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 |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | 2026 Research Grants | Pre-application deadline is Monday, August 11, 2025, if invited full application deadline is January 12, 2026 | $120,000 per year, direct costs only, will be awarded for a project period of two years |
| National MS Society | Sylvia Lawrey Physician Fellowship | Pre-application deadline is Wed., August 13, 2025; full application is Wed., August 20, 2025 | Up to $75,000 per year for a period of up to three years |
| Rheumatology Research Foundation | Career Development Bridge Award K Supplement | Friday, August 1, 2025 | Up to $50,000 per year for up to two years |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Institutional Challenge Grant | Application deadline is Monday, September 15, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $650,000 over three years. Please see RFP for turther details. |
| Cure JM Foundation | RFA | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | Up to $75,000 per year for up to two years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund (EWF) | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) | LOI deadline is Thursday, July 17, 2025. If invited full application will be November 13, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | See RFP for details |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Reducing Inequality | Application deadline is Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Major Research Grants: $100,000 to $600,000 including up to 15% indirect costs for a period of 2 - 3 years Officers' Research Grants: $25,000 - $50,000 including up to 15% indirect costs for a period of 1 - 2 years |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence | Application deadline is Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Major Research Grants: $100,000 to $1,000,000 including up to 15% indirect costs for a project period of 2 - 4 years Officers' Grants: $25,000 - $50,000 over 1 - 2 years, including up to 15% indirect costs |
| Cures Within Reach | Clinical Trials to Validate AI-Driven Drug Repurposing | LOI due August 25, 2025 | Budgets up to $100,000 for proof of concept |
| The Gates Foundation | Global Grand Challenge for a Randomized Controlled Trial on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Reproductive Tract Sequelae in Non-Pregnant Women | Monday, July 7, 2025 | $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, including up to 10% indirect costs, for a project period of up to 2 years
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| AFAR/McNight Brain Research Foundation | Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss | Application deadline is Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $750,000 including up to 10% indirect costs will be awarded over a 3 year period |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation | Basic Science, Clinical Applications, Design and Development, Fellowships | Application deadline is Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | Up to $200,000 will be awarded in the Basic Science, Clinical Applications and Design and Development , or up to $150,000 for Fellowships |
| Angelman Syndrome Foundation | Angelman Syndrome Research | Application deadline is Friday, August 15, 2025 | up to $100,000 per year for one to two years |
| American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants for Early-Stage Investigators | LOI deadline is Thursday, July 12, 2025. If invited the full application will be due on September 25, 2025 | $1,000,000 direct costs only will be awarded over a 3-year period |
| Cures Within Reach | Repurposing Research to Improve Patient Outcomes in Meniere's Disease and Related Diagnoses: Clinical and Preclinical Projects | LOI deadline is Friday, June 13, 2025 | Total budgets may be up to $350,000 for collaborative, multisite clinical trials, or up to $100,000 for translational preclinical studies. This includes institutional matching funds of 20% for budgets of $200,000 or less, or 15% for budgets above $200,000. Up to 5% of Cures Within Reach funding may be used for indirect costs on total budgets above $200,000. |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | AI-Human Collaborations in Cancer | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | Cancer Avoidance | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | The Dark Proteome | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | Mechanisms Driving Mutational Signatures | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | The Nervous System and Cancer | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | Rewiring Cancer Cells | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Cancer Grand Challenges | TME Dynamics | Expression of interest deadline is June 18, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to £20,000,000 (approximately $25,000,000) will be awarded |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Application deadline is Thursday, July 24, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Award amounts will be from $2,500 to $50,000 direct costs only. Work should be completed within one year. |
| Cannonball Kids' Cancer (CKc) | Clinical Trial Grants | LOI deadline is June 1, 2025. If invited, full application deadline is September 1, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $200,000 over a 3-year period |
| Cannonball Kids' Cancer (CKc) | Young Investigator Grants | LOI deadline is June 1, 2025. If invited, full application deadline is September 1, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $100,000 over a 3-year period |
| Allen Institute | 2025 Next Generation Leaders (NGL) | Applications are being accepted between now and June 3, 2025 | see mechanism for funding details |
| Gilead | SPEAR-HEAD (Screening imPLEmentation and linkage to cARe in HEpAtitis Delta) 2025 | LOI deadline is May 23, 2025 | Up to $200,000, including up to 30% indirect costs, will be awarded for a project period of up to 18 months |
| Rheumatology Research Foundation | Clinician Scholar Educator Awards | Application deadline is June 2, 2025 | Up to $70,000 per year, direct costs only, will be awarded for three years |
| Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation | Beckman Young Invesitgators | LOI/Pre-Proposal deadine is August 1, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | Approximately $150,000 per year, direct costs only, will be awarded for four years |
| Cancer Foundation for Cancer Research | Conquer Cancer Now Award | LOI deadline is Friday, July 25, 2025, invited full proposals will be due in November 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $100,000 per year, direct costs only, for up to two years |
| American Association for Cancer Research | Career Development Awards in Lung Cancer Research | Application deadline is Tuesday, May 29, 2025 | $250,000 direct costs only will be awarded over a two-year period |
| Tow Foundation Innovation Fund | Expanding Access to Youth Mental Health and Well-Being | First round application deadline is May 23, 2025 | $300,000 to $1,000,000 will be awarded for a three-year project period |
| Huo Family Foundation | Effects of Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviors and Mental Health in Children and Young People - Huo Early Career Fellowships | Application deadline is Friday, May 23, 2025 | Up to $169,000 including up to 12.5% indirect costs for up to 3 years |
| Huo Family Foundation | Effects of Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviors and Mental Health in Children and Young People - Junior Faculty Research Grants | Application deadline is Friday, May 23, 2025 | Up to $260,000 including up to 12.5% indirect costs for up to 3 years |
| Michelson Medical Research Foundation | Next Generation Grants | Application deadline is Sunday, June 22, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $150,000 will be warded for a one-year pfoject grant. |
| Simons Foundation | Pivot Fellowship | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | Please see description for funding amounts |
| Zymo Research Corporation | RNome Disruptive Research Grant | Applications are open now and will close on June 10, 2025 | $5,000 credit toward Zymo complete RNA technology portfolio, along with personalized scientific consultation from our scientists to help advance your students’ next RNA research project. Open to GRADUATE Students at UCSF |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) | Biofluid Biomarkers Program | Pre-proposal deadline is Tuesday, May 27, 2025. If invited, full proposal is due September 16, 2025 | Up to $750,000 including up to 15% indirect costs for a project period of 6 to 24 months |
