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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. - 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

CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS

USD 100,000 per each year of the trial Duration - March 9, June 22 and November 23, 2026 (Letter of Intent)

Rising Tide Foundation (RTF)
The aim of these grants is to collaborate on innovative, patient-centered clinical trials. The mission is to improve cancer patients’ treatment options and quality of life by funding studies focused on detection, treatment, and implementation.

GENERAL RESEARCH GRANT

Maximum Budget (USD): $125,000 per year for 1 or 2 years - Sunday, February 15,and Saturday, August 15,2026(Letter of Intent); Wednsday, April 15 and Thursday, October 15,2026 (Application)

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
The General Research Grant is open to qualified investigators proposing projects that align with FARA Research Priorities.

QUARTERLY RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING PROGRAMME

For preclinical research, grants up to £250,000 (GBP) are funded and priority is given to projects that are likely to lead to clinical trials in people with Parkinson’s within 5 years. - Monday, April 13, 2026, Monday, June 22, 2026 and Monday, October 12, 2026

Cure Parkinson's
This programme primarily funds preclinical and clinical research focused on slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s.

Cancer Prevention & Control Clinical Trials (R01)

Budgets are unlimited but must justify project needs. - June 5 and October 5, 2026

National Institute of Health
The NCI invites applications for investigator-initiated clinical trials aligned with the interests of the Division of Cancer.

NCSBN GRANT PROGRAM

Up to $300,000 - Friday, April 03, 2026 and Friday, October 02, 2026

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
The NCSBN Grant Program provides funding for scientific research projects that advance the science of nursing policy and regulation and build regulatory expertise worldwide.

PROGRAM SUPPORT: ADVANCING GLOBAL CARDIAC AND MATERNAL HEALTH

USD 150,000 + Institutional overhead costs can be covered up to 10%. - Wednesday, April 1, 2026 and Wednesday, 01 October, 2026

The Laerdal Foundation.org
The aim is to support research projects advancing resuscitation, trauma, and maternal/newborn care.

PROJECT SUPPORT

$50,000 - Wednesday, April 01, 2026 and Thursday, October 01, 2026

Laerdal Foundation
This supports practically oriented research within its stated 2025 strategy. Applications that relate to factors 2 and 3 of the Utstein Formula for Survival – improved efficiency of education or implementation, are particularly welcome.

RESEARCH GRANTS FOR Morton Cure Paralysis

From $5,000 to $75,000 - Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, September 30, 2026

MORTON CURE PARALYSIS FUND - MCPF
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF) is committed to developing effective therapies (cures) for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system (CNS).

NEUROIMAGING AND CSF BIOMARKER PROGRAM

Up to $600,000 based on stage and scope of research.Only direct costs are allowed. - Monday, September 14, 2026 (LOI)

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
The aim of this RFP is to further develop and validate established biomarkers for which there is a clear clinical need in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

RARE EPILEPSY PARTNERSHIP AWARD

$100,000 - Tuesday, June 09, 2026 (LOI); and Tuesday, September 01, 2026 (Proposal, by invitation)

CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy)
This award supports the development of necessary research tools to accelerate research on rare epilepsies.

RESEARCH GRANT - (ITI)

Small grants, worth up to USD 50,000 each + Large grants, worth up to USD 200,000 each - Sunday, February 28 and Monday, August 31, 2026 (Application)

International Team for Implantology (ITI)
This supports preclinical or clinical research in implant dentistry and related fields.

CLINICAL PILOT AND FEASIBILITY AWARD

Up to $80,000 or up to $150,000/year, per year + $50,000 may be available via supplemental funding. - Thursday, April 02, 2026 (Letter of Intent); Sunday, August 16, 2026 (Application)

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), US
Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Awards are offered to support projects involving human subjects that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or new methods.

SHAFFER GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE GLAUCOMA RESEARCH

$55,000. Overhead not allowed. - From Monday,01 June,2026 to Wednesday,15 July,2026

Glaucoma Research Foundation
The Foundation aims to fund projects that support new high-impact clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory research based on its strategic research goals. There are now two focus areas for Shaffer Grants: one for the physiology of glaucoma and a second to advance the genetics of glaucoma.

