SMPH Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter
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Research Funding Opportunities Full List
| Visible | Newsletter | Program Title | Program Title | Sponsor | Deadline | Award Amount | Funding Period | Eligibility | Overview - Summary | External Link |
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| FALSE | Research Forward 2025 | Research Forward 2025 | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | 2025-01-22 | 1-2 years | Tenure-track or Permanent PI status | The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has announced a new round of the Research Forward initiative to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. | https://research.wisc.edu/research-forward-2025/ | ||
| FALSE | Innovative Research to Improve the Lives of Older Adults Living with Diabetes | Innovative Research to Improve the Lives of Older Adults Living with Diabetes | The American Diabetes Association | 2025-02-01 | $414,000 | 3 years | Full-time independent faculty | This call for applications aims to attract outstanding researchers interested in addressing the complex relationship between aging and diabetes. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-aging-diabetes-rfa-2025 | |
| FALSE | Innovation in Regulatory Science | Innovation in Regulatory Science | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2025-02-05 | $500,000 | 5 years | Tenure-track or non-tenure track faculty | Seeking academic researchers developing new methodologies or innovative approaches in regulatory science that will ultimately inform the regulatory decisions FDA and others make. | https://www.bwfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BWF_IRSA_RFP_2025_v2.pdf, | |
| FALSE | Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC): Partnerships in Basic Energy Sciences | Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC): Partnerships in Basic Energy Sciences | Department of Energy | 2025-02-05 | $4,000,000 | 4 years | PI eligible at UW | UW Madison limits applications. See link to PDF for pre-proposal requirements. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3FHtpxgGtLTyUrvBYTyiOrBAQcgYtJl/view?usp=drive_link | |
| FALSE | HABRI 2025 Request for Proposals | HABRI 2025 Request for Proposals | The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) | 2025-02-13 | $50,000 | 1-2 years | PI eligible at UW | Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the positive effects of companion animals on human health. | https://habri.org/assets/uploads/HABRI-2025-Request-for-Proposals.pdf | |
| FALSE | Advancing Translational Research and Science Pilot Award | Advancing Translational Research and Science Pilot Award | ICTR | 2025-02-18 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI eligible at UW | ATRS Pilot Award provides support to either advance innovate translational research or provide solutions to common barriers in the translation of innovations into practice or policy. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pilot_ATRS-RFA-2025_FINAL.pdf | |
| FALSE | WI SPORE Career Enhancement Program | WI SPORE Career Enhancement Program | UW Health and Neck SPORE | 2025-03-01 | $50,000 | 1 year | Assistant Professor (tenure-track, CHS and research series) | Applicants must have a minimum of 1 day/week protected time for translational HNC research and have no current or previous NIH R01 funding in HNC research. | https://hn-spore.wisc.edu/cep/ | |
| FALSE | WI SPORE Developmental Research Program | WI SPORE Developmental Research Program | UW Health and Neck SPORE | 2025-03-01 | $50,000 | 1-2 years | Tenure-track, research, and CHS faculty | Pilot applications addressing diagnosis/prevention/treatment of HNC, improved understanding of HNC, and Identification of novel biomarkers of HNC | https://hn-spore.wisc.edu/drp/ | |
| FALSE | Catalyst Awards to Extend th Human Lifespan | Catalyst Awards to Extend th Human Lifespan | National Academy of Medicine | 2025-03-04 | $50,000 | 1-2 years | PI eligible at UW | Currently seeking bold, new, and innovative ideas that aim to extend the human healthspan, especially approaches that challenge existing paradigms or propose new methodologies or concepts. | https://nam.edu/initiatives/grand-challenge-healthy-longevity/u-s-nam-catalyst-award-competition-round-2-2021/ | |
| FALSE | Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program | Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program | US Department of Education | 2025-03-10 | $80,000 | 3-12 months | PI eligible at UW | Funds fellowships through institutions of higher education to faculty members to conduct research abroad and area studies to improve their skill in languages and their knowledge of the culture of the people of these countries. | https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/ifle/fulbright-hays-faculty-research-abroad-fra-program#home | |
| FALSE | Special Projects Grant 2026 | Special Projects Grant 2026 | The Huo Family Foundation | 2025-03-24 | $390,000/year | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW, with a PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant field | Proposals should tackle key questions within the broad topic of the effects of usage of and exposure to digital technologies on brain development and function, social behaviour and interactions, and mental health of children and young people. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/the-huo-family-foundation-special-projects-grant-2026/ | |
| FALSE | *Collaborative Research Development Grant | *Collaborative Research Development Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-03-26 | $300,000/year | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW, at least one key investigator must be a physician | Provides funds for ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research projects that may involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions or disciplines. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-CRDG-LOI-RFP.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Collaborative Research Development Grant - Microsoft AI for Health | *Collaborative Research Development Grant - Microsoft AI for Health | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-03-26 | $300,000/year | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW, at least one key investigator must be a physician. | In partnership with Microsoft AI for Health, will fund projects on ovarian/gynecologic cancers using AI or machine learning that may involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-CRDG-AI-LOI-RFP.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Early Career Investigator Grant | *Early Career Investigator Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-03-26 | $150,000/year | 3 years | Assistant Professor or equivalnet in the first 7 years of their first academic appointment | Funds junior faculty with a strong commitment to an investigative career in ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research on a path towards independence. Supports a substantial time commitment to research and academic endeavors. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-Early-Career-LOI-RFP-final.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Mentored Investigator Grant | *Mentored Investigator Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-03-26 | $100,000 | 1-2 years | Clinical or post-doctoral fellows (MD/DO or PhD) with protected research time | This grant provides funding for trainees who are working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in the field of ovarian cancer research and/or related gynecologic cancers. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-Mentored-LOI-RFP.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Health Equity Research Grant | *Health Equity Research Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-03-26 | $200,000 | 2 years | PI eligible at UW | This grant supports projects that promote equity, inclusivity, and evidence-based approaches to overcome the barriers faced by marginalized communities with a focus on ovarian cancers and/or related gynecologic cancers. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-HEG-LOI-RFP.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Catalyst Research Award | *Catalyst Research Award | Falk Medical Research Trust | 2025-03-28 | $350,000 | 12-24 months | Full-time, independent faculty | Supports high-risk/high-reward projects to address scientific and therapeutic roadblocks to open new avenues for treating, curing, and improving the lives of individuals suffering from disease. Focus on biomarkers, therapeutic agents and targets. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/falk-medical-research-trust-catalyst-award-2025/ | |
| FALSE | 2026 Beckman Scholars Program | 2026 Beckman Scholars Program | The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | 2025-04-01 | $156,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW to serve as faculty mentor | This internal competition is to establish a Beckman Scholars Program at UW–Madison. Recruitment and selection of Beckman Scholars (e.g. undergraduate students) will occur after an award for the Beckman Scholars Program is received by UW–Madison. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/2026-beckman-scholars-program/ | |
| FALSE | The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | The Pew Charitable Trusts | 2025-04-01 | $75,000/year | 4 years | Assistant professors (doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, engineering and physical sciences) | Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply. | https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/program-details | |
| FALSE | Making Cancer Patient Quality of Life an Active Research Priority | Making Cancer Patient Quality of Life an Active Research Priority | HESI Thrive | 2025-04-07 | $20,000-$50,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funding for research to predict, prevent and/or reduce unintended adverse effects from cancer therapy; provides seed grants for related clinical and translational research and technology-based solutions. | https://hesithrive.org/guidelines/ | |
| FALSE | ALSF Reach Grant | ALSF Reach Grant | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | 2025-04-10 | $250,000 | 2 years | Faculty with pediatric cancer translational research | Supports translational studies that will result in a phase I and/or II clinical trial, in 2-3 years. Examples include IND-enabling studies, providing pre-clinical data for CT development, or validating biomarkers to enable patient selection. | https://www.alexslemonade.org/sites/default/files/images/alsf1/downloads/2025_reach_grant_application_guidelines.pdf | |
| FALSE | Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship | Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship | Azrieli Foundation | 2025-04-22 | monthly stipend | Up to 4 months | PhD Candidates; requires academic sponsor in Israel | Enables PhD candidates to conduct short-term research at leading universities in Israel. It is valued at 12,000 ILS (~3200 USD) per month and is offered for up to four months. | https://azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fellows-news/call-for-applications-for-the-azrieli-international-visiting-phd-fellowship/ | |
| FALSE | *2025 Community Impact Grant Program: Level Two: ACCELERATE | *2025 Community Impact Grant Program: Level Two: ACCELERATE | Wisconsin Partnership Program | 2025-04-22 | $500,000 | 3 years | Larger organizations with annual expenses over $1 million; a UW academic partner is required. | These awards support community partnership initiatives to improve health/advance health equity by addressing social determinants of health in Wisconsin's urban, rural and tribal communities. An academic partner is required. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/community-grants/rfp-community-impact-grant-level-two/ | |
| FALSE | *NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program | *NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program | NIH | 2025-04-24 | $750,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Multiple applications from UW–Madison for similar instruments require official administrative assurance that such requests are a coordinated institutional effort and not unintended duplication. OVCR review of notice of intent required. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nih-shared-instrumentation-grant-sig-program-s10-2025/ | |
| FALSE | *NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Program | *NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Program | NIH | 2025-04-24 | $750,001 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Multiple applications from UW–Madison for similar instruments require official administrative assurance that such requests are a coordinated institutional effort and not unintended duplication. OVCR review of notice of intent required. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nih-high-end-instrumentation-hei-grant-program-s10-2025/ | |
| FALSE | Research on Women's Health Scholar (RoWHS) Program | Research on Women's Health Scholar (RoWHS) Program | UW SMPH | 2025-04-25 | $75,000 | 1 year | Assistant Professors at SMPH | This program for those conducting women's health or sex differences research, provides career development through competency-based curricular activities, mentored research training, and pioneering new approaches to team science and career coaching. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/research-on-womens-health-scholar-program-rowhs/ | |
| FALSE | *Scientific Innovations Award Program | *Scientific Innovations Award Program | Brain Research Foundation | 2025-04-28 | $150,000 | 2 years | Full-time Associate or Professor | Funds studies related to normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states, including molecular and clinical neuroscience or neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/brain-research-foundation-scientific-innovations-award-2026/ | |
| FALSE | *2026 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research Award | *2026 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research Award | The Pew Charitable Trusts | 2025-04-28 | $300,000 | 4 years | Full-time assistant professors (as of 8/27/2025); cannot have had assistant professor position prior to 6/11/21 | The UW-CCC is soliciting self-nominations for this award. The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/62a9d5b9288041f09473bb524d427d6b | |
| FALSE | *Medical Research Program 2026 (June Cycle) | *Medical Research Program 2026 (June Cycle) | Keck Foundation | 2025-04-30 | $1,000,000-1,300,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Keck Foundation funds projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. Requires ~20-25% institutional commitment. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-medical-research-program-2026-june-cycle/ | |
| FALSE | *Science and Engineering Research Program 2026 | *Science and Engineering Research Program 2026 | Keck Foundation | 2025-04-30 | $1,000,000-1,300,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Keck Foundation funds projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. Requires ~20-25% institutional commitment. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-science-and-engineering-research-program-2026-june-cycle/ | |
| FALSE | *New Investigator Program | *New Investigator Program | Wisconsin Partnership Program | 2025-04-30 | $150,000 | 2 years | SMPH assistant professors on any track with appointment of at least 50% and start date after 1/1/20 | Projects should develop and sustain the academic and research excellence of early-career SMPH faculty as they initiate new, innovative research or education pilot projects to improve health and advance health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/faculty-grants/rfp-new-investigator-program/ | |
| FALSE | Drug Checking Technologies Program | Drug Checking Technologies Program | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-05-02 | provides supplies | 1 year | Naloxone Direct Program agencies that meet certain criteria | This program provides fentanyl test strips, fentanyl test strip kits, xylazine test strips, and xylazine test strip kits for community distribution. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/drug-checking-technologies-program.htm | |
| FALSE | *NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | *NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation | 2025-05-06 | $3,000,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Seeks proposals for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop skills, knowledge, and competencies to pursue STEM careers. Should address interdisciplinary/convergent research of national priority. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-research-traineeship-nrt-program-2026/ | |
| FALSE | *Individual Biomedical Research Award | *Individual Biomedical Research Award | Hartwell Foundation | 2025-05-12 | $100,000/year | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; if PI is not an MD, at least one collaborator must be a practicing physician, preferably in pediatric medicine | Funds early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge applied biomedical research that is strategic or translational in nature and has the potential to benefit U.S. children, and addresses a specific unmet need to improve child health outcomes. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oBwrEQ1TYpw0B08ZLzxxLldCEvlO5QO1/view?usp=drive_link | |
| FALSE | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes Accelerator Award | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes Accelerator Award | American Diabetes Association | 2025-05-15 | $325,000/year | 5 years | Faculty with demonstrated independent productivity in diabetes research; must not have R01 renewal or second R01 award. | This award provides salary and research support to early career researchers proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs, and who have distinguished themselves as exceptionally talented and promising research investigators. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/american-diabetes-association-pathway-to-stop-diabetes-2025/ | |
| FALSE | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes Initiator Award | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes Initiator Award | American Diabetes Association | 2025-05-15 | $100,000/yr in Phase I; $325,000/yr in Phase II | up to 7 years over both phases | Postdoctoral or Research Fellows with no more than 7 years of research training after doctoral degree | This award supports early career researchers who are exceptionally talented and promising research investigators with a high likelihood of establishing successful, independent research programs and making seminal contributions in diabetes research. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/american-diabetes-association-pathway-to-stop-diabetes-2025/ | |
| FALSE | Evidence-Based Practice in Family Treatment Grant Opportunity | Evidence-Based Practice in Family Treatment Grant Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-05-15 | $250,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Seeking applications to support the implementation of Family Centered Treatment, an evidence-based model of care designed for families with children who are at risk of out-of-home placement. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/evidence-based-practice-family-treatment.htm | |
| FALSE | Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grants | Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grants | ACS Green Chemistry Institute | 2025-05-16 | $80,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Funding in 4 different topic areas include: New methods or strategies for greener peptide synthesis and /or purification; Sustainable organic catalysis; Advancing biocatalysis methodologies; and New technologies for efficient manufacturing processes. | https://acsgcipr.org/funding-awards/research-grants/ | |
| FALSE | Ignition Grant Program | Ignition Grant Program | ACS Green Chemistry Institute | 2025-05-16 | $40,000 | 6 months | PI Eligible at UW | Proposals can be on any new green chemistry or green engineering research direction of relevance to the pharmaceutical industry. Proposals should be highly ambitious and novel, with high risk of failure but high reward if successful. | https://acsgcipr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-GCIPR-RFP-Ignition.pdf | |
| FALSE | Global Science Scholars Fellowship | Global Science Scholars Fellowship | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Stellar Science Foundation | 2025-05-27 | Stipen in Japanese yen plus reimbursable expenses and travel costs | 2 years | Researchers who have earned doctoral degree on or after July 1, 2021; US researcher will study in Japan. | Funds international postdoctoral fellowships designed to advance excellence in bioengineering and biomedical research by supporting early-career researchers to advance their careers and conduct groundbreaking science in US and Japanese research labs. | https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/info.chanzuckerberg.com/e3t/Ctc/GE*113/cT9XL04/VVtc5f2_fz64V-rjHZ5wrB00W2x7JLQ5wxmJYN1CRs-63qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3pSW6Js1wy4dFQb6W5MkSfw2Np1g0W3s5hqX1cMdpSW614lpx8dVWgdW2X3fhZ87ZP2DW82bf481bt5NmW1bqZ571XqjYpW101NmW7mpGp_VV5z004z72RgW13tm0z70xfk4W4Tgdcv5SmlY9W5p30642ssbQxW1rTVzB1j96K-W6pwhf477smlbW4Y8-9Z8Dpv15W3pcvqY4GVg5SW2qx0j16h_n_tW4DGGNw7CpBBqW2dwZ-L111kk6W4S30W24KljlTW2bpHTn67KKzqW5Gr28h21zWsWW1nYdzV6JpLCVW4B4NPt8zDPglW78ZHyt1VDC6cW9lRRWC72SLFxf92HVNz04__;Kw!!Mak6IKo!MNo5y6rB3wHIet-0rdY1V7J9bmjikjRsFz6_3KzO3WV3Teyc3Mq8pqlGQg_fO9ZF-a6o4Ba-IhXwHLxOOcbi0-Bi8w5DiWVzQbM$ | |
| FALSE | Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | The Franklin Institute | 2025-05-30 | $250,000 | PI Eligible at UW | Seeking individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the field of human gene therapy including strategies for engineering genetic alterations to cells for the treatment of human disease. | https://fi.edu/en/awards/nominations/bower-award-prize-achievement-science | ||
| FALSE | ALSF R Accelerated Grant | ALSF R Accelerated Grant | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | 2025-06-05 | $800,000 | 4 years | PI on first R01 award and within 10 yrs of first faculty appointment | Projects should have clear focus on accelerating the discovery of more effective, less toxic therapies for childhood cancers, and address a testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. | https://www.alexslemonade.org/sites/default/files/images/alsf1/downloads/2025_r_accelerated_grant_application_guidelines.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Pilot Clinical Trial Award | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Pilot Clinical Trial Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-06 | $2,800,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funding supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or symptom management of ALS. Proposed projects may range from phase 1 to small-scale phase 2 trials. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31249272&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-06 | $1,000,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funding supports the development and/or validation of clinical outcomes and biomarkers to enrich clinical trials in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Projects can be relevant to a specific therapy, class of therapeutics, or a specific ALS subtype. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31249263&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-06 | $2,000,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funding supports research ranging from preclinical validation of therapeutic leads through FDA IND-enabling studies. The proposed studies are expected to be empirical in nature and product driven. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31249267&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Idea Award | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Idea Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-06 | $840,000 total costs | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funding supports new, innovative, high-risk, high-gain ideas aimed at ALS drug or therapy discovery. The studies are expected to be hypothesis-driven and generate preliminary data for future therapeutic investigations. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31249261&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Clinical Trial Award | *Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Clinical Trial Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-09 | $8,000,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential for significant impact on the treatment/management of a disease/condition addressed in one of the congressionally directed FY25 PRMRP topic areas and FY25 PRMRP strategic goals. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525PRMRPCTA-GG.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Technology/Therapeutic Development Award | *Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Technology/Therapeutic Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-09 | $3,500,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and/or quality of life for a disease/condition related to FY25 PRMRP topic areas or strategic goals. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525PRMRPTTDA-GG2.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Collaborative Research Award | *Collaborative Research Award | Lipedemia Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $250,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Designed for team research that requires involvement of multiple institutions or muIti-disciplinary researchers. Applications that involve current LF grantees receive priority review. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Proof of Concept Award | *Proof of Concept Award | Lipedemia Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $125,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Designed to support development of preliminary data for highly innovative hypotheses. Open to investigators of any career stage or background. Successful awards are eligible for streamlined award renewal. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Mentored Award | *Mentored Award | Lipedemia Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; mentor required | Designed to support postdoctoral research experiences for candidates in non-independent mentored research training. Supports PhD (or equivalent research degrees) and clinicians engaged in mentored medical research. May apply for 3rd year in Yr 2. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Collaborative Research Award | *Collaborative Research Award | The Lipedema Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $250,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Designed for team research that requires involvement of multiple institutions or muIti-disciplinary researchers. Applications that involve current LF grantees receive priority review. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Proof of Concept Award | *Proof of Concept Award | The Lipedema Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $125,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Designed to support development of preliminary data for highly innovative hypotheses. Open to investigators of any career stage or background. Successful awards are eligible for streamlined award renewal. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Mentored Award | *Mentored Award | The Lipedema Foundation | 2025-06-10 | $100,000 | 2 years | PhDs or clinicians engaged in mentored medical research | Designed to support postdoctoral research experiences for candidates in non-independent mentored research training. Intended to support PhD (or equivalent research degrees) and clinicians engaged in mentored medical research. | https://www.lipedema.org/rfp2025 | |
| FALSE | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Care Award | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Care Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $1,600,000 - $1,900,000 | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports research that provides interventions in critical areas in dementia care, and should lead to improved quality of life, reduced caregiver burden and stress, and/or increased support for those with dementia diagnoses. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31269251&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Research Award | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $1,000,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | This funding is intended to support studies that will make transformative contributions to risk reduction and prevention of the development of Alzheimer's disease related dementias. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31269250&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Diagnosis Award | *Alzheimer's Research Program, Transforming Diagnosis Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $1,500,000 - $1,700,000 | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | This program targets research that reduces or overcomes important barriers to obtaining a diagnosis, meaningful disease monitoring, and accurate prognosis of Alzheimer's Disease. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31269259&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Investigator-Initiated Research Award | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Investigator-Initiated Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $1,050,000 - $1,400,000 direct costs | 4 years | Assistant Professor (or equivalent) or above | Is intended to support high-impact research that makes an important contribution to ovarian cancer or patient/survivor care. Focus can be on any phase of research, from basic laboratory through translational, excluding clinical trials. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31253254&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Ovarian Cancer Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Ovarian Cancer Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $1,400,000 direct costs | 4 years | Be within 12 years of last postdoctoral research position, clinical fellowship, or equivalent. Mentor required | Provides funding for ovarian cancer clinical trial research under the guidance of a Designated Mentor, as well as networking, collaborative opportunities, and research experience to develop an independent career in ovarian cancer clinical research. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31253256&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Pilot Award | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program, Pilot Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-12 | $350,000 direct costs | 2 years | Postdocs, Clinical Fellows and above | Research must demonstrate a clear focus on ovarian cancer (using tissues, cell lines, datasets, or appropriate animal models), and serve as a catalyst to expand or modify current thinking about and/or approaches in ovarian cancer. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31253271&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 1 and 2 | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 1 and 2 | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-13 | $750,000 - $2,500,000 total costs | 3-4 years | Postdoctoral Fellows as well as PI Eligible at UW | Funds research to address the urgency of ending breast cancer, specifically, high-impact research with clinical relevance, innovation and creativity, and productive collaborations. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31175256&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 3 | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 3 | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-13 | $5,600,000 - $7,000,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds research with major impact to accelerate progress toward ending breast cancer. The research must move beyond a minor advancement to lead to new more effective strategies to preventing or ending breast cancer. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31175247&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Clinical Research Extension Award | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Clinical Research Extension Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-13 | $7,000,000 - $8,400,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Aims to expand data collection, follow-up, and analysis of breast cancer clinical studies, to increase the impact of patient participation by addressing early trial termination, limited patient follow-up, or suboptimal data collection/analysis. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31175260&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Era of Hope Scholar Award | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Era of Hope Scholar Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-13 | $4,900,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; must include 2 or more breast cancer consumer advocates | Funding supports early-career individuals with potential to effect meaningful change in breast cancer, and who are the “best and brightest” in their field(s), shown through extraordinary creativity, vision, innovation, and productivity. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31175266&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | ALSF A Award Grant | ALSF A Award Grant | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | 2025-06-16 | $200,000/year | 4 years | Within 5 years of first faculty appointment; requires mentor | Provides support to early career scientists who want to establish a career in pediatric oncology research. Should demonstrate a future commitment to pediatric cancer investigation and institutional support for career development of PI. | https://www.alexslemonade.org/sites/default/files/images/alsf1/downloads/2025_a_award_grant_application_guidelines.pdf | |
| FALSE | Community-Based Opioid Prevention Grant | Community-Based Opioid Prevention Grant | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-06-17 | $250,000 - $500,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Support for opioid prevention programming/initiatives in WI, such as drug or evidence-informed prevention, stigma reduction, training in evidence-informed implementation, community-based education/intervention, mental health programs for youth, etc. | https://publicnotices.wisconsin.gov/GetAttachment.asp?aid=5908&lnid=1539779 | |
| FALSE | *Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium, AI Accelerator Grant | *Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium, AI Accelerator Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | 2025-06-18 | $1,000,000 plus up to $1,000,000 Azure compute support credits from Microsoft's AI For Good Lab | 3 years | Collaboration with UK, Canada and Australia required; Clinical expertise preferred | Funding supports international, multidisciplinary research using artificial intelligence to improve ovarian cancer survival. Research may focus on areas such as early detection, treatment response, recurrence monitoring, and prevention. | https://ocrahope.org/research/information-for-researchers/grant-programs/?vgo_ee=Re6cqkEQ9WkDTuB4pAc5cBMnVZgXHWhF681M0WKiOzg%3D%3AxScZ5RF%2B5dnppkkXxn6l0fspp4Xaikdi | |
| FALSE | Injection Drug Use Prevention Program | Injection Drug Use Prevention Program | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-06-20 | $250,000 | 1 year with renewals possible | PI Eligible at UW | Requesting applications demonstrating evidence-based strategies and innovative approaches for expanding and/or enhancing prevention services to persons who inject drugs. | https://publicnotices.wisconsin.gov/GetAttachment.asp?aid=5914&lnid=1539808 | |
| FALSE | LHCCD-2026-Medicaid CHIP Lead Hazard Control Community Development-2026 | LHCCD-2026-Medicaid CHIP Lead Hazard Control Community Development-2026 | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | 2025-06-20 | $1,500,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | The focus of the program is to providefunding for local communities to support lead hazard control services for Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)- enrolled residents. | https://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/user/categoryprograms.aspx | |
| FALSE | *Military Burn Research Program, Discovery Award | *Military Burn Research Program, Discovery Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-23 | $200,000 total costs | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in battlefield burn care that provides the foundation for future translational and/or clinical research. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31299299&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Military Burn Research Program, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award | *Military Burn Research Program, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-23 | $1,700,000 total costs | 3 years | At or above level of Assistant Professor | Supports the translation of promising preclinical findings into burn products for clinical application in an austere, resource-limited, battlefield environment. Should be product-oriented and tangible. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31299300&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | *Military Burn Research Program, Patient Centered Research Award | *Military Burn Research Program, Patient Centered Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-23 | $1,700,000 total costs | 4 years | At or above level of Assistant Professor | Funds the gap between research, practice, and policy by providing clinically useful findings about interventions, clinical practices/guidelines, tools, and policies to be deployed to burn patients in a resource-limited, battlefield environments. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31299286&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | *Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas | *Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas | The Greenwall Foundation | 2025-06-23 | No formal budget limit; recent grants between $200,000 - $300,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW (must have terminal degree); Early-career investigators should apply with mentor | Program supports research to help resolve important emerging or unanswered bioethics problems in clinical, biomedical, or public health decision-making, policy, or practice. | https://greenwall.org/making-a-difference-grants/request-for-proposals-MAD-fall-2025 |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grants | AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grants | American Association for Cancer Research | 2025-06-30 | $350,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must be an active AACR member | Supports independent investigators currently conducting innovative research focused on Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) and encourages independent investigators to enter the TTFields research field. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-novocure-cancer-research-grant-aacr-grants/ |
| FALSE | *Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award, Rare Melanomas | *Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award, Rare Melanomas | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-30 | $2,800,000 total costs | 4 years | Associate Professor or above; has Partnering PI component also | Application MUST propose a unifying, overarching question that addresses a critical unmet need relevant to rare melanoma research and/or patient care, with the ultimate goal to translate laboratory findings to clinical applications | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPFPARM_GG.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Melanoma Research Program Idea Award | *Melanoma Research Program Idea Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-30 | $560,000 total costs | 2 years | Postdoctoral fellows or above | The intent of the Idea Award is to generate novel research avenues for investigation; therefore, novelty and innovation should be key aspects of the proposed project. PIs new to the melanoma field are encouraged to apply. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPIA_GG.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award | *Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-06-30 | $2,100,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW, at least 2 and up to 3 PIs should partner | Supports a broad range of hypothesis-driven, multidisciplinary studies that have a short-term goal of advancing the state of the science in melanoma research and/or patient care, utlizizing a team science approach. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPTSA_GG.pdf | |
| FALSE | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Idea Development Award | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Idea Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-01 | $490,000 total costs | 3 years | Independent Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor | Promotes new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation in the rare cancers field. Must address Biology, Research, and/or Therapy. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31307279&fileType=pdf | |
