Currently Open Funding Opportunities

Deadline	Title	Amount	Sponsored By	Research Area	Content
12/15/2025	American Federation for Aging Research: Grants for Junior Faculty	$160,000	American Federation for Aging Research	Aging, Biology of Aging, Early Career	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 15, 2025 Amount: $160,000 (including 8% indirects) Project period: two years Supports research about understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather than disease-specific research. Projects investigating mechanisms of, or putative therapies for, Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, are not eligible. This is for early career investigators who are no more than 10 years beyond the start of postdoctoral research training.
12/15/2025	American Academy of Otolaryngology – head and Neck Surgery Foundation: 2026 AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Award	$100,000	American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation	Head and Neck Surgery, Neoplastic Disease, Otolaryngology	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 15, 2025 Amount: $100,000 (including 10% indirects) Project period: two years Supports contemporary basic or clinical research focused on neoplastic disease by head and neck surgeons. Research supported by this award should be specifically directed toward the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of head and neck neoplastic disease, and may be either basic or clinical/translational in approach.
01/06/2026	American Heart Association: From Heart to Head to Hormones	$100,000	American Heart Asssociation	Autoimmune Disease, Women's Health	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at Karineh.Petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Proposal due January 6, 2026 Full Proposal (per invitation) due April 14, 2026 Budget is $100,000 (including 10% indirects) Project timeline is one year The award will support groundbreaking research and novel solutions in women’s health. Four priority areas of focus are the following: Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA) or CMD Autoimmune Disease: Screening, Predictors, and Care Models Endometriosis: Novel Therapies Beyond Hormonal Suppression Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB): Classification to Guide Care
12/10/2025	American Heart Association: Innovative Project Award	$200,000	American Heart Asssociation	Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at Karineh.Petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Proposal due December 10, 2025 Full Proposal (per invitation) due March 5, 2026 Budget is $200,000 (including 10% indirects) Project timeline is two years The award will support highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. Awards are not intended to supplement or duplicate currently funded work.
01/09/2026	Arthritis National Research Foundation: Rheum for Kids: Pediatric Skin and Joint Disease Research Grant	$50,000	Arthritis National Research Foundation	Early Career, Pediatric Joints and Skin	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 9, 2026 Amount: $50,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year The Arthritis National Research Foundation and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance invite applications from early career investigators studying diseases that affect both pediatric joints and skin. Eligible applicants must be within seven years of earning a post-baccalaureate doctoral degree (excluding clinical training). Preference will be given to clinical or basic (“foundational”) research projects, particularly those addressing conditions that impact both the skin and joints and are led by teams with expertise in pediatric rheumatology and pediatric dermatology. Each individual or lab may submit one application per annual cycle. Up to 50% of the applicant’s salary may be supported by the grant.
01/09/2026	Arthritis National Research Foundation: Postdoctoral Physician Scientist Fellowship	$50,000	Arthritis National Research Foundation	Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Early Career, Post Doc	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 9, 2026 Amount: $50,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year Preference will be given to postdoctoral investigators with no more than five years of research experience following completion of a post-baccalaureate doctoral degree (excluding clinical training). ANRF particularly encourages clinical studies and applications focused on fundamental (“foundational”) research. Applicants must hold an MD or MD/PhD and be enrolled in, or have completed, an ACGME-accredited clinical rheumatology fellowship. Up to 50% of the applicant’s salary may be supported through the grant.
01/09/2026	Arthritis National Research Foundation: Psoriatic Arthritis Research Grant	$250,000	Arthritis National Research Foundation	Early Career, Psoriatic Arthritis	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 9, 2026 Amount: $250,000 (no indirects) Project period: two years This grant aims to provide financial support to early career researchers, studying psoriatic arthritis and/or related mechanisms, who are within a few years of their transition to independence. Funding is for basic or clinical studies. Clinical studies should have a translational component that helps reveal the underlying mechanisms or response to therapy. Labs are limited to submitting only one application per annual cycle.
01/09/2026	Arthritis National Research Foundation: Arthritis and Related Autoimmune Disease Research Grant	$250,000	Arthritis National Research Foundation	Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Early Career	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 9, 2026 Amount: $250,000 (no indirects) Project period: two years This grant provides financial support to early career researchers investigating arthritis and related autoimmune diseases who are within a few years of achieving research independence. Eligible projects may include basic science or clinical studies, with clinical research incorporating a translational component to elucidate disease mechanisms or therapeutic responses. Proposals are welcome across all areas of arthritis and autoimmune disease research, including but not limited to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, lupus, gout, spondylarthritis, pediatric rheumatology, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, Sjögren’s disease, and autoimmune-associated uveitis. Each lab may submit one application per year, and awards may cover up to 50% of the applicant’s salary.
12/05/2025	Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART) Award	$500,000	Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART)	Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegeneration	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: December 5, 2025 Full Submission Due: February 13, 2026 Amount: Up to $500,000 over 2 years (no indirect costs) The goal of CART is to encourage exploratory and developmental AD research projects within the United States by providing support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data, but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research.