E.W. "AL" THRASHER AWARDS

The median grant was $420,000.Grants are generally not given over $600,000 - Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (Concept note)

Thrasher Research Fund-Medical research grants to improve the lives of children
E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards focus on projects that are changing pediatric clinical care. Each award is a novel approach to problems plaguing pediatrics.

APPLIED RESEARCH COMPETITION GRANTS

$50,000 - July 13, 2026

ORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH
The aim is to promote evidence-based practices based on research in the following areas:-The analysis, evaluation, or comparison of current models of assessment, intervention, or systems of service delivery, including policy analysis

INNOVATION AWARDS

Up to a maximum of £270,000 GBP (or equivalent currency). - Project Proposal applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Projects that represent exceptional research opportunities and align with the Foundation’s research strategy will be invited to submit a Full Application.

PTEN Research, GB
Clinically focused projects or preclinical projects with translational potential areprioritized.

NEUROFIBROMATOSIS THERAPEUTIC ACCELERATION PROGRAM (NTAP)

No limit for direct and total costs but the direct costs should be appropriate and well justified (indirect costs: 10%) - There is no Deadline for Submission. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Program supports research projects designed to accelerate development of effective treatments for NF1 associated peripheral nerve sheath tumors through the Open Proposal Program.

SPECIFIC DEFECT RESEARCH PROGRAM

Up to $50,000 over a two-year project period, with a maximum of $25,000 per year (direct costs only) - Applications for this program are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis

Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF)
The goal of this Program is to support research that studies the mechanisms and presentation of specific defects of the immune system to gain a better understanding of the defects and their impact on overall health outcomes.

C.H.I.L.D.R.E.N!

Up to $25,000 per year, for up to two years, per grant, following peer-review and approval (direct costs only) - Applications for this program are currently accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis

Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF)
This grant supports research on children living with Primary Immunodeficiency throughout the world, while addressing healthcare disparities, especially in developing countries, through education, testing, diagnosis, etc.

NOVEL MECHANISM RESEARCH ON NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS (NPS) IN ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA (R21 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

Two-year project period may not exceed $275,000, and no more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. - June 16, 2026

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-R01 Research Project Grant*
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).

BRAIN INITIATIVE: NEW CONCEPTS AND EARLY-STAGE RESEARCH FOR RECORDING AND MODULATION IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (R21) (CLINICAL TRIAL NOT ALLOWED)

Up$400,000 in direct costs over a three-year period (maximum $200,000 annual) - Monday,15 June, 2026

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-R01 Research Project Grant*
This NOFO seeks applications for unique and innovative recording and/or modulation technologies that are in the earliest stage of development, including new and untested ideas in the initial stages of conceptualization.

ALCOHOL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (R01 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

Direct costs may not exceed $500,000 without prior approval. - June 5, 2026

National Institutes of Health (NIH)-R01 Research Project Grant*
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.

DIVERSITY IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE RESEARCH GRANT

Up to a maximum of $75,000; 10% of the funding can be used for indirect costs. - Friday, January 30, 2026 (LOI) ; Friday, June 05, 2026 (Full application, by invitation)

American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
This call aims to study the health inequities and/or differences among under-studied PD communities, across the spectrum of ethnicity, ancestry, geography, socioeconomic conditions, and gender.

RESEARCH GRANTS: ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027

Up to a maximum of $75,000, including 10% indirect costs. - Friday, January 30, 2026 (LOI) ; Friday, June 05, 2026 (Full application, by invitation)

American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
This call supports research aimed at developing new insights into the pathophysiology, etiology and/or treatment of PD.

RESEARCH GRANTS - Fanconi Anemia Research Fund

$25,000 – $250,000 per proposal - Friday, March 06, (LOI); Friday, June 05,2026 (Proposal, by invitation only)

Fanconi Cancer Foundation (FCF)
The main objective is to define the pathogenesis of Fanconi associated cancers, and to develop strategies for prevention, early detection, treatment, and cure.

PITT HOPKINS SYNDROME GRANTS

$75,000 - No deadline

PiTT HOPKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The mission of the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation (PHRF) is to support research dedicated to finding a treatment, and an eventual cure for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome and other similar disorders.

THERAPEUTIC CATALYST

Up to £250K per project - Friday, May 29, 2026 (Expression of Interest)

CANCER RESEARCH UK
This scheme accelerates the translation of laboratory discoveries into novel cancer therapeutics. It supports exploratory drug discovery focused on validating and de- risking targets, with the long-term goal of developing novel anti-tumoral single-agent therapeutics.

