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EXPLORATORY GRANTS IN CANCER CONTROL (R21 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. - October 16, 2025; June 16 and October 16, 2026; June 16 and October 16, 2027; February 16 and June 16, 2028

National Institute of Health
Through this NOFO, the NCI encourages the submission of exploratory/ developmental research grant (R21) applications that focus on different aspects of cancer control by modifying behavior, screening, and understanding etiologic factors contributing to the development of cancer, and developing ways to control cancer.

CONFIRMATORY EFFICACY CLINICAL TRIALS OF NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL REQUIRED)

Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. - October 15, 2025; February 13, June 15 and October 15, 2026; February 17, June 15 and October 15, 2027

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this NOFO is to support confirmatory efficacy testing of non-pharmacological preventive and therapeutic interventions, and under certain conditions, selected pharmacological interventions for mental disorders in adults and children through an experimental therapeutics approach.

NEUROMODULATION/NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE DEVELOPMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. - October 5, 2025; February 5, June 5 and October 5, 2026; February 5, June 5 and October 5, 2027

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this NOFO is to encourage applications seeking to develop the next generation of brain stimulation devices for treating mental health disorders. Applications are encouraged that will either 1) develop novel brain stimulation devices or 2) significantly enhance, by means of hardware/software improvements, the effectiveness of brain stimulation devices that are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or cleared.

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Up to $275,000 in direct costs for the two or three-year project period with no more than $200,000 in direct costs in a single year. - October 20, 2025; February 19, June 18 and October 20, 2026

National Institute of Health
This NOFO invites Exploratory/ Developmental Research Grant (R21) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. Applications may propose studies using either single or mixed methods, that break new ground, extend previous discoveries in new directions, or develop preliminary data in preparation for larger studies.

CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL CLINICAL TRIALS GRANT PROGRAM (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL REQUIRED)

Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. - October 5, 2025; February 5, June 5 and October 5, 2026

National Institute of Health
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for support of investigator-initiated clinical trials related to the programmatic interests of the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention and/or the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences that have the potential to reduce the burden of cancer through improvements in early detection, screening, prevention and interception, healthcare delivery, quality of life, and/or survivorship related to cancer; with such attributes, the proposed studies should also have the potential to improve clinical practice and/or public health.

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED EARLY PHASE CLINICAL TRIALS FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL REQUIRED)

Application budgets are limited to no more than $499,999 in direct costs per year. - October 5, 2025; February 5 and June 5 and October 5, 2026.

National Institute of Health
The proposed project must involve at least 1 clinical trial related to the scientific interests of one or more of the following research programs: Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Radiation Research Program, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program and/or the HIV and AIDS Malignancies Research Programs. Applicants may propose to conduct an early phase trial by itself, or in combination with another research aim(s) as appropriate.

Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000, and no more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. - October 16, 2025; February 16 and June 16, 2026

National Institute of Health
The goal of this NOFO is to encourage applications for studies that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Alzheimer's disease- related dementias (ADRD). The findings are expected to advance mechanistic understanding of both biobehavioral and neurobiological pathways leading to NPS. Findings may also provide insight into novel therapeutic targets that can be advanced into interventions to treat and prevent the development of NPS in AD and/or ADRD.

ALCOHOL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

Direct costs may not exceed $500,000 without prior approval. - October 5, 2025; February 5 and June 5, 2026

National Institute of Health
This NOFO will broadly focus on closing the treatment gap for individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD); within this focus, there are five major areas of emphasis: (1) increasing access to treatment for AUD, (2) making treatment for AUD more appealing, (3) examining cost structures and insurance systems, (4) conducting studies on dissemination and implementation of existing evidence-based approaches to treating AUD, and (5) reducing health disparities as a means of addressing the treatment gap in AUD for health disparity populations.

GRANT CYCLE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS

$25000-$800,000 - Friday, October 24, 2025(Letter of Intent);Wednesday, April 15,2026 (Full Proposal)

Osteosarcoma Institute, US
The aim of the preclinical grants is to support innovative research that advances understanding of osteosarcoma biology, accelerate the development of new therapies, and ultimately improve patient survival and quality of life.