| FALSE | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Resource and Community Development Award | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Resource and Community Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-01 | $1,120,000 total costs | 4 years | Independent Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor | Supports the development of research resources and clinical or preclinical data sets that advance the field of rare cancers research and improve outcomes of individuals with rare cancers. Emphasizes collaboration and information sharing. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31309221&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword | |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award | Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award | Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation | 2025-07-01 | up to $800,000 ($200,000/year) | up to 4 years | Requires institutional nomination; Categories of PIs are Tenure-track Assistant Professors, Clinical Instructors and Senior Clinical Fellows, and Distinguished Fellows | Provides funding to early career researchers with an innovative new idea but lacking preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. The research must be novel, exceptionally creative and have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field. | https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/innovation |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | QOL Medical Research, LLC Award for the Study of Disorders Associated with Carbohydrate Maldigestion/Malabsorption in Children | QOL Medical Research, LLC Award for the Study of Disorders Associated with Carbohydrate Maldigestion/Malabsorption in Children | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years | Supports studies focused on disorders of carbohydrate maldigestion/malabsorption in children, either primary or secondary. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/QOL-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Products Inc. Research Innovation Award | Takeda Pharmaceutical Products Inc. Research Innovation Award | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years | Supports innovative, high-impact research in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, intended to stimulate scientific inquiry in an exceptionally innovative area with potential to impact the field in a highly novel manner. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Takeda-2025_Final-1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | NASPGHAN George Ferry Young Investigator Development Award | NASPGHAN George Ferry Young Investigator Development Award | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years and be no more than 5 years from fellowship completion | This grant is awarded to support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, or nutritional disorders of children. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/YIA-2025_5-22-25.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Sanofi Young Investigator Development Award for the Study of Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders | Sanofi Young Investigator Development Award for the Study of Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years and be no more than 5 years from fellowship completion | Supports meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research projects on pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis or other Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders from promising early-stage researchers. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/YIA-2025_5-22-25.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Young Investigator Development Award for the Study of Pediatric Liver Disease and/or Liver Transplantation Supported by educational grants from Ipsen and Mirum | Young Investigator Development Award for the Study of Pediatric Liver Disease and/or Liver Transplantation Supported by educational grants from Ipsen and Mirum | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years and be no more than 5 years from fellowship completion | The award will support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to pediatric liver disease and/or pediatric liver transplantation from promising early-stage researchers. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/YIA-2025_5-22-25.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Mid-Career Award | Mid-Career Award | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $100,000 | 2 years | Mid-career faculty who are not yet full professor level; must be a NASPGHAN member | The goal of this award is to support and advance the success of investigators at the mid-career stage of their career, to start a new project within an established area os reserch or a new or innovative research area. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Mid-Career-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | The Celiac Disease Foundation/NASPGHAN Celiac Disease Pilot Grants | The Celiac Disease Foundation/NASPGHAN Celiac Disease Pilot Grants | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | up to $25,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW, or post-doctoral fellows with a mentor; must be NASPGHAN members | Funds pilot projects that address critical issues related to Celiac Disease and gluten-free diet management, and support Celiac Disease and gluten-free diet related innovative research or education proposals focused on new research areas. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Celiac-Foundation-Pilot-Grant-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Innovations in Clinical Care Grant | Innovations in Clinical Care Grant | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $2,000 - $5,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; must be member of NASPGHAN for at least 2 years | Supports the development of innovative approaches to optimize the quality of care and health care delivery to children with digestive diseases by the clinically focused pediatric gastroenterologist. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Innovations-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | APGNN Susan Moyer Nursing Research Grant | APGNN Susan Moyer Nursing Research Grant | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $500 - $5,000 | 1 year | Registered nurse with a minimum bachelors degree and a member of APGNN | Provides support for pediatric gastroenterology, nutrition, and hepatology nurses for research and/or quality improvement activities to advance nursing care for children with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic or nutritional disorders. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/APGNN-Susan-Moyer-Grant-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | CPNP Nutrition Research Grant | CPNP Nutrition Research Grant | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $500 - $5,000 | 1 year | Registered Dietitian and member of CPNP | Supports research activities of pediatric dietitians that have the potential to advance nutrition care of patients and families of children with nutritional disorders. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CPNP-Grant-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Research Grant | Research Grant | Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation | 2025-07-01 | $150,000 - $200,000 | 1-3 years | PI Eligible at UW; The Fellowship program is intended for postdoctoral scientists | Supports innovative research and fellowships that improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease in the areas of Basic Science, Clinical, Design and Development, and Fellowships. | https://pva.org/research-resources/research-foundation/ |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | RPB Challenge Grant | RPB Challenge Grant | Research to Prevent Blindness | 2025-07-01 | $300,000 | 4 years | Permanent, full-time ophthalmology department Chairs may apply | Designed to enhance a department's environment and capability to conduct vision research, to facilitate collaborative studies of the visual system, and to attract researchers to the department. | https://www.rpbusa.org/rpb/grants-and-research/grants/rpb-unrestricted-grants/challenge-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | RPB Unrestricted Grants | RPB Unrestricted Grants | Research to Prevent Blindness | 2025-07-01 | $115,000/year | 5 years | Permanent, full-time ophthalmology department Chairs may apply | Provides maximum flexibility in developing and expanding eye research programs, and opportunities for creative planning that go beyond the scope of restricted project grants which scientists normally depend upon for support. | https://www.rpbusa.org/rpb/grants-and-research/grants/rpb-unrestricted-grants/rpb-unrestricted-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | *FY2026 Exploratory Research Proposals | *FY2026 Exploratory Research Proposals | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory | 2025-07-02 | varies | 9 months | PI Eligible at UW | Seeks proposals that use EMSL capabilities (Functional and Systems Biology; Environmental Transformations and Interactions; and Computing, Analytics, and Modeling) to advance scientific understanding. | https://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/proposals/call-exploratory-research-proposals-fy-2026 |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Randomized Controlled Trial on Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Reproductive Tract Sequelae in Non-Pregnant Women | Randomized Controlled Trial on Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Reproductive Tract Sequelae in Non-Pregnant Women | Global Grand Challenges, Gates Foundation | 2025-07-07 | $8,000,000 - $10,000,000 | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; Project must contain randomized controlled trial in sub-Saharan African settings | The goal is to support rigorous clinical research to evaluate the prevention, diagnosis, and management of STIs and their long-term reproductive consequences, such as pelvic inflammatory disease. | https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/randomized-controlled-trial-sexually-transmitted-infections-stis-and-reproductive-tract |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | *Schmidt Sciences Polymaths Program 2026 | *Schmidt Sciences Polymaths Program 2026 | Schmidt Sciences | 2025-07-08 | $500,000/year | 5 years | Must have achieved tenure between January 2022 and August 2025 | Supports the best “polymath” scientists to expand their research portfolios by exploring a substantive disciplinary shift after achieving tenure, through exploration of new ideas across disciplines, using emerging technologies to test risky theories. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/schmidt-science-polymaths-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | *Infrastructure Award | *Infrastructure Award | St. Baldrick's Foundation | 2025-07-08 | $25,000 - $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Intended for institutions with the potential to participate significantly more in childhood cancer clinical trials, but which are smaller or have barriers to greater participation due to a lack of resources. | https://www.stbaldricks.org/file/sbf-infrastructure-grant-guidelines.pdf |
| FALSE | Before Newsletter | *2026 Searle Scholars Program | *2026 Searle Scholars Program | Searle Scholars Program | 2025-07-09 | $300,000 | 3 years | Must have started 1st faculty appointment at assistant professor level on or after May 1, 2024 | This program supports high-risk, high-reward research across a broad range of scientific disciplines, and funds the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists recently appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/searle-scholars-program-2026/ |
| FALSE | sent via email | #REF! | *Mallinckrodt Foundation Grant 2026 | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | 2025-07-10 | $75,000/year | 3 years | Tenure track faculty members in their first to fourth year, with MD and/or PhD degree, and who do not have current R01 funding | The mission of the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation is to support early-stage biomedical investigators engaged in basic and translational research that has the potential to make fundamental advances in biomedical science | https://emallinckrodtfoundation.org/guidelines |
| FALSE | Before Newsletter | *Foundation Award 2026 | *Foundation Award 2026 | The Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation | 2025-07-14 | $200,000 | 2 years | Early-stage investigators who have completed training or degree in the last 10 years | Funds support promising early-stage medical researchers engaged in projects with the potential to result in understanding an important disease process or leading to a new therapeutic intervention. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/margaret-q-landenberger-foundation-award-2026/ |
| FALSE | X 6/18 | Cure One, Cure Many Award in Neuroinflammation, Breakthrough Grant | Cure One, Cure Many Award in Neuroinflammation, Breakthrough Grant | American Brain Foundation | 2025-07-15 | $1,000,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must include members of at least 3 institutions | Supports interdisciplinary teams investigating novel neuroinflammation mechanisms and development of new biomarkers, therapeutic targets, or technologies. | https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ABF-Neuroinflammation-Grants-RFP-FINAL_rev20250604_2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Cure One, Cure Many Award in Neuroinflammation, Catalyst Grant | Cure One, Cure Many Award in Neuroinflammation, Catalyst Grant | American Brain Foundation | 2025-07-15 | $250,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports high-risk, high-reward projects to explore interdisciplinary approaches to neuroinflammation, and to help overcome research hurdles to lead to significant advances in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. | https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ABF-LBD-Biomarker-Grants-RFP-2025_rev20250604_2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | *Cure One, Cure Many Award in Lewy Body Dementia | *Cure One, Cure Many Award in Lewy Body Dementia | American Brain Foundation | 2025-07-15 | $2,000,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds projects aimed at discovery, validation and acceleration of Lewy Body Dementia-related biomarkers, with the potential to identify one or more biomarkers that will support or confirm that LBD is the underlying cause of dementia at any stage. | https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ABF-LBD-Biomarker-Grants-RFP-2025_rev20250604_2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | *Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Macular Degeneration Research | *Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Macular Degeneration Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-07-17 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must hold an MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent degree received no more than four years before the time of application; Requires support of mentor | Supports young scientists conducting postdoctoral studies in established laboratories focused on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or new clinical treatment of macular degeneration. | https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MDR-LOI-Fellowship-Guidelines-website.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | *New Investigator Grant Program in Macular Degeneration Research | *New Investigator Grant Program in Macular Degeneration Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-07-17 | $450,000 | 3 years | New and early investigators who have received their MD, PhD or equivalent degree within the past 10 years at the time of application | Supports investigators during their early years as independent investigators involved in studies that have an impact on the causes and/or treatment of macular degeneration. | https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MDR-LOI-guidelines-New-Inv-website.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | *Innovative Research Grants in Macular Degeneration Research | *Innovative Research Grants in Macular Degeneration Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-07-17 | $600,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW with independent lab space | Supports high-risk/high-gain age-related macular degeneration research; aims of the application must contain outside-the-box ideas that are novel in the field. | https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MDR-LOI-guidelines-Innov-website.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | *Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program | *Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2025-07-17 | $505,000 | 5 years | Assistant Professors | Provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases, and is specifically targeted toward work on the pathogenesis of infectious disease. | https://www.bwfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BWF-PATH-RFP-2026_v3.pdf |
| FALSE | x , 6/18 | *Research Grants | *Research Grants | The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation | 2025-07-18 | $50,000 - $60,000 | Typically 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Supports innovative, independent, investigator-initiated research that has the potential to inform managed care organizations, policymakers, and related stakeholders to improve the affordability and quality of U.S. health care. | https://nihcm.org/grants/research-grants |
| FALSE | Federal | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Concept Award | *Rare Cancers Research Program, Concept Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-22 | $140,000 total costs | 2 years | Investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow | Supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking novel concepts in rare cancers. Proof-of-concept is the anticipated outcome. Must address Biology, Research, and/or Therapy. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31307276&fileType=pdf |
| FALSE | Federal | 2025 SBIR Ignite Phase I | 2025 SBIR Ignite Phase I | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2025-07-22 | $150,000 total costs | 6 months | PI Eligible at UW; must work with Small Business Concern who submits proposal | Focuses on transforming scientific discovery into products and services through innovations that have potential for infusion into NASA programs and missions, potential for commercialization into commercial markets, and societal benefit | https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/3260c39fe3e44f63bb6f8d7415dc347c/download?&token= |
| FALSE | Before Newsletter | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | American Diabetes Association | 2025-07-23 | $297,024 | 3 years | Post-docs within 5 years of doctoral degree and no more than 4 years of training beyond terminal degree | Provides support for postdoctoral researchers for high quality training in disciplines and in an environment conducive to beginning a career in diabetes research. Mentor required | https://professional.diabetes.org/sites/dpro/files/2025-04/2025-Postdoctoral-Fellowship-Call-For-Applications-4-30-25.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | AACR-Hope Scarves Metastatic Breast Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grant | AACR-Hope Scarves Metastatic Breast Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grant | American Association for Cancer Research | 2025-07-24 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; must be independent investigator with a doctoral degree | This grant mechanism aims to foster innovation and advance the translation of promising ideas in metastatic breast cancer research, including the exploration of potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-hope-scarves-metastatic-breast-cancer-innovation-and-discovery-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2025-07-24 | $2,500 - $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Small grants to promote growth of new connections between scholars, practitioners, educators, and/or communicators working to understand, spread the word about, and mitigate the impacts of climate change on human health. | https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/climate-change-and-human-health-seed-grants/ |
| FALSE | Federal | *FY 2026 Young Investigator Program | *FY 2026 Young Investigator Program | Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Department of Defense | 2025-07-25 | $450,000 total costs | 3 years | This program provides early career university faculty, scientists, and engineers who have shown promise for conducting basic research the opportunity to work with the Air Force and Space Force to further its research and development mission. | https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345653 | |
| FALSE | Federal | *Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program, Idea Development Award | *Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program, Idea Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-25 | $500,000 total costs | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; has tracks for Established, New-Early Stage or New-Transitioning Investigators | Supports innovative ideas that advance the understanding of DMD and ultimately lead to improved outcomes. Must address the development of safe, effective therapies that address DMD primary pathology. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31341254&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | Federal | *Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program, Clinical/Translational Research Award | *Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program, Clinical/Translational Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-25 | $910,000-$1,900,000 total costs, depending on Funding level or partnering PI option | 3 or 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; has Early-Career Partnering PI option | Supports translational studies that are beyond basic research and have potential for near-term impact in clinical research. Projects investigating efficacious therapies across the lifespan, particularly in adolescents and adults, are encouraged. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31341255&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | *Mathers Foundation Award Fall 2025 | *Mathers Foundation Award Fall 2025 | The Mathers Foundation | 2025-07-25 | $700,000 | 3 years | Independent investigators with their own fully functional and equipped labs | The foundation supports basic research with translational potential that can lead to major advances in scientific understanding and human health. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/mathers-foundation-award-fall-2025/ |
| FALSE | X for 7/9 | ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award | ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. | 2025-07-28 | $100,000 | 2 years | Hold a faculty appointment in Psychiatry or Neurology by July 1, 2026 | Supports research projects related to the mission of the ABPN which is to serve the public and the profession by promoting lifelong learning and certifying psychiatrists and neurologists to high standards of expertise. | https://www.abpn.com/special-programs/abpn-awards-program/abpn-research-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship | AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship | American Association for Cancer Research | 2025-07-29 | $130,000 | 2 years | Must have doctoral degree and be a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow by November 1, 2025 | Supports postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct immuno-oncology research (basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences with direct applicability and relevance to immuno-oncology) and establish a career path in this field. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-immuno-oncology-research-fellowship-2/ |
| FALSE | Federal | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Clinical Trial Partnership Award | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Clinical Trial Partnership Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-29 | $4,200,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; Partnership with veterans, DOD or VA researchers is encouraged; Requires a partnering PI | Supports partnerships to implement clinical trials to impact the prevention, treatment or management of symptoms, diseases, or conditions resulting from military-related toxic exposures. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31471257&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | Federal | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Investigator-Initiated Research Award | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Investigator-Initiated Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-29 | $770,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports studies that will make an important contribution toward research and/or patient care for diseases or conditions associated with military-related toxic exposures. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31471243&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | Federal | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award | *Toxic Exposures Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-07-29 | $2,240,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; requires a partnering PI | Supports collaborative partnerships for translational research to accelerate promising ideas in military-related toxic exposure research into health care products, interventions, technologies, and/or clinical practice guidelines. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31471249&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | Research Grants | Research Grants | Cure JM Foundation | 2025-07-31 | $75,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports projects that advance research to improve medical treatment and work towards a cure for Juvenile Myositis. | https://www.curejm.org/wp-content/uploads/GrantRFP2025.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | Acute Care Physical Therapy Research Grant | Acute Care Physical Therapy Research Grant | Foundation for Physical Therapy Research | 2025-07-31 | $80,000 | 1-2 years | Hold academic doctorate, be a member of APTA at time of submmission, and meet PT licensing/ equivalent requirements | Proposed studies should add or refine on knowledge or evidence which acute care physical therapy practice is based, using recognized investigative designs, and using quantitative implementation science, mixed, or qualitative methods. | https://foundation4pt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Acute-Care-PT-Research-Grant_Apr15_FINAL.pdf |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | *UW ICTR Mentored Career Development KL2 Award | *UW ICTR Mentored Career Development KL2 Award | UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2025-07-31 | Provides up to $90,000/year salary support and $30,000 for other costs | 2 years, with potential for 2 additional years | Assistant Professors (CHS or tenure-track) at time of award | The program is intended to train and support early-career faculty at UW Madison who are pursuing clinical and translational research and are committed to developing an independent research program. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ocDTED6PUANKDidesYvm66dGs61FpG_L/view?usp=drive_link |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | *Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | *Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | Greenwall Foundation | 2025-08-01 | 50% of scholar salary (up to NIH cap) and $5,000 each year for project support and travel | 3 years | Early career faculty members with at least 50% of their effort to perform research. | Career development award to carry out innovative bioethics research to help resolve pressing ethical issues in clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/greenwall-faculty-scholars-program-in-bioethics-2026/ |
| FALSE | Federal | FY 2026 Young Investigator Program | FY 2026 Young Investigator Program | Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense | 2025-08-01 | $750,000 total costs | 3 years | https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359763 | ||
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Supplement | Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Supplement | Rheumatology Research Foundation | 2025-08-01 | $100,000 | 2 years | ACR or ARP members with an NIH K award or Career Development Award currently in Years 2, 3 or 4 | Designed to serve as a supplement to the NIH individual K series, VA CDA, or equivalent 4- or 5-year award mechanism, to propose a new project/expansion of that award to show growth of the aims of the initial award and lead to an R award. | https://www.rheumresearch.org/file/awards/2025/career-development/FY26-Bridge-Funding-Award_KS.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *2026 Part the Cloud - Enable the Molecule for Therapeutics (PTC-EMT) Funding Program | *2026 Part the Cloud - Enable the Molecule for Therapeutics (PTC-EMT) Funding Program | The Alzheimer's Association | 2025-08-06 | $1,000,000 | 2 - 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | This initiative supports high-potential therapeutic candidates, providing essential resources to expedite their translation into clinical application for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. | https://www.alz.org/research/for_researchers/grants/types-of-grants/part-the-cloud-emt-funding-program |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | Postdoctoral Grant Program | Postdoctoral Grant Program | Wisconsin Partnership Program | 2025-08-06 | $20,000 | 1 year | Must be a Postdoctoral Trainee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Fellow, or Research Associate with a 75% or higher protected time research appointment and minimum of 12 months remaining in postdoc position. | Funding to support professional development of postdoctoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and research associates at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/faculty-grants/2025-postdoctoral-grant/ |
| FALSE | Federal | *Prostate Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award | *Prostate Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-08-08 | $1,700,000 - $2,100,000 total costs | 3 or 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; must be "Independent Investigator" | This mechanism encourages research ideas from investigators in the early stages of their careers, with innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and the potential to make an important contribution to othe FY25 PCRP Overarching Challenges. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525PCRPIDA_GG_v2.pdf |
| FALSE | Federal | *Prostate Cancer Research Program Clinical Consortium Award | *Prostate Cancer Research Program Clinical Consortium Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-08-08 | Coordinating Center: $10,500,000 total costs Clinical Reserarch Sites: $2,000,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW with faculty-level appoointment or equivalent | Supports a consortium to facilitate the rapid execution of collaborative phase 2 or phase 2-linked phase 1 (phase 1/2) clinical trials that will bring to market high-impact, novel therapeutic interventions to decrease the impact of prostate cancer. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525PCRPCCA_GG%20v2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *OREF Career Development Grant | *OREF Career Development Grant | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | 2025-08-11 | $300,000 | 3 years | An orthopeadic surgeon must be PI, co-investigator or MPI on grant | Encourages investigators to commit to scientific research. Research may be basic, translational, clinical and/or health sciences. | https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-career-development-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *OREF New Investigator Grant | *OREF New Investigator Grant | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | 2025-08-11 | $50,000 | 1 year | An orthopeadic surgeon must be PI. Residents, fellows and orthopaedic surgeons having completed formal training within the last 4 years may apply | Advances the scientific training of the next generation of orthopaedic clinician scientists by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects. | https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-new-investigator--grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | *Research Grant | *Research Grant | Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | 2025-08-11 | $120,000/year | 2 years | Must be faculty member or equivalent | Supports basic, translational, and clinical research that will benefit patients with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD and ARPKD). | https://pkdcure.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PKDF_Research_Grant_Program-Guidelines_2026_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | LBDA Research Project Award- Economic Burden of LBD | LBDA Research Project Award- Economic Burden of LBD | The Lewy Body Dementia Association | 2025-08-11 | $150,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | The objective of the 2025 LBDA Research Project Award is to quantify, describe and characterize the economic impact of LBD (inclusive of both dementia with Lewy bodies [DLB] and Parkinson’s disease dementia [PDD]) in the United States. | https://www.lbda.org/lbda_funding_source/2025-lbda-research-project-award-economic-burden-of-lbd/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss | McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss | American Federation for Aging Research | 2025-08-12 | $750,000 | 3 years | Rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor who has received R01 funding (or equivalent) | One award will support studies focusing on clinical translational research and another toward understanding basic biological mechanisms underlying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. | https://www.afar.org/grants/mcknight-award |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | *Clinician-Scientist Development Award | *Clinician-Scientist Development Award | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 2025-08-13 | Varies according to sponsor stipend scale plus $7,850 annual institutional allowance | 3 years | MD or DO clinical degree required; Must not have faculty appointment; Mentor required | Funds support training for young clinicians committed to careers in academic medicine with an emphasis on MS research, in an environment where talented young clinicians address problems in MS with the most current scientific tools. | https://www.nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/for-researchers/training-grants-and-fellowships/clinician-scientist-development-award |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | *Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship | *Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 2025-08-13 | Up to $75,000/year for salary/fringes and tuition, plus up to $3,000/year for travel | 3 years | MD or DO clinical degree required; Must not have faculty appointment; Mentor required | Supports formal training for awardees, under the tutelage of an established investigator, in a broad range of key elements associated with conducting clinical trials in Multiple Sclerosis. | https://www.nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/for-researchers/training-grants-and-fellowships/sylvia-lawry-physician |
| FALSE | X, For 7/23 | *Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program | *Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program | Rita Allen Foundation | 2025-08-14 | $550,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW, must be in early stages of their careers (recent appointment at faculty level) | This program supports research scientists in the early stages of their careers and funds basic biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/rita-allen-foundation-scholars-program-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | AHRF Discovery Grants | AHRF Discovery Grants | American Hearing Research Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Funds studies that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders related to the inner ear. Priority is given to early investigators that need seed funds for results and data leading to larger grants. | https://www.american-hearing.org/research-grants/grants-we-offer-2/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | Damon Runyon Fellowship Award | Damon Runyon Fellowship Award | Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $70,000 - $76,000 stipend plus $2,000 expenses per year | up to 4 years | Allows Level 1 and Level 2 applications depending on when terminal degree earned; A sponsor is required | Supports theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention including molecular approaches to cancer prevention for inherited cancers. | https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship/ |
| FALSE | X, for 6/18 | Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship | Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship | Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $70,000 - $76,000 stipend plus $2,000 expenses per year | 4 years | Allows Level 1 and Level 2 applications depending on when terminal degree earned; A sponsor is required | The goal of this award is to address the critical shortage of scientists focusing on pediatric cancer by recruiting outstanding young minds committed to tackling these issues. | https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/st-jude-fellowship |
| FALSE | Federal | OVC FY25 Services for Victims of Crime | OVC FY25 Services for Victims of Crime | Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice | 2025-08-15 | $500,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds projects to provide direct services to child and youth victims of crime, victims of elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation, and other victims of crime. | https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/ovc-2025-172427.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | Foundation Seed Grant | Foundation Seed Grant | Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research | 2025-08-15 | $75,000 | 1 year | All academic researchers, including research-track and clinical-track faculty, staff scientists, and post-doctoral trainees | Funds research in the following areas: treatment/therapy, patient care, early diagnosis, detection, cancer biology, basic science, prevention/metabolism and research core facilities. | https://pancreatic.org/research/seed-grant-program/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *NAF Early Career Investigator Award | *NAF Early Career Investigator Award | National Ataxia Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must have PhD and have completed post-doctoral training and have an appointment as junior faculty or clinical fellow | This award aims to foster the development of independent research careers by providing seed funding for innovative, high-impact studies in the field of ataxia. | https://www.ataxia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FY2026-Early-Career-Award-Instructions.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *NAF Post-doctoral Fellowship Award | *NAF Post-doctoral Fellowship Award | National Ataxia Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $35,000 | 1 year | Must have PhD and have completed at least 1 year but not more than 4 years of postdoctoral training at the time of application | Provides support for early-career researchers conducting innovative studies that can expand our understanding of the cause, pathogenesis, or treatment of hereditary, sporadic, and acquired ataxias. | https://www.ataxia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FY2026-Post-Doc-Fellowship-Award-Instructions.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *NAF Research Seed Money Grant | *NAF Research Seed Money Grant | National Ataxia Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Must have full-time appointment | Provides support for new and innovative studies that advance understanding of the cause, pathogenesis, or treatment of hereditary, sporadic, and acquired ataxias. | https://www.ataxia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FY2026-Research-Seed-Money-Instructions.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award | *Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award | National Ataxia Foundation | 2025-08-15 | $100,000 | 1 year | Must have a full-time appointment as a senior scientist or clinician-researcher | Awarded to independent researchers to support outstanding research proposals that aim to make significant advancements in the development of treatments and/or improvements to patient care for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3). | https://www.ataxia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FY2026-Pioneer-SCA-Award-Instructions.pdf |
| FALSE | no newsletter, per OVCR | Endeavor Award | Endeavor Award | The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research | 2025-08-18 | $3,000,000 | 3 years | Must have an independent faculty appointment (tenure-track or equivalent) | These grants are awarded to teams of three or more investigators to generate and integrate data from diverse lines of research and transform those insights into advances for cancer patients that could not be achieved by individual efforts. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOo-05lSYs00MRY-nJl4DuaFhtSwk7ib/view?usp=drive_link |
| FALSE | X, for 7/9 | Peer Services Expansion in Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs/Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion Funding Opportunity | Peer Services Expansion in Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs/Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion Funding Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-08-20 | $2,000,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW with a minimum of 2 years experience providing Opioid Treatment Programs | Supports the infrastructure, planning, and implementation of peer support and/or recovery coaches in opioid treatment programs and office-based opioid treatment programs, or expansion of medication-assisted treatment, or mobile medication units. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/peer-services-expansion-opioid-treatment-programs-and-office-based-opioid-treatment |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | *WARF Therapeutics | *WARF Therapeutics | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 2025-08-23 | Stage 0 is $75,000; Stage 1 is $50,000 | Varies | PI Eligible at UW | Stage 0 supports programs to validate a target in a disease context; then Stage 1 grants will further the independent research on the accepted target. | https://www.warf.org/warf-therapeutics/funding-grant-mechanisms/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/6 | *Clinical Trials to Validate AI-Driven Drug Repurposing | *Clinical Trials to Validate AI-Driven Drug Repurposing | Cure Accelerator, funding from Cures Within Reach | 2025-08-25 | $100,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Repurposed therapies must be approved and/or generally recognized as safe for human use by some regulatory agency | Funds investigator-initiated, proof of concept, Phase I or Phase IIA clinical trials to validate artificial intelligence (AI)-driven repurposing opportunities in any unsolved disease, where the therapies supported by AI models are already approved. | https://www.cureswithinreach.org/programs/funding-opportunities-rfps/ |
| FALSE | Federal | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 1 and 2 II | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Breakthrough Award Level 1 and 2 II | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-08-27 | $750,000 - $2,500,000 total costs | 3-4 years | Postdoctoral Fellows as well as PI Eligible at UW | Funds research to address the urgency of ending breast cancer, specifically, high-impact research with clinical relevance, innovation and creativity, and productive collaborations. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31459266&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | Federal | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Clinical Research Extension Award | *Breast Cancer Research Program, Clinical Research Extension Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-08-27 | $7,000,000 - $8,400,000 total costs | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW | Aims to expand data collection, follow-up, and analysis of breast cancer clinical studies, to increase the impact of patient participation by addressing early trial termination, limited patient follow-up, or suboptimal data collection/analysis. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=31459269&fileType=doc&otherMimeType=application/msword |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | Grants Supporting Innovative Cancer Research | Grants Supporting Innovative Cancer Research | The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | 2025-08-31 | No set limit | 1 year | Priority is given to researchers new to the field of cancer research or established researchers examining new approaches to cancer cure. Post-docs who are on the tenure track and who have a tenured mentor are also eligible | Funds research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified. | https://pardeefoundation.org/how-to-apply/ |
