Funder |
Purpose |
Eligibility |
Funding Amount |
Deadline |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - The Quest for Cures |
To identify and develop safer, more effective treatment paradigms for patients with hematological malignancies |
Applicants must hold an MD, PHD or equivalent degree. Applications may involve multiple institutions however, the applicant (principal investigator) should have an independent research or academic position |
Up to $200,000-$400,000 over two years |
6/3/13 (Letter of Intent at 3pm); 7/15/13 (Full Application) |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - The ADDF/Beifer ApoE Therapeutics Innovation Program* |
To support the development of novel therapeutics designed to target apoE pathological mechanisms |
Domestic and international investigators in academia and biotechnology companies |
Up to $300,000 over 1-2 years for pre-clinical programs: Up to $1,000,000 for clinical trials of novel agents such as phase 1b or 2a studies employing biomarkers as outcome measures |
6/5/13 (Full Application) *Letter of Intent due two weeks prior to application deadline |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Research Funding Program* |
To support novel targets and therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease, related to dementias and cognitive aging |
Domestic and international investigators in academia and biotechnology companies |
Up to $150,000 per year |
6/5/13 (Invited Application)*Letter of Intent due two weeks prior to application deadline |
| The Children's Heart Foundation - Congenital Heart Disease Grant* |
To support new research in the areas of molecular genetics/biochemistry, devices/procedural research (catherization & surgical) |
Investigators must be affiliated with an educational institution or nonprofit organization |
Up to $200,000 over two years |
6/7/13 (Full Proposal) |
| JDRF - Biomarkers of Pancreatic Beta Cell Stress and Health Career Development Award |
Designed to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the JDRF research emphasis areas |
Domestic and foreign non-profit organizations; public and private universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories; units of state & local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government. Applicants must hold a MD, DMD, PhD, or equivalent and faculty position or equivalent |
Up to $750,000 over five years |
6/17/13 (Letter of Intent); 10/4/13 (Full Application) |
| The Ellison Medical Foundation - New Scholar and Senior Scholar Awards in Neuroscience |
To support innovative, basic neuroscience research that often falls outside the scope of traditional funding sources: such research may include projects involving the application of new concepts or new technologies whose feasibility is not yet proven; projects seeking commonalities among social and anti-social behaviors that might yield new insights into neural mechanisms of aggression and related violent disorders; or projects seeking to bring together diverse scientific disciplines in the study of aggression and social behaviors |
Any investigator employed by a US-based 501(c)(3) institution, college or university is eligible. The program will support collaborations with non-US researchers when appropriate for the goals of the project. To be considered eligible for the New Scholar award, applicants must have been in such an appointment, whether at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s), for no more than three years as of November 5, 2013. Time spent in clinical internships, postdoctoral training, residencies, or work toward board certification does not count as part of the three-year limit |
New Scholar Award - Up to $400,000 over four years; Senior Scholar Award - Up to $600,000 over four years |
6/21/13 (Letter of Intent); late September 2013 (Invited Applications) |
| SFARI - Analysis of Simons VIP Biospecimens Award* |
To support the analysis of Simons VIP biospecimens; research aimed to accomplish a comprehensive characterization of RNA expression differences and correlate such expression patterns with phenotypes |
Applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent. There are no citizenship requirements |
No budget cap; 20% indirect costs |
6/21/13 (Full Proposal) |
| BrightFocus Foundation - Macular Degeneration Research Standard Award* |
The award provides significant funding for researchers who have already generated some amount of preliminary data |
Tenured and non-tenured track faculty are eligible to apply. Applicants should have completed their formal post-doctoral mentored research training. Applicants with pending appointments are eligible to apply, but the appointment must be finalized by the start of the award |
Up to $120,000 over two years |
7/10/13 (Letter of Intent) |
| American Diabetes Association/Merck and Company - Clinical/Translational Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Award |
To support the training of clinical diabetes investigators in the area of clinical/translational research |
Fellows must hold a MD, PhD, DPM or PharmD degree and must not be serving an internship or residency simultaneously during the fellowship period. Fellows cannot have more than three years of postdoctoral research experience at the commencement of this fellowship. There are no citizenship requirements |
Up to $150,000 over two years |
7/15/13 (Full Application); 8/30/13 (Addendum Materials) |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Vaccine Innovation Award* |
To support ideas that have resulted in tangible improvements in immunization coverage in developing country communities |
The nomination process is open to any individual or team from any sector. Nominations are assessed on the tangible health impact, creativity, and scale of their innovation in science, delivery, and/or funding of vaccines. |
$250,000 prize |
7/31/13 (Nomination Deadline) |
| Amyloidosis Foundation - 2013 Senior Research Grant* |
To support basic and translational research in amyloidosis |
Applicants must have completed their doctoral studies or clinical fellowship more than ten years prior to application to the program. Although a mentor is not a requirement, the involvement of one will be considered in the feasibility review of the proposal |
Up to $100,000 over one year |
8/1/13 (Full Application) |
| Amyloidosis Foundation - 2013 Junior Research Grant* |
To support basic and translational research in amyloidosis |
Applicants must have completed their doctoral studies or clinical fellowship more than ten years prior to application to the program. Although a mentor is not a requirement, the involvement of one will be considered in the feasibility review of the proposal |
Up to $50,000 over one year |
8/1/13 (Full Application) |
| William T. Grant Foundation - Distinguished Fellows |
To increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research to improve the lives of youth |