12/18/2025	American Association of Cancer Research: Think Forward Foundation Career Development Award	$300,000	American Association of Cancer Research	Breast Cancer, Early Career	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: December 18, 2025 Full Submission Due: April 7, 2025 Amount: $300,000 over 3 years This grant mechanism seeks to support early-career researchers to pursue impactful research focused on advancing precision medicine in breast cancer treatment. The goal is to accelerate the development of tailored therapeutic strategies that address individual genetic profiles, molecular markers, and biomarkers to enhance treatment efficacy while minimizing adverse effects. Applicants must hold a faculty position with the title of assistant professor or equivalent and have started their first independent faculty position within the past 6 years at the start of grant.
01/06/2026	CURE Epilepsy: Taking Flight Award	$125,000	CURE Epilepsy	Early Career, Epilepsy, Young Investigator	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: January 6. 2026 Full Submission Due: March 24, 2026 Amount: $125,000 over 18 months CURE Epilepsy seeks to promote the careers of early-career investigators to allow them to develop an independent research focus regarding epilepsy therapy and prevention. Researchers may propose basic or clinical studies. Applicants must be a postdoc with at least 2 years of experience or be an assistant level professor within one year of appointment.
01/06/2026	CURE Epilepsy Award	$250,000	CURE Epilepsy	Epilepsy	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: January 6, 2026 Full Submission Due: March 24, 2026 Amount: $250,000 over 2 years CURE Epilepsy’s investigator-initiated grant programs seek to push the envelope and accelerate promising research leading to disease-modifying breakthroughs for people living with epilepsy focusing on prevention, disease modification, and elimination. This award is available to both established and early-career investigators.
12/05/2025	Hearing Health Foundation: Emerging Research Grants	$200,000	Hearing Health Foundation	Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Early Career, Hearing Loss	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 5, 2025 Budget: $200,000 (no indirects) Project period: two years The ERG program offers three awards: Elizabeth M. Keithley, Ph.D. Early-Stage Investigator Awards (EMKESIA): This grant opportunity supports projects across the broadest spectrum of hearing research and balance research. Applicants must be early-stage investigators. These awards are for up to $50,000 per year. Focused Discovery Awards (HHF-FDA): These are dedicated topic-specific grant opportunities open to eligible investigators at any career stage. Available grant opportunities vary by year. Please see the current Request for Proposals for a list of award topics for that application cycle. These awards are for up to $50,000 per year. Expanded Discovery Awards (HHF-EDA): These are dedicated topic-specific grant opportunities open to eligible investigators at any career stage. Available grant opportunities vary by year. Please see the current Request for Proposals for a list of award topics for that application cycle. These awards are for up to $100,000 per year.
01/31/2026	Shock Society: Faculty Research Award	$83,000	Shock Society	Early Career, Sepsis, Shock, Trauma	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 31, 2026 Amount: $83,000 (no indirects) Project period: two years Supports research in trauma, shock, and sepsis. Topics may vary from basic cellular responses to clinical outcomes. This early-career award is open to investigators within 10 years of their terminal degree and within 4 years of their first faculty appointment. Applicants who have served as principal investigators on major NIH (R01, K-series, P01, P50) or equivalent VA or DOD awards, or who receive more than $100,000/year in external research funding, are ineligible. A departmental letter must confirm at least 50% protected time for the proposed research.
02/23/2026	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Prevention	$5,000,000	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation	Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Prevention, Human Studies	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: February 23, 2026 Budget: $5,000,000 (no indirects) Project period: Multi-year Funds human studies on precision prevention, combination therapies, and comparative effectiveness to reduce Alzheimer’s and related dementia risk. Eligible studies target primary or secondary prevention populations, focus on modifiable risk factors, and measure outcomes such as cognition or biomarkers. Lifestyle-only interventions are excluded, but combinations with drugs, supplements, or devices are eligible. Priority goes to novel or repurposed therapeutics with strong commercial or IP potential.
02/23/2026	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker	$600,000	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation	Alzheimer's, Biomarkers	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: February 23, 2026 Budget: $600,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year This RFP aims to further develop and validate established biomarkers with clear clinical value in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. It prioritizes biomarkers with a defined context of use, clear advantages over existing options, and a pathway to commercialization or clinical application, focusing on novel PET ligands, CSF biomarkers, innovative MRI approaches, and new measures of functional activity such as EEG.
02/23/2026	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Drug Development	$5,000,000	Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation	Alzheimer's, Drug Discovery	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: February 23, 2026 Amount: $5,000,000 (no indirects) Project Period: Multi-year Funds IND-enabling studies and early-phase clinical trials of promising drugs or devices for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, focusing on diverse, novel mechanisms tied to the biology of aging and emerging therapeutic areas. Anti-amyloid and cholinesterase inhibitor approaches are excluded. Up to $5,000,000 based on stage and scope of research. For studies requiring additional support, co-funding from other funding agencies or investors is encouraged. Payment structure will be negotiated and based on milestone achievements and recruitment.
12/02/2025	Litwin IBD Pioneers: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation	$130,000	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, Early Career, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Application due: December 2, 2025 Full-Proposal (via Invitation): January 22, 2026 Amount: $130,000 (10% indirects) per year with second year renewal. Project period: two years Check Eligibility Simultaneous submission of the same application for other awards is not permitted. The objective is to help persons with inflammatory bowel diseases by supporting innovative, early-stage research that opens new avenues for diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of these diseases. The program will consider funding clinical or translational IBD research projects that: Are innovative Are in the early stages of exploration; and Have the potential to improve diagnosis, therapy, management, or prevention of IBD and their complications.
