Non Federal Funding
Opportunities Organized by Specialty
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Deadline 8/15/2026 Award Amount $300,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Faculty members who have completed anesthesiology residency within last 10 years; 75% research time protected. |
Helps anesthesiologists develop the skills, preliminary data for subsequent grant applications and research publications needed to become independent investigators. |
| Organization Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Specialty Area Anesthesiology Award/Grant Research Fellowship Grant |
Deadline 8/15/2026 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Anesthesiology trainee after CA-1 year. |
Intended to provide anesthesiology residents and fellows with the opportunity to obtain significant training in research techniques and scientific methods. |
| Organization Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Specialty Area Anesthesiology Award/Grant Research in Education Grant |
Deadline 8/15/2026 Award Amount $100,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Faculty member of any rank; 40% protected research time. |
Advances the careers and knowledge of anesthesiologists interested in improving the concepts, methods and techniques of education in anesthesiology. |
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| Organization Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Specialty Area Basic Sciences Award/Grant Sloan Research Fellowships |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Tenure-track position by September 15 of application year; chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, molecular biology, neuroscience, physics, or a related field. |
To stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. |
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| Organization Greenwall Foundation Specialty Area Bioethics Award/Grant Faculty Scholars Award |
Deadline 9/9/26 (LOI) Award Amount Varies Target Audience/Eligibility Only one applicant from a university or non-profit research institute will be considered in each application cycle. Institutions should have an internal screening and selection process, as the Foundation will not consider multiple letters of intent received from a single institution. Junior faculty members at a university or non-profit research institute with a faculty appointment (or other long-term research position outside a university) that allows at least 50 percent of their effort to perform research (often this is a faculty position with at least a 60 percent appointment in a tenure-track position or its equivalent). |
Research that will will have an impact on clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice; and who will make important contributions to the field of bioethics over their careers. |
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| Organization Leducq Foundation Specialty Area Cardiology; Medicine Award/Grant International Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research |
Deadline 9/2/26 (LOI) Award Amount $9,000,000 over 5 years Target Audience/Eligibility Expertise in cardiovascular or neurovascular disease, or a related field, and must be affiliated with an academic research center; wo Network Coordinators must be from different continents. |
Innovative advancements to cardiovascular and neurovascular disease research. Basic, translational, and clinical science, including collaborative “bench to bedside and back” programs qualify. |
| Organization Amyloidosis Foundation Specialty Area Cardiology; Medicine; Amyloidosis Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 9/12/26 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants who are within 10 years of completion of post-doctoral studies or clinical fellowship are eligible to apply for funding. Applicants must have a mentor, who guarantees an environment that will support the research project of the applicant. |
Supporting research which targets the challenges in the field of amyloidosis. |
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| Organization American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Specialty Area Cell Therapy; Gene Therapy Award/Grant Career Development Award |
Deadline 8/1/2026 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Any ASGCT member type who is in good standing, or persons who have a membership application pending, may apply for these awards. |
The purpose of these awards is to support independent transformative pilot studies in cell and gene therapy by ASGCT members, particularly those ideas that would be challenging to fund with normal funding mechanisms. ASGCT is interested in helping applicants generate their own independent preliminary data to use in larger proposals (NIH K awards, first-submission R-level funding, etc.) to gain independence. Please select one of the topics below that best fits your proposal. A. Viral Vector Development Includes any viral vector (RNA or DNA virus) and includes regulation of gene expression. B. Gene Targeting and Gene Correction Basic development of novel technologies for genome editing, with or without nucleases. C. Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Includes siRNAs, aptamers, antagomirs, miRNAs, shRNA, antisense, splice switching oligos, and plasmids. D. Synthetic/Molecular Conjugates and Physical Methods for Delivery of Gene Therapeutics Includes any non-viral gene therapeutics delivery method, such as polymers, liposomes, exosomes, electroporation and other non-viral delivery methodologies. E. Immunological Aspects of Gene Therapy and Vaccines Includes host responses and therapy/prevention of infectious diseases. Excludes cancer immunotherapy and cancer vaccines. F. Cell Therapies Includes development of somatic, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells or other therapeutic cell populations, and issues related to cell expansion or processing. Includes cell-based strategies for cancer immunotherapy or similar. |
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| Organization The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Specialty Area Chemical Sciences Award/Grant Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program |
Deadline 8/6/2026 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, be after the fourth and not after the twelfth years of their independent academic careers, and be engaged in research and teaching primarily with undergraduates. Institutions can only nominate one person. |
Supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. |
