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Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Publication Grants for Books on American Art Wyeth Foundation
Grants for Research on Architecture and Its Role in the Arts, Culture and Society Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants – Suicide Prevention American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Scleroderma Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities National Scleroderma Foundation
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Greenwall Foundation
Leukemia and Lymphoma Discovery Grant Program Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Research on Mechanisms and Optimal Management of Hematological Toxicity in Prostate Cancer Pfizer
Respiratory/Lung Disease Research – Multiple Opportunities American Lung Association
Climate Smart Humanities Organizations National Endowment for the Humanities
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program - Focused Pilot Award Department of Defense
Alan T. Waterman Award National Science Foundation
Psychedelic Treatment Research Clinial Trial Department of Defense
Humanities/Social Sciences Research Fellowships American Council of Learned Societies
Best Practices for Drug-Drug Interactions Management for Oral COVID-19 Antivirals Pfizer
HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Care in Second-Line Treatment and Beyond Pfizer
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Research Pfizer
Enabling Technologies for Electronic Warfare and Surveillance Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award Department of Defense
Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Practice National Science Foundation
Alpha-1 Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities Alpha-1 Foundation
Research Grants on Melanoma – Multiple Opportunities Melanoma Research Foundation
2025 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Department of Defense
AI for Resilient Manufacturing Institute Competition Department of Commerce
Drug Development RFP Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
The Treat FTD (Frontotemporal Degeneration) Fund Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Partnerships with Egyptian Higher Education Institutions US Agency for International Development
Early Childhood Education Research Grants Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Solar Radiation Management Simons Foundation
Everest Grant – Breakthrough Research on Human Health The Marfan Foundation
Innovator Awards – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Publication Grants for Books on American Art Wyeth Foundation
Grants for Research on Architecture and Its Role in the Arts, Culture and Society Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants – Suicide Prevention American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Scleroderma Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities National Scleroderma Foundation
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Greenwall Foundation
Leukemia and Lymphoma Discovery Grant Program Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Research on Mechanisms and Optimal Management of Hematological Toxicity in Prostate Cancer Pfizer
Respiratory/Lung Disease Research – Multiple Opportunities American Lung Association
Climate Smart Humanities Organizations National Endowment for the Humanities
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program - Focused Pilot Award Department of Defense
Alan T. Waterman Award National Science Foundation
Psychedelic Treatment Research Clinial Trial Department of Defense
Humanities/Social Sciences Research Fellowships American Council of Learned Societies
Best Practices for Drug-Drug Interactions Management for Oral COVID-19 Antivirals Pfizer
HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Care in Second-Line Treatment and Beyond Pfizer
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Research Pfizer
Enabling Technologies for Electronic Warfare and Surveillance Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award Department of Defense
Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing in Practice National Science Foundation
Alpha-1 Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities Alpha-1 Foundation
Research Grants on Melanoma – Multiple Opportunities Melanoma Research Foundation
2025 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Department of Defense
AI for Resilient Manufacturing Institute Competition Department of Commerce
Drug Development RFP Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
The Treat FTD (Frontotemporal Degeneration) Fund Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Partnerships with Egyptian Higher Education Institutions US Agency for International Development
Early Childhood Education Research Grants Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Solar Radiation Management Simons Foundation
Everest Grant – Breakthrough Research on Human Health The Marfan Foundation
Innovator Awards – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Small Grant Program Center for Social and Behavioral Science

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Opportunity Name Funding Agency Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline Application Deadline Status Internal Applications Active?
Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Greenwall Foundation Limited Submission Active
Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Awards Warren Alpert Foundation Limited Submission Active
2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Carnegie Corporation Limited Submission Active
**Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships Required LOI** National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar Program Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Limited Submission Active
Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Summer Stipends National Endowment for the Humanities Limited Submission Closed
**Mathers Foundation Grant Program Required LOI** Mathers Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Mathers Foundation Grant Program Mathers Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Closed
Searle Scholars Program Searle Limited Submission Closed
Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Environmental Protection Agency Limited Submission Closed