Instructor in good standing.	The overall objective of the NRP® grant program is to identify the best ways to optimize care in the deliveryroom using NRP. Successful grant applications will address key gaps related to transitional physiology, evidence-based resuscitation intervention, teaching and evaluating the cognitive, technical and behavioral skills necessary for successful resuscitation of the newborn and retention of skills and knowledge over time. Applications focused primarily on quality improvement initiatives or educational dissemination without a clear educational research focus will not be considered. Funding specifically for simulation supplies or development of a simulation center will not be considered.

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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Specialty Area: Pediatrics

Grant: Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Various Funding Opportunities

Award Amount: $15,000-$50,000

Deadline: 5/2/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Researchers from Canadian and US institutions are invited to apply

• NRP Human Factors or Education Grant (up to $15,000): Any health care professional with an interest in the impact of human factors on delivery room resuscitation or optimization of NRP education.

• NRP Young Investigator Award (up to $15,000): Physicians-in-training or individuals within 4 years of medical training.

• NRP Research Grant Program (up to $50,000): Any health care professional with an interest in neonatal resuscitation.

• Jeanette Zaichkin NRP Nursing Grant for Excellence and Innovation in NRP Education (up to $10,000): A nurse or nurse practitioner who works in the delivery room or NICU. The recipient must also be a current NRP Instructor in good standing.

The overall objective of the NRP® grant program is to identify the best ways to optimize care in the deliveryroom using NRP. Successful grant applications will address key gaps related to transitional physiology, evidence-based resuscitation intervention, teaching and evaluating the cognitive, technical and behavioral skills necessary for successful resuscitation of the newborn and retention of skills and knowledge over time. Applications focused primarily on quality improvement initiatives or educational dissemination without a clear educational research focus will not be considered. Funding specifically for simulation supplies or development of a simulation center will not be considered.

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Brain Aneurysm Foundation Go to site … Specialty Area: Oncology; Hematology; Cardiovascular Disease, Immunologic Disorders Grant: Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award Award Amount: $120,000 per year for 2 years Deadline: 5/12/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Must identify as a racial/ethnic group designated as “underrepresented in medicine” OR have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diverse patient participation in clinical trials, see website for specific ethnicities. Must be a US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, or hold a H-1B or O-1 Visa. Must hold the degree of MD, MD/PhD, DO, or DO/PhD. Must focus on one of the following clinical research areas: cancer (hematology and oncology), cardiovascular disease or immunologic disorders. Must be an Early-Stage Investigator (ESI).	To transform the clinical research landscape by building and strengthening partnerships between clinical investigators and the communities where their patients reside, with a goal of ultimately engaging a patient population that mirrors the epidemiology of the disease studied.

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Brain Aneurysm Foundation
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Hematology; Cardiovascular Disease, Immunologic Disorders

Grant: Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award

Award Amount: $120,000 per year for 2 years

Deadline: 5/12/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Must identify as a racial/ethnic group designated as “underrepresented in medicine” OR have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diverse patient participation in clinical trials, see website for specific ethnicities.

Must be a US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, or hold a H-1B or O-1 Visa. Must hold the degree of MD, MD/PhD, DO, or DO/PhD. Must focus on one of the following clinical research areas: cancer (hematology and oncology), cardiovascular disease or immunologic disorders. Must be an Early-Stage Investigator (ESI).

To transform the clinical research landscape by building and strengthening partnerships between clinical investigators and the communities where their patients reside, with a goal of ultimately engaging a patient population that mirrors the epidemiology of the disease studied.

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Brain Aneurysm Foundation Go to site … Specialty Area: Neuroscience Grant: Research Grants Award Amount: $50,000 Deadline: 5/6/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: PI must be at faculty level of Instructor or higher.	Projects with the potential to advance basic scientific, translational, and clinical brain aneurysm research will be considered.

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Brain Aneurysm Foundation
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Specialty Area: Neuroscience

Grant: Research Grants

Award Amount: $50,000

Deadline: 5/6/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
PI must be at faculty level of Instructor or higher.

Projects with the potential to advance basic scientific, translational, and clinical brain aneurysm research will be considered.