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| Organization National Eczema Foundation Specialty Area Dermatology Award/Grant Catalyst Research Grant |
Deadline 8/14/2026 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Assistant Professors (or equivalent) without current or previous NIH R funding as a Senior or Co-PI, Post-doctoral fellows, Medical Residents or Fellows, Research Associates, and Nurse Practitioners are eligible to apply. |
This award is intended to stimulate the entry of early-career scientists into areas of research related to eczema, as they seek to become an independent research investigator with a commitment to this field. |
| Organization National Eczema Foundation Specialty Area Dermatology Award/Grant Champion Research Grant |
Deadline 8/14/2026 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Associate Professors and above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past 5 years on an R01 grant or its equivalent. |
Funding support for experienced researchers with recognized productivity – either within or outside the eczema field – to conduct highly innovative, cutting-edge investigations related to eczema. |
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| Organization Society for Academic/Emergency Medicine Foundation Specialty Area Emergency Medicine Award/Grant Education Project Grant |
Deadline 8/1/2026 Award Amount $20,000 Target Audience/Eligibility SAEM member; doctoral degree; have a university appointment; residents in their final year are eligible to apply. |
To foster innovation in teaching, education, and educational research in emergency medicine for faculty-, fellow-, resident- and medical student-level learners. The mission of the grant is to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a dedicated two-year training period, including pursuit and preferably completion of an advanced degree in education. |
| Organization Society for Academic/Emergency Medicine Foundation Specialty Area Emergency Medicine Award/Grant Research Project Grant |
Deadline 8/1/2026 Award Amount $300,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility SAEM member; doctoral degree; have a university appointment; residents in their final year are eligible to apply; PI should not have received a SAEMF Research Training Grant, EMF Research Fellowship, or federally funded career development award (K-Series or VA CDA). |
1.Provide support to an emergency medicine academician awardee for two years of concentrated training and mentorship with an emphasis on learning research methodology. The award is intended to support the development of sound research skills rather than a specific research project. 2.Enhance the likelihood of the selection of an academic and research career by the awardee. 3.Facilitate the support of research training in the awardee’s host institution for emergency medicine research scientists. 4.Encourage the awardee’s academic development and involvement in emergency medicine research. |
| Organization Society for Academic/Emergency Medicine Foundation Specialty Area Emergency Medicine Award/Grant Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant |
Deadline 8/1/2026 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility SAEM member; doctoral degree; have a university appointment; not have received a similar grant for the same purpose as the SAEMF proposal (no overlapping funds). |
To support emergency care research related to emerging infectious disease (e.g. influenza, COVID-19, or other infections--this award is not limited to specific conditions). This award seeks to support an ambitious program of acute care science in emerging infectious disease that may include diagnostics, patient and provider safety, intervention/therapeutics, disaster preparedness, or other relevant topic areas. |
| Organization Society for Academic/Emergency Medicine Foundation Specialty Area Emergency Medicine Award/Grant Research Large Project Grant |
Deadline 8/1/2026 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility SAEM member; doctoral degree; have a university appointment; not have received a similar grant for the same purpose as the SAEMF proposal (no overlapping funds); not have NIH R01 award or equivalent. |
To support an emergency medicine faculty member to conduct a large-scale research project to advance his/her career and subsequently obtain federal funding by developing pilot data. |
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| Organization American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Specialty Area Gastroenterology; Surgery; Medicine Award/Grant General Surgery Resident Research Initiation Grant |
Deadline 8/17/2026 Award Amount $20,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Must be General Surgical Residents or recent (within 2 years) Graduates of a US or Canadian approved General Surgery Training Program; applicant must have designated time for research and no clinical responsibility. |
To attract General Surgery Residents into the field of colon and rectal surgery by providing opportunities to engage in clinical or laboratory-based research focused on diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. |
| Organization American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Specialty Area Gastroenterology; Surgery; Medicine Award/Grant BRIDGE Award |
Deadline 8/17/2026 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Research Eligibility: an applicant must seek a BRIDGE grant to support investigator-initiated, hypothesis-driven, original research relevant to the pathophysiology or management of diseases of the colon, rectum, anus, or small bowel. Investigator Eligibility: Independent clinical practice with expertise in colorectal surgery as demonstrated by: Has sufficient education, training, and experience and is otherwise qualified to conduct the eligible research. Has designated time, (i.e., at least 25% non-clinical time), to conduct the eligible research. Has access to institutional resources necessary to conduct the eligible research. Has not previously and will not during the budget period benefit from a BRIDGE grant or similar grant from another funding source. Attends the ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting during the funding period and able to present findings at the pleasure of the Research Foundation Board of Trustees. Applications showing that this proposal will improve the likelihood of a favorable review upon resubmission of a multiyear extramural proposal will receive stronger consideration. |
