Research Funding Board

Ongoing

A-T Children’s Project – Research Grant Program

• Due: LOI submission rolling
• Funding: Up to $75,000 per year
• Project period: 1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support translational and clinical research grants for research related to ataxia-telangiectasia including disease-modifying strategies that would prevent, slow, or stop the progression of the disease, symptom-improving strategies that address neural circuit function, immune system health and lung function, especially the neurological symptoms. (Grant decisions made and communicated 90 days after submission.)
• Eligibility: Investigators at all levels eligible to apply. Early career scientists are particularly encouraged to apply.

Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation – Humboldt Research Fellowship

• Due: Rolling (selection committee meets: Feb/Mar, June/July, Oct/Nov)
• Funding: €3,170 monthly; €2,670 monthly (postdoctoral)
• Project period: 6 – 18 months; 6 – 24 months (postdoctoral)
• Purpose: To support research by scientists at any stage of their career in collaboration with a host at a German research institution of choice. Further financial support may be available. Allow 4 months for the review process.
• Eligibility: Eligible candidates must be postdoctorals (within 6 months of completing terminal degree to those who have completed their degree within the last 4 years), and established scientists who have completed their terminal degree within the last 12 years. November will be the final review cycle for 2022.

Allen Institute for AI – Allen AI Young Investigators

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $100,000
• Project period:  1 to 3 years
• Purpose: To support postdocs in gaining research experience by providing opportunities to work collaboratively on AI2 projects while pursuing independent research agendas.
• Eligibility: Candidates should be withing 1 year of completing their PhD, or already have a PhD.

Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association Funding Program for Global Real-World Data Platforms (ALZ_RWD)

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $100,000 to $1M
• Project period:  1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support acceleration of global initiatives focused on developing, expanding and aligning RWD platforms’ infrastructure, data and impact with Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics ALZ-NET (ALZ-NET), which seeks to connect clinical data from Alzheimer’s patients to the network of medical professional and researchers to encourage robust information sharing and education.
• Eligibility: A PI candidate must be a full-time faculty member or full-time paid employee of the organization submitting a proposal. See other eligibility requirements.

Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)

• Due: Open
• Funding:Up to $1M
• Project period:  Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To provide startup funding and/or opportunities for ongoing studies to initiate WW-FINGERS (Worldwide Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) like studies, to expand these studies or to add unique opportunities that enhance the study through global collaboration of data sharing to facilitate rapid knowledge dissemination and implementation.
• Eligibility: Open to U.S. and international researchers with proposals that focus on program objectives.

Angelman Syndrome Foundation – Angelman Syndrome Research Proposals Call for Proposals

• Due: Rolling; submission deadlines for subsequent review ocurring on August 15
• Funding: Up to $100,000 per year
• Project period:  1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support research projects that address areas of unmet need in Angelman Syndrome research. Priority areas to include studying or correcting the heterozygous effect on non-UBE3A genes in deletion. See other priority areas.
• Eligibility: Researchers at all levels are eligible.

Boehringer Ingelheim U.S. – Investigator-InitiatedStudies(IIS)

• Due: Open
• Funding: Not Specified
• Project period:  Not Specified
• Purpose: To support proof of concept or exploratory studies and interventional and non-interventional and health outcomes research studies proposals. Priority Areas (proposals outside of priority areas will also be evaluated): Cardio-Renal-metabolic, Mental Health, Dermatology.
• Eligibility: Intended for U.S. based researchers.

Brutten Family Foundation – Grants

• Due: Open
• Funding: Not Specified
• Project period:  Not Specified
• Purpose: To fund projects that address an urgent need and have a clear strategy and goal towards supporting the well being of communities.
• Eligibility: Proposals with a clear goal, strategy, and timeline that align with BFF’s main pillars (the environment, education, and mental health) may be submitted. 501(c)(3) status required.

Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance – Data Analysis Grant

• Due: Rolling submission
• Funding: Up to $10,000
• Project period:  Not specified
• Purpose: To support qualitative or quantitative data analyses on existing CARRA datasets from collaborative research projects. Funds may be requested to complete a specific set of tasks that will result in the timely publication of results.
• Eligibility: Researcher should have necessary data in hand at time of application submission.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Path to a Cure: Pioneer Award

• Due: LOI submission rolling
• Funding: Negotiable
• Project period:  Not specified
• Purpose: To support development of treatments for the underlying cause of the disease and, ultimately, a cure for CF.
• Eligibility: Matching funding required. U.S.-based and non U.S.-based research and development focused companies welcome to apply. Milestone completion and subsequent funding requirement.