| Pfizer Independent Medical Education | Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Cachexia | Application deadline is Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $250,000 including up to 28% indirect costs |
| Aligning Science Against Parkinson's (ASAP) | Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Technical Tract | LOI due Monday, May 5, 2025. If invited to submit a full proposal, the deadline will be September 8, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $2,000,000 per year, including up to 15% indirect costs, will be awarded for 3 years |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence | Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $100,000 to $1,000,000 including up to 15% indirect costs for a project period of 2 - 4 years |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Reducing Inequality | Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | $100,000 to $600,000 including 15% indirect costs will be awarded for a project period of 2 to 3 years |
| Mark Foundation for Cancer Research | Emerging Leader Awards | LOI due May 5, 2025. If invited full application will be due July 28, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $259,999 per year, including up to 10% indirect costs, for 3 years |
| Prostrate Cancer Foundation | PCF Challenge Awards | Application deadline is Monday, May 5, 2025 | Up to $1,000,000 per team |
| Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | Foundation Grants | Application deadline is Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | See mechanism for details |
| Pfizer Independent Medical Education | Advances in Migraine Management | Applications due Monday, April 21, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up tp $200,000 incliding up to 28% indirect costs for a perios of 2 years |
| Schmidt Sciences | AI Safety in the Inference-Time Compute Paradigm Expression of Interest | LOI deadline is April 30, 2025 | Budget of up to $500,000 for projects between 12-18 months, indirect costs at or below 10% |
| Whitehall Foundation | Grants in Aid | LOI deadline is Tuesday, April 15, 2025. If invited the full application is due September 1, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $30,000 for a one year period |
| Whitehall Foundation | Whitehall Research Grants | LOI deadline is Tuesday, April 15, 2025. If invited the full application is due September 1, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $100,000 per year for two to three years |
| Donaghue Foundation | Another Look: Research to Improve Health for Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities | LOI deadline is Wednesday, April 9, 2025. If invited full application will be due on July 1, 2025 | $1,300,000 over 4 - 5 awards. Projects may be up to 2 years in length. |
| Donaghue Foundation | Greater Value Portfolio 2025 | LOI deadline is Tuesday, April 29, 2025. If invited full application will be due on August 6, 2025 | Up to %500,000 direct costs, plus 10% indirect costs for projects up to 2 years in length |
| CureSearch for Children's Cancer | Young Investigator International Award in Pediatric Cancer Drug Development | LOI deadline is Monday, April 14, 2025. If selected full proposals due by May 10, 2025 | $75.000 per year, including, 10% indirect costs, will be awarded for 3 years |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Breakthrough Consortium Pilot Translational Award | Monday, March 31, 2025 | $50,000 for one year |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Established Investigators Award | Monday, March 31, 2025 | Up to $125,000 per year for two years |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Career Development Awards | Monday, March 31, 2025 | Up to $50,000 per year for two years |
| Laboratory for Genomics Research (LGR) | LGR Innovation Awards | February 28, 2025 | Up to $100,000 and a 12 month project period |
| UCSF Society of Hellman Fellows | Hellman Fellows 2025 |
11:59 pm, Monday, April 7, 2025 2025 Cover Sheet |
$40,000 - $70,000- most awards are at $50,000 Hellman Cover Sheet 2025 |
| Doctors Company Foundation | 2025 Grant Cycle | LOI deadline is Wednesday, March 19, 2025. If selected application is due June 23, 2025 | Ranges from $25,000 to $240,000 (avg $100,000) |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health Grand Challenges - Gram Negative Discovery Innovator (Gr-ADI) | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Up to $5,--- for a project period of 3 years |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health Grand Challenges - Accelerating Innovations to Address Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women in Low-Resource Settings | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Up to $150,000 for a project period of 2 years |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health Grand Challenges - Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis: Adjunct Technologies for Sample Collection and Processing | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | $100,000 to $250,000 for a project period of 2 years |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health Grand Challenges - Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women's Health | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Up to $150,000 for a project period of 18 - 24 months |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health Grand Challenges - Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Up to $500,000 for a project period up to 2 years |
| Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | MDS Research Fund | LOI due Friday, March 7, 2025. If invited full proposal will be due Monday, July 7, 2025 | Up to $125,000 per year will be awarded to early-career invesitgators, or up to $250,000 per year for established invesitgators for 2 years |
| International OCD Foundation | Innovator Award | Friday, February 28, 2025 | Up to $300,000 for a period of 3 years |
| International OCD Foundation | Michael A. Jenike Young Investigator Award | Friday, February 28, 2025 | Up to $50,000 for a one year project period |
| Ono Foundation | Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program in the United States and Canada 2025 | As an internal UCSF deadline, submit the completed document (word version converted to PDF) to Dr, Peter Kotsonis at [email protected] by Friday, February 7, 2025. Following the review, two UCSF PIs will be selected to proceed with LOI to Ono by February 14, 2025 deadline. | $900,000 over three years |
| Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) | Collaborative Research Network Scientific Track | LOI deadline is Thursday, March 20, 2025. If invited, full application due August 7, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $3,000,000 per year, including up to 15% indirect costs, will be awarded for up to 3 years
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| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) | Basic Research Grants | LOI deadline is March 1, 2025, if invited the deadline will be June 1, 2025 | Up to $150,000 per year for up to 3 years |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) | Translational Research Grants | LOI deadline is March 1, 2025, if invited the deadline will be June 1, 2025 | Up to $190,000 per year for up to 2 years |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) | Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants | LOI deadline is March 1, 2025, if invited the deadline will be June 1, 2025 | Up to $60,000 per year for up to 1 year |
| CURE Childhood Cancer | Translation to CURE (T2C) Award | LOI deadline is February 14, 2025. If ivited full application deadline is due March 28, 2025 | $150,000 direct costs, plus 10% indirect costs, will be awarded per year for up to 2 years. (Total award = $330,000.) |
| CURE Childhood Cancer | Early Investigator Award | LOI deadline is February 14, 2025. If ivited full application deadline is due March 28, 2025 | $100,000 direct costs, plus 10% indirect costs, will be awarded per year for up to 2 years. (Total award = $220,000. |