NIDCR SMALL RESEARCH GRANTS FOR ANALYSES OF EXISTING GENOMICS DATA (R03 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $200,000. No more than $100,000 direct costs may be requested in any single year. - October 16, 2025 and February 16, 2026

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this NOFO is to announce support for meritorious research projects that address research questions relevant to human dental, oral, or craniofacial (DOC) biology, and diseases and conditions, through analysis of existing and publicly available genomic data, with or without other types of complementary data, using statistical and computational approaches. Projects aimed at understanding oral health disparities to inform strategies for improving health for all individuals are a priority. Projects focused on investigating and/or characterizing human biological pathways to inform identification of intervention targets or defining the pathogenicity of known genetic variants are encouraged.

TIME-SENSITIVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (R21 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. - Wednesday October 01, 2025 and Monday December 01, 2025.

National Institute of Health
This NOFO is intended to support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data.

GUT MICROBIOTA INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PROJECTS

€200,000 VAT included. Institutional Overhead (Maximum 10%). - Sunday, November 30, 2025

Biocodex Microbiota Foundation, FR
These support clinical or fundamental research projects focused on human gut microbiota related to health and disease. For the current round, project must focus on what perturbations may involve, but not exclusively, drugs, lifestyle factors, smoking, etc. The project should address mechanisms. Funding should not be used for a randomized controlled trial but can include the use/ analysis of samples collected from clinical trials.

WELLCOME DISCOVERY AWARDS

£3.5 million. Applications above £5 million will be subject to additional scrutiny. - Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Wellcome Trust
This scheme provides funding for established researchers/teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold/creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.

WELLCOME CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Up to £250,000 excluding the applicant’s salary. - Thursday, November 20, 2025

Wellcome Trust
This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.

PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES TO PREVENT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION AND/OR DISEASE (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

$750,000 direct costs per year and should reflect the actual needs of the project. - Friday, November 07, 2025

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit research applications focused on preclinical development of lead candidate vaccines to prevent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and/or disease, and to increase the clinical pipeline of viable vaccine candidates.

INNOVATORS GRANT AWARD

$100,000 - Monday, October 20, 2025

National Marfan Foundation (NMF), US
The objective of this grant is to to explore an innovative concept that has applicability to improving human health. Examples could include fundamental research, clinical research, diagnostic tests, biomarkers, biomedical engineering advances, and imaging advances.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARD

$100,000 - Monday, October 20, 2025

National Marfan Foundation (NMF), US
This grant program is designed to support investigators early in their career to derive preliminary data in a key concept area that has high potential to lead to extended funding from NIH, EU, etc.

CO-INFECTION AND CANCER (R21 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. - Thursday, October 16, 2025

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (FOA) is to enhance mechanistic and epidemiologic investigations addressing the roles of co-infection and cancer to shed light on presently unestablished pathways in carcinogenesis that may inform prevention and treatment strategies for infection-related cancers. Preference will be given to investigations of co-infections with known oncogenic agents (excluding human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) and of co-infections that engender novel opportunities for prevention and treatment.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR POLIO ERADICATION

$50,000-$300,000 - Friday, October 10, 2025

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), CH and other funders
The Polio Research Committee is calling for research proposals supporting the Polio Endgame Strategy 2022- 2026. Research proposals supporting the strategic plan may be submitted to the Committee for review and funding. Preference will be given to proposals developed by GPEI partner agencies and their research collaborators. However, other institutions may also submit proposals if they address their research priorities.

IMPACT AWARDS

Each award provides $200,000 in total costs over 2 years ($100,000 per year). Up to 10% ($10,000 per year) of the total award may be used for indirect costs. - Friday, October 10, 2025

Parkinson's Foundation,US
This award is open to scientists with a PhD or MD, regardless of nationality or location. The Parkinson's Foundation Impact Awards are intended for researchers both established and new to the field of PD.

