Currently Open Funding Opportunities

Deadline	Title	Amount	Sponsored By	Research Area	Content
09/08/2025	March of Dimes: Discovery Research Grants	$200,000	March of Dimes	Maternal Health, Pregnancy, Translational Research	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due September 8, 2025 Amount is $200,000 (including 10% indirects) Project period is two years Grants for seasoned researchers seeking to make consequential translational discoveries that will drastically alter clinical care for pregnant people and babies, whether through evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, or intervention. Priority research topics: (1) Spontaneous preterm birth. (2) Decreasing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality by improving access to high quality health care. (3) Cardiovascular health conditions developed during pregnancy or exacerbated during pregnancy. Applicants must be health professionals, health researchers, epidemiologists, and/or social scientists with doctoral degrees and a faculty appointment. All studies must have the potential to improve clinical care and decrease the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. All topics may include investigations looking at the periods of pregnancy, intrapartum, and up to one year postpartum. Research may include human studies or studies with human tissue or studies at the population level. Models systems research is discouraged but is eligible if used to validate novel human disease processes. Multidisciplinary collaborations including those with community-based partners are encouraged.
08/12/2025	American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Foundation: Faculty Development Award	$300,000	American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Foundation	Drug Allergy, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due August 12, 2025 Amount is $300,000 Project period is three years Funding to further research in drug allergy/hypersensitivity. For this opportunity vaccines are not considered drugs, and applications that focus on vaccine reactions will NOT be considered for this award. At the time of the Letter of Intent, applicant must be no more than five years post the ACGME mandated training program requirement of two years in A/I. Primary faculty appointment must be in the discipline of A/I and the applicant needs to have a current mentor, one of the following degrees: MD, MD/PhD, DO, DO/PhD, and applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. All applicants must be AAAAI members.
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.
08/31/2025	Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Research Grant	$200,000	Elsa U. Pardee Foundation	Cancer, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Full Application due: August 31st, 2025 Amount: Target range $100K to $200K over one year The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation funds research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation funds projects for a one-year period which will allow the establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. Post-docs with a tenured mentor are eligible.
08/29/2025	Medtronic Surgical Technology Grant 2026-2027	$50,000	Medtronic	Surgical Technology, Technology	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Brittany De La Torre at Brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Abstracts Due: August 29, 2025 Budget: $50,000 (20% indirects) Areas of Interest: Localization, navigation, and guidance technologies Actuation and motion control Imaging modalities Augmented, virtual and extended reality concepts Therapies that may improve outcomes for patients Haptics and Sensing technologies Novel sensors and electronics Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms and techniques
09/09/2025	American Academy of Neurology: Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson's Disease	$150,000	American Academy of Neurology	Early Career, Parkinsons	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due September 9, 2025 Amount is $150,000 Project period is two years Funds patient-oriented research conducted with human participants, or translational research specifically designed to develop treatments or enhance diagnosis of neurological disease. These areas of research include epidemiologic or behavioral studies, clinical trials, studies of disease mechanisms, the development of new technologies, and health services and outcomes research. Disease-related studies not directly involving humans or human tissue are also encouraged if the primary goal is the development of therapies, diagnostic tests, or other tools to prevent or mitigate neurological diseases. Applicant must be interested in an academic career in neurological research with an MD, PhD, or equivalent doctoral-level clinical degree, who has completed clinical residency or PhD no more than 5 years prior to the beginning of this award (July 1, 2026).
09/09/2025	American Academy of Neurology: Career Development Award	$450,000	American Academy of Neurology	Early Career, Neurology	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due September 9, 2025 Amount is $450,000 Project period is three years This award is for junior investigators interested in an academic career in clinical, basic, or translational neurological research. Recipient must be a neurologist and an AAN member interested in an academic career in neurological research who completed residency between 5-10 years prior to the start date of the award (July 1, 2026). If you have completed both residency and a PhD, your eligibility is based on when you completed residency. The institution must commit to 70 percent protected research time. Recipients of individual K or R awards are not eligible to apply. Applicant’s other grant source(s) cannot exceed $150,000 annually.