Conservation, Food & Health Foundation – Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Grants

• Due: January 1 (Round 1); July 1 (Round 2) annually
• Funding: $25,000-$50,000
• Project period: 1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support projects that have the potential to advance the field, build capacity in local areas, promote replication, influence public opinion and policy, affect systems change, and benefit people beyond the scope of the immediate project (projects focused on underfunded issues and geographic areas preferred).
• Eligibility: Non-governmental local, state, and regional organizations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East in the countries where the projects are base and organizations from upper-income countries working with local partners in these areas.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Student Loan Repayment Program

• Due: During and up to 4 months after active award period
• Funding: $14,000 per year maximum
• Project period: One-time payment
• Purpose: To assist with repayment of educational loan debt associated with a graduate-level degree.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be current awardees of one of the following CFF programs: 1. First through fifth Year Clinical Fellows, 2. Harry Shwachman CF Clinical Investigator, 3. LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist, 4. Envision CF: Emerging Leaders in CF Endocrinology II Program, and 5. Developing Innovative Gastroenterology Specialty Training (DIGEST) Program. Other eligibility requirements may apply.

Department of Defense (DOD) – Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) – Neuroscience

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Stipend (amount not specified)
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support mentored training of postdoctoral scientists who will gain hands-on experience and develop skills in molecular neuroscience research. Project focus: comparing how secondary insults after traumatic brain injury worsen cognition and motor activity, and increase damage to lungs, gut, and kidney. Program administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).
• Eligibility: PhD received within 5 years of award date and 2-4 years of neuroscience research using quantitative neuropathology and immunohistochemistry required.

Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation – Research Grant

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support projects that help investigators develop a clearer understanding of all aspects of Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) pathophysiology.
• Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows and researchers who have prior principal investigator (PI) experience may apply.

FamilieSCN2A Foundation – Hodgkin-Huxley Research Grant

• Due: Rolling (LOI)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support projects that address fundamental gaps in the basic and translational science of SRDs and to accelerate therapy development to clinical trials in the SCN2A field.
• Eligibility: Established research scientists at accredited universities worldwide are eligible to apply.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Mentored Research Training Grants

• Due: February 15 and August 15 annually
• Funding: $250,000
• Project period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support the skills development of anesthesiologists and collection of preliminary data needed to be successful in obtaining future grants and publishing research as they seek to become independent investigators.
• Eligibility: Faculty members who have completed their core anesthesiology training within the past 10 years who are focused on any area of research that will contribute to advancement in patient care and has the potential to lead to extramural research (including basic science, clinical, translational, health services and education research.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Research Training Grants

• Due: February 15 and August 15 annually
• Funding: $75,000
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support training of anesthesiology residents in research techniques and scientific methods. Research areas: Basic science, clinical, translational, health services or education research.
• Eligibility: Anesthesiology trainees after CA-1 year; 80% protected time required.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Transition to Independence Grant

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $75,000
• Project period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support the transition of scientists from mentored training-focused support to research independence for all types of cancers.
• Eligibility: Funds are awarded to institutions. Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission. 20% protected time required.

Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy – Peripheral Neuropathy Research

• Due: Rolling LOI submission
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To new investigators seeking to conduct research on regeneration and recovery related to peripheral nerves, encourage well-established researchers in other areas to utilize their knowledge and skills to peripheral neuropathy research, and to enable researchers with novel ideas to test and develop pilot data for seeking larger awards from NIH and other funding entities.
• Eligibility: New investigators, established investigators new to peripheral neuropathy research, and researchers with novel ideas relevant to the topic may apply.

Gateway for Cancer Research – GFCR Grant Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $1.5 M
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: To fund early phase clinical trials at renowned institutions for all types of cancers.
• Eligibility: Funds are awarded to institutions. Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Gateway for Cancer Research – SIO Integrative Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $1.5 M
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: To fund integrative oncology research that pairs conventional therapies with evidence-based integrative therapies to manage symptoms and side effects from treatment and increase quality of life, especially post-treatment.
• Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Gateway for Cancer Research – NCI/SPORE Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $200,000 to $800,000
• Project period: 2 to 5 years
• Purpose: A partnership with the NCI to give SPORE recipients a chance to apply for supplemental funding for their early phase, innovative clinical trials and enable principal investigators and their respective institutions to start a new trial through an additional arm, add patient cohorts and/or new correlative analysis.
• Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate that their project aligns with GFCR’s mission.
• Note: Rolling LOI submissions aggregated 4 times a year. Submit LOI prior to deadline for this cycle.

Hearst Foundations – Funding Priorities in Health

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $100,000 minimum
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support healthcare programs focused on a number of different issues including improving access to high-quality healthcare for low-income populations and/or veterans, offering comprehensive healthcare to elderly populations, scaling innovative healthcare delivery systems to provide efficient, coordinated care, and research, particularly for early career investigators and/or efforts to find new cures for prevalent diseases like cancer.
• Eligibility: U.S.-based early career researchers may apply. Funding also supports U.S.-based regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations. Professional development proposals will also be considered.

