Office of Advancement

Basic Science

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

Beckman Young Investigator Program

• Tenure-track Faculty appointment or an equivalent structured pathway to permanent faculty status
• Be within the first 4 years of the appointment
• Maintain an active, independent lab and research program
• Applicants must have no more than ten years post-terminal degree (PhD earned 1/1/16 or later or for MD or MD/PhD, residency completed no earlier than 1/1/2016), and no more than 5 years experience in a non-tenure track (not including postdoc) or industry position
• $600K over 4 years
• Deadline 7/31/2026 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2007 Eric Huseby, PhD
• Website

Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)

Scialog Award

• Early Career Faculty
• Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
• Typically within 8 years of their first independent appointment
• Self-nominations accepted
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 1 year
• Rolling basis
• UMass Recipients: 2025 Eviatar Isac Yemini, PhD
• Website

Biomedical

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences

• Postdoctoral
• Obtain a PhD and/or MD by February 2027, but not before June 3, 2021
• May not have started any postdoctoral training in the U.S. or in Europe prior to March 1, 2025
• $60K over 2 years; 10 awards
• Deadline 8/19/2026
• UMass Recipients: 2015 Gina V. Caldas, PhD; 2014 Alejandro Vasquez Rifo, PhD; 2012 Juan Fuxman Bass, PhD
• Website

Cardiology

Pfizer

Improving Health Outcomes in Patients with ATTR-CM Through the Development of a Shared Decision-Making Tool (Decision Aid)

• $250K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/3/2026
• Website

Improving Health Outcomes in Patients with ATTR-CM Through the Development of a Shared Decision-Making Tool (Decision Aid) | Deadline Extended

• $250K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/3/2026
• Website

Community Programs

Greater Worcester Community Foundation

Community Grants - Health & Wellbeing

• Contact CFR as there are limited applicants we can put forth and CFR is coordinating our applications
• $25K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/24/2026 LOI
• Website

UMass Chan Medical School

Remillard Family Community Service Fund

• Faculty, Clinical Staff, Resident, Student
• See email dated 5/18/26 from UMass Chan Communications
• Email the proposal to Cynthia.Nicholson@umassmed.edu
• $20K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/26/2026

Dermatology

National Eczema Association

Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant (partnered with the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance)

• Faculty
• Associate Professor or below
• Early to mid career
• MD and/or PhD (or equivalent)
• Within 15 years of finishing training
• $50K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/14/2026
• Website

NEA Catalyst Grant

• Faculty (Assistant Professor or equivalent), Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Resident or Fellow, Research Associate, Nurse Practitioner
• Early career
• $50K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/14/2026
• UMass Recipients: 2021 Sarah Whitley, MD, PhD
• Website

NEA Champion Grant

• Faculty
• Associate Professor and above
• Established career
• Have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past 5 years on an R01 grant or its equivalent (e.g. VA Merit Award, NSF grant, NIH program project or cooperative grant)
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/14/2026
• Website

Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA)

Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant

• Faculty
• Associate Professor or below
• Early to mid career
• MD and/or PhD, or equivalent
• Within 15 years of finishing training
• $50K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 8/14/2026
• Website

Pfizer

Investigating the Benefit of Early Treatment with Ritlecitinib in Alopecia Areata: A Real-World Evidence Approach

• $100K over 2 years; 2 awards
• Deadline 7/14/2026
• Website

Digital Medicine

Cures Within Reach

Clinical Trials to Validate AI-Driven Drug Repurposing

• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/26/2026 LOI
• Website

Endocrinology

Breakthrough T1D

Project Concepts - Strategic Research Agreements (Single Project, Multi-Project, and Clinical)

• Faculty position or equivalent
• MD, DMD, DVM, DO, PhD, or equivalent
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Deadline 11/5/2026, 5/6/2027 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2009, 2012 Michael Czech, PhD; 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010 Dale Greiner, PhD; 2010 Sally Kent, PhD; 2010 Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD; 2008 Guozheng Liu, PhD; 2008 Robert Finberg, MD
• Website

