Non Federal Funding
Opportunities Organized by Specialty
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| Organization Organization for Autism Research Specialty Area Behavioral Health; Autism Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 3/16/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Must hold a doctoral degree and maintain a faculty position. |
OAR seeks to fund studies that expand the body of knowledge related to autism intervention and treatment, produce practical and clearly objective results, have the potential to positively affect public policy, and provide outcomes that offer to enhance quality of life for persons with autism and their families. OAR has placed special emphasis on research addressing the following areas: Community-Engaged Research; Community-Based Assessment and Intervention; Community-Living and Supports; Gender, Reproductive, and Sexual Health; Physical Health and Mental Health; Improving Access to and Effectiveness of Existing Systems and Services; Intersectionality, Equity and Diversity; and Mid-life and Older Adults. |
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| Organization Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Specialty Area Pulmonology; Cystic Fibrosis Award/Grant Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award |
Deadline 2/25/26 Award Amount $100,000/year salary support for 3 years and $33,000 for supplies Target Audience/Eligibility This award is open to junior faculty and senior fellows; a successful candidate has: (i) previous relevant research training; (ii) expertise in a related research technique; and (iii) a minimum of one (1) manuscript or abstract accepted for publication; minimum of 70% of the applicant’s time must be devoted to research. |
Support promising, clinically trained physicians with a commitment to cystic fibrosis research to develop into independent biomedical researchers. The award is intended to facilitate the transition from postdoctoral training to a career in academic medicine. |
| Organization Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Specialty Area Pulmonology; Cystic Fibrosis Award/Grant LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist Award |
Deadline 2/25/26 Award Amount $73,000 (stipend) plus $12,000 (research and development) for year 1, to $100,000 (stipend) plus $33,000 (research and development) for year 6 Target Audience/Eligibility Candidates for this award can be identified as early as their third year of residency training or at any time during their sub-specialty training. Up to 6 years of support. |
Encourages outstanding newly trained pediatricians and internists to enhance clinical proficiency in cystic fibrosis-related sub-specialties and to develop the necessary research capabilities to become independent biomedical investigators. |
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| Organization Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Specialty Area Prader-Willi Syndrome; Genetics Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 2/27/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $150,000 over 18 months Target Audience/Eligibility Principal Investigators must have a primary faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or higher. This grant program will be useful for junior faculty in the early stages of their careers, established investigators in other areas of research who wish to enter the field of PWS research, or investigators in the PWS field who are seeking funding to support pilot studies in a new area of PWS research. |
Funding priorities include: Genotype to phenotype: understanding PWS genetics / how loss of PWS-critical region genes leads to the phenotype; Neurobiology of hunger / feeding behavior in PWS; Neurobiology of cognitive deficits, maladaptive behavior and mental illness in PWS; Clinical care research: evaluation of existing drugs and interventions to improve health and quality of life in PWS; Therapeutics development for PWS- Genetic therapies; novel pharmaceuticals; drug repurposing for PWS. |
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| Organization Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Specialty Area Health Policy; Equity Award/Grant Local Data for Equitable Communities |
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This call for proposals (CFP) invites eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S. to apply for a grant to collect, analyze, and use data to address inequities in the physical, economic, and social conditions of a place under the Local Data for Equitable Communities grant program. Improving these conditions is key to achieving health equity where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. Local data can be valuable tools to make progress on building places that offer everyone the chance to be as healthy as possible. Community organizations and residents can use data to understand challenges, set priorities, advocate for what is important to them, and hold others accountable for promised changes. |
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| Organization American Thyroid Association Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Junior faculty that completed their training program or postdoctoral fellowship in the last 5 years (2020 or later). Investigators who have the academic title of Associate Professor or higher are ineligible. Postdoctoral research fellows, clinical fellows or trainees with Supervising Mentor/Faculty. Trainees are defined as (postdoctoral research fellows, residents, or graduate students working towards an MD or a PhD) that are applying with a supervising mentor or faculty member are eligible. A mentor/faculty member's CV must be submitted with a full application. A mentor/faculty supervisor is not eligible to receive more than one thyroid research grant in the same cycle. |
Support new investigator-initiated research projects in the areas of thyroid function, thyroid disease, and thyroid cancer. Topics may include, but are not limited to, Disorders of Thyroid Function, Iodine Uptake and Metabolism, Thyroid Autoimmunity, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Hormone Effect and Metabolism, Thyroid Hormone in Development and the Brain, Health Disparities, Health Services Research and Health Economics and Outcomes, Thyroid Imaging, Thyroid Nodules and Goiter, Thyroid and Pregnancy. |