Immune Tolerance Network – Request for Applications

• Due: Open; Concept Proposals accepted year-round
  • Full applications accepted by invitation
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To fund research in 1) allergy & asthma, 2) autoimmune diseases, 3) kidney & liver transplantation, and 4) assays & biomarkers.
• Note: ITN does not accept proposals for non-human or preclinical studies.

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation – Cure LGS 365 Research Grants

• Due: Open
• Funding: $25,000 (Level 1); $50,000 (level 2); $70,000 (level 3)
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To provide seed funding for new basic, translational, and clinical research projects related to LGS, characterized by seizure types and hallmark EEG features. Priority areas include sleep, expressive communication, and EEG network evolution to LGS.
• Eligibility: Physicians and scientists holding a faculty or investigator appointment at any career level may apply.

Malan Syndrome Foundation – Research Grant Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $30,000 per year
• Project period: 1 to 2 years
• Purpose: To support basic, translational, and clinical research that aims to advance the current understanding of Malan syndrome and identify disease-modifying treatments.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD, MD or equivalent and hold a full-time position as a researcher at any level (postdoctoral, staff scientist, assistant/associate/full professor) at an established academic or research institution, or pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. The proposed research must align with one of the high-priority research areas: 1) Creating novel disease models that replicate the human phenotype; increased understanding of the mechanisms regulating NFIX gene expression; 2) Identification of druggable targets that can increase NFIX expression and rescue haploinsufficient phenotype; 3) Identification of molecular pathophysiology associated with Malan syndrome in the central nervous system, and in cardiovascular, orthopedic, neuro-ophthalmologic, gastrointestinal and other pertinent areas that can inform translational research for drug discovery.

Michael J. Fox Foundation – Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program

• Due: Rolling pre-application
  • Full applications accepted by invitation
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To advance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease, to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or reduce the burden of daily symptoms. Applicants with selected pre-proposals will be invited to submit an application.
• Eligibility: Open to industry and industry-academia collaborations.

NIH/FIC/NCI – International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed

• Due: Standard March dates.
• Funding: Up to $150,000 per year
• Project period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To provide protected time for conducting postdoctoral mentored global health research in low-  and middle-income countries to strengthen global health research.

NIH – Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars

• Due: Varies by awarding IC
• Funding: Up to $50,000 direct costs
• Project period: Up to 1 year
• Purpose: To sustain mentored investigator’s research during critical life events. Applications may be submitted in advance of a known event or after the fact.
• Note: Funds can be used for staff, supplies, or equipment within the original scope of research for the currently-funded grant period.

NIH – Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

• Due: Varies by awarding IC
• Funding: Up to $50,000 direct costs
• Project period: Up to 1 year
• Purpose: To enhance the retention of investigators facing critical life events who are approaching the first renewal of their first independent grant or to a second new NIH grant.

NIH – Notice of Special Interest: NCI Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population

• Due: Rolling through May 7, 2029
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support early career scientists conducting research within the mission of the Division of Cancer control and Population Sciences for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01), with the goal of eliminating cancer and its consequences for those impacted. Standard submission dates apply: Cycle 1- Feb 12; Cycle 2 – June 12; Cycle 3 – October 12.
• Eligibility: Candidates must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree and be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a non-citizen national of the U.S. Mentor required. This opportunity may also support individuals who will be training in a new field or who have had a hiatus in their research career due to illness or pressing family circumstances.

National Institutes of Health – Career Development (K) Awards

• New Applications due: annually on June 12, October 12
• Renewal/Revision/Resubmission: annually on March 12, July 12, November 12

National Institutes of Health – Individual Fellowship (F) Awards

National Institutes of Health – NIH Small Grant Program (R03)

Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) – Study Support Grants

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Up to $4,000
• Project Period: 6 months.
• Purpose: To fund statistical and/or publication support of active PeDRA Studies
• Eligibility: Study Support Grants are available to PeDRA Members only.  Please login or join PeDRA to access deadline details and other content.

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation – Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Funding Proposals

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Not specified
• Project Period: 1 to 3 years
• Purpose: To provide seed funding for exploring novel concepts of rising stars in research as they pursue advancements and novel treatments for children with brain tumors and larger government-funded grants.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be early career scientists and/or clinicians studying any pediatric brain tumor type or subtype.

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network – Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium Scholars Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: 2 years
• Purpose: Sponsored by the Career Enhancement Core of the Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium (CPIC) to support scholars conducting mentored research.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be fellows or early-stage faculty.