07/18/2025	Society of University Surgeons: Early-Stage Investigator Award	$30,000	Society of University Surgeons	Early Career, Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due July 18, 2025 Amount is $30,000 (no indirects) Project period is one year This award is for surgical faculty in any of the surgical disciplines to support their research in the basic, clinical/outcomes, or translational surgical sciences. Applicants must have completed their terminal research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, whichever is later, within the past 10 years and not previously competed successfully as a PD/PI for a substantial NIH independent research award. Three letters of support are required for the application. The awardee will be required to appear at the 2027 Academic Surgical Congress.
09/29/2025	BrightFocus Foundation Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Standard Awards	$300,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Alzheimer's Disease, Early Career	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz at Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application Due: September 29, 2025 Amount: $300,000 (no indirects) Project period is three years. Early career Supports new and early career investigators during their early years as an independent investigator involved in studies that have an impact on the causes and/or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Candidates should be early investigators who have received their MD, PhD or equivalent degree within the past 12 years. Applicants must have independent lab space.
09/29/2025	BrightFocus Foundation Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship	$200,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Post Doc	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz at Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application Due: September 29, 2025 Amount: $200,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years. Postdoc Provides salary support for postdoctoral studies in an established laboratory focused on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or new clinical treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Candidates must hold an MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent degree and be within 5 years of degree conferral or end of residency.
07/31/2025	American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Sandy Kirkley Clinical Research Outcome Research Grant	$25,000	American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine	Clinical Research, Sports Medicine	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz at Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application deadline is July 31, 2025 $25,000 over 24 months (no indirects allowed) This award provides seed funding, start up or supplemental funding for an orthopedic sports medicine clinical outcome research project or pilot study. Any clinical outcome research project that has the potential to inform evidence based orthopedic sports medicine practice is eligible, including Biologics, Osteoarthritis (OA), Return to Sport/Play, Outcomes, Youth Sports Injuries/Early Sports Specialization, Sports Medicine Long Term Follow-up/Effects, Hip Arthroscopy, Tendinopathy, Cartilage, and Trending. Any investigative team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.
09/02/2025	Foundation for Women's Health Grant	$200,000	Foundation for Women's Health	Health Equity, Women's Health Research	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz at Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Letter of Intent due: September 2, 2025 Invited to submit full proposals: December 2025 Amount: $100,000 to $200,000 (15% indirect costs allowed) The Foundation for Women’s Health Foundation seeks one-page letters of intent for innovative studies to advance research in women’s health. The Foundation has identified five funding priority areas focused on diseases that present the largest burden to women and receive little research funding: Adolescent girls’ mental health, Uterine cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Vaccine Uptake in adolescent girls and pregnant women, and Autoimmune Disease.
07/31/2025	The California Wellness Foundation Grant Award	$100,000	The California Wellness Foundation	Community, Health Research	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz at Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Letters of Intent cycle: July 1-31, 2025 Invited to submit full proposals: October 2025 Amount: Amount request is flexible Cal Wellness is accepting Letters of Intent to advance the health and wellness of Californians. Cal Wellness’ Advancing Wellness grantmaking is organized into four priority areas: Community Well-being, Economic Security and Dignity, Equity in Access, and Leading for Power and Change. Each area has its own funding priorities and goals. To be considered for a grant, work must align with at least one of these goals.