| Organization Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Early Career Fellowship Grant |
Deadline 3/2/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants with NIH funding are not eligible for an FSR Early Career Fellowship. This includes R01, P01, P50, and other major individual career development awards (e.g., K01, K07, K08, K22, K23, K25, K76, K99/R00) or the equivalent. Current and former recipients of an NIH Small Grant (R03), Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21/R33), Planning Grant (R34/U34), Dissertation Award (R36), or SBIR/STTR (R41, R42, R43, R44) remain eligible, as do awardees of Transition Scholar (K38) awards and individuals appointed to institutional K programs (K12, KL2). |
Provides an opportunity for early-stage investigators to develop specialized skills, gain experience within the field of sarcoidosis, and contribute directly to advancing knowledge about sarcoidosis and enhancing medical care for sarcoidosis patients. Each candidate must apply with a proposed study that is innovative and likely to add significant knowledge to the field. |
| Organization The Sjögren's Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant High Impact Grant |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Research faculty involved in related research. |
This award supports more fully developed research proposals, which should already have the necessary preliminary data and methodology in place to move forward into the next phase of the project. |
| Organization The Sjögren's Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Foundation Pilot Grant |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Research faculty involved in related research. |
This award assists investigators in conducting feasibility studies, collecting preliminary data, or other research assistance necessary to advance their project and should help prepare them to pursue additional, larger forms of grant funding. |
| Organization National MPS Society Specialty Area Medicine; MPS Disorders; Genetics Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 3/13/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $25,000-$100,000 per year dependent on tier Target Audience/Eligibility Only one research or fellowship application per independent laboratory group within an institution; special consideration will be given to new investigators. |
Funds research that may lead to treatments for MPS diseases and solicits applications for innovative research projects that involve basic research, translational studies and clinical research. Funding can also be requested for a research fellowship. |
| Organization Cystinosis Research Foundation Specialty Area Medicine; Nephrology; Genetics; Cystinosis Award/Grant Research and Fellowship Applications |
Deadline 3/12/2026 Award Amount Research Award: Various; Postdoc Fellowship: up to $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Doctoral degree or equivalent. |
Fund proposals to improve the immediate care of children and adults with cystinosis and to develop a new understanding and treatment of cystinosis in an effort to help these patient in the futureor cystinosis. |
| Organization American Thoracic Society Specialty Area Medicine; Thoracic Award/Grant ATS Foundation Unrestricted Grants |
Deadline 3/11/26 (LOI) Award Amount $40,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Within 0-10 years of terminal degree (e.g. MD, PhD) or completing postdoctoral training, if applicable. For the current grant cycle, this means that you must have received your terminal degree or completed postdoctoral training no earlier than 2016. |
The focus of these research grants is to support junior investigators interested in research that advances the knowledge and understanding of the three pillars of the ATS: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. A primary goal of the ATS Research Program is to enable junior investigators the chance to make the transition to careers as established investigators. |
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| Organization Aneurysm and AVM Foundation Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Cerebrovascular Research Grant Awards |
Deadline 3/30/26 Award Amount $30,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Individuals involved in basic science, clinical care and epidemiological studies may submit applications. |
The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation (TAAF) invites applications for scientific research projects that will advance our understanding of cerebrovascular diseases, specifically as they relate to aneurysms, AVMs, and complex vascular malformations. TAAF Grants aim to support innovative research strategies that can lead to novel therapies, improved clinical management, and better recovery outcomes for both adult and pediatric patients. |
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| Organization American Association for Cancer Research Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Cancer Disparities Fellowship |
Deadline 3/12/26 Award Amount $130,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility 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. At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2026, 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 July 1, 2021; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree was conferred as indicated on their 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 Cancer Disparities Research Fellowship represents an effort to 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. |
| Organization Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Fellowship Award |
Deadline 3/16/26 Award Amount Varies Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO. The applicant must include a copy of their diploma to confirm date of conferral. |
All theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention. |