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network – Pichichero Family Foundation Research Award in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Request for Proposals

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: $50,000
• Project period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support outstanding investigators performing translational or clinical research focused on pediatric infectious diseases, with priority given to research involving vaccine development or that expands field knowledge of pathogenesis and moves the field towards the development of new vaccines and therapeutics.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be members of PIDS. Intended for Pediatric infectious diseases physicians and scientists with MDs and/or PhDs. Established investigators whose pursuing a new direction in research may also apply.

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network – VCRC-VF Fellowship Program

• Due: Rolling
• Funding: Not specified.
• Project period: 2 years
• Purpose: Sponsored by the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) to provide mentored training for physician-investigators who show commitment to vasculitis and seek to pursue specialized training involving clinical and/or translational patient-oriented clinical investigation. Fellowships will begin in alignment with the academic calendar in North America (alternate schedules may be accepted).
• Eligibility: Applicants must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent and have completed residency and preferably have sub-specialty training relevant to vasculitis. A training license or full license to practice in the state/province where the fellowship will take place and host country citizenship or valid visa is required.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health

• Due: Open
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support research that addresses any four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work, and also research that offers novel approaches to advancing health equity and progress towards a Culture of Health.
• Eligibility: Lead applicants must be based in the U.S. if there are international collaborations. Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status.

The Milbank Foundation – Grants

• Due: Open (LOIs required)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support projects that seek to integrate people living with disabilities into all aspects of American life. Priorities include: rehabilitation and re-integration of veterans, especially veterans with disabilities, helping seniors to age where they choose through non-institutional, community-based health and social services, market-oriented, patient-centered health care reforms across the country, and mental health programs, substance abuse and suicide prevention, especially around young people.
• Eligibility: U.S.-based, tax-exempt organizations (under the U.S. IRS code) are eligible.

Tourette Association of America – Support for Research Consortia and Collaborative Research Projects

• Due: Rolling (LOI)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To provide seed funding to research consortia working on large issues relevant to TS, including the TAA genetics consortium, neuroimaging consortium, behavioral sciences consortium, deep brain stimulation registry and Treating Tourette Together summit and other projects that have direct impact on the patient and research community.
• Eligibility: Funding will be provided for projects involving collaboration among researchers and institutions.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation – Grants

• Due: Open (LOIs accepted at any time)
• Funding: Not specified
• Project period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support organizations creating a world where children, families and communities can thrive. One area of focus: Increasing accessibility to health care for mothers, birthing people and babies where they live.
• Eligibility: Organizations with projects that match the mission (advancing innovative, community-driven solutions) of W.K. Kellogg Foundation may apply.

February

Cooley’s Anemia Foundation – 2026-2027 Research Fellowship

• Due: February 9, 2026
• Funding: $50,000 per year
• Project Period: 1 year (renewable for 1 additional year w/ demonstrated progress)
• Purpose: To support innovative clinical and basic science investigators, both nationally and internationally, in advancing the understanding and treatment of thalassemia and its related complications. Research areas include globin gene regulation, gene transfer, fetal hemoglobin production, hematopoietic stem cell research, bone marrow transplantation, iron chelation, cardiac and endocrine disorders, and transfusion therapy.
  Eligibility: Awarded to non-profit medical institutions. Postdoctoral researchers and junior faculty members who hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent may apply. Postdoctoral applicants must work under the guidance of an experienced sponsor at an institution with sufficient research resources (the proposal must be the candidate’s original work developed with input from their mentor).

Beatson Foundation – Grant Application Request

• Due: February 13, 2026
• Funding: Up to $125,000 annually
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support innovative research by outstanding biomedical researchers who hold an academic rank of Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor or higher from accredited institutions for the 2026 “Passion to Find a Cure” Program, to increase understanding and find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. High priority areas include: beta cell transplantation and regeneration, autoimmunity issues, diabetes related complications and management of T1D using devices.
• Eligibility: Applicants who hold an academic rank of Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor or higher from accredited institutions are eligible.