Gastroenterology

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

ACG/ASGE Epidemiologic Research Award in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

• U.S. or Canadian Physicians or Clinical Researchers (MD, DO, PhD)
• Fellows-in-training must include a letter of support from the Division Chief confirming trainee’s ongoing appointment and position for the duration of the grant
• ACG or ASGE member at time of application
• NOTE: Request a letter of support from GIQuIC by 11/6/2026
• $50K over 1-2 years
• Deadline 12/4/2026
• Website

Clinical Research Award

• Physician, PhD, or equivalent (e.g., MD, DO, MBBS, PhD)
• Open to Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants, GI or Hepatology Fellows (with a mentor)
• ACG member at time of application
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 12/7/2026
• UMass Recipients: 2021 Meil Marya, MD
• Website

Clinical Research Pilot Award

• Physician, PhD, or equivalent (e.g., MD, DO, MBBS, PhD)
• Open to Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants, GI or Hepatology Fellows (with a mentor)
• ACG member at time of application
• $30K over 1 year
• Deadline 12/7/2026
• Website

Established Investigator Bridge Funding Award

• Full-time Faculty, U.S. or Canadian Physicians or equivalent (e.g., MD, DO, MBBS)
• Be 8-15 years out of fellowship or terminal training program
• ACG member at time of application
• NOTE: Pre-Qualification Application Due 11/6/2026
• $300K over 2 years
• Deadline 12/7/2026 LOI
• Website

Junior Faculty Development Award

• U.S. or Canadian Physicians (MD, MBBS, or DO)
• Junior Faculty less than 7 years out of fellowship training
• ACG member at time of application
• $450K over 3 years
• Deadline 12/7/2026
• Website

Leonidas Berry Health Equity Research Award

• U.S. or Canadian Physicians (MD or DO)
• Full-time faculty position at university, med school or other healthcare institution at time of application OR attending physicians who have completed all of their training and are practicing gastroenterology or hepatology in a community practice
• ACG member
• $75K over 2 years
• Deadline 12/7/2026
• Website

Genetics

Countdown

Mitochondrial Disease Research Grant

• $250K over 1-2 years
• Deadline 6/26/2026 LOI
• Website

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Accelerations Program (NTAP)

Open Proposal Program

• Early to established career
• NTAP supports investigators’ salary within the limits of the most current NIH salary cap
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 3 years; 1-5 awards
• Deadline 7/31/2026 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2025 John Landers, PhD
• Website

Health Care

The Greenwall Foundation

Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas Program

• PhD, JD, MD, or equivalent doctoral-level degree
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 1 year
• Deadline 6/22/2026 LOI
• Website

National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation (NIHCM Foundation)

Grants to Support Investigator-Initiated Research

• $50K over 1 year; 10 awards
• Deadline 6/8/2026 LOI
• Website

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2026

• $1M-$1.5M over 2-3 years
• Deadline 9/8/2026 LOI
• Website

Broad Pragmatic Studies PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2026

• $5M-$12M over 5 years
• Deadline 9/8/2026 LOI
• Website

Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2026

• $750K over 3 years
• Deadline 9/8/2026 LOI
• Website

Limited Competition PCORI Funding Announcement: Implementation Awards -- Cycle 3 2026

• $200K-$1.8M over 2-4 years
• Deadline 9/8/2026 LOI
• Website

Hematology

Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

Research Grant

• Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellow
• Instructor, Assistant Professor
• Early to established career
• Open to New Investigators only
• New Investigators are post-doctoral fellows, instructors, and those who have been assistant professors for fewer than five (5) years
• $80K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/30/2026 LOI
• Website

Pfizer

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Marstacimab and TFPI Pathways

• $50K over 1 year; 3 awards
• Deadline 7/1/2026
• Website

Pre-Clinical Investigation of Anti-TFPI-Mediated Rebalancing Mechanisms in Non-Hemophilic Bleeding Disorders

