Featured Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Edward Netter Memorial Investigator Award - Pancreatic Cancer Research Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
Animal Welfare Research Grants American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning National Science Foundation
Cottrell Scholars Award Research Corporation for Science Advancement
ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology National Science Foundation
Anthropological Conference and Workshops Grants Wenner-Gren Foundation
NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research American Association for Cancer Research
Career Development Research Awards – Rheumatology Research Rheumatology Research Foundation
2025 Young Scholars Program Foundation for Child Development
Artistic Production Grants VIA Art Fund
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences National Science Foundation
Computer Science for All National Science Foundation
Ideas Lab: Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (CFIRE) National Science Foundation
Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award Department of Defense
Cumulative Impact Assessment For Decision-Making: A Community-Academic Partnership Approach Health Effects Institute
Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) Department of Transportation
Biodiversity on a Changing Planet National Science Foundation
Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
RYR-1 Research Grants RYR-1 Foundation
Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments National Science Foundation
Translational Research Acceleration Program – Blindness Research Foundation Fighting Blindness
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Program Arthritis National Research Foundation
Institutional Challenge Grant William T. Grant Foundation
Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet Program (CHIRRP) National Science Foundation
Civil Works Strategic Focus Areas Department of Defense
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Department of Energy
Peer Reviewed Medical, Technology/Therapeutic Department of Defense
Large Research Grants on Education Spencer Foundation
Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Department of Energy
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Artistic Production Grants VIA Art Fund
NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research American Association for Cancer Research
Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) Department of Transportation
Ideas Lab: Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (CFIRE) National Science Foundation
RYR-1 Research Grants RYR-1 Foundation
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Program Arthritis National Research Foundation
Large Research Grants on Education Spencer Foundation
Civil Works Strategic Focus Areas Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Medical, Discovery Award Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Medical, Investigator-Initiated Research Department of Defense
2024 Neuroscience and Society Pilot Grants Dana Foundation
Accelerating Federal Technology Transfer (AFTT) Program Department of Commerce
Next Era of Wireless and Spectrum National Science Foundation
Racial Equity Research Grants Spencer Foundation
Disability Inclusion and DIF x Tech Grants Borealis Philanthropy
Biomarker Consortia: Disease Stratification and Progression Target ALS Foundation
Advancing Sustainable Chemistry Environmental Protection Agency
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation
Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks National Science Foundation
Strategic Grants in Horticulture Research Horticultural Research Institute
Early Childhood Development Research Grants Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature Sony
Director’s Innovation Initiative Department of Defense
Local Government Energy Program: Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy Department of Energy
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards March of Dimes
Edward Netter Memorial Investigator Award - Pancreatic Cancer Research Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
Pediatric Cancer Research Grants Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation
The Cure Starts Now Foundation Grant The Cure Starts Now - Cancer Research
ACGT – Edward Netter Memorial Investigator Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Research Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
2025 Young Scholars Program Foundation for Child Development
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Spring 2024 Funding Opportunity Illinois Innovation Network Illinois Innovation Network
Small Grant Program Center for Social and Behavioral Science

Limited Submissions have a restricted number of applications per institution and require a special campus process to apply, including additional steps such as filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and an Internal Pre-Proposal for Review by a Campus Selection Committee. For questions regarding limited submissions, email Richard Sallee at limitedsubs@illinois.edu.

See the Required Limited Submissions Process

 

Opportunity Name Funding Agency Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline Application Deadline Status Internal Applications Active?
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Closed
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Environmental Protection Agency Limited Submission Closed
General Social Survey (GSS) Competition National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
William T. Grant Scholars Program William T. Grant Foundation Limited Submission Active
National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Materials & Substrates NIST/DOC Limited Submission Closed
Pew Biomedical Scholars Pew Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Pew Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Grants for Arts Projects Grants for Arts Limited Submission Active
Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Limited Submission Active
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Falk Catalyst Awards Program Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Limited Submission Active
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Research Program for Medical Research and Science & Engineering W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Active
Scientific Innovations Awards Brain Research Foundation Limited Submission Active
NSF Regional Innovation Engines National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) Program National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
FY2024 CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute Competition National Institute of Standards and Technology Limited Submission Active
Quantum Information Science Enabled Discovery (QUANTISED 2.0) for High Energy Physics Department of Energy Limited Submission Active
Summer Stipends National Endowment for the Humanities Limited Submission Active