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Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Go to site … Specialty Area: Oncology Grant: Emerging Leaders Award Award Amount: $250,000 per year for 3 years Deadline: 5/5/2025 (LOI) Target Audience / Eligibility: Must have an MD or PhD. Must be 3-8 years within start of independent faculty appointment by 12/31/24; applicants should have multi-year independent funding that sustains the laboratory.	Supports early investigators conducting high-impact, high-risk cancer research. Intended to support projects for which other sources of funding are not readily available.

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Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
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Specialty Area: Oncology

Grant: Emerging Leaders Award

Award Amount: $250,000 per year for 3 years

Deadline: 5/5/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Must have an MD or PhD. Must be 3-8 years within start of independent faculty appointment by 12/31/24; applicants should have multi-year independent funding that sustains the laboratory.

Supports early investigators conducting high-impact, high-risk cancer research. Intended to support projects for which other sources of funding are not readily available.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Go to site … Specialty Area: Oncology; Prostate Grant: Challenge Award Award Amount: Up to 1M per team Deadline: 5/5/2025 (LOI) Target Audience / Eligibility: • Composed of a team of at least three (3) investigators from non-profit academic research centers, including one young investigator (see PCF Challenge Award Team requirements below). • Support large-scale research projects concerning metastatic, lethal prostate cancer over a duration of two years. • May be assembled from one institution, or several institutions. • Must embed at least one young investigator as an integral contributor to the team. The young investigator may hold the title of Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, or equivalent and must be within six- years following completion of a professional degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD-PhD, DSc, ScD, DDM, DDS, DMD, MBBS, or equivalent) or subsequent mentored academic or clinical training program, such as a postdoctoral or clinical fellowship. He or she should not have been granted commitments for more than $2,000,000 in direct research funding from all sources including institutional funds at the time of this application. • Applicants who are under-represented in biomedical research are highly encouraged to apply. • In order to improve the health and wellness of our treasured US military veterans, applicants with Veterans Administration (VA) appointments are highly encouraged to apply. Projects that involve a VA Medical Center in their research proposal planning will be appreciated.	Research proposals in the following topic areas are solicited: • Theranostics. • Drugging currently undruggable oncology targets: preventing progression to lethal disease. • Improved biotechnologies for precision medicine. • First-in-field immunotherapies for prostate cancer. • Artificial intelligence/machine learning to better inform patient outcomes. • Host microbiome and tumor metabolism.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Prostate

Grant: Challenge Award

Award Amount: Up to 1M per team

Deadline: 5/5/2025 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligibility:
• Composed of a team of at least three (3) investigators from non-profit academic research centers, including one young investigator (see PCF Challenge Award Team requirements below).

• Support large-scale research projects concerning metastatic, lethal prostate cancer over a duration of two years.

• May be assembled from one institution, or several institutions.

• Must embed at least one young investigator as an integral contributor to the team. The young investigator may hold the title of Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, or equivalent and must be within six- years following completion of a professional degree (MD, DO, PhD, MD-PhD, DSc, ScD, DDM, DDS, DMD, MBBS, or equivalent) or subsequent mentored academic or clinical training program, such as a postdoctoral or clinical fellowship. He or she should not have been granted commitments for more than $2,000,000 in direct research funding from all sources including institutional funds at the time of this application.

• Applicants who are under-represented in biomedical research are highly encouraged to apply.

• In order to improve the health and wellness of our treasured US military veterans, applicants with Veterans Administration (VA) appointments are highly encouraged to apply. Projects that involve a VA Medical Center in their research proposal planning will be appreciated.

Research proposals in the following topic areas are solicited:

• Theranostics.

• Drugging currently undruggable oncology targets: preventing progression to lethal disease.

• Improved biotechnologies for precision medicine.

• First-in-field immunotherapies for prostate cancer.

• Artificial intelligence/machine learning to better inform patient outcomes.

• Host microbiome and tumor metabolism.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Go to site … Specialty Area: Medicine; Pulmonary Hypertension Grant: Innovation Research Award Award Amount: $120,000 over 2 years Deadline: 5/7/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Applicants must have a post-baccalaureate Ph.D. degree or equivalent, or a doctorallevel clinical degree such as MD, DO, PharmD or Ph.D. in public health or other clinical health sciences and have complete all fellowship or post-doctoral training.	To support highly meritorious, innovative research that could have a great impact towards accelerating the field of pulmonary hypertension research.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Pulmonary Hypertension

Grant: Innovation Research Award

Award Amount: $120,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 5/7/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Applicants must have a post-baccalaureate Ph.D. degree or equivalent, or a doctorallevel clinical degree such as MD, DO, PharmD or Ph.D. in public health or other clinical health sciences and have complete all fellowship or post-doctoral training.