• $50K over 1 year; 3 awards
• Deadline 7/1/2026
• Website

Immunology

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

AAAAI Foundation Award to Sustain Research Excellence

• Faculty
• Early career
• MD, MD/PhD, DO, DO/PhD
• Be board certified in Allergy/Immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology or hold the equivalent from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Be a member of the AAAAI in good standing for the 3 years prior to the grant submission date
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/4/2026 LOI
• Website

Infectious Disease

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH)

• Faculty
• Assistant Professor
• PhD and/or a clinical doctorate (MD, DVM, etc.)
• Applicants must have been in their faculty positions for at least 36 months to apply
• $505K over 5 years
• Deadline 7/16/2026 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2025 Megan Horn Orzalli, PhD; 2023 Andrea Reboldi, PhD; 2013 Abraham Brass, MD, PhD; 2007 Neal Silverman, PhD
• Website

Lyme Disease

Global Lyme Alliance

Early Career Research Grant

• Early Career
• PhD, MD, or other advanced degree relevant to the research proposal
• $90K over 1-2 years
• Deadline 6/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Research Grant

• Early to established career
• PhD, MD, or other advanced degree relevant to the research proposal
• $275K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Medicine

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Discovery Research Grant

• Early to established career
• SCCM member
• $100K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/19/2026
• Website

SCCM-Weil Research Grant

• Early to established career
• SCCM member
• $50K over 1 year; 2 awards
• Deadline 6/19/2026
• Website

Neurology

Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP)

• Full-time Faculty
• Open to researchers in the WW-FINGERS Network
• $500K over 3 years
• Rolling basis LOI
• Website

American Brain Foundation

Next Generation Research Grant in ASXL-Related Neurodevelopmental Diseases (funded by the American Brain Foundation and the ASXL Rare Research Endowment Foundation)

• Faculty, Researcher
• Early career
• MD, PhD, or equivalent terminal clinical degree
• Be within the first 5 years of their first full-time faculty (or equivalent independent researcher) position at the time of application submission
• $120K over 2 years; 1 award
• Deadline 7/30/2026
• Website

Brain Injury Association of America

Seed Grants

• Must be principal investigators on at least one project valued at $300K or more, or have a record of published articles in peer-reviewed journals or other demonstrated credentials in scientific inquiry
• Applicants must have adequate infrastructure to support the proposed project
• $25K over 2 years
• Deadline 7/1/2026 LOI
• Website

The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation

Fellowships

• Postdoctoral, Medical/Public Health Professional
• Early career
• PhD and/or MD, MPH, advanced nursing degree
• For Post-docs: Have a PhD and/or MD degree (or similar doctorate degree) and a postdoctoral appointment at an academic institution, teaching hospital, or nonprofit research institute that extends through the full 1-year funding period (approximately July 1, 2027 – July 1, 2028)
• Have had a doctoral degree for less than 5 years
• For Medical/Public Health Professionals: Have eligibility as a Healthcare or Public Health professional, for example, MPH, advanced degree in Nursing
• $100K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 10/30/2026
• Website

Research Grants

• $50K-$100K over 1-2 years; 2+ awards
• Deadline 7/16/2026 LOI
• Website

Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF)

Clinical Research Grants

• Faculty appointment or offer letter and department/institution commitment of resources and space
• Established career
• MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent degree
• $250K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/21/2026
• Website

Clinician Researcher Awards

• Full-time Medical Resident, Fellow, Early-career Clinician, or Established Clinician
• Early career
• MD, DO, or equivalent degree
• $75K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/21/2026
• Website

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Clinical Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow
• Early career
• MD, PhD, ScD, or equivalent degree
• $150K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/21/2026
• Website

Research Grants

• Faculty appointment or offer letter and department/institution commitment of resources and space
• Established career
• MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent degree
• $250K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/21/2026
• Website

