September 2025
DUE 9/1/25 - 9/14/25
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American Cancer Society Specialty Area: Oncology Grant: Research Professor Award Award Amount: $80,000 per year for up to 5 years Deadline: 9/1/2025 (LOI) |
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. |
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Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience Specialty Area: Medicine Grant: Research Grant Award Amount: $60,000 Deadline: 9/1/2025 |
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. |
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Wings for Life Specialty Area: Orthopaedic; Spinal Cord Injury Grant: Individual Grants Award Amount: Various Deadline: 9/1/2025 (LOI) |
To encourage new investigator’s work on regeneration and recovery processes and to encourage researchers to develop new ideas and/or to transfer their efforts of other areas into spinal cord research. |
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Wings for Life Specialty Area: Orthopaedic; Spinal Cord Injury Grant: Project Research Grants Award Amount: Various Deadline: 9/1/2025 (LOI) |
To support basic and clinical research related to spinal cord injury. Research projects may address all aspects of spinal cord lesions, nerve regeneration, trophic support of injured neurons and functional changes induced by lesions. |
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Cancer Research Institute Specialty Area: Oncology; Immunology Grant: CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Deadline: 9/2/2025 |
To support to fund and train young immunologists and cancer immunologists at top universities and research centers around the world. |
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Thrasher Research Award Specialty Area: Oncology; Pediatric Grant: Early Career Awards (Pediatric Research) Award Amount: $25,000 Deadline: 9/2/2025 |
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. |
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Hereditary Disease Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine Grant: Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship Deadline: 9/3/2025 |
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. |
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American Heart Association Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology Grant: Predoctoral Fellowship Deadline: 9/3/2025 enrolled in a post-baccalaureate PhD, MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DrPH, or PhD in nursing, public health, or equivalent clinical health science doctoral student who seeks research training with a sponsor prior to embarking upon a research career. a full-time student working towards his/her degree. |
To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health. |
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American Heart Association Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline: 09/04/25 At the time of award activation, the awardee may not be pursuing a doctoral degree. At the time of award activation, the applicant may have no more than five years of research training or experience since obtaining a post-baccalaureate doctoral-level degree (excluding clinical training). The awardee will be expected to devote at least 80 percent of full-time work either to research or to activities pursuant to independent research (instead of administrative, clinical duties that are not an integral part of the research training program, or teaching responsibilities). |
To enhance the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent. The applicant must be embedded in an appropriate investigative group with the mentorship, support, and relevant scientific guidance of a research mentor. Recognizing the unique challenges that clinicians, in particular, experience in balancing research and clinical activity, this award mechanism aims to be as flexible as possible to enable applicants to develop academic careers in research alongside fulfilling clinical service commitments. |
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Lymphoma Research Foundation Specialty Area: Oncology; Lymphoma Grant: Clinical Investigator Career Development Award Deadline: 09/04/25
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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. |
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Lymphoma Research Foundation Specialty Area: Oncology; Lymphoma Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants Deadline: 9/04/2025 |
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. |
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Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Specialty Area: Medicine; Genetics Grant: Research Grants Deadline: 9/5/2025 (LOI) |
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. |
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Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline: 9/5/2025 |
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. |
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SAGE Foundation Specialty Area: Surgery Grant: Grant Project Deadline: 09/05/25 |
To advance laparoscopic, endoscopic, and other minimal access surgical methods by supporting reproducible scientific research and outcome studies, graduate and postgraduate education, and public information. |
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Specialty Area: OBGYN; Birth Defects Grant: Discovery Research Grant Deadline: 9/8/2025 |
Awarded tp 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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The Glaucoma Foundation Specialty Area: Ophalthmology; Glaucoma Grant: Exfoliation syndrome, exfoliation glaucoma and intraocular pressure-independent mechanisms of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma Deadline: 9/8/2025 |
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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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology Grant: Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALD Award Amount: $240,000 Deadline: 9/9/2025 |
Patient-oriented research conducted with human participants, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurologic disease. |
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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology Grant: Practice Research Training Scholarship Deadline: 9/09/2025 |
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. |
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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology Grant: Lawrence M. Brass, MD Stroke Research Award Deadline: 9/9/2025 |
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. |
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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology Grant: McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging & Age-Related Memory Loss Deadline: 9/09/2025 |
Patient-oriented research conducted with human participants, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurologic disease. |
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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology Grant: Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship Deadline: 9/09/2025 |
The award aims to recognize the importance of and encourage young investigators in, good laboratory or preclinical research. |
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American Academy of Neurology Specialty Area: Neurology; Epilepsy Grant: Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Scholarship Deadline: 9/09/2025 |