PROJECT CONCEPTS

N/A - Thursday, May 7, 2026 (Letter of intent)

Breakthrough T1D, US
This is a semi-annual submission for Strategic Research Agreement Letters of Intent that address Breakthrough T1D’s current Research Strategy.

THE PCDH19 ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

Between $25,000 and $75,000. - Friday, May 01, 2026

PCDH19 Alliance
The goal of the PCDH19 Alliance Research Grant Program is to fund research directly towards understanding the expression of the PCDH19 gene and the function of the PCDH19 protein, finding therapeutic treatments, and a cure for PCDH19 Epilepsy.

GRANT CYCLE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS

Kindly refer to the link before for information on the budget of each preclinical grant. - 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.

KYLE BRYANT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD

Maximum Budget (USD): $200,000 per year for 1 or 2 years - Sunday, February 15, 2026(Letter of Intent); Wednsday, April 15, 2026 (Application)

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
The Kyle Bryant Translational Research Award honors its namesake for his diligent efforts to aid the rapid translation of basic research discoveries into clinical applications.

KEITH MICHAEL ANDRUS CARDIAC RESEARCH AWARD

Maximum Budget (USD): $125,000 per year for 1 or 2 years - Sunday, February 15, 2026(Letter of Intent); Wednsday, April 15, 2026 (Application)

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
The Keith Michael Andrus Cardiac Research Award aims to advance the understanding and treatment of cardiomyopathy associated with FA. Proposals for this award should focus on advancing understanding and/or treatment of the cardiac involvement in FA.

BRONYA J. KEATS RESEARCH COLLABORATION AWARD

Maximum Budget (USD): $175,000 per year for 1 or 2 years - Sunday, February 15, 2026(Letter of Intent); Wednsday, April 15, 2026 (Application)

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
Proposals should focus on FA research that relies on collaboration among investigators from at least two different institutions.

RESEARCH GRANTS - (APMRF)

Up to $125,000 for one year - April 15, 2026

Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund (APMRF)
This programme funds preclinical and clinical research focused on slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s. For preclinical research, priority is given to projects leading to clinical trials in people with Parkinson’s within 5 years.

RESEARCH GRANTS - (particularly lymphoid disorders)

Maximum of 1.0 M€. Funding is granted for a maximum of four years. - Wednesday, 08 April,(pre-proposal)

Lymph & Co Foundation
The aim of this call is to fund groundbraking translational research on malignant lymphoma, malignant lymphoid neoplasia and related malignant blood diseases (particularly lymphoid disorders)

ILCT PIPELINE RESEARCH ACCELERATION PROGRAMME

Up to £300,000 - April 7, 2026; Q&A session 1: Monday 23 February, 4pm (GMT); Q&A session 2: Thursday 26 March, 11am (GMT)

Cure Parkinson's, GB
The objective of this funding call is to accelerate the additional research required for therapeutic candidates to move forward into clinical studies. Applications investigating secukinumab in an alpha synuclein model of Parkinson’s are welcomed.

PROJECT GRANTS

Up £275,000 for up to three years - April 2, 2026 (the submission period will close when the cap of 500 applications is reached)

Worldwide Cancer Research
The aim is to fund innovative research focused on the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer.

CHILDHOOD CANCER THERAPEUTIC CATALYST

Up to £250,000 - April 2026 (Expression of Interest; date to be confirmed)

CANCER RESEARCH UK
This award aims to accelerate the translation of discovery research into novel therapeutics. They invite applications for early drug discovery proposals from across all childhood cancer indications and modalities.

DISCOVERY AWARDS

£3.5 million. Applications above £5 million will be subject to additional scrutiny. - Tuesday,March 31, 2026

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.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS - 2026

Usually below £250,000 - Thursday, March 26, 2026

Wellcome Trust
This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to beinternational 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.

RESEARCH GRANT CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Up to $100,000 - Monday,March 16, 2026

Saving tiny Hearts Society
These research grants are intended to fund early stage science with unique hypotheses fostering the next generation of congenital heart defects and related pediatric heart disease research, thus creating a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advancements.