12/02/2025	Clinical Research Investigator-Initiated Awards: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation	$250,000	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Application due: December 2, 2025 Full-Proposal (via Invitation): January 22, 2026 Amount: $250,000 (10% indirects) Project period: three years Simultaneous submission of the same application for other awards is not permitted. To directly impact patient care by addressing an important clinical question by studying people either through direct interaction with the people and/or indirectly by studying people through large databases, such as claims data or administrative data. Priority will be given to proposals that address the priorities outlined in the Pragmatic Clinical Research publication within the *Challenges in IBD Research*, and how the results would impact prevailing practice in this area. There needs to be a compelling clinical rationale to justify a focus outside of these priority areas.
12/02/2025	Career Development Awards: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation	$102,500	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, Early Career, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Application due: December 2, 2025 Full-Proposal (via Invitation): January 22, 2026 Stipend: $102,500 (subject to annual progress report approval and no indirects) Project period: one - three years Simultaneous submission of the same application for other awards is not permitted. Career Development Awards are mentored awards intended to facilitate the development of individuals with research potential to prepare for a career of independent basic research investigation in the area of IBD or Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Time Commitment: Awardees must devote a minimum of 65% of their professional time directly to the project.
12/02/2025	Senior Research Awards: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation	$130,000	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, Early Career, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Application due: December 2, 2025 Full-Proposal (via Invitation): January 22, 2026 Amount: $130,000 (subject to annual progress report approval and 10% indirect) Project period: one - three years Only one application is allowed for either Senior Research or Research Fellowship award. To provide established researchers with funds to generate sufficient preliminary data to become competitive for funds from other sources such as the NIH. Time Commitment: Awardees must devote a minimum of 65% of their professional time directly to the project.
12/02/2025	Research Fellowship Awards: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation	$70,000	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, IBD, Post Doc, Post Doc Fellows, Postdoctoral, Ulcerative Colitis	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Pre-Application due: December 2, 2025 Full-Proposal (via Invitation): January 22, 2026 Stipend: $70,000 (subject to annual progress report approval and no indirects) Project period: one - three years. Only one application is allowed for either Senior Research or Research Fellowship award. Research Fellowship Awards are intended to support individuals in the post-doctoral phase of their career, to develop skills related to basic research investigation in the field of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Time Commitment: Awardees must devote a minimum of 80% of his/her professional time directly to the project.
12/01/2025	American Cancer Society: Research Scholar Grants	$660,000	American Cancer Society	Cancer, Early Career	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Application Due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $660,000 over 4 years (10% indirect costs) Research Scholar Grants (RSG) provide support for independent, self-directed cancer researchers. Eligibility requirements: Are the PI on NO MORE than 1 R01 or R01-equivalent grant at the time of application and were first appointed as independent, full-time faculty LESS than 10 years ago. Research must align with one of the following priorities: Etiology (causes of cancer), Obesity, Screening and Diagnosis, Treatment, Survivorship or Health Equity Across the Cancer Continuum.
11/15/2025	Cancer Research Institute: Technology Impact Award	$600,000	Cancer Research Institute	Biotechnology, Cancer, Immunology	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: November 15, 2025 Full Application Due: March 2, 2026 Amount: $600,000 over 2-4 years (10% indirect costs) The CRI Technology Impact Award aims to bridge the gap between conceptual technological innovation and real-world clinical application. Technology Impact Awards are not intended to fund the continuation or refinement of existing technologies. Instead, they support visionary, high-risk/high-reward ideas that could lay the groundwork for a new generation of tools, platforms, and systems capable of overcoming the most critical barriers in the field. Applicants must hold a tenure-track position.
12/02/2025	Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation: Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award	$460,000	Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation	Cancer, Early Career, MD	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Application Due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $460,000 over 4 years (no indirect costs) Damon Runyon wishes to encourage more physicians to pursue research careers. To do so, the Foundation established a program designed to recruit outstanding U.S. Specialty Board eligible physicians into cancer research careers by providing them with the opportunity for a protected research training experience under the mentorship of a highly qualified and gifted mentor after they have completed all of their clinical training. Must be a MD or DO with at least 80% protected research time with no more than three years of postdoctoral laboratory research experience.
12/01/2025	Alzheimer's Association: 2026 Zenith Fellows Award	$450,000	Alzheimer's Association	Alzheimer's Disease, Basic Science, Clinical Investigations	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $450,000 (Including 10% indirects) Project period: three years Only established independent investigators are eligible (Associate Professor or above). Proposed research should address fundamental questions in the early detection, causes, mechanisms, treatment, or prevention of AD/ADRD. Projects should pursue innovative basic or biomedical science that challenges convention and promises lasting impact. Focus areas include biological studies and clinical investigations, excluding clinical trials.