Transformational Science Grants

• Faculty appointment or offer letter and department/institution commitment of resources and space
• Established career
• MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent degree
• $500K over 3 years
• Deadline 8/21/2026
• Website

Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)

Clinician Scientist Development Award

• Physician Faculty
• Early career
• MD or MD/PhD (or equivalent)
• Completed residency training no more than 7 years prior to the beginning of this award
• $200K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/15/2026 LOI
• Website

General Research Grant

• $250K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Postdoctoral
• With fewer than 4 years working as a postdoctoral trainee, accounting for career disruptions, and fewer than 2 years working in an FA lab as a postdoctoral trainee
• Trainee salary over 2 years
• Deadline 8/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Postdoctoral Research Award

• Postdoctoral
• Must have completed at least eighteen months of postdoctoral training
• Eligible applicants are postdoctoral trainees with fewer than 6 years working as a postdoctoral trainee, accounting for career disruptions
• $200K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/15/2026 LOI
• Website

FSHD Global Research Foundation Ltd.

Research Grants

• Clinician, Scientist
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Rolling basis
• UMass Recipients: 2014 Rossella Tupler, MD, PhD
• Website

Jain Foundation

Research Grants for the Treatment or Cure for Dysferlinopathy

• Submission of a pre-proposal is optional
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 1 year
• Rolling basis
• Website

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)

Alpha-Synuclein Imaging Prize

• $2M over 1 year
• Rolling basis
• Website

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

• Early to mid career
• Nominees should have no more than 20 years of experience as an independent investigator or team leader to be eligible
• Self-nominations are not permitted
• $125K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 7/22/2026
• Website

Clinician Scientist Development Awards

• Early career
• MD, DO, or equivalent
• Applicants must be at the final year of residency, or beyond, of an accredited residency program at the time of the application deadline
• The annual salary for postdoctoral trainees is determined by the number of FULL years of relevant postdoctoral experience
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 3 years
• Deadline 8/5/2026 LOI
• Website

Harry Weaver Scholar Awards

• Faculty
• Early career
• MD, DO, or equivalent
• Applicants must have between 0 and 7 full years of experience in an independent position at the time of application, hold a doctoral degree (MD, PhD or equivalent), and hold or have been offered an academic appointment at the assistant professor (or equivalent) level at an approved university, professional school or research institute in the U.S.
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 5 years
• Deadline 6/17/2026 LOI
• Website

Institutional Clinician Training Award

• Postdoctoral
• MD, DO, or equivalent
• $225K over 3 years
• Deadline 8/5/2026 LOI
• Website

Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care Physician Fellowship - Adult & Pediatric

• MD, DO, or equivalent
• $75K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/5/2026 LOI
• Website

Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowships

• Postdoctoral
• MD or equivalent
• Residents who have or will have received training in one of the medical specialties relating to multiple sclerosis, and who are entering their final year of residency or beyond at the time of the application deadline, are eligible to apply
• $225K over 3 years
• Deadline 8/5/2026 LOI
• Website

Targeted Requests for Applications - Understanding the Impact of Aging in Multiple Sclerosis

• $200K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/17/2026 LOI
• Website

Rainwater Charitable Foundation

Breakthrough Prize for Effective Treatments in PSP

• Early to established career
• This prize will be awarded upon milestone completion and may or may not be awarded each year
• More information can be found on the Rainwater Charitable Foundation website
• $2M-$10M over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/25/2026
• Website

Innovative Early-Career Scientists

• Early career
• Within ten years of PI appointment
• $200K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/25/2026
• Website

Milestone Prize for Advances in Tauopathy Research

• Early to established career
• This prize will be awarded upon milestone completion and may or may not be awarded each year
• More information can be found on the Rainwater Charitable Foundation website
• $2M over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/25/2026
• Website

Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Research

• Early to established career
• $400K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/25/2026
• Website