Voices Through Time – 1st Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 547.500 per year for up to two years. - Wednesday January 14, 2026 Submission opens, Wednesday March 11, 2026 Submission deadline

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: ·National Collection- Documentation and Analysis · National Collection - Utilization and Outreach · The Economics of Heritage

Artificial Intelligence For Qatar – 1st Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 500.000 per year for up to two years. - Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 Submission opens and Wednesday, 11 March 2026 Submission deadline

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: · Artificial Intelligence Assisted Healthcare · Artificial Intelligence Assisted Education · Artificial Intelligence Assisted Tourism

SEHATech – 1st Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 547.500 per year for up to three years. - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: - Enhancing Interoperability and Standardization - Advancing Data Management - Harnessing AI, Informatics, and Smart Technologies

Future Communications – 1st Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 500.000 per year for up to two years. - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: · AI-powered networks for secure. · Exploring how 6G technologies can expand/enhance · Advancing research on the challenges · Investigating quantum computing penetration

Advancing Neuro and Mental Health Research – 2nd Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 547.500 per year for up to two years. - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: · Epidemiological Studies on Mental and Neurological Disorders in Qatar · Precision Mental and Neurological Health · Emerging Technologies for Mental and Neurological Health . Neuromodulation and Behavioral Therapies · Neurodevelopmental Research and Early Interventions

Path Towards Precision Medicine – 9th Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 800,000 per year for up to three years. - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priorities: · Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, and Technology Solutions in Precision Medicine · Disease Risk Stratification in Population Groups · Integration of Genomics and other Omics in Clinical Diagnostics · Pharmacogenomics from Discovery to Implementation

Climate Change and Environment – 3rd Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 547.500 per year for up to two years - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priority: · Biodiversity

Food Security– 6th Cycle

Each award is up to QAR 533.000 per year for up to three years. - Wednesday, 11 March, 2026

Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council (QRDI)
The call aims to address the following research priority: · Smart Integrated Disease Management (IDM) for Protected Vegetable Production · Resilient, Traceable, and Allergen-Safe Supply Chains for Specialty-Nutrition Foods · Agricultural policies and Agricultural Extension · Digital Agriculture and Food System Innovation

PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL GRANTS

Each Grant will be 2-4 years in duration, with a maximum total Grant Award up to $1,000,000. - February 27, 2026 (RFP)

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)
The aim is to support investigator-initiated trials to seeking distinctly novel advances and innovative approaches.

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS

Total Grant Award from $500,000 to $750,000. - February 27, 2026 (RFP)

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)
The IWMF seeks proposals to understand the mechanisms of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia pathogenesis.

CORRELATIVE COMPANION RESEARCH GRANTS

Total Grant Award of up to $250,000. - February 27, 2026 (RFP)

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)
IWMF seeks to support correlative companion research studies within pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.

ACCELERATION AND EXPANSION RESEARCH GRANTS

Total Grant Award of $250,000 over 2 years. - February 27, 2026 (RFP)

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)
These grants aim to support research studies to accelerate existing and additional IWMF Grants.

ROBERT A. KYLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD GRANT

Up to $160,000, inclusive of 5% for indirect costs. - February 27, 2026 (RFP)

International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)
The aim of this grant is to provide support to talented young investigators with a background in hematology and/or oncology, encouraging them to either enter or continue WM research.

GRANT PROGRAM

$150,000, indirect costs of up to 8% are allowed. - Friday, February 27, 2026 (LOI)

Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) is dedicated to supporting research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

TRANSLATIONAL BRIDGE AWARD

Up to $450,000 for up to 2 years - Thursday, February 19, 2026 (Application)

Lupus Research Alliance
This award funds projects advancing potential commercial entities/ clinical products with clear and direct relevance to people with lupus and the potential to improve diagnosis or the standard of care for the disease.

WELLCOME EARLY-CAREER AWARDS

The salary of the early-career researcher and up to £400,000 for research expenses. - Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Wellcome Trust
This award targets early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity.

NEW INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

The maximum funding request is $150k over a two year period. Indirect cost recovery or institutional overhead costs are not provided. - February 6, 2026 (Letter of Intent); April 13, 2026 (Application, by invitation only)

Leukemia Research Foundation
This grant supports early-career investigators of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative research projects with the potential to impact broad, essential areas of leukemia research.