The Benefiting Research Innovation Development Growth and Education (BRIDGE) grant’s objective is to encourage the advancement of research related to colorectal diseases by supporting researchers in their efforts to obtain sustainable funding by providing funding to (i) acquire key data or publications to enable competitive application as a faculty member transitions from a foundation career development award (i.e. RF of the ASCRS CDA/LPG type award) to an extramural award (i.e. NIH K or R type award), a competitive Foundation Award (i.e. American Cancer Society, Damon Runyon, etc), Department of Defense Award; and to (ii) provide a viable means to support attainment of multiple-year, sustained research funding in colorectal diseases. |
| Organization American Gastroenterological Association Specialty Area GI; Medicine Award/Grant AGA Research Foundation’s Pilot Research Awards |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $40,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants for this award must hold an MD, PhD and/or equivalent degree (e.g., MBBS, MBChB, DO) and a full-time faculty or equivalent position at an institution in North America; AGA membership is required at the time of application submission. |
To advance research on health and health care disparities related to digestive diseases. |
| Organization American Gastroenterological Association Specialty Area GI; Medicine Award/Grant AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $40,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must hold an NIH K series or other federal or non-federal career development award of at least four years’ duration; may not hold an R01 or equivalent; MD, PhD and/or equivalent degree, for MD no more than seven years have elapsed following the completion of clinical training and for PhD no more than seven years have elapsed following the awarding of the PhD degree and the start date of this award; AGA membership required. |
For a early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cancer. |
| Organization American Gastroenterological Association Specialty Area GI; Medicine; Oncology Award/Grant AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $100,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must be established as an independent investigator in the field of gastric biology. MD applicants are considered “established” if seven or more years have elapsed following the completion of clinical training (GI fellowship or its equivalent) at the start date of this award (i.e., April 2024). PhD applicants are considered “established” if seven or more years have elapsed following the awarding of the PhD degree and the start date of this award (i.e., April 2024). Applicants for this award must hold an MD, PhD and/or equivalent degree (e.g., MBBS, MBChB, DO). AGA membership is required at the time of application submission. |
The objective of this AGA Research Foundation award is to support an established investigator in the field of gastric cancer research working to enhance our fundamental understanding of gastric cancer pathobiology or approaches to prevent, treat or cure gastric cancer. |
| Organization Kenneth Rainin Foundation Specialty Area GI; Medicine; IBD Award/Grant Innovator Awards |
Deadline 9/30/26 (LOI) Award Amount $150,000-$300,000 (for collaborators) Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must hold advanced degrees (MD, PhD or the equivalent) and academic positions at universities, medical centers or research institutions. |
To support innovative ideas can lead to improvements in preventing, diagnosing and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). |
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| Organization Angelman Syndrome Foundation Specialty Area Genetics; Angelman Syndrome Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 8/15/2026 Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Investigators of preclinical, translational and clinical research. |
The ASF Scientific Advisory Committee identified the following areas of unmet need in AS research. Priority will be given to the following topics: Projects studying or correcting the heterozygous effect of non-UBE3A genes in deletion; Projects studying the potential results of increasing UBE3A after therapies or for some subtypes of AS; Projects studying delivery of therapies and potential for improvement; Symptomatic therapies that impact the daily life of people with Angelman syndrome and their families. |
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| Organization Alpha-1 Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) In-Cycle Grant Opportunities |
Deadline 9/25/26 (LOI) Award Amount Between $25,000 - $100,000 based on award. Target Audience/Eligibility See website for specific mechanism eligibility details. |
The specific aims of the Grants Award Program are to promote research that would eventually result in the improved health of individuals with AAT Deficiency. The Program supports basic science and clinical research, improved understanding of the pathogenesis of the clinical manifestations of AAT Deficiency, the development and testing of treatments for the disease, bioethics and social research, and the promotion of education of members of the medical community regarding AAT Deficiency. |
| Organization Huntington's Disease Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship |
Deadline 10/1/26 (LOI) Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Postdoctoral fellows or up to 7 years past completion of PhD. |
These fellowships are intended to cultivate interest in Huntington’s disease research by encouraging promising early career scientists. |
| Organization Huntington's Disease Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 10/1/26 (LOI) Award Amount $100,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Doctoral degree. |
Grants provide more experienced researchers with seed funding to enable them to collect the preliminary data needed to obtain major, long-term funding from other organizations, including the National Institutes of Health. |
| Organization Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 9/1/26 (LOI) Award Amount $43,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Doctoral degree, independent researcher, and have not been awarded the Mizutani grant between 2020 and 2024. |
The objective of the Foundation is to promote world-wide progress in glycoscience. In accordance with this objective, the Foundation provides research grants to outstanding proposals for basic and applied studies on glycoconjugate in the fields of organic chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, cellular biology and medical sciences. |
| Organization Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Postdoctoral Fellowship |