IN-DEPTH PHENOTYPING AND RESEARCH USING IMPC-GENERATED KNOCKOUT MOUSE STRAINS EXHIBITING EMBRYONIC OR PERINATAL LETHALITY OR SUBVIABILITY (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Budgets with direct costs of up to $499,999 per year may be requested - Sunday, October 05, 2025

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this NOFO is to encourage applications to phenotype and/or perform research on embryonic lethal knockout (KO) mouse strains being generated through the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) of which the NIH Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) is a member. The mission of IMPC is to generate a comprehensive catalogue of mammalian gene function that will provide the foundation for functional analyses of human genetic variation.

THERAPEUTIC CATALYST

Up to £250k per project - Friday, October 03, 2025

CANCER RESEARCH UK
The Therapeutic Catalyst accelerates the translation of laboratory discoveries into novel cancer therapeutics.

BASIC RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES

$150,000 - Friday, October 03, 2025

Cure SMA, US
Cure SMA encourages applications on novel research that will enhance the understanding of SMA disease pathology at the molecular, cellular, and biochemical level; generate key reagents and tools to facilitate drug development and clinical trials; and identify new therapeutic strategies for SMA. Particular interests exist in understanding mechanisms underlying the pathology of disease and/or identifying drug targets synergistic with SMN-upregulating therapeutics for use in older/symptomatic patients.

INNOVATIVE MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGIES FOR BASIC AND CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH (R61 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Up to $150,000 per year (direct costs). - Friday, October 03, 2025

National Institute of Health
Well-suited applications must propose the development of technologies that offer the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, cancer control, epidemiology, and/or address issues associated with cancer health disparities. Technologies proposed for development may be intended to have widespread applicability but must be focused on improving molecular and/or cellular characterizations of cancer biology.

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF EMERGING MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGIES FOR BASIC AND CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH (R33 CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Up to $300,000 per year (in direct costs). - Friday, October 03, 2025

National Institute of Health
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on further development and validation of emerging technologies offering novel capabilities for targeting, probing, or assessing molecular and cellular features of cancer biology for basic, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research.

EXPLORATORY/DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH ON GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME (GBS) AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY (CIDP) (R21 - CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. - Friday, October 03, 2025

National Institute of Health
This NOFO solicits applications for support of exploratory/developmental studies aimed at accelerating progress toward understanding, preventing or treating Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) and/or Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP). Innovative studies of disease mechanisms, susceptibility factors, model systems, biomarkers and treatments are encouraged.

DoD Prostate Cancer, Idea Development Award

$ 30,500,000 - Friday, August 29, 2025

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important contribution to the PCRP mission. All applications are required to address one or more of the FY25 PCRP Overarching Challenges.

DoD Prostate Cancer, Clinical Consortium Award

$ 32,500,000 - Friday, August 29, 2025

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Clinical Consortium Award (CCA) provides support to develop, maintain, and enhance the necessary collaborations and resources to rapidly execute phase 2 and/or phase 2-linked phase 1 (phase1/2) prostate cancer clinical trials. The primary intent of the PCRP Clinical Consortium Award is to combine the efforts of leading investigators across multiple institutions to expedite the clinical advancement of novel therapeutic interventions in prostate cancer to decrease the impact of the disease.

Research Grant Awards

$250,000 - Friday, August 22, 2025

Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Research Grant Awards are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome. Proposals are scored according to NIH guidelines based on the quality of preliminary data, research design, feasibility, investigator’s qualifications, and overall impact. Grants are awarded for $250,000 over 2 years (beginning January 1 of each year), with indirect costs not to exceed 10% of the award.

Transformational Science Grant Awards

$500,00 - Friday, August 22, 2025

Dravet Syndrome Foundation
Transformational Science Grants are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects have substantial preliminary data, investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome, and have potential to significantly impact the field of research.