| Organization Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Fibrolamellar Research Funding |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount Unspecified Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must be employed by an institution engaged in health-related research. The research must focus specifically on FLC. Studies should be intended to advance knowledge relevant to the understanding, diagnosis, epidemiology, or treatment of FLC. |
FCF aims to drive and support high-impact research that is critical for the discovery of better treatments for FLC. To that end, we offer funding opportunities to both academic and industry investigators intended to support the research priorities identified by our Medical & Scientific Advisory Board. |
| Organization American Society of Clinical Oncology Specialty Area Oncology; Lymphoma Award/Grant Young Investigator Award in Mantle Cell Lymphoma |
Deadline 3/12/26 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility MD, DO- An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period. • Be within the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program at an academic medical institution at the time of application submission. Examples of a subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. • Be within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of application submission. • Be planning an investigative career in oncology. • Have a valid, active medical license in the country where the research will be conducted at the time of application. • Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting. • Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution in the proposed research field. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included. Be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent) working in any country. An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period. • Be within the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program at an academic medical institution at the time of application submission. Examples of a subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. An exception to this window may be granted under the following circumstances: • Applicants in training programs where the protected research time or dedicated research year may occur during the first year of the training program or outside the last two years of training (ex: In surgical oncology fellowship programs, the dedicated research year may occur during the first year of the program) If you think that you may be eligible for an exception to this criterion, please contact grants@conquer.org with your CV. • Applicants who have just completed their subspecialty training within three months of the application deadline. • Be within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of application submission. An exception to this criterion may be granted to foreign medical graduates whose medical degree completion may fall outside of the 10-year cutoff. Please see the FAQ for more information or contact grants@conquer.org. • Be planning an investigative career in oncology. • Have a valid, active medical license in the country where the research will be conducted at the time of application. • Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting. • Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution in the proposed research field. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included. |
The Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award (YIA) in Mantle Cell Lymphoma provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology with a focus on mantle cell lymphoma. The purpose of this award is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship or training program to a faculty appointment. This is a mentored award and the research project is conducted under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the proposed research area. Applications in all areas of cancer research are accepted from U.S. and international applicants. |
| Organization American Society of Clinical Oncology Specialty Area Oncology; Neurology Award/Grant Young Investigator Award in Primary Brain Tumors |
Deadline 3/12/26 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility MD, DO- An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period. • Be within the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program at an academic medical institution at the time of application submission. Examples of a subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. • Be within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of application submission. • Be planning an investigative career in oncology. • Have a valid, active medical license in the country where the research will be conducted at the time of application. • Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting. • Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution in the proposed research field. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included. Be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent) working in any country. An MD, PhD is eligibleif both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period. • Be within the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program at an academic medical institution at the time of application submission. Examples of a subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. An exception to this window may be granted under the following circumstances: • Applicants in training programs where the protected research time or dedicated research year may occur during the first year of the training program or outside the last two years of training (ex: In surgical oncology fellowship programs, the dedicated research year may occur during the first year of the program) If you think that you may be eligible for an exception to this criterion, please contact grants@conquer.org with your CV. • Applicants who have just completed their subspecialty training within three months of the application deadline. • Be within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of application submission. An exception to this criterion may be granted to foreign medical graduates whose medical degree completion may fall outside of the 10-year cutoff. Please see the FAQ for more information or contact grants@conquer.org. • Be planning an investigative career in oncology. • Have a valid, active medical license in the country where the research will be conducted at the time of application. • Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting. • Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution in the proposed research field. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included. |
The Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award (YIA) in Primary Brain Tumors provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in all focus areas of primary brain tumor research, with the goal of advancing the understanding and treatment of brain tumors. The purpose of this award is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship or training program to a faculty appointment. This is a mentored award and the research project is conducted under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the proposed research area. Applications are accepted from U.S. and international applicants. |
| Organization Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Neuroscience; Pediatrics Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 3/12/26 Award Amount $60,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Doctoral degree. |
Proposals should: improve our understanding of the biology of pediatric brain tumors, improve the treatment of childhood brain tumors, reduce or ameliorate tumor or treatment related sequelae, heighten public awareness of childhood tumors and improve the lives of children with brain tumors and their families. |
| Organization Pfizer Specialty Area Oncology; Pathology; Colorectal Award/Grant Quality Improvement in Molecular Testing Pathways for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) |
Deadline 3/31/26 Award Amount $250,000 Target Audience/Eligibility The applicant organization must designate two Principal Investigators (PIs) to lead the project. • One PI must be a Pathologist and the other as an Oncologist (roles may be interchanged as PI and co-PI). • PI serves as the primary point of contact for the applicant's organization. • Pathologist PI/co-PI must be an active member of ASCP at the time of award. • Both PI and co-PI must be part of the multi-disciplinary team. • The PI must be an employee or contractor of the requesting organization. Intra- and inter-institutional collaborations are encouraged, provided all partners have a defined role, and the requesting organization plays a central leadership role in the project. |
The overarching goal of this program is to advance diagnostic excellence and improve treatment decision-making for patients with mCRC. To address these issues, there is an urgent need for collaborative, multidisciplinary initiatives that leverage data-driven approaches to: Assess current practices and identify variations in the ordering of various biomarker tests such as RAS (KRAS/NRAS) mutations, BRAF mutations, HER2 amplification, and microsatellite instability (MSI)/mismatch repair (MMR) status. Evaluate timeliness and efficiency by analyzing various turnaround times such as preanalytical (order to collection and collection to receipt), analytical (receipt to result) and post-analytical (result to time of action). Identify variations across institutions in receiving and integrating biomarker test results into a patient’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Address communication gaps to ensure effective, timely dissemination of biomarker results, thereby supporting prompt initiation of appropriate frontline treatment. Ensure that the right patients receive timely, appropriate, evidence-based, biomarker-informed therapies in accordance with NCCN guidelines. Strengthen multidisciplinary team coordination by equipping pathologists and laboratory professionals with skills and tools to improve communication and care coordination, enabling oncologists to make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. |
| Organization Prostate Cancer Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Prostate Award/Grant TACTICAL Award (Therapy ACceleration To Intercept CAncer Lethality) |
Deadline 3/16/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $5-10M over 3-5 years Target Audience/Eligibility TACTICAL Award teams are multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional teams that work synergistically on a project with a shared primary vision and transformative high-impact goal. Teams must be composed of at least five (5) investigators from non-profit academic research centers or community organizations, including two young investigators, capable of providing unique scientific expertise to the solution of this significant problem in prostate cancer research. To qualify as a young investigator, team members must have a doctoral-level degree and be within six years of completion of their terminal degree or subsequent mentored academic or clinical training program including postdoctoral or clinical fellowships. Cross-disciplinary teams that are diverse and inclusive will be favored. Investigators from for-profit companies and government institutions can be included as collaborative team members, but cannot receive any funds from this Award mechanism.VA investigators are excluded from this exception, and can be included as funded team members, including as Principal Investigator. |
PCF seeks applications for currently unfunded, large-scale multi-disciplinary team science research projects that will directly contribute to reducing death and suffering from prostate cancer, and will deliver transformative and tangible outcomes in the 3-5-year funding period. This includes basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research projects focused on strategies to prevent prostate cancer metastasis, morbidity, or mortality, which addresses major unmet needs in a transformative way. |
| Organization Lung Cancer Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Pulmunology; Lung Award/Grant Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer |
Deadline 3/10/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Investigators must be affiliated with a non-profit academic or research institution and must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years’ experience since their initial faculty appointment. For full details, eligibility criteria, and application instructions, please refer to the request for proposals. |
This funding mechanism is focused on identifying, characterizing, and developing approaches and techniques that will allow early detection and/or prevention of lung cancer and gaining insight into pre-neoplastic processes in the lungs. The ultimate goal is to detect lung cancer at the earliest stages and subsequently increase survival and survivorship. While this list is not exclusive, general areas of interest include: Improvements in risk stratification of patients and uptake for screening Identification and characterization of new biomarkers for NSCLC and SCLC Development of predictive, diagnostic, or prognostic biomarkers Liquid biopsy assays and related techniques Genomic and histological approaches to improve early detection in tissue samples Novel imaging and computational modalities to identify and risk stratify pre-neoplastic lesions Implementation science with systematic uptake of evidence-based research findings into routine practices to improve quality and effectiveness of health services for early detection Studies of pre-neoplasia and progression to lung neoplasia to inform prevention strategies Development of pathways to increase uptake and utilization of lung cancer screening Epidemiology studies to identify risk factors and implementation of prevention measures Development of any new technologies that will aid in identifying early-stage lung cancers |
| Organization Lung Cancer Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Pulmunology; Lung Award/Grant LCRF Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer |
Deadline 3/10/2026 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility This grant mechanism will focus on furthering the understanding of the development, prevention, and therapy of resistance by supporting projects that seek to identify, characterize, treat or prevent resistance to lung cancer therapies. Work supported through this mechanism will address important mechanistic questions and developmental therapeutics across histological subtypes of lung cancer (including lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer) and across the care continuum including newly designed targeted therapies and immunotherapies. These studies will enhance the momentum of improving lung cancer outcomes and have the potential to increase survivorship. |
Investigators must be affiliated with a non-profit academic or research institution and must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years’ experience since their initial faculty appointment. |
| Organization Lung Cancer Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Pulmunology; Lung Award/Grant Leading Edge Research Grant Program |
Deadline 3/10/2026 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Investigators must be affiliated with a non-profit academic or research institution and must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years’ experience since their initial faculty appointment. |
The goal of the LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program is to fund innovative projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, disparities, and social determinants of health research. |
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| Organization The Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Specialty Area Ophthalmology Award/Grant Heed Fellowship |
Deadline 3/1/2026 Award Amount $10,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Graduate from an accredited medical school, school of osteopathic medicine, or holder of ECFMG certificate; Must complete fellowship within 3 years of residency. Fellowship has to take place in the United States; A minimum of 20% of the fellowship is required to be spent in research. |
To encourage and support education and research in ophthalmology and the ophthalmic sciences by providing postgraduate fellowships to individuals of exceptional ability. |
| Organization Glaucoma Foundation Specialty Area Ophthalmology; Glaucoma Award/Grant Research Grant- Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma, Pressure Independent Mechanisms of Glaucoma, Neuroprotection, and Genetics of Glaucomas that affect people under the age of 40 years |
Deadline 3/16/2026 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Full Time faculty or equivalent. |
The areas of current focus for TGF’s Grant Research program are exfoliation syndrome, exfoliation glaucoma and intraocular pressure-independent mechanisms of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma. |
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| Organization Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Specialty Area Orthopedics Award/Grant Innovation in Allografts Translational Grants |
Deadline 3/23/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $75,000 - $250,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants may apply to either Junior Investigator or Established Investigator Track. Award amount varies by track. |
Proposed studies should focus on innovative translational and clinical research in the fields of tissue allograft transplantation and science, novel uses of allografts, combination with other biomaterials to enhance properties, and transformative regenerative medicine technologies relying on allograft tissues and matrices. |
| Organization Scoliosis Research Society Specialty Area Orthopedics; Scoliosis Award/Grant Standard Research Grant |
Deadline 3/15/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $75,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS but do need to have at least one SRS member as a co-investigator. |
The Society expects that these grants will lay the foundation for a sustained avenue of investigation and allow the investigator(s) to seek larger grants from sources such as the NIH or OREF. |
| Organization Scoliosis Research Society Specialty Area Orthopedics; Scoliosis Award/Grant SRS Resident/Fellow Research Grant |