08/21/2025	Pfizer Educational Grant in Metastatic Prostate Cancer	$350,000	Pfizer	Physician Education, Prostate Cancer	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Brittany De La Torre at Brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Deadline: August 21, 2025 Amount: Up to $350K, 28% Indirects Specific Area of Interest: Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on increasing healthcare professional knowledge and competence in the following areas: Guideline concordance and best practices for integration of testing into clinical practice, including: when to order testing and how to interpret results of biomarkers and genetic mutations (inclusive of all HRR mutations, i.e. BRCA and non-BRCA), the role of the multidisciplinary team in ordering tests, and education on strategies to identify and remove barriers to appropriate testing for patients with prostate cancer. Emerging data on efficacy and safety regarding PARPi’s used in the treatment of mPC including better understanding of: 1) the mechanism of action and the biological and clinical rationale for PARPi combinations and 2) clinical safety, treatment sequencing and patient subgroup data Clinical data regarding PARPi combinations and how to mitigate associated side effects for optimal patient care, including but not limited to, the role of the multidisciplinary team in ongoing therapy management. Best practices for initiating guideline concordant care for patients with mPC in community healthcare settings for optimal therapy management of PARPi combinations in prostate cancer including but not limited to, implementation of genetic testing workflows and encouraging patient engagement in treatment decisions and clinical trial participation. Examples of educational formats that will be considered under this RFP include but are not limited to: On-agenda educational sessions during live conferences Multi-company supported, stand-alone symposia Expert interviews recorded at live conferences, conference coverage reviews Online articles, newsletter articles, training courses, webinars Social media posted & linked content Videos, podcasts, infographics, animations
08/22/2025	Johnson & Johnson Polyphonic™ AI Fund for Surgery Quick Fire Challenge	$100,000	Johnson & Johnson	Artificial intelligence, Surgery	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Brittany De La Torre at Brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Due Date: August 22 Amount: $100,000 Grant, Mentorship and Access to Computing Tools Innovators around the world are invited to submit ideas for AI technologies with the potential to enhance surgical care and improve patient outcomes across the following categories: Surgical decision support: Perioperative AI that augments delivery of care throughout the procedure, reduces cognitive load and has the potential to serve as a surgeon co-pilot. Data management & governance processes: Efforts pursuing breakthroughs in data infrastructure, privacy & consent management, labeling frameworks, and regulatory research. Surgical efficiency: AI that boosts coordination across care teams, amplifies care team proficiency and improves patient management all towards enabling seamless delivery of perioperative care. Specific surgical areas of interest include: Soft tissue surgery including but not limited to colorectal, bariatric, thoracic, urology, gynecology and general surgery. We are interested in tangible innovations at a variety of stages – including ideation, prototyping, piloting, and commercial launches. Submissions should align with our focus areas and not be limited to academic research projects.
09/03/2025	Leducq Foundation: International Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Research	$8,500,000	Leducq Foundation	Cardiovascular disease, International, Neurovascular Disease	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due September 3, 2025 Amount up to $8,500,000 (10% indirects) Project period is five years Funding for internationally collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research in cardiovascular and neurovascular disease. Historically, most of the programs supported are basic and/or translational science. The research should aim to generate new knowledge with the potential to advance the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular and/or neurovascular disease. Early career investigators should be part of the network. Each network is built around an international research alliance involving two network coordinators, who must be located on different continents. Interdisciplinary collaboration is encouraged. The network should have three to six institutional members. Leducq Foundation funding should not be the sole source of support for the research program. The commitment to early-career investigators demonstrated in the budget will figure importantly in the evaluation process, and applications with budgets weighted disproportionately to paying salaries of senior investigators will be viewed unfavorably.
07/29/2025	Lung Cancer Research Foundation Team Science Award on Advancing Therapies Toward CURING EGFR Mutated Lung Cancers	$1,500,000	Lung Cancer Research Foundation	Drug Resistance, Lung Cancer	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. LOI Due: July 29, 2025 Amount: $1.5M over three years Keywords: Lung Cancer, Drug Resistance The overarching theme of the proposals should be centered around understanding and overcoming mechanisms of resistance to treatment for EGFRmut+ lung cancer. The proposal must include 2 projects; both directed toward the understanding and treatment of resistant/persistent disease in EGFR mutated lung cancer. At least one project must be associated with a clinical trial either as part of the project or planned as a result of the research. Both projects must have correlative translational research as part of the proposals.
07/29/2025	AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship	$130,000	American Association of Cancer Research	Cancer, Immunology, Post Doc	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Grant Amount: $130,000 over 2 years Application Deadline: July 29, 2025 The AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct immuno-oncology research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences related and must have direct applicability and relevance to immuno-oncology.
07/24/2025	American Association of Cancer Research-Hope Scarves Metastatic Breast Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grant	$50,000	American Association of Cancer Research	Breast Cancer, Cancer	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Grant Amount: $50,000 Application Deadline: July 24, 2025 over 1 year This grant mechanism aims to foster innovation and advance the translation of promising ideas in metastatic breast cancer research, including the exploration of potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers. By supporting efforts to bridge basic science with emerging treatment strategies, the grant also aims to foster the development of the next generation of cancer researchers.
08/07/2025	Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program	$250,000	Michael J. Fox Foundation	Drug Development, Neurology, Parkinsons	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Rolling Deadline Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage preclinical and/or clinical programs. This program seeks to advance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The program is set up to benefit therapeutics with clear potential to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or to reduce the burden of daily symptoms.