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS - 2026

Applicants may request up to $100,000 (direct costs only) per year. - Friday, January 30, 2026

National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
The NPF is seeking grant applications that encourage the advancement of innovative research into psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

DISCOVERY GRANTS - 2026

Applicants may request up to $75,000 (direct costs only) per year. - Friday, January 30, 2026

National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
The NPF is seeking grant applications that encourage the advancement of innovative research into psoriatic disease and related comorbidities.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Each five-year award will be for a total of $375,000, received as five annual payments of $75,000. Budgets can be tailored to address the situations of individual recipients. - Thursday, January 29, 2026

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), US
The award’s goal is to help advance junior clinical research scientists in their professional endeavors to cure.

ANN THEODORE FOUNDATION BREAKTHROUGH SARCOIDOSIS INITIATIVE

For detailed eligibility notes, please refer to the link above. - Monday, January 19, 2026

Milken Institute
ATF-BSI welcomes proposals to investigate sarcoidosis regardless of organ system. The scientific focus of ATF- BSI proposals should address one or more of the suggested focus areas.

LLOYD J. OLD STAR PROGRAM

$1.25M over a 5 year period. Institutions will receive up to 10% indirect costs on top of awarded funds. - Thursday, January 15, 2026

Cancer Research Institute
The CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program — Scientists TAking Risks — provides long-term, flexible funding to mid-career scientists, giving them the freedom to pursue high-risk, high-reward research at the leading edge of cancer immunotherapy.

IFCAH-ESPE GRANTS

Selected research projects will be supported up to EUR 150k (total). - Thursday, December 15, 2026(LOI)

European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)
IFCAH aims to develop better ways to treat CAH (Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia), allowing people to live better, healthier lives. Specific goals are available at the link below.

DIPG RESEARCH GAME CHANGER GRANT

Up to $600,000 over 3 years (maximum of $200,000 per year). - Monday January 12, 2026 (LOI)

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation
This grant provides three years of funding for hypothesis-driven research projects. The proposed research must represent an innovative approach to a major challenge in DIPG/DMG research.

DIPG RESEARCH NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANT

Up to $400,000 over 3 years (maximum of $135,000 in any one year). - Monday January 12, 2026 (LOI)

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation
This grant provides three years of funding to a new DIPG/DMG investigator for hypothesis-driven research projects. The investigator may be either a newly independent researcher establishing a new DIPG/DMG research lab, or an established researcher who has not previously conducted brain tumor research.

COMMON MECHANISMS IN AUTOIMMUNITY INSIGHT AWARDS

Applicants may request budgets of up to $150K for 1 year, which includes up to 10% indirect costs. - Thursday, January 08, 2026 (Full Proposal)

Breakthrough T1D, US
Proposals are sought from academic or industry applicants for novel one-year pilot studies to investigate a mechanism underlying autoimmune disease.

CURE TAKING FLIGHT AWARD

$125,000 - Tuesday, January 06, 2026 (LOI)

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE)
The Taking Flight Award seeks to promote the careers of early-career investigators to allow them to develop an independent research focus.

CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANTS

Up to $75,000 (US) per project. - Monday, January 05, 2026

INTUITIVE Foundation
The purpose of these grants is to support clinical research at non-profit institutions worldwide focused on thefield of robotic-assisted surgery.

BRONCHOSCOPY RESEARCH GRANT

Up to $75,000 (US) per project. - Monday, January 05, 2026

INTUITIVE Foundation
The purpose of these grants is to support clinical research at non-profit institutions worldwide focused on the effect of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in the clinical care of patients with pulmonary disease. Successful proposals will study important questions related to the impacts robotic-assisted bronchoscopy on disease diagnosis and or management or patient outcomes.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

Up to $50,000. Funds may not be used for faculty salaries, travel expenses, or equipment. - Monday, December 15, 2025

The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation
The purpose of these grants is to promote (1) New biomedical research into the etiology, genetic and molecular mechanisms and treatment of CHARGE syndrome, or (2) New research into clinical and medical diagnosis and treatment of CHARGE syndrome.

RESEARCH ACCELERATING RUNX1 EXPLORATION (RARE)

$250,000 over 2 years (maximum $125,000 per year may be requested). Indirect costs are not allowed. - Thursday, December 11, 2025

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
The purpose of the grant is to fund research that will accelerate the discovery of druggable oncogenic pathways and deliver cancer interception and cancer prevention therapeutics for RUNX1-FPD children and family members.

DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUOUS C-PEPTIDE MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES

Up to $900,000 in total funding over a maximum period of three years. Applications of increased scope (time and/or budget) will be considered where there is a strong justification. - Thursday, December 04, 2025 (LOI)

Breakthrough T1D, US
The aim is to develop continuous C-peptide monitoring (CCPM).

CLINICAL INNOVATOR GRANT

Up to USD $1 million for each clinical trial it supports. - Monday, December 01, 2025 (Initial Protocol Concept)

Cancer Research Institute
The Clinical Innovator provides funding for clinician- scientists aiming to launch innovative phase I/II or phase II.

CLINIC AND LABORATORY INTEGRATION PROGRAM (CLIP) GRANTS

Up to $150,000 per year. CRI does not provide funds for indirect costs. - Monday, December 01, 2025 (LOI)

Cancer Research Institute
CLIP supports pre-clinical and translational research that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. CRI CLIP Grants are awarded to qualified scientists exploring clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

RESEARCH GRANTS -2025

$15,000-$500,000 - Monday, December 01, 2025

Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF), US
EREF has established three key research priorities. The decision comes in response to the urgent need for innovative solutions and a deeper understanding of these pressing environmental challenges.

EARLY-CAREER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM

Funding for each project is limited to a total of $100,000 or the amount requested in the application for the entire period of the project, either one year or two (not per year). - Monday, December 01, 2025

Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies, US
The AABB Foundation awards grants for investigator- initiated original research in all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medicine and biotherapies.

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.

DISCOVERY RESEARCH GRANTS

Up to $1.5 million per year for three years, totaling up to $4.5 million per award. - Friday, November 21, 2025 (LOI)

Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder, US (BD²)
This program supports an innovative and collaborative group of researchers working together to improve our understanding of the biological mechanisms that underlie bipolar disorder.

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.

MDX IMPACT GRANTS

Up to 600,000 USD to perform clinical studies. - Thursday, November 20, 2025

Nature Portfolio, GB
The MDx Impact Grants aim to unlock the potential of PCR to democratise access to accurate diagnostic tests that improve patient outcomes.

PATH TO A CURE - COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANT

Not exceed $1,000,000 per year for up to three (3) years. - Thursday, November 20, 2025

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), US
These grants are intended to facilitate research that will contribute to the development of new therapies or therapeutic strategies to treat CF, with an emphasis on advancing CFTR gene repair and replacement approaches.

WELL-BEING IN FTD PILOT GRANT

$110,000 (USD). Up to $10,000 of this amount may be applied to indirect costs. - Monday, November 17, 2025

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), US
The Well-Being in FTD Pilot Grant supports research to improve the well-being of persons diagnosed, families, and caregivers .

UNDERSTANDING THE FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE IN ISLET CELL REPLACEMENT: ACCELERATING CLINICAL TRANSLATION

Up to $900,000 each over a maximum duration of three years. - Monday, November 17, 2025 (LOI)

Breakthrough T1D, US
The aim is to support innovative research that advances the clinical translation of biomaterial-based immune- isolation strategies for islet cell replacement therapy in T1D. Preference will be given to proposals that: Use GMP-compatible biomaterials to enhance clinical relevance, Include benchmarking against biomaterials/devices with prior clinical testing, Use large animal models and NHPs, Involve collaborations between teams that have tested devices in preclinical models and can compile data towards better mechanistic understanding of the FBR or Build on previous clinical studies and/or explanted devices to elucidate mechanisms of human FBR

CRI TECHNOLOGY IMPACT AWARD

$600,000. Indirect costs account for up to 10% of the total amount awarded (in addition to awarded funds). - Saturday, November 15, 2025 (LOI)

Cancer Research Institute
This award provides seed funding to address the gap between technology development and clinical application of cancer immunotherapies. These grants aim to encourage collaboration between technology developers and clinical cancer immunologists and to generate the proof-of-principle of a novel platform technology in bioinformatics, ex vivo or in silico modeling systems, immunological or tumor profiling instrumentation, methods, reagents and assays, or other relevant technologies that can enable clinician scientists to generate deeper insights into the mechanisms of action of effective or ineffective cancer immunotherapie

EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER INNOVATION GRANTS

Up to $140,000 over 2 years. - Saturday, November 15, 2025

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), US
Grants awarded to investigators at or below the level of assistant professor. These grants must allocate a specified amount of their award for an established researcher to mentor the Early Career Researcher. AFSP is available to assist you in identifying a suitable mentor.