12/31/2025	Harrington Discovery Institute: Brain Health Medicines	$100,000	Harrington Discovery Institute	Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Development	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 31, 2025 Amount: $100,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year The Brain Health Medicines Scholar Award provides funding and drug development support to researchers whose work aims to treat, prevent, or cure Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The award may be used for PI’s salary (up to 10% of the total), and additional personnel (collaborators, post-docs, etc.) in a proportionate amount to the time spent on the project. There is potential to renew for a second year and an opportunity to qualify for up to $400,000 in additional funding and drug development support. IP rights are retained by the awardee or their institution.
12/03/2025	American Gastroenterological Association: Research Scholar Award	$300,000	American Gastroenterological Association	digestive cancer, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 3, 2025 Amount: $300,000 (no indirects) Project period: three years Provides funds for early-career investigators working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research (i.e., a minimum of 50% effort dedicated to the proposed project). The award will support junior faculty (not fellows) who have demonstrated exceptional promise and have some record of accomplishment in research.
12/03/2025	American Gastroenterological Association-Gastric Cancer Foundation: Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer	$300,000	American Gastroenterological Association	digestive cancer, Early Career, Gastric Cancer	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 3, 2025 Amount: $300,000 (no indirects) Project period: three years Provide funds to early career faculty (i.e., investigator, instructor, research associate or equivalent) working toward an independent career in gastric cancer research. Research involving precancerous lesions will be considered if relevance to gastric cancer is explicitly outlined. This grant has protected time for research (i.e., a minimum of 50% effort dedicated to the proposed project).
11/15/2025	The Gerber Foundation: Research Grant	$350,000	The Gerber Foundation	Child Health, Infants, Nutrition	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. LOI due: November 15, 2025 Amount: $350,000 (including 10% indirects) Project period: three years Projects should aim to improve the nutrition, care, and development of infants and young children from the prenatal period to age three. The Foundation seeks practical, scalable solutions that address challenges faced by caregivers and can be implemented quickly to improve health, nutrition, or developmental outcomes. Proposals should generate new information, treatments, or tools that lead to measurable changes in practice.
11/28/2025	Oberkotter Foundation: Family Navigation Approach to Supporting Early Hearing Detection and Intervention	$300,000	Oberkotter Foundation	Care Navigation, Hearing, Pediatric Audiology, Underserved	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: November 28, 2025 Budget: $300,000 (no indirects) Project period: three years Proposals should introduce or expand a navigator program to assist families in achieving and accelerating early hearing detection, identification, and intervention. Proposals should strive to minimize loss-to-follow-up/ documentation after newborn hearing screening, ensure prompt completion of audiology diagnostic assessment as needed, and/or facilitate prompt access to hearing technology and early intervention services for children identified as deaf or hard-of-hearing. Proposals for virtual tools or resources without the addition of a person whose role is to guide families through some or all of the journey are considered nonresponsive. There is no maximum or minimum budget. Recent grants averaged $280,000.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: The Sergievsky Award	$150,000	American Epilepsy Society	Clinical Research, Early Career, Epilepsy, Underserved	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $150,000 (no indirects) Project period: two years Supports physicians and scientists conducting clinical research on epilepsy in medically underserved populations or other health equity issues. Aims to launch careers in academic clinical research. Proposals may address any area of epilepsy research.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: Junior Investigator Awards	$75,000	American Epilepsy Society	Clinical Faculty, Early Career, Epilepsy	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $75,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year Junior Investigator Awards support research by recently independent investigators with the intent to facilitate successful competition for subsequent longer-term support from the NIH or other sources. Proposals are welcome across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical epilepsy research, including studies of disease mechanisms or treatments, epidemiologic or behavioral studies, the development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians	$75,000	American Epilepsy Society	Clinical Faculty, Early Career, Epilepsy	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $75,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year AES Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians and the AES Pediatric Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians provide mentored support for clinical fellows or recently appointed clinical faculty who intend to pursue a career in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships	$50,000	American Epilepsy Society	Early Career, Epilepsy, Postdoctoral	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. American Epilepsy Society: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $50,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year AES Postdoctoral Fellowships support trainees investigating the causes, treatment, or consequences of epilepsy under the guidance of an experienced mentor. Projects may be basic, translational, or clinical. The one-year fellowship provides up to $50,000 for stipend and AES Annual Meeting travel, plus a one-year AES membership.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: Predoctoral Research Fellowships	$30,000	American Epilepsy Society	Dissertation Research, Early Career, Epilepsy, Predoctoral	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $30,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year Supports predoctoral students conducting epilepsy-focused dissertation research under the mentorship of an experienced epilepsy investigator. Proposals may span basic, translational, or clinical research. The one-year fellowship provides up to $30,000 for stipend and travel to the AES Annual Meeting, plus a one-year AES membership.
01/22/2026	American Epilepsy Society: Epilepsy Wellness Advocates, Early Career Research	$70,000	American Epilepsy Society	Alternative Medicine, Early Career, Epilepsy, Wellness	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: January 22, 2026 Amount: $70,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year For early-career investigators to pursue innovative, non-invasive, and non-pharmacological research—potentially including alternative medicine—focused on integrative health and wellness approaches to manage epilepsy and improve quality of life. Projects may be preclinical or clinical, mechanistic or therapeutic, but must explore under-studied or emerging areas supported by preliminary evidence. Areas of interest include nutrition, cognition, behavior, emotion, activity, environment, and integrative health innovation.