Deadline 9/4/26 Award Amount $105,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree from an accredited institution. Degree must have been received within no more than three years of the time of the award. |
Support new and innovative studies relevant to the pathogenesis of DM, disease progression, best practices in clinical management of the disorder, and therapeutic and diagnostic development for myotonic dystrophy. |
| Organization Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Specialty Area Medicine Award/Grant Early Career Scholar Grant |
Deadline 9/4/26 Award Amount $190,000 Target Audience/Eligibility For the Early Career Scholar- Clinical Research award, the applicant will need to include a letter of commitment from their chair or clinical chief that they will have protected time from clinical service for the study. For the Early Career Scholar- Basic/Translational Science award, the applicant will need to include a letter of commitment from their chair or clinical chief that they will have protected time from teaching during the study. |
MDF seeks to retain early-career researchers who are committed to DM research by funding projects in basic, translational, or clinical research and care. |
| Organization Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Specialty Area Medicine; Genetics Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 9/4/26 (LOI) Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Academic research applicants should have a primary faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or higher; FPWR seeks to support innovative, high-risk/high reward research in its early stages. |
FPWR accepts applications in all areas of research relevant to PWS, but are particularly interested in supporting projects that will lead to new interventions to alleviate the symptoms associated with PWS. |
| Organization Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders Specialty Area Medicine; Hematology Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 9/25/26 Award Amount $20,000 Target Audience/Eligibility MD or DO who is junior faculty who qualifies as an early-stage investigator (see below), or a current fellow, in Adult or Pediatric Hematology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; a Women’s Reproductive Health speciality such as Adolescent Medicine or Pediatric/ Adolescent Gynecology; or another specialty that involves the care of women and girls with blood disorders. |
To support a research project in hematology and/or in obstetrics/gynecology in the area of blood disorders—all blood disorders—affecting women and girls and proposed by junior faculty or fellows. |
| Organization ResMed Foundation Specialty Area Medicine; Pulmonology; Sleep Award/Grant Clinical Research Proposal |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount Various Target Audience/Eligibility Donor recipients must be a qualified tax-exempt organization under section 501 (c) 3 of the US Internal Revenue Service or have the equivalent designation by the federal governing agency in another country. |
The ResMed Foundation is particularly interested in: Research proposals that utilize advanced analytics and data science, especially the use of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the analysis of large sets of data from a variety of relevant sources (EHR, lab, claims, sensors/wearables, connected devices, remote physiologic and remote therapeutic monitoring, software/digital health platforms, etc.). Research based on real-world data (RWD) that generates high-quality real-world evidence (RWE). Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR). Pragmatic research and clinical trials that accelerate the integration of research, policy and practice. Remote management of chronic disease. Vision of sleep lab/sleep management of the future. |
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| Organization National MPS Society Specialty Area Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Award/Grant Research Grants |
Deadline 8/7/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $25-100,000 over 1-2 years dependent on tier Target Audience/Eligibility See each tier for specific eligibility; qualified to serve as PI on a research grant. |
The National MPS Society supports multiple research grant tiers tailored to the complexity and impact of the project. Explore the tiers to find the opportunity that best fits your research goals. |
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| Organization LGS (Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome) Foundation Specialty Area Neurology; Epilepsy Award/Grant Cure LGS Research Grant |
Deadline Rolling Award Amount $25-$75,000 (see different levels) Target Audience/Eligibility Young investigators, physician residents, and clinicians (no additional specifications provided). |
Award for those interested in studying Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Our seed grants are intended to help researchers explore novel ideas and answer questions related to the clinical aspects, therapies and/or genetic causes of LGS. |
| Organization National Multiple Sclerosis Society Specialty Area Neurology; Multiple Sclerosis Award/Grant Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care Physician Fellowship |
Deadline 8/5/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Residents who have or will have received training in neurology or physiatry in the United States, and who are in the PGY3 or PGY4 stage or beyond, are eligible to apply. Applications are reviewed via a competitive process. Residents whose career plans include working with underserved populations or in rural areas are particularly encouraged to apply. |
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society offers a one year, post-residency MS clinical* fellowship program designed to train board eligible/certified neurologists or physiatrists in specialized MS clinical care. The program is sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Applicants who will spend the majority of their time in either adult or pediatric MS care are encouraged to apply. |
| Organization National Multiple Sclerosis Society Specialty Area Neurology; Multiple Sclerosis Award/Grant Mentor-based Postdoctoral Fellowship |
Deadline 8/5/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $66,654-$80,930 Target Audience/Eligibility Mentor must hold a faculty appointment at an accredited institution and have adequate research funding and support to a postdoctoral fellow; Fellows ( Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree) with 0-36 months of previous postdoctoral training. |