07/14/2025	Michael J. Fox Foundation Molecular MRI Biomarker Program	$400,000	Michael J. Fox Foundation	Imaging, Neurology, Parkinsons	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Due: July 14th, 2025 Amount: Up to $400,000 for 6 months to 2 years This program seeks to advance the development of innovative molecular MRI (mMRI) techniques that directly quantify molecular and cellular events in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Full proposals that focus on the following molecular and cellular pathways associated with PD are invited to apply: Endolysosomal Dysfunction: Approaches to detect disruption in lysosomal activity, pathological protein accumulation, autophagy, etc. Mitochondrial Impairment: Methods to measure mitochondrial bioenergetics, oxidative stress, metabolic changes and track mitochondrial dysfunction in-vivo. Neuroinflammation & Immune System Dysregulation: Strategies to detect and visualize inflammatory markers, quantify blood-brain barrier integrity, etc.
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.
08/12/2025	McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss	$750,000	McKnight Foundation	Aging, Early Career, Neurology	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Application due: August 12, 2025 over 3 years Amount: $750,000 (includes 10% indirects) Applicant must be an advanced Assistant Professor or recently appointed Associate Professors (MDs and PhDs.) One award will be made to support innovative studies focusing on clinical translational research and another will support innovative studies of basic biological mechanisms underlying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. It is expected that the proposed research will yield transformative discoveries and thus proposals are invited that are high risk/high gain. Research studies at the intersection of age-associated cognitive changes and disease-related cognitive impairment may be considered if a strong case can be made for their relevance to cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. However, research that is primarily focused on neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) will not be supported.
09/30/2025	Charles A. Dana Foundation: Neuroscience & Society: Dana NextGen	$150,000	Charles A. Dana Foundation	Early Career, Neuroscience	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due September 30, 2025 (deadline is rolling before October) Amount up to $150,000 Project period is one year Funds pilot experiential training programs in Neuroscience & Society for graduate students. We seek proposals that target graduate students in neuroscience, the humanities, social sciences, law, medicine, and other fields relevant to Neuroscience & Society. Opportunities should be interdisciplinary, combining science and non-science approaches. Will not support ongoing programs.
07/21/2025	Blueprint Biosecurity – Exposure of Human Aerosols to far-UVC Light for pathogen Elimination (EXHALE)	$1,000,000	Blueprint Biosecurity	Air Quality, Pathogen	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Brittany De La Torre at Brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Abstract Due: July 21 Budget: Up to $1M / 1 year (10% indirects) This RFP seeks to quantify the viral pathogen inactivation potential of far-UVC on human-generated aerosol particles with comparison to current laboratory methods. While experiments using more traditional aerosolization media (e.g., simulated saliva, DI water, PBS, etc.) are not a part of the EXHALE program, a major outcome of this study is the ability to compare inactivation in HGRP with these existing studies. The goal of this RFP is to determine far-UVC inactivation of viral pathogens within HGRPs and compare results to traditional laboratory methods. This study will not only provide conclusive evidence that far-UVC could be effective in real-world settings but will also provide a potential scaling or comparison factor to established protocols. View RFP Details: Human Aerosol RFP
08/06/2025	Alzheimer’s Association: Part the Cloud Translational Gene Targeting Challenge	$2,000,000	Alzheimer's Association	Alzheimer's, Gene Therapy	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due August 6, 2025 Award up to $2,000,000 for phase two (including 10% indirects) Project period up to three years This new grant mechanism aims to fill the gap in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia clinical trials for advancing potential gene targeting (this could be anything that changes gene or gene produce expression) therapeutics forward by providing support for early phase studies (Phase 1 and Phase 2). Symptomatic-only treatments are out of scope. Each grant is limited to $1,000,000 (direct and indirect costs) for Phase 1 studies (early-stage testing) and $2,000,000 for Phase 2 studies (efficacy) over two or three years.
08/06/2025	Alzheimer's Association: Part the Cloud Translational Research: Phase 1 and Phase 2 Clinical Studies	$1,000,000	Alzheimer's Association	Alzheimer's, Clinical Trials	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due August 6, 2025 Amount up to $1,000,000 (including 10% indirects) Project period up to three years This new grant mechanism aims to fill the gap in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia clinical trials for advancing potential therapeutics by providing support for early phase studies (Phase 1 and Phase 2). This award will support Phase 1 studies or pilot small- scale Phase 2a studies for repurposed drugs in normal individuals or individuals with symptomatic or symptomatic Alzheimer’s and related dementia, including single and multiple dose studies to establish safety, brain penetration and/or target engagement and proof of mechanism in preparation for larger proof of concept trials. In addition, proposals may be considered that are proof of concept to validate biological marker(s) of disease progression in a clinical trial environment.