12/02/2025	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation: Senior Research Award	$130,000	Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation	Crohn’s Disease, Established Investigator, IBD	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 2, 2025 Full Submission due: January 22, 2025 Amount: $130,000 for one year, may request renewal for up to 2 additional years 10% Indirect Costs The goal of the Senior Research Award (SRA) is to provide established researchers with funds to generate findings that could have an impact on the field of IBD and advance the mission to stimulate and encourage innovative research in the basic, translational and clinical biosciences, which is likely to increase our understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, therapy, and prevention of IBD. Must hold a MD or PhD.
12/04/2025	Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative	$500,000	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	Interdisciplinary, Pregnancy, Women's Health	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to the opportunity below, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Full submission due: December 4, 2025 Amount: $500,000 over 4 years (no indirect costs allowed) This award aims to support research on the underlying mechanisms of normal pregnancy, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and late term pregnancy loss (projects focused on miscarriage at 10 weeks or less and infertility related loss are beyond the scope of this mechanism). We especially welcome applications focused on subtyping adverse pregnancy outcomes, investigating maternal–fetal interactions, and integrating animal models with clinical outcomes.
12/17/2025	Society of Bedside Medicine: Bedside Medicine Scholars Program	$40,000	Society of Bedside Medicine	Bedside Medicine, Diagnostic Excellence, Early Career, Equity	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 17, 2025 Amount: $40,000 (no indirects) Project period: one year Supports a project that promotes diagnostic excellence and the reduction of diagnostic error. Projects can be based in either the outpatient or inpatient setting. Priority project areas include: History Taking and Communication Physical Examination Clinical Reasoning Shared-decision Making Technology at the Bedside (including point-of-care technology, artificial intelligence and telemedicine) Candidates must be within five years of their residency or fellowship training and have an MD, DO, MBBS or equivalent. The majority of the budget will be used to support protected time for the scholar.
01/06/2026	PCORI: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research	$750,000	PCORI	Artificial intelligence, Research Design	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 6, 2026 Budget: up to $750,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: up to three years PCORI seeks to fund projects that address important methodological gaps and lead to improvements in the strength and quality of evidence generated by CER studies.   Program priorities:   Methods To Improve the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in CER. Methods To Improve Study Design. Methods To Support Data Research Networks. Methods Related to Ethical and Human Subjects Protections Issues in CER. PCORI has established the Patient-Centered Outcomes Data Repository (PCODR) at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), based at the University of Michigan. The repository contains a growing number of patient-centered CER datasets that applicants may find useful for the conduct of their proposed methodological research (e.g., for use cases). Use of these datasets is encouraged but not required.
01/06/2026	PCORI: Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research	$1,500,000	PCORI	Research Engagement	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 6, 2026 Budget: up to $1,500,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: up to three years This RFP is focused on engagement of partners in research, i.e., the life-cycle of planning, conducting and disseminating research projects. PCORI is seeking to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research, including: Measures to capture structure/context, process, and outcomes of engagement in research. Techniques that lead to effective engagement in research. How effective engagement techniques should be modified and resourced for different contexts, settings, and communities. Applications focused on patient engagement in clinical or self-care are not responsive. Research should focus on: Engagement with partner representativeness, available resources, and barriers or facilitators to meaningful participation. Activities that include planning, supporting, facilitating, and managing engagement, as well as determining the appropriate level of involvement. How effective engagement contributes to research efficiency, study completion, patient-centeredness, and the relevance of study findings.
01/06/2026	PCORI: Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research	$22,000,000	PCORI	Comparative Research, Large Trial	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 6, 2026 Budget: up to $22,000,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: 6.5 years PCORI will fund high-quality patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER) projects comparing two or more interventions with established efficacy or widespread use. Studies should address evidence gaps that inform healthcare decisions for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and policymakers. Eligible interventions include clinical (medications, tests, procedures) and delivery system (workforce, technologies, service designs) approaches. Applications should focus on comparing existing interventions. Applications must propose large individual- or cluster-randomized trials with two phases: Feasibility Phase: Establish infrastructure, engage patients/stakeholders, test study operations, and refine procedures. This phase cannot generate efficacy evidence. Full Phase: Proceeding to this phase depends on achieving feasibility milestones and deliverables. Studies should address at least one PCORI-approved topic: cancer, intellectual/developmental disabilities, maternal health, mental/behavioral health, metabolic/endocrine health, pain, rare diseases, sensory health, or substance use.
01/06/2026	PCORI: Broad Pragmatic Studies	$12,000,000	PCORI	Comparative Research, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Menopause, Obesity	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 6, 2026 Budget: up to $12,000,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: five years PCORI seeks patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects comparing two or more widely used interventions to fill evidence gaps that inform healthcare decisions for patients, caregivers, clinicians, and policymakers. Strongly encouraged are individual- or cluster-randomized trials, though well-designed observational studies or natural experiments are also eligible. Hybrid effectiveness-implementation approaches are encouraged, but studies solely focused on implementation, dissemination, or methods development are non-responsive. Meaningful patient and stakeholder engagement is required. Patient care costs may be requested but are not guaranteed. Special Areas of Emphasis: Obesity: Comparative effectiveness of lifestyle, pharmacologic, procedural, or combination interventions with clinically meaningful obesity outcomes. Menopausal Symptoms: CER on hormonal, non-hormonal, or system-level interventions to improve health and quality of life for peri- and post-menopausal women. Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): CER on systems-level care strategies to improve access, quality, navigation, and patient-centered outcomes.