Deadline 3/15/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $10,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Open to all residents/fellows in good standing in an Orthopaedic or Neurosurgery training program. |
The Resident/Fellow Research grants are meant to allow residents/fellows to pursue avenues of interest to prepare them for a lifelong research career. |
| Organization Scoliosis Research Society Specialty Area Orthopedics; Scoliosis Award/Grant Cotrel Foundation Basic Research Grant |
Deadline 3/15/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $50,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS but do need to have at least one SRS member as a co-investigator. |
The SRS-Cotrel Foundation basic science research grant is conceived to support projects that will be performing work in Pediatric Scoliosis. Projects investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms, medical imaging as well as characterizing biomechanical aspects underlying the disease are eligible. |
| Organization Scoliosis Research Society Specialty Area Orthopedics; Scoliosis Award/Grant Biederman Innovation Award |
Deadline 3/15/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Recipients should be young Active or Candidate SRS members (age 45 or younger at the time the award is given) who have demonstrated clinical or translational research promise and have submitted a research proposal designed to enhance innovation in spinal deformity treatment. |
The Biedermann Innovation Research Award shall be designed to support innovative research by young clinical investigators in the field of spine deformity. |
| Organization Scoliosis Research Society Specialty Area Orthopedics; Scoliosis Award/Grant New Investigator Research Grant |
Deadline 3/15/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $30,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS but do need to have at least one SRS member as a co-investigator. |
New investigator research grants are meant to stimulate younger members into a career of investigation in spinal deformity. |
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| Organization Thrasher Research Fund Specialty Area Pediatrics Award/Grant Early Career Award (Pediatric Research) |
Deadline 3/17/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Those eligible to apply: physicians who are in a residency/fellowship training program, or who completed that program no more than one year before the date of submission of the Concept Paper; Post-doctoral researchers who received the doctoral level degree no more than three years prior to the date of submission of the Concept Paper. A new investigator who holds a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K award (including a K12 award) or a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) is not eligible to apply for the Early Career Award. |
The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The goal is to fund applicants who will go on to be independent investigators. |
| Organization Saving Tiny Hearts Society Specialty Area Pediatrics; Cardiology Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 3/16/2026 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Research faculty involved in related research. |
These research grants are intended to fund early stage science with unique hypotheses fostering the next generation of congenital heart defect research, thus, creating a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advancements. |
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| Organization American Hand Therapy Foundation Specialty Area Physical Therapy Award/Grant Burkhalter New Investigator Grant for Clinical Research in Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $15,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Occupational or physical therapist clinicians, graduate students, or faculty at accredited occupational/physical therapy programs are eligible for this award. At least one member of the research team must be a member of ASHT. |
Experimental, non-experimental, pilot studies, quasi-experimental, measurement, or qualitative studies designed to advance the clinical practice of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation in categories identified by the AHTF research priorities will be considered. |
| Organization American Hand Therapy Foundation Specialty Area Physical Therapy Award/Grant Judy Bell-Krotoski “Grab the Evidence” Award |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Occupational or physical therapist clinicians, graduate students, or faculty at accredited occupational/physical therapy programs are eligible for this award. At least one member of the research team must be a member of ASHT. |
Experimental studies, pilot studies, or systematic reviews/meta-analyses which support the evidence of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation in the diagnostic categories identified by the AHTF research priorities or by the specific donor’s research priorities will be considered. |
| Organization American Hand Therapy Foundation Specialty Area Physical Therapy Award/Grant Tri-Alliance Grant Honoring ASHT Founders |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $15,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Occupational or physical therapist: clinicians, graduate students, or faculty at accredited occupational/physical therapy programs are eligible for this award. At least one member of the research team must be a member of ASHT. |
Research within any domain of hand therapy accepted. Randomized or experimental study designs, including quantitative, mixed methods, or qualitative designs that aim to advance the clinical practice of hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. |
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| Organization American Psychological Foundation Specialty Area Psychology Award/Grant Esther Katz Rosen Fund for the Study of Gifted Children and Youth |
Deadline 3/6/26 Award Amount $39,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Doctoral degree or current graduate student. |
Studies related to the advancement and application of knowledge about gifted children; enhance development of identified gifted/talented children and adolescents. |