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) – Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) Grants

• Due: February 15, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $200,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support studies that will improve patient safety and lead to prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from anesthesia mishaps. Potential areas of research include a wide variety of safety topics.
• Eligibility: Hospitals, universities, clinics, etc. in the U.S. or Canada may apply. Up to 30% protected time is required by the project’s PI.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Mentored Research Training Grants (MRTG)

• Due: February 15, 2026
• Funding: $300,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose:To support early career  anesthesiologists interested in pursuing careers as physician-investigators and will help them develop the skills, preliminary data for subsequent grant applications and research publications needed  to become an independent investigator.
• Eligibility: Faculty members who have completed their core anesthesiology training within the past 10 years and who has a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the U.S. may apply. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa that will be valid through the period of FAER funding and be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) throughout the duration of the award.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Research Fellowship Grants (RFG)

• Due: February 15, 2026
• Funding: $75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support anesthesiology residents and fellows by providing them with the opportunity to obtain significant training in research techniques and scientific methods.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa that will be valid through the period of FAER funding; be a graduate physician who is enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program in anesthesiology or who is accepted into a clinical fellowship program sponsored by an ACGME-accredited residency program in anesthesiology, and no more than 10 years from completion of any foreign anesthesiology residency training (the particular clinical fellowship program does not need to be ACGME-accredited); and be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) throughout the duration of the award.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) – Research in Education Grants

• Due: February 15, 2026
• Funding: $100,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support advancing the careers and knowledge of anesthesiologists interested in improving the concepts, methods and techniques of education in anesthesiology.
• Eligibility: Anesthesiology faculty members of any rank (junior or senior faculty) may apply. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa that will be valid through the period of FAER funding; be a graduate physician with an unexpired, permanent, unconditional and unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the U.S.; be a graduate of an ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency program; be certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or in the examination system. The FAER Grants Management and Committee will consider applicants with acceptance into the ABA Alternative Entry Path (AEP, and be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) throughout the duration of the award. 60% protected time is required.

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation – OREF Mentored Clinician Scientist

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: $20,000
• Project Period: 1 year (renewable for 1 additional year w/ demonstrated progress)
• Purpose: To support the development of new clinician scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher by allowing them to spend dedicated time in research for a period of up to five years to build a successful career in academic surgery.
• Eligibility: Awarded to non-profit medical institutions. Postdoctoral researchers and junior faculty members who hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent may apply. Postdoctoral applicants must work under the guidance of an experienced sponsor at an institution with sufficient research resources (the proposal must be the candidate’s original work developed with input from their mentor).

Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation – OREF Prevention of Musculoskeletal Youth Sports Injuries Research Grant in Honor of James Andrews, MD

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: $50,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: Provides start-up funding or seed money to support a new investigator conducting clinical and/or social research on the prevention of musculoskeletal youth sports injuries.
• Eligibility: Open to domestic and Canadian, non-profit, public and private institutions of higher education ( hospitals, medical schools, universities, and colleges). An orthopedic surgeon licensed to practice in the U.S. may serve as PI or co-PI. Multidisciplinary research activity is encouraged. PhDs and DVMs may serve as the PI if they hold a primary or secondary faculty appointment in an orthopedic department.

Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation & American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) – OREF/ASES Rockwood Clinical Shoulder Research Grant

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: $50,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support new investigators conducting research in shoulder care.
• Eligibility: Intended for new investigators (classified as an individual who has not received an R01 NIH grant or its equivalent. Either the PI or co-PI must be a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. An orthopedic surgeon PI must be licensed to practice in the U. S. and work at a U.S.-based institution. A PhD may serve as the PI if they hold a faculty appointment in an orthopedic department at a U.S.-based institution. A letter from the department chair confirming the appointment is required.

Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation  – OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: $50,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: Provides start-up funding to support promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis on arthroplasty.
• Eligibility: Open to new investigators (investigators who have not received an NIH R01 or its equivalent). An orthopedic surgeon PI must be licensed to practice in the U.S. and be working at a U.S.-based institution. A PhD may serve as PI if they have a primary or secondary faculty appointment in an orthopedic department and submit a letter from the department chair confirming this appointment. DVMs are eligible to apply if they have a primary appointment in an orthopedic department. An orthopedic surgeon must be listed as Co-PI.

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation – OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: $100,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support investigator-initiated proposals focusing on research in the science of biologic – reconstruction, bone regeneration, transplantation – allografts, and including stem cells for graft transplantation.
• Eligibility: Open to new investigators who have demonstrated sustained interest in research and excellence in their training. Multidisciplinary research activity is strongly encouraged. An orthopedic surgeon PI must be licensed to practice in the U. S. and be working at a U.S.-based institution. PIs can hold a PhD and must hold a faculty appointment in an orthopedic department at a U.S.-based institution.

Wellcome Early Career Awards – Wellcome Early Career Awards

• Due: February 16, 2026
• Funding: Salary and up to £400,000 for research expenses (plus other allowable expenses)
• Project Period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support early-career researchers in designing, planning, and delivering innovative research projects that advance understanding in their field or develop methodologies, tools, or techniques to benefit health-related research, and to help early career researchers develop skills and leadership needed to lead independent research programs or develop transferable skills for careers outside academia, such as industry or teaching.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have completed a PhD or equivalent higher research degree by the application deadline or have at least four years of equivalent research experience if they have not pursued a higher research degree. Postdoctoral experience is permitted but must not exceed three years unless justified (e.g., career breaks, part-time work, or changes in research discipline). 80% protected time required with allowances for clinical duties or teaching up to 20%. Health professionals must be registered and licensed by the relevant professional regulator in their country. Applicants from low- or middle-income countries can hold permanent contracts but must meet all other criteria. The award may be held on a part-time basis.

Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF) – ARDF Annual Open Grant Program

• Due: February 20, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $50,000
  
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support research projects across the fields of research, testing, or education, that develop alternative methods to advance science and replace or reduce animal use in the future.
• Eligibility: Any nonprofit, nongovernmental educational or research institution worldwide is eligible. Preference will be given to U.S. applications to advance alternatives in the U.S. more quickly.

American Association for Cancer Research – AACR-EMD Serono “I’M IN” Oncodisparity Fellowship for Bladder Cancer

• Due: February 24, 2026
• Funding: Up to $65,000
  
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct cancer disparities research that specifically address disparities in oncology care in the area of bladder cancer and address barriers to care.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) completed within the past five years in a related field. On July 1, 2026, applicants must hold a mentored research position as a postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent (if eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of application and cannot be contingent upon receiving this grant). Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency (whichever date is later) within the past five years.

The American Headache Society & Pfizer – Headache & Migraine Competitive Grant Program: Quality Improvement Solutions for the Diagnosis and Management of Migraine and Headache Disorders

• Due: February 25, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $250,000
  
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support quality improvement projects that have measurable outcomes and lead to information or tools that can be shared and used widely for improving the lives of people impacted by migraine and other headache disorders. Multidisciplinary collaborations are allowed. High priority will be given to projects explicitly focused on system changes.
• Eligibility: Applicants at medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional organizations; government agencies; and other organizations with a mission related to healthcare improvement may apply. American Headache Society membership required. Requesting organizations must be legally able to receive award funding directly from Pfizer Inc.

March

Neurocritical Care Foundation – Evaluation and/or Feasibility of Technology Integration Into Routine Care Processes in Neurocritical Care Settings Grant

• Due: March 1, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $500,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support research teams seeking to develop technologies (therapeutic or invasive/non-invasive monitoring in nature) that enhance clinical care in the neuroscience intensive care unit or neuroprognostication.
• Eligibility: All healthcare professionals providing neurocritical care in different roles, including physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and PhD scientists and investigators in all career stages are encouraged to apply. Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) membership is preferred but not required.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) – Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Consciousness after Pediatric Acute Brain Injury RFA

• Due: March 1, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $110,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support research teams focused on developing pilot research that enhances clinical care of pediatric patients with disorders of consciousness. This year’s priority area of interest is research on electroencephalography (EEG) characteristics as a biomarker of injury or recovery after pediatric acute brain injury.
• Eligibility: All healthcare professionals providing neurocritical care in different roles, including physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and PhD scientists and investigators in all career stages are encouraged to apply. Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) membership is preferred but not required.

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) – CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Due: March 2, 2026
• Funding: $243,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: To support early-career scientists aiming to combine expertise in immunology and data science. It fosters innovation in cancer immunotherapy by training researchers at the intersection of computational biology, genomics, and immunology to address critical gaps in understanding the immune system’s role in cancer.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree and 5 years or less of mentored research experience by award activation date. No citizenship requirements but fellowship must take place at a non-profit U.S. institution.

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) – CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

• Due: March 2, 2026
• Funding: $243,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: To support outstanding postdoctoral researchers in immunology and cancer immunology at leading institutions worldwide. It aims to provide resources, mentorship, and professional development to help fellows transition from doctoral training to independent scientific careers, fostering groundbreaking research on the immune system’s role in cancer and cancer immunotherapy.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree and 5 years or less of mentored research experience by award activation date (excluding M.D. residency); fellowship applicants can have no more than 3 years in their sponsor’s lab by the fellowship start date.

Rising Tide Foundation – Access Award

• Due: March 2, 2026
• Funding: $500,000
• Project Period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support innovative, affordable, and scalable solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• Eligibility: Academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and consortia are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to projects that involve international collaborations and include LMIC centers. Proposals must include patient partners.

Endocrine Fellows Foundation – 2026 Fellows Research Grant Award

• Due: March 6, 2026
• Funding: Up to $10,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support fellows and junior faculty investigators initiating their own projects or leading a significant component of a larger department project.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, DO, or MBBS and have completed medical residency training. MD/PhD applicants should have no more than two years post-doctorate experience. PhD applicants without an MD or DO degree may apply. (Priority will be given to MD, DO, and MBBS applicants). An applicant must also be a current endocrine fellow or a recent graduate (less than 1-year post graduation) working at an ACGME accredited endocrine program and be sponsored by a full-time faculty member. Both the applicant and the sponsor must be recommended by the chairperson of the department/division in which the proposed research is to be undertaken. 