01/01/2026	PCORI: Improving Health Decision Making with Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research: Retrospective Observational Studies Leveraging Existing Data Sources	$2,000,000	PCORI	Data Analysis, Observational Studies, Retrospective Research	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 1, 2026 Budget: up to $2,000,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: 18 months PCORI seeks well-designed retrospective observational patient-centered CER studies using existing data sources. The research goal is to generate timely, impactful CER evidence to guide healthcare decisions, complement RCTs, and assess long-term effects and real-world outcomes. Studies should leverage established data sources (e.g., PCORnet®) to compare existing interventions in real-world settings. Both clinical interventions (medications, procedures, diagnostics) and delivery system interventions (healthcare workforce, technologies, service designs) are eligible. Studies should address at least one PCORI-approved topic: cancer, intellectual/developmental disabilities, maternal health, mental/behavioral health, metabolic/endocrine health, pain, rare diseases, sensory health, or substance use. Key Features: Focus on patient-centered, clinically meaningful outcomes. Support longer-term follow-up (>5 years) and evaluation of treatment heterogeneity. Encourage state-of-the-art causal inference methods and multi-site data for generalizable results. Only studies using existing, ready-to-analyze data are eligible; new data networks, registries, or linkages are not supported.
01/06/2026	PCORI: Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum (The Cancer Partner PFA)	$12,000,000	PCORI	Cancer, Comparative Research, Underserved Groups	If you are interested in the following opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: January 6, 2026 Budget: up to $12,000,000 (plus 40% indirects) Project period: up to five years Special areas of interest: Barriers to cancer screening: CER studies testing strategies to improve screening and timely follow-up, especially in populations with low uptake. Focus areas: access, communication, health literacy, cultural factors, systematic screening, and genetic testing for high-risk individuals. Evidence-based treatment delivery: CER studies comparing strategies to enhance cancer care delivery and outcomes, particularly for underserved groups. Priorities: timely, evidence-based treatment, managing toxicity/burden, mental health support, healthcare coordination, and caregiver support, especially for metastatic patients. Post-treatment follow-up care: CER studies comparing follow-up models for survivors, including risk-based/stratified approaches. Focus: adolescent/young adult survivors, rural access via telehealth or multidisciplinary teams, care transitions, older survivors with chronic conditions, and long-term survivors (5+ years post-diagnosis). Dual PIs required—one from a research organization, one from a community organization. Only individual-level or cluster-RCTs are eligible; observational studies are excluded. Studies solely on patient navigators or educators are non-responsive, but integrating navigation into routine care is of interest.
12/19/2025	ARPA-H: Treating Hereditary Rare Diseases with In Vivo Precision Genetic Medicines – THRIVE	See solicitation for details	Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)	Disease Prevention, Genetics, Manufacturing	Solution summary deadline: December 19, 2025 Award amount: Based on project's needs It’s GIVE-ing more treatments for patients. The GIVE program, or Genetic Medicines and Individualized Manufacturing for Everyone, aims to leverage cutting-edge production technologies to establish the U.S. as a frontrunner in advanced manufacturing methods for high-quality medicines. Why it’s needed: Genetic medicines hold promise to make treatments in different formats. However, their development is often hindered by the high cost and complexity of manufacturing and quality testing, centralized facilities with specialized equipment needs, and ultracold shipping requirements. From the Program Manager: “Our vision is to rapidly produce multiple kinds of genetic medicines so that breakthrough treatments are accessible, affordable, and ready to dose within a week of diagnosis,” said GIVE Program Manager John Schiel, Ph.D. “Individualized domestic biomanufacturing will give the U.S. an advantage and ensure that researchers and patients alike have access to the latest therapeutic capabilities.” How to engage: For more information about the GIVE program, including solicitation details and Proposers’ Day registration, visit the GIVE program page.
12/01/2025	American Lung Association Innovation Award	$150,000	American Lung Association	Lung Disease, Mid-career	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $150,000 over two years - no indirect costs This award is geared toward independent investigators who are conducting basic science, behavioral, clinical or translational research in lung health or disease. Applicants must have held an NIH K- or R-type award within five years prior to applying. Applicants may not have served as PI on three or more RO1 type grants.
11/13/2025	Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology	$600,000	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative	Biomodels, Immunology, Synthetic Biology	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: November 13, 2025 Amount: up to $600,000 (includes 15% indirects) Project period is two years (with opportunity to extend) This RFA seeks innovative strategies applying synthetic biology to immunology, including engineering immune cells with enhanced specificity and control, designing synthetic bio-circuits to direct cell behavior, regulating immune states and responses, constructing artificial or semi-synthetic immune systems for modeling and therapy, and developing modular systems for real-time immune surveillance and non-invasive reporting. Proposals that do not introduce complex synthetic biology constructs are out of scope; CRISPR screens qualify only if used to design novel biocircuit logic.