Tauopathy Challenge Workshop - Research Grant

• Faculty
• Assistant Professor or above
• Early career
• $500K over 2 years; 4 awards
• Deadline 7/31/2026 LOI
• Website

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Foundation for Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)

PQF Legacy Award

• A team may comprise physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician assistants, sonographers, genetic counselors, statisticians, administrative personnel, or others as appropriate to the project
• At least one team member must be an SMFM member
• $25K over 1 year
• Deadline 9/15/2026
• Website

Oncology

A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation

Peg’s Fight for Life Award

• Faculty
• Early career
• MD, PhD, DO, DrPH, or equivalent
• Within first ten years of faculty appointment
• Mentor support and institutional letter of support required
• $150K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/30/2026 LOI
• Website

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award (supported by GlaxoSmithKline)

• Faculty
• Assistant Professor
• Early to established career
• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent
• Hold a tenure-eligible appointment (or equivalent, if institution does not follow a tenure system) at the rank of assistant professor
• Have started their first independent faculty position within the past 6 years from the start of the grant term
• AACR member
• $225K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/4/2026 LOI
• Website

AACR-Debbie's Dream Foundation Gastric Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants

• Faculty
• Early to established career
• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent
• AACR member
• $50K over 1 year
• Deadline 7/22/2026
• Website

Fellows of the AACR Academy Cancer Research Impact Grants

• Early career
• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent
• Have held a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow for at least 3 years or clinical research fellow for at least 2 years, placing them near the anticipated completion of such programs
• Have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past 5 years
• AACR member
• $75K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/30/2026
• Website

The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research

SWOG Early Exploration and Development (SEED) Fund

• SWOG member
• $50K over 1-2 years
• Deadline 7/1/2026
• Website

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research

Samuel Waxman Institute for Aging & Cancer

• $500K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/15/2026
• Website

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation

Early Detection Investigator Award

• Faculty
• Assistant Professor and above (or equivalent position)
• Early to established career
• MD, PhD, MD/PhD or equivalent degree
• Research track faculty are eligible to apply
• $300K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Early Detection Pilot Award

• Faculty
• Instructor level or and above (or equivalent position)
• Early to established career
• MD, PhD, MD/PhD or equivalent degree
• Research track faculty are eligible to apply
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA)

AI Accelerator Grant

• Full-time Faculty
• This is a collaborative, team-based grant requiring a minimum of four senior lead investigators, with representation from the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia
• One investigator must be designated as the Principal Investigator (PI)
• Teams must include an AI specialist or experienced AI researcher
• Inclusion of a clinician (e.g., MD, DO, PA, or equivalent clinical experience) is strongly preferred
• $1M over 3 years
• Deadline 6/23/2026 LOI
• Website

Pfizer

Clinical Data Updates on Long Term Outcomes and Practical Therapy Management Strategies in First-line ALK-positive Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

• $250K over 1 year; 2-3 awards
• Deadline 7/15/2026
• Website

Guideline Concordant Care and Emerging Data for Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) through locally advanced or metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (la/mUC)

• $10K-$230K over 18-24 months; 2-5 awards
• Deadline 7/2/2026
• Website

The Skin Cancer Foundation

Research Grants Program

• Resident, Fellow, Investigator
• Early career
• MD, PhD
• Within 10 years of their first academic appointment
• $25-$50K over 1 year; 3 awards
• Deadline 7/19/2026
• UMass Recipients: 2024 Riley Elizabeth McLean-Mandell, MD
• Website

Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)

Steven A. Rosenberg Scholars Award

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Resident, Research Scientist
• Early career
• MD, a PhD, or an MD/PhD
• Be within 5 years of a first full-time academic appointment or equivalent position
• $150K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/12/2026
• Website

Speed of Light | The ASTRO Foundation (formerly the Radiation Oncology Institute)