PILOT INNOVATION GRANTS

Up to $50,000 over 2 years. - Saturday, November 15, 2025

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), US
Awarded to investigators at any level, these grants provide seed funding for new projects that have the potential to lead to larger investigations. These grants typically entail feasibility studies rather than hypothesis- driven research. Examples include manual development and new biomarker development.

STANDARD RESEARCH INNOVATION GRANTS

Up to $125,000 over 2 years. - Saturday, November 15, 2025

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), US
Applications addressing the priorities set out by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Research.Prioritization Task Force are encouraged. Priority area research applications are reviewed along with the general pool of grant applications, with priority given to strong grants in the designated areas.

DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR INNOVATION GRANTS

Up to $150,000 over 2 years. - Saturday, November 15, 2025

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), US
Grants awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publications.

CONTRACEPTIVE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTERS (P50 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project; the budget must not exceed $1.3 million per year in direct costs, excluding third party F&A. - Wednesday November12, 2025

National Institute of Health
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support and facilitate multidisciplinary approaches towards the development of new and/or improved contraceptive methods for both men and women through the formation of a Contraceptive Development Research Center. This NOFO also allows the inclusion of translational studies to facilitate the pre- clinical to clinical transition and increase the likelihood of clinical success.

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.

REGULAR GRANT PROGRAMME

Up to £500,000 (investigator-initiated grants); up to £60,000 (for pilot and feasibility grants) - Tuesday, November 04, 2025 (outline applications)

World Cancer Research Fund International
The World Cancer Research Fund International invites applications for its regular grant programme. The aim of the WCRF Regular Grant Programme is to support innovative and original research into the role of diet, nutrition and physical activity in either Cancer Prevention or Cancer Survivorship.

RESEARCH GRANTS

$350,000 for full award - Saturday, November 01, 2025 (LOI)

International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF), INT
The IETF is requesting proposals for grants addressing the etiology and pathogenesis of essential tremor. Concise, clearly written proposals that are hypothesis- driven have the best chance of being funded. Applications should focus on studies achieving one or more of the following goals: 1) A better understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of ET, including independent validation of previous findings. 2) A better understanding of the etiology of ET 3) Development or further validation of animal models of ET

SCIENTIFIC CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ASA GRANT 2026

120,000 €. Indirect costs are not allowed. - Saturday, November 01, 2025

The Angelman Syndrome Alliance (ASA)
Researchers of any country are invited to apply for research grants covering ‘basic science’ research that can help support a better understanding of Angelman Syndrome and eventually lead to new treatments tackling the genetic and molecular processes underlying the condition.

RESEARCH GRANTS: DISCOVERY AWARD

Up to $100,000 per year - Saturday, November 01, 2025 (LOI)

The GBS|CIDP Foundation International
GBS/CIDP Foundation International invites letters of intent for its Discovery Award. These support researchers who are committed to learning more about Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and variants.

INNOVATIVE AWARDS

USD 200,000.00 which includes 10% indirect costs. These grants are not renewable. Final progress and expenditure reports are due within 75 days following the end date of the award. - Thursday, October 30, 2025 (Full Proposal)

Breakthrough T1D, US
Proposals should address key outstanding questions and have the potential to lead to a challenge or a change in the current paradigm or conventional wisdom and/or lead to a groundbreaking discovery. Preliminary data is not required in the proposal, but the underlying concept, premise or hypothesis must be plausible and testable, and the proposal must be focused with a well-defined goal that is achievable within the timeframe and amount of the award.

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.

DISEASE MODEL AWARD

From $300,000 to $1,000,000, distributed over a period of 3 to 5 years. - Thursday, October 16, 2025 (LOI)

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), US
The Disease Model Award is designed to advance the field by developing and validating innovative models to support the scientific community in accelerating discovery. Applications must focus on disease models and their validation. Proposals primarily centered on therapeutic development research are out of scope for this program and will not be reviewed. The goal is to develop, validate, or utilize non-rodent disease models (in silico, in vitro, or in vivo) for therapeutic development for IRD and dAMD.

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.

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.