| NIH Common Fund | Complement-ARIE New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) Data Hub and Coordinating Center | LOIs due 2/10/25 and applications are due 3/10/25 by 5:00 pm local time of applicant organization | See mechanism for details |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Ronald & JoAnn Busuttil Surgeon Scientist Scholarship | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $50,000 per year for 2 years |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $50,000 per year for 2 years |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Faculty Development Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $50,000 per year for 2 years |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS-Veloxis Fellowship in Transplantation Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $42,000 per year for 2 years |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS-Jon Fryer Resident Scientist Scholarship | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $40,000 for 1 year |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Advanced Transplant Provider Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $50,000 for 1 year |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Presidential Student Mentor Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $3,500 summer internship plus $1,500 honoraria |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | ASTS Socio-Economic and Racial Disparity Grant | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | $25,000 per year for 2 years |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Request for Applications | LOI deadline is Monday, February 2, 2025. If invited full proposal due in April 7, 2025 | Up to $5,000,000 |
| Arc Institute | Innovation Investigator Program | Application deadline is March 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. | $1,000,000 over 5 years |
| Bay Area Lyme Foundation | Emerging Leader Awards | Application deadline is Friday, March 7, 2025 | up to $150,000 |
| Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) | OREF/MTF Biologics Research Grant | Thursday, February 13, 2025 | Up to $100.000 |
| Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR)/American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) | Glenn Foundation Discovery Award | LOI due Tuesday, Februaty 18, 2025. If invites full application is due in early June 2025 | $525,000 over a 3 year period |
| Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | AI in Medical Education | LOI deadline is Monday, February 3, 2025. If invited full application due April 23, 2025.
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$100,000 per year for 3 years |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | Drug Discovery Initiative | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Up to $200,000 over a 2 year project period |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | Clinical Research Award | Monday, February 10, 2025 | Up to $150,000 over a 2 year project period |
| American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)/ Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers/Pelotonia | Rising Innovator Research Grants | LOI deadline is Thursday, January 23, 2025. If invited full application die April 24, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $700,000 over a 3 year project period |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | Managing Pain Funding Announcement | LOI deadline is Tuesday, January 14, 2025. If invited the deadline will be May 6, 2025 | Up to $12,000,000 for a period of up do 5 years |
| National Psoriasis Foundation | Translational Research Grant | Friday, January 31, 2025 | Up to $100,000 per year for a two year project perios |
| Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund | Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience | Saturday, February 1, 2025 | $300,000 per year for three years |
| UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) | CADC Scientist Program | Thursday, February 27, 2025 5 PM Applicants may email Dr. Leah Karliner with programmatic questions at [email protected]. | See RFA for details |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Career Development Program | Thursday, January 30, 2025 | $75,000 a year for five years |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing Option A; Proof of Concept | Friday, January 31, 2025 | See RFP for full details |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing Option B: Operationalization and Economic Viability | Friday, January 31, 2025 | See RFP for full details |
| Whitehall Foundation | Letters of Intent Summer 2025 Grants Cycle | LOI deadline is Wednesday, January 15, 2025. If invited full application will be due on June 1, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Various. See mechanism for funding details |
| Society of Family Planning | Understanding people's experiences with remote provision of medication abortion | January 15, 2025 | Up to three larger projects with budgets up to $500,000 and six smaller projects with budgets up to $100,000. Projects should be completed within 2 years |
| Society of Family Planning | Understanding people's experiences with and preferences for post-abortion contraceptive care | January 15, 2025 | Up to $75,000 will be awarded. Projects should be completed within 1 year |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Rolling application deadline is Thursday, January 23, 2025 | $2,500 to $50,000 for one year |
| Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation | Transformation of Mental Health Care | Application deadline is Sunday, December 15, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed | $100,000 per year for two years |
| Pivotal Life Sciences | Sponsorship Program | Applications are open year-round and will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $300,000 for a 2 year project period |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Research Grants | Application deadline, Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Up to $150,000 per year, up to 3 years |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Path to a Cure - PTAC Research Grant | Application deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Up to $150,000 per year, up to 3 years |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Path to a Cure - PTAC Pilot and Feasibility Award | Application deadline: Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Up to $50,000 per year, up to 2 years |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Personalized Approaches for Understanding, Assessing and Improving Gait in Parkinson's Disease Research Program | Pre-proposal deadline is January 14, 2025. If you are invited to submit a full application, the deadline will be May 6, 2025. | Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to $2M for larger, multi-centric clinical programs. No more than 15% may go to indirect costs. Award duration |
| Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | Cancer Research Grants | Sunday, December 15, 2024 | See RFP for funding information |
| McKnight Foundation | Scholars Award | Application deadline is Monday, January 15, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $225,000 paid in equal installments of $75,000 in 2025. 2026 and 2027 |
| CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust) | CART Fund RFA | LOI due Friday, December 6, 2024. If invited, full application due on February 14, 2025. | Up to $500,000 for 2 years |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders | Thursday, December 5, 2024 | $180,000 over a two year period |
| American Lung Association and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology | Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award | Friday, December 6, 2024 | $75,000 per year up to two years |
| Dermatology Foundation and the Skin of Color Society | Sanofi-Regeneron Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mid-Career Award | Application deadline is Sunday, Dcember 1, 2024 | $100,00 per year up to three years |
| American Association for Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Research Foundation | Career Awards to Promote Diversity and Inclusion | LOI deadline is Wednesday, December 4, 2024. If invited full application will be due March 20, 2025 | $150,000 for a two year project |
| Chan Zuckerberg initiative | Science Diversity Leadership Awards | LOI is Tuesday, December 3, 2024. If invited the full application will be due on April 8, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $1.15 million USD over five years |
| Lever for Change/Pivotal Ventures | Action for Women's Health | Application deadline is January 10, 2025.
Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed |
Flexible funding between $1 and $5 million USD |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Aging and Brain Related Research Funding) | Network Grant |
LOI Submission Start Date January 31, 2025, Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, If invited, full application due August 25, 2025. Please note: The LOI requires multiple components, more akin to a proposal than a typical LOI. Please allow sufficient time to gather these required materials. Furthermore, these awards are treated as grants/sponsored research handled by the Office of Sponsored Research. |
Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years including 10% indirect costs |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Age-related chronic or degenerative disorders of the brain or vision) | Start Up Grant | Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. Application due date January 31, 2025 | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years including 10% indirect costs |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Age-related chronic or degenerative disorders of the brain or vision) | Fellowship Grant | Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. Application due date January 31, 2025 | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years including 10% indirect costs |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Network Grant |
LOI Submission Start Date January 31, 2025, Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, If invited, full application due August 25, 2025. Please note: The LOI requires multiple components, more akin to a proposal than a typical LOI. Please allow sufficient time to gather these required materials. Furthermore, these awards are treated as grants/sponsored research handled by the Office of Sponsored Research. |
Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years including 10% indirect costs |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Start Up Grant | Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. Application due date January 31, 2025 | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years including 10% indirect costs |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Fellowship Grant | Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2025 | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years including 10% indirect costs |
| Doris Duke Foundation (Collective to Strengthen Pathways for Health Research) | Preventing and Improving Clinical Encounters: Sparking National Discussion to Strengthen Health Research | Friday, November 8, 2024 | $125,000 |
| UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center | New RFAs for UCSF Prostate Cancer Research | October 31, 2024 | see mechanism for details |
| UCOP | California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) | Various - see website and mechanism for details | $4 million (see website and mechanism for details) |
| McKnight Foundation | Neurology of Brain Disorders Award | LOI deadline is Monday, November 4, 2924. If invited full proposal will be due mid-April 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $100,000 per year will be awarded for 3 years |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | ASPIRE (A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence) | Monday, November 4, 2024 | Up to $100,000 per year for one to two years |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Impact Awards Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Awards Postdoctoral Fellowships |
LOI deadlines for all opportunities is Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Up to $150,000 total costs over 12 - 18 months Up to $300,000 total costs over 3 years $134,000 total costs over 2 years for basic scientists, or $150,000 total costs over 2 years for clinical neurologists |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | Established Investigator Awards Young Investigator Awards Pilot Awards Dermatology Career Development Awards |
All Due on Monday, November 4, 2024 | Up to $125,000 per year for 3 years Up to $85,000 per year for 3 years Up to $50,000 per year for 2 years Up to $75,000 per year for 2 years |
| Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences | Nomination deadline is Thursday, December 5, 2024 | $250,000 |
| BrightFocus Foundation | National Glaucoma Research (2025) | October 31, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $200,000 over two years |
| American Cancer Society (ACS) | Clinician Scientist Development Grant | Application deadline is Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | $135,000 per year will be awarded for 3 to 5 years |
| American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research | LOI due Thursday, October 10, 2024. If invited, the full application deadline is due January 9, 2025 | $300,000 for a 3 year period |
| CureSearch Foundation for Children's Cancer | Acceleration Initiative International Award in Pediatric Cancer Drug Development | LOI due October 7, 2024. If invited a full application will be due January 18, 2025.
Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
see mechanism for funding details CureSearch 2024 RFA |
| Pershing Square Foundation | MIND Prize (Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery) | LOI deadline is November 4, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | See mechanism for funding details |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Deadline is Thursday, October 24, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $2,500 to $50,000 for one year |
| Whitehall Foundation | Whitehall Research Grants | LOI due October 1, 2024. If invited a to submit a full application the deadline is February 15, 2025. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $100,000 per year for two to three years |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Innovator Awards | LOIs are due Monday, September 30, 2024. If you are invited to submit a full proposal, the deadline will be February 03, 2025 | Up to $150,000 for individual research projects and up to $200,000 for projects involving multiple PIs
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| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 2025 Dreyfus Prize (topic is Electrochemical Processes) | Deadline for nominations is December 5, 2024 | See mechanism for details |
| Alpha-1 Foundation | 2024-2025 In-Cycle Grants Award Program | LOI deadline for all opportunities is Friday, September 27, 2024. If you are invited to submit a full proposal, the deadline will be February 7, 2025 | See mechanism for details |
| National Scleroderma Foundation | New Investigator Grant Established Investigator Grant |
Monday, September 16, 2024 | $200,000 over two years |
| Upstream Research Center (UCSF, Stanford, UC Davis) | Social Determinants of Health Funding Opportunity | November 15, 2024 | up to $75,000 for one year |
| UCSF Office of Research | Research Community Building Small Grants Program | September 9, 2024 5:00 pm PT | Up to $10,000 |
| SAGES Education & Research Foundation | RFP | Application deadline Monday, September 9, 2024 | $1,000 to $100,000 for a one year period |
| Tobacco- Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) | Community-Partnered Participatory Research Awards (CPPRA) | LOI due Thursday, August 24, 2024. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal due October 30, 2024 |
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| American Academy of Neurology | Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALS | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | $75,000 per year for three years |
| William T. Grant Foundation | 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant | Application deadline Thursday, Sept. 13, 2024.
