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.

January

American Association for Cancer Research & Lustgarten Foundation – Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Due: January 6, 2026
• Funding: $300,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: A joint effort between AACR and the Lustgarten Foundation to support career advancement of early scientists conducting pancreatic cancer research and to encourage innovative ideas in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research focused on understanding, detecting, diagnosing, or treating pancreatic cancer. Open to researchers currently working in the field and those from other areas of cancer or biomedical research whose work has applicability to pancreatic cancer research.
  Eligibility: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field, be an AACR Active member in good standing, have a faculty appointment as assistant professor or equivalent, possess independent laboratory space and funding capabilities as verified by their institution, and work at an academic, medical, or research institution globally by July 1, 2026.

American Association for Cancer Research & Lustgarten Foundation – Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of John Robert Lewis

• Due: January 6, 2026
• Funding: $300,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: A joint effort between AACR and the Lustgarten Foundation to support career advancement of a scientist conducting pancreatic cancer research related to the areas of basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences that have direct applicability and relevance to the understanding, detection, diagnosis, or treatment of pancreatic cancer.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field, be an AACR Active member in good standing, have a faculty appointment as assistant professor or equivalent, possess independent laboratory space and funding capabilities as verified by their institution, and work at an academic, medical, or research institution globally by July 1, 2026.

American Association for Cancer Research & Torrey Coast Foundation – AACR-Torrey Coast Foundation Transpacific Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Research Partnership Grant

• Due: January 6, 2026
• Funding: $400,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: A joint effort between AACR and the Torrey Coast Foundation to support a multi-institutional team with PIs from at least one institution in the U.S. and one in Asia that will conduct collaborative, translational research in gastric or esophageal cancer, specifically in areas like resistance, metastasis, innovative treatment strategies, (including identifying and characterizing novel targets), and cellular and immunotherapies. An estimated timeline for implementation in clinic must be included in the proposal.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field, be an AACR Active member in good standing, have a faculty appointment as assistant professor or equivalent, possess independent laboratory space and funding capabilities as verified by their institution, and work at an academic, medical, or research institution globally by July 1, 2026.

Cure Epilepsy –Taking Flight Award

• Due: January 6, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: $125,000
• Project Period: 1.5 years
• Purpose: To support the development of early career investigators as they work towards obtaining research independence in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences and to accelerate highly innovative, risky, paradigm-shifting projects focused on curing epilepsy.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be one of the following to apply: 1) Postdoctoral fellow with a PhD, PsyD, PharmD, or equivalent and a minimum of two years postdoctoral experience at the time of submission. A letter of support from the applicant’s direct supervisor/mentor is required. If an applicant has less than three years of experience, the letter must clearly articulate a plan to guide the applicant through completion of the project and help them develop an independent research focus; 2) Researcher at the Instructor or Research Assistant level who has not yet obtained R01 or equivalent funding, and an Assistant Professor within one year of their appointment; 3) Clinician Scientist within two years of their faculty appointment or a clinical fellow pursuing residency in neurology, neurosurgery, or neurocritical care who is considering an epilepsy-focused fellowship.
• Note: VUMC applicants are encouraged to contact Sue.Reeves@vumc.org for more details or to apply.

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) – CRI IGNITE Award

• Due: January 9, 2026
• Funding: $1.05M
• Project Period: Up to 5 years (phase 1: 2 years; phase 2: 3 years)
• Purpose: To support the transition of exceptional postdoctoral researchers into independent tenure-track investigators. This program provides early-career funding to catalyze research independence and long-term career success in cancer immunotherapy, complementing institutional resources and ensuring sustained productivity.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be in a mentored postdoctoral position, have no more than 5 years of mentored research experience by award date, and commit to a minimum of 12 months of mentored research before transitioning to independence. Applicants are not eligible if they hold or previously held an independent research faculty or tenure-track faculty position or the equivalent. Phase 2 candidates require at least 12 months phase 1 completion and a secured tenure-track assistant professor position (or equivalent) with a strong institutional commitment, including at least 65% protected time.