Peter Joseph Pappas Research Grant Program

$200,000 - Friday, August 15, 2025

Preeclampasia Foundation
The ultimate goal of this grant program is to drive research that will eliminate the delivery of pre-term babies as an intervention for severe preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

The Vision Grant Award Program

Preeclampasia Foundation
Vision Grants are intended to provide initial funding for novel, innovative research by promising young investigators that will advance progress towards detection, prevention, or treatment of preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Post-doctoral, Clinical Fellows, or Early Stage Investigators only are eligible to apply.

NEA Engagement Grant

$5,000 - Friday, August 15, 2025

The National Eczema Association (NEA)
This award is intended to fuel early-stage ideas by supporting emerging investigators in testing new concepts, piloting experiments or exploring novel data analyses.

NEA Spotlight Grant

$60,000 - Friday, August 15, 2025

The National Eczema Association (NEA)
This award is intended to promote research in topic areas of special interest that relate to NEA’s advancement of our overall research priorities for eczema. The availability of this grant category will be determined on an annual basis; topics of special interest may vary. For 2025, specific areas of research interest include: patient-centered outcomes research.

NEA Champion Grant

$100,000 - Friday, August 15, 2025

The National Eczema Association (NEA)
This award provides 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. Data from this award can then be used to seek additional, larger-scale funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other funding entities to build on these discoveries.

Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant

$50,000 - Friday, August 15, 2025

The National Eczema Association (NEA)
The Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant is intended to stimulate early and mid-career scientists as they seek to build and sustain careers as research investigators and future thought leaders within this critical field of study

Establishing Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)

Budget is limited to $75,000 - Expiry date is April 6, 2022

Pfizer
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit programs that have identified a resource limitation within their healthcare organization that impacts establishment of a holistic and sustainable antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program...

Improving COVID-19 Outpatient Management

Budget is limited between $50,000 - $100,000 - Expiry date is May 3rd, 2022

Pfizer
Pfizer invites Health Care Organizations based in the countries listed in the Geographic Scope to submit quality improvement (QI) initiatives focused on improving the outpatient management of COVID-19 patients by providing leadership...

Pfizer Announces a Research Grant RFP 2022 Hemophilia ASPIRE

Budget is limited to $50,000 - Expiry date is May 3, 2022

Pfizer
Pfizer Global Medical Grants (GMG) supports the global healthcare community’s independent initiatives (e.g., research, quality improvement or education) to improve patient outcomes in areas of unmet medical need that are aligned with Pfizer’s medical and/or scientific strategies.

Immunotherapy in Urothelial Carcinoma

Budget is limited to $50,000 - Expiry date is April 12, 2022

Pfizer
The intent of this RFP is to support independent education initiatives for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma...

Cancer Control Research in Persistent Poverty Areas

Budget is limited to $1.5M - Expiry date is July 07, 2022

National Cancer Institute
Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for Cancer Control Research in Persistent Poverty Areas...

Biosimilar User Fee Act Research Grant Clinical Trials Optional

Budget is limited to $5 million - Expiry date is May 10, 2022

U.S. Food & Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects the public health by ensuring that pharmaceutical drug products intended to be marketed in the United States are safe and effective for their intended use...

The Role of Dentistry in the Prevention of Opioid Drug Misuse and Abuse

Budget is limited to $400,000 - Expiry date is May 11, 2022

National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support UG3/UH3 phased, cooperative agreement research applications to plan and implement effective interventions or programs to prevent, reduce...

Improved Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) for Tuberculosis

Budget is limited to $500,000 - Expiry date is July 9, 2022

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
With 10 million cases and 1.5 million deaths reported every year, Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading global infectious disease killers. Among new TB cases, an estimated 4.1% have multidrug-resistant...

Immune Drivers of Autoimmune Disease (IDAD)

Budget is limited to $750,000 - Expiry date is July 02, 2022

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to participate in the Immune Drivers of Autoimmune Disease (IDAD) cooperative research program, which will focus on defining the immunologic states and dynamics that drive autoimmune disease...