08/06/2025	Alzheimer’s Association: Part the Cloud - Enable the Molecule for Therapeutics Funding Program	$1,000,000	Alzheimer's Association	Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Development	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. LOI due: August 6, 2025 Amount up to $1,000,000 (including 10% indirects) Project period up to 3 years Funds to advance promising Alzheimer's and related disorders therapeutics through final stages of investigational new drug (IND) -enabling stages. Supports high-potential therapeutic candidates, to expedite their translation into clinical application for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. This critical phase bridges advanced preclinical work with entry into first-in-human clinical trials. All therapeutic modalities will be considered, including but not limited to small molecules, PROTACs, antibodies, antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), gene therapies, and other novel biologics. Applications may target a wide range of validated or emerging disease mechanisms relevant to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, such as amyloid, tau, neuroinflammation, synaptic dysfunction, or other neurodegenerative pathways.
08/06/2025	William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence	$1,000,000	William T. Grant Foundation	Health Equity, Healthcare affordability	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu. Full Proposal Due: August 6th, 2025 Amount: $100,000 to $1,000,000 over 2-4 years, including up to 15% indirect costs. Additional Info: This program funds research studies (focused on young people ages 5-25) that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, community organizers, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
08/06/2025	William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality	$600,000	William T. Grant Foundation	Health Care Access, Health Equity	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu Full Proposals Due: August 6th, 2025 Amount: $100,000 to $600,000 over 2-3 years, including up to 15% indirect costs. Additional Info: This program funds research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5–25 in the United States. We invite studies from a range of disciplines, fields, and methods, and we encourage investigations into various youth-serving systems, including justice, housing, child welfare, mental health, and education.
09/30/2025	Harrington Discovery Institute: Brain Health Medicines Scholar Award	$150,000	Harrington Discovery Institute	Alzheimer's Disease, Drug Development	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due: September 30, 2025 Amount: $150,000 Project period is one year (potential to renew for a second year) Funds novel research that aims to treat, prevent, or cure Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Proposals should demonstrate rigorous science, creativity, innovation, and potential for clinical impact. Any therapeutic modality is acceptable. Applicant must be an MD of PhD and a faculty position. Grant winners qualify for drug development, commercial strategy and business development support from Harrington's Therapeutics Development Center experts and the opportunity to apply for additional funding. IP rights are retained by the Scholar/Institution.
07/31/2025	Elevance Health Foundation: Food as Medicine	$250,000	Elevance Health Foundation	Food Insecurity, Nutrition	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu. Application due July 31, 2025 No set dollar amount for grants (15% indirects) Project period up to three years Funding for programs that improve clinical health outcomes for individuals with diet-related conditions and that increase access to nutritious foods for populations experiencing food/nutrition insecurity. The amount requested should be limited to costs directly related to implementation of the proposed program, and may include support for measurement, evaluation and reporting. Grant amounts vary widely.
07/21/2025	Greenwall Foundation: Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking	$50,000	The Greenwall Foundation	Bioethics, Policy	If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu Application due July 21, 2025 Budget up to $50,000 Project timeline is up to one year Supports the innovative and practical integration of bioethics into policy. The Foundation intentionally is not prescribing the mechanisms it will fund through this initiative and welcomes creative ideas. Relevant policymaking under this initiative can occur at the federal, state, or local level. you can review summaries of previously awarded BBRP grants on HERE. Partnerships with policymakers and others outside of academia are encouraged.
07/15/2025	American Brain Foundation 2025 Cure One, Cure Many Award in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)	$2,000,000	American Brain Foundation	Biomarkers, Brain Health, LBD	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Pre-proposals due: July 15, 2025 Invited to submit full proposals: August 2025 Amount: $2,000,000 up to three years Additional info: One grant will be awarded under this program area. The American Brain Foundation seeks proposals that have the potential to identify one or more biomarkers that will support or confirm that LBD is the underlying cause of dementia at any stage. Biomarkers should be focused on measuring biological changes as determined by biofluid and/or imaging studies or other types of measure.