International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders – IFFGD 2026 GI Research Grant

• Due: January 11, 2026
• Funding: $40,000
• Project Period: Up to 5 years (phase 1: 2 years; phase 2: 3 years)
• Purpose: To support innovative research that will ultimately lead to improvements in the understanding of gastrointestinal disorders, its pathophysiology, and the care of patients.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have completed an MD or PhD (or equivalent) received not more than ten years prior to application, have a record of relevant research accomplishment, and be currently active in investigating basic or clinical aspects of gastrointestinal illness within the IFFGD portfolio.

Simons Foundation – Fellows-to-Faculty Award

• Due: January 14, 2026
• Funding: $600,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: To support talented early career scientists in the autism & neuroscience research field by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. It allows fellows to engage with a community of investigators and receive mentoring and peer support during their transition.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD and/or MD and currently hold a mentored research training position with the intention of pursuing a tenure-track research faculty position during the upcoming academic job cycle. Applicants must have a scientific vision for their future independent laboratory that advances the mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) or Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB).

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) – CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program

• Due: January 15, 2026
• Funding: $1.25 million
• Project Period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support mid-career scientists pursuing high-risk, high-reward research in cancer immunotherapy by providing long-term, flexible funding to enable bold, innovative scientists to explore unconventional research paths that have potential to lead to transformative breakthroughs.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD, or equivalent and have a tenure-track position (this includes assistant professors with a minimum of 3 years in their position who were appointed on or before July 1, 2023 and associate professors with a maximum of 3 years in their position who were appointed on or after July 1, 2023. Adjunct or acting positions are not eligible. 80% protected time required. For-profit institutions are not eligible.

Simons Foundation – Scientific Software Research Faculty Award

• Due: January 21, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $250,000
• Project Period: Up to 5 years
• Purpose: To support new research professor positions for scientific software-focused researchers (e.g., “clinical professor,” “professor of practice” or “research professor,” or equivalent) in existing academic departments of host institutions. Researchers must have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent in mathematics, astronomy or theoretical physics and have played a leading role in developing or maintaining scientific software in one or more of these fields. Awardees must be hired into a new clinical professor, professor of practice or equivalent-level positions in a mathematics, astronomy, physics or similar department where 50 percent of their time is committed to teaching and/or supporting computational efforts within the department.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) – AACR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Fellowship

• Due: January 22, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: $130,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a non-small cell lung cancer research project.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have a terminal degree, PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent in a related field, completed within the past five years (not before August 1, 2021–residency included). As of August 1, 2026, applicants must hold a mentored research position (postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or equivalent) or have a confirmed future position that is not contingent on receiving the grant. AACR membership and working under the direction of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution is required.

American Epilepsy Society(AES) )  – Junior Investigator Award

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: Up to $75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support basic, translational, or clinical research in epilepsy, by recently independent investigators and are intended to facilitate successful competition for subsequent longer-term support from the NIH or other sources. Focus may include causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy, seizures, and related disorders and their treatment.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, or equivalent degree, and have an academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a university, medical school, research institution, or medical center. Researcheat the level of Instructor, Adjunct Track, etc. may apply but are strongly encouraged to provide a letter of support from their department chair. Physician applicants whose research will involve patient care or direct involvement with patients must have completed all residency training and be licensed to practice medicine at their institution. All research must be conducted in the U.S.

American Epilepsy Society(AES) )  – Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: Up to $50,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support mentored research by postdoctoral trainees conducting basic, translational, or clinical research focused on the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy, seizures, and related disorders and their treatment.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, or equivalent degree, be a postdoctoral fellow at an appropriate institution before the start date. Researchers with nonindependent faculty positions such as Instructor, Adjunct Professor, Research Assistant Professor, or nontenure track Assistant Professor may apply if they are working under the supervision of a primary
  investigator but are strongly encouraged to outline a clear plan for transition to independence Associate Professors are not eligible). All research must be conducted in the U.S.

American Epilepsy Society(AES) )  – AES Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians and the AES Pediatric Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: Up to $75,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To provide mentored support for clinical fellows or recently appointed clinical faculty who intend to pursue a career in epilepsy research. Projects may involve basic, translational, or clinical research.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, or equivalent degree  in a relevant clinical discipline, be a clinical fellow, postdoctoral fellow, or newly appointed clinical faculty member within five years of first full-time appointment at an appropriate institution by the beginning of the project term, and must have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed research. Physician applicants whose research will involve patient care or direct involvement with patients must have completed all residency training and be licensed to practice medicine at their institution. A mentor is required. All research must be conducted in the U.S.