Young Investigator Award - Raising Standards Through Education & Training

3,000 € for each prize - Application deadline - April 30, 2022

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
To stimulate research, the EACTS has instituted prizes for the best manuscripts on topics of clinical or experimental research in the fields of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, and Congenital Heart Disease presented by young investigators at the Annual Meeting...

Accelerating progress in Celiac disease research

BUDGET INFORMATION: Not specified - Deadline on January 12, 2022

National Institute of Health
Notice of special interest – accelerating progress in celiac disease research funding opportunity. This supports research on the etiology and pathogenesis of celiac disease, identification of therapeutic targets, and development of preventative or disease ameliorating therapies and strategies. Each institute has its own research priorities.

Analysis of post-mortem brain tissue from the Autism Brain Net collection

BUDGET INFORMATION: USD 300,000 to USD 1 million / year (up to 2 years) - Expiry date: 10 January 2022

Simons Foundation
The Simons Foundation, under its Autism Research Initiative, invites applications for its analysis of post-mortem brain tissue from the Autism Brain Net collection funding opportunity...

CREID Pilot Research Program: 2022 Call for Applications

BUDGET INFORMATION: TBA - Expiry date: January 31, 2022

Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases
The CREID Network Pilot Research Program supports, trains, and mentors the next generation of emerging infectious disease researchers. This program will help develop capacity for emerging infectious disease research around the world through the performance of scientific research projects.

Elucidating the role of nutrition in care and development of preterm infants

BUDGET INFORMATION: USD 2,500,000 - Expiry date: March 30, 2022

National Institute of Health
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invites applications for its elucidating the role of nutrition in care and development of preterm infants (R01 clinical trial optional) funding opportunity. This supports research addressing priority...

Novel immune strategies to enhance beta cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D)

BUDGET: USD 350,000 per year for a maximum of two years. - Expiry date: October 25, 2021

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
JDRF invites letters of intent for its novel strategies to enhance beta cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D) funding opportunity. This supports preclinical and clinical studies from academic or industry applicants with innovative and incremental immune...

Nutrition in the areas of health, education, training, and research

BUDGET: To be defined - Deadline for application: Jan 15, 2022

Allen Foundation Inc.
To make grants to fund relevant nutritional research. To support programs for the education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the birth of their children, so that good nutritional habits can be formed at an early age. To assist in the training of persons to work as educators and demonstrators of good nutritional practices. To encourage the...

Global brain and nervous system disorders research across the lifespan (LMIC)

Budget will be defined according to the project need - Dur for application: Dec 9, 2021

National Institute of Health
This encourages innovative, collaborative research projects between US and low- and middle-income country scientists, on brain and other nervous system function and disorders throughout life, relevant to LMICs. This includes neurological, mental, behavioural...

Global Obesity ASPIRE

USD 250,000 up to 3 years - Deadline for application: February 2022

Pfizer
Pfizer invites letters of intent for its ASPIRE global obesity grant. This supports basic science, preclinical research and clinical research, animal experimentation related to human biology and physiological, cellular, molecular and translational research regarding obesity.

Emerging Global Leader Award in LMIC (NIH - K43)

Award budgets are composed of salary and other expenses - Due date: October 3, 2021

National Institute of Health
The purpose of the Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award is to provide research support and protected time (three to five years) to an early career research scientist from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) who holds a junior faculty position at an LMIC academic or research institution, as defined by the World Bank...

Comparative effectiveness of multimodal interventions to prevent osteoporotic fractures

BUDGET INFORMATION: $40 million up to 5 years - Due date for application: Jan 11, 2022

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute invites letters of intent for its call on comparative effectiveness of multimodal interventions to prevent osteoporotic fractures. This supports comparative effectiveness research projects that focus on multimodal ...

Spinal cord injury

€100,000 / year for up to three years - Deadline for application is Nov 2, 2021

Wings for Life
The Wings for Life invites executive summaries for its project research grants. These support basic or clinical research projects related to spinal cord injury with the perspective to improve outcomes. Projects may be in the following areas: • basic research projects – nerve regeneration and plasticity, neuronal and glial protection, functional deficits induced by...