With this support, trainee should be able to (a) perform meaningful and independent research relevant to MS rehabilitation and (b) obtain a suitable position that will enable him or her to do so. |
| Organization American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Practice Research Training Scholarship |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicant who has completed residency or a PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award; AAN Member. |
To support practice-based research, which is defined as “clinical research that evaluates translation of evidence into best clinical practice.” This award aims to recognize the importance of good practice-based research or comparative effectiveness research (CER) and encourage young investigators to use studies to improve health systems and services. |
| Organization American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicant who has completed residency or a PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award; AAN Member. |
Patient-oriented research conducted with human participants, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurologic disease. |
| Organization American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Clinical Research Training Scholarships |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Must be AAN member who has completed residency or a PhD no more than 5 years prior. |
Proposal should be defined as “patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurologic disease. These areas of research include epidemiologic or behavioral studies, clinical trials, studies of disease mechanisms, the development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research.” Disease-related studies not directly involving humans or human tissue are also encouraged if the primary goal is the development of therapies, diagnostic tests, or other tools to prevent or mitigate neurological diseases. |
| Organization American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging & Age-Related Memory Loss |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicant who has completed residency or a PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award (July 1, 2025); AAN Member. |
Patient-oriented research conducted with human participants, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurologic disease. |
| Organization American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area Neuroscience Award/Grant Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicant who has completed residency or a PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award; AAN Member. |
The award aims to recognize the importance of and encourage young investigators in, good laboratory or preclinical research. |
| Organization Brightfocus Foundation Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Postdoc Fellowship: Alzheimer's Research |
Deadline 9/1/26 Award Amount $200,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Within 5 years of degree conferral |
Intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s independent research career. |
| Organization Brightfocus Foundation Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Early Career Investigator Award: Alzheimer's Research |
Deadline 9/1/26 Award Amount $300,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Within 15 years of degree conferral |
Designed to support high risk, high reward, innovative research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). |
| Organization Brightfocus Foundation Specialty Area Neurology Award/Grant Independent Investigator Award: Alzheimer's Research |
Deadline 9/1/26 Award Amount $300,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants from outside the Alzheimer’s field and cross-disciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged. Applicants should not hold an active R01 (or equivalent) for the same of closely related research topic |
Designed to support high risk, high reward, innovative research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). |
| Organization Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area Neurology; Alzheimer's Award/Grant Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker Development Program |
Deadline 9/14/26 (LOI) Award Amount Up to $600,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Researchers, clinicians, and postdoctoral fellows at an academic medical institution. |
Seeks to support the development and validation of biomarkers that will enhance the design and performance of clinical trials for Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. Funding priorities include: neuroimaging, cerebrospinal fluid and blood-based biomarkers, functional activity measures, other novel approaches. See website for current biomarker target priorities. |
| Organization Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area Neurology; Alzheimer's Award/Grant Drug Development Program |
Deadline 9/14/26 (LOI) Award Amount Up to $5,000,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Researchers and clinicians at an academic medical institution. |
Support programs that aim to advance novel lead molecules to the clinical candidate selection stage (compounds suitable for IND-enabling studies) or build preclinical evidence in relevant animal models for repurposed/repositioned drugs. |
| Organization Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area Neurology; Alzheimer's; Dementia Award/Grant Prevention |
Deadline 9/14/26 (LOI) Award Amount Up to $5,000,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Researchers and clinicians at an academic medical institution. |
Program seeks to support studies of cognitive symptoms due to health conditions, comparative effectiveness research, and epidemiological studies that probe whether the use or choice of drugs alters the risk for dementia or cognitive decline. |
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| Organization Foundation for Academic Nursing (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)) Specialty Area Nursing Award/Grant Faculty Scholars Grant |
Deadline 8/7/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Nurse educators. |
AACN is seeking proposals to examine the impact of simulation-based education using a wide variety of methodologies, including, but not limited to, mannequin-based, XR, and virtual simulation on student transition to practice outcomes. Recognizing the importance of experiential learning to the preparation of the next generation of nurses, there continues to be a need for evidence of best practices to improve educational outcomes. |
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| Organization The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Specialty Area Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) Award/Grant Resident Scholars Program |