Because of the institutional commitment required, applicants must obtain approval from their Chair or Dean before applying. · Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
$650,000 over three years |
| WITH Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Advancing Disability Justice in Public Health | Thursday, August 15, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $100,000 for a one year period |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) | LOI deadline is September 4, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $560,000 over five years |
| Sony Corporation | Sony Research Award Program - Faculty Innovation Sony Research Award Program - Focused Research |
The submission deadline is 11:59 pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time; UTC-7) on September 15, 2024 / 8:59 am CEST (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2) September 16, 2024 / 12:29 pm IST (Indian Standard Time; UTC+05:30) September 16, 2024 | Up to $100,000 Up to $150,000 |
| BrightFocus Foundation | Alzheimer's Disease Research Program | LOI due August 2, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $200,000 over 2 years |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Fellowship Awards | Application deadline is August 15, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $300,000 will be awarded over a 4 year term. The Foundation will also retire up to $100,000 of any qualifying medical school debt still owed by the awardee. |
| Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | Cancer Research Grants | Application deadline is Saturday, August 31, 2024 | See instructions for details |
| Health Resources in Action/Edward N. and Della L. Thone Memorial Foundation | Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research | Application due Thursday, August 22, 2024 | $250,000 over two years |
| NIH Common Fund | Request for Information | Responses must be received by 11:59:59 pm (ET) on August 10, 2024. | see website for details |
| PKD Foundation | Research Grants Program | Pre-application deadline, Monday, August 12, 2024. If invited, full application deadline is January 14, 2025 | $80,000 per year for a period of two years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Awards (CHI) | LOI deadline is Thursday, August 29, 2024. (If invited full application will be due on Thursday, October 31, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $375,000 to be distributed for over 3 years |
| Cure JM Foundation | RFP JM Research Grant | Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | Up to $75,000 for up to 2 years |
| National Eczema Association | Eczema Champion Research Grant | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | One year award of up to $100,000 with option to undergo a competitive renewal for a second year of funding |
| Bezos Earth Fund | AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge | Phase 1 submissions are due by 5:59 pm ET on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. If you have interest, please REPLY to [email protected] | $50,000 (phase 1), up to $2 million (phase 2) |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Investigator Initiated Research Grants Program | Pre-application deadline is Wed., July 24, 2024; full application deadline is Wed, July 31, 2024 | Up to $200,000 for a project period up to 3 years |
| UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE | Developmental Research Program Awards | Friday, August 2, 2024 | $45,000 for a 12 month project |
| American Association for Cancer Research/Fanconi Cancer Foundation | NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research | LOI due July 9, 2024. If invited full application due October 2, 2024 | $450,000 for a three year period |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) Program | LOI deadline is July 18, 2024. If invited full application due November 14, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $505,000 over 5 years |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation | Research Resources | July 1, 2024. | Up to $200,000 will be awarded in the basic science, clinical applications, and design and development, or up to $150,000 or up to $150,000 for fellowships |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Rolling application deadline is July 25, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $2,500 to $50,000 |
| MacArthur Foundation | 100&Change | Register by August 15, 2024. Application due date is September 5, 2024.
Interested UCSF applicants are strongly encouraged to schedule a consultation with Corporate and Foundation Relations' Melanie Derynck ([email protected]) before beginning the application process. |
$100,000,000 |
| National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM) | Research Grants | LOI due June 28, 2024. Invited full proposals will be due in September 2024 | $500,000 for one year |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Addressing Childhood Obesity and Health Inequities | Concept papers are due June 27, 2024. Invited full proposals will be due October 24, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $1,000,000 or more will be awarded for 1 to 4 years |
| Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | Division of Research, Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe) | Abstracts may be submitted until 12 pm ET on Sept. 30, 2024 | see announcement for details |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards | Monday, July 8, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $200,000 per year for 2 years |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Awards | Thursday, August 15, 2025. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | see announcement for details |
| Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | Spinal Cord Research on the Translational Spectrum | LOI deadline is June 7, 2024, Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | see announcement for details |
| RYR-1 Foundation | Individual Investigator Research Grant | LOI deadline is May 18, 2024. If invited full proposal due on October 19, 2024 | Up to $120,000 over 2 years |
| California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP) | Low Barrier Technology Interventions for HIV Prevention and Care | LOI due Thursday, May 16, 2024; Invited applications due Thursday, July 11, 2024 | See announcement for details |
| California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP) | Economic Justice Interventions to Address HIV and HIV Syndemic Factors in California | LOI due Thursday, May 16, 2024; invited applications due Thursday, July 11, 2024 | See announcement for details |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) | AcademyHealth | May 1, 2024, 3:00 pm ET | see announcement for details |
| Simons Fpundation | Pivot Fellowship | Application deadline Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | see announcement for details |
| HHMI | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program | Application deadline Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | See announcement for funding details |
| Kavli Foundation | Societal Considerations for Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Research | Application deadline is June 3, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | Up to $150,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Senior Research Awards | LOI deadline Monday, May 06, 2024. If invited full proposal dur Friday, July 19, 2024 | Up to $130,000 for 1 - 3 years |
| Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program | Career Development Awards | Application deadline is Monday, May 18, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | $120,000 annually for 2 years |
| UC Office of the President | UC Multicampus-National Laboratory Collaborative Research and Training (CRT) Award 2025 | LOI due May 23, 2024 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time; Full proposals due August 1, 2024 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time | see announcement for details |