07/15/2025	American Brain Foundation 2025 Cure One, Cure Many Award in Neuroinflammation	$2,000,000	American Brain Foundation	Brain Health, Interdisciplinary Teams, Neuroinflammation	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Pre-proposals due: July 15, 2025 Invited to submit full proposals: August 2025 Amount: Two Breakthrough Grants of up to $2,000,000 total each for two years (15% indirects) Two Catalyst Grants up to $500,000 each total for two years (may request reasonable indirects) Additional info: Catalyst Grants support high-risk, high-reward research projects that explore and innovate, interdisciplinary approaches to neuroinflammation. These grants are intended to help researchers overcome critical research hurdles and offer flexibility to explore bold ideas that have the potential to lead to significant advances in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. Breakthrough Grants support interdisciplinary teams investigating novel neuroinflammation mechanisms and the potential development of new biomarkers, therapeutic targets, or technologies. Teams must include members from at least three institutions and ensure that projects bridge multiple disciplines.
09/12/2025	The Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics	$200,000	Innovation in Cancer Informatics	Bioinformatics, Cancer, Data analytics, Early Career	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu Application due September 12, 2025 Budget up to $200,000 (plus 12% indirects) Project period is two years Early career Provides grants to support and test novel bioinformatics applications in cancer aimed at clinical impact. Investigator-initiated. Funder is interested in how your project will impact clinical care and how you will share your data or other findings with the community. Topics of special interest: The Creation and Analysis of Data Resources to Further Cancer Research Bridging Cancer Genomics Data Resources Analysis of Clinical Trials Data Integration of Cancer Genomics Data with Electronic Medical or Health Record Systems Functional Annotation of Genetic Variants in Cancer Mobile Apps for Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment to Record Their Health Data Accelerating the Development and Validation of Novel or Advanced Biomarker Assays Decision Support and Software Tools Data Analysis to Facilitate Prevention, Early Detection or Improved Treatment Applications must be submitted by a team that includes at least one cancer researcher working in partnership with a bioinformatician, computational biologist, or computer scientist either or both of whom should be junior faculty, postdoctoral investigators, or doctoral candidates. All projects are strongly encouraged to include a clinical investigator on the team to support project translation.
09/17/2025	Macy Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education	$100,000	Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation	Early Career, Medical Education	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Karineh Petrossian at Karineh.Petrossian@med.usc.edu Deadline: September 17, 2025 Amount: $100,000 (10% indirects) over 18-months Supports projects that impact the clinical learning environment and improve the experience of residents and fellows in one of three priority areas: Promoting diversity, equity and belonging. Increasing opportunities to learn in and from high-performing interprofessional teams. Preparing future health professionals to navigate ethical dilemmas. Sustainability after the period of project support ends, including evidence of institutional commitment such as matching support from departments or health systems. Applications may be submitted by any resident, fellow, and faculty member involved with graduate medical education.
07/15/2025	Glaucoma Research Foundation Shaffer Grant	$55,000	Glaucoma Research Foundation	Glaucoma, Medical Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application portal opens June 1, 2025 Preliminary proposals due: July 15, 2025 Amount: $55,000 over 1 year (no indirect costs) Additional Info: The prestigious Shaffer Grants for Innovative Glaucoma Research provide seed funding to talented physician scientists pursuing bold ideas and developing new areas of research to fund high impact clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory research. Shaffer Grants have two focus areas, 1) the physiology of glaucoma, 2) to advance the genetics of glaucoma.
08/15/2025	John Templeton Foundation Grant	$3,000,000	John Templeton Foundation	Physician Scientist, Scientific Careers	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu LOI due: August 15, 2025 Full proposal deadline: January 16, 2026 Amount: Grants vary from $250,000 to $3,000,000 up to 3 years (15% indirect costs) Additional info: The John Templeton Foundation invests in bold, cross-disciplinary ideas that challenge established thinking and conventional models. Support provided in six innovative programs that engage diverse audiences to foster open-mindedness, deepen understanding, and stimulate intellectual curiosity. Online Funding Inquiries accepted in six (6) priority areas supporting projects in: Character Virtue Development, Individual Freedom & Free Markets, Life Sciences, Mathematical & physical Sciences, Public Engagement, and Religion, Science and Society.