Deadline 9/14/26 Award Amount Varies Target Audience/Eligibility Candidates must be PGY-3 residents (or PGY-4 in Canada) by July 1 of the application year in an accredited residency program in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States or Canada. |
The Resident Scholars Program provides mentoring and educational opportunities during the final two years of obstetrics and gynecology residency, including funded attendance at SMFM Annual Meetings and a weekend research design and biostatistics course; and the opportunity to join SMFM committees as an honorary member during residency. |
| Organization March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Specialty Area OBGYN; Birth Defects Award/Grant Discovery Research Grant |
Deadline 9/8/26 Award Amount $200,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Health professionals, health researchers, epidemiologists and social scientists with doctoral academic degrees, and either a faculty appointment or equivalent. |
Awarded to seasoned researchers seeking to make consequential translational discoveries that will drastically alter clinical care for pregnant women and babies, whether through evidence-based prevention, diagnosis or intervention. |
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| Organization Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Fellowship Awards |
Deadline 8/14/26 Award Amount Around $73,000 per year for 4 years Target Audience/Eligibility Must have completed MD, PhD, DDS or DVM - copy of diploma is required. See website for eligibility levels. |
The Foundation encourages all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention. |
| Organization Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Cancer Research Grants |
Deadline 8/31/26 Award Amount Various Target Audience/Eligibility Must be part of nonprofit institute and propose research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. |
Research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation particularly encourages grant applications for a one year period which will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. |
| Organization Dravet Syndrome Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Neurology; Epilepsy Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 8/21/26 Award Amount $250,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants should be affiliated with a research or academic institution (excluding for-profit companies), may be US or foreign based, established in their field, and in good standing with their institution. |
These grants are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome; Investigators applying for a research grant should ensure their proposed project addresses the needs of the Dravet syndrome community and DSF’s mission to support research toward better treatments and a cure for Dravet syndrome. |
| Organization Dravet Syndrome Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Neurology; Epilepsy Award/Grant Clinician-Researcher Grant |
Deadline 8/21/26 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Successful applicants hold an MD or DO degree, have a valid US medical license, work full-time at a US academic institution that grants doctoral degrees, and are guaranteed a minimum of 75% research time at their institution. Principal Investigators on NIH grants exceeding $225,000 and recipients of other fellowships are not eligible. |
Support hypothesis-driven clinical research projects that have significant potential to advance our understanding of Dravet syndrome; slow or halt the of progression of the disease, characteristics, or comorbidities of the disease; and/or reduce mortality. The projects must be patient-oriented, with the investigator directly interacting with human subjects/patients. This includes studies such as therapeutic interventions or support/extension of existing clinical trials. |
| Organization American Association for Cancer Research Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant AACR-Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Research Challenge Grants |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility At the start of the grant term (January 1, 2027), applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and be independent investigators. |
An effort to stimulate and develop creative, paradigm-shifting ideas in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) that have the potential to advance knowledge of lobular breast cancer detection, diagnosis, pathology, treatment, recurrence prevention, or surveillance. |
| Organization American Association for Cancer Research Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award |
Deadline 9/3/26 Award Amount $206,000 Target Audience/Eligibility At the start of the grant term (December 1, 2026), applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field, hold a faculty position with the title of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or the equivalent, have started their first independent faculty position within the past 6 years from the start of the grant term, devote at least 75% of their total effort to research in breast or a gynecologic cancer, independent lab space. |
Established to accelerate innovation in cancer research for women, by women. This groundbreaking initiative will fund innovative research aimed at progressing outcomes for women's cancers and invest in the next generation of women scientists who represent the diverse population they serve. |
| Organization American Cancer Society Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Research Professor Award |
Deadline 9/1/26 (LOI) Award Amount $80,000 per year for up to 5 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants for either award must have attained the rank of full professor, but for no more than 15 years at this rank. |
Professor Awards provide flexible funding for outstanding individuals who have made seminal contributions that have changed and will continue to change the direction of cancer or cancer control research. Intended for investigators who have made seminal contributions in the area of cancer control that have changed the direction of clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy, or epidemiologic cancer research. |
| Organization Conquer Cancer Foundation/ASCO Specialty Area Oncology Award/Grant Young Investigator Award |