11/13/2025	Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Advancing Technologies for Spatiotemporal Omics in Live Tissue	$1,000,000	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative	Autoimmune Disease, Biomodels, Immunology	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: November 13, 2025 Focused Projects: $500,000 (inclusive of 15% indirects) Expanded Projects: $1,000,000 (inclusive of 15% indirects) Project period is two years (with opportunity to extend) Supports the development of Instrumented Tissues: engineered living systems embedded with devices enabling real-time, spatiotemporal monitoring of molecular signals. This RFA seeks applications to: Develop minimally invasive technologies for real-time spatial profiling of proteomic and metabolomic landscapes in live tissues. Engineer and validate systems for continuous molecular sensing and immune dynamics mapping. Advance integrated sampling/detection platforms with high spatial (10–100 μm) and temporal (5–10 min for metabolomics; <1 hr for proteomics) resolution. Enable longitudinal analysis of tissue microenvironments to track immune processes. Establish standardized performance metrics for resolution, sensitivity, biocompatibility, and stability. Incorporate computational modeling for real-time data integration and systems-level analysis. Demonstrate utility in relevant models (e.g., organoids, explants, immune-competent animals) with focus on immunology/autoimmunity. Foster interdisciplinary collaboration to drive platform innovation. Ensure scalability, robustness, reproducibility, and broad adoption. Support open sharing of tools, protocols, standards, and datasets. The RFA will not consider: Transcriptomic-only studies (RNA-seq, spatial/single-cell/bulk transcriptomics) Subcellular/organelle-only proteomics or metabolomics Fixed/frozen tissue approaches (non-viable samples) Single time-point analyses Low multiplexing (<100 analytes) Morphology-only imaging studies Methods lacking live-tissue validation Computational-only projects without a physical platform
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant	$50,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Clinical Advancements, Plastic Surgery, Translational	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $50,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years Seeks applications which translate clinical or basic science research findings into clinically relevant advancements or tools with a high likelihood of impacting daily practice and patient care within the next few years.
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: Directed Research Grant – Breast Surgery	$50,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Safety	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $50,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years Support plastic surgeons in pursuing research related to all aspects of breast surgery (reconstruction or aesthetic), including the critical area of breast implant safety. Research may range from pilot projects up to more advanced research inquiries. Novel ideas are encouraged, particularly in enhancing the safety and effectiveness of breast implants used in surgical procedures.
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: Research Fellowship	$50,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Early Career, Fellowship, Plastic Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $50,000 (for salary support only) Project period is one year This grant is for salary support only for a Resident or Fellow to obtain training and experience in research, under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The application must describe a structured research training plan, in addition to a research project. Only already funded research projects will be considered.
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Research Grant	$25,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Aesthetics, Plastic Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $25,000 (no indirects) Project period is one year Supports plastic surgeons in pursuing research in aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery. Eligible applicants include surgeons at all stages of their careers. The research may range from pilot projects up to more advanced research questions. New research concepts and novel ideas are encouraged. Subject areas may include but are not limited to the most common contemporary procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery: breast augmentation, liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, tummy tuck and facelift.
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: Combined Pilot Research Grants	$15,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Peripheral Nerve, Plastic Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $15,000 (no indirects) Project period is one year Supports innovative research in hand surgery, academic plastic surgery related to research, peripheral nerve research, microsurgery and stimulating fundamental research in plastic surgery. Intended for pilot research studies that set the stage for investigators to apply to larger funding agencies.
12/02/2025	Plastic Surgery Foundation: Pilot Research Grants	$15,000	Plastic Surgery Foundation	Early Career, Plastic Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 2, 2025 Amount: $15,000 (no indirects) Project period is one year Support residents and junior faculty in their efforts to address focused research questions, obtain preliminary data to support larger grant proposals in the future and develop a line of research that can be carried forward into an academic career. Projects that are a prelude to the NIH or other external funding agencies are encouraged.
11/20/2025	Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Path to a Cure — Collaborative Research Grant	$3,000,000	Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Therapy	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: November 20, 2025 Amount up to $3,000,000 (plus 12% indirects) Project period is three years Funds the development of new therapies or therapeutic strategies to treat cystic fibrosis with an emphasis on advancing CFTR gene repair and replacement approaches. Collaborations that bring new investigators into the CF research community are a high priority. A single Collaborative Research Grant proposal must have at least two -- and may include up to four — related research projects (each led by a separate principal investigator) that share a well-defined theme and overall objective. Proposals must contain sufficient preliminary data to justify support. Applicants must speak with program staff prior to submission to ensure the research aims are in alignment with the research priorities described in this request.
12/01/2025	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Women in Thoracic Surgery (mid-career)	$100,000	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery	Thoracic Surgery, Women	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $100,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years For mid-career female cardiothoracic surgeon scientists who have faced external constraints to professional growth. Proposed research can be clinical, translational or basic science. Funding is intended to lead to future applications for larger independent grants by providing preliminary data or foundational work for extramural funding. Therefore, candidates must articulate their plan for ensuring continued funding for the research career beyond this award. Must have a current academic or hospital appointment and have completed their cardiothoracic residency no less than five years and no longer than fifteen years from the application.