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| Organization Pulmonary Hypertension Association Specialty Area Pulmonology; Hypertension Award/Grant Pediatric PH Research Award |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $65,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants should have a post-baccalaureate Ph.D. degree or equivalent, or a doctoral-level clinical degree such as MD, DO, PharmD or Ph.D. in public health or other clinical health sciences or be an advanced practice providers or in nursing who have complete all fellowship, post-doctoral training, or appropriate training. Early and mid-career researchers are encouraged to apply. |
Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s Pediatric PH Research Award is to support research that could have a great impact towards advancing the field of pediatric pulmonary hypertension research. The PHA Pediatric PH Research Award will support a pilot study that would provide foundational research for a larger study and support additional grant submissions. |
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| Organization Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Specialty Area Rheumatology; Sjogren's Syndrome Award/Grant High Impact Research Award |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $100,000 over 1-3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Basic or clinical scientist; physicians should have advanced clinical training in a specialty related to Sjogren's such as rheumatology or ophthalmology. |
This award will support more fully developed research proposals, which should already have the necessary preliminary data and methodology in place to move forward into the next phase of the project. |
| Organization Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Specialty Area Rheumatology; Sjogren's Syndrome Award/Grant Pilot Research Award |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $50,000 over 1-2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Basic or clinical scientist; physicians should have advanced clinical training in a specialty related to Sjogren's such as rheumatology or ophthalmology. |
This award will assist investigators in conducting feasibility studies, collecting preliminary data, or other research assistance necessary to advance their project and should help prepare them to pursue additional, larger forms of grant funding. |
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| Organization ResMed Foundation Specialty Area Sleep and Respiratory Health Award/Grant Clinical Research Proposal |
Deadline 3/15/26 Award Amount Various Target Audience/Eligibility Not specified. |
Promote novel research as well as public and physician awareness of sleep disordered breathing, with a primary focus on positive airway pressure therapies and ventilation-based treatments; morbidies associated with SDB; emphasis on hypertension, coronary disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation. |
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| Organization American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Specialty Area Surgery; Colon; Rectal Award/Grant Research Foundation Grants and Awards |
Deadline 3/15/26 Award Amount $4,000 - $150,000 depending on award Target Audience/Eligibility See specific awards for eligibility. |
The Society offers a range of grant opportunities distributing funds made available by the Research Foundation Board of Trustees to members of the Society. |
| Organization American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Specialty Area Surgery; Orthopaedics Award/Grant Andrew J. Weiland Medal |
Deadline 3/31/26 Award Amount $20,000 Target Audience/Eligibility It is awarded to a mid-career surgeon who is up to 60 years of age, or a surgeon who is less than 20 years from hand fellowship training. |
Contributed a body of research that advances the field. The medal recognizes and supports outstanding research in hand surgery in order to continue Dr. Weiland’s vision for the field of hand surgery. |
| Organization Society for Vascular Surgery Specialty Area Surgery; Vascular Award/Grant Clinical Research Seed Grant |
Deadline 3/1/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility The Principal Investigator for the Clinical Research Seed Grant must be 1) an SVS Active Member within the first 10 years of practice or 2) a fellowship- or integrated residency-trained, board-eligible, vascular surgeon within the first 10 years of practice with a full-time faculty position with an SVS Active Member serving as mentor. Residents and fellows are not eligible. |
The Clinical Research Seed Grant program has the following goals: encourage the interest and development of clinical investigators among the SVS membership, particularly junior members or those with limited prior experience as Principal Investigators and provide direct support for pilot clinical projects that have potential to develop into larger studies fundable by industry or governmental sources. |
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| Organization Shock Society Specialty Area Trauma; Shock; Sepsis Award/Grant Faculty Research Award |
Deadline 2/28/26 Award Amount $83,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Must be member of Shock Society; within 4 years of faculty appointment at institution; must have faculty mentor; cannot hold any career development award. |
Must relate to trauma, shock, or sepsis; research may be basic cellular responses or clinical outcomes. |
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| Organization Foundation for Women's Wellness Specialty Area Women's Health Award/Grant Women’s Health Research Awards |
Deadline 3/14/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Lead investigator must be an MD and/or PhD with faculty appointment at an accredited U.S. academic institution or similar nonprofit medical research institution that receives NIH and/or public foundation grants. |
FWW Research Awards target small, short-term studies on leading women’s health concerns including cardiovascular disease, female cancers, the role of hormones in disease and stage-of-life health concerns, diseases disproportionately affecting women, and areas where sex differences need clarity. |