08/15/2025	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Fellowship Grants	$75,000	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research	anesthesiology, Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application portal opens June 1, 2025 Full proposals due: August 15, 2025 Amount: $75,000 for 1 year Additional info: The Research Fellowship Grants sponsored by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research provide anesthesiology residents and fellows funding to obtain significant training in research techniques and scientific methods in research areas including basic science, clinical, translational, health services or education research.
08/15/2025	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research in Education Grants	$100,000	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research	anesthesiology, Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application portal opens June 1, 2025 Full proposals due: August 15, 2025 Amount: $100,000 over 2 years (no indirect costs) Additional info: The Research in Education Grants sponsored by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research aims to advance the careers of anesthesiology faculty members of any rank to improve their concepts, methods, and techniques of education in anesthesiology.
08/15/2025	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Mentored Training Grants	$300,000	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research	anesthesiology, Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Application portal opens June 1, 2025 Full proposals due: August 15, 2025 Amount: $300,000 over 2 years (no indirect costs) Additional Info: The Mentored Research Training Grants sponsored by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research aims to help anesthesiologists develop the skills and preliminary data they need to become independent investigators in the field of anesthesia patient safety.
10/30/2025	Bright Focus Glaucoma Research Grant	$150,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Glaucoma, Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Nicole Diaz-Ordaz, Nicole.diaz-ordaz@med.usc.edu Full proposal portal opens June 30, 2025 Full proposals due: October 30, 2025 Amount: $150,000 over 2 years (no indirect costs) Additional Info: The purpose of this grantmaking program is to provide research funds for researchers pursuing pioneering and innovative research leading to a greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma. This award is intended to support researchers who already have preliminary data and require additional funding before applying to federal or industry agencies.
07/15/2025	Prevent Cancer Foundation Faculty Research Grant or Fellowship Grant	$100,000	Prevent Cancer Foundation	Cancer, Early 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: July 15, 2025 Amount: $100,000 over two years Additional Info: Eligible applications must be original and clearly describe innovative research projects in the field of cancer prevention or early detection. Proposal must align with one of four tracks: Translational Research, Implementation/Dissemination Science, Population Health, or Clinical Trials. For Fellowship Grant, applicants must be a postdoc.
07/23/2025	Pfizer - Medical Education Grant to improve HCP understanding of Treatment and Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) and Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (mNSCLC)	$250,000	Pfizer	Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Brittany De La Torre brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Clinical Areas: Oncology - Colorectal/Lung Application Due: July 23, 2025 Amount: Up to $250,000 (28% indirects) Educational projects to focus on increasing healthcare professional’s understanding, competence and awareness of clinical updates and guidelines for treatment of patients with BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC and mNSCLC. See RFP for specific educational formats and topics of interest.
08/13/2025	National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Harry Weaver Scholar Award	$575,000	National Multiple Sclerosis Society	Early Career, Multiple Sclerosis	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due August 13, 2025 Amount up to $575,000 (Salary and research support increases every year) Project timeline is five years Salary and grant support for a five-year period. Application must be made jointly by a candidate and the institution. Candidates must hold a doctoral degree and have sufficient research training at the postdoctoral level to be capable of independent research. Individuals who are more than seven years beyond achieving their first independent role are not eligible for this award. The candidate must spend at least 20% of their time working on the research award to request salary support.