Standard awards in Alzheimer's disease research

BUDGET INFORMATION: USD 300,000 for 3 years - Due date: Nov 1, 2021

BrightFocus Foundation
These support research that accelerate the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias as well as innovative approaches to better diagnose, prevent, or delay the progress of the disease. The awards are designed for researchers who have already generated some amount of preliminary data but are...

Critical gaps and challenges and potential breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes

Budget & duration of funding are variable - Due date for application is Nov 2, 2021

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Strategic research agreements. These enable single or multiple investigators to address critical gaps and challenges and potential breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research. Clinical trials may also be supported.

HR+ HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer Medical Management

Multi-centre programs can request up to $250,000 & uni-lateral request can apply up to $50,000. - Due date is Sep 22, 2021

Pfizer
Healthcare professionals need to understand the latest scientific data in order to make evidence-based treatment decisions and provide optimal care for patients with ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer.

Burden of Pneumococcal Disease - Analysing Local Surveillance Data (Middle East)

BUDGET INFORMATION: $40,000 for a 1-year project - Due date is Sep 22, 2021

Pfizer
This supports the review and analysis of retrospective, local source surveillance of the pneumococcal disease burden or serotype distribution, whether in children or adults, as determined before, during or following the implementation of a pneumococcal...

Care and treatment of children with lung diseases

Research budget is €15,000 - Due date for application is Dec 1, 2021

Society for Pediatric Pneumonology
Johannes Wenner prize. This supports research projects of society members in relation to the improvement of care and treatment of children with lung diseases.

Macular Degeneration Research Grant

Budget allowed is $200,000 per year with a total of $600,000 over three years - Due date for application is Dec 3, 2021

BrightFocus Foundation
Bright Focus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of age-related macular degeneration.

High Resolution Mapping of Biomolecules in Brain Cells in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Budget allowed is $500,000 in direct costs per year. - Due date for application is Oct 29, 2021

National Institute of Health
R01 funding mechanism to support discrete, specified, and circumscribed projects on novel molecular imaging approaches to establish high-resolution mapping of biomolecules in brain cells and regions during the course of aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This FOA...

Alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis and vitiligo

Budget: USD 175,000 - Due date for application is Aug 16, 2021

Pfizer
Preclinical, clinical and outcomes research aimed at increasing medical knowledge in alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis or vitiligo.

HIV-associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (NIH - R21)

BUDGET INFORMATION: $150,000 / year & up to $275.000 / 2 years. - Due date for application: Dec 9, 2021

National Institute of Health
The goals of this program are to support locally relevant research in critical areas of HIV-associated non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at Low- and Middle- Income Country (LMIC) Institutions, to enhance research capacity, and to build a network of researchers...

New strategies in diabetes

BUDGET INFORMATION: €150,000 for 1 year - Deadline for application: Dec 2, 2021

European Association for the Study of Diabetes
EFSD/Lilly exploring and applying new strategies in diabetes expand the program. This supports diabetes research projects on potential strategies that can be implemented in Europe and rolled out in low and middle-income countries to favor the improvement of quality of care for people living with diabetes.

Sexual reproductive health and rights in (MENA) region

Budget ranges from £300,000 to £1.38 million for two to five years - Due date for application is Aug 26, 2021

AmplifyChange
This aims to contribute to the development of stronger and more inclusive movements advocating for sexual reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia and Middle East and north Africa (MENA) region.

Horizon 2021 - Staying Healthy (LMIC countries)

Budget research allowed is €10,000,000 - Due date for application is Sep 21, 2021

Horizon Europe. Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Staying healthy call. This supports projects that set out a credible pathway to contributing to staying healthy in a rapidly changing society.

Funding Research on Neurofibromatosis

Budget of USD 40,000 for preclinical drug testing studies & up to USD 85,000 for animal-based preclinical drug testing studies. - Due date for application is Nov 2021

Children's Tumor Foundation
The Children’s Tumor Foundation invites letters of intent for its drug discovery initiative registered reports award program. This supports early-stage testing of candidate drug therapies for the treatment of neurofibromatosis.