| FALSE | no newsletter | *Military Family Health Research Award, Defense Health Agency Research and Engineering Directorate, Science and Technology Portfolio Management Division | *Military Family Health Research Award, Defense Health Agency Research and Engineering Directorate, Science and Technology Portfolio Management Division | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-09-01 | $3,000,000 | Varies | PI Eligible at UW | Goal is to develop new or refine existing solutions to meet the psychological health and care needs of the military family to sustain readiness and prevent negative outcomes among military family functioning and well-being. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=14553287&fileType=pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | 2025-2026 Pilot Research Grant | 2025-2026 Pilot Research Grant | The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostrate Cancer Research | 2025-09-01 | $50,000 | 1 year | Faculty researchers | Funds pilot grants for innovative research toward finding a cure for prostate cancer, to allow researchers to establish proof-of-concept when applying for larger, highly competitive federal grants. | https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mikeslivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-MSF-Grant-Program.pdf__;!!Mak6IKo!PQ74T-S0h3pkyP1tu1cArcSD4d47gwb1yF1vBOXpK6m4AkklKMO6LKMVgEffDY2OjRQM_c5iSbZZUh4LkD_zrSnjGWA$ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant | Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant | National Eczema Association | 2025-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | Early/mid-career investigators (within 15 years of finishing training). Applicants may not hold current R-level funding from NIH or equivalent as PI or Co-PI. | To accelerate research that improves the health and quality of life of pediatric Eczema patients/their families. Proposals that include basic research will be accepted, but should be combined with a significant clinical or translational component. | https://nationaleczema.org/research-we-fund/grant-details/#h-childhood-eczema-challenge-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards | National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards | Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance | 2025-09-02 | $50,000 or $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Funds support individual projects or part of a larger research project related to the prevention or early detection of ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancers. | https://mnovarian.org/for-researchers/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | NEA Catalyst Grant | NEA Catalyst Grant | National Eczema Association | 2025-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | Assistant professors and below rank. Assistant Professors should be without current or previous NIH R funding as Senior or Co-PI. | Seed grants for early-career scientists. Proposals should address cutting edge basic and translational science, Eczema heterogeneity, innovations in clinical practice/care, understanding/alleviating disease burden, or Eczema prevention. | https://nationaleczema.org/research-we-fund/grant-details/#h-nea-catalyst-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | NEA Champion Grant | NEA Champion Grant | National Eczema Association | 2025-08-15 | $100,000 | 1 year | Associate professors/above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past five years on an R01 grant or its equivalent (e.g. VA Merit Award, NSF grant, NIH program project or cooperative grant). | Funding support for experienced researchers with recognized productivity — either within or outside the eczema field — to conduct highly innovative, cutting-edge investigations related to eczema. At least one research priority should be addressed. | https://nationaleczema.org/research-we-fund/grant-details/#h-nea-champion-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | NEA Engagement Grant | NEA Engagement Grant | National Eczema Association | 2025-08-15 | $5,000 | 1 year | Assistant professors and below rank. Assistant Professors should be without current or previous NIH R funding as Senior or Co-PI. | Small funding that may lead to a new line of research. Proposals should address cutting edge basic and translational science, Eczema heterogeneity, innovations in clinical practice/care, understanding/alleviating disease burden, or Eczema prevention. | https://nationaleczema.org/research-we-fund/grant-details/#h-nea-engagement-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | NEA Spotlight Grant | NEA Spotlight Grant | National Eczema Association | 2025-08-15 | $60,000 | 1 year | Assistant professors and above, post-doctoral fellows, medical residents or fellows, and research associates | Applicants for the 2025 Spotlight Grant should include in their application details about how they will engage patients and caregivers in the research process. | https://nationaleczema.org/research-we-fund/grant-details/#h-nea-spotlight-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | *Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2025-09-02 | $560,000 | 5 years | Must hold PhD in the field of mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering. Must not have faculty appointment at time of application. | Grants foster the early career development of those pursuing a career in academic research, specifically those transitioning from graduate work in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences or engineering into work in biological sciences. | https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/interfaces-in-science/career-awards-at-the-scientific-interface/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | 2026 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship | 2026 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | 2025-09-03 | $28,788 annual stipend, plus $6,550/year for health insurance and research support | 1- 2 years | Must be enrolled full-time in a relevant doctoral program; Must be an AHA Professional Member | Supports training of promising students in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs who intend careers as scientists, physician- or other clinician-scientists, or related careers to improve global health and wellbeing. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/predoctoral-fellowship?utm_campaign=61266_2026%20AHA%20Predoctoral%20and%20Postdoctoral%20Fellowships&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&utm_content=YYMMDDhseus&dm_i=7VO4,1B9U,35HVGJ,6334,1 |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | *Grace Grants | *Grace Grants | Lily's Fund | 2025-09-03 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Grace Grants foster innovative research that, if successful, will enrich the understanding of epilepsy, advance new epilepsy treatments, identify new diagnostic tools, or otherwise improve quality of life for those who live with epilepsy. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/3zd9astvkqvw7nafee6djhyb36hcq7o1 |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | 2026 AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2026 AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | 2025-09-04 | $15,200/year plus stipend at NIH postdoctoral fellowship rates (dependent on experience) | 1 -2 years | Must hold a doctoral-level degree and be within 5 years of research training; Must be an AHA Professional Member; Requires mentor | Enhances the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent. The applicant must be embedded in an appropriate investigative group with the mentorship, support, and relevant scientific guidance of a research mentor. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowship?utm_campaign=61266_2026%20AHA%20Predoctoral%20and%20Postdoctoral%20Fellowships&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&utm_content=YYMMDDhseus&dm_i=7VO4,1B9U,35HVGJ,6334,1 |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | 2025 Data Analysis, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | 2025 Data Analysis, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | Simons Foundation | 2025-09-04 | $300,000 | 2 years | Faculty researchers with a PhD, MD or equivalent degree | Goal is to increase use of large, publicly available data resources by supporting investigators to allocate time and personnel toward working in and publishing from these previously collected data. | https://www.sfari.org/grant/2025-data-analysis-request-for-applications/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award | Lymphoma Research Foundation | 2025-09-04 | $375,000 | 3 years | Must be a clinical physician and an advanced fellow or junior faculty member with betwen two and six years of experience beyond fellowship or postdoctoral training | The goal of the program is to prepare physician investigators to design and administer clinical research studies in lymphoma and assume primary responsibilities for clinical research, protocol writing, IRB submission and publication. | https://lymphoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FY2026-Career-Development-Award-RFP-updated.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | *2026 Halloway Postdoctoral Fellowship | *2026 Halloway Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | 2025-09-05 | $120,000 | 2 years | Must have a postdoctoral appointment in effect July 1, 2026-June 30, 2028 | The AFTD Holloway Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides funding for the next generation of FTD researchers to cover stipends and benefits. | https://www.theaftd.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/aftd-fellowships/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/13 | *PWS Research Applications | *PWS Research Applications | Foundation for Prader-Willi Research | 2025-09-05 | $150,000 | 18 months | Must have primary faculty appointment at level of Instructor or higher | Supports research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), particularly projects that will lead to new interventions to alleviate the symptoms associated with PWS. | https://www.fpwr.org/grant-program |
| FALSE | X, for 8/13 | Fall Research Competition | Fall Research Competition | UW Madison, WARF and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | 2025-09-05 | Varies | 1 year | Tenure-track faculty members and Permanent PIs; May not also apply to the Reimagining Next Phase Research Competition | Prioritizes continuation or completion of research that has experienced or is likely to experience an interruption to or cancellation of federal funding. Also considers proposals that serve as backup for pending external grant applications. | https://research.wisc.edu/funding/fall-competition/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/13 | SAGES Education & Research Foundation Grant | SAGES Education & Research Foundation Grant | SAGES Foundation | 2025-09-08 | $1,000 - $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Funds should support the goal to advance laparoscopic, endoscopic, and other minimal access surgical methods by supporting reproducible scientific research and outcome studies, graduate and postgraduate education, and public information. | https://www.sagesfoundation.org/guidelines/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/27 | Discovery Research Grants | Discovery Research Grants | March of Dimes | 2025-09-08 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must have doctoral degree and either a faculty appointment or equivalent | Grants are awarded to seasoned researchers seeking to make consequential translational discoveries that will drastically alter clinical care for pregnant people and babies, whether through evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, or intervention. | https://www.marchofdimes.org/our-work/research/grants-awards/discovery-research-grants |
| FALSE | X for 7/2 | Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALS | Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALS | ALS Association and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | 2025-09-09 | $240,000 | 3 years | Must be AAN members interested in an academic career in neurological research, and have completed a residency or PhD no more than seven years prior to July 1, 2026 | This award recognizes the importance of good clinical research and encourages early career investigators in clinical studies in ALS. | https://www.aan.com/research/richard-olney-award-als |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Frontotemporal Degeneration | Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Frontotemporal Degeneration | The American Academy of Neurology | 2025-09-09 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be an AAN member with MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral who has completed clinical residency or PhD before July 1, 2021 | This Clinical Research Training Scholarship will support (1) patient-oriented research or (2) translational research designed to advance the treatment or diagnosis of Frontotemporal Degeneration. | https://www.aan.com/research/clinical-research-scholarship-ftd |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS | Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS | ALS Association and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) | 2025-09-09 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must have completed a residency or PhD no more than five years prior to July 1, 2026 | Aims to encourage early career investigators in ALS clinical studies by providing support for an academic career in neurological research. | https://www.aan.com/research/clinical-research-training-scholarship-als |
| FALSE | X, for 8/27 | *Equity in Access Research Grants | *Equity in Access Research Grants | Blood Cancer United (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) | 2025-09-11 | $2,500,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; If PI is an early career investigator, a more experienced Co-PI is also required | Funds research studies that will increase our understanding of effective interventions for increasing accrual to therapeutic cancer clinical trials, particularly among underrepresented populations. | https://bloodcancerunited.org/research/grants/equity-access-research-grants |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | Career Development Award | Career Development Award | The American Academy of Neurology | 2025-09-09 | $450,000 | 3 years | Must be a neurologist and an AAN member interested in an academic career in neurological research who completed residency between 5-10 years prior to July 1, 2026 | Funds junior investigators interested in an academic career in clinical, basic, or translational neurological research. | https://www.aan.com/research/career-development-award |
| FALSE | Federal | *Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Leadership Award | *Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Leadership Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-09-10 | $1,820,000 total costs | 4 years | Independent established melanoma researchers, Associate Professor level or above | This award seeks to solicit a Director and Deputy Director to lead the Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Melanoma Academ, a unique, interactive virtual academy that brings together established investigators and independent, early-career investigators. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPMALA_GG.pdf |
| FALSE | Federal | *Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award | *Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-09-10 | $770,000 total costs | 3 years | Independent early-career investigators no mor ethan 7 yeras from their initial faculty appointment | Appoints early career investigators and a "Career Guide" to the Melenoma Academy that will develop a network of successful, highly productive melanoma researchers in a collaborative research and career development environment. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPMASA_GG.pdf |
| FALSE | Federal | *Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award | *Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Department of Defense | 2025-09-10 | $1,015,000 total costs | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | The intent is to address the area of melanoma-specific survivorship by supporting a broad range of innovative and impactful research to improve the health and well-being of melanoma survivors, their families, and/or their caregivers. | https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/pa/HT942525MRPSRA_GG.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | New Research Areas to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | New Research Areas to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | American Gastroenterological Association and Pfizer External Research & Grants | 2025-09-11 | $60,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Must be a member of AGA | Seeks to support projects that are focused on new research areas that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). | https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2025-07/2025-I&I-US-AGA-IBD-DiagnosisTreatment-RES.pdf?VersionId=.S7wpXw2KwiX0m8kVQ4dywOD_KnoutDG |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer | AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer | American Gastroenterological Association | 2025-09-18 | $40,000 | 1 year | Must hold an NIH K series (e.g., K01, K08, K23, K99, R00) or other federal or non-federal career development award of at least four years’ duration, with one year remaining on the award on April 1, 2026 | This grant provides supplemental funds to an early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cancer. | https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/award/aga-caroline-craig-augustyn-damian-augustyn-award-in-digestive-cancer/ |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | Badger Challenge Scholar or Program Grant | Badger Challenge Scholar or Program Grant | Badger Challenge | 2025-09-15 | Scholar: $25,000; Program: $50,000 | 22 months | Must have UW Professor title series (Assistant, Associate or Professor) | Grants fund scholars and program applications that will promote cancer research in basic, translational, clinical, social/behavioral and population sciences, and result in preliminary data to support extramural grant applications (R01 or equivalent). | https://badgerchallenge.org/scholars/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderberg Research Award in Gastric Cancer | AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderberg Research Award in Gastric Cancer | American Gastroenterological Association | 2025-09-18 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must hold an MD, PhD and/or equivalent degree and be an AGA member; Must be an established investigator (7+ years post training) | Supports an established investigator in the field of gastric cancer research working to enhance our fundamental understanding of gastric cancer pathobiology or approaches to prevent, treat or cure gastric cancer. | https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/award/aga-r-robert-sally-funderburg-research-award-in-gastric-cancer/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | Faculty Innovation Award, Sony Research Award Program | Faculty Innovation Award, Sony Research Award Program | Sony | 2025-09-15 | $100,000 | 1 year | Full-time professors or researchers who are elible to supervise PhD students | Provides funds to conduct pioneering research in the broad areas of information technology, entertainment technology, and device technology. | https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research-award-program/?#FacultyInnovationAward |
| FALSE | X, for 7/23 | Focused Research Award, Sony Research Award Program | Focused Research Award, Sony Research Award Program | Sony | 2025-09-15 | $150,000 | 1 year | Full-time professors or researchers who are eligible to supervise PhD students | Provides opportunity to collaborate with Sony in several focused areas of research, including the areas of AI, robotics, communication, visual technology, and more. | https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research-award-program/?#FocusedResearchAward |
| FALSE | x, for 9/3 | Established Investigator Grant | Established Investigator Grant | National Scleroderma Foundation | 2025-09-15 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must have a doctoral degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine or one of the sciences; Must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship and have been a PI on other awards in the past | Funds promising established investigators in and out of the scleroderma research field who propose pilot studies for preliminary data that are likely to lead to more substantial unlimited research project grants from federal or non-federal sources. | https://scleroderma.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | New Investigator Grant | New Investigator Grant | National Scleroderma Foundation | 2025-09-15 | $200,000 | 3 years | Must have a doctoral degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine or one of the sciences; Must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship by the grant award date. Must not have been a PI on other awards other than fellowship grants | Grants are designed to facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into areas of research related to scleroderma, and funds promising research that is likely to lead to individual research project grants. | https://scleroderma.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | 2026 Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education | 2026 Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education | Josiah Macy Jr Foundation | 2025-09-17 | $100,000 | 18 months | May be submitted by any resident, fellow, and faculty member involved with GME | Successful proposals will describe, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies to equip learners with the tools, skills, and strategies to flourish in the clinical learning environment. | https://macyfoundation.org/our-grantees/catalyst-awards? |
| FALSE | X, for 7/30 | Youth Telepsychiatry | Youth Telepsychiatry | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2025-09-19 | $180,470 | 1 year | Nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, clinics and health systems in Wisconsin providing services to pediatric, child and adolescent patients; Preference is given to provider-community partner applications | Supports hospitals and clinics providing behavioral health care to expand telepsychiatry services for pediatric, child, and adolescent patients that improve access for those who are uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/youth-telepsychiatry.htm |
| FALSE | X, for 9/10 | *Seed Grant Program | *Seed Grant Program | Brain Research Foundation | 2025-09-25 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must be full-time Assistant or Associate Professor working in the area of studies of brain function, including molecular and clinical neuroscience | Grants support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to future extramural funding. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/brain-research-foundation-seed-grant-program-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | *Clinical Pilot Grant | *Clinical Pilot Grant | Alpha-1 Foundation | 2025-09-26 | $75,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Supports projects involving human subjects that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or methods (or those applied to Alpha-1 for the first time), and supports promising new investigators in research areas relevant to Alpha-1. | https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | *John W. Walsh Career Development Award | *John W. Walsh Career Development Award | Alpha-1 Foundation | 2025-09-26 | $100,000/year | 3 years | Must have a clinical doctorate and be a practicing physician, with no more than 6 years since first faculty appointment; Must have mentor | Encourages the development/testing of new hypotheses/new methods in AATD-relevant research. | https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | *Pilot and Feasibility Grant | *Pilot and Feasibility Grant | Alpha-1 Foundation | 2025-09-26 | $75,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Encourages the development/testing of new hypotheses/new methods in AATD-relevant research. | https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/27 | *Innovator Awards Program | *Innovator Awards Program | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | 2025-09-30 | $150,000 for individual research projects and $300,000 for collaborative projects | 1 year, with possibility of 2 years of additional support | PI Eligible at UW | Program enables researchers worldwide to test ideas and collaborate to advance the understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) via projects that lead to improvements in preventing, predicting, diagnosing and treating IBD. | https://krfoundation.org/grants/funding-opportunities/innovator-awards/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | *Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | *Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Alpha-1 Foundation | 2025-09-26 | $75,000/year | 2 years | Must have MD, PhD, or equivalent degree and be interested in conducting basic science, clinical research, or ethic, legal, social issues studies related to AAT Deficiency; Must have mentor | Supports postdoctoral research fellows starting their research careers in laboratories of established researchers or those conducting research under AATD senior researchers. | https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | *Research Grant | *Research Grant | Alpha-1 Foundation | 2025-09-26 | $100,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Encourages the development of novel concepts to better understand the basic biology of alpha-1 antitrypsin expression and the pathogenesis/management of AAT Deficiency. | https://alpha1.org/grant-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-09-29 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must be a Postdoctoral Fellow within 5 years of degree conferral | Awards are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training to fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s independent research career. | https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FY26_ADR_PDF_Instructions_FINAL.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | Standard Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research | Standard Award in Alzheimer's Disease Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-09-29 | $300,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW who has obtained MD, PhD or equivalent within the past 12 years | Funds investigator-initiated research to develop the preliminary data necessary to be competitive for larger awards, with a focus on projects that, although associated with high risks, will offer high yields in terms of growth of the field. | https://www.brightfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FY26_ADR_Standard_Instructions_FINAL.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 6/25 | Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Endoscopy | Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Endoscopy | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation | 2025-09-30 | $75,000 | 1 year | Must be an MD or DO and a member of NASPGHAN, within 10 years of GI Fellowship Training | The primary objective of the fellowship is to catalyze and increase the number of highly-trained, expert endoscopists clinicians and educators among the membership of NASPGHAN, as a means to improve service to our patients and the public. | https://d1pij0k2lbf86p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Endoscopy-Advanced-Fellowship-2025_Final.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 9/3 | 2026 Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grants | 2026 Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grants | UW–Madison, Office of the Provost | 2025-09-30 | Project grants: $120,000; Seed grants: $4,000 | Varies; 1 - 3 years for Project Grants | All UW–Madison faculty and staff can apply; Students can apply as project co-leaders with faculty or staff as project leaders | Fosters public engagement and the advancement of the Wisconsin Idea, the principle that education should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Funds support new and innovative projects and community-engaged research. | https://provost.wisc.edu/baldwin-wisconsin-idea-endowment/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/10 | ACS Graduate Student Success Grant | ACS Graduate Student Success Grant | American Chemical Society | 2025-10-01 | $25,000 for student stipend and benefits | 1 year | PIs who lost funding after October 2024 are active ACS members and primary faculty advisor of a graduate student; Those students must be in MS or PhD program in a chemical sciences-related department and within 1 year of completing their degree | Provides $25,000 to a PI who lost funding after October 1, 2024, that supports one or more graduate students. The award connects supported graduate students to ACS career development resources to catalyze their transition into the workforce. | https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/graduate-student-success-grant.html |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | Actionable Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Cancer: Education for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) | Actionable Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Cancer: Education for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) | Pfizer, Inc. | 2025-10-01 | $100,000 - $250,000 | 2 years | Must be submitted by an educational organization and PI must be project/program lead or authorized designee | Supports medical education provider organizations in teaching Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and other healthcare professionals about the use of biomarkers and genetics to inform treatment decision making in oncology. | https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2025-08/2025_RFP_Biomarkers_PanTumor_education_APPs_0.pdf?VersionId=Xt7v.i.VHvVRfKnHrqkyW5_DTq1ECyPz |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | *Grants-in-Aid | *Grants-in-Aid | Whitehall Foundation | 2025-10-01 | $30,000 | 1 year | Must be an independent investigator, with title of Assistant Professor or higher; May not have more than $200,000 in extramural direct cost funding per year | Designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established, or for senior scientists. | https://whitehall.org/#grant-programs |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | *Research Grants | *Research Grants | Whitehall Foundation | 2025-10-01 | $100,000/year | 3 years | Must be an independent investigator, with title of Assistant Professor or higher; May not have more than $200,000 in extramural direct cost funding per year | Funds dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. | https://whitehall.org/#grant-programs |
| FALSE | Federal, no newsletter | *Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category I Awards | *Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category I Awards | National Science Foundation | 2025-10-03 | $10,000,000 - $30,000,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; An individual may serve as PI, Co-PI, or Senior Personnel on at most one proposal across Categories I and II | Funds support development, deployment, and operation of novel national-scale integrated data systems and services, which may include interfacing with or leveraging other existing capabilities, systems and services as appropriate to the project. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-25-544-integrated-data-systems-services-idss/ |
| FALSE | Federal, no newsletter | *Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category II Awards | *Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category II Awards | National Science Foundation | 2025-10-03 | $9,000,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; An individual may serve as PI, Co-PI, or Senior Personnel on at most one proposal across Categories I and II | Funds transition of smaller scale, regional, pilot, or prototype data-focused systems/services to national-scale production/operational quality/level, including enhancement/expansion of existing national-scale data-focused operational systems. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-25-544-integrated-data-systems-services-idss/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | Unlocking Urologic Oncology Innovation QuickFire Challenge | Unlocking Urologic Oncology Innovation QuickFire Challenge | Johnson & Johnson and American Urological Association (AUA) | 2025-10-03 | $300,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Looking to fund transformative potential solutions to help improve treatment and care of patients with Bladder and Prostate Cancers, including therapeutics and surgery. | https://jnjinnovation.com/innovation-challenges/Unlocking-Urologic-Oncology-Innovation-QuickFire-Challenge |
| FALSE | X, for 8/6 | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2025-10-07 | $700,000 | 5 years | Must hold MD, DDS, DVM, VMD or DO degree, and must have completed clinical training and be board eligible by the award start date; Cannot hold or have accepted a tenure-track faculty appointment | Provides support to facilitate the transition from mentored position to independence for early career physician scientists. The program is ideal for the physician scientist considering an academic career. | https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/biomedical-sciences/career-awards-for-medical-scientists/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/10 | *Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | *Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | The Blavatnik Family Foundation | 2025-10-08 | $250,000 | 1 year | Must be born after 1984, hold a doctorate degree and a tenured or tenure-track academic faculty position; Must be a PI in the categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemical Sciences | Awards honor America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists/engineers, and the accomplishments and future potential of three young faculty members in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/blavatnik-awards-for-young-scientists-national-competition-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | *Impact Awards | *Impact Awards | Parkinson's Foundation | 2025-10-10 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must have PhD or MD, and be an independent investigator; Must hold a tenure-track position or equivalent by award start date | Projects should be "outside the box" with the goal of bringing new light to the biology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), a new approach to PD research, or testing a truly novel therapeutic idea. | https://www.parkinson.org/advancing-research/for-researchers/awards-independent-investigators#ImpactAwards |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | Research Grant or Patient-Directed Investigation Grant | Research Grant or Patient-Directed Investigation Grant | Dermatology Foundation | 2025-10-15 | $25,000 | 1 year | MD, MD/PhD and DO applicants must be no more than 12 years beyond their terminal degree, and PhD candidates must be no more than 8 years beyond their terminal degree, as of January 1, 2026 | Supports research projects in dermatology and cutaneous biology that benefit the dermatology community at large. | https://dermatologyfoundation.org/rap/grants/research-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/27 | Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship | Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship | Smithsonian Institution | 2025-10-15 | $45,000 stipend per year plus research allowance up to $5,000 | 3 - 12 months | Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation by the time their appointment begins in order to qualify | Helps students who are just prior to completion of dissertation to find appropriate advisers at the Smithsonian to conduct research and scholarship that will further the development of their respective theses. | https://fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/big-ten-academic-alliance-smithsonian-fellowship |
| FALSE | X, for 8/27 | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biodiversity Genomics | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biodiversity Genomics | Smithsonian Institution | 2025-10-15 | Stipend of $62,000 per year plus research allowance of $5,000 | 1 - 2 years | Must be at or near completion of PhD and complete PhD before fellowship begins; Research will be done at Smithsonian molecular research facilities | Promotes collaborative research involving comparative genomic approaches such as phylogenomics, population genomics, metagenomics or transcriptomics, with a component involving significant bioinformatics analysis. Research is to be done in-residence. | https://fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/smithsonian-biodiversity-genomics-postdoctoral-fellowship-program-biog |
| FALSE | X, for 9/10 | Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholars | Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholars | UW BIRCWH Program, UW–Madison and NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health | 2025-10-15 | Two years of 75% salary support plus $25,000 - $50,000 in research support/year | 2 years | Must have a clinical doctorate or PhD, be Assistant Professor (CHS or Tenure-track) and no more than 8 years of experience beyond last doctoral degree; May not be or have been PI of any NIH-funded grant over $100,000 in direct costs per year | The UW BIRCWH program is an NIH-funded institutional K12 grant mechanism that fosters mentored research career development of early-career faculty (scholars) who wish to develop independent careers focused on women’s health research. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/building-interdisciplinary-research-careers-in-womens-health-bircwh/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *Vallee Scholars in Biomedical Research 2026 | *Vallee Scholars in Biomedical Research 2026 | The Vallee Foundation | 2025-10-15 | $400,000 | 4 years | PI must have received a PhD/MD or other professional degree within 12 years of application submission; PI must be in an independent research position and have been independent for 6 years or fewer | Program provides flexible, unrestricted funding to outstanding early-career investigators conducting basic biomedical research, whose research and professional growth will be advanced by program participation, including annual meetings. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/vallee-scholars-in-biomedical-research-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | Dickson Prize in Medicine | Dickson Prize in Medicine | University of Pittsburgh | 2025-10-17 | $50,000 | This is a nominated award; Recipient must be a US citizen | Nominees should be actively engaged in innovative, paradigm shifting biomedical research that is worthy of significant and broad attention. This prize is someone whose research is—or will be—so influential that it deserves major recognition now. | https://www.dicksonprize.pitt.edu/nomination/ | |
| FALSE | X, for 10/8 | *Discovery Science Award | *Discovery Science Award | SebastianStrong Foundation | 2025-10-19 | $500,000 | 1-3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Internal competition because only 2 proposals may be submitted from the same institution or researcher | Funds groundbreaking research focused on pediatric cancer that will lead to less toxic, more targeted treatments. Proposal should be communicated in lay terms and demonstrate strong potential to progress toward a clinical trial in 1-3 years. | https://uwmadison.box.com/s/jo1d6agsac0is2x4wsxv9ybtjsbxf6or |
| FALSE | X, for 7/16 | Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases | Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases | American Academy of Neurology | 2025-10-21 | $100,000 | varies | Must be in any of the following biological disciplines: neurology, neuropathology, biochemistry, molecular biology, molecular genetics, chemistry, pharmacology, immunology, physiology, or cell biology. | This award recognizes major contributions to the understanding of the causes, prevention, treatment, and cure for Pick's, Alzheimer's, and related diseases. | https://www.aan.com/research/potamkin-prize-research-picks-alzheimers-related-diseases |
| FALSE | X, for 8/20 | Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research | Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research | American Brain Foundation, American Academy of Neurology, ALS Network, and ALS Association, and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey family | 2025-10-21 | $50,000 prize | Varies | Must be actively engaged in ALS research; Applicants do not need to be an AAN member | This award recognizes an individual who has made significant research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for ALS. Criteria includes recent major and long-term scientific impact, and overall impact to ALS. | https://www.aan.com/research/sheila-essey-award-for-als-research |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Safety, Security, and Privacy for Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) | *Safety, Security, and Privacy for Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) | National Science Foundation | 2025-10-24 | $1,500,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds open-source ecosystems (OSEs) to address significant safety, security, and/or privacy vulnerabilities, both technical (vulnerabilities in code and side-channels) and socio-technical (supply chain, insider threats, and social engineering). | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-safety-security-and-privacy-of-open-source-ecosystems-safe-ose-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/13 | Reimagining Next Phase Research Initiative | Reimagining Next Phase Research Initiative | UW Madison, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | 2025-10-24 | $100,000 | 1 year | Tenure-track faculty members and Permanent PIs; May not also apply to the Fall Research Competition | Funds researchers who have or are highly likely to experience an interruption to or cancellation of federal funding. Funds must be used to reimagine the next phase of the research and establish a sustainable path to future extramural support. | https://research.wisc.edu/reimagining-next-phase-research-initiative/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | *The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | 2025-10-24 | $5,000 (with required match of at least an additional $5,000) | 1 year | Full-time assistant professors within two years of their initial tenure track appointment (Jan. 1, 2024 to Jan. 7, 2026) at the time of application | Program provides seed money for research by junior faculty at ORAU member institutions. These awards are intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty and result in new funding opportunities. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/ralph-e-powe-junior-faculty-enhancement-awards-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *2026 Hoffman ALS Clinical Trial Awards | *2026 Hoffman ALS Clinical Trial Awards | The ALS Association | 2025-10-28 | $1,000,000 | 2 - 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | This program supports early- to mid-stage (phase 1 or 2a) biomarker-driven clinical trials of novel or repurposed therapeutics for ALS (either disease-modifying or symptomatic). Early trials testing imaging tracers are also in scope. | https://www.als.org/hugh-and-herbert-hoffman-als-impact-fund/hoffman-als-clinical-trial-awards-program |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | Standard Award in National Glaucoma Research | Standard Award in National Glaucoma Research | BrightFocus Foundation | 2025-10-30 | $150,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Postdoctoral Fellows may apply as Co-PI | The Foundation is interested in supporting high risk studies that illuminate areas for which there currently is little understanding, helping to bring to light crucial knowledge about glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. | https://www.brightfocus.org/about/for-scientists/apply-for-a-research-grant/glaucoma-apply-for-grant/ |
| FALSE | Emailed before newsletter | ALSF Advisor Award | ALSF Advisor Award | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | 2025-10-31 | $500 | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Advise the Data Lab team to perform cell type annotation without performing the analysis yourself! This category requires contributors to submit a detailed protocol for cell type annotation for an entire group of samples from the ScPCA Portal. | https://github.com/AlexsLemonade/OpenScPCA-analysis/discussions/1062?utm_campaign=CCDL&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_vUzbYjznn1kRjKXU5JVh0XHzTJZM02DYmj6AWTtUi0CeBrgtPnqtKdDvgtVNSazK6efTADNIpzx8kt5nz7oNgK5F-tA&_hsmi=349556245&utm_content=349556245&utm_source=hs_email |
| FALSE | Emailed before newsletter | ALSF Analyst Award | ALSF Analyst Award | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | 2025-10-31 | $1,000-$4,000 | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Build your analysis portfolio while learning reproducible research practices and working directly with ScPCA data! This category requires the contributor to openly complete cell type annotation for an entire group of samples from the ScPCA Portal. | https://github.com/AlexsLemonade/OpenScPCA-analysis/discussions/1062?utm_campaign=CCDL&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_vUzbYjznn1kRjKXU5JVh0XHzTJZM02DYmj6AWTtUi0CeBrgtPnqtKdDvgtVNSazK6efTADNIpzx8kt5nz7oNgK5F-tA&_hsmi=349556245&utm_content=349556245&utm_source=hs_email |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | *Pre-Hospital Noninvasive Respiratory Report | *Pre-Hospital Noninvasive Respiratory Report | Emergency Medicine Foundation and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | 2025-10-31 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI must have primary faculty appointment in Emergency Medicine | Funds projects that estimate number of EMS patients that might benefit from nasal high flow therapy; understand the geographic and EMS service characteristics and the burden of disease; and determine etiologies and outcomes of transported patients. | https://www.emfoundation.org/siteassets/forms/emf-grant-award/2025-2026/fisher-and-paykel-rfp.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | *Keck Foundation Medical Research Program 2026 (December Cycle) | *Keck Foundation Medical Research Program 2026 (December Cycle) | W. M. Keck Foundation | 2025-10-31 | $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; Requires institutional commitment of ~20-25% of the grant amount | The Keck Foundation strives to fund endeavors that are distinctive and novel in their approach. It encourages medical research projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-medical-research-program-2026-december-cycle/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | *Keck Foundation Science and Engineering Research Program 2026 (December Cycle) | *Keck Foundation Science and Engineering Research Program 2026 (December Cycle) | W. M. Keck Foundation | 2025-10-31 | $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; Requires institutional commitment of ~20-25% of the grant amount | The Keck Foundation strives to fund endeavors that are distinctive and novel in their approach. It encourages science and engineering projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-science-and-engineering-research-program-2026-december-cycle/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0199ee58809e7f89acacf4b18454552e | *NCCN Young Investigator Award | National Comprehensive Cancer Network | 2025-11-02 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be in a first full-time current appointment as Assistant Professor, Instructor or equivalent, with an MD, DO, or PhD; Self-nominations requested for internal competition | Identifies and funds top investigators across a broad range of oncology specialties in the early stages of their careers who are interested in participating and contributing to cancer research. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0199ee58809e7f89acacf4b18454552e |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | *The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program | *The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program | The Kissick Family Foundation and the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) | 2025-11-03 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI must be an independent investigator with MD, PhD or related doctoral degree; New and early-stage investigators and multidisciplinary collaborations are encouraged to apply | Supports early-stage translational research in sporadic frontotemporal dementia, or preclinical studies to bridge basic discoveries with clinical applications, i.e., validating disease mechanisms, testing hypotheses, or identifying biomarkers. | https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/rfps/request-proposals-kissick-family-foundation-frontotemporal-dementia-grant-program-2025-2026 |
| FALSE | X, for 10/8 | *Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize | *Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize | The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) | 2025-11-03 | $750,000 | 3 years | An MD, PhD, or MD-PhD degree (or equivalent) is required; Must have at least 2 but no more than 6 years of experience running their own laboratories as of July 2026; Must be Assistant or Associate Professor or equivalent | Provides early-career scientists freedom to pursue their boldest research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking. Supports novel approaches in cancer research characterized by a strong scientific rationale and novel methodologies. | https://pershingsquarephilanthropies.org/initiatives/programs/PSSCRA/page/application-guidelines |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *Clinical & Community Outcomes Research (CCOR) Pilot Award | *Clinical & Community Outcomes Research (CCOR) Pilot Award | UW–Madison SMPH, Wisconsin Partnership Program and UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2025-11-04 | $75,000 | 1 year | Early career faculty and faculty are eligible; Requires an appropriately engaged community partner | Supports community-partnered health research to translate knowledge into clinical practice, community and/or health policy improvements. It may also support development of interventions for individual, organizational, and/or system behavior change. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/clinical-community-outcomes-research-ccor/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Research Pilot Award | *Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Research Pilot Award | UW–Madison SMPH, Wisconsin Partnership Program and UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2025-11-04 | $150,000 | 18 months | Early career faculty and faculty are eligible; Partnership with clinic or another community implementation site is required | Funds proposals that aim to effectively implement, disseminate, and scale up evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions or programs into clinical, community, and/or public health practice settings. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/dissemination-implementation-di-research/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *Mentored Health Outcomes Research (MHOR) Pilot Award | *Mentored Health Outcomes Research (MHOR) Pilot Award | UW–Madison SMPH, Wisconsin Partnership Program and UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2025-11-04 | Track 1: $15,000; Track 2: $75,000 | 1 year | Early career faculty and faculty (Track 2), and postdocs (Track 1) are eligible; Faculty mentor is required | Successful applicants will provide clear logic as to how the pilot will support a longitudinal research trajectory by 1) addressing a research career development need, and 2) generating preliminary data for a subsequent larger, extramural grant. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/mhor/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/24 | *Patient Engaged Partnership Research (PEPR) Pilot Award | *Patient Engaged Partnership Research (PEPR) Pilot Award | UW–Madison SMPH, Wisconsin Partnership Program and UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2025-11-04 | $100,000 | 1 year | Early career faculty and faculty are eligible; Patient advisory panel and/or patient partners directly involved in study planning, conduct, and/or dissemination is required | Funds proposals that generate useful, real-world applications of interventions, facilitate dissemination and uptake of research findings, and that describe how pilot data collected will be used to seek further, external, peer-reviewed funding. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/patient-engaged-partnership-research-pepr/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | *Shaw Early Career Research Award | *Shaw Early Career Research Award | Greater Milwaukee Foundation | 2025-11-05 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must be full time tenure-track assistant professors within 3 years of their appointment as assistant professor with a start date no earlier than January 1, 2023. Departments may nominate one individual annually | Award is dedicated to fostering advancements in the fields of Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Cancer research. This award specifically targets early career researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. | https://research.wisc.edu/shaw-early-career-research-award-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 - NOT ALLOWED TO SUBMIT | Fall 2025 Amazon Research Awards | Fall 2025 Amazon Research Awards | Amazon Science | 2025-11-05 | $100,000 plus AWS Promotional Credits | 2 years | PI must be a full-time faculty member | Seeks projects across all scientific disciplines with visionary, pioneering ideas grounded in rigorous scientific methodologies with practical or scalable solutions, that can transcend current paradigms and envision revolutionary applications. | https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals |
| FALSE | X, for 10/15 | 2026 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award | 2026 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award | UW–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and Morgridge Institute for Research | 2025-11-14 | $5,000 award | varies | This is a nominated award; Nominator must be employed at UW–Madison; No self-nominations permitted; Faculty and academic staff must be nominated | Recognizes one UW–Madison faculty and one academic staff member who have shown excellence in engaging the public in their work in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) research. | https://research.wisc.edu/2026-bassam-z-shakhashiri-public-science-engagement-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/15 | *Technology Impact Award | *Technology Impact Award | Cancer Research Institute | 2025-11-15 | $600,000 | 2 - 4 years | Must hold a tenure-track position; Collaborations between clinical cancer immunologists and technology developers are encouraged | Supports innovation at its earliest and most uncertain stage — with the goal of accelerating the discovery of disruptive technologies that can drive the next wave of effective, personalized, and durable cancer immunotherapies. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/technology-impact-award |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | AACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor | AACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor | American Association for Cancer Research and QuadW Foundation | 2025-11-18 | $60,000 | 1 year | Must have MD, PhD, or MD/PhD or equivalent degree in a related field; Must hold a mentored research position of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow or equivalent and have completed most recent degree within last 5 years | This fund encourages and supports a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow in the conduct of translational or clinical sarcoma research and helps them to establish a successful career path in this field. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/the-aacr-quadw-foundation-fellowship-for-clinical-translational-sarcoma-research/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program | Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program | American Society of Nephrology | 2025-11-20 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must hold an MD, DO, PhD or equivalent degree; Must not have completed more than 5 years of research training after MD or DO degree, or 3 years after PhD degree; Must be an ASN member; Mentor required | Funds nephrology fellows to conduct original, meritorious research projects, while fostering the training of fellows, under the direction of a sponsor, who are highly motivated to make contributions to the understanding of kidney biology and disease. | https://www.asn-online.org/grants/fellowships/details.aspx?app=LIPPS |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | KidneyCure Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award Program | KidneyCure Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award Program | American Society of Nephrology | 2025-11-20 | $30,000/year | 2 years | Must be a current graduate student in a PhD program and have passed qualifying exam; May not already hold MD, PhD, DO, DVM or equivalent degree; Must propose kidney-directed research topic under direction of primary mentor performing kidney research | The purpose is to attract PhD students to nephrology as a research area in the early stages of their careers. Proposals may examine any aspect of the entire spectrum of kidney biology and disease. | https://www.asn-online.org/grants/fellowships/details.aspx?app=PREDOC |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | *Ignite Grant Program | *Ignite Grant Program | Universities of Wisconsin and WiSys | 2025-11-24 | $50,000 | 14 months | All faculty and staff in all academic disciplines who are employed at least half-time at UW universities are eligible to apply | The goal is to develop advanced human potential and the knowledge economy that employs that potential, through promoting technology transfer and economic development in Wisconsin to provide broader impact beyond the state. | https://www.wisys.org/grants/ignitegrantprogram-appliedresearch |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Pilot Research Projects | *Pilot Research Projects | The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) and the National Institutes of Health | 2025-11-24 | $70,000 | 2 years | PI must have faculty or faculty-equivalent appointment; Senior postdoctoral researchers may apply with department support; Projects must have involvement of WNPRC | Pilot Research Projects may include preliminary activities on biomedical research topics in keeping with the main research areas of the WNPRC. Researchers are highly encouraged to include activities related to new approach methodologies. | https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | Pilot Award Grants | Pilot Award Grants | The Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center of Excellence and the National Institutes of Health | 2025-11-30 | $30,000 | PI Eligible at UW; Applications must incorporate experimental design/analyses that utilize services and platforms of the WiNSC Research Cores | Seeks applications that explore new ideas in the biology of aging and role of metabolism in aging phenotypes. Applications from early-stage investigators or established investigators pivoting their research toward mechanisms of aging are encouraged. | https://nathanshockcenter.wisc.edu/pilot-awards/ | |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | Research Scholar Grant | Research Scholar Grant | American Cancer Society | 2025-12-01 | $215,000/year plus 10% indirects | 4 years | Can be PI on no more than 1 R01 or equivalent grant at time of application; Must have been appointed as independent, full-time faculty less than 10 years ago | Provides support for independent, self-directed researchers pursuing questions across the cancer research continuum. Priority areas include etiology, obesity, screening and diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and health equity. | https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/research-scholar-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) | ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) | American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2025-12-01 | $135,000/year direct costs, plus 8% indirects | 3 - 5 years | Must be full-time faculty with doctoral degree, active clinical license, and participate in clinical care; Cannot have had an individual mentored training grant or been PI of extramural research grant over 1 year with more than $100,000 direct costs | This grant is designed for people trained primarily as clinicians who want to maintain clinical practice and conduct cancer research. In partnership with ASTRO, the applicant must be in the radiation oncology field. | https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/astro-acs-clinician-scientist-development-grant.html |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | The Dalsemer Interstitial Research Award | The Dalsemer Interstitial Research Award | American Lung Association | 2025-12-01 | $50,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Applicants should be on‐track to pursue a career in lung heath research with a mentor who has a demonstrated history of lung disease research and mentorship | This is a mentored award meant to provide seed monies to junior investigators on the path to independence for researching the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease. | https://www.lung.org/getmedia/f3392796-633b-4cd8-918c-5643ebca6556/2025_2026-Dalsemer-RFP_-V1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award | Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award | American Lung Association and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) | 2025-12-01 | $75,000/year | 2 years | Must hold a doctoral degree and have a full-time faculty or professional appointment or equivalent in a Clinical Allergy and Immunology Division | Aims to increase research in academic allergy and immunology divisions that ultimately leads to improved care and outcomes for patients with allergic respiratory disease. | https://www.lung.org/getmedia/ca9856ea-70bc-4255-acff-2c170c807308/2025_2026-AAAAI-RFP-V1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 10/15 | *Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program | *Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program | Cancer Research Institute | 2025-12-01 | $300,000 | 2 years | Must be tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award, or provide documentation indicating they will hold that position by the time of award activation | Program supports innovative investigations at the intersection of laboratory discovery and clinical application in cancer immunology. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/clip |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *CRI Clinical Innovator - Advancing Breakthrough Immunotherapy Trials to Transform Patient Care | *CRI Clinical Innovator - Advancing Breakthrough Immunotherapy Trials to Transform Patient Care | Cancer Research Institute | 2025-12-01 | $1,000,000 plus 10% indirect costs | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Funds innovative phase I/II or phase II clinical studies with a strong emphasis on novel immunotherapy approaches, mechanistic investigations into clinical response, and the discovery and/or validation of predictive biomarkers. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/clinical-innovator |
| FALSE | X, 6/18 | Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award | Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award | Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation | 2025-12-01 | $460,000 | 4 years | Open to candidates with MD or DO degrees only | Designed to recruit outstanding U.S. Specialty Board eligible physicians into cancer research careers by providing them the opportunity for a mentored research training experience after they have completed all of their clinical training. | https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/physician-scientist |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | Collaborative Mid-career Research Award | Collaborative Mid-career Research Award | Dermatology Foundation and Skin of Color Society, sponsored by Sanofi-Regeneron | 2025-12-01 | $100,000/year | 3 years | Must have MD, MD/PhD, DO, or PhD degree; Must have primary faculty appointment in accredited dermatology department/division, within 12 years of appointment as an Assistant Professor | This award will expand the understanding of dermatological issues impacting underrepresented or underserved groups in medicine and add a critical piece to the pipeline of investigators working to address healthcare disparities. | https://dermatologyfoundation.org/rap/sanofi-regeneron-research-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | Myocarditis, Heart Failure and Sudden Death Research Grant Program | Myocarditis, Heart Failure and Sudden Death Research Grant Program | Myocarditis Foundation | 2025-12-01 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must be within 10 years of MD, PhD or equivalent degree; Must work with a preceptor with a proven commitment to myocarditis research | Offers seed funding to support promising physician-scientists in the early stages of long-term research, from the investigation of an initial hypothesis to the collection of preliminary data, in the study of myocarditis. | https://www.myocarditisfoundation.org/research-and-grants/research-and-grant-program/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | Rheumatology Future Physician Scientist Award | Rheumatology Future Physician Scientist Award | Rheumatology Research Foundation | 2025-12-01 | $30,000/year | 1 year | Must be enrolled in an MD or DO program and plan to devote at least 1 year of protected time for research training; Must have a mentor who is a member of ACR or ARP at time of application | Supports emerging physician scientists and promotes their investigative careers in rheumatology, and provides research training experience to enhance their development into productive, independent physician-scientists in rheumatology. | https://www.rheumresearch.org/file/awards/2025/preceptorships-25/FY26-Rheumatology-Future-Physician-Scientist-Award---FINAL.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | Grants Supporting Innovative Cancer Research | Grants Supporting Innovative Cancer Research | The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | 2025-12-01 | no set limit | 1 year | Priority is given to researchers new to the field of cancer research or established researchers examining new approaches to cancer cure; Post-docs who are on the tenure track and who have a tenured mentor are also eligible | Funds research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer and particularly welcomes innovative, small-scale, short-term projects. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified. | https://pardeefoundation.org/how-to-apply/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/15 | Career Development Award | Career Development Award | American Heart Association | 2025-12-02 | $231,000 | 3 years | Postdocs can apply but must hold a faculty/staff position up to and including assistant professor at time of award activation; Requires mentor | Supports highly promising early-career healthcare and academic professionals, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training necessary to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/career-development-award |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Young Investigator Award | *Young Investigator Award | Children's Tumor Foundation | 2025-12-02 | varies, and provides stipend at NIH pre- and postdoctoral salary rates, depending on experience, plus fringes, 10% indirects, and a travel supplement | 2 years with potential for a 3rd year | Applicant must be a graduate student pursuing an MD, PhD or equivalent degree, or a postdoctoral fellow no more than 7 years past completion of doctoral degree at time of award; Sponsor is required | Supports research studying the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of neurofibromatosis (NF1) and all types of schwannomatosis, identifying or testing novel therapeutic targets, testing candidate therapeutics, or analysis of NF natural history. | https://www.ctf.org/funding-opportunities/#younginvestigator |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Mathers Foundation Award | *Mathers Foundation Award | The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | 2025-12-02 | $700,000 | 3 years | Applicants must be independent investigators with their own fully functional and equipped labs | Funds bold, basic scientific research with transformative potential to improve human health. The Foundation supports early-stage discoveries that drive innovation and lay the groundwork for future medical breakthroughs. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/mathers-foundation-award-spring-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | PSF Directed Research Grant – Breast Surgery | PSF Directed Research Grant – Breast Surgery | The Plastic Surgery Foundation | 2025-12-02 | $50,000 | 2 years | Must be MD, DO, or PhD, hold a full-time clinical or research position; Must be an Active, Candidate or Associate member of ASPS | Supports plastic surgeons in pursuing research related to all aspects of breast surgery, including breast implant safety, from pilot projects to collect preliminary data, to more advanced inquiries that yield benefits for patient care. | https://www.thepsf.org/research-and-grants/grants-program/directed-research-grant-breast-surgery |
| FALSE | X, for 10/29 | Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Research Grant | Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Research Grant | The Plastic Surgery Foundation | 2025-12-02 | $25,000 | 1 year | Must be MD, DO or PhD; May have a full or part-time clinical or research position; Must be an Active, Candidate or Associate member of ASPS | Supports plastic surgeons in pursuing research on focused research questions in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery, from pilot projects to collect preliminary data, to more advanced inquiries that yield benefits for patient care. | https://www.thepsf.org/research-and-grants/grants-program/aesthetic-plastic-surgery-research-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/2 | Longitude Prize on ALS | Longitude Prize on ALS | Motor Neurone Disease Association, Challenge Works, and Nesta | 2025-12-03 | Stage 1: ~$117,885; Stage 2: ~$135,770; Stage 3: ~$589,430; Winner Award: ~$1,178,855 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; Should be multi-disciplinary collaborative teams | This five-year, international program incentives the use of AI-based approaches to transform therapeutic discovery for the treatment of ALS, through a three-phased program to identify, prioritize, and validate high-potential therapeutic targets. | https://als.longitudeprize.org/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | *Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings | *Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings | American Diabetes Association | 2025-12-04 | $600,000 | 3 years | Applicants must hold a full-time independent faculty position or if less than full time, it must be noted, and will be considered on a case-by-base basis | Projects should focus on practical solutions to address barriers faced by PCPs and the primary diabetes care team, leverage health care system strengths, and build on existing ADA initiatives to enhance diabetes management and patient engagement. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-primary-care-rfa?lid=dhar43x3k97l&user_id=eb60c68436af615bca7756a71ad7cd2ad556d4a65a9e7bd8525f04ef5163bb3c |
| FALSE | X, for 10/22 | *Innovative Research to Improve the Lives or Older Adults Living with Diabetes | *Innovative Research to Improve the Lives or Older Adults Living with Diabetes | American Diabetes Association | 2025-12-04 | $600,000 | 3 years | Applicants must hold a full-time independent faculty position or if less than full time, it must be noted, and will be considered on a case-by-base basis | Projects should focus on improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for older individuals living with diabetes; ultimately reducing the burden of this disease on both patients and the healthcare system. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-aging-diabetes-rfa?lid=hj70t535cb1r&user_id=eb60c68436af615bca7756a71ad7cd2ad556d4a65a9e7bd8525f04ef5163bb3c |
| FALSE | Federal, no newsletter | Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category III Awards | Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS), Category III Awards | National Science Foundation | 2025-12-04 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds are to improve the readiness for future submission of an IDSS Category I or II proposal, and must describe the planning activities, vision, goals, and impact for that eventual project, and activities to be undertaken. | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/idss-integrated-data-systems-services/nsf25-544/solicitation |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | *Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 2025-12-04 | $100,000 | 5 years | Must hold full-time tenure track academic appointment in the chemical sciences, in a PhD-granting department with a focus on scholarly research and undergraduate education; Must be within first 6 years of independent academic career | Supports the research and teaching careers of talented early career faculty in the chemical sciences who demonstrate leadership in original scholarly research of outstanding quality, as well as innovation in and dedication to education. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/camille-dreyfus-teacher-scholar-awards-program-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders | The Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and the Edmond J. Safra Foundation | 2025-12-04 | $180,000 | 2 years | Fellowship director should be PI; Will fund an academic center to train a fellow, and stipend for a new fellow will be provided | The program grants funding directly to academic centers, which then must identify and train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher over a two-year period to provide expert care and lead scientific advances. | https://www.michaeljfox.org/grant/edmond-j-safra-fellowship-movement-disorders |
| FALSE | X, for 10/15 | *Research Grant | *Research Grant | Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART) | 2025-12-05 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI must be full-time faculty (or equivalent); Projects must be new and not supported by other grants | Supports the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. | https://www.cartfund.org/applying-for-a-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Expanded Discovery Awards (HHF-EDA) | *Expanded Discovery Awards (HHF-EDA) | Hearing Health Foundation | 2025-12-05 | $100,000/year | 2 years | Eligible appointments for PI include faculty, postdoctoral fellow, or clinical/research fellow; Must hold MD, PhD, AuD or equivalent degree; Current medical residents in otolaryngology may also apply | Invites proposals on central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), which is challenging to diagnose, manage and treat, given the variety of symptoms, the complex relationship between CAPD and other disorders, and uncertainties about its cause(s). | https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Elizabeth M. Keithley, Ph.D. Early Stage Investigator Awards (EMKESIA) | *Elizabeth M. Keithley, Ph.D. Early Stage Investigator Awards (EMKESIA) | Hearing Health Foundation | 2025-12-05 | $50,000/year | 2 years | PI must be Early Stage Investigator (less than 10 years from terminal degree) and may not currently have more than $100,000 of outside support (direct costs) or hold/have previously held major federal awards; Senior postdoctoral fellows also eligible | The Hearing Health Foundation EMKESIA invites proposals on any topic in hearing and balance research. | https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Focused Discovery Awards (HHF-FDA) | *Focused Discovery Awards (HHF-FDA) | Hearing Health Foundation | 2025-12-05 | $50,000/year | 2 years | Eligible appointments for PI include faculty, postdoctoral fellow, or clinical/research fellow; Must hold MD, PhD, AuD or equivalent degree; Current medical residents in otolaryngology may also apply | Provides seed monies to researchers working on hearing and balance research, including many underfunded areas of otology. Proposals are invited on age-related hearing loss, Ménière’s disease, pain and/or loudness hyperacusis, and/or tinnitus. | https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *Misphonia Research Impact Award | *Misphonia Research Impact Award | Misphonia Research Fund | 2025-12-05 | Up to $500,000 for Investigators; Up to $200,000 for Postdoctoral research grants | 2 - 3 years | Independent investigators with doctoral degree can apply for $500,000 award; Postdoctoral applicants can apply for $200,000 award and require a mentor | Projects should display a highly rigorous scientific design, present an innovative, interdisciplinary approach, and demonstrate strong potential impact to improve our understanding, characterization, and/or treatment of misophonia. | https://www.misophoniaresearchfund.org/#:~:text=in%20team%20science-,2026%20Request%20for%20Proposals,-RFPs%20are%20now |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *Misphonia Research Consortium Award | *Misphonia Research Consortium Award | Misphonia Research Fund | 2025-12-05 | $1,500,000 | 2 - 3 years | Must have at least 1 Partnering PI usually at a different institution; Corresponding PI must hold a doctorate degree | Brings together independent investigators to pursue ambitious, multi-domain studies that cannot be achieved alone. By fostering collaboration at scale, the award accelerates scientific progress through shared expertise, resources, and infrastructure. | https://www.misophoniaresearchfund.org/#:~:text=in%20team%20science-,2026%20Request%20for%20Proposals,-RFPs%20are%20now |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *CART Grant | *CART Grant | The Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART) Fund | 2025-12-05 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI must be full-time faculty or equivalent | Supports the early and conceptual plans of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. | https://www.cartfund.org/applying-for-a-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | Research Grants | Research Grants | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 2025-12-09 | $150,000/year | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Applicants whose appointment is dependent on a senior investigator must include a biosketch and letter of support from the laboratory PI clearly indicating the affiliation | Research grants are intended to support basic science and encourage the development of new information that contributes to the understanding of the basic etiology and pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. | https://www.cff.org/researchers/research-grants |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | *2026 Innovative Project Award | *2026 Innovative Project Award | American Heart Association | 2025-12-10 | $200,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must hold PhD or doctoral-level clinical degree; Must be an AHA Professional member | Supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could lead to critical discoveries or advancements that will accelerate cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. Preliminary data is not required and not accepted as part of the proposal. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/innovative-project-award |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award in Pain | Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award in Pain | Rita Allen Foundation and U.S. Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) | 2025-12-10 | $150,000 | 3 years | PI must have received committed start-up funds and independent laboratory space from UW and be within 3 years of the start date of a tenure-track position or equivalent; Postdocs and associate professors are not eligible | Proposed research projects should be directed toward investigating the molecular biology of pain and/or basic science topics related to developing new analgesics for managing pain. | https://ritaallen.org/pain-scholars/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | Pilot Research Grant | Pilot Research Grant | Emergency Medicine Foundation | 2025-12-12 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; PI must have a primary faculty appointment in Emergency Medicine | Provides "starter" or pilot funding to lay the groundwork for a project that will eventually meaningfully impact emergency care research and is intended for a broad audience, including both clinical, translational, and basic science researchers. | https://www.emfoundation.org/siteassets/forms/emf-grant-award/2025-2026/emf-pilot-research-grant.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 9/17 | Alkermes Pathways Research Awards® | Alkermes Pathways Research Awards® | Alkermes | 2025-12-15 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must be within 5 years of initial academic appointment or a current postdoctoral fellow; Cannot have received an R01 or DP2 NIH award; Must have a research mentor with experience in field of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia | Pathways Research Awards are open to early-stage investigators and will support research projects focused on schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder, including sleep and circadian disturbances associated with these conditions. | https://www.alkermes.com/research-and-development/pathways |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | *Cardiac Arrest Research Team (CART) Network | *Cardiac Arrest Research Team (CART) Network | American Heart Association and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada | 2025-12-16 | $1,700,000 | 4 years | Must be an interdisciplinary Team grant, with an initiating PI and 1-3 Co-PIs and a Core Lead for 3 designated cores; Each PI must be an independent investigator and Co-PIs must be early and mid-career researchers | Establishes the CART Network to address evidence gaps in cardiac arrest, to improve prediction and early detection of cardiac arrest, increasing survival rates, and optimizing survivor health outcomes and quality of life outcomes for all affected. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/cardiac-arrest-research-team-network?utm_source=researchinsiderdec2025&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reseach+insider+dec+2025 |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards | *Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards | The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | 2025-12-16 | $150,000 | 2 years | PI must have doctoral degree and hold faculty position with title of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or equivalent; Must have independent lab space and have started independent position within last 6 years | Projects may be in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, population health, and/or community-based cancer related research and designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/breast-cancer-research-foundation-aacr-career-development-awards/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | Awards represent a joint effort to promote and support innovative research led by early-career investigators for projects that are basic, translational, clinical, or population-based research in nature with a direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer. | *Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance-AACR Career Development Award | The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance, and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | 2025-12-16 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must hold a faculty position of assistant professor, instructor, or equivalent, with first independent faculty appointment within the past 6 years; Must be AACR member, and must not have been a PI on a substantial research award, such as an R01 | Supports innovative research led by early-career investigators. Projects may be basic, translational, clinical, or population-based research in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC). | https://www.aacr.org/grants/breast-cancer-research-foundation-lobular-breast-cancer-alliance-aacr-cda/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research in Honor of Nancy E. Davidson, MD | *Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research in Honor of Nancy E. Davidson, MD | The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | 2025-12-18 | $450,000 | 3 years | PI must hold tenure-eligible appointment at time of award; Must have held tenure-eligible assistant professor appointment for no more than 3 years; Associate professors are not eligible | Funds promote and support creative, paradigm-shifting cancer research not funded through conventional channels. These grants will catalyze significant scientific discoveries and help talented young investigators gain scientific independence. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/breast-cancer-research-foundation-aacr-nextgen-grant-for-transformative-cancer-research-in-honor-of-nancy-e-davidson-md/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | Brain Health Medicine Scholar Award | Brain Health Medicine Scholar Award | Harrington Discovery Institute | 2025-12-31 | $100,000 | 1 year | Must have MD, PhD, or equivalent and have a faculty position; Project must have a single PI | The Brain Health Medicines Scholar Award provides funding and drug development support to researchers whose work aims to treat, prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. | https://www.harringtondiscovery.org/funding/brain-health-medicines |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Physician Scientist Training Grant | Physician Scientist Training Grant | American Academy of Sleep Medicine | 2026-01-05 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must have MD, DO or equivalent medical degree and be within 10 years of post-doctoral or clinical training or within 10 years of first faculty appointment; Requires a mentor | Supports early-career physician-scientists committed to advancing sleep and circadian science research, providing them protected time to engage in a mentored research project, build a track record of funding, and prepare for larger studies. | https://foundation.aasm.org/physician-scientist-training-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators | Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators | American Academy of Sleep Medicine | 2026-01-05 | $100,000 | 1 year | Must have applied for a multi-year career development grant from NIH or VA, in the field of sleep or circadian science, that was scored but was not funded | Provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early career sleep and circadian scientists who plan to resubmit an application for a mentored, federal career development grant that was previously not funded. | https://foundation.aasm.org/bridge-success-award-early-investigators/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | 2026-2027 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship | 2026-2027 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship | American Kidney Fund | 2026-01-05 | Up to $90,000/year for salary, up to $65,000/year for fringes, in addition to training-related expenses | 2 years | PI must have completed residency in internal medicine or pediatrics and be qualified to sit for the American Board in either; Must be in process of completing or have completed 1 year of training in clinical nephrology | Funds enhance the training and education of nephrologists who desire to pursue an academic career and whose primary professional commitment is to scholarship in the provision of patient care. | https://www.kidneyfund.org/professionals-and-research/clinical-scientist-nephrology-fellowship |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | *Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program 2026 | *Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program 2026 | Ono Pharma Foundation | 2026-01-05 | $1,035,000 | 3 years | PI must have MD and/or PhD, and be a young and/or mid-career scientist (15 yrs or less experience from starting independent position); PI must not be a healthcare professional | Funds focus on Chemical Biology Research to accelerate researcher-driven open innovation through high-risk/-reward science research projects which have potential to lead to science discoveries/solutions and breakthrough treatment for patients. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/ono-pharma-breakthrough-science-initiative-awards-program-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering 2026 | *Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering 2026 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | 2026-01-05 | $875,000 | 5 years | PI must be faculty member engaged in research in natural and physical sciences or engineering in the first three years of their faculty career | Program supports highly creative researchers early in their careers and invests in future leaders who have the freedom to take risks, explore new frontiers, and follow uncharted paths that may lead to groundbreaking discoveries. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/packard-fellowships-in-science-and-engineering-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | *Redefining Women's Health: From Heart to Head to Hormones | *Redefining Women's Health: From Heart to Head to Hormones | American Heart Association, Studio Red and Go Red for Women Fund | 2026-01-06 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; PI must be AHA Professional Member | Projects may include basic, translational, or clinical research; digital health tools; novel therapeutics; diagnostic development; predictive analytics; and innovative care delivery models to advance care in women's health. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/redefining-womens-health-from-heart-to-head-to-hormones |
| FALSE | X, for 11/26 | *Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026 | *Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026 | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | 2026-01-06 | up to $12 million in direct costs | up to 5 years | Must include dual PIs, with one PI from a community organization; PIs must have previously collaborated together | Funds high-impact, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects led by researcher and community partnerships to focus on advancing care and outcomes across different phases of the cancer care continuum. | www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/cancer-partner-pfa-cycle-1-2026 |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant | *Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant | Mary Kay Ash Foundation | 2026-01-08 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI must be full-time Assistant Professor or higher and must commit a minimum of 5% effort to project | Projects must focus on translational research of cancers affecting women, including but not limited to breast, cervical, endometrial, ovarian, uterine, and other cancers that predominantly affect women. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/b43giz9t8bbegj1ude7n24t0l154863k |
| FALSE | X, for 12/3 | CRI IGNITE Award - Phase 1 and 2 | CRI IGNITE Award - Phase 1 and 2 | Cancer Research Institute | 2026-01-09 | Phase 1: Foundation Phase - up to $150,000/year for 2 years; Phase 2: Independence Phase - up to $250,000/year for 3 years | 2- 3 years | Phase 1: Must be in a mentored postdoctoral position with no more than 5 years postdoctoral experience; Cannot have previously held or currently hold an independent faculty position; For Phase 2, must have completed progress in Phase 1 | Supports the transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers into independent tenure-track investigators, and delivers a structured pathway to independence at a time when such opportunities are shrinking. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/ignite |
| FALSE | X, for 12/3 | The American Cancer Society (ACS) Institutional Research Grant (IRG) 2026 Pilot Project | The American Cancer Society (ACS) Institutional Research Grant (IRG) 2026 Pilot Project | American Cancer Society (ACS) and University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) | 2026-01-12 | $60,000 ($40,000 from ACS and up to $20,000 matched funds from UWCCC) | 1 year | Must be new investigators within 6 years of independent faculty appointment; Assistant Professors, both tenure track and CHS, are eligible | All junior faculty interested in independent cancer research can apply, in programs areas including basic research, clincial research, population and quality of life research, and cancer health disparities. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/0zlizsgd7pofylemvk62abnb5od7azok |
| FALSE | X, for 11/5 | *Misphonia Data Discovery Award | *Misphonia Data Discovery Award | Misphonia Research Fund | 2026-01-12 | $75,000 | 1 - 2 years | PI can be a graduate-level student with a senior PI/mentor; PI can also be independent investigator at the faculty or postdoctoral level with a doctoral degree | Supports innovative research to acquire important initial datasets to seed larger projects that address clear gaps in the field and/or generate new knowledge about misophonia essential to the development of a large-scale research project. | https://www.misophoniaresearchfund.org/#:~:text=in%20team%20science-,2026%20Request%20for%20Proposals,-RFPs%20are%20now |
| FALSE | Federal, no newsletter, emailed | *NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART) - Track 3: Technology Transfer Resource Centers (RESOURCE) | *NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART) - Track 3: Technology Transfer Resource Centers (RESOURCE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2026-01-12 | up to $8,000,000 | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; Only one Track 3 application from UW is permitted | Funds regional Technology Transfer Resource Centers that promote technology transfer and development activities to multiple universities in a region with low or emerging research capacity and little or no dedicated research translation resources. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-25-548-accelerating-research-translation-art/ |
| FALSE | Federal, no newsletter, emailed | *NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART) - Track 4: Education and Training (ET) | *NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART) - Track 4: Education and Training (ET) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2026-01-12 | up to $3,000,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Only one Track 4 application from UW is permitted | Funds universities with a strong and established research translation ecosystem, and/or experience to develop, evaluate, and deploy educational and training resources related to entrepreneurship, technology transfer and related activities. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nsf-25-548-accelerating-research-translation-art/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | ASTRO-BCRF Emerging Investigator Award | ASTRO-BCRF Emerging Investigator Award | The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2026-01-12 | $100,000 | 1 year | Must be a radiation oncologist, radiation or cancer biologist, or radiation physicist | The goal of this program is to foster and develop talented early career breast radiation oncology researchers. | https://www.astro.org/provider-resources/research/funding-opportunities |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Concept Proposals | *Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Concept Proposals | UW–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) | 2026-01-15 | $125,000/year | 2 - 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; PI selected will work with ICTR leadership to develop full proposal that will be included in the ICTR renewal application to NIH in May 2026 | Proposals should address significant challenges to efficient translation of a health intervention to sustainable adoption in a health system or community, in order to advance the field of translational science. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/news/concept-proposals-due-january-2026/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Generative Optogenetics (GO) | *Generative Optogenetics (GO) | Defense Advanced Resaerch Projects Agency (DARPA), Biological Technologies Office (BTO) | 2026-01-16 | $1,700,000 - $1,990,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | The GO program has two main Research Objectives: 1) achieving the core capability of synthesizing DNA/RNA directly in living cells using optical signals, and 2) developing error mitigation methods that ensure high-fidelity nucleic acid synthesis. | https://sam.gov/opp/330a7d73f8e44c2ca588697555e48829/view |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | *Using Real-World Data to Address Prevalence and Treatment of Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic Disease in Cancer Patients and Survivors | *Using Real-World Data to Address Prevalence and Treatment of Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic Disease in Cancer Patients and Survivors | American Heart Association | 2026-01-19 | $150,000; Each team may be eligible to use Amazon Web Services credits for computational time (up to $30,000), including use of tools and infrastructure, and storage within a secure and private workspace on AHA’s Precision Medicine Platform | 1 year | Must hold faculty-rank or independent investigator status; Applications encouraged from multidisciplinary teams | Funds research on the prevalence and treatment of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic disease in cancer patients and survivors. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/data-grant-on-ckm-syndrome-in-cancer-patients-and-survivors?utm_source=researchinsiderdec2025&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reseach+insider+dec+2025 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | *Identifying the Effects of GLP-1 Medications Among Individuals with Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic (CKM) Disease | *Identifying the Effects of GLP-1 Medications Among Individuals with Cardiovascular, Kidney and Metabolic (CKM) Disease | American Heart Association | 2026-01-19 | $300,000 | 2 years | Must hold faculty-rank or independent investigator status; Proposals welcomed from researchers with experience in causal inference methods, machine learning, and cardiovascular research. Collaborative proposals are encouraged | Funds research on the potential contribution of GLP-1/GIP agonists to reducing the CKM burden and/or obesity. Projects leveraging data sources (de-identified claims data, electronic health records, prospective cohort studies) are encouraged. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/glp1-medications-in-people-with-ckm-disease |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | Crisis Program Enhancement Funding Opportunity | Crisis Program Enhancement Funding Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2026-01-20 | $100,000; Grant match of 25% is also required | 1 year | Certified programs or non-certified county programs providing a crisis response for a rural county or counties are eligible to apply | Provides funding to establish or enhance crisis programs to serve people in rural areas experiencing behavioral health emergencies or to collaborate with law enforcement to support better responses to behavioral health emergencies. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/crisis-program-enhancement26-27.htm |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | American Epilepsy Society | 2026-01-22 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must hold MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree; Must be a postdoctoral fellow before start date; If in non-independent faculty position (such as Instructor, or non-tenure track), may be eligible to apply; Mentor required for all applicants | Supports postdoctoral trainees conducting basic, translational, or clinical research into the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy, seizures, and related disorders and their treatment under the guidance of a mentor. | https://aesnet.org/docs/default-source/research-and-funding-files/postdoc-guidelines-2025.pdf?sfvrsn=5b08e3d4_1 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | AES/Epilepsy Wellness Advocates Early Career Research Award | AES/Epilepsy Wellness Advocates Early Career Research Award | American Epilepsy Society and Epilepsy Wellness Advocates | 2026-01-22 | $70,000 | 1 year | PI must hold MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree; Must be a clinical or research, postdoctoral fellow, have an academic appointment at the level of Assistant professor or equivalent, and be within 5 years of first full-time appointment | Funds early career investigators to undertake a research project with a focus on integrative health and wellness approaches to manage epilepsy and improve patient quality of life. | https://aesnet.org/docs/default-source/research-and-funding-files/aes-and-ewa-grant-guidelines-2025.pdf?sfvrsn=8fe25299_1 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | Rapid Impact Research Award | Rapid Impact Research Award | American Heart Association | 2026-01-22 | $100,000 | 2 years | Limited to instructors, assistant professors, and associate professors; Holding a full-time faculty/staff scientist position equivalent to one of these listed positions is also acceptable | Novel basic, clinical and/or population health proposals are invited in the areas of sudden cardiac arrest/resuscitation science, cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome, and stroke and/or vascular dementia. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/rapid-impact-research-award?utm_source=researchinsiderdec2025&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reseach+insider+dec+2025 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/3 | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | 2026-01-22 | $2,500 - $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Work proposed must include collaborative teams, either with multiple institutions or also involving professional societies, advocacy organizations and for-profit organizations | Funds activities that build connections between basic and early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental and planetary-scale thinking, and population-focused fields, including epidemiology and public health. | https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/climate-change-and-human-health-seed-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant | ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant | American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2026-01-26 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must be enrolled in a U.S. residency or fellowship at the time of application | These grants will support trainees developing any area of research that has the potential to advance the radiation oncology field. | https://www.astro.org/provider-resources/research/funding-opportunities |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | ASTRO-LUNGevity Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant | ASTRO-LUNGevity Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant | The LUNGevity Foundation and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2026-01-26 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must be enrolled in a U.S. residency or fellowship at the time of application | This program will foster and develop the research careers of residents and fellows interested in radiation oncology-related basic, translational and/or clinical research to benefit patients with lung cancer. | https://www.astro.org/provider-resources/research/funding-opportunities |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | *AACR Career Development Awards to Foster Diversity and Inclusion | *AACR Career Development Awards to Foster Diversity and Inclusion | American Association for Cancer Research | 2026-01-27 | $300,000 | 3 years | Must have doctoral degree in a related field and cannot have clinical responsibilities; Must hold faculty position of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or equivalent, with independent lab space | Supports early-stage scientists engaged in basic, translational, or population sciences related research and must have direct applicability and relevance to the understanding, detection, diagnosis, interception, treatment, or prevention of cancer. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-career-development-awards-to-foster-diversity-and-inclusion/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Advancing Translational Research & Science (ATRS) Pilot Award | *Advancing Translational Research & Science (ATRS) Pilot Award | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program | 2026-01-27 | $50,000 | 1 year | Early career investigators with limited PI experience are strongly encouraged to submit as the Contact PI in partnership with senior investigators with relevant research methods expertise to serve as Co-Investigators, collaborators, and/or mentors | Supports projects that address a clinical/translational research question in a specific disease or context, and provide generalizable innovations to be applied to other projects, thereby increasing the overall effectiveness. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/advancing-translational-research-and-science-atrs/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Translational Basic and Clinical Research (TBCR) Pilot Awards | *Translational Basic and Clinical Research (TBCR) Pilot Awards | UW–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) | 2026-01-27 | $50,000 | 1 year | Early career investigators with limited PI experience are strongly encouraged to submit as the Contact PI in partnership with senior investigators; Proposals must include an interdisciplinary partnership between two Co-PIs | Supports projects that define and develop clinical interventions, or translational aspects of research incorporated into an investigator-initiated project, or projects that address contemporary and/or emerging health crises. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/translational-basic-and-clinical-research/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health | 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health | American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, with funds from a generous bequest by Dr. Ralph L. Sacco | 2026-01-29 | $150,000 | 2 years | Applicants must hold PhD or equivalent, or MD, DO, DNP, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DrPH, or PhD in nursing, public health or other clinical health science; Must not have more than 5 years of research training since doctoral degree; Mentor required | Funds a two-year mentored training for postdoctoral fellows focused on prevention in neurological or mental/behavioral health. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/ralph-l-sacco-scholars-program?utm_source=researchinsiderdec2025&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reseach+insider+dec+2025 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | Young Investigator Award (YIA) Special Competition | Young Investigator Award (YIA) Special Competition | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | 2026-01-29 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must be a physician (MD, DO, or MD/PhD), within last 2 years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program; Must be within 10 years of obtaining medical degree at time of submission | Supports projects for young investigators in Drug Development, Survivorship, Supportive Care, and Geriatric Oncology, with specific RFAs for each topic area. | https://www.asco.org/career-development/grants-awards/funding-opportunities/young-investigator-award-special-competitions |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Career Development Award | Career Development Award | Foundation Fighting Blindness | 2026-01-29 | $375,000 | 5 years | Must have an MD, DO, OD, or equivalent degree, and be in the first, second or third year of a junior faculty appointment | Funds junior clinical research scientists to cure retinal degenerative disease through advances in laboratory/clinical research, elucidating the causes and pathogenesis, and developing strategies for prevention, treatment and a cure. | https://www.fightingblindness.org/career-development-program-cda#overview-443 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Translational Research Grants | Translational Research Grants | National Psoriasis Foundation | 2026-01-30 | $200,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must have MD, PhD or equivalent degree | Funds research initiatives that focus on the rapid translation of basic scientific discoveries into clinical applications with a clear benefit for patients with psoriatic disease. | https://www.psoriasis.org/translational-research-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Early Career Research Grants | Early Career Research Grants | National Psoriasis Foundation | 2026-01-30 | $50,000 | 1 year | Applicants may include postdoctoral researchers, fellows, and other trainee-level positions, and must be personally and actively responsible for the conduct of the proposed research | Supports early-career researchers, integrating them into the psoriatic disease research community of scientists, clinicians, and patients, and positioning them to apply for future grants on psoriatic disease research. | https://www.psoriasis.org/early-career-research-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/3 | Discovery Grants | Discovery Grants | National Psoriasis Foundation | 2026-01-30 | $75,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Must hold MD, PhD, or equivalent degree | Funds researchers while they explore preliminary ideas and conduct proof-of-concept experiments. The goal is to stimulate the development of new research programs in the field of psoriatic disease capable of competing for long-term funding. | https://www.psoriasis.org/discovery-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Food Allergy Fund Microbiome Collective | *Food Allergy Fund Microbiome Collective | Food Allergy Fund | 2026-01-31 | Suggested funding tiers: $75,000, $150,000, and $250,000 | 1 -2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Funds research teams that propose innovative approaches to understanding the role that the microbiome plays in the development and persistence of food allergy. | https://foodallergyfund.org/funding-for-research#microbiome |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Food Allergy Fund Drug Repurposing Program | *Food Allergy Fund Drug Repurposing Program | Food Allergy Fund | 2026-01-31 | Suggested funding tiers: $75,000, $150,000, and $250,000 | 1 - 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports research teams that propose innovative approaches to repurposing therapeutics for the prevention or treatment of food allergy, with interest in small molecule drugs or biologicals with a scientific rationale for use in food allergies. | https://foodallergyfund.org/funding-for-research#drugrepurpose |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience | Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience | Klingenstein Philanthropies | 2026-02-01 | $450,000 | 3 years | PI must have PhD and/or MD, and have completed all research training (include postdoctoral); Must also have a tenure-track appointment or equivalent and be an independent investigator within 4 years since postdoc completion | Supports early-career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. | https://klingenstein.org/esther-a-joseph-klingenstein-fund/neuroscience/applying/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/14/26 | *UW SPORE Career Enhancement Pilot Program (CEP) | *UW SPORE Career Enhancement Pilot Program (CEP) | Wisconsin Head & Neck SPORE grant, National Cancer Institute, NIH | 2026-02-01 | $10,000, $25,000, or $50,000 | 1 year | Assistant Professors (tenure-track, CHS or Research), with at least 1 day/week of protected time dedicated to translational HNC research; No current or previous R01 or equivalent funding; Faculty mentor with experience in HNC research is required | Seeks to support junior investigators, including physician scientists, to meet the challenge for innovation in methods to prevent, diagnose and advance treatment options for patients with Head and Neck Cancer (HNC). | https://hn-spore.wisc.edu/cep/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/14/26 | *UW SPORE Developmental Research Pilot Program (DRP) | *UW SPORE Developmental Research Pilot Program (DRP) | Wisconsin Head & Neck SPORE grant, National Cancer Institute, NIH | 2026-02-01 | $25,000 - $50,000 | 1 year | Faculty (including tenure-track, CHS and research) at all levels who have not received a prior HN SPORE pilot within the last 2 years | Funds pilot project applications that will attract experienced investigators to the field of Head and Neck Cancer (HNC), promote basic, clinical, and translational HNC research leading to successful competitive national grants (R01 or equivalent). | https://hn-spore.wisc.edu/drp/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Fellowship Award | Fellowship Award | Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) | 2026-02-02 | Annual stipends between $72,000 - $76,000 plus additional funds for research, travel, relocation, and child-care costs | 3 years | Postdoctoral applicants should have no more than 12 months of postdoctoral experience at time of application; PhD must be within last 24 months and/or MD degree within 3 years | Supports fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease, through funding of 3-year awards to the best and brightest postdoctoral fellows. | https://www.jccfund.org/eligibilty-criteria/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Documenting the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of medication abortion up to 97 days | Documenting the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of medication abortion up to 97 days | Society of Family Planning | 2026-02-03 | $950,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | This funding opportunity aims to build upon the existing knowledge base by generating data that further advances evidence-informed and person-centered medication abortion care. | https://societyfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-Medication-abortion-efficacy-through-97-days_RFP.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *Steenbock Professorship in Microbiological Sciences | *Steenbock Professorship in Microbiological Sciences | UW Trust | 2026-02-04 | varies; earnings on principal | 10 years | Any tenured faculty member engaged in research in the Microbiological Sciences may be nominated, but nominees may not hold an endowed professorship from another source | This professorship endowed through the generosity of Mrs. Evelyn Steenbock, is among the most prestigious and important professorships for the support of research on campus. It provides flexible research funds for a period of 10 years. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/steenbock-professorship-in-microbiological-sciences-2026/ |
| FALSE | no newsletter, sent out 1/6/26 | *Bio in Space Innovation Challenge | *Bio in Space Innovation Challenge | TechConnect and Advanced Technology International (ATI) | 2026-02-05 | up to $50,000 in prizes and access to innovation network | varies | PI Eligible at UW; Finalists selected must present a pitch at TechConnect World Innovation Conference | Seeks breakthrough technologies that leverage space and microgravity to advance development and commercialization in biotechnology, human health and advanced biomaterials. | https://www.techconnectworld.com/World2026/Bio-In-Space-Challenge/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships | H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) | 2026-02-06 | $60,000 | 5 years | Faculty who were tenured after June 30, 2020; Must be nominated by department chair who initiates application in online portal and ultimately submits application | Program is designed to bridge the gap between the Research Committee’s initial research support for new faculty and the Mid-Career Award for Faculty Research. | https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/h-i-romnes-faculty-fellowships/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | Kellett Mid-Career Award | Kellett Mid-Career Award | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) | 2026-02-06 | $75,000 | 5 years | Faculty that are up to 7 to 20 years past tenure (eligible if tenured between June 30, 2006, and June 29, 2020); Must be nominated by department chair who initiates application in online portal and ultimately submits application | Program is intended to recognize and support mid-career faculty, 7-20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. It was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers. | https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/kellett-mid-career-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 10/1 | WARF Named Professorships | WARF Named Professorships | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) | 2026-02-06 | $100,000 | 5 years | Eligibility is unrestricted, but intended for senior faculty; Must be nominated by department chair who initiates application in online portal and ultimately submits application | Recognizes distinguished research contributions of the UW–Madison faculty and is intended to honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through research, but also their teaching and service activities. | https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/warf-named-professorships/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award | Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award | National Kidney Foundation | 2026-02-09 | $75,000 | 1 year | Open to healthcare professionals, researchers and multidisciplinary teams serving people with kidney disease | Seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity related to kidney health at a community level. The application must seek to improve access to kidney care, kidney disease management, and patient outcomes. | https://www.kidney.org/professionals/grants |
| FALSE | X, for 12/17 | Young Investigator Research Grant | Young Investigator Research Grant | National Kidney Foundation | 2026-02-09 | $35,000 | 1 year | PI must hold full-time faculty appointment or equivalent scientist position by start of award and have already completed training in nephrology; Must also be within 4 years of initial appointment | Supports clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented. | https://www.kidney.org/professionals/grants |
| FALSE | X, for 1/14/26 | *Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | *Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | ALS Association | 2026-02-10 | $150,000 | 2 years | Individuals who received their PhD or completed their postgraduate clinical training on or after February 10, 2024, are eligible to apply | Provides early-career scientists support for research of high scientific merit and relevance to ALS. | https://www.als.org/research/research-we-fund/fellowships/milton-safenowitz-postdoc-fellowship-program |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | *Collaborative Health Sciences Program Grant | *Collaborative Health Sciences Program Grant | Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), UW-SMPH | 2026-02-10 | $600,000 | 3 years | Teams should consist of a PI and 1-2 Co-PIs in two or more disciplines: basic, clinical, education, informatics/data, population, social/behavioral and/or translational sciences; Assistant profs. may not apply as PIs but can be Co-PIs/Collaborators | Supports a broad mix of novel basic science, clinical and translational science, community-engaged research and education initiatives to target complex health problems while advancing health, health care and health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/faculty-grants/rfp-collaborative-health-sciences-program/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/10 | 2026 Passion to Find a Cure Grants | 2026 Passion to Find a Cure Grants | Thomas J. Beatson, Jr. Foundation | 2026-02-13 | $250,000 plus $18,750 for indirects | 2 years | Applications encouraged from junior faculty, including outstanding biomedical researchers with academic rank of Senior Instructors or Assistant Professor rank or higher | Funds innovative research to better understand and find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. Priority areas include: beta cell transplantation and regeneration, autoimmunity issues, diabetes-related complications and management of T1D using devices. | https://www.beatsonfoundation.org/grant-application-request/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *George C. Cotzias, MD, Memorial Fellowships | *George C. Cotzias, MD, Memorial Fellowships | American Parkinson Disease Association | 2026-02-13 | $375,000 | 2 years | Must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the US and completing/completed training in a clinical discipline concerned with disorders of the nervous system | This memorial fellowship provides $125,000 each year for salary and research expenses to stimulate young neurologists to follow the leadership of the late Dr. Cotzias. | https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *Research Grants: Grant Year 2027 | *Research Grants: Grant Year 2027 | American Parkinson Disease Association | 2026-02-13 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Research Grants are intended to support US-based researchers aimed at developing new insights into the pathophysiology, etiology, and/or treatment of Parkinson’s disease. | https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *APDA Diversity in Parkinson's Disease Research Grant | *APDA Diversity in Parkinson's Disease Research Grant | American Parkinson Disease Association | 2026-02-13 | $75,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Awarded to research scientists (MD, MD/PhD, or PhD) | One-year grant to study the health inequities and/or differences among under-studied PD communities across the spectrum of ethnicity, ancestry, geography, socioeconomic conditions, and gender. | https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *Post-Doctoral Fellowships: Grant Years 2027, 2028 | *Post-Doctoral Fellowships: Grant Years 2027, 2028 | American Parkinson Disease Association | 2026-02-13 | $150,000 | 2 year | Postdoctoral research trainees with MD, MD/PhD or PhD degrees | Fellowships are intended to support post-doctoral trainees at U.S. research institutions whose research training focuses on new insights into the pathophysiology, etiology, and/or treatment of Parkinson’s disease. | https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *APDA Social Sciences in PD Research Grant | *APDA Social Sciences in PD Research Grant | American Parkinson Disease Association | 2026-02-13 | $75,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | A one-year grant awarded to study social issues related to Parkinson's disease including stigma, isolation, and lack of accessible support networks. | https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | Emerging Leader Awards: Lyme Disease Award or Tick-borne Pathogen Award | Emerging Leader Awards: Lyme Disease Award or Tick-borne Pathogen Award | Bay Area Lyme Foundation | 2026-02-15 | $150,000 | 12 - 18 months | PIs may be at post-doctoral level through associate professor level or equivalent; Those who have not previously worked in this area are encouraged to apply | Supports new and innovative projects and aims to attract aspiring new scientific talent to the field of Lyme and other tickborne pathogen research; applications must include a proof-of-concept project. | https://www.bayarealyme.org/our-research/emerging-leader-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Postdoctoral Fellowship | *Postdoctoral Fellowship | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-02-15 | Trainee salary plus fringes at NIH rates; varies | 2 years | Postdoctoral trainees with fewer than 6 years experience; Faculty sponsor required | Funds Postdoctoral Fellowships that support young investigators in the Friedreich's Ataxia biomedical research space. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#fellowship |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Clinician Scientist Development Award | *Clinician Scientist Development Award | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-02-15 | $100,000/year | 1 - 2 years | Must have MD or MD/PhD and have completed residency training no more than 7 years prior to start of award; Mentor required | Promotes training and retention of clinicians to develop expertise in diagnosis, management and/or treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia as part of their clinical practice and who want to engage in FA-focused clinical and/or translational research. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#scientist |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *General Research Grant | *General Research Grant | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-02-15 | $125,000/year | 1 - 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | The grant program supports basic, translational and clinical research with the goal of advancing therapeutic development in Friedreich's Ataxia. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#grant |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Postdoctoral Research Award | *Postdoctoral Research Award | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-02-15 | $100,000/year | 1 - 2 years | Postdoctoral trainees who have completed at least 18 months but not more than 7 years of postdoctoral training | Funds Postdoctoral Research Awards as a mechanism to expand and retain young investigators in the Friedreich's Ataxia biomedical research space. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#postdoctoral |
| FALSE | X, for 12/3 | 2026 Wolf Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, or Mathematics | 2026 Wolf Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, or Mathematics | Wolf Foundation | 2026-02-16 | $100,000 prize | varies | Self-nominations are not permitted, but nominator can be from same institution; Support letters must come from outside of institution; Prize is awarded to individuals | Awarded for significant breakthroughs and not for an exemplary career or leadership in a particular field. Each prize consists of a diploma, a Medal of Honor, and $100,000 honorarium, and is selected by an international jury in each field. | https://uwmadison.box.com/s/odylxfkuxy9ne9qia463upxg8aaimo76 |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *FICUS Research (Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science) Proposals | *FICUS Research (Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science) Proposals | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) | 2026-02-19 | Resources including sample and library prep, DNA synthesis, data mining, and computing | 2 years | Proposals must request resources from at least two of the participating facilities, and principal investigators (PIs) will be limited to not more than two submissions per call | Proposals should address high-risk, high-payoff research activities within the focus topic areas and aim to generate datasets that go beyond what can be achieved through individual efforts using capabilities at a single facility. | https://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/proposals/call-ficus-research-proposals-fy-2027?utm_source=email-direct&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ficus-proposal-calls-fy27&utm_content=ficus-research |
| FALSE | X, for 11/12 | *Learning Health System (LHS) Demonstration Project | *Learning Health System (LHS) Demonstration Project | UW–Madison SMPH, UW Health, and UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | 2026-02-20 | $125,000 | 1 year | PI must also be Clinical Champion with the title of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (tenure, CHS or clinical track) with clinical effort in a UW Health Department/Division; PI must devote at least 20% effort/salary support to project | Funds large-scale, pragmatic healthcare demonstration projects that are a priority for UW Health, that include a Clinical Champion and detailed plan for rapid and effective implementation into clinical practice of a patient intervention. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/learning-health-systems-lhs-demonstration-project/#entry-key-details |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | ASTRO-PCF Young Investigator Award | ASTRO-PCF Young Investigator Award | Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2026-02-23 | $225,000 | 3 years | Applicant must be a radiation oncologist, radiation or cancer biologist, or radiation physicist; Mentor required; Must have a doctoral degree and be within 6 years of completion of terminal degree or training program | Offers career and project support for young (generally 35 and younger) proven investigators in postdoctoral fellowships or who have recently achieved junior faculty positions and are committing their lives to the field of prostate cancer. | https://www.pcf.org/our-work/open-rfas-rfps/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | AACR-EMD Serono "I'M IN" Oncodisparity Fellowship for Bladder Cancer | AACR-EMD Serono "I'M IN" Oncodisparity Fellowship for Bladder Cancer | American Association for Cancer Research and EMD Serono | 2026-02-24 | $65,000 | 1 year | Must have doctoral degree in a related field and hold a mentored research position of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or equivalent; Must have completed doctoral degree within past 5 years; Must be AACR member | Supports a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct cancer disparities research and establish a successful career path in this field. Research should address disparities in bladder cancer leading to inequality of care. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-emd-serono-oncodisparity-fellowship-for-bladder-cancer/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | OVC FY25 Preventing Trafficking of Girls | OVC FY25 Preventing Trafficking of Girls | Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice | 2026-02-24 | $497,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls (up to and including age 25) who are at risk of, or are victims of all types of human trafficking, including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. | https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/ovc-2025-172480.pdf |
| FALSE | federal, emailed 1/20/26, no newsletter | *FY26 FDA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Advanced Research and Development of Regulatory Science | *FY26 FDA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Advanced Research and Development of Regulatory Science | US Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services | 2026-02-24 | varies | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Solicits for the acquisition of basic and applied research and development proposals to support regulatory science and innovation that serve the FDA in accomplishing its mission to protect and promote the health of our nation. | https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5622acb8db634d37b3b55d607e6ba561/view |
| FALSE | X, for 1/28/26 | Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science | Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2026-02-27 | Recipient gives a lecture at Vanderbilt, will serve as a mentor to the Vanderbilt Prize Scholar, and receives a $25,000 honorarium | 1 year | Nominees for the Vanderbilt Prize must be scientists in any area of basic or clinical research or clinical practice; The nominee must have a national reputation, a stellar record of research accomplishments, and must be an active mentor | The Prize honors and recognizes a female scientist of national reputation who has a stellar record of research accomplishments and is known for their mentorship. | https://www.vumc.org/oor/vanderbilt-prize-biomedical-science |
| FALSE | X, for 2/11/26 | *Developmental Project Award | *Developmental Project Award | Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) | 2026-02-27 | $60,000, with potential for renewal | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW at time of award (April 2026); Must have doctoral degree and UW or VA appointment | Funds support a feasibility study targeting research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Proposals may range from basic or biomedical to translational, epidemiological, caregiving, or social behavioral research. | https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/developmental-projects |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | 2026 Profound Autism Pre-doctoral Fellowship | 2026 Profound Autism Pre-doctoral Fellowship | Autism Science Foundation | 2026-03-02 | $35,000 | 1 year | Must be enrolled in a program leading to a research doctorate in academic department or be a medical school student; Must have a mentor | Supports mentored training awards for graduate students focused on profound autism. | https://autismsciencefoundation.org/apply-for-a-profound-autism-pilot-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | 2026 Profound Autism Pilot Grant | 2026 Profound Autism Pilot Grant | Autism Science Foundation | 2026-03-02 | $35,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Must hold PhD, ScD, or MD/PhD | Supports research projects focused on profound autism for established investigators. | https://autismsciencefoundation.org/apply-for-a-profound-autism-pilot-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/11/26 | Career Enhancement Program (CEP) | Career Enhancement Program (CEP) | Wisconsin Prostate Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE), National Cancer Institute, and UW Carbone Cancer Center | 2026-03-04 | $50,000 (plus potential travel funds), with possibility of renewal | 1 year | Early-stage investigators (within first 5 years of appointment) or experienced faculty member transitioning into prostate cancer research; Must have not received current or previous NIH R01 funding for prostrate cancer research | Program provides awardees with integrated training and financial support to launch successful, independently funded careers in translational prostate cancer research, with the goal of ultimately reducing morbidity and mortality in patients. | https://cancer.wisc.edu/research/wisconsin-prostate-cancer-spore/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/11/26 | Developmental Research Program (DRP) | Developmental Research Program (DRP) | Wisconsin Prostate Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE), National Cancer Institute, and UW Carbone Cancer Center | 2026-03-04 | $50,000 (plus potential travel funds), with possibility of renewal | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW (if Single PI proposal); Co-PI applications may have one external PI but must also have an eligible UW PI | Provides pilot funding to support innovative, early-stage research that has the potential to open new areas of translational research in prostate cancer, ultimately reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with this disease. | https://cancer.wisc.edu/research/wisconsin-prostate-cancer-spore/ |
| FALSE | X, for 11/19 | *2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | *2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | The Princess of Asturias Foundation | 2026-03-05 | 50 000 (awarded in Euros) | varies | Must be nominated; Self-nominations not permitted; Nominees' contribution to the field should be of international scope and/or be acknowledged at an international level | Awards foster and advance research, discovery or invention in the field of astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry, earth and space sciences, life sciences, mathematics, medical sciences, physics or technological sciences or their related technologies. | https://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | High Throughput Screening Assays to Map Macrocyclic Peptide Permeability and Stability Properties | High Throughput Screening Assays to Map Macrocyclic Peptide Permeability and Stability Properties | AstraZeneca | 2026-03-06 | varies | varies | PI Eligible at UW; Selected collaborators will receive at least 8 benchmark compounds to confirm permeability ranking in a blinded study | Seeking screening assays, or predictive models relevant to oral bioavailability and/or cell permeability of macrocyclic peptides that can help map and model the property space required for oral and cell-permeable macrocyclic peptides. | https://discover.in-part.com/discovercalls/Bk61YQdJY9bOGpJZ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | Non-canonical Amino Acids (ncAAs) for in vitro Display Systems | Non-canonical Amino Acids (ncAAs) for in vitro Display Systems | AstraZeneca | 2026-03-06 | varies | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Seeking solutions for the efficient incorporation of ncAAs in phage and/or mRNA display systems that allow for thioether macrocycle cyclisation and/or efficient incorporation of a range of amino acids. | https://discover.in-part.com/discovercalls/P8V4y1aKYldQGw5W |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | AI/ML-ready Datasets for Peptide Permeability & Oral Bioavailability or Macrocyclic Peptide Screening Libraries to Enable Oral, Cell-permeable Macrocycle Design | AI/ML-ready Datasets for Peptide Permeability & Oral Bioavailability or Macrocyclic Peptide Screening Libraries to Enable Oral, Cell-permeable Macrocycle Design | AstraZeneca | 2026-03-06 | varies | varies | PI Eligible at UW | Seeking datasets or physical/virtual libraries of macrocyclic peptides that can help map and model the property space required for oral and cell permeable macrocyclic peptides. | https://discover.in-part.com/discovercalls/RO37N1aMEPaWmpny |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | *ACCESS Award: Award to Catalyze Care through Equitable, Scalable Solutions | *ACCESS Award: Award to Catalyze Care through Equitable, Scalable Solutions | Rising Tide Foundation | 2026-03-09 | $500,000 (requires 50% project co-funding/match) | 5 years | PI eligible at UW; Must include patient partners; There is preference for international collaborations; Requires 50% project match | Projects should address how low-cost, scalable interventions—such as AI-driven tools, drug repurposing, and dose optimization—transform cancer care by improving treatment options and expanding access for patients worldwide. | https://www.risingtide-foundation.org/access-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/11/26 | *VISIBLE: Women's heart disease revealed | *VISIBLE: Women's heart disease revealed | Wellcome Leap, Pivotal and British Heart Foundation | 2026-03-09 | Varies | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Seeking to support projects to diagnose and identify women with angina, with no obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA), who may have coronary microvascular disease. | https://wellcomeleap.org/visible/#process-timeline |
| FALSE | X, for 1/14/26 | Heart Transplantation Research Network | Heart Transplantation Research Network | American Heart Association | 2026-03-10 | $55,000/year | 4 years | Hospital Centers must have an active heart transplant program in existence for at least 5 years with an annual volume of transplants exceeding 20/year; PIs must be responsible for entirety of the participation of their center in the network | Seeks applications from qualified institutions that can participate in a heart transplant research network for adults or pediatric patients. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/heart-transplantation-research-network?utm_source=researchinsiderjan2026&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reseach+insider+jan+2026 |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | *2026 LCRF Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer | *2026 LCRF Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | 2026-03-10 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years experience since their initial faculty appointment | Funds proposals focused on identifying, characterizing, and developing approaches and techniques that will allow early detection and/or prevention of lung cancer and gaining insight into pre-neoplastic processes in the lungs. | https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-RFP-LCRF-Prevention-and-Early-Detection.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | *2026 LCRF Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer | *2026 LCRF Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | 2026-03-10 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years experience since their initial faculty appointment | Projects should address mechanistic questions and developmental therapeutics across histological subtypes of lung cancer (including lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer) and across the care continuum. | https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-RFP-LCRF-Overcoming-Resistance.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | *2026 LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program | *2026 LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program | Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) | 2026-03-10 | $150,000 | 2 years | Must be post-doctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or early-career and mid-career investigators with less than seven years experience since their initial faculty appointment | The goal is to fund innovative projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, disparities, and social determinants of health research. | https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-RFP-LCRF-Leading-Edge.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 2/25/26 | Program Pilot Grants | Program Pilot Grants | Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) | 2026-03-10 | $50,000 - $100,000 | 1 year | PI must be a member of UWCCC, and at least one other UWCCC member must be involved as Co-PI or Co-Investigator; Proposal should be discussed with appropriate UWCCC Program leader prior to submission | Pilot funds are expected to provide a foundation for fostering new collaborations, acquiring new research grants, and unifying researchers from different areas in pursuit of the strategic priorities of the Carbone Cancer Center. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/ojd73t0p9qvj4i5p43k6p1k7qltp0tph |
| FALSE | X, for 2/25/26 | *Pediatric Translational Cancer Research Grant | *Pediatric Translational Cancer Research Grant | V Foundation | 2026-03-11 | $800,000 | 4 years | PI must be nominated by Cancer Center Director and be selected through internal competition; Must be full-time faculty at Assistant Professor level or above | Supports pediatric cancer research in the preclinical or translational space, with a focus on bench-to-bedside strategies. Projects may move research from the lab into a human clinical trial, or use specimens for biomarker studies. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0199e3a5054e71c49a9784c8f5f928c5 |
| FALSE | X, for 2/25/26 | *Pediatric V Scholar Cancer Research Grant | *Pediatric V Scholar Cancer Research Grant | V Foundation | 2026-03-11 | $800,000 | 4 years | PI must be nominated and selected through internal competition; Must have been appointed to first full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position within the last 5 years; Must have completed at least 2 years of fellowship training | Supports tenure-track faculty in the early stages of their cancer research careers by funding laboratory-based fundamental research or translational projects in any area of pediatric cancer research. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0199e3a5054e71c49a9784c8f5f928c5 |
| FALSE | X, for 2/25/26 | *Pediatric All-Star Cancer Research Grant | *Pediatric All-Star Cancer Research Grant | V Foundation | 2026-03-11 | $1,000,000 | 5 years | PI must be nominated and selected through internal competition; Must have been previously awarded a V Foundation grant as lead PI, that is completed or in final year | Provides funding for high-risk, high-reward, transformative projects (basic/exploratory research, translational, preclinical, and clinical research) that will have a significant impact on our understanding and/or treatment of cancer. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0199e3a5054e71c49a9784c8f5f928c5 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/31 | Young Investigator (YIA) Special Competition | Young Investigator (YIA) Special Competition | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | 2026-03-12 | $50,000 | 1 year | Must be a physician (MD, DO, or MD/PhD), within last 2 years of their final oncology subspecialty training or fellowship program; Must be within 10 years of obtaining medical degree at time of submission | Supports projects for young investigators in Primary Brain Tumors, Veteran Cancer, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer, with specific RFAs for each topic area. | https://www.asco.org/career-development/grants-awards/funding-opportunities/young-investigator-award-special-competitions |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | TL1 Predoctoral Trainee Program | TL1 Predoctoral Trainee Program | ICTR, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health | 2026-03-13 | Stipend at NIH rate, tuition and fees, and travel funds | 1 year | Must hold a bachelor's degree, be in the PhD Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation or other PhD program incorporating clinical and translational research; Requires a mentor | Trains future clinical and translational leaders and introduces UW health care professional and engineering students to the scientific foundation of translational science. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/tl1-predoctoral-training-program/ |
| FALSE | no newsletter, sent out 3/10/26 | *Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | *Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | 2026-03-13 | $2,000,000 - $8,000,000 | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; Only 1 application permitted per institution | Funds shared-use research facilities or research-supporting facilities that enable collaborative research and benefit broad research communities at large, for the Biomedical Research Facilities (BRF) or HIV/AIDS Research Facilities (HRF) . | https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/6179eb2c-9239-40ad-9a12-7329291f3509 |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | *Graduate Research Fellowship | *Graduate Research Fellowship | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-03-15 | $150,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW to serve as faculty mentor | PI of the grant proposal is the graduate student. Applicants are required to submit a personal statement describing their plans for the future as it relates to FA research including career goals. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#graduate |
| FALSE | X, for 1/21/26 | 2026 PCF Challenge Awards | 2026 PCF Challenge Awards | Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) | 2026-03-16 | $1,000,000 | 2 years | Must be at least 3 investigators making up PI team, with at least one additional young investigator (within 6 years of terminal degree or fellowship completion) | Seeks basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research projects that will significantly contribute to preventing prostate cancer metastasis, morbidity or mortality. | https://res.cloudinary.com/pcf/images/v1767918150/2026-Challenge-Award-RFA_FINAL/2026-Challenge-Award-RFA_FINAL.pdf?_i=AA |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) | *National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) | National Science Foundation | 2026-03-16 | $500,000 - $2,000,000 per year | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Through this program, NSF will establish an open-access network of research facilities to spur innovations in future quantum technologies, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, biotechnology, and other areas of national priority. | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nqni-national-quantum-nanotechnology-infrastructure/nsf26-505/solicitation |
| FALSE | X, for 12/24 | Researching the implementation of over-the-counter oral contraception | Researching the implementation of over-the-counter oral contraception | Society of Family Planning | 2026-03-17 | $175,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Seeks to produce actionable, evidence-based insights to guide implementation efforts related to over-the-counter daily oral contraceptives and advance equitable contraceptive access. | https://societyfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Researching-the-implementation-of-over-the-counter-oral-contraception_RFP.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 1/7/26 | ASTRO-AAPM Physics Residents/ Postdoctoral Fellows Seed Grant | ASTRO-AAPM Physics Residents/ Postdoctoral Fellows Seed Grant | American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | 2026-03-18 | $50,000 | 1 year | Applicants (PhD or equivalent) must be a postdoctoral fellow or medical physics resident, a radiation oncologist, radiation or cancer biologist, or radiation physicist; Must be a member of AAPM | The goal of the joint seed grant is to advance the field of radiation oncology in novel ways through the support of early-career scientists involved in radiation oncology physics-related research. | https://aapm.secure-platform.com/gaf/page/AAPM_ASTROseed |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Early Career Research Program | *Early Career Research Program | Basic Energy Sciences (BES) at Office of Science, Department of Energy (DOE) | 2026-03-24 | $875,000 | 5 years | PI must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor who is within 10 years of having earned a doctorate degree | Supports development of research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers, to stimulate their careers in advanced scientific computing, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental research, nuclear physics, and other areas. | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2026/DE-FOA-0003602.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Collaborative Research Development Grant (CRDG) | *2027 Collaborative Research Development Grant (CRDG) | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-03-25 | $900,000 | 3 years | PI and lead investigators must be full-time faculty or equivalent (not training positions); At least one key investigator must be a physician with expertise in ovarian and/or related gynecologic cancers | Provides funds for research projects focused on ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers that involve a team of investigators at the same or multiple institutions. Interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-CRDG-LOI-RFP-1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Early Career Investigator Grant (ECIG) | *2027 Early Career Investigator Grant (ECIG) | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-03-25 | $450,000 | 3 years | PI must have MD/DO and or PhD, and be in first seven years of their first academic appointment; PI must not currently hold or have previously held substantial early career-focused funding | Supports junior faculty with a strong commitment to an investigative career in the field of ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers who are on a path towards independence. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-Early-Career-LOI-RFP-2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Mentored Investigator Grant (MIG) | *2027 Mentored Investigator Grant (MIG) | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-03-25 | $100,000 | 1 - 2 years | PI must be either a clinical fellow or postdoctoral fellow with protected time; Must have MD/DO and/or PhD and be within 5 years of their terminal degree; MD/DOs and MD/PhDs must be currently enrolled in a fellowship program; Mentor required | Provides funding for trainees who are working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in the field of ovarian cancer research and/or related gynecologic cancers. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-Mentored-LOI-RFP-2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Health Equity Research Grant | *2027 Health Equity Research Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-03-25 | $200,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports scientific research projects that advance equity, inclusivity, and evidence-based approaches to address barriers faced by marginalized communities in ovarian and/or related gynecologic cancers. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-HEG-LOI-RFP-2.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Rivkin Pilot Grant | *2027 Rivkin Pilot Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-03-25 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | This funding paves the way for innovative breakthroughs in all areas of ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-Rivkin-Pilot-LOI-RFP-1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/4/26 | *2027 Collaborative Research Development Grant in partnership with Microsoft AI for Good Lab (CRDG-AI) | *2027 Collaborative Research Development Grant in partnership with Microsoft AI for Good Lab (CRDG-AI) | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) and Microsoft AI for Good Lab | 2026-03-25 | $900,000 plus in-kind support from Microsoft of Azure credits | 3 years | PI and lead investigators must be full-time faculty or equivalent; At least one key investigator must be a physician with expertise in ovarian and/or related gynecologic cancers; Must have strong AI or machine-learning component | Provides funds for ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research projects using AI or machine learning that may involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions. | https://ocrahope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2027-CRDG-AI-LOI-RFP-1.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 3/11/26 | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026): Initiator Award | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026): Initiator Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-03-27 | up to $100,000/year in Phase 1; up to $325,000/year in Phase 2 | 7 years | Must currently be in a research training position (i.e., postdoctoral or research fellowship) with no more than 7 years of research training following terminal degree; Cannot concurrently hold NIH K99/R00 grant | Supports exceptionally talented and promising early career research investigators with a high likelihood of establishing successful, independent research programs and making seminal contributions in diabetes research. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/american-diabetes-association-pathway-to-stop-diabetes-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/11/26 | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026): Accelerator Award | *Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026): Accelerator Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-03-27 | $1,625,000 | 5 years | Must have a faculty position and demonstrate independent productivity in diabetes research; Must not have applied for or received an R01/U01 renewal or second R01 award | Supports early career researchers proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs, who have distinguished themselves as exceptionally talented and promising research investigators. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/american-diabetes-association-pathway-to-stop-diabetes-2026/ |
| FALSE | emailed 3/18, federal, no newsletter | *The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI | *The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI | Department of Energy | 2026-03-30 | Phase I: $500,000 - $700,000; Phase II: Envisioned to be 3 -5 times the Phase I award | Phase 1: 9 months; Phase II: 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Limited to 1 application per institution per focus area; Institutional Commitment is encouraged; Phase I applications require team science and 2 partner institutions | Funding new Phase I and II applications in these areas: advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, quantum information science, semiconductors and microelectronics, discovery science, and energy. | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2026/DE-FOA-0003612.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery |
| FALSE | X, for 2/18/26 | *Beckman Scholars Program | *Beckman Scholars Program | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | 2026-03-31 | $21,000 per Scholar, $4,800 per Mentor, $200 per Institutional Contact | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Applications should include a minimum of 1 and maximum of 6 participating academic units and 8-15 mentors | Institutional award funds a total of six Beckman Scholars (undergraduate students), with research activities centered in either chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or a combination of these subjects. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/2027-beckman-scholars-program/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/11/26 | Reentry Navigator Funding Opportunity | Reentry Navigator Funding Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2026-03-31 | $50,000 for first phase; $100,000 annually in renewal periods | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Applicant must submit a letter of support/commitment with their application from the city/county jail where the navigator will be providing services | This funding opportunity will support organizations to establish and/or expand the use of reentry navigators to coordinate linkages to community-based treatment and recovery services upon release from jail. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/reentry-navigator-funding-opportunity.htm |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) | *Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) | Basic Energy Sciences (BES) at Office of Science, Department of Energy (DOE) | 2026-04-01 | $12,000,000 - $18,000,000 | 4 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must not be in a term-limited position | Program brings together world-class teams of scientists to perform energy-relevant basic researchin in materials, chemical, geo-, and biosciences with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2026/DE-FOA-0003614-0000001.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 12/31 | Award for Innovative Mindset (AIM) | Award for Innovative Mindset (AIM) | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-04-01 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Mechanism supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain and potentially ground-breaking concepts in FA research. | https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#aim |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | TL1 Postdoctoral Training Program | TL1 Postdoctoral Training Program | ICTR, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health | 2026-04-01 | NIH postdoctoral stipend based on years of experience, fringe, tuition support, travel support | 1 year | Must be a postdoctoral fellow, instructor, clinical fellow or similar non-tenure track position at time of award; Must have no more than 2 years of previous support on an NIH T postdoctoral award | Provides a firm foundational pathway to bridge between previous successful doctoral training (MD, PharmD, DVM, PhD, etc.) and future independent and sustained careers in translational and clinical sciences. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/tl1-postdoctoral-training-program/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/11/26 | *Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences 2027 | *Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences 2027 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | 2026-04-01 | $300,000 | 4 years | Must hold doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field; As of Sept. 3, 2026, must run an independent lab and hold full-time tenure track Assistant Professor appointment; Appointment must not have started prior to June 10, 2023 | Funds young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health, to support their independent research in the first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/pew-scholars-program-in-the-biomedical-sciences-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/28/26 | *Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award | *Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) | 2026-04-02 | $80,000/year for single-center studies; $150,000/year for multi-center clinical studies | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must be an independent investigator | The Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award is intended to support a project involving human subjects or samples that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or new methods in research areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. | https://www.cff.org/researchers/clinical-pilot-and-feasibility-award |
| FALSE | X, for 3/18/26 | *Catalyst Research Award Program | *Catalyst Research Award Program | Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust | 2026-04-02 | $350,000 | 1 - 2 years | PI must be full-time faculty; PI and MPIs must be independent investigators with demonstrated institutional support and lab space, and may not have funding for a similar project | Supports high-risk, high-reward translational research that addresses critical roadblocks and can be transferred to clinical practice. Projects should open new avenues for improving the lives of individuals suffering from disease. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/falk-medical-research-trust-catalyst-award-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/11/26 | Treatment Alternative Program Funding Opportunity | Treatment Alternative Program Funding Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2026-04-03 | $174,475/year | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must work with eligible partner | This program is designed to enhance community safety by providing focused treatment interventions for participants as a voluntary alternative to conviction while fostering recovery and accountability. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/treatment-alternative-program.htm?auHash=WX27ob-BPhivXaoUGIMNujkJ2WgSVqe-gbR7K9OGO-8 |
| FALSE | X, for 2/18/26 | Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators | Gold Humanism Scholars at the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators | The Arnold P. Gold Foundation | 2026-04-06 | $5,000 scholarship to be used toward tuition at the Harvard Macy Institute’s 2026 Program for Educators | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Preference will be given to candidates who embody the qualities of a humanistic educator and role model | This faculty development program trains scholars in innovative methods to teach and assess health professional learners. Those whose work helps develop or evaluate educational projects focused on achieving humanistic patient care will be selected. | https://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/gold-humanism-scholars-harvard-macy/ |
| FALSE | X, for 1/28/26 | *Clinical Research Award | *Clinical Research Award | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) | 2026-04-23 | $150,000/year for single-center studies; $350,000/year for multi-center clinical studies | 3 years | Applicants must be independent investigators with their own fully functional and equipped labs | Supports clinical research with potential to contribute to CFF’s mission. Projects may address diagnosis, treatment, management of disease or symptom, or pathophysiology of CF using clinical, translational, or epidemiologic study approaches. | https://www.cff.org/researchers/clinical-research-award |
| FALSE | no newsletter, sent out 2/17/26 | *High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) | *High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) | National Institutes of Health | 2026-04-23 | $750,001 - $2,000,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Multiple applications from UW–Madison for similar instruments require official administrative assurance that such requests are a coordinated institutional effort and not unintended duplication. OVCR review of notice of intent required. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nih-high-end-instrumentation-hei-grant-program-s10-2026/ |
| FALSE | no newsletter, sent out 2/17/26 | *Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) | *Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) | National Institutes of Health | 2026-04-23 | $50,000 - $750,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Multiple applications from UW–Madison for similar instruments require official administrative assurance that such requests are a coordinated institutional effort and not unintended duplication. OVCR review of notice of intent required. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nih-shared-instrumentation-grant-sig-program-s10-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 4/8/26 | *Scientific Innovations Award | *Scientific Innovations Award | Brain Research Foundation | 2026-04-27 | $150,000 | 2 years | Internal competition; PI must be full-time associate or full professor, studying brain function in health and disease; Current major NIH or peer-reviewed funding is preferred, but must have evidence of funding in the last 3 years | Provides funding for innovative basic and clinical neuroscience, and supports creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/brain-research-foundation-scientific-innovations-award-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/25/26 | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Junior Faculty Development Award | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Junior Faculty Development Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-04-28 | $414,000 | 3 years | PI must hold a full-time independent faculty position (Assistant Professor); PI should not have more than 10 years of research experience following terminal degree receipt; PI cannot have or have previously received independent NIH funding | Designed to support early investigators of outstanding promise as they establish independent, productive careers in diabetes research. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-type-1-diabetes-rfa |
| FALSE | X, for 3/25/26 | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Award | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-04-28 | $600,000 | 3 years | PI must hold a full-time independent faculty position or the equivalent; Those with less than full-time appointments may be considered on a case-by-case basis | Supports novel and innovative hypotheses performed in human subjects, or research approaches to accelerate the transition of scientific discoveries into clinical application. Studies must directly involve human subjects, human samples and/or data. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-type-1-diabetes-rfa |
| FALSE | X, for 3/25/26 | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Innovative Basic Science Award | *Advancing Innovative Research to Transform Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes: Innovative Basic Science Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-04-28 | $345,000 | 3 years | PI must hold a full-time independent faculty position or the equivalent; Those with less than full-time appointments may be considered on a case-by-case basis | Supports basic research with novel and innovative hypotheses in any area relevant to the etiology or pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications that holds significant promise for advancing the prevention, cure, or treatment of diabetes. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-type-1-diabetes-rfa |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | American Diabetes Association | 2026-04-30 | $294,084 (includes annual stipend based on level of experience) | 3 years | Applicants must hold a MD, PhD, DMD, DO, PharmD, DVM or an equivalent health or science related degree, and must not be simultaneously serving in an internship or residency; Must work with a Sponsoring Mentor | Supports outstanding researchers in their pursuit of innovative and impactful research projects, as well as exceptional training opportunities that enable fellows to make significant advances in diabetes research and contribute to the ADA's mission. | https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowships |
| FALSE | X, for 3/25/26 | *Research Program 2027 (June Cycle) | *Research Program 2027 (June Cycle) | W.M. Keck Foundation | 2026-04-30 | $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 | 5 years | PI must be tenure-track or equivalent; Internal competition; Requires institutional commitment of ~20-25% of grant amount and internal application requires signature of Associate Dean for Research | Funds high-risk, high-reward projects with an outsized impact in advancing basic science, in the areas of basic physical, life, and biomedical sciences, including limited instrumentation development and engineering approaches. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-research-program-2027-june-cycle/ |
| FALSE | X, for 2/25/26 | *Blood-Based Biomarkers for Friedreich Ataxia | *Blood-Based Biomarkers for Friedreich Ataxia | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | 2026-05-01 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports a precompetitive effort to identify and validate blood-based protein biomarkers that can accelerate decision-making during therapeutic development and support regulatory approval of new therapeutics for Friedreich ataxia (FA). | https://www.curefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/RFP-blood-based-biomarkers-2026.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 4/22/26 | *Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research | *Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research | The Pew Charitable Trusts and The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust | 2026-05-01 | $300,000 | 4 years | Internal competition; PI must hold doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field, and be an Assistant Professor as of 8/27/26 and not prior to 6/10/23; May not also be nominated for Pew Scholars in Biomedical Sciences program | Supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. Candidates should be conducting creative, interdisciplinary, basic or translational cancer research. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019d6e3c3b00723b9a9c13960b0b3401 |
| FALSE | Sent out 3/31/26, federal, no newsletter | *NSF 26-509: Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) | *NSF 26-509: Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) | National Science Foundation and the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) | 2026-05-05 | Category II: $9 million | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Categories I and II proposals require internal review; Category III does not; UW may only submit one proposal as lead institution for each of Categories I and II | The Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program supports operations-level national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that facilitate open, data-intensive and AI-driven science and engineering research, innovation, and education. | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/idss-integrated-data-systems-services/nsf26-509/solicitation |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP) | *Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP) | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), NIH, DHHS | 2026-05-06 | varies | 30 months | PI Eligible at UW | Program seeks to better quantify micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) in humans; understand the mechanisms of MNP deposition; and, ultimately, improve human health by developing means to limit uptake and remove MNPs from the body. | https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/757d91fb1b3443e7a6ccf0de9cbdea95/view |
| FALSE | X, for 2/4/26 | *2026 THRIVE Award | *2026 THRIVE Award | HESI Thrive (Health and Environmental Sciences Institute) | 2026-05-11 | $50,000 | 2 years | PI must hold MD, PhD, DVM or equivalent degree; Current degree candidates may apply with a qualified PI; Must be able to conduct independent research | Provides seed funding for research aimed at predicting, preventing, and reducing adverse effects from cancer therapy to help investigators test initial hypotheses and collect preliminary data. | https://hesithrive.org/guidelines/ |
| FALSE | X, for 4/15/26 | Draper Technology Innovation Fund (TIF) | Draper Technology Innovation Fund (TIF) | Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) | 2026-05-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Must have submitted formal Invention Disclosure Report (IDR) to WARF concerning the technology and WARF must have accepted the disclosure for further patenting, licensing, or copyrighting activity | Supports patentability of inventions and assists with potential licensing to the commercial sector, through prototype development, expansion of studies, preparation of samples for evaluation, and application testing. | https://entrepreneurship.wisc.edu/funding/draper-technology-innovation-fund-tif/ |
| FALSE | X, for 5/6/26 | *V Scholar Program for Assistant Professors | *V Scholar Program for Assistant Professors | The V Foundation for Cancer Research | 2026-05-17 | $800,000 | 4 years | Requires nomination; Must have been appointed to first, full-time tenure track Asst. Professor position within last 5 years; Must not have received R01 or equivalent award or non-mentored funding exceeding $1M in aggregate total direct funding | Award is designed to advance exceptional early-career investigators at the Assistant Professor level and position them to successfully compete for larger, sustaining grants such as NIH R01 awards or equivalent funding. | https://mailchi.mp/uwhealth.org/v-foundation-clinical-scholar-nominee-request-5677337 |
| FALSE | X, for 5/6/26 | *Individual Biomedical Research Award | *Individual Biomedical Research Award | The Hartwell Foundation | 2026-05-27 | $300,000 | 3 years | Internal competition; PI must be US citizen in early career stage; If PI is not an MD, at least one collaborator must be a practicing physician, preferably in pediatric medicine | Funds early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge applied biomedical research that is strategic or translational in nature and has the potential to benefit U.S. children, and addresses a specific unmet need to improve child health outcomes. | https://uwmadison.box.com/s/496i9501hifomwchq0xzcjlm0qb2os8k |
| FALSE | X, for 4/29/26 | *Community Impact Grant Level Two: Accelerate | *Community Impact Grant Level Two: Accelerate | Wisconsin Partnership Program | 2026-05-28 | $500,000 | 3 years | Requires a Community-Academic Partnership, with Community Lead Organization (with expenses exceeding $1 mil annually) and Academic Partner with a paid appointment of at least 0.5 FTE at UW or partner institutions | The Community Impact Grant Program supports community partnership initiatives that seek to improve health and advance health equity by addressing the social determinants of health in Wisconsin's urban, rural and tribal communities. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/community-grants/rfp-community-impact-grant-level-two/ |
| FALSE | X, for 3/25/26 | *Clinical Repurposing Research to Impact US Veterans/Military - 2026 | *Clinical Repurposing Research to Impact US Veterans/Military - 2026 | Cures Within Reach | 2026-05-29 | $75,000 total, including at least 20% required institutional match; Additional $5,000 - $15,000 for Community Engagement may be provided | 3 years | PI can be an early-stage investigator (with mentor) or previously funded; Must propose interventional clinical trial testing repurposed therapies | Funds clinical repurposing trials using already approved treatments to address unmet medical needs of US veterans and/or active US military, such as mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and brain injuries. | https://www.cureswithinreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CWR-Veterans-RFP-2026.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 5/27/26 | *2027 ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program | *2027 ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and Harrington Discovery Institute | 2026-06-01 | $600,000 | 2 years | PI must have MD, PhD, or equivalent; Team should possess intellectual property (IP) or have potential for novel IP that has not yet been licensed to a for-profit entity | Provides funding and committed project support by a team of pharmaceutical industry experts and is designed to accelerate the translation of innovative academic research that could treat, prevent, or slow Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. | https://www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/funding-opportunities/harrington |
| FALSE | X, for 5/6/26 | *Grant Program 2026 | *Grant Program 2026 | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | 2026-06-03 | $75,000/year | 3 years | Must be tenure-track faculty in 1st-4th year with MD and/or PhD; Must not hold substantial independent research funding, i.e., R01 or equivalent; Each UW dept may submit materials for 1 nominee for internal competition - UW allowed only 1 applicant | Supports early stage biomedical investigators engaged in basic and translational research that has the potential to make fundamental advances in biomedical science. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/mallinckrodt-foundation-grant-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 4/1/26 | Suicide Prevention | Suicide Prevention | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin DHS | 2026-06-05 | $225,000 per year | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | The Division of Care and Treatment Services is seeking applications for funding to support suicide prevention programming focused on improving the quality of clinical care in health and behavioral health care systems. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/suicide-prevention.htm |
| federal, no newsletter | *Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel | *Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel | US Department of Education | 2026-06-08 | $350,000/year or up to $1,250,000 | 1 - 5 years | Internal nomination; UW is limited to 1 submission; PI Eligible at UW | Funds evidence-based strategies to prepare scholars in special education, early intervention, and related services at various degree levels to serve in natural enviornments, early learning programs, child care, classrooms, and schools. | https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-special-populations/grants-special-education-and-individuals-disabilities/personnel-special-ed/personnel-development-improve-services-and-results#home | |
| FALSE | X, for 5/6/26 | Evidence-Based Practice in Family Treatment Funding Opportunity | Evidence-Based Practice in Family Treatment Funding Opportunity | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin DHS | 2026-06-11 | $125,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Cannot be a current grantee of the Evidence-Based Practice in Family Treatment program | Supports the implementation of Family Centered Treatment (FCT), an evidence-based model designed for families with children who are at-risk of out-of-home placement. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/evidence-based-practice-family-treatment.htm |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) | *Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Department of Defense | 2026-06-12 | varies depending on award type | varies | PI must be an independent investigator; Consortium Award requires a team of PIs | Three program opportunities in FY2026 related to breast cancer research have this due date: Breakthrough Award Level 3 and 4, and the Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=705101 |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project | Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin DHS | 2026-06-17 | $348,026/year | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Program provides training, tools, and technical assistance to municipalities, law enforcement, public health, and community coalitions working to improve the alcohol environment and reduce alcohol-related problems in Wisconsin. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/wisconsin-alcohol-policy-project.htm |
| FALSE | X, for 5/27/26 | *Grants Program | *Grants Program | The Mathers Foundation | 2026-06-17 | $700,000 | 3 years | PI must be independent investigator with their own lab; Each department may submit materials for one researcher to internal competition; Applications must be submitted to OVCR through the researcher’s home department | Supports research to advance knowledge, enhance human health, and foster innovation, in areas of immunology, structural, cancer and stem cell biology, cellular physiology, genetics, genomics, microbiology and infectious diseases, and neuroscience. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/mathers-foundation-award-fall-2026/ |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | *Conventional and Integrative Research Proposals | *Conventional and Integrative Research Proposals | Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research | 2026-06-21 | $225,000 | 3 years | Internal competition for 2 applicants from UW; One PI must be Assistant Professor conducting mainstream or conventional research and one PI may be Assistant or Associate Professor conducting complementary or integrative research | Funds innovative, translational proposals and supports promising independent early-career investigators, rather than well-established, senior scientists. | https://mailchi.mp/uwhealth.org/gabrielles-angel-foundation-request-for-2-nominees-5677422 |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Alzheimer's Research Program (AZRP) | *Alzheimer's Research Program (AZRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Department of Defense | 2026-06-22 | varies from $1,000,000 to $1,900,000, depending on award | 3 - 4 years | PI must be an independent investigator; At least 1 independent investigator must meet the CIT Partnership Option requirements of between 3-7 years after independence, with only nominal research support in the field | Program opportunities include Transforming Care Award, Transforming Diagnosis Award, and Transforming Research Award in FY2026 in support of research on Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementia (AD/ADRD). | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=719106 |
| FALSE | X, for 5/20/26 | *AI Accelerator Grant | *AI Accelerator Grant | The Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium | 2026-06-23 | 1000000; Investigators may also request up to $200,000 (USD) per year/up to $600,000 (USD) total of in-kind Amazon Web Services compute support | 3 years | This team-based grant requires a minimum of four senior lead investigators, with representation from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia; There must be an AI specialist or experienced AI researcher on the team | Research may focus on areas such as prevention, initiation, and early detection; the tumor ecosystem; and treatment resistance. All scientifically rigorous AI-driven ovarian cancer research areas that aim to improve survival rates are eligible. | https://ocrahope.org/research/information-for-researchers/apply-for-a-grant/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) | *Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Department of Defense | 2026-06-24 | $840,000 - $2,800,000 depending on award | 2 - 3 years | PI must be an independent investigator | Program opportunities include Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award, Pilot Clinical Trial Award, Therapeutic Development Award, and Therapeutic Idea Award in FY2026 for research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=707101 |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) | *Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Department of Defense | 2026-06-24 | varies depending on award type | varies | PI must be an independent investigator; An exception is the Breakthrough Level 1 Award which allows postdoctoral researchers to serve as PI; Consortium Award requires a team of PIs | Four program opportunities related to Breast Cancer Research have this due date: Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2, Clinical Research Extension Award, Era of Hope Scholar Award and Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=705101 |
| FALSE | X, for 6/3/26 | *Established Investigator Award for Clinical Hypertension | *Established Investigator Award for Clinical Hypertension | American Heart Association | 2026-06-24 | $10,000 honorarium, plus complimentary meeting registration | varies | This is a prize; Must be active professional member of AHA's Council on Hypertension; Must be within 15 years of initial faculty appointment and be full-time Associate Professor level or equivalent | Recognizes outstanding contributions and impact in the field of hypertension research and innovation. Awardees must have submitted an abstract to AHA's Hypertension Scientific Sessions. | https://professional.heart.org/en/professional-membership/awards-and-lectures/established-investigator-award-for-clinical-hypertension |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | *Clinical Trials to Validate AI Drug Repurposing | *Clinical Trials to Validate AI Drug Repurposing | Cures Within Reach | 2026-06-26 | $100,000; Sponsor will provide 90% of the total funding amount submitted, and 10% must be matched by institution; Additional funds of $5,000-$10,000 for approved community engagement costs may be requested | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; If PI is early-stage investigator with no funding, then support from mentor is required; Submission must include AI generated data as part of preclinical support for the clinical repurposing trial | Funds investigator-initiated, proof of concept, Phase I or Phase IIA clinical trials to validate AI-driven repurposing opportunities in any unsolved disease from anywhere in the world, where the therapies supported by AI models are already approved. | https://www.cureswithinreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CWR-AI-Validation-RFP-2026-final.pdf |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Intelligent Generator of Research (IGoR) | *Intelligent Generator of Research (IGoR) | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), NIH, Department of Health and Human Services | 2026-06-26 | varies | 5 years, 3 phases | PI Eligible at UW; Full proposal must include at least two laboratories and address all 4 components (technical areas) described in RFA | Program aims to eliminate longstanding inefficiencies in research and accelerate the development of effective therapies for complex diseases by creating an AI-enabled interoperable research ecosystem. | https://www.arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/igor |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) | *Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense | 2026-06-26 | Clinical Trial: $4,500,000; Idea Award: $600,000; Impact Award: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000 | 2 - 4 years | PIs of Clinical Trial and Impact Awards must be independent investigators; Idea Award allows for PI to be either Early Career Investigator or Established Investigator - see Idea Award RFA for more details | Three opportunities for this deadline in FY26 include the Clinical Trial Award, Idea Award, and Impact Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=719105 |
| FALSE | X, for 6/3/26 | *New Investigator Program | *New Investigator Program | Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), UW-SMPH | 2026-06-30 | $150,000 | 2 years | PI must be SMPH assistant professor on any track, with an appointment of at least 50% and appointment start date after March 1, 2021; PI must maintain at least 5% effort on the project | Program seeks to develop and sustain the academic and research excellence of early-career SMPH faculty as they initiate new, innovative research or education pilot projects to improve health and advance health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/faculty-grants/rfp-new-investigator-program/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Exploratory Research Proposals, FY 2027 | *Exploratory Research Proposals, FY 2027 | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), US Department of Energy | 2026-07-01 | varies | 13 months | PI Eligible at UW; Must be ready to ship samples by June 1, 2027 | Supports utilizing highlighted EMSL capabilities to advance scientific understanding of biological, environmental, and computational sciences, allowing access to the facility's instrumentation, resources, and expertise for up to 13 months. | https://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/proposals/call-exploratory-research-proposals-fy-2027 |
| FALSE | Prevent Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Exploitation, Neglect Today - 2027 | Prevent Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Exploitation, Neglect Today - 2027 | State Unit on Aging in the Bureau of Aging, Community Living and Supports, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) | 2026-07-01 | $150,000 | Funds services to prevent elder and vulnerable adult abuse in Michigan. Applications must fall into the categories of: mediation, hoarding, safe housing, forensic accounting, elder death review or investigative team, and education. | egrams-mi.com/mdhhs/user/ViewSynopsis.aspx | |||
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) | *Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense | 2026-07-07 | Idea Development: $700,000 - $950,000; Translational Partnership: $1,100,000 | 3 years | Translational Partnership grant requires at least 2 PIs and one must have expertise in pancreating cancer; Idea Development Award allows for mentored option for Early-Career Investigators | Two FY2026 opportunities related to pancreatic cancer research for this deadline incude the Idea Development Award and the Translational Research Partnership Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=707102 |
| FALSE | X, for 6/10/26 | *Searle Scholar Award | *Searle Scholar Award | Searle Scholars Program | 2026-07-08 | $450,000 | 3 years | Internal competition for 2 UW nominees; Each department may submit materials for 1 researcher; Must be in first independent assistant professor position appointed on or after May 1, 2025 | Supports independent research of early-career scientists on high-risk, high-reward projects in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/searle-scholars-program-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 6/24/26 | *Schmidt Science Polymaths Program | *Schmidt Science Polymaths Program | Schmidt Sciences | 2026-07-08 | $500,000/year | up to 5 years | Must have achieved tenure between Jan. 1, 2023 and Aug. 10, 2026; Must have desire and plan to expand or shift research portfolio, but have not yet done so; Each department may submit materials for one faculty member for internal competition | Supports extraordinary researchers with remarkable track records, promising futures, and a desire to expand their research portfolios by exploring a substantive disciplinary or methodological shift soon after achieving tenure. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/schmidt-science-polymaths-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/1/26 | *2026 Komen Career Catalyst Research Grants | *2026 Komen Career Catalyst Research Grants | Susan G. Komen | 2026-07-09 | $450,000 | 3 years | Two internal nominations accepted; PI must have MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent; Must be within 6 years of faculty appointment and must not currently be PI or have been PI of an R01 grant | Fosters promising breast cancer researchers who are in the early stages of their faculty careers by providing support for up to three years of “protected time” for research career development under the guidance of a Mentor Committee. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0197123cdfb9739fa60f543dd717563a |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense | 2026-07-13 | $1,050,000 - $1,400,000 for Investigator-Initiated Award; $350,000 for Pilot Award | 2 - 4 years | PI must be an independent investigator; Also has a Partnering PI option for Investigator-Initiated Award | Program opportunities in the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) in FY2026 for this deadline include the Investigator-Initiated Research Award and Pilot Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=711101 |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Short Courses (R25) | NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Short Courses (R25) | NIH | 2026-07-14 | $250,000/year | 5 years | PI Eligible at UW | Applications should propose nationally available neuroscience research education programs in neurotherapeutics with hands-on experiences of techniques, analytic approaches, theory, and expertise achievable only through a nationally organized program. | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-200.html |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) | *Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense | 2026-07-22 | $800,000 - $3,250,000, depending on award | 3 - 4 years | PI must be an independent investigator | Program opportunities in FY2026 include Clinical Research Award and Translational Research Award, for research on any/all types of arthritis. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=719108 |
| FALSE | X, for 7/1/26 | *Margaret Q. Landenberger Foundation Award 2027 | *Margaret Q. Landenberger Foundation Award 2027 | The Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation | 2026-07-22 | $200,000 | 2 years | Internal competition limited to one candidate per department; PI should have completed terminal degree of post-graduate clinical training in the last 10 years; May not currently have a K award but past K recipients are eligible | Supports promising early-stage medical researchers engaged in projects with the potential to result in understanding an important disease process or leading to a new therapeutic intervention. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/margaret-q-landenberger-foundation-award-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/8/26 | AACR-Debbie's Dream Foundation Gastric Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grant | AACR-Debbie's Dream Foundation Gastric Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grant | American Association for Cancer Research | 2026-07-22 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI must have doctoral degree and be an independent investigator | This mechanism seeks to encourage innovation and translation of ideas from basic research into new treatment options for gastric cancer. | https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-debbies-dream-foundation-innovation-and-discovery-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 6/24/26 | *Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis (ATF-LOMAS) | *Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis (ATF-LOMAS) | Ann Theodore Foundation and the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) | 2026-07-23 | $200,000 | 2 years | Must be within first 5 years of an independent faculty appointment and have not obtained an R01 from NIH or similar award; LOI is optional | Funds early-career investigators who seek to advance the foundational understanding of sarcoidosis through projects focused on the biology, epidemiology, and clinical care of the disease. LOI is optional, with October 26 full application due date. | https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/rfps/request-proposals-ann-theodore-foundation-learning-opportunities-medicine-and-sarcoidosis-0 |
| FALSE | X, for 6/17/26 | ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award | ABPN Dorthea Juul, PhD, Education Research Award | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) | 2026-07-27 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must hold full-time faculty appointment in a Psychiatry or Neurology department, and if a physician, must be certified by the ABPN or the applicable ABMS member board | Supports research projects related to the mission of the ABPN, which is to serve the public and the profession by promoting lifelong learning and certifying psychiatrists and neurologists to high standards of expertise. | https://www.abpn.com/special-programs/abpn-awards-program/abpn-research-award/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/15/26 | *Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | *Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | The Greenwall Foundation | 2026-07-30 | Provides 50% of scholar's salary (up to NIH cap) and benefits for 3 years, plus $5,000/year for project-related expenses and travel | 3 years | PI must be early-career faculty with an appointment that allows at least 50% effort to perform research; Internal competition; Each department may submit materials for 1 researcher | This career development award enables early-career faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research, supporting projects that address a significant bioethics problem and extend beyond current work in bioethics. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/greenwall-faculty-scholars-program-in-bioethics-2027/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) | *Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense | 2026-08-03 | varies depending on award type | 3 - 4 years | Has Single PI and Early-Career Partnership option for all four funding opportunities | There are 4 funding opportunities related to spinal cord injury research in FY26: Clinical Translation Research Award, Clinical Trial Award, Investigator-Initiated Research Award, and Translational Research Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=719104 |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | Predoctoral Fellowship Award | Predoctoral Fellowship Award | American Heart Association | 2026-08-04 | $29,364 stipend, plus $4,550 for health insurance and $2,000 project support per year | 1 - 2 years | Applicants must be full-time students enrolled in MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DrPH or PhD in science, nursing, public health or equivalent clinical health science doctoral program | Supports 1-2 years of mentored training to students in pre-doctoral/clinical health degree programs seeking careers as physician-, clinician-, or other scientist roles focused on improving global cardiovascular or cerebrovascular health. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/predoctoral-fellowship |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | American Heart Association | 2026-08-05 | Stipend at NIH levels based on experience, plus $12,200/year for health insurance and $3,000/year for project support | 1 - 2 years | Applicants must hold a post-baccalaureate doctoral-level degree (MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, DPh or PhD in science, nursing, public health or other clinical health science field); Mentor required | Grant provides funding for a one- or two-year stipend to postdocs who are not yet independent, within a team that provides the support and scientific guidance of a research mentor. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowship |
| FALSE | X, for 7/15/26 | *Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program | *Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program | Rita Allen Foundation | 2026-08-06 | $110,000/year | 5 years | PI must be early stage, and must have completed training with evidence of extraordinary promise in research in one of the relevant fields; Internal competition; Each department may submit materials for one researcher | Supports research scientists in the early stages of their careers and funds biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/rita-allen-foundation-scholars-program-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | Rosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research | Rosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) | 2026-08-12 | $10,000 prize | varies | Nominees must hold an MD, PhD, or ScD degree, and must hold an academic appointment at a non-profit medical or research institution; Self-nominations are not permitted | This is an annual prize awarded to an individual in recognition of their outstanding contributions to basic science, translational, or clinical research in ovarian cancer. | https://ocrahope.org/research/information-for-researchers/research-prizes/?vgo_ee=cYr5LRK58IH4BieVljqs76YnDQGResCaZdbWrz0imTk%3D%3Aee2Jh6va8SiV%2Biwib6HCshX6ae80aEoT#rosalind-franklin |
| FALSE | X, for 7/29/26 | *OREF Career Development Grant | *OREF Career Development Grant | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | 2026-08-13 | $300,000 | 3 years | An orthopedic surgeon must be PI, Co-investigator, or MPI; A PhD may be MPI and must hold faculty appointment in an orthopedic department | Funding encourages investigators to commit to scientific research. Research may be basic, translational, clinical and/or health sciences. | https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-career-development-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/29/26 | *OREF John W. Brown Early-Stage Investigator Enabling Technologies in Musculoskeletal Care Research Grant | *OREF John W. Brown Early-Stage Investigator Enabling Technologies in Musculoskeletal Care Research Grant | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | 2026-08-13 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI must be early-stage investigator, with training completed within last 10 years, and must have not obtained an R01 grant or equivalent as PI; An orthopedic surgeon must be PI, MPI, or Co-Investigator | Solicits investigator-initiated research proposals which will address the use of enabling technologies in musculoskeletal health care. Preference will be given to proposals studying innovative technologies with expected clinical benefits. | https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-john-w-brown-early-stage-investigator-enabling-technologies-in-musculoskeletal-care-research-grant |
| FALSE | X, for 7/29/26 | *OREF New Investigator Grant | *OREF New Investigator Grant | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | 2026-08-13 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must be an orthopedic surgeon licensed to practice in the US; Residents, fellows and orthopedic surgeons having completed formal training within last 4 years are eligible | Advances the scientific training of the next generation of orthopedic clinician scientists by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects. | https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-new-investigator--grant |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | NEA Engagement Grant | NEA Engagement Grant | National Eczema Foundation | 2026-08-14 | $5,000 | 1 year | Assistant professors and below rank. Assistant Professors should be without current or previous NIH R funding as Senior or Co-PI. | Small funding that may lead to a new line of research. Proposals should address cutting edge basic and translational science, Eczema heterogeneity, innovations in clinical practice/care, understanding/alleviating disease burden, or Eczema prevention. | https://nationaleczema.org/grant-details/ |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | NEA Champion Grant | NEA Champion Grant | National Eczema Foundation | 2026-08-14 | $100,000 | 1 year | Associate professors/above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past five years on an R01 grant or its equivalent (e.g. VA Merit Award, NSF grant, NIH program project or cooperative grant). | Funding support for experienced researchers with recognized productivity — either within or outside the eczema field — to conduct highly innovative, cutting-edge investigations related to eczema. At least one research priority should be addressed. | https://nationaleczema.org/grant-details/ |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant | Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant | National Eczema Foundation | 2026-08-14 | $50,000 | 1 year | Early/mid-career investigators (within 15 years of finishing training). Applicants may not hold current R-level funding from NIH or equivalent as PI or Co-PI. | To accelerate research that improves the health and quality of life of pediatric Eczema patients/their families. Proposals that include basic research will be accepted, but should be combined with a significant clinical or translational component. | https://nationaleczema.org/grant-details/ |
| FALSE | X. For 8/12/26 | NEA Catalyst Grant | NEA Catalyst Grant | National Eczema Foundation | 2026-08-14 | $50,000 | 1 year | Assistant professors and below rank. Assistant Professors should be without current or previous NIH R funding as Senior or Co-PI. | Seed grants for early-career scientists. Proposals should address cutting edge basic and translational science, Eczema heterogeneity, innovations in clinical practice/care, understanding/alleviating disease burden, or Eczema prevention. | https://nationaleczema.org/grant-details/ |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | AHRF Discovery Grants | AHRF Discovery Grants | American Hearing Research Foundation | 2026-08-15 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Funds studies that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders related to the inner ear. Priority is given to early investigators that need seed funds for results and data leading to larger grants. | https://www.american-hearing.org/grant/ahrf-regular-grants/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/22/26 | 2026 Postdoctoral Grant Program | 2026 Postdoctoral Grant Program | Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), UW-SMPH | 2026-08-17 | $20,000 | 1 year | Role of Postdoctoral Trainee, Fellow, Research Associate or Clinical Fellow with 75% or more protected time research appointment in UWSMPH required, with a minimum of 12 months remaining in role after award date; Requires mentor to serve as PI | Under the guidance of their supervising mentor, grants will support postdocs as they conduct a research or education project with a focus on improving health, health care or advancing health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. | https://wpp.med.wisc.edu/grant-funding/faculty-grants/postdoctoral-grant/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/29/26 | *2027 Research Grants | *2027 Research Grants | Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | 2026-08-17 | $240,000 | 2 years | Must have MD, PhD, or equivalent and hold a faculty appointment or equivalent at time of award | Supports grants in the areas of basic, translational, clinical or epidemiology/data analysis research that will benefit patients with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD and ARPKD). | https://pkdcure.org/research/grants/pkd-foundation-research-rfa/ |
| FALSE | no newsletter, emailed 7/27/26 | *NIH Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10) 2027 | *NIH Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10) 2027 | National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services | 2026-08-20 | $50,000 - $400,000 | 1 year | At least 2 NIH-funded users must be identified, and each user must be PD/PI on a distinct active NIH award | Aims to build new research capacity and develop a sustainable research program by supporting the purchase of a single commercially available biomedical research instrument currently unavailable at UW. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/nih-seed-instrumentation-support-sis-program-s10-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | *Advancing molecule synthesis and discovery | *Advancing molecule synthesis and discovery | Millipore Sigma/Merck | 2026-08-31 | 1-year full Synthia® Retrosynthesis Software license, training, and extensive interaction with our scientists | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Supports proposals for organic synthesis projects that PIs would like to advance using SYNTHIA® Retrosynthesis Software to enhance synthetic planning and accelerate lab completion. | https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | *Artificial intelligence in cell culture media and process development | *Artificial intelligence in cell culture media and process development | Millipore Sigma/Merck | 2026-08-31 | 150,000 Euro/year for 3 years | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports proposals for robust, host-agnostic, and easy to parameterize models, that enable us to more quickly develop fit-for-purpose solutions for the optimization of bioprocesses for a broad base of host organisms. | https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | *Condensate-based high-sensitivity cell-free screening assays for the modulation of protein-protein interactions | *Condensate-based high-sensitivity cell-free screening assays for the modulation of protein-protein interactions | Millipore Sigma/Merck | 2026-08-31 | 100,000 Euro/year for 3 years | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports proposals to develop innovative cell free screening assays leveraging condensate-inspired approaches to study and modulate weak protein protein interactions (PPIs). | https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | *In-vitro models and assays to identify novel therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases | *In-vitro models and assays to identify novel therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases | Millipore Sigma/Merck | 2026-08-31 | 250,000 Euro/year for 2 years | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports proposals to develop predictive in-vitro models aimed at identifying and optimizing novel small molecule medicines for human neuroinflammatory diseases. | https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | *Innovative approaches to economical remediation of contaminated high volume materials | *Innovative approaches to economical remediation of contaminated high volume materials | Millipore Sigma/Merck | 2026-08-31 | 150,000 Euro/year for 2 years | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Supports proposals dedicated to the remediation of high-volume, low-contaminated soil and water, with a specific focus on chloro-organic pollutants and particularly those contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). | https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html |
| FALSE | X, for 7/15/26 | CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | Cancer Research Institute | 2026-09-01 | $228,000 in salary support and $15,000 institutional allowance over three years | 3 years | Must have doctoral degree and have a sponsor with role of assistant professor or higher; Must have less than 5 years of mentored research experience at time of award activation | Supports outstanding early-career scientists who seek dual expertise in immunology and data science, equipping them to drive innovation in cancer immunotherapy. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/immuno-informatics-postdoctoral-fellowship?_hsmi=427821117 |
| FALSE | X, for 7/15/26 | CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship | CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship | Cancer Research Institute | 2026-09-01 | $228,000 in salary support and $15,000 institutional allowance over three years | 3 years | Must have doctoral degree and have a sponsor with role of assistant professor or higher; Must have less than 5 years of mentored research experience at time of award activation | Supports exceptional early-career scientists as they develop the skills, independence, and leadership needed to become the next generation of innovators in cancer immunology. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-irvington-postdoctoral-fellowship?_hsmi=427821117 |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | SEED (Supporting Excellence, Equity, and Discovery for ALS/MND) Grant Program | SEED (Supporting Excellence, Equity, and Discovery for ALS/MND) Grant Program | International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations | 2026-09-01 | $50,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Collaborations welcome | Provides early-stage funding to support capacity- and field-building efforts that strengthen ALS/MND research infrastructure and readiness in low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income countries, as defined by the World Bank. | https://www.als-mnd.org/events-programs/seed/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | Fall Research Competition | Fall Research Competition | UW Madison, WARF and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | 2026-09-04 | varies | 1 year | Tenured professors and associate professors, tenure-track assistant professors, and permanent PIs may apply | Tenured professors and associate professors, and permanent PIs can apply for seed money for development of a new research area (‘pilot study’) and research proposal to an external funding agency. | https://research.wisc.edu/funding/fall-competition/biological-sciences-faqs/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/26/26 | National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards | National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards | Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) | 2026-09-04 | $50,000 or $100,000 | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW | Research proposals may be for individual projects or part of a larger research project related to the prevention or early detection of ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. | https://mnovarian.org/for-researchers/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/1/26 | 2026-2027 Pilot Research Grant | 2026-2027 Pilot Research Grant | Mike Slive Foundation | 2026-09-07 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must be faculty member | Funds pilot grants for innovative research related to prostate cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or etiology, to allow researchers to establish proof-of-concept when applying for larger, highly competitive federal grants. | http://mikeslivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-MSF-Grant-Program.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 5/13/26 | Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training | Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training | American Heart Association | 2026-09-09 | $165,000 | 3 years | PI must have mentoring experience and be full-time faculty at assistant professor or above; Program must have internal selection process outlined for sponsor/student pairs to apply together for one of the awards from the institution | Provides funding to qualified research institutions that offer meaningful research experience to undergraduate college students. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/institutional-award-for-undergraduate-student-training |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | *Early Career Investigator Award | *Early Career Investigator Award | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must have completed a PhD or equivalent, must have completed postdoc training within the past 6 years and have an appointment as junior faculty member or clinical fellow by grant deadline; Associate Professors are ineligible | It is expected that the projects supported by this program will catalyze significant progress toward meaningful scientific insights and therapeutic advances in ataxia. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | *Research Seed Money Award | *Research Seed Money Award | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must have completed postdoc training more than 5 years before application date; Must hold full-time appointment as faculty, clinician or senior scientist | The NAF Research Seed Money Grant provides support for new and innovative studies that advance understanding of the cause, pathogenesis, or treatment of hereditary, sporadic, and acquired ataxias. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | *Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award | *Pioneer SCA3 Translational Research Award | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI must have completed postdoc training and have a full-time appointment as a senior scientist or clinician-researcher | Proposals must have a predominant focus on SCA3 preclinical, translational, or clinical research. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | *Michael Lundquist Grant to Advance MSA-C Research | *Michael Lundquist Grant to Advance MSA-C Research | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $50,000 | 1 year | PI must have completed their post-doctoral training and have a full-time appointment as a faculty member, clinical fellow, or senior scientist | Nonrenewable grant awarded annually to independent researchers for outstanding proposals that aim to make meaningful advancements in the treatment and care of individuals affected by multiple system atrophy, cerebellar subtype (MSA-C). | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, for 4/29/26 | Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine | Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine | American Society for Clinical Investigation and Harrington Discovery Institute | 2026-09-14 | $20,000 honorarium, and delivers The Harrington Prize Lecture | varies | This is a prize that requires nomination; Cannot self-nominate; Nominee must be MD or MD/PhD (or equivalent) | The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application. | https://www.harringtondiscovery.org/funding/the-harrington-prize-for-innovation-in-medicine |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | *Graduate Research Fellowship | *Graduate Research Fellowship | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $25,000 | 1 year | Have a four year degree and be currently enrolled in PhD or equivalent program. | Merit-based award intended to encourage pre-doctoral students to pursue research and a career in the field of ataxia. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | *Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Ataxia Research | *Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Ataxia Research | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $50,000 | 2 years | Have a four year degree, enrolled in a PhD program, be a US Citizen, Identify as an individual from underrepresented groups, and identified a project and sponsor. | May be used to support pre-doctoral students who are pursuing research with an ataxia-relevant theme. Proposals across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research are welcome. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | X, For 8/12/26 | *Post-doctoral Fellowship | *Post-doctoral Fellowship | National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) | 2026-09-14 | $40,000 | 1 year | Must have completed PhD or equivalent and at least one year of postdoc training but not more than 4 at the time of application. | Merit-based, nonrenewable grant that provides support for early-career researchers conducting innovative studies that can expand our understanding of the cause, pathogenesis, or treatment of hereditary, sporadic, and acquired ataxias. | https://www.ataxia.org/researcher-resources/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) | *Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program | 2026-09-15 | varies depending on award type | 4 years | Early-Career Awards have limitations on how far from last postdoctoral position the PI can be, and require a mentor | Three program opportunities in FY2026 related to ovarian cancer research have this due date: Clinical Trial Award, Ovarian Cancer Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award, and Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy - Early-Career Investigator Award. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=711101 |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | Faculty Innovation Award | Faculty Innovation Award | Sony Group Corporation | 2026-09-15 | $100,000 | 1 year | PI must be full-time professor (full, associate, or assistant) or researcher and be eligible to supervise PhD students | Provides funds to conduct pioneering research in specified areas in Information technology, entertainment technology, and device technology. | https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research-award-program/#FacultyInnovationAward |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | Focused Research Award | Focused Research Award | Sony Group Corporation | 2026-09-15 | $150,000 | 1 year | PI must be full-time professor (full, associate, or assistant) or researcher and be eligible to supervise PhD students | The Sony Focused Research Award provides an opportunity for university faculty, research institutes, and Sony to conduct collaborative, focused research to facilitate exploration of new and promising ideas. | https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/research-award-program/#FocusedResearchAward |