To support highly meritorious, innovative research that could have a great impact towards accelerating the field of pulmonary hypertension research.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Go to site … Specialty Area: Community Health, Youth Grant: Research Grants for Reducing Inequality Award Amount: Various, up to $600,000 per year Deadline: 5/7/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: Non-profit institution; funds will not support buildings, fundraising, endowments, general operating budgets, or scholarship.	Applications must be focused on people aged 5-25, and identify a specific inequality in youth outcomes.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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Specialty Area: Community Health, Youth

Grant: Research Grants for Reducing Inequality

Award Amount: Various, up to $600,000 per year

Deadline: 5/7/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
Non-profit institution; funds will not support buildings, fundraising, endowments, general operating budgets, or scholarship.

Applications must be focused on people aged 5-25, and identify a specific inequality in youth outcomes.

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Society for Neuroscience Go to site … Specialty Area: Neuroscience Grant: Ralph W. Gerard Prize Award Amount: $30,000 Deadline: 5/8/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: The award is open to all scientists with contributions to the field of neuroscience.	The Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience honors an outstanding scientist who has made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout his or her career.

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Society for Neuroscience
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Specialty Area: Neuroscience

Grant: Ralph W. Gerard Prize

Award Amount: $30,000

Deadline: 5/8/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
The award is open to all scientists with contributions to the field of neuroscience.

The Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience honors an outstanding scientist who has made significant contributions to neuroscience throughout his or her career.

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Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Go to site … Specialty Area: Medical Research; Health Care Grant: Community Grants Award Amount: Up to $20,000 Deadline: 5/11/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility: IRS qualified non-profit; the foundation does not make grants to individuals.	The Foundation will support a variety of community based programs.

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Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
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Specialty Area: Medical Research; Health Care

Grant: Community Grants

Award Amount: Up to $20,000

Deadline: 5/11/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:
IRS qualified non-profit; the foundation does not make grants to individuals.

The Foundation will support a variety of community based programs.

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National MS Society Go to site … Specialty Area: Neurology; Multiiple Sclerosis Grant: Career Transition Fellowships Award Amount: $600,000 over 5 years Deadline: 5/14/2025 (pre-application) Target Audience / Eligibility:I Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent) and must be in a research-oriented postdoctoral training program at an academic, government, or non-profit research institution. Applicants must have more than two years of postdoctoral research experience and no more than five years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application. (Clinically related training periods such as medical residencies or sub-specialty fellowships will not be counted towards postdoctoral research experience.)	Finding a way to stop MS, restore function and end MS forever will require a cadre of well-trained scientists engaged in MS-related research. The Society’s Career Transition Fellowship addresses this need by fostering the development and productivity of young scientists who have potential to make significant contributions to MS research and help ensure the future and stability of MS research.

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National MS Society
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Specialty Area: Neurology; Multiiple Sclerosis

Grant: Career Transition Fellowships

Award Amount: $600,000 over 5 years

Deadline: 5/14/2025 (pre-application)

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent) and must be in a research-oriented postdoctoral training program at an academic, government, or non-profit research institution.

Applicants must have more than two years of postdoctoral research experience and no more than five years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application. (Clinically related training periods such as medical residencies or sub-specialty fellowships will not be counted towards postdoctoral research experience.)

Finding a way to stop MS, restore function and end MS forever will require a cadre of well-trained scientists engaged in MS-related research. The Society’s Career Transition Fellowship addresses this need by fostering the development and productivity of young scientists who have potential to make significant contributions to MS research and help ensure the future and stability of MS research.

Due 5/15/25 - 5/31/25

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American Association for Cancer Research Go to site … Specialty Area: Oncology; Lung; Pulmonology Grant: AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship Award Amount: $130,000 over 2 years Deadline: 5/15/2025 Target Audience / Eligibility:I 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. At the start of the grant term on September 1, 2025, applicants must: 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 (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before September 1, 2020; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree was conferred, as indicated on the diploma and/or transcript) 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.	The AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship represents a joint effort designed to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow in conducting ALK-positive lung cancer research and help the grantee establish a successful career path in this field.