Proposal should be patient oriented research conducted with human subjects, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of epilepsy. Project may be epidemiological or behavioral, clinical trials, studies of disease mechanisms, development of new technologies, and/or health services and outcomes research. |
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Conquer Cancer Foundation/ASCO Specialty Area: Oncology Grant: Young Investigator Award Deadline: 9/11/2025 |
To provide funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. |
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Pfizer Specialty Area: Medicine; Gastroenterology; IBD Grant: New Research Areas to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Deadline: 9/11/2025 • If the project involves multiple departments within an institution and/or between different institutions / associations, all institutions must have a relevant role, and the requesting organization must have a key role in the project. • The PI must have a medical or doctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent), an advanced nursing degree (BSN with a MS/PhD), or a degree in Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, or Social Work. |
Specific areas of interest include: 1. Use of real-world data to model IBD practice patterns. 2. Areas specific to S1P receptor modulators. • Elucidate the role of S1P receptor modulators in extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD. • Evaluation of S1P receptor modulators in IBD as combination or sequenced treatment with immunosuppressants/advanced therapies. • Evaluate efficacy and safety of S1P receptor modulators in other gastrointestinal (GI) conditions such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Crohn’s disease, pouchitis, proctitis, pancolitis, microscopic colitis, and checkpoint inhibitor induced colitis. 3. Areas specific to innovative or novel methods of disease diagnosis and/or monitoring. 3 • Use of artificial intelligence/machine learning to identify or select patients with IBD who are likely to respond to specific therapeutics. • Evaluate the effectiveness of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) in monitoring patient responses to treatment, with a focus on, but not limited to, S1P receptor modulators. • Explore the clinical utility of IUS in monitoring disease activity and extent, as well as tracking changes in disease activity in conjunction with treatment. • Investigate the role of IUS in guiding IBD care, supporting long-term clinical remission, and preventing complications, while addressing optimal techniques and limitations. • Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in endoscopic assessments of the intestinal tract. • Implementation of treat to target strategies in disease monitoring. • Leverage rich clinical, biomarker and/or -omics data to predict treatment responses in IBD. Clinical or pre-clinical proposals within the areas of interest above are within scope. |
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Amyloidosis Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology; Amyloidosis Grant: Research Grant Deadline: 9/12/2025 |
Supporting research which targets the challenges in the field of amyloidosis. |
Due 9/15/25 - 9/31/25
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Specialty Area: Basic Sciences Grant: Sloan Research Fellowships Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
To stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. |
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Curing Kids Cancer Specialty Area: Oncology; Pediatrics Grant: Individual Research Awards Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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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Greenwall Foundation Specialty Area: Bioethics Grant: Faculty Scholars Award Deadline: 9/15/2025 (LOI) |
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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ResMed Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine; Pulmonology; Sleep Grant: Clinical Research Proposal Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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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Scleroderma Foundation Specialty Area: Scleroderma; Rheumatology Grant: New and Established Investigator Research Grant Program Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
Research that targets scleroderma-related lung disease research and pediatric scleroderma. |
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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Specialty Area: Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) Grant: Resident Scholars Program Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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. |
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area: Oncology; Cardiothoracic Surgery Grant: TSF Research Award Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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. |
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area: Surgery; Cardiothoracic Grant: TSF Resident Research Fellowship Award Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
To support the research fellowship of a resident who has not yet completed cardiothoracic surgical training. |
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area: Surgery; Cardiothoracic Grant: Nina Starr Braunwald Research Fellowship Award Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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. |
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Specialty Area: Surgery; Cardiothoracic Grant: STS Research Award Deadline: 9/15/2025 |
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. |
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Pfizer Specialty Area: Dermatology; Alopecia Grant: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for the Management of Severe Alopecia Areata in Patients with Comorbidities Deadline: 9/16/2025 |
Educational projects eligible for Pfizer support should focus on the care and treatment of adults and adolescents (ages 12-17) who have comorbidities and are receiving kinase inhibitors for severe alopecia areata. Potential applicants are encouraged to identify and address the educational needs, barriers and knowledge gaps with focus on: ▪ Improving knowledge comprehension through active involvement of diagnosis, severity assessment, treatment, and overall care management of AA in patients with comorbidities. ▪ The pathophysiology of AA with specific focus on immunologic pathways and the influence of comorbidities. ▪ Burden of disease, clinical manifestations, and severity assessment of AA in patients with comorbidities. ▪ The use of kinase inhibitor for the treatment of severe AA in patients with comorbidities. Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support should focus on meeting the educational needs of the dermatologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants on managing pediatric or adult AA along with interdisciplinary collaboration including other specialists to optimize patient care. |
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Pfizer Specialty Area: Oncology; Bladder Grant: Unmet Needs and Emerging Data in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Deadline: 9/17/2025 project/program lead’s grant coordinator).
