Collaborative Catalyst Research Awards are designed to accelerate progress in pancreatic cancer through collaborative, multi-institutional team science. The award convenes leading investigators across disciplines to tackle the field’s most challenging problems — problems that demand coordinated expertise and are unlikely to be addressed by any single laboratory or investigator alone. The proposed research team must include at least three Principal Investigators (PI) from at least two different institutions. The contact PI must be affiliated with an academic institution in the United States.

Award: $300,000 over two years to the contact PI and collaborating PIs for a total award amount up to $900,000

Duration: 2 years

Apply by: Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Announcing the Bliss Family Fund to Advance Cellular Therapies for WM – a Request for Proposal (RFP). IWMF seeks to support independent investigators affiliated with academic institutions in conducting investigator-initiated trials (IITs) of cellular immunotherapies and related immune-redirection strategies with potential to significantly advance the treatment of WM. 

 FAQ & Eligibility Info

• Must have a doctoral degree (MD, Ph.D., MD/Ph.D., DO, DVM, or equivalent doctoral degree)
• The PI will be required to submit a biosketch illustrating their work as a clinician or researcher.

Award: up to $1,000,000 USD

Duration: 3-5 years

Apply by:  Nov. 9

Early-career student’s Primary Research Investigator or Mentor (or someone at the educational institution) will need to apply on behalf of the student. 

Award:  $50,000 per year

Duration: 2 years maximum

Apply by: Nov. 9

Funding for scientists who are committed to an academic career in pregnancy research. We ask that you submit an NIH-style biosketch, but we do not require that it is made and certified in SciENcv.

Award: $700,000 over four years

Deadline: Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. ET

Established in 1985, MURI supports high-impact, high-risk basic research conducted by multidisciplinary university teams to address future challenges relevant to DOD. It is jointly administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The program brings together faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students across scientific disciplines and is intended to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and develop a technically advanced, defense-aware scientific workforce.

View individual opportunities on the respective websites for the Navy, Army, and Air Force. 

White Papers Due: Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. EST

Full Solicitations Due: April 9, 2027 at 5 p.m. EST

The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences is awarded to an individual in a selected area of chemistry to recognize exceptional and original research that has advanced the field in a major way. 

2027 Topic Description:
The development of probes to understand biological function, particularly in the context of cells or organisms, is an important discipline in the chemical sciences. Advances in this area of chemical biology, which are distinct from the development of imaging technologies, have revealed the functions of biological molecules such as proteins, glycans, and nucleic acids; the regulation of pathways; and an understanding of disease mechanisms.

Any person may nominate a candidate for the Dreyfus Prize. Self-nominations are not accepted.

Award: $250,000, a medal, and a certificate
Deadline: Dec. 3

A major focus of HERCULES is to advance the science of the exposome (the comprehensive analysis of environmental exposures over a lifetime); however, the Pilot Project Program supports any research in the environmental health sciences that aligns with the Mission of NIEHS. The Pilot Project Program supports developmental projects aimed at competing for NIEHS R21 or R01 research grants, and it is expected that an application for such a grant will be submitted after the pilot funding. HERCULES will fund at least six pilot awards at $30,000 direct costs each.

Info Session: Nov. 4 @ 12 p.m. via Zoom

LOI Due: Dec. 7 (instructions)

Full Application Due: Feb. 5, 2027

SCOR program supports collaborative, interdisciplinary teams pursuing integrated basic, translational, and clinical research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of hematologic malignancies and relevant premalignant conditions.

SCOR must include:

·       Three to five scientific Projects.

·       One required Administrative Core.

·       Up to three optional Scientific Cores.

Award: $1,000,000 per year

Duration: 5 years maximum

LOI due by: Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. ET

Funding for early-career investigators with an appointment at the faculty level pursuing innovative research that focuses on basic science mechanisms of pain. 

Eligibility:

• Must provide persuasive evidence of distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic research in pain. 
• Must have committed start-up funds and independent laboratory space from their institution.
• Be within three years of the start date of a tenure track position or equivalent (senior postdocs and associate professors are not eligible).
• Demonstrate commitment to the field of pain research.

 Award: $150,000/yr.
Duration: 3 years maximum
Deadline: Dec. 9

Grants distributed from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation are designed to fill critical voids in current pediatric cancer research. The Young Investigator grant is a three-year award designed to support early career researchers, such as postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows or instructors, pursuing promising childhood cancer research ideas. These grants aim to cultivate the best and brightest researchers of the future who demonstrate a commitment to a research career in pediatric cancer. A mentor is required, and a career development plan must be included.

Award: $60,000/yr in direct costs

Duration: 3 years, with optional one no-cost extension.

Submission deadline: Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET

Funding available to contribute to the development of new therapies or therapeutic strategies to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), with an emphasis on identifying and advancing methods to deliver to human epithelia CFTR gene repair and replacement technologies. Applicants must be independent investigators (an individual who is out of fellowship training and whose institution allows them to submit applications for research funding as a Principle Investigator). Applicants must speak with program staff prior to submission to ensure the research aims are in alignment with the sponsor’s research priorities.

Award: $1,000,000/yr

Duration: up to three (3) years

Presubmission Approval Deadline: Nov. 15 from CF Foundation Staff

Deadline: Dec.15 by 5:00 p.m. ET

The application must consist of at least two (2) projects, each led by an independent investigator.

Award includes Full salary and benefits and yearly research budget, access to capital equipment program. Duration: Up to 10 years (5 year term renewable for a second term).

Competition Opens: Nov. 3

Apply by: Dec. 15 at 11:59 PM ET

Award: 2 years of salary or stipend support, additional support to cover certain expenses associated with their fellowship, and tailored professional development, including personalized support for their faculty search. Duration: Up to 4 years (2 yr term renewable for a second term).

Competition Opens: Nov. 3

Deadline: Dec. 15 at 11:59 PM ET

These competitive research awards provide seed money for junior faculty members that often result in additional funding from other sources. The award amount provided by ORAU is $5,000. The applicant’s institution is required to match the award with at least an additional $5,000. 

Eligibility for the Powe Awards is open to full-time assistant professors at ORAU member institutions within two years of their tenure track appointment at the time of application.

Submit by: Jan. 6 at 12 p.m. EST

Inspired by the founding purpose to support research into the causes and treatment of cancer , the Fund’s mission has broadened to support fundamental scientific research that advances our understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease. See the JCC website for full eligibility criteria and award amounts. 

Apply by: Feb. 1

The Georgia CTSA K12 Program (formerly the KL2 Program) supports and enhances the career development of early-career faculty investigators (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or PharmD) who are pursuing careers in clinical and translational research and clinical and translational science (CTS). A two-part Georgia CTSA K12 Application Workshop will be held on Oct. 8 AND Oct. 15. Georgia CTSA K12 applicants are highly encouraged to attend.

Apply by: Feb. 1

The National Cancer Institute invites applications to the Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) Initiative. NCI seeks meritorious proposals to critically and systematically evaluate the scientific evidence on carcinogenic hazards to humans. Identifying potential carcinogens is essential for guiding and advancing cancer research, as well as informing cancer control and prevention efforts. 

Award: $7500,000 direct costs/year
Project Period: 5 years
Deadline: Feb. 9

In August, the NSF sent notice of 12 new funding opportunities, including some for biological sciences and bioengineering. The opportunities have varying criteria and timelines. Find more information through the links below. 

Core Research in Biological Sciences

Engineering: Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport