The goal of this resource is to encourage grant submission to funding opportunities outside of the more typical NIH streams and to encourage recommendation of deserving colleagues for distinguished awards. Opportunities are listed by submission due date; please click the associated link in the table for more information on either the application or nomination process for a specific funder. Note that a larger list of distinguished awards can be found through this EVCP link.
If you intend to submit an application or nomination to an opportunity listed here, please inform us by email at [email protected]
List of Annually Recurring Funding Opportunities
Current Funding Opportunities
Funder |
Mechanism |
Due Date |
Award Amount |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation | Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program | Application deadline is Thursday, October 9, 2025. | Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage pre-clinical and/or clinical programs. Duration: 1 to 2 years for pre-clinical programs; 2 to 3 years for clinical programs. |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Impact Awards |
LOI deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025. Application deadline (if invited): February 23, 2026. |
Up to $200,000 total costs over 2 years. |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Exploring Equitable Futures |
Application deadline is Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
There is no set award amount. Applicants should request the amount of funding needed to complete the proposed project, including direct and indirect costs, for the entire duration of the grant. Award periods are flexible, but typically range from 24 to 36 months. |
| Alzheimer’s Association and Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research | Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grants | LOI deadline is Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Postdoctoral Fellowships |
LOI deadline: October 22, 2025 Application deadline (if invited): March 4, 2026 |
Up to $160,000 total costs over 2 years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Application deadline is Thursday, October 23, 2025. | $2,500 to $50,000 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Launch Awards |
LOI deadline: October 29, 2025. Application deadline (if invited): March 17, 2026. |
Up to $400,000 total costs over 4 years. |
| BrightFocus Foundation | Standard Awards in Glaucoma Research | Application deadline is Thursday, October 30, 2025. | $150,000 over 2 years. |
| Emergency Medicine Foundation | Early Career Research Development Grant |
LOI deadline: October 31, 2025 Application deadline: December 12, 2025 |
$150,000 over 2 years |
| Pershing Square Foundation | Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize | LOI deadline is Monday, November 3, 2025. | $250,000 per year for 3 years. |
| Additional Ventures | Translational Accelerator: AV-CTIP Device Innovation Award | LOI deadline is Thursday, November 6, 2025. | Up to $1,000,000 over 3 years. |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Health Equity Scholars for Action |
LOI deadline: November 6, 2025 Application deadline (if invited): March 12, 2026 |
Up to $260,000 over 2 years |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative |
Advancing Technologies for Spatiotemporal Omics in Live Tissue |
Application deadline is Thursday, November 13, 2025. | Up to $500,000 for "focused projects," or up to $1,000,000 for "expanded projects," over 2 years. |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative |
Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology |
Application deadline is Thursday, November 13, 2025. | Up to $600,000 over 2 years. |
| Alzheimer’s Association and Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research | Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grants | LOI deadline is Monday, November 17, 2025 | |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation | Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders | Application deadline is Thursday, December 4, 2025. | $180,000 over 2 years. |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation | Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program | Application deadline is Thursday, December 11, 2025. | Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage pre-clinical and/or clinical programs. Duration: 1 to 2 years for pre-clinical programs; 2 to 3 years for clinical programs. |
| Alzheimer’s Association and Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research | Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grants | LOI deadline is Monday, December 15, 2025 | |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Application deadline is Thursday, January 22, 2026. | $2,500 to $50,000 |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation | Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program | Application deadline is Sunday, February 22, 2026. | Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage pre-clinical and/or clinical programs. Duration: 1 to 2 years for pre-clinical programs; 2 to 3 years for clinical programs. |