Deadline 9/10/26 Award Amount $50,000 Target Audience/Eligibility MD or DO in last two years of final subspecialty training and within 10 years of obtaining medical degree at time of grant submission; planning an investigative career in clinical oncology; applicant should be working in clinical research setting or oncology lab (faculty appt not necessary at time of grant); ASCO member; 60% FT research effort. |
To provide funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. |
| Organization Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area Oncology; Cardiothoracic Surgery Award/Grant TSF Research Award |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $85,000 per year for up to two years Target Audience/Eligibility The applicant must be a cardiothoracic surgeon who has completed a program leading to certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or its equivalent in a country outside of the United States, or who will be certified by the grant start date (July 1, 2024), and who is within seven years* of their first faculty appointment. |
This grant is for cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training and are seeking initial support and recognition for their original research project. Preference will be given to either clinical- or laboratory-based investigations that are judged likely to generate data that will, in turn, facilitate subsequent funding support for the applicant. |
| Organization Cancer Research Institute Specialty Area Oncology; Immunology Award/Grant CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Award |
Deadline 9/1/26 Award Amount $228,000/3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Projects relating directly to cancer immunology; must have doctoral degree; no more than 5 years relevant post-doctoral experience (MDs should not include residencies in this number); no more than 3 years in sponsor's laboratory. |
To support to fund and train young immunologists and cancer immunologists at top universities and research centers around the world. |
| Organization Lymphoma Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Lymphoma Award/Grant Clinical Investigator Career Development Award |
Deadline 9/3/26 Award Amount $375,000/over 3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Early career investigators with no more than five years of experience beyond completion of their fellowship or postdoctoral training. |
To support physician investigators at the level of advanced fellow or junior faculty member who will contribute to the development of new lymphoma therapies and diagnostic tools. |
| Organization Lymphoma Research Foundation Specialty Area Oncology; Lymphoma Award/Grant Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants |
Deadline 9/3/26 Award Amount $195,000/over 3 years Target Audience/Eligibility MD, PhD, or equivalent; grantee nust devote 80 percent of their time in research during the award period; applicants should not have completed more than six years (72 months) of their fellowship or postdoctoral work at the start of their award period. |
The LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant is designed to support investigators at the level of advanced fellow or postdoctoral researcher in laboratory or clinic- based research with results and conclusions that must be clearly relevant to the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of Hodgkin and/or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies and transplantation. |
| Organization Thrasher Research Award Specialty Area Oncology; Pediatrics Award/Grant Early Career Awards (Pediatric Research) |
Deadline 9/1/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility 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. |
The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of researchers 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 Curing Kids Cancer Specialty Area Oncology; Pediatrics Award/Grant Individual Research Awards |
Deadline 9/14/26 Award Amount $150,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Open to all applicant levels with MD and/or PhD; The NIH salary cap must be employed. |
The goal of these grants is to overcome barriers to clinical application of new treatment approaches for childhood cancer. Project must fit into at least one the following categories:Cancer immunotherapy/Targeted therapy, High-grade brain tumors, Therapeutic targeting through genomics/epigenetics. |
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| Organization The Glaucoma Foundation Specialty Area Ophalthmology; Glaucoma Award/Grant Exfoliation syndrome, exfoliation glaucoma and intraocular pressure-independent mechanisms of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma |
Deadline 9/14/26 Award Amount $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Must hold full-time faculty position. |
Research that may be considered range from basic science to clinical interventions, such as genetics and genomic medicine, disease modeling, assessment of ocular perfusion, artificial intelligence, and clinical research. |
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Deadline 7/30/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $200,000 per year for up to 3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Established PIs. |
This program is intended to provide support for high-risk/high-gain age-related macular degeneration research. We hope to attract established investigators to apply for this support, but the aims of the application must contain outside-the-box ideas that are novel in the field. Applicants who are experts in another field are encouraged to apply their talents to proposing innovative research in the macular degeneration field. |
| Organization Bright Focus Foundation Specialty Area Optometry; Age-related Macular Degeneration Award/Grant New Investigator Grant Program |
Deadline 7/30/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $150,000 per year for up to 3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Early Career Investigators |
This research grant is intended to support investigators during their early years as an independent investigator involved in studies that have an impact on the causes and/or treatment of macular degeneration. |
| Organization Bright Focus Foundation Specialty Area Optometry; Age-related Macular Degeneration Award/Grant Postdoctoral Fellowship Program |
Deadline 7/30/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $200,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Young postdoctoral researchers during their final stages of mentored training. |
Support for a young scientist to conduct postdoctoral studies in an established laboratory focused on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or new clinical treatment of macular degeneration and should also serve as the basis for the applicant's own independent research career. |