American Epilepsy Society(AES) & Epilepsy Wellness Advocates (EWA)  – AES/Epilespy Wellnes Advocates Early Career Research Award

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: Up to $70,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support non-invasive and non-pharmacological projects (alternative medicine is encouraged) that focus on integrative health and wellness approaches to manage epilepsy and improve patient quality of life. Research may be preclinical or clinical and range from mechanistic to therapeutic studies, and  must address topics that have not been the subject of significant prior study.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, PharmD, or equivalent degree, be a clinical or research fellow, postdoctoral fellow, with an academic appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a university, medical school, research institution, or medical center, or be a newly appointed clinical faculty member within five years of first full-time appointment before the award start
  date. Researchers with other early faculty appointments (Instructor, Adjunct Track, etc.) may apply but are strongly encouraged to provide a letter of support from their department chair. Applicants must have access to  institutional resources to conduct the proposed project. Mentors are strongly encouraged. At least 25% protected time is required.

American Heart Association – Rapid Impact Research Award

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: $50,000/year
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support early and mid-career investigators proposing novel, innovative basic, clinical and/or population health focused research that aligns with the Association’s mission (areas of focus: sudden /cardiac arrest/resuscitation science, Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome, and Stroke and/or vascular dementia.
• Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, DO, DVM, DDS, DNP, or equivalent post-baccalaureate doctoral degree and be at the faculty level of instructor, assistant professor, or associate professor. Holding a full-time faculty/staff scientist position equivalent to one of these listed positions is also acceptable. Awardees may concurrently hold an NIH K award, other than K99/R00, if there is no budgetary overlap.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

• Due: January 22, 2026
• Funding: Up to $50,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support development of collaborations between basic and early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, and planetary-scale thinking, as well as with population-focused fields, including. Work piloting new approaches or interactions aimed at reducing the impact of health-centered activities, such as developing more sustainable systems for healthcare, care delivery, and biomedical research will also be considered.
• Eligibility: Non-profit organizations or degree-granting institutions in the U.S. or Canada are eligible. Intended for collaborative team projects.

American Association for Cancer Research – AACR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Fellowship

• Due: January 22, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: $130,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow in conducting non-small cell lung cancer research. 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 PI applicant must work under supervision of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution.
• Eligibility: Applicants must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or residency if they are a physician, (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent), within the past 5 years in a related field. At the start of the grant term (August 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.

American Society of Clinical Oncology – Young Investigator Award Special Competitions

• Due: January 29, 2026
• Funding: $50,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: This is a mentored award to support physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be working in an oncology lab or clinical research setting and be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent) with a valid, active medical license, working in any country, who plans on pursuing a career in oncology research. An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period. Applicants must be within the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program, within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at an academic medical institution at the time of application submission, ASCO membership required (membership application submitted within the grant application is allowed). 60% protected time required and a mentor from the sponsoring institution is required.

American Board of Medical Specialties Research and Education Foundation – 2026-2028 Independent Research Grant

• Due: January 30, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: $75,000
• Project Period: 2 years
• Purpose: To support independent, novel research that will help to provide insights and guide improvements in the structures, processes, and outcomes of medical specialty certification processes of the ABMS Member Boards.
• Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from health systems, universities, or other organizations with missions that intersect with the ABMS mission. The PI’s primary organization must be based in the U.S. The PI must be affiliated with ABMS.

American Parkinson Disease Association – George C. Cotzias, MD, Memorial Fellowships

• Due: January 30, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $125,000 annually
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To aid promising young neurologist in establishing careers in research, teaching and patient care related to the problems, causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease and associated neurological movement disorders. 
• Eligibility: Applicants must be licensed physicians who are able to practice medicine in the U.S. and who are completing, or have completed, training in a clinical discipline related to disorders of the nervous system (i.e. adult neurology, child neurology, neurosurgery, neuropathology), at the instructor or assistant professor level at a U.S institution and must demonstrate a clear commitment to the fellowship’s purpose.

American Psychological Foundation – Direct Action Visionary Grants

• Due: January 30, 2026
• Funding: $60,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: To support innovative projects that use evidence-based psychological interventions and resources in new and impactful ways to address pressing needs of communities.
• Eligibility: A proposed project must be an evidence-based psychological intervention or resource. PIs must have demonstrated competence and capacity to complete the work proposed.

Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging – 2026 Mitzi & William Blahd, MD Pilot Research Grant

• Due: January 30, 2026 (pre-proposal)
• Funding: $25,000
• Project Period: Not specified
• Purpose: To help basic or clinical scientists in the early stages of their career conduct pilot research that may lead to further funding.
• Eligibility: Applicants with an MD, PhD, or equivalent, with no more than five years post training (including residency, MD, doctorate training, professional school, graduate school, postdoc or fellowship). Applicants who have served as a PI of a peer-reviewed grant of more that $50,000 in one calendar year are not eligible.

American Academy of Audiology Foundation and the American Academy of Audiology – Investigator Research Grant

• Due: January 31, 2026
• Funding: $20,000
• Project Period: 1 year
• Purpose: To support basic and applied research in hearing and balance that will benefit people with hearing loss and/or balance deficits by improving the ability of professionals in audiology to evaluate and manage hearing and balance disorders.
  Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree in audiology or hearing science; post-doctorate fellows (AuD and PhD) applicants are encouraged to apply. PIs and co-investigators must not have current or past significant source of research funding in the proposed area of research. The applicant’s department’s chair support is required in writing.

Edward P. Evans Foundation – Discovery Research Grants 2026

• Due: January 31, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $250,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support highly innovative and novel research focused on new knowledge discoveries that will lead to the development of better Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) therapies and disease cures. High priority areas include, but are not limited to: research to better understand germline variants predisposing individuals to MDS, age-associated clonal hematopoiesis or genetic mosaicism; Development of preclinical models for the discovery and validation of candidate
  MDS therapeutics; and Novel imaging and pathology modalities and algorithms for improving diagnosis, understanding pathogenesis, and directing MDS therapy.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be established independent investigators in a tenure-track or tenured
  position at the Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) or higher, at a recognized 501(c)(3)
  university or non-profit institution in the United States. Tenure-track or tenured investigators at the Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) at institutions outside of the United States may apply (please see requirements).
• Note: VUMC applicants are encouraged to contact Sue.Reeves@vumc.org for more details on how to apply.

Edward P. Evans Foundation – Young Investigator Award

• Due: January 31, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $450,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support the development of the next generation of researchers committed to research in the fields of biology, pathogenesis, and treatment of MDS as they advance towards research independence.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be late-stage postdoctoral fellows with an established publication record of high impact research who will be initiating their search for an independent position within the first year of award funding.
• Note: VUMC applicants are encouraged to contact Sue.Reeves@vumc.org for details on eligibility and how to apply.

February

Klingenstein Philanthropies – Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience

• Due: February 1, 2026
• Funding: $450,000
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: To support innovative basic and clinical research lead by early career investigators that is relevant to understanding the mechanisms underlying neurological and behavioral disorders, that may lead to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Priority will be given to applicants who have not received substantial funding from other private awards yet have highly promising scientific careers.
• Eligibility: PhD and/or MD independent investigator at a university, medical center, or research institute no more than four years past their terminal postdoctoral degree by application deadline who has a tenure track appointment or equivalent may apply. A letter indicating the date of appointment and commitment of institutional resources to establish the investigator and the prospects for long-term support by the institution must be provided by an institutional official (e.g., an offer letter from the dean or department chair). Applicants must inform the Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund of other sources of funding.
• Note: VUMC applicants are encouraged to contact Sue.Reeves@vumc.org for details on eligibility and how to apply.