12/01/2025	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Surgical Investigator (early career)	$100,000	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery	Cardiothoracic Surgery, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $100,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years Supports clinical and translational research by young cardiothoracic surgeons, including topics related to quality and outcomes research, and studies of new and innovative therapies, procedures, and technologies in cardiothoracic surgery. Candidates must have a current academic or hospital appointment and have completed their cardiothoracic residency within seven years of application. The funding is to be used for initial support or for bridge funding for the continuation of a project between grants. Preliminary data and publications in the area of research will be required to assess feasibility. Grant can support salary, research supplies, travel and other legitimate academic expenses of the scholar.
12/01/2025	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Research Scholarship (early career)	$160,000	The American Association for Thoracic Surgery	Early Career, Thoracic Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: December 1, 2025 Amount: $160,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years Awarded to a North American surgeon committed to pursuing an academic career in cardiothoracic surgery. This program is designed as an early-career development award for young surgical scientists. Applications must be submitted during the candidate's first two years in an academic position and candidates must have completed their cardiothoracic residency within three years of application. Grant can support salary, research supplies, travel and other legitimate academic expenses of the scholar.
12/31/2025	Dana Foundation: Dana Frontiers	$150,000	The Dana Foundation	Community Engagement, Neuroscience, Toolkits	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: December 31, 2025 Budget up to $150,000 (no indirects) Project period up to 18 months Supports multidirectional community engagement to collaboratively identify and address key issues at the intersection of neuroscience and society. Supports projects that improve the quality of relationships between patient groups, technology end-users and developers, researchers, clinicians, regulators, ethicists, professionals, and policymakers. The funder seeks projects that develop practical engagement resources—such as toolkits, playbooks, or roadmaps—that empower practitioners (e.g., neuroscientists, policymakers, community leaders) to connect different communities, build trust-based relationships, and foster collaboration. Projects that primarily aim to increase awareness about brain health or specific brain-based diseases are not responsive.
12/02/2025	American Heart Association: 2026 Career Development Award	$231,000	American Heart Asssociation	Cardiovascular disease, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Karineh Petrossian at Karineh.Petrossian@med.usc.edu. Application due December 2, 2025 Budget is $231,000 (including 10% indirects) Project timeline is three years. The award supports the early years of the recipient’s first professional appointment, enabling them to conduct pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training needed to ensure the applicant’s future success. Postdoctoral fellows may apply but must have attained faculty appointment by the time of award application.
01/29/2026	Foundation Fighting Blindness Career Development Program (CDA)	$375,000	Foundation Fighting Blindness	Early Career, Junior Faculty, Retinal Degenerative Diseases	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application Deadline: January 29, 2026 Funding Amount: $75,000 per year for five (5) years ($375,000 total) (no indirect costs) Early Career The Foundation Fighting Blindness CDA program goal is to help advance junior clinical research scientists in their professional endeavors to cure retinal degenerative disease by: (1) facilitating advances in laboratory and clinical research. (2) elucidating the mechanism for the cause and pathogenesis of retinal degenerative diseases. (3) developing innovative strategies to prevent, treat and cure these diseases. Clinician-scientists must hold an M.D., D.O., O.D., or recognized equivalent foreign degree and who are in their first, second, or third year of a junior faculty appointment, and are committed to solving the mysteries of inherited retinal diseases are encouraged to apply.
11/11/2025	Wellcome: Mental Health Award: Transforming mental health outcomes for young people	$8,200,000	Wellcome Trust	Mental Health, Young People	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due November 11, 2025 (for first phase) Budget up to $8,200,000 Project period six years Funding for projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness and assess implementation strategies of scalable transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis in young people (aged between 10 and 30). To apply for this award, teams must include both researchers and implementation partners. Implementation partners enable implementation and scaling of the intervention. At least one implementation partner must be included as a co-applicant in the team. The proposal must capture multiple outcomes that are relevant to people with lived experience, including mental health outcomes, functional outcomes, and full economic evaluation. This award is structured in two phases: a Foundation Phase followed by an Impact Phase. This first phase will provide £200,000 to build teams and develop a detailed proposal for the research over 12 months. The research must take place in the United Kingdom and/or low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but the lead researcher can be based anywhere in the world.
11/25/2025	Wound Healing Foundation Solventum Fellowship	$20,000	Wound Healing Foundation	Early Career, Wound Healing	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due November 25, 2025 Amount is $20,000 for salary support (no indirects) Project period is one year Funds scientific research and career development of young investigators who are pursuing a career in wound healing research. The award is paid to USC as the fellowship sponsor. The fellow is expected to present results at the WHF Annual Meeting. The applicant he must have at least one degree and received it within the last 10 years as well as clinical or research experience and interest in wound healing.
01/26/2026	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Equity in Access Research Grant	$2,500,000	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society	Cancer, Epidemiology, Health Equity	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Full Application Due: January 26, 2026 Amount: $2.5M Informed by a scoping review of the literature, the purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to fund research studies that will increase our understanding of effective interventions for increasing accrual to therapeutic cancer clinical trials, particularly among underrepresented populations. Specifically, we seek proposals that will implement and evaluate interventions designed to a) mitigate multilevel barriers to therapeutic clinical trial accrual for underrepresented groups and b) quantitatively measure the impact of these interventions on patient accrual. We are particularly interested in proposals that address systemic, institutional, and clinician-related barriers that impede clinical trial participation.