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American Association for Cancer Research
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Specialty Area: Oncology; Lung; Pulmonology

Grant: AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship

Award Amount: $130,000 over 2 years

Deadline: 5/15/2025

Target Audience / Eligibility:I

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.

At the start of the grant term on September 1, 2025, applicants must:

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 (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before September 1, 2020; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree was conferred, as indicated on the diploma and/or transcript)

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.

The AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship represents a joint effort designed to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow in conducting ALK-positive lung cancer research and help the grantee establish a successful career path in this field.

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American Association for Cancer Research Go to site … Specialty Area: Orthopedics; Sports Medicine Grant: Young Investigator Award Award Amount: $40,000 Deadline: 5/15/2025 (Pre-proposal) Target Audience / Eligibility:I A Young Investigator is defined as an orthopaedic surgeon who has graduated from an approved residency program or is a resident currently in an approved program. The Principal Investigator must document and perform the primary role in the proposed project and remain associated with the parent institution for the duration of the project period. A Principal Investigator that has received less than $25,000 in funding from organizations external to their parent institution.	This grant opportunity aims to train early-career surgeons as principal investigators, perform the primary role in generating the hypothesis, design the experiment, carry it out, and interpret the results with the assistance of an experienced supervisor and/or investigative team.

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

Grant: Young Investigator Award

Award Amount: $40,000

Deadline: 5/15/2025 (Pre-proposal)

Target Audience / Eligibility:I
A Young Investigator is defined as an orthopaedic surgeon who has graduated from an approved residency program or is a resident currently in an approved program. The Principal Investigator must document and perform the primary role in the proposed project and remain associated with the parent institution for the duration of the project period. A Principal Investigator that has received less than $25,000 in funding from organizations external to their parent institution.

This grant opportunity aims to train early-career surgeons as principal investigators, perform the primary role in generating the hypothesis, design the experiment, carry it out, and interpret the results with the assistance of an experienced supervisor and/or investigative team.

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American Association for Cancer Research Go to site … 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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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 Go to site … 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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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 Go to site … 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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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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Oncology Nursing Foundation Go to site … 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: 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 Go to site … 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: 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 Go to site … 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

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 Go to site … 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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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).

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

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TSC Alliance Go to site … Specialty Area: Medicine; Tuberous Sclerosis Grant: Early-Stage Investigator Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships Award Amount: up to $150,000 Deadline: 5/19/25 (LOI) Target Audience / Eligi: All applicants must have a doctoral-level degree, e.g., MD or PhD or equivalent.	Postdoctoral Fellowship awards may support any type of basic or translational research relevant to TSC that provides an outstanding opportunity for the trainee’s professional growth. Research grant awards are intended to provide funding for an independent researcher, whether tenure-track faculty, non-tenure-track faculty or staff, or an equivalent level at a research institution or company.

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TSC Alliance
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Specialty Area: Medicine; Tuberous Sclerosis

Grant: Early-Stage Investigator Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Award Amount: up to $150,000

Deadline: 5/19/25 (LOI)

Target Audience / Eligi:
All applicants must have a doctoral-level degree, e.g., MD or PhD or equivalent.

Postdoctoral Fellowship awards may support any type of basic or translational research relevant to TSC that provides an outstanding opportunity for the trainee’s professional growth. Research grant awards are intended to provide funding for an independent researcher, whether tenure-track faculty, non-tenure-track faculty or staff, or an equivalent level at a research institution or company.

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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Go to site … 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 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 Go to site … 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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Purpose / Description

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.

May 2025

DUE 5/1/25 - 5/14/25

American Society of Hematology

American Society of Hematology

Lalor Foundation

American Academy of Pediatrics

Sigma Theta Tau International

American Academy of Pediatrics

Bristol Meyers Squibb Foundation

Brain Aneurysm Foundation

Mark Foundation for Cancer Research

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

William T. Grant Foundation

Society for Neuroscience

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

National MS Society

Due 5/15/25 - 5/31/25

American Association for Cancer Research

American Orthpaedic Society for Sports Medicine

American Orthpaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Robarts Research Institute

Oncology Nursing Foundation

Oncology Nursing Foundation

Oncology Nursing Foundation

Oncology Nursing Foundation

TSC Alliance

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

March of Dimes