ASTRO Radiation Oncology Resident Fellowship

• Senior Resident
• MD/PhD, MD, DO, or other equivalent degrees
• Applicant must be a senior resident (at least in PGY-3)
• $55K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/29/2026
• Website

St. Baldrick's Foundation

Infrastructure Grants | Limited Submission

• MD/DO or PhD
• See email dated 5/20/26 from the Office of Research/Center for Clinical and Translational Science or InfoReady for more information
• Contact CFR as there are limited applicants we can put forth and CFR is coordinating our applications
• $25K-$50K over 1 year
• Internal Deadline 6/12/2026 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2017 Peter Newburger, MD; 2014 Thomas J. FitzGerald, MD
• Website

St. Baldrick’s Fellows | Limited Submission

• MD, DO
• Applicant should be in their 2nd or 3rd year of pediatric oncology fellowship
• See email dated 5/20/26 from the Office of Research/Center for Clinical and Translational Science or InfoReady for more information
• Contact CFR as there are limited applicants we can put forth and CFR is coordinating our applications
• $195K over 2 years
• Internal Deadline 6/12/2026 LOI
• Website

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Oncomine Clinical Research Grants

• $200K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/15/2026
• Website

Oral Health

ADEAGies Foundation

Grants in Oral Health

• ADEA member
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Over 1 year
• Deadline 9/1/2026 LOI
• Website

Orthopedics

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)

OREF Clinical Research Award

• Lead author must be a member (or candidate member) of the AAOS, ORS, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) or Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS)
• $20K over 1 year
• Deadline 7/1/2026
• Website

Pathology

College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation

See, Test & Treat - Multiyear Funding

• Open to “repeat” grantees who have successfully completed at least one full cycle of See, Test & Treat (program plus outcomes reporting requirements over the last three years) and screened at least 50 women per program
• Applicants not chosen for MYF are automatically placed in the application pool for single-year funding
• $50K over 3 years; 2 awards
• Deadline 9/4/2026
• Website

Psych

Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation

Grants for Eating Disorders and Youth Development

• $25K over 1 year
• Rolling basis
• Website

Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC)

Fellowship Program - Laboratory Track & Research Track

• Early career
• PhD
• $150K over 2 years
• Deadline 8/1/2026 LOI
• Website

Grant Program - Detection or Deterrence of Performance-enhancing Drugs

• Early to established career
• $130K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/1/2026 LOI
• Website

Pulmonology

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)

Screening Improvement Program (SIP) for Optimizing Diagnosis of Infants

• CFF highly encourages all applicants to pre-register their profile, institution, contacts, and title of their application at least two weeks prior to the application deadline
• This will help to ensure the CFF Grants & Contracts Management and Administration (GCMA) Office is able to assist all applicants with any potential system-related queries prior to the Application Deadline
• $150K over 2 years
• Deadline 7/14/2026
• Website

Pfizer

Advancing Adult Immunization Strategies: A Focus on the Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Cardiorespiratory Outcomes

• $200K over 1 year; 1 award
• Deadline 6/30/2026
• Website

Reproductive Science

Society of Family Planning

Documenting the Effectiveness, Safety, and Acceptability of Ulipristal Acetate and Misoprostol for Medication Abortion

• $150K over 1 year; 2 awards
• Deadline 6/22/2026
• Website

Sleep

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM Foundation)

Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

• Early career
• MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degree
• Individuals who have applied for a multi-year career development grant from the NIH, VA or another granting body in the field of sleep or circadian science that was scored in the peer-review process but fell below (or is likely to fall below) the funding
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 1/4/2027
• Website

Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators

• Mid to established career
• MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degree
• Individuals who have applied for a multi-year investigator-initiated grant from a federal funding agency in the field of sleep or circadian science that was scored in the peer-review process but fell below (or is likely to fall below) the funding agency’s pay line and plan to resubmit a revised investigator-initiated grant application
• $100K over 1 year
• Deadline 1/7/2027
• Website

Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant

• Early to established career
• $25K-$50K over 1-2 years
• Deadline 7/20/2026
• Website