Rising Tide Foundation – RTFCCR/LUNGevity Award for Overcoming Treatment Resistance and Technology for Detection of Recurrence of Lung Cancer

• Due: March 9, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $1M
• Project Period: Up to 4 years
• Purpose: This joint award ($500,000 from LUNGevity and $500,000 from the Rising Tide Foundation) will support interventional clinical trials that investigate approaches to overcoming resistance, and technologies for detecting recurrence. Projects may span any stage or histology of lung cancer.
• Eligibility: PIs at any level of research experience who are independent, self-directed researchers with their own lab are eligible. Applicants must have completed a postdoctoral training fellowship and hold a doctoral degree and faculty appointment (or equivalent) with an academic institution, including research institutions that are not formally associated with a university. International teams are highly recommended. U.S. applicants must be a U.S. citizen or a foreign national with one of the following visa immigration statuses: permanent resident (Green Card), exchange visitor (J-1), temporary worker in a specialty occupation (H-1, H-1B), Canadian or Mexican citizen engaging in professional activities (TC or TN), or temporary worker with extraordinary abilities in the sciences (O-1).

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) – 2026 AACR-KidneyCAN Kidney Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants

• Due: March 12, 2026
• Funding: $50,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To stimulate creative approaches to translate basic research into new treatment options for kidney cancer.
• Eligibility: At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2026, applicants must have a PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent in a related field and be an independent investigator working at an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution. If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of application, and cannot be contingent upon receiving this grant.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

• Due: March 16, 2026
• Funding: $75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support early-career physical therapy researchers in expanding their knowledge, research skills and experience to help them advance to career independence as physical therapy researchers.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DSc, or equivalent) after June 1, 2024, from an accredited institution, be employed by the institution where the fellowship will be completed, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. with the right to work (Green Card) that is valid for the entire fellowship period, and they must possess a physical therapy license granted by a U.S. state or U.S. territory. A mentor, 100% protected time, and APTA membership are required. Membership must be maintained for at least one year after the fellowship period. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to further the physical therapy profession through research and teaching in the U.S. or its territories.

Organizations for Autism Research (OAR) – Applied Research Competition

• Due: March 16, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $50,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support studies that expand the body of knowledge related to autism intervention and treatment, produce practical and clearly objective results, have the potential to positively affect public policy, and provide outcomes that offer to enhance quality of life for people with autism and their families. Priority will be given to early career investigators.
• Eligibility: At least one member of the research team must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent and hold a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility.

Pfizer – Interventional Research Studies of Brentuximab Vedotin in R/R DLBCL: Administration of brentuximab vedotin alone or in combination with other approved agents in pre and/or peri CAR-T

• Due: March 16, 2026
• Funding: Up to $500,000
• Project Period: Up to 4 years
• Purpose: To support projects that focus on generating evidence on priority gaps in the use of brentuximab vedotin in R/R DLBCL aligned with our areas of interest focusing on administration of brentuximab vedotin alone or in combination with other approved agents pre and/or peri CAR-T.
• Eligibility: Applicants (institutions and PIs) must be based in the U.S. The PI must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent, an advanced nursing degree (BSN with a MS/PhD), or a degree in Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, or Social Work and must work at the requesting organization. The institution must be legally able to receive funding from Pfizer Inc. Funds will be paid to the institution.

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) – 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Due: March 30, 2026
• Funding: $75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support early-career physical therapy researchers in expanding their knowledge, research skills and experience to help them advance and be successful as independent investigators.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DSc, or equivalent) from an accredited institution after June 1, 2024, be employed by the institution where the fellowship will be completed, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. with the right to work (Green Card) that is valid for the entire fellowship period and possess a physical therapy license granted by a U.S. state or U.S. territory. A mentor, 100% protected time, and APTA membership are required. Membership must be maintained for at least one year after the fellowship period. is required. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to further the physical therapy profession through research and teaching in the U.S. or its territories.

April

Pfizer – 2026 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Fellowship – U.S. (RFP)

• Due: April 1, 2026
• Funding: Up to $80,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support fellowship programs at institutions with clinical training programs in regions where there are continued workforce challenges and that have a strong focus on healthcare equity, clinical practice, research, education, and advancing the standard of care in IBD (i.e., IUS, AI endoscopy, machine learning) to further the understanding of IBD.
• Eligibility: US-based accredited academic institutions may apply. Fellows supported by this grant must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or hold an appropriate non-immigrant visa status authorizing employment in the U.S., and they must have an MD or equivalent degree and be recent graduates from an accredited internal medicine residency program or current fellows in their second or third year of GI training or recent graduates committed to developing a specialized expertise in IBD with a goal of continuing onto a career devoted to the care of patients with IBD.