| FALSE | X, for 8/26/26 | AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer | AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer | American Gastroenterological Association | 2026-09-15 | $40,000 | 1 year | Must be early career, with an NIH K series or other federal or non-federal career development award of at least 4 years duration, with at least one year remaining on the award on April 1, 2026 | Provides supplemental funding to early career investigators with existing career development awards who are conducting research relevant to the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of digestive cancer. | https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/award/aga-caroline-craig-augustyn-damian-augustyn-award-in-digestive-cancer/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/26/26 | AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer | AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer | American Gastroenterological Association | 2026-09-15 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must be an established investigator in the field of gastric biology, with a full-time faculty or equivalent position | Supports an established investigator in the field of gastric cancer research working to enhance our fundamental understanding of gastric cancer pathobiology or approaches to prevent, treat or cure gastric cancer. | https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/award/aga-r-robert-sally-funderburg-research-award-in-gastric-cancer/ |
| FALSE | federal, no newsletter | *Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP), Focused Pilot Award | *Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP), Focused Pilot Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program | 2026-09-16 | $300,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and equivalent are also eligible as PI for this award | Supports the exploration and development of impactful and innovative concepts under a patient-centered focus area of pancreatic cancer research to lead to advancements that will have a profound effect on patients’ overall quality of life. | https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ViewFile.htm?fileId=35947277&fileType=pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | *Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program 2027 | *Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program 2027 | Brain Research Foundation | 2026-09-18 | $100,000 | 2 years | PI must be a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor working in the area of studies of brain function; Internal competition | The objective of this Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/brain-research-foundation-seed-grant-program-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 7/29/26 | Badger Challenge Program or Scholar Grant | Badger Challenge Program or Scholar Grant | Badger Challenge | 2026-09-28 | Program award: $50,000; Scholar award: $25,000 | 11 months | Must have UW Professor title series (Assistant, Associate or Full); Program grants support 2 or more faculty from interdisciplinary fields | Seeks to fund scholars and program applications that will promote cancer research in basic, translational, clinical, social/behavioral and population sciences, resulting in preliminary data to support extramural grant applications. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/v/badgerchallenge-rfa-2026 |
| FALSE | X, for 8/26/26 | *Academic Clinical Trials Program (ACT) | *Academic Clinical Trials Program (ACT) | Blood Cancer United, with Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research | 2026-09-29 | $1,000,000 | 3 years | PIs must be independent investigators with experience conducting clinical trials and hold an MD or equivalent degree; Clinical fellows, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and instructors are not eligible | The goal of this clinical award is to address unmet medical needs by testing new treatments, exploring expanded uses for existing therapies, and optimizing innovative treatment approaches in patient care. | https://bloodcancerunited.org/research/grants/academic-clinical-trials-program-act |
| FALSE | X, for 7/15/26 | *2026 Global Oncology Pilot Grants | *2026 Global Oncology Pilot Grants | UWCCC Global Oncology Program | 2026-09-30 | $15,000 | 1 year | PI (or at least 1 PI if multiple PIs) must be a UWCCC member; Scientist researchers may apply with eligible faculty; Collaboration with the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is encouraged | Supports innovative projects led by new investigators and established researchers committed to advancing global oncology. This year's funding is in the area of Tobacco Cessation and Prevention. | https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/qj765pwgy079mhyq1jyk7yhd1ygs9xe6 |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) Discoveries Challenge Grant Program | Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) Discoveries Challenge Grant Program | Stand Up To Cancer - Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC), and PNOC Foundation | 2026-09-30 | $1,000,000 | 2 years | The team must include a Team Leader and Team Co-Leader; No more than two additional Team Principals may be included, with a maximum of four participating institutions | Supports highly innovative translational research that provides a step-change improvement in therapy for DMG, including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The program seeks translation into the clinic within 18-24 months. | https://standuptocancer.org/science/grant-opportunities/#open-applications |
| FALSE | X, for 8/26/26 | *Innovator Awards Program | *Innovator Awards Program | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | 2026-09-30 | $150,000, or $300,000 if collaborative | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Should hold MD, PhD or equivalent; Only one PI per application but co-investigators are encouraged | Supports innovative ideas leading to improvements in preventing, predicting, diagnosing and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Applications using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and big data analytics are encouraged. | https://krfoundation.org/grants/funding-opportunities/innovator-awards/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/2/26 | *Research Grants | *Research Grants | Whitehall Foundation | 2026-10-01 | $100,000/year | 2- 3 years | PI must hold title of Assistant Professor and be considered an independent investigator, with less than $200,000 per year of extramural funding | Supports those dynamic areas of basic biological research, such as neurobiology, that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. | https://whitehall.org/#grant-programs |
| FALSE | X, for 9/2/26 | *Grants-in-Aid | *Grants-in-Aid | Whitehall Foundation | 2026-10-01 | $30,000 | 1 year | PI must hold title of Assistant Professor and be considered an independent investigator, with less than $200,000 per year of extramural funding | Program is designed for researchers in the life sciences who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. | https://whitehall.org/#grant-programs |
| FALSE | X, for 9/2/26 | ACS Graduate Student Success Grant | ACS Graduate Student Success Grant | American Chemical Society | 2026-10-02 | $25,000 | 1 year | PI must have experienced any unforeseen circumstance/challenge impacting one or more graduate students' (MS or PhD) degree completion, and be conducting research at a chemical science department | The ACS Graduate Student Success Grant provides $25,000 for one year to a faculty member who has experienced any unforeseen circumstance that puts one or more graduate students' degree completion at risk. | https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/graduate-student-success-grant.html |
| FALSE | X, for 9/9/26 | *Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program | *Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program | ALS Association | 2026-10-06 | $500,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | This program seeks to accelerate the availability of new, effective ALS treatments by supporting the preclinical assessment of novel therapies or repurposed treatment approaches in preparation for clinical testing. | https://www.als.org/research/research-we-fund/our-awards-and-programs/barnett-drug-development-program |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | Next Generation Research Grant in ALS | Next Generation Research Grant in ALS | ALS Association and the American Brain Foundation | 2026-10-08 | $150,000 | 2 years | Applicants must have completed their clinical residency or PhD on or after July 1, 2022 | Supports clinical or preclinical research in ALS by funding early career researchers who are studying disease mechanisms, diagnosis, or treatment of ALS and whose research has potential relevance beyond ALS to other diseases. | https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ABF-Next-Gen-RFP_ALS-2yr_2027_rev20260615.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 8/5/26 | Richard Olney Next Generation Clinician Scientist Grant in ALS | Richard Olney Next Generation Clinician Scientist Grant in ALS | ALS Association and the American Brain Foundation | 2026-10-08 | $240,000 | 3 years | Applicants must have completed their clinical residency or PhD on or after July 1, 2020 | Supports early-career researchers who are studying disease mechanisms, diagnosis, or treatment of ALS and whose research has potential relevance beyond ALS to other diseases. | https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ABF-Next-Gen-RFP_ALS-Olney_2027_rev20260615.pdf |
| FALSE | X, for 9/9/26 | *Vallee Scholars in Biomedical Research 2027 | *Vallee Scholars in Biomedical Research 2027 | The Vallee Foundation | 2026-10-08 | $400,000 | 4 years | Must have received a PhD/MD or equivalent degree within 12 years of application deadline; Must be in an independent research position and have been independent for 6 years or fewer | Supports outstanding scientists across the biomedical sciences and from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and is intended for junior faculty in the early stages of their career. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/vallee-scholars-in-biomedical-research-2027/ |
| FALSE | X, for 8/19/26 | Independent Medical Education Grant, Acute Pain Dentistry | Independent Medical Education Grant, Acute Pain Dentistry | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2026-10-09 | up to $350,000 | varies | PI Eligible at UW; Educational activities must be accredited | Supports independent medical education activities addressing acute pain in dentistry, targeting dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons with experience managing acute pain. | https://uwmadison.box.com/s/sk2l0b3xbb83fpxtbgck8vcgrbotd8k1 |
| FALSE | X, for 9/23/26 | Qualified Treatment Trainee Grants Program | Qualified Treatment Trainee Grants Program | UW-Milwaukee and Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services (DHS/DCTS) | 2026-10-09 | $20,000 | 1 year | Any agency that hires and supervises clinical qualified treatment trainee (QTT) positions may apply | Program seeks to increase behavioral health agency capacity to hire and expand qualified treatment trainees (QTT) pursuit of licensure while also investing in clinical supervisors to provide the most effective supports possible. | https://uww-citee.smapply.io/prog/fy27_qtt_grants_program_-_expanding_agency_awards_/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/16/26 | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award, Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery Research | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award, Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery Research | Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation | 2026-10-13 | $125,000 | 2 years | Eligible applicants include senior postdoctoral researchers and mentored clinician scientists | Supports experienced postdocs or clinician scientists whose research aligns with research focus of the award program and who are seeking to transition to independent faculty positions within the next 1-2 years. | https://hria.org/grants/thomead/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/16/26 | Early Career Investigator Award, Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery Research | Early Career Investigator Award, Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery Research | Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation | 2026-10-13 | $275,000 | 2 years | Must be full-time tenure-track or clinician-scientist/investigator track research faculty with their first independent faculty appointment on or between June 1, 2024 through June 1, 2027 | Aims to advance innovative preclinical and translational drug development research that will benefit all people with AD, especially those with a particularly high disease burden and/or are historically understudied. | https://hria.org/grants/thomead/ |
| FALSE | X, for 9/23/26 | *2027 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists | *2027 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | 2026-10-14 | $250,000 | 1 year | Must be born after 1985 and have a doctorate degree; Must hold a tenure-track academic faculty position and conduct research in Life or Chemical Sciences, or Physical Sciences & Engineering; Each UW department may submit 1 nominee | Awards recognize the country's most promising faculty-rank researchers in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences. UW may submit 1 nominee in each category. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/blavatnik-awards-for-young-scientists-national-competition-2027/ |
| TRUE | X, for 9/16/26 | *Alkermes Pathways Research Awards | *Alkermes Pathways Research Awards | Alkermes | 2026-10-16 | $100,000 | 2 years | Must have MD, PhD, DNP, MNSc or equivalent, and be within 5 years of initial academic appointment or a current postdoctoral fellow; Must not have received NIH R01 or DP2 grant, but may have K award; Must have mentor | Supports early-stage investigators who focus on and have demonstrated a commitment to sleep disorders, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. | https://www.alkermes.com/research-and-development/pathways |
| TRUE | X, for 9/30/26 | *Translational Research Program (TRP) | *Translational Research Program (TRP) | Blood Cancer United | 2026-10-16 | $250,000/year for 3 years | 3 years | PI must hold PhD, MD, DVM or equivalent degree, and be an established, independent investigator | TRP is designed to accelerate the progression of promising scientific discoveries toward clinical application in blood cancers, with a focus on small molecule therapies and cellular and immunotherapies. | https://bloodcancerunited.org/research/grants/translational-research-program-trp?sfmc_id=407256318 |
| TRUE | federal, no newsletter | *Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA) | *Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA) | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services | 2026-10-18 | varies | varies | PI Eligible at UW; Solution Summary submission is required prior to proposal submission; Technical Area submissions have differing deadlines - TA 4 due October 18 | SPECTRA will identify and act on autism trajectories, the developmental paths of individuals across the lifespan, along with genetic, biological, behavioral, iatrogenic, environmental factors and their interactions. | https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ae0ce5edc4c341afbf26a9413cfdae62/view |
| TRUE | X, for 9/16/26 | 2026 Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards | 2026 Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and Family Caregiver Alliance | 2026-10-19 | $20,000 award | varies | Universities addressing a community need with a program or project that focuses primarily on family/informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are eligible to apply | Awards are given in the three categories of Creative Expression, Increasing Access and Reducing Stigma, and Public Policy. These are awards for projects, not research submissions. | https://www.caregiver.org/professional-resources/alzheimers-caregiving-innovations-awards/ |
| TRUE | X, for 8/5/26 | Shiela Essey Award for ALS Research | Shiela Essey Award for ALS Research | American Academy of Neurology | 2026-10-20 | $50,000 prize and sculpture | varies | Must be actively engaged in ALS research; Accepts self-applicants and nominations | This award recognizes an individual who has made significant research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | https://www.aan.com/research/sheila-essey-award-for-als-research |
| TRUE | X, for 9/30/26 | *Research Program 2027 (June Cycle) | *Research Program 2027 (June Cycle) | W. M. Keck Foundation | 2026-10-21 | $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 | 3 years | PI must be tenure-track or equivalent; Each department may submit materials for one researcher to the internal competition | Supports Basic Science Research projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/keck-foundation-research-program-2027-june-cycle-2/ |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | Overdose Prevention Supplies Program | Overdose Prevention Supplies Program | Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 2026-10-25 | Supplies are provided | varies | Eligible agencies interested in distributing naloxone and/or drug checking technologies throughout their community should apply | Provides overdose prevention supplies to eligible agencies for free distribution to people at risk of experiencing a drug overdose. It provides three formulations of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, and drug checking technologies. | https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/contracts/2026-2027-overdose-prevention-supplies-program.htm |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | *Discovery Science Award | *Discovery Science Award | SebastianStrong Foundation | 2026-10-25 | $500,000 | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; This is an internal competition, as UW may only submit 2 LOIs; Ongoing clinical trials are not accepted | This program focuses on pediatric cancers with low survival or high relapse rates, with strong translational potential within 36 months, and pursues underfunded or unconventional approaches that change the status quo. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a1121863497c13b591bcb2429696ef |
| TRUE | X, for 9/9/26 | 2027 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize | 2027 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize | The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) | 2026-10-26 | prize of $250,000 a year for 3 years | 3 years | PI Eligible at UW; Must have MD, PhD, or MD/PhD or equivalent, and at least 2 years of experience running their own labs, but no more than 6 years of experience by July 2027 | PSSCRA is seeking high-risk, high-reward proposals characterized by radically novel scientific approaches in basic research and technological applications that would otherwise not be funded. | https://pershingsquarephilanthropies.org/initiatives/programs/PSSCRA/page/application-guidelines |
| TRUE | X, for 9/9/26 | *UW ICTR Mentored Career Development K12 Award | *UW ICTR Mentored Career Development K12 Award | UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR) and the National Institutes of Health | 2026-10-30 | Provides 75% of $120,000 base salary and fringes plus $20,000 in research support, annually | 2 - 3 years | Must be an Assistant Professor at time of appointment; Applicant must not have K or other PHS mentored career award pending or in submission nor have been PI on any NIH-funded grant over $100,000 annual direct costs | The K12 award is intended to train and support early-career faculty at UW Madison who are pursuing clinical and translational research and are committed to developing an independent research program. | https://ictr.wisc.edu/funding/k12-award/ |
| TRUE | federal, no newsletter | *Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) | *Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) | Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services | 2026-10-30 | varies | varies | PIs should be within 8 years of their appointment at an academic institution | Program is designed to expand access to ARPA-H funding and give emerging innovators an opportunity to apply the ARPA model to ambitious health challenges. | https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0c197a6d9c50443db7e1a1949ba5256e/view |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | *Ralpe E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | *Ralpe E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | 2026-10-30 | $5,000, with required match of at least $5,000 | 1 year | PIs must be full-time assistant professors within two years of their initial tenure track appointment (Jan. 1, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2027) at the time of application; Each department may submit materials for one applicant to internal competition | Provides seed money for research by junior faculty in the areas such as Engineering/Applied Science, Life Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences, Policy, Management, or Education, and Responsible AI in STEM Education Policy. | https://research.wisc.edu/competition/ralph-e-powe-junior-faculty-enhancement-awards-2027/ |
| TRUE | X, for 7/8/26 | Cure JM Research Grants | Cure JM Research Grants | Cure JM Foundation | 2026-10-31 | $75,000/year | 2 years | PI must have PhD or MD degree and have access to facilities to conduct the research | Cure JM offers grant funding for clinicians and researchers in support of projects to improve medical treatment and work towards a cure for Juvenile Myositis. | https://www.curejm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-Research-Grant-1.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 8/19/26 | Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health | Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health | BioInnovation Institute (BII) and Science Translational Medicine | 2026-11-01 | Prize of $25,000 plus travel costs to award ceremony | varies | PI Eligible at UW, who has made significant research advances leading to solutions to challenges in women’s health, with the goal of improving women’s health worldwide | Prize awards scientists whose research advances translation, innovation and unmet medical needs in the fields of women’s health, female-specific conditions, reproductive health and conditions affecting females and males differently. | https://www.science.org/content/page/how-enter-bioinnovation-institute-science-translational-medicine-prize-innovations?et_rid=35380954&et_cid=6032073 |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | *Assistive Technology Grants | *Assistive Technology Grants | ALS Association | 2026-11-03 | $400,000 | 2 years | PI Eligible at UW; Senior postdoctoral fellows, defined as fellows who will be in their current postdoctoral position for at least three years as of January 12, 2027, may also apply as the PI | Supports the development of a diverse array of devices and other technologies that make it easier for people with ALS to communicate, move, breathe, and perform daily activities. | https://www.als.org/research/research-we-fund/our-awards-and-programs/assistive-technology-grants |
| TRUE | federal, no newsletter | NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs | NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs | National Science Foundation | 2026-11-04 | $12,000,000 | 5 years | UW Madison is limited to one proposal. Reach out to todd.shechter@wisc.edu if interested in joining the proposal effort. | Aims to expand access to the compute infrastructure needed for AI-enabled scientific discovery as well as supporting workforce development through access to compute, data, and AI resources. | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/us-national-science-foundation-state-regional-artificial/nsf26-513/solicitation |
| FALSE | hold for new announcement | The Warren Alpert Prize | The Warren Alpert Prize | Warren Alpert Foundation | 2026-11-09 | $500,000 | This is a prize | No self-nominations, faculty prize just needs to be listed on web site | https://www.warrenalpert.org/nominations/ | |
| TRUE | for 10/7/26 | *Shaw Early Career Research Award | *Shaw Early Career Research Award | Greater Milwaukee Foundation | 2026-11-11 | $200,000 | 2 years | Candidates must be full-time tenure-track faculty members actively engaged in research, within three years of their appointment as assistant professor; Internal competition; Each department may submit materials for one nominee | This program is dedicated to fostering advancements in the fields of Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Cancer research. This award specifically targets early career researchers. | https://research.wisc.edu/shaw-early-career-research-award-2027/ |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award | Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award | UW–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the Morgridge Institute for Research | 2026-11-13 | $5,000 award to one Faculty nominee and one Academic Staff nominee | varies | Must be nominated by another UW–Madison employee; Self-nominations not accepted; Faculty nominees must be tenure-track; CHS, teaching faculty, and other positions may be nominated in the academic staff category | Program recognizes one UW–Madison faculty and one academic staff member who have shown excellence in engaging the public in their work in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) research. | https://research.wisc.edu/featured-news/2026/10/06/2027-bassam-z-shakhashiri-public-science-engagement-award-3/ |
| TRUE | X, for 9/23/26 | *CRI Technology Impact Award | *CRI Technology Impact Award | Cancer Research Institute | 2026-11-15 | $600,000 | 2 - 4 years | PI must hold tenure-track position; Clinical cancer immunologists and technology developers are encouraged to collaborate; Co-PIs are eligible and encouraged to apply | Supports early-stage, pre-development concepts — innovations that have not yet been built or tested, but that hold the potential to transform the landscape of cancer immunotherapy. | https://www.cancerresearch.org/technology-impact-award |
| TRUE | X, for 10/7/26 | CF Circle of Care Awards | CF Circle of Care Awards | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 2026-11-24 | $50,000; $100,000 for collaborative proposals | 1 year | PI Eligible at UW; Application must be for a new initiative or for a significant expansion of an existing program | Charitable initiative that encourages nonprofit groups and academic organizations to submit innovative, patient-centric proposals focused on supporting the cystic fibrosis community worldwide; collaborative and transnational programs are encouraged | https://www.vrtx.com/sites/default/files/2026-Circle-of-Care-Program-Flyer-CF.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 8/12/26 | Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award | Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | 2026-12-01 | $460,000 | 4 years | PI eligible at UW, only open to applicants holding MD or DO degrees (No MD/PHDs) | This award will provide a funding source that will enable individuals to pursue research intensively (at least 80% effort) for up to four years, while continuing to be clinically active (no more than 20% effort). | https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/physician-scientist |
| TRUE | X, for 5/13/26 | Career Development Award | Career Development Award | American Heart Association | 2026-12-01 | $231,000 | 3 years | PI must hold faculty/staff position at time of award activation, up to and including Assistant Professor or equivalent; Must be within 6 years of first faculty appointment; PI must not have been awarded K99/R00 or R01 grant; Mentor required | Supports promising early-career stage healthcare and academic professionals, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies to obtain preliminary data and training necessary to assure their future success as a research scientist. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/career-development-award |
| TRUE | X, for 9/9/26 | Research Scholar Grants | Research Scholar Grants | American Cancer Society | 2026-12-01 | $215,000 per year direct costs, plus 10% allowable indirect costs | 4 years | Can be PI on no more than 1 R01 or equivalent grant, and must be first appointed as an independent investigator no more than 8 years ago | Grants provide support for independent, self-directed researchers, are investigator-initiated and may pursue questions across the cancer research continuum, as long as they fit within ACS priority areas. | https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/research-scholar-grants.html |
| TRUE | X, for 9/30/26 | Dalsemer Interstitial Lung Disease Award | Dalsemer Interstitial Lung Disease Award | American Lung Association | 2026-12-01 | $50,000/year for 2 years | 2 years | PI must have PhD, DSc, MD, DO, or equivalent degree; Award is intended to support investigators prior to receipt of career development awards (i.e., NIH K awards); Mentor required; Postdoctoral and Medical Fellows are also eligible | This mentored award is meant to provide seed monies to junior investigators on the path to independence for researching the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease. | https://www.lung.org/getmedia/7f2663d5-d009-4bb2-aade-b2f96d376e2a/Dalsemer-Interstitial-Lung-Disease-Award_26-27.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 9/30/26 | Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award | Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award | American Lung Association and American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) | 2026-12-01 | $75,000/year for 2 years | 2 years | PI must hold a doctoral degree, be in a clinical Allergy and Immunology Division (or Clinical Immunology Division), be undertaking a project related to allergic respiratory disease, and have completed training | Grants aim to increase research in academic allergy and immunology divisions to increase research that ultimately leads to improved care and outcomes for patients with allergic respiratory disease. | https://www.lung.org/getmedia/c956024d-9212-4dae-9323-4d957053b6d9/Allergic-Respiratory-Diseases-Award_26-27.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 9/16/26 | Lung Cancer Early Detection Challenge | Lung Cancer Early Detection Challenge | Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) | 2026-12-02 | $150,000 - $200,000 | 1 year | Team must include Team Leader and no more than one additional Team Principal may be included, with a maximum of two participating institutions | SU2C is soliciting applications for platforms to detect early-stage cancers (Stage 1 and 2) before treatment to improve patient outcomes in smokers. | https://uwmadison.box.com/s/0br6jhmxsajh5dvte8im2q1o8eahrlr4 |
| TRUE | X, for 9/2/26 | Using Get With the Guidelines(R) Clinical Registry Data to Address Gaps in Care of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease or Stroke | Using Get With the Guidelines(R) Clinical Registry Data to Address Gaps in Care of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease or Stroke | American Heart Association | 2026-12-04 | $50,000 | 1 year | Pre-submission training sessions are mandatory; PI Eligible at UW; Must be proficient in R or Python or include researcher with this experience in the application | The goal of this RFP is for early career researchers to learn to use the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) clinical registry data to address current gaps in the implementation of care. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/gwtg-data-to-address-gaps-in-care |
| TRUE | X, for 9/23/26 | *Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) Program | *Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) Program | Blood Cancer United and EvansMDS | 2026-12-08 | up to $1,000,000 per year for 5 years | 5 years | PI must hold PhD, MD, DVM or equivalent; Applications may involve multiple institutions; Grant is structured like a Program Project Grant with multiple projects and cores required | The overall goal of this mechanism is to enhance the development of innovative strategies for the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of hematological malignancies through collaboration of established investigators. | https://bloodcancerunited.org/research/grants/specialized-center-research-program-scor?utm_source=ss&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SCOR+%3dOpening2027-1789754408&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fbloodcancerunited.org%2fresearch%2fgrants%2fspecialized-center-research-program-scor&utm_id=893548&sfmc_id=407256318 |
| TRUE | X, for 9/2/26 | *Innovative Project Award | *Innovative Project Award | American Heart Association | 2026-12-09 | $200,000 | 2 years | PI must hold PhD, MD, DO, DVM, or PharmD, or PhD in nursing, public health or other clinical science | Supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/innovative-project-award |
| TRUE | X, for 9/30/26, and 9/16/26 | Vilas Lifecycle Professorships | Vilas Lifecycle Professorships | Office of the Provost, UW–Madison | 2026-12-23 | $40,000 | 1 year | Faculty at Assistant, Associate or Full professor rank may apply | Supports faculty and non‑emeritus permanent PIs who are at critical junctures in their professional careers and whose research productivity has been directly affected by personal life events. | https://provost.wisc.edu/vilas-life-cycle-professorships/ |
| TRUE | X, for 4/15/26 and 11/12/25 | Idea Award Grants | Idea Award Grants | The Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center of Excellence (WiNSC) and the National Institutes of Health | rolling | $15,000 | PI Eligible at UW | Designed to facilitate rapid adoption of cutting-edge WiNSC Core resources and methods. Supports highly targeted usage of services within the WiNSC and will be rigorously selected from a monthly review process. | https://nathanshockcenter.wisc.edu/idea-award/ | |
| TRUE | X, for 4/15/26 and 9/17/25 | *Cure LGS 365 Research Grants | *Cure LGS 365 Research Grants | LGS Foundation | rolling | $25,000, $50,000 or $75,000 | 1 or 2 years | PI Eligible at UW | The LGS Foundation accepts unsolicited grant proposals year-round to seed new basic, translational, and clinical research projects on Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). | https://www.lgsfoundation.org/365-research-grant/ |
| TRUE | X, for 4/22/26 and 11/19/25 | Clinical Research Awards | Clinical Research Awards | Voloridge Health | rolling | $50,000 in data services | varies | PI Eligible at UW; Must have de-identified patient-level data available to share and be willing to share and co-publish with sponsor | Selected applicants receive predictive risk model analyses, consultation with the Voloridge data science team, and opportunities to co-publish in peer-reviewed journals. | https://awards.voloridge.health/ |
| TRUE | X, for 4/22/26 and 12/31/25 | Bridging investments in abortion and contraception research | Bridging investments in abortion and contraception research | Society of Family Planning | rolling | $100,000 | 2 years | Supports PIs whose grants focused on abortion and/or contraception that were terminated by the NIH after January 20, 2025 | Supports proposals focused on completing or partially completing a terminated NIH grant related to abortion and/or contraception in the US. Does not fund new research. | https://societyfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bridging-investments-in-abortion-and-contraception-research_RFP.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 4/29/26 and 12/31/25 | *Food Allergy Fund Innovators Research Grants | *Food Allergy Fund Innovators Research Grants | Food Allergy Fund | rolling | Suggested funding tiers: $75,000, $150,000, and $250,000 | 1 -2 years | PI Eligible at UW | Grants are awarded to the researcher or team of researchers who demonstrate the most innovative approach to identifying what causes food allergies or an improved treatment. | https://foodallergyfund.org/funding-for-research#innovatorsgrant |
| TRUE | X, for 5/20/26 | Simulation and Modeling, Academic Grant Program | Simulation and Modeling, Academic Grant Program | NVIDIA | rolling, next deadline is 2026-06-30 | Up to 30,000 H100 80 GB hours or equivalent, or Up to eight NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs | 6 months | PI must be a full-time faculty member | NVIDIA solicits proposals for innovative projects related to scientific simulation, quantum computing, and physics-informed machine simulation and modeling that incorporate one or more NVIDIA technologies. | https://nvdam.widen.net/s/8zgfxfhgmc/her-copy-and-design-grant-program-cfps-sim-and-modeling-3370121-r2 |
| FALSE | hold until new announcement | The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award in Neuroscience | The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award in Neuroscience | The Warren Alpert Foundation | Work with Neuroscience to administer, this will go in newsletter after they send me PDF of process. Info coming from Andrea, may need to reach out to Betsy Quinlan. Only 1 postdoc at UW can be nominated/submit. | June - November nomination, announcement in March | https://www.warrenalpert.org/ | |||
| FALSE | LATER | Takeda Innovators in Science Award | Takeda Innovators in Science Award | Springer Nature | Look for this maybe in late April early May of 2026 for Fall of 2026 deadline. Likely 3 awards | https://www.nature.com/immersive/innovatorsinscience/for-applicants/index.html | ||||
| TRUE | X, for 10/14/26 | *Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Research Grant: Biological Underpinnings of IBC | *Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Research Grant: Biological Underpinnings of IBC | Susan G. Komen(R) | 2026-10-25 | $125,000 | 1 year | Must be full-time faculty or equivalent and have a doctoral degree; This is an internal competition, as UW may only submit one LOI to sponsor | Supports projects to unlock new knowledge about biological mechanisms driving IBC, stimulating the exploration of new ideas and areas of investigation with significant potential to improve IBC patient care and outcomes. | https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a0f838e33b7e13b376e5c0d946b368 |
| TRUE | X, for 10/14/26 | Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience | Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience | Klingenstein Philanthropies | 2027-02-01 | $450,000 | 3 years | Must have tenure-track appointment or equivalent | Supports early-career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. | https://klingenstein.org/esther-a-joseph-klingenstein-fund/neuroscience/applying/ |
| TRUE | federal, no newsletter | *Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot | *Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot | US Department of Energy | 2026-10-21 | $12 - $25 million | 5 years | Lead applicant must be a doctoral-granting institution; Internal competition to garner institutional support | Through accelerated, four-year doctoral pathways, the program will equip domestic graduate students with critical expertise in both Super Intelligence (SI) and core scientific and engineering disciplines. | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2027/DE-FOA-0003673.pdf |
| TRUE | X, for 10/14/26 | Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program | Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program | American Society of Nephrology/KidneyCure | 2026-11-19 | $50,000/year for 2 years | 2 years | Must have MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent by July 1, 2027; Must be an active member of ASN and have a mentor; May not be more than 5 years from medical degree or 3 years from PhD | Funds post-docs to conduct original, meritorious nephrology research projects, and fosters the training of fellows, under the direction of a sponsor, to make contributions to the understanding of kidney biology and disease. | https://www.asn-online.org/grants/fellowships/details.aspx?app=LIPPS |
| TRUE | X, for 10/14/26 | Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program | Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program | American Society of Nephrology/KidneyCure | 2026-11-19 | $30,000/year for 2 years | 2 years | Must be a current graduate student in an accredited PhD program and must have passed the qualifying exam or spent at least one year in mentor's lab at time of submission | Doctoral students interested in clinical or basic science may submit a proposal that examines any aspect of the entire spectrum of kidney biology and disease. | https://www.asn-online.org/grants/fellowships/details.aspx?app=PREDOC |
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