Focused Projects Grants for Junior Investigators

• Early career
• MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degree
• Individuals within ten years of their terminal degree, post-doctoral training, or clinical training
• $50K over 1 year
• Deadline 6/29/2026
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Physician Scientist Training Grant

• Faculty
• Early career
• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree
• Individuals within ten years of post-doctoral or clinical training or within ten years of beginning their first faculty appointment
• $100K over 2 years
• Deadline 6/29/2026
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Rising Investigator Supplement Grant

• Clinical Resident, Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Fellow
• Early career
• $50K over 8 weeks - 3 years
• Deadline 6/29/2026
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Spine Health

Lumbar Spine Research Society

Research Grant Award Program

• Medical Student, Resident, Fellow
• An LSRS member must be listed as an investigator on the grant project for consideration
• $20K over 1 year
• Deadline 9/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Young Investigator Grant

• Medical Student, Resident, Fellow
• MD, DO
• MD/DO applicants must be residents, fellows, or within 5 years of completion of fellowship training at the time of application
• PhD applicants must be within 5 years of their post-doc training
• $10K over 1 year
• Deadline 9/15/2026 LOI
• Website

Surgery

AlloSource

Investigator-Initiated Research for Organ and Issue Transplantation

• Early to established career
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Rolling basis
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American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) | Research Foundation of ASCRS

Benefiting Research Innovation Development Growth and Education (BRIDGE)

• Independent clinical practice with expertise in colorectal surgery as demonstrated by completion of ACGME accredited colorectal residency program
• ASCRS member
• $50K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/17/2026
• Website

General Surgery Resident Research Initiation Grant

• Resident
• Must be General Surgical Residents or recent (within 2 years) graduates of a U.S. or Canadian approved General Surgery Training Program
• $20K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/17/2026
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Special Emphasis Limited Project Grant: Colorectal Surgery and Health Equity

• ASCRS member
• $20K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/17/2026
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Urology

American Urological Association (AUA)

Rising Stars in Urology Research Award

• Primary mentor required
• AUA member
• $200K over 5 years; 1 award
• Deadline 6/1/2026 LOI
• Website

Veterinary Medicine

Morris Animal Foundation

Equid Annual - Open Topic | Established Investigator, First Award, Pilot Study, Fellowship Training

• Early to established career
• PhD, DVSc, DVM
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Deadline 6/10/2026 LOI
• Website

Feline Annual - Open Topic | Established Investigator, First Award, Pilot Study, Fellowship Training

• Early to established career
• PhD, DVSc, DVM
• Amount and/or duration vary and/or are unpublicized
• Deadline 9/30/2026 LOI
• Website

Vision

BrightFocus Foundation

Macular Degeneration Research Grants: New Investigator Grant Program

• Early career
• MD, PhD, or equivalent
• Received degree within the past ten years at the time of application
• $450K over 3 years
• Deadline 7/30/2026 LOI
• Website

Macular Degeneration Research Grants: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

• Early career
• MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD, or equivalent
• Within no more than 4 years of their terminal degree, or within 2 years after completion of their final clinical training, at the time of application
• $200K over 2 years
• Deadline 7/30/2026 LOI
• UMass Recipients: 2020 Claudio Punzo, PhD; 2017 Claudio Punzo, PhD
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Macular Degeneration Research Grants: Standard Award Program

• Established career
• MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent degree
• Tenure- and non-tenure track investigators greater than ten years post-terminal degree who are appropriately trained to lead an independent research study
• $300K over 2 years
• Deadline 7/30/2026 LOI
• Website

CooperVision

Science and Technology Awards Program: Seedling Award

• MD, OD, PhD
• $100K over 1 year
• Rolling basis
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Retina Research Foundation

Pilot Study Grants

• Early to established career
• MD, PhD
• $25K-$50K over 1 year
• Deadline 8/18/2026
• Website