Funding Opportunity in Paediatric Cancer

Budget allowed is USD 5 million for four years - Due date for application is Aug 5, 2021

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
Research addressing the most intractable issues in paediatric cancer. Projects should fall under the following research themes: developmental origins of paediatric cancers; drugging currently undruggable paediatric cancers; developing novel immunotherapies; or discovery and development of novel paediatric cancer drug targets.

Stimulating Innovative Research on Drug Discovery

Budget ranges between 40,000 € - 450,000 € per year up to 3 years - Due time for application is Aug 31, 2021

MERCK
Research grants to stimulate innovative research in challenging areas of future importance. You may apply for more than one grant or submit your application for more than one focus topic: Drug Discovery, Real time testing and sensors, Nanoparticle for nucleic acid...

Funding Opportunity in Cancer Research

Budget allowed is USD 400,000 for two years - Due date for applications is Sep 30, 2021

American Association for Cancer Research
MPM oncology charitable foundation transformative cancer research grants. These support early- to mid-career researchers in undertaking paradigm-shifting cancer research that might not be funded through conventional channels.

Research grants on Down’s syndrome

BUDGET INFORMATION: €40,000 OR €80,000 - Due date for application is Aug 9, 2021

Jérôme Lejeune Foundation
Research projects on Down’s syndrome. Applications may cover fundamental, translational, epidemiological, clinical research, neurobiology and pharmacology, genetic, genomic, induced pluripotent stem cells, neuropsychology techniques or data analysis. Priority will be given to clinical research projects.

Closing knowledge gaps in transthyretin cardiomyopathy (Middle East)

BUDGET INFORMATION: USD 20,000 - Due date for application is July 15, 2021

Pfizer
Closing knowledge gaps in transthyretin cardiomyopathy in emerging markets under its competitive grants program. This supports projects that focus on closing the knowledge gaps in transthyretin cardiomyopathy within Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East. Projects should focus on: educating healthcare providers on the subject matter; creating strategies...

Funding Opportunity on COVID-19 Epidemiology Research

Budget allowed is $60000 for a 1-year project - Proposal due is July 25, 2021

Pfizer
COVID-19 Epidemiology Research Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support should be focusing on SARS-CoV-2 Variants epidemiology, T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 – from natural infection or Paediatric COVID-19 epidemiology – in children and adolescents <16 years, characterization of disease burden and epidemiology.

Funding Opportunity: Challenges related to COVID-19

Budget Information: USD 100,000 - Deadline for receiving applications is 5 July, 2021

The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2021: Quick-Response Research on COVID-19.This supports technologists and researchers from IsDB member countries in collaborating to address challenges directly and indirectly related to COVID-19.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Research

Budget Information: USD 225,000 - Due date for application is Sep 24, 2021

Alpha-1 Foundation
John W Walsh translational research award supports research aimed at finding a cure for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Appropriate immunization in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory conditions

Budget allowed is up to $150,000 - Proposal due is July 12, 2021

Pfizer
Appropriate immunization in patients with immune- mediated inflammatory conditions. This supports quality or process improvement projects, and medical education and patient awareness initiatives aimed at addressing the vaccination needs and gaps among patients...

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program

Budget allowed is $230,000 per year​ - Due date for application is July 03, 2021

National Institute of Health
Support research-training programs that focus on: - Major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or Infections associated with non- communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs.

Funding Research On Osteoarthritis

Budget Information: USD 50,000 - Proposal due June 1, 2021

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
This opportunity fosters research in the areas of early OA and prevention of OA progression. Proposed studies need not relate specifically to sports injuries. Research priorities include: Investigating the pre-osteoarthritic joint; Examining prevention or treatment of posttraumatic OA; Determining the relationship between injury and OA; Enhancing clinical...

Funding Research On Cyctinosis

Budget Information: Not specified - Proposal deadline October 13, 2021

Cystinosis Research Foundation
This supports research to improve the immediate care of children and adults with cystinosis and to develop a new understanding and treatment of cystinosis to help these patients in the future.