Lasker Foundation – 2026 Lasker Awards: Call for Nominations

• Nominations Due : February 2, 2026
• Prize: Not specified
• Purpose: Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honors fundamental discoveries that lead to a new area of biomedical science. The Lasker-Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award honors major advances that improve the lives of many thousands of people. The Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science recognizes research accomplishments and scientific statesmanship that engender the deepest feelings of awe and respect (this award will be given in 2027). The Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award recognizes outstanding public services improvements, policy initiatives that accelerate progress in medical science or health and increasing public health knowledge
• Eligibility: Applicants with a demonstrated track record of making an original and significant contribution in basic or clinical medical research, or in public service, or whose work opens new areas of biomedical science or public service may apply

Children’s Tumor Foundation – Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI)

• Due: February 2, 2026
• Funding: Up to $200,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support researchers seeking to investigate novel or repurposing therapies for NF or to validate new NF targets.
• Eligibility: Applicants who have an MD, PhD or equivalent with full access to or identified collaborators with required resources including in vivo and in vitro models may apply.

Gerber Foundation – 2026 Novice Research Awards

• Due: February 2, 2026 (Concept paper due)
• Funding: Up to $30,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To support PIs who are considered new to research.
• Eligibility: Applicants who are physicians, PhD candidates, PharmD candidates, and other similar degree candidates (in a residency, postdoctoral, or fellowship training program or those who are no more than one year post training) and those who have not yet received an NIH K award or equivalent may apply. A mentor and a current development plan are required for the project.

Gerber Foundation – 2026 Pediatric Major Research Awards

• Due: February 2, 2026 (Concept paper due)
• Funding: Up to $350,000
• Project Period: Up to 3 years
• Purpose: To support experienced PIs conducting projects that will result in new information, treatments, or tools that can be easily and quickly implemented on a broad scale with a predictable timeline to clinical application.
  Eligibility: Grants will be made to tax-exempt organizations only.

Jane Coffin Childs Fund – Jane Coffin Childs Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Due: February 2, 2026
• Funding: $72,000 stipend year 1; $74,000 year 2; $76,000 year 3
• Project Period: 3 years
• Purpose: To support outstanding postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate exceptional potential for independent research that will advance the field of biomedical science, and to foster development of successful independent researchers by providing funding for innovative research projects conducted under the mentorship of qualified postdoctoral advisors.
• Eligibility: Postdoctoral applicants must have 12 months or less of postdoctoral experience by February 2, 2026, with their first postdoc position starting no earlier than February 2, 2025. Ph.D. and MD applicants must have received their degrees no earlier than February 2, 2024, and February 2, 2023, respectively. PhD candidates without a degree by the deadline may apply but must complete their PhD and start the fellowship by July 1, 2026. Postdoctoral training at the same institution or department as the applicant’s PhD is discouraged. Proposals from the same laboratory will not be funded. Applicants who have accepted a postdoctoral fellowship are ineligible but T32 recipients may apply. Non-U.S. citizens may apply with sponsorship from a U.S.-based institution. Proof of commitment from a sponsoring lab and institution, not reliant on the fellowship award, is required.

Children’s Tumor Foundation – Clinical Research Award (CRA)

• Due: February 3, 2026 (LOI)
• Funding: Up to $200,000
• Project Period: Up to 2 years
• Purpose: To advance the development of effective clinical treatments, interventions, and management of patients living with NF. Priority will be given to proposals that will investigate bold, forward-thinking solutions and treatments that could improve the everyday functioning of people with NF or ones that promote new directions for disease management that can be developed into large-scale studies that could attract additional external funding.
• Eligibility: Applicants with an MD, PhD or equivalent degree who is affiliated with a recognized institution (worldwide) may apply.

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.

Ono Pharma Foundation – The Ono  Initiative

• Due: February 13, 2026 (LOI); January 6, 2026 internal application deadline for VU/VUMC applicants
• Funding: Up to $1,035,000
• Project Period: Over 3 years
• Purpose: To support academic research in relevant scientific fields, which have the potential of making significant impact on therapeutic approaches to disease and pain management. Only proposal addressing Chemical Biology Research will be considered.
• Eligibility: Only proposal addressing Chemical Biology Research will be considered. Applicants must have an MD and/or a PhD with 15 years or less of experience from starting their independent academic position, be a new applicant to Ono, or, if returning, apply with a different project. The PI must not be a healthcare professional (defined as individuals currently holding an active state license or which they are (a) qualified to prescribe, administer, use or supply any medicinal or medical products or (b) perform any professional clinical services).
• Note: VU/VUMC applicants must apply by January 6, 2026 through the Vanderbilt-wide Limited Submission Opportunity 2026 Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards.

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.

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).

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.

April

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.

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

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