Applicants must be influential, mid-career policymakers, practitioners or researchers |
Up to $175,000 over two years |
8/1/13 (Letter of Inquiry) |
| Whitehall Foundation - Grant Programs |
To fund dynamic areas of basic biological research with specialized missions |
Applicant must be an Assistant Professor (or higher) and must hold Principal Investigator status. Applicant must also be considered an "independent investigator" with his/her own dedicated lab space independent of another investigator |
Up to $225,000 over three years |
9/1/13 (Application Due);
10/1/13 (Spring Session-Letter of Intent);
2/15/14 (Application Due) |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Career Transition Fellowships |
To support young scientists who have the potential to make significant contributions to MS research |
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent). Individuals with less than two or more than five years of postdoctoral research experience at the time are ineligible for this award |
Up to $550,000 over five years |
April/May (Pre- Applications); Mid-August (Full Application) |
| The Dana Foundation - Clinical Neuroscience Research Grant Program |
To support clinical researchers with new therapies and treatment in neuroscience |
Junior and senior level investigators are eligible to apply |
Up to $300,000 over three years |
Requests reviewed on a rolling basis |
| Comcast Tech Research & Development Grants Fund - General Research Grants |
To support technical research in a wide variety of fields that are relevant to the broadband industry and/or to Comcast specifically |
Applicants are encouraged to consider grants that may have a cooperative focus, whereby researchers can be matched with a Comcast engineer liaison who will be involved with the research |
Grants not to exceed $150,000 |
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Comcast Tech Research and Development Grants - Targeted Research Grants |
In contrast to the General Research Grants, Targeted Research Grants are more narrowly tailored and typically study more specific issues |
Applicants are encouraged to consider grants that may have a cooperative focus, whereby researchers can be matched with a Comcast engineer liaison who will be involved with the research. Applicants for these grants may be organizations, academic institutions, or individuals |
Grants not to exceed $150,000 |
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Comcast Tech Research and Development Grants - Targeted Open Source Development Grants |
To support new or continued development of open source software in areas of interest to Comcast or of benefit to the Internet and broadband industries |
Applicants are encouraged to consider grants that may have a cooperative focus, whereby researchers can be matched with a Comcast engineer liaison who will be involved with the research. Applicants for these grants may be organizations, academic institutions, or individuals |
Grants not to exceed $150,000 |
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - LRRK2 Challenge 2012 |
To support work that can significantly contribute to a better understanding of the gene/protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), its relevance to Parkinson's disease (PD) and effective ways to translate LRRK2 research into therapies for patients. |
Postdoctoral fellows are NOT eligible to apply as Principal Investigators to this program. |
Up to $125,000 over one year |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Neurotrophic Factors Challenge 2012 |
To support work that can accelerate neurotrophic factor therapeutic development for Parkinson's disease. |
Postdoctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as principal or co-principal investigators for this program. |
Up to $125,000 over one year |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Dyskinesia Challenge 2012 |
To engage researchers and drug makers focused on studying and/or therapeutically treating levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID). |
Proposals may be submitted by US and non-US entities, public and private non-profit entities, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government and for-profit entities. Postdoctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as principal or co-principal investigators for this program. |
Up to $125,000 over one year |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis |
Autism Speaks - Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer Award Program |
To support innovative autism-relevant research with the potential to expand understanding of the causes, diagnosis, subtyping, prevention, treatments, and cure of autism spectrum disorders. |
Eligible applicants include investigators holding full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty appointments as well as equivalent full-time non-tenure track investigators. Postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, clinical fellows, and part-time faculty members are also welcome to apply as long as they are scheduled to become full-time faculty by the start date of the grant. |
Up to $100,000 (including 10% indirect costs). |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. |
Simons Foundation - Autism Research Initiative Explorer Awards |
To support exploratory experiments aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders that will strengthen hypothesis and attract follow-on funding. |
Applicants must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and hold a faculty appointment. |
Up to $60,000 (including 20% indirect costs). |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. |
Thrasher Research Fund - E.W. “Al” Thrasher Award |
To support hypothesis-driven projects with innovative solutions that address significant health problems that affect children. |
Doctoral-level degree is required. |
Up to $300,000 over three years (including 7% in indirect costs). |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Rapid Response Innovation Awards |
To provide support to high-risk, high-reward projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but with potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). |
Proposals may be submitted by US and non-US biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies or other for-profit entities, either publicly or privately held. US and non-US entities, public and private non-profit entitles, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. Postdoctoral fellows are eligible to apply as Principal Investigator (PI), but must collaborate with an Administrative PI who serves as the director of the laboratory in which the research will be conducted. The foundation encourages industry and academic collaborations. |
Up to $75,000 over one year (includes both direct and indirect costs) |
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. |