Funding Research On Myositis

$100,000 per year for 2 years - Letters of intent due by 15 May 2021; full applications due by 30 June 2021

The Myositis Association
The Myositis Association has a competitive grant program for innovative pilot research into any type of immune- mediated myositis...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Two grants of 10,000 Euros each - Proposal due Jun 30, 2021

International Organization For the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
These support members of the organisation in conducting research relevant to inflammatory bowel disease. The aim is to fund two clinical and two basic science projects.

WHO International health regulations (2005) and health security preparedness research call

Budget Information: from 5,000 up to 10,000 USD - Due date: June 25, 2021

World Health Organization
This supports projects that document, synthesise and disseminate evidence of capacities for international health regulation (2005) implementation, health security and health emergency preparedness, as well as supporting the collaborative development and advancement...

Atrial Fibrillation and Venous Thromboembolism

Budget allowed is $150,000. - Due date for application is Sep 01, 2021

Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer Alliance
Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on improving the care of patients by addressing knowledge gaps in following areas. Grant proposals can address either Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) or both areas...

Osteoarthritis and Osteoarthritis Pain

Budget Information: USD 200,000 - Deadline: August 20, 2021

Pfizer
Supports research focusing on osteoarthritis and chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis, as well as patient- centered standard of care and management. Research may include pain and function, the biopsychosocial aspects of the disease, the complexities, and challenges of care, and the future of osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis pain management. Programs...

Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis & Treatment Technologies for Global Health

Budget Information: USD 475.000 over five years - Full Application due 02 June 2021

National Institute of Health
This supports the development of cancer-relevant technologies suitable for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim is to adapt, apply and validate existing or emerging technologies into a new generation of user-friendly...

3 Award Opportunities: Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

The Award is €3,000 for each prize - Closing date: 31 April 2021

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Three award opportunities from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery that you may apply for.

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Young investigator awards

Award amount: 3,000 € - Closing date: April 30, 2021

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Manuscripts on topics of clinical or experimental research in the fields of thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery and congenital heart disease, presented by young investigators at the association’s annual meeting.

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Hans G Borst award for thoracic aortic surgery

Award amount: 5,000 € - Closing date: April 30, 2021

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
This stimulates advanced clinical or experimental research in the field of thoracic aortic surgery by young investigators, as documented by a presentation during the annual meeting of the association.

Dravet Syndrome

Allowed Budget is USD 150,000. - Due date is Sep 10, 2021

Dravet Syndrome Foundation
The Dravet Syndrome Foundation invites applications for its research grants. These support research projects investigating hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome. The priority areas...

Neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders award

Award & Research budget allowed is €750,000 - Due date for application is June 30, 2021

Fondation Roger De Spoelberch
This recognizes a clinical and basic scientific research project within the field of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders.

Lupus and Autoimmunity Research Award

USD 250,000 per year for up to four years. - Due date is June 1, 2021

Lupus Research Alliance
William E Paul distinguished innovator award in lupus and autoimmunity. This supports novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus to provide new directions toward a cure. Novel, hypothesis or discovery-driven proposals using clinically relevant models in lupus research are welcome. Proposals must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and...

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Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Research

Research Budget is €50,000 - Due Date is July 31, 2021

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
These enable members to undertake research activities and network among centers at an international level. Activities may include interactive educational events and clinical networks. Proposals relevant to the society’s activities, such as the validation of guidelines, or clinical networks for testing treatment regimes or disease management, are encouraged.

Malignant lymphoma, malignant lymphoid neoplasia and related malignant blood diseases

BUDGET INFORMATION: €1.5 million for up to four years - Project idea due July 14, 2020

Lymph & Co Foundation
These support research that may lead the way to the cure or the improved therapeutic management of lymphoma. Basic, translational or clinical research on malignant lymphoma, malignant lymphoid neoplasia and related malignant blood diseases is supported.