American Psychological Foundation (APF) – Visionary Grants

• Due: April 3, 2026
• Funding: $20,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: Provides seed money to support innovation in research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in various  priority areas including but not limited to applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations, preventing violence, understanding the connection between behavior and health. Priority will be given to projects that have potential to attract further support from major federal or foundation funding agencies.
• Eligibility: Graduate students or early career researchers (no more that 10 years postdoctoral) affiliated with an educational or scientific institution, a nonprofit charitable, organization, or a governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, who have demonstrated competence and capacity to complete the proposed work may apply.

Whitehall Foundation – Research Grants

• Due: April 15, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $100,000 per year
• Project Period: 2 to 3 years
• Purpose: To support scholarly research in the life sciences (dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by federal funding or other foundations with specialized missions).
• Eligibility: Intended for early career scientists who are at the beginning of their careers and also productive senior scientists who are transitioning to new fields of interest. PI applicants must hold an academic position of no less than assistant professor or the equivalent. Tenure track is not required but applicants must be independent investigators with their own lab space.

Whitehall Foundation – Grants-in-Aid

• Due: April 15, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $30,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support scholarly research in the life sciences (dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by federal funding or other foundations with specialized missions).
• Eligibility: Intended for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists.

American Psychological Foundation (APF) – Walter Katkovsky Research Grants

• Due: April 17, 2026
• Funding: $22,500
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support research proposals focused on improving the understanding, based on theory or methods, of how psychotherapy promotes behavioral, emotional, or cognitive changes and should result in the collection of new data.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be psychologists no more than 12 years postdoctoral, be affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational, or scientific institution, or governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, and must have demonstrated competence and capacity to complete the project proposed.

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) – ASRM Pilot Exploratory Research Grant

• Due: April 20, 2026 (opens March 1, 2026)
• Funding: Up to $50,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support preliminary studies in new areas of research conducted by an investigator. Projects can involve physiological, psychological, biochemical, pharmacological, genetic, environmental, clinical, sociocultural, or pathological investigations (for new or ongoing research or clinical investigation projects).
• Eligibility: Independent investigators who are full-time clinician/physician scientists at an academic, private practice, other non-profit or for-profit organizations, who have an MD, MD/PhD, PhD, DO, ScD, or equivalent, and a track record in basic, clinical, or translational research in reproductive medicine may apply. Applicants must have completed their research and/or clinical training at least three years prior to submitting the application. Membership required by time of the award initiation and throughout the duration of the grant.

May

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation – Robert A. Winn Excellence in clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) 

• Due: May 4, 2026
• Funding: $120,000 per year
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support the training of early career clinician scientists in designing and implementing clinical trials that engage more communities in research areas that include cancer, cardiovascular and cardio-metabolic disease, and neuropsychiatry.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent), have an active U.S. medical license, and be in the first to eighth year of a full-time clinical faculty appointment. U.S. citizenship of Lawful Permanent Residence is required. Applicants must work under the guidance of an experienced mentor who is a clinical investigator.

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) – NCS Research Training Fellowship

• Due: May 26, 2026
• Funding: Up to $100,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support individuals with high potential to become independent researchers in the field of neurocritical care in obtaining preliminary data necessary to apply for subsequent scientist development training grants to conduct clinical, translational, and outcomes research aimed at developing innovative and cost-effective interventions for acute neurological disorders.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be active NCS members within 5 years of completion of terminal degree or clinical training (physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, PhD researchers, etc. at all levels) and be interested in becoming an independent researcher. 75% protected time, a mentor who is an established investigator with independent funding, and the applicant’s institutional/departmental chair’s support are required (including a written commitment to providing supplemental salary and research expenses funding).

Awards

Elevance Health Foundation – Patient Safety Prize

• Due: March 17, 2026
• Funding:
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To address large-scale community health needs and incentivize action for change. The inaugural Community Action Leadership challenge focuses on patient safety in three key areas: Empowering Health Literacy for Safer Patient Care, Innovating to Eliminate Medication Errors, and Promoting Fall-Free Futures. Prizes: up to $1.5 million each for up to 3 Winners; up to $250,000 each for up to two 2 Honorable Mentions.
• Eligibility: Applications from nonprofit and for-profit entities within the U.S. and U.S. territories may apply. Each applicant must identify a Lead Organization who will assume responsibility for the receipt and management of any award received.