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| Organization American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Area Orthopaedics Award/Grant Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant |
Deadline 7/31/2026 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Any investigative team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing. |
To honor the memory and spirit of the late Dr. Sandy Kirkley by providing start-up, seed, or supplemental funding for an outcome research project or pilot study. To support an orthopaedic sports medicine clinical outcome research project. |
| Organization The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Specialty Area Orthopedics; Spinal Cord Injury/Central Nervous System Disorders Award/Grant Research Grant |
Deadline 9/30/26 Award Amount Up to $75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Both scientists or postdoctoral fellows can serve as PI - postdocs need appropriate reference letters. |
Focus areas on understanding the effects of Spinal Cord Injury at the cellular level, particular with emphasis on that which determines apoptosis and/or prohibits regrowth; Studying strategies to promote neuronal growth and survival, encourage formation of synapses, enhance production of myelin, restore conduction capabilities, or otherwise lead to restoration of the compromised circuitry in the acutely and chronically injured. |
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| Organization Rheumatology Research Foundation Specialty Area Rheumatology; Medicine Award/Grant Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Supplement |
Deadline 8/3/26 Award Amount $100,000 over 2 years Target Audience/Eligibility Junior investigators; ACR or ARP members with an MD, DO, PhD or equivalent doctoral level degree. |
This award is designed to address the needs of these investigators and serve as a supplement to the NIH individual K series, VA CDA, or equivalent 4- or 5-year award mechanism. Applicants should propose a new project or expansion of their career development award that demonstrates growth of the aims of the initial award and an independent direction for the investigator leading to the submission of an R award or equivalent. |
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| Organization Scleroderma Foundation Specialty Area Scleroderma; Rheumatology Award/Grant New and Established Investigator Research Grant Program |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $200,000 for 2-3 years Target Audience/Eligibility Applications may be submitted by domestic non-profit organizations, public and private such asuniversities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories. |
Research that targets scleroderma-related lung disease research and pediatric scleroderma. |
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| Organization Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Specialty Area Social Sciences Award/Grant Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Award |
Deadline 8/1/2026 (LOI) Award Amount $15,000-75,000 Target Audience/Eligibility While almost all recipients of these awards possess a Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or equivalent degree, there are no formal degree requirements for the award. The award, however, may not be used to support research undertaken as part of the requirements for a graduate degree. |
The Foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that addresses urgent, present-day problems of violence—what produces it, how it operates, and what prevents or reduces it. |
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| Organization American Association of University Women Specialty Area STEM Award/Grant American Fellowships |
Deadline 9/30/26 Award Amount $25,000 Target Audience/Eligibility Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. |
Support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks. |
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| Organization Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (OMSF) Specialty Area Surgery; Oral and Maxillofacial Award/Grant Research Support Grants |
Deadline 8/31/26 Award Amount $75,000 per year Target Audience/Eligibility OMS Surgeon must have completed training program accredited by CODA; PI does not have to be OMS surgeon - but must have a co-PI who is; PI/co-PI who is OMS must be a fellow or AAOMS member and donor to OMS Foundation; applicant or co-PI OMS must be a U.S. Citizen. |
Further the development of scientific investigators studying problems related to OMS; foster inter-professional research collaborations; encourage basic, translational and patient-oriented research. |
| Organization Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area Surgery; Cardiothoracic Award/Grant TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $60,000 per year for two years Target Audience/Eligibility Resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. |
To support the research fellowship of a resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. |
| Organization Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area Surgery; Cardiothoracic Award/Grant Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $55,000 per year for up to two years Target Audience/Eligibility A woman resident working in a cardiac surgical clinic or laboratory research program who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. |
Support of original research efforts by women cardiac surgeons who have not yet completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for their research program. |
| Organization Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area Surgery; Cardiothoracic Award/Grant STS Research Award |
Deadline 9/15/26 Award Amount $180,000.00 Target Audience/Eligibility The applicant must be a cardiothoracic surgeon who has completed a program leading to certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or its equivalent in a country outside of the United States, or who will be certified by the grant start date (July 1, 2025), and who is within seven years* of their first faculty appointment. |
This award provides operational support of original research efforts by cardiothoracic surgeons who have completed their formal training, and who are seeking initial support and recognition for the research program. Awards for up to two years are granted to support the work of an early-career cardiothoracic surgeon (within seven years of first faculty appointment at time of application deadline). The STS Research Award designation is given to the highest-ranking TSF Research Award application. |