Grants awarded to organizations that are subsequently found to be unable to accept funding directly from Pfizer Inc. may be subject to rescission.
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It is not our intent to support clinical research projects. Projects evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic or diagnostic agents will not be considered. Projects considered for grant support will focus on one or more of the following:
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American Gastroenterological Association Specialty Area: Medicine; GI Grant: AGA Research Foundation’s Pilot Research Awards Deadline: 9/18/2025 |
To advance research on health and health care disparities related to digestive diseases. |
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American Gastroenterological Association Specialty Area: Medicine; GI Award Amount: $40,000 Deadline: 9/18/25 |
For a early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cancer. |
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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology; Pulmonary Hypertension Award Amount: $65,000 Deadline: 9/22/25 |
In an effort to assure that all meritorious pulmonary hypertention-related research is supported, and to support the career development of outstanding early career PH-focused researchers, PHA has developed the PHA Early Career Mentored Scientist Award. This PHA Award is to provide support for a PH-focused mentored scientist who has the intent to pursue a career in PH-related research. |
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Alpha-1 Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine Award Amount: Between $25,000 - $100,000 based on award Deadline: 9/26/25 (LOI) |
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. |
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Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders Specialty Area: Medicine; Hematology Award Amount: $20,000 Deadline: 9/26/25 |
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. |
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Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation Specialty Area: Ophthalmology; Eye Disorder Award Amount: $50,000 Deadline: 9/30/25 |
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. |
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North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Specialty Area: Nutrition Award Amount: $75,000 Deadline: 9/30/25 |
To catalyze and increase the number of highly-trained, expert endoscopists clinicians and educators among the membership of NASPGHAN, as a means to improve service to our patients and the public. |
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Leducq Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine; Cardiology Award Amount: $9,000,000 over 5 years Deadline: 9/03/25 |
Innovative advancements to cardiovascular and neurovascular disease research. Basic, translational, and clinical science, including collaborative “bench to bedside and back” programs qualify. |
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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area: Neurology; Alzheimer's Award Amount: Up to $600,000 Deadline: 09/15/2025 (LOI) |
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. |
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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area: Neurology; Alzheimer's Award Amount: Up to $600,000 Deadline: 09/15/2025 (LOI) |
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. |
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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Specialty Area: Neurology; Alzheimer's; Dementia Award Amount: Up to $5,000,000 Deadline: 09/15/2025 (LOI) |
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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Kenneth Rainin Foundation Specialty Area: Medicine; GI; IBD Award Amount: $150,000-$300,000 (for collaborators) Deadline: 09/30/2025 (LOI) |
To support innovative ideas can lead to improvements in preventing, diagnosing and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). |
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Lupus Research Alliance Specialty Area: Medicine; Rheumatology Award Amount: $3M over 3 years Deadline: 09/30/2025 (LOI) The Corresponding Co-PI must hold a faculty position or equivalent for a minimum of five years at the time of application submission. |
The GTSA mechanism is strongly aligned with LRA’s strategic priorities to 1) define human lupus heterogeneity by molecular pathology to stratify patients by active disease mechanisms, 2) integrate the research continuum to bring advances to patients, and 3) enable global research/technology collaborations. Proposed projects must adhere to the following five principles and objectives: • Interdisciplinary research, • Collaboration, • Synergy, • Cutting-edge technologies, • Breakthrough research. |