| UC Office of the President | UC National Laboratory in Residence Graduate Fellowship 2025 | LOI due May 30, 2024 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time; Full proposals due September 5, 2024 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time | see announcement for details |
| BARDA/Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Patch Forward Prize Project NextGen (Patch based RNA Vaccines) | Concept papers due by October 3, 2024 | $2 - $8 million |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | 2025 Rainwater Prize - Neurodegenerative Research | Nominations close May 15, 2024 | See announcement for details |
| UCSF and Stanford University | Weill Cancer Hub - Request for Proposals | May 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm | $3 - 5 Million per year over a 3 - 5 year period |
| NIH | NIH Common Fund Venture Program SysBio Initiative | LOI due April 3, 2024; Applications are due May 15, 2024 by 5:00 pm local time of applicant | see announcement for details |
| UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives for 2025 | 2025 UC MRPI RFP | LOI Due Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:00 noon PDT; Invited Full Proposals due Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 12:00 Noon PDT | See RFP for funding details |
| Pfizer | Independent Medical Education RFP for Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Care | April 8, 2024 Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $200,000 |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Early Career Catalyst Award | Letter of Inquiry due by Friday, March 29, 2024. If invited the deadline will be Wed., July 12, 2024 | $500,000 |
| NIA | CLIN-STAR Aging Research Development and Training Awards | LOI due May 1, 2024 | Up to $50,000 |
| NIA | Clin-STAR Health Equity Research Scholars Program | April 1, 2024 | See RFA for details |
| BreakthroughPrize.org | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm PDT | $3,000,000 (3 prizes awarded) |
| UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center (PARC) | Fellowship A Fellowship B |
Applications accepted until Friday, March 22, 2024 at 11:59 pm | $100,000 (see fellowship details for more information) |
| Doctors Company Foundation | 2024 Grant Cycle | LOI deadline is March 18, 2024 | Grant awards range from $25,000 to $240,000 |
| Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation | MDS Research Fund | LOI due by March 15, 2024 | Up to $125,000 per year to early-career investigators or up to $250,000 per year for established invesitgaors for two years |
| Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Advance Nursing Education-Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) program | April 2, 2024 11:59 pm ET | $14.2 million to up to 28 grantees |
| Bay Area Lyme Foundation | Emerging Leader Awards | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Up to $150,000 |
| UCSF Society of Hellman Fellows Program | Hellman Fellows 2024 | March 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM | $40,000 - $70,000 (most awards are made at $50,000) |
| Genentech | Health Equity Innovation Fund | Initial applications due Monday, April 15, 2024. Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Up to $750,000 for projects ranging from 18 months to 3 years |
| Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) | FPWR RFA | LOI due Friday, March 1, 2024, final deadline May 17, 2024 | Up to $150,000 for the initial 18 months of support |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Breakthrough Consortium Pilot Translational Award | Wednesday, February 20, 2024 | $50,000 for one year |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Breakthrough Consortium Young Investigator Team Award to Advance the Field of Translational Immuno-Oncology | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Up to $150,000 per year for two years |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Established Investigator Awards | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Up to $125,000 per year for two years |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | Career Development Awards | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Up to $50,000 per year for two years |
| National Medical Fellowships | National Medical Fellowships Diversity in Clinical Trials Research (NMF dctr) | Apply for the March cohort by Friday, March8, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET
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see mechanism info for funding |
| UCSF Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center (MERC) | MERC Emerging Health Equity Scholar Award | Friday, Feb., 16, 2024 | see website for more info |
| ARPA-H | PARADIGM - Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed and Integrated Medical Care | Abstract Due Date: February 7, 2024, 4:00 PM ET Proposal Due Date: April 26, 2024 4:00 PM ET
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see program details for funding |
| ARPA-H | THEA - Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts | March 1, 2023 9:00 AM ET
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see program details for funding |
| ARPA-H | HEROES - Health Care Rewards to Achieve Improved Outcomes | May 31, 2024
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see program details for funding |
| UCOP Cancer Research Coordinating Committee | 2024-2025 Faculty Seed Grants | LOI Thur., Jan. 25, 2024 12:00 pm NOON PT Full Proposals Thur., Apr. 4, 2024 12:00 pn NOON PT |
Max. $85,000 |
| Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group | Allen Distinguished Investigator - Membrane Biophysics | LOI due Wed., Feb. 14, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 |
| Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group | Allen Distinguished Investigator - Organelle Communications | LOI due Wed., Feb. 14, 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 |
| Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) | OREF/MTF Biologics Research Grant | Thursday, February 8, 2024 | Up to $100,000 |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons | Various - see this link for details | Sunday, February 4, 2024 11:59 pm ET | Various, see mechanism link for details |
| Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) |
Glenn Foundation Discovery Award | LOI deadline is Thursday, February 15, 2024. If you are invited to submit a full application, the deadline will be in late May 2024. | $525,000 over three years |
| The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award (Winn CDA) | Early-Stage Investigator Physicians | Application Period: 1/2/24 - 5/13/24 | $120,000/year salary support for 2 years |
| National Psoriasis Foundation | "More than Skin Deep" Mental Health Funding Opportunity | February 1, 2024 | Up to $100,000 for a one year period |
| Whitehall Foundation | Whitehall Research Grants | LOI deadline is Monday, January 15, 2024.
Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Up to $100,000 per year for two to three years |
| Simons Foundation | Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) Transition to Independence Program | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | See Mechanism link for details |
| Simons Foundation | Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) Transition to Independence Program | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | See Mechanism link for details |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) | Bridge to Success for Early Career Investigators | Monday, January 8, 2024 | Up to $100,000 for one year |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) | Physician Scientist Training Grant | Monday, January 8, 2024 | Two year award up to $100,000 |
| American Association for Cancer Research and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation | Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity and Inclusion | Tuesday, January 29, 2024 | Up to $150,000 for a two year term |
| Pfizer | NASH ASPIRE Program | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | Up to $140,000 for 2 - 3 years in duration |
| McKnight Foundation | Scholar Awards | Monday, January 15, 2024.