07/18/2025	National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation Research Grants	$60,000	NIHCM Foundation	Healthcare affordability, Investigator-initiated	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due July 18, 2025 Amount up to $60,000 (including 12% indirects) Project timeline is one year Seeks proposals that address rising health care costs and affordability, through improved health care management, financing, delivery and organization. Studies involving direct patient care or clinical, bench-science research are not relevant for this solicitation. Topics to be considered: Drug pricing and affordability Provider consolidation & market power Health care delivery Chronic disease management Artificial Intelligence
08/08/2025	Merck Investigator Studies Program - Lung Screening	$250,000	Merck	Lung Cancer, Lung Disease	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Brittany De La Torre brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Deadline for Proposal: August 8, 2025 Amount: TBD $100K-250K Proposal Decisions Communicated to Investigators: Late November 2025 Areas of Interest/Considerations for Proposals: Outcome disparities in populations that have historically had limited access to care Inclusion of non-academic programs/institutions Involvement of under-represented regions or countries Studies to assess the benefits and risks of quantitative or qualitative tools, methods or processes to evaluate factors used to assess lung cancer risk
07/31/2025	The Campbell Foundation: HIV/AIDS Research	$100,000	The Campbell Foundation	HIV/Aids Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due July 31, 2025 Amount is $100,000 (10% indirects) Project period is one year This opportunity is institutionally limited. The Campbell Foundation will accept one LOI per year per institution. Please coordinate your LOI with the Keck CFR Advancement team. The Campbell Foundation funds HIV/AIDS research including: Advancing research into longer-lasting Prep Pediatric studies to prevent the transference of HIV from nursing mothers to newborn children Cognitive studies focused on neurological decline in patients with HIV (HAND) Clinical trials to test medication regimen The study of antioxidants to address premature aging and inflammation in patients with HIV The use of acupuncture for inflammation in HIV patients Delivering HIV medications to the reservoirs in the brain
07/23/2025	Pfizer and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation: Optimizing the Experience of Patients with Bladder Cancer Through Multi-Disciplinary Care	$249,999	Pfizer	Bladder Cancer, Oncology	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Brittany De La Torre brittany.delatorre@med.usc.edu Application Due: July 23, 2025 Amount: $250,000 Term: 18–24-month projects (28% indirects) Target applicants include medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, urologists, nurses, advanced practice providers. This opportunity is to support quality improvement projects in the US, that focus on improving the multi-disciplinary care, and outcomes, of patients with bladder cancer throughout the care continuum (diagnosis stage, NMIBC, MIBC, and MUC). Project team to include Community Clinic partners treating patients with bladder cancer.
07/17/2025	BrightFocus Foundation: Molecular Degeneration Research, Innovative Research Grant	$600,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Age Related Macular Degeneration, Novel Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due July 17, 2025 Amount is $600,000 (no indirects) Project period is three years. This program is intended to provide support for high-risk/high-gain age-related macular degeneration research. BrightFocus will not consider applications that are only a derivative of the research already ongoing in the laboratory of the applicant. Applicants who are experts in another field are encouraged to apply their talents to proposing innovative research in the macular degeneration field.
07/17/2025	BrightFocus Foundation: Macular Degeneration Research, New Investigator Grant	$450,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Early Career, Macular Degeneration	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due July 17, 2025 Amount is $450,000 (no indirects) Project period is three years. Early career Support investigators during their early years as an independent investigator involved in studies that have an impact on the causes and/or treatment of macular degeneration. Candidates should be early investigators who have received their MD, PhD or equivalent degree within the past 10 years. Applicants must have independent lab space.
07/17/2025	BrightFocus Foundation: Macular Degeneration Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship	$200,000	BrightFocus Foundation	Early Career, Macular Degeneration, Post Doc	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu LOI due July 17, 2025 Amount: $200,000 (no indirects) Project period is two years. Postdoc Provides salary support for postdoctoral studies in an established laboratory focused on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or new clinical treatment of macular degeneration. Candidates must hold an MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent degree received no more than four years before the time of application. For clinician scientists, this application should be submitted within two years after completion of their final clinical training.
07/13/2025	The Skin Cancer Foundation Research Grants Program - The Skin Cancer Foundation	$25,000	The Skin Cancer Foundation	Early Career, Skin Cancer	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Karineh Petrossian at Karineh.petrossian@med.usc.edu Application Due: July 13, 2025 Two grants awarded: one for $25,000 and another for $50,000 (0% indirect) for a 1-year project. Grants are intended for pilot projects. Investigator must be within 10 years of first academic appointment (dermatology residents, fellows, or investigators). Preference for projects that address clinical and basic science, improved methods of prevention, detection, or treatment of skin cancers.
07/22/2025	Wellcome Trust: Mental Health Award: Leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health	$5,000,000	Wellcome Trust	Data analytics, Mental Health, Translational Research	If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Carole King at Carole.King@med.usc.edu • Application due July 22, 2025 • Amount up to £5,000,000 • Project timeline up to five years This call will fund projects that utilize existing longitudinal datasets and integrate experimental research to predict the onset or progression of symptoms of anxiety, depression, or psychosis. You can explore thousands of longitudinal datasets through the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets. Establishing entirely new datasets is out of scope. Successful teams will integrate cutting-edge analytics of longitudinal data with experimental research so that, in time, people may benefit from better targeted early interventions.