CAIRIBU FUNDING BULLETIN

COLLABORATING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN BENIGN UROLOGY

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2026

A targeted roundup of new and ongoing research funding announcements sent directly into your inbox every other month. Here you'll find funding opportunities relevant to urology research - sourced from federal agencies, professional societies, organizations, foundations, and industry.

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FUNDING FOR TRAINEES

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health: Scholars in Women’s Sexual Health Research Grant Program - app due 11/30/26

American Aging Association (AGE): Early Career Scholars Program - app due 12/1/26

US Department of Defense: Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program - app due 12/4/26

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program - app due 12/15/26

FUNDING FOR EARLY STAGE INVESTIGATORS

NIH HEAL Initiative: National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Award (HEAL K12) - LOI due 11/9/26

NIA/NIH: Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - upcoming due dates 11/10/26, 6/12/27

NIA/NIH: Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) - upcoming due dates 11/10/26, 6/16/27

American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS): Research Awards - app due 11/30/26

FUNDING FOR VARIOUS CAREER STAGES

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: National Research Council Research Associateship Programs - upcoming due dates 11/1/26, 2/1/27

Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation: Research Grants - app due 12/15/26

PCORI: Broad Pragmatic Studies, Cycle 1 2027 - LOI due 1/6/27

NIH: Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - next app due 7/1/27

Visit the CAIRIBU Extramural Funding Page to see all announcements

2026 CAIRIBU Annual Meeting

Where: Madison, WI

When: December 9-11

Trainees may apply for travel awards to offset the cost of attendance. The pre-meeting for trainees and early-stage investigators will take place Wednesday morning, December 9.

LAST CALL: Apply for a Travel Award

Full requirements described in application. If applying for travel award, DO NOT register before decisions are announced; travel awardees will receive meeting registration fee waiver. Application deadline: 10/19/26. Decisions announced: 10/23/26

FUNDING FOR TRAINEES

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Up to 2y support for postdoctoral scientists with no more than 7 years of postdoctoral experience at HHMI eligible institutions to pursue bold and creative scientific research as they transition to independent faculty careers. Awardees have the option to continue postdoctoral training at current institution or, with HHMI approval, move to a different institution in the United States or overseas to acquire additional training or technical expertise. Application due 12/15/26.

Learn more about the Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Scholars in Women’s Sexual Health Research Grant Program

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH)

Up to $7,500 direct costs for eligible students, residents, and fellows conducting women's sexual health research under the mentorship of an ISSWSH member. Open to investigators across disciplines and geographic regions. International applications encouraged. Awardees also receive one year of complimentary ISSWSH membership. Award term is 7/1/27 - 6/30/28. Application due 11/30/26.

View the full funding announcement

Early Career Scholars Program

American Aging Association (AGE)

Includes two-year AGE membership, travel award to 2027 AGE meeting (worth $1300), the opportunity to present research at the AGE 2027 annual meeting, and mentorship from an AGE Trainee Chapter senior member. Additional 1-year AGE memberships and virtual 2027 meeting registrations will be awarded. Must be current undergrad, postbacc, graduate student or postdoc studying aging or age-related diseases, including metabolic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and infectious diseases. Must identify as an under-represented minority or have faced significant barriers in accessing scientific development or networking activities. Application due 12/1/26.

Learn more about the Early Career Scholars Program

Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program

US Department of Defense

Provides merit-based scholarships to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees, including biomedical engineering and bioscience programs. SMART scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and after graduation, civilian employment with the Department of Defense. Application due 12/4/26.

Learn more about the SMART Scholarship Program

FUNDING FOR ESIs

Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIA/NIH

Up to $225K / y in direct costs for 5y to support early-stage clinician-scientists in advancing their research and leadership skills in their specialty and in the broader field of aging research. Candidates must have received competitively awarded research support as a Program Director/Primary Investigator (PD/PI) at the faculty level or have otherwise leveraged faculty-level research support to develop an independent line of research. Next app due 11/10/26.

View the full Beeson Program funding announcement

Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIA/NIH

Up to $125K / y for 2y for early-career clinician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects. Candidates should include a Professional Development Plan that reflects a research environment supportive of early-career clinician-scientists in aging-focused research, particularly as it applies to their clinical specialty/discipline. Next app due 11/10/26.

View the full GEMSSTAR funding announcement

HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Award (HEAL K12)

NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Inititative

A mentored career development program to provide protected time for clinician scientists to focus on training in and conducting clinical pain research. Up to $100K/y salary plus fringe benefits, and $50K/y in research support costs, for up to 3y. Must hold a clinical doctoral degree and be faculty within the first 5y of appointment or postdoctoral fellows with a pending faculty appointment. LOI deadline: 11/9/26.

Learn more about HEAL K12 Career Development Awards

FUNDING FOR VARIOUS CAREER STAGES

Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

Supports the purchase of a single commercially available biomedical research instrument currently unavailable in the institution. Instruments funded through this program must be shared among the users to create new research opportunities, enable reproducible data generation, encourage collaborative research and training, and strengthen long-term research capabilities. Awards range from $50K to $400K. Next due date: 7/1/27.

View the full SIS Program funding announcement

Broad Pragmatic Studies, Cycle 1 2027

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Up to $12m across 5y to support patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects. Relevant topic themes include kidney and urologic disease, managing pain, and digital health technologies, though submissions are not limited to these themes. May propose coverage of structured mentorship activities for early- or mid-career investigators, investigators making a career transition to patient-centered CER and/or patient and community partners..LOI due 1/6/2027.

View the full PCORI Broad Pragmatic Studies funding announcement

National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Programs

National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)

Postdoctoral and senior awards providing scientists and engineers with research opportunities at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. Federal labs of interest to CAIRIBU Community investigators include those at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (AMRDC) and the Air Force Science and Technology Fellowship Program (AF STEP). Applicants must have held their doctoral degree for less than five years as of the application deadline. Awards are typically for 12 months. Stipend levels vary. Next due dates: 11/1/26, 2/1/27.

Learn more about NASEM NRC Research Associateship Programs

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The CAIRIBU Extramural Funding webpage features a full list of funding opportunities.

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ABOUT THE CAIRIBU COMMUNITY

Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology

CAIRIBU is a community of NIDDK-funded U54 and P20 Urology Centers and K12 Institutional Career Development Programs whose overarching objectives are to address gaps in knowledge related to epidemiology, etiology, development, progression, and expression of non-malignant urologic conditions and to train the next generation of leaders in urology research. The CAIRIBU Interactions Core is the central coordinating body for the CAIRIBU Community.

Kristina L. Penniston, PhD, RD

PI, CAIRIBU U24 Interactions Core

(U24-DK127726)

penn@urology.wisc.edu

Dept. of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

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2026 CAIRIBU Annual Meeting

FUNDING FOR TRAINEES

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FUNDING FOR VARIOUS CAREER STAGES

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