Email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
$75,000 per year for three years |
| American Lung Association | Dalsemer Interstitial Research Grant | Friday, December 15, 2023 | Up t0 $50,000 for up to 2 years |
| Misophonia Research Fund (MRF) | Research Grants Program RFP | LOI deadline is Friday, December 8, 2023. If invited, full proposal due on Friday, March 9, 2024 | Up to $500,000 will be awarded, or $200,000 for postdoctoral researchers. Proposed projects should be 2 - 3 years in duration. |
| Glenn Foundation?American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) | Glenn Foundation/AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty | LOI deadline is Monday, December 18, 2023. If you are invited to submit a full application, the deadline will be in late April 2024. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Up to $150,000 |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Age-related chronic or degenerative disorders of the brain or vision) | Network Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Age-related chronic or degenerative disorders of the brain or vision) | Start Up Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Age-related chronic or degenerative disorders of the brain or vision) | Fellowship Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Network Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Fellowship Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Mellitus) | Start Up Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 29, 2023. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. LOI due date January 31, 2024 | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years |
| American Society of Nephrology (ASN) | Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program | Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | $100,000 over 2 years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | December 5, 2023, 12:00 pm Pacific Time.
Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Up to $500,000 over a four year period |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2023 | Various - See details here | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | See mechanism link for details |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | Young Investigator Award Pilot Award Dermatology Career Development Award |
This is an open RFP. Application deadline for all three opportunities is November 03, 2023. For Young Investigator Awards and Dermatology Career Development Awards, an Applicant Eligibility Checklist is due October 20, 2023. | Up to $85,000 per year for 3 years Up to $50,000 per year for 2 years Up to $75,000 per year for 2 years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grant |
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Grants of $2,500 to $50,000 will be awarded |
| American Cancer Society (ACS) | Clinician Scientist Development Grant | Application deadline is Sunday, October 15, 2023,
Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
$135,000 per year for 3 to 5 years |
| Gates Foundation and Wellcome | Strengthening Health and Disease Modeling for Public Health Decision Making in Africa | Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 | See mechanism description for funding amounts |
| Pfizer | Improving Health Equity in IBD through Disparities Research | 10/11/23 | Up to $250,000 for up to 2 years |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Kavli Foundation, Wellcome Trust | Essential Open-Source Software for Science | LOI due Tuesday, 10/17/23. If invited full application due 12/5/23 | Between $50,000 and $200,000 per year for two years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) | Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may submit one online application through BWF’s Grant Application System by October 17, 2023, 12:00 pm Pacific Time. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $700,000 over 5 years |
| The Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Innovator Awards Program | LOI due by Saturday,September 30, 2023. If invited full proposals are due January 26, 2024.
Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
Up to $150,000 will be awarded for individual research projects, and up to $300,000 will be awarded for collaborative projects involving multiple investigators. |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Institutional Challenge Grant | Due date is Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Because of the institutional commitment required, applicants must obtain approval from their Chair or Dean before applying. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP |
$650,000 over 3 years |
| Upstream Research Center (co-led by UCSF, UC Davis and Stanford) | Track 1: Community Partners Track 2: Pathways & Policy Track 3: Early Career |
Proposals due August 28, 2023 at 5 pm PST | Up to $75,000 fffor one year |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) |
Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may submit one online letter of intent through BWF's Grant Application System by September 1, 2023 12:00 pm PT |
$560,000 over 5 years |
| Hevolution and Rosenkranz Foundations | Impetus Grants | August 31, 2023 | Between $10,000 and $500,000 |
| Wolf Foundation | Wolf Prize | October 12, 2023 | $100,000 |
| Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) | Community-Partnered Participatory Research Awards (CPPRA) | LOI due August 24, 2023 at noon PT Invite full proposal due October 26, 2023 at noon PT | Up to $500,000 per year for 2 years for pilot grants and up to $600,000 per year for up to 3 years for full CPPRA grants |
| UCSF Brain Tumor Spore Program | Career Enhancement Program (CEP) | September 15, 2023 | $45,000 for a 12 month period |
| Ono Pharmaceuticals | UC DDC Ono Pharm Seed Funding | UCDDC Seed Funds LOI due August 31, 2023
Link: https://www.ucdrugdiscovery.org/2023loi. Password: DDC2023. |
Up to $100,000 |
| BARDA Division of Research, Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe) | Decentralize Clinical Operations for Healthcare and Research (D-COHRe) | Early submissions are highly encouraged, as opportunities may close based on available funding. Submissions received by July 25, 2023, have the opportunity for potential award by the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2023. Deadline to submit your proposal is June 01, 2024. | See mechanism description for details |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Awards |
Letters of intent will be received until August 31, 2023 12pm PT. Invitations to submit full proposal will be sent September 15, 2023. Please alert Jennifer Schmidt ([email protected]) to announce your decision to apply then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. |
$375,000 over three years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) | LOI due July 17, 2023 12:00 pm Pacific Full proposals due November 15, 2023 Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, |
$500,000 over 5 years |
| Nutrition Obesity Research Center at UCSF | UCSF Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) Pilot and Feasibility Awards | July 1, 2023 | Up to $50,000 |
| National Institutes of Health - Office of Research on Women's Health (NIH-ORWH) Understanding Chronic Conditions Understudied Among Women | R01 Project Research Grant R21 Exploratory/Development Research Grant |
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| UCSF P30 Center for Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) | Mentored Scientist Award Mentored Clinician Award Mentored Postdoctoral Scholar Award |
All due Monday, June 4, 2023 11:59 pm | $15,000 for one year $15,000 for one year $12,000 for one year |
| ARPA-H | Accelerating Innovation through ARPA-H and FDA Collaboration | Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit comments on or before 5 p.m. ET on May 30, 2023 | See RFI for details |
| UCSF-BROAD Stem Cell Center | IRM Postdoc Independent Research Grants | Due July 14, 2023 by 11:59 PM PST | Up to $30,000 for one year |
| Research!America | 2023 Discovery Innovation Health Prize | Applications are open May 16 through June 15, 2023 | $200,000 |
| New York Academy of Sciences and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development | Interstellar Initiative 2023 |
May 22, 2023
Final applications with proposals are due by 15:00 PM May 22 (Japan), 2:00 AM May 22 (NY). |
See announcement for details |
| ARPA-H | NITRO - Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis |
Proposers’ Day: June 15, 2023, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT) Registration Due: June 8, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT Proposers’ Day Registration |
See announcement for details |
| Human Immunome Project and Michelson Medical Research Foundation | 2023 Michelson Prizes Next Generation Grants | June 11, 2023 | $150,000 |
| RTW Charitable Foundation | Research Grant Program | LOI due May 31, 2023. Please alert Jennifer Schmidt ([email protected]) to announce your decision to apply then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed | Up to $150,000 for one year to support translational projects |
| NIH Common Fund (Link to NIH Common Fund) | Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) | LOI due April 28, 2023 5:00 pm ;ocal time Full proposals due May 30, 2023 by 5:00 pm local time |
see instructions for details |
| BARDA | BARDA Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases Division (IEIDD) | AOI open until May 3, 2023 | See instructions for details |
| Simons Foundation | Pivot Fellowship Program | May 15, 2023, 9 AM PT | see announcement for funding details |
| NIH/Office of Strategic Coordination | NIH Common Fund (NOT-OD-23-070) | April 11, 2023 by 5:00 pm local time of the applicant organization | see announcement for details |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) | Open ARPA-H Broad Agency Announcement | Open for one year ending March 14, 2024 | see announcement for details |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) | ARPA-H Dash to Accelerate Health Outcomes | Nomination accepted through on online portal between March 29 and April 7, 2023 | ($6,000 - $15,000) can be won by the Dash participants who submit entries for health transformations and ($100 - $1,500) can be won by community participants who vote on the head-to-head matchups |
| Social Science Research Council | Mercury Project | Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis until May 1, 2023 | Average Grant is $650,000 |
| UCSF | California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery & Readiness Research (CPR3) | April 17, 2023 by 6:00 pm PST
This is an open RFP for investigators from all UC campuses Please email [email protected] with any additional questions |
$100,000 to $300,000 for one year |
| Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research (PBBR) | NFR - New Frontier Research TMC - Technologies, Methodologies & Cores |
Friday, April 21, 2023 5:00 pm PDT | NFR - $25,000 - $150,000 for 1 year TMC - $50,000 - $500,000 for 1 year in matching funds |
| Genentech | Medical education regarding hepatocellular carcinoma research | April 7, 2023
Follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Industry Contracts Officer at https://icd.ucsf.edu/icd-departmental-assignments |
Up to $450,000 |
| Breakthroughprize.org | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | April 1, 2023 11:59 pm PDT | $3,000,000 |
| PCORI - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | New Funding Opportunities | LOI for all PFAs are due Febreuary 7, 2023 | Various |
| Cancer Research Institute | CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | March 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023 | Newly awarded fellowships provide a stipend of $55,000 for the first year, $57,000 for the second year, and $59,000 for the third year. |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Tauopathy Challenge Workshop (and subsequent grant opportunity) | LOI Deadline: February 15, 2023, 6 pm EST | $10,000 grant for full workshop participation |
| PhRMA Foundation | 2023 Fellowship and Grants - Value Assessment & Health Outcomes Research, Translational Medicine | February 1, 2023 12 pm (Noon) ET | See website for details |
| Danone North America | Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant | February 14. 2023 | $25,000 |
| Ono Pharma Foundation UCSF Sponsor Office of Strategic Alliances |
2023 Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards | Internal Due Date February 7, 2023 5 pm PST UCSF Internal Application |
Annual funding of $300,000/year, totaling a maximum of $900,000 for the normal term of a research project. The Ono Pharma Foundation will provide up to a maximum of an additional 15% ($45,000) per year of the funding to be used for indirect costs of the PI’s institution. The total amount of the grant for three-year research would be up to $1,035,000. |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Regulatory Science Awards | February 10, 2023. 12 PM PT. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, | See RFP for details |
| Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation | Transformation of Mental Health Care | January 13, 2023, 11:59 pm EST | $100,000 per year over a two-year period |
| St. Baldrick's Foundation |
Fight Osteosarcoma Together Super Grant (Review the full RFA in ProposalCentral for eligibility and application information) |
LOI due December 9, 2022 by 5 pm ET and must be submitted at Proposal Central | $500,000 distributed over a 3 year period |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | December 1, 2022. 12 PM PT. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, | Up to $500,000 over a four year period ($125,000 per year) |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Aging and Brain Related Research Funding) | Network Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Aging and Brain Related Research Funding) | Start Up Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Aging and Brain Related Research Funding) | Fellowship Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Research Funding) | Network Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $600,000 per year for up to four years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Research Funding) | Start Up Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $120,000 per year for up to three years |
| Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Diabetes Research Funding) | Fellowship Grant | LOI Submission Start Date December 30, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. | Max funding $75,000 per year for up to three years |
| Biden Cancer Initiative | HESI THRIVE | LOI due April 10, 2023, June 19, 2023 Full Proposals are due (if selected) | $20,000 - $50,000 for up to 24 months |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award | Deadline is December 1, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $240,000 over 3 years |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Physician-Scientist Training Award | Deadline is December 1, 2022. Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply. | $460,000 over 4 years |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) | Webinar on 10/5/22 12:00 pm ET Application deadline 11/17/22 3:00 pm ET |
$150,000 for 3 years |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Research Services Coordinator as needed. Application deadline is October 4, 2022 at noon PDT. | $700,000 over five years |