Open Call Grant and Award Opportunities
This list includes general funding opportunities that are of broad interest to the UT Austin research community.
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Note: For the opportunities listed here, there are no limits to the number of proposals that may be submitted by UT Austin investigators. In contrast, a “limited submission opportunity” is a funding opportunity in which the funding agency limits the number of proposals that UT Austin may submit. To select UT Austin nominees for these opportunities, the University holds internal competitions in advance of the sponsor’s deadline. To view active limited submission opportunities and apply for internal competitions, visit our Limited Submission Programs webpage.
| Sponsor | Grant/Program | Field/Areas | Who can apply | Sponsor Deadline | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. of Justice (DOJ) / National Institute of Justice ) NIJ) | Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence | Supports research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass shootings in the U.S. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 4/27/20: Application deadline | 2020-04-27 |
| Department of Health and Social Care including NIHR | *COVID-19 Opportunity: 2020 respiratory medicine clinical trials research on COVID-19* | These enable early-career researchers and global health professionals to undertake clinical or scientific research or fieldwork, as stand-alone projects or distinct elements within larger projects. Grants are worth up to £5,000. | Open | Due Date: April 27,2020 | 2020-04-27 |
| Covent-19 Challenge | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Innovate 2 Ventilate* | The CoVent-19 Challenge is fostering the innovation of a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19 related ventilator-dependent lung injury. Our goal is to close the gap between our actual resources and those in need around the world. | Anyone can join our effort without restriction to field or focus and may enter as an individual or team. Please see our team building section below. | Due: 5/1/20 | 2020-05-01 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Coronavirus Response Fellowship* | A research opportunity is currently available with the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. CSTLTS seeks to foster deeper engagement between CDC senior leaders and public health leadership from the U.S. territories and freely- associated states. | Degree: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing. Discipline(s): Communications and Graphics Design (Health Communications | Due Date: May 1, 2020 | 2020-05-01 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | PIlot Research Grants | The Society funds high-risk pilot grants to quickly test novel ideas. Funding is provided for one year to test innovative, cutting-edge ideas or untested methods, and to gather sufficient preliminary data to apply for longer-term funding. We welcome proposals for research relevant to our Research Priorities. | Researchers who have completed their post-doctoral training, and who are considered eligible by their institutions to apply for a research grant, are invited to apply. Individuals who are currently postdoctoral fellows or the equivalent, or who are graduate/medical students or residents, are not eligible for support under this program. Applicants are not eligible to apply if they have an existing National MS Society pilot research award that expires later than the application deadline. | Upcoming Deadlines: New applications are reviewed three times each year. -May 6, 2020 (pre-application is due May 4) | 2020-05-04 |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Diagnostic Excellence Initiative | Strengthening accountability for diagnostic excellence, supporting growth and capacity of the field, and assessing the potential for new technologies to improve diagnostic performance.The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide assistance in the form of grants for the development of innovative clinical quality measures that promote excellence in diagnosis of three categories of disease – acute vascular events, infections and cancer. | Applicants should have an affiliation with an institution or sponsoring organization, including but not limited to academic institutions, health care delivery systems, medical and clinical specialty societies, patients and patient advocacy groups, medical liability and risk management organizations, independent research organizations, electronic health record vendors, and others with interest and/or expertise relevant to diagnosis measure development. | Due: 5/4/20 | 2020-05-04 |
| Facebook Research | *COVID-19: Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals | Health misinformation; quantifying harms of misinformation; information processing of sensational, hateful, divisive, or provocative problematic content; Affective polarization; Dangerous speech, conflict, and violence; Misinformation, multimedia, and formats; News, trust, and information quality; Cross-platform information ecosystem understanding; Digital literacy, demographics, and misinformation; communications, information, marketing, journalism, public health communication, public health | Institutions must be academic institutions or non-governmental organizations with recognized legal status in their respective country (equal to 501(c)(3) status under the United States Internal Revenue Code). Applicants must be the Principal Investigator (PI) on any resulting award. All funding will be directed to the PI’s host institution. | May 6, 2020 | 2020-05-06 |
| St. David's Foundation | *COVID-19: COVID-19 Recovery Fund | factors that directly impact health and well-being including telehealth, mental health, and youth serving organizations; essential healthcare, human services, and food insecurity directly connected to COVID-19 | The lead organization/applicant must be a taxexempt501(c)(3)nonprofitorganizationorapublic entity in Central Texas (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamsoncounties). | Deadline: May 7, 2020 | 2020-05-07 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE) | Supports teams of Institutions of Higher Education in re-envisioning the role of computing in interdisciplinary collaboration within their institutions. NSF will encourage partnering IHEs to use this opportunity to integrate the study of ethics into their curricula, both within core CS courses and across the relevant interdisciplinary application areas. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/09/19: Application deadline September 9, Annually Thereafter February 10, 2020 February 9, Annually Thereafter | 2020-05-09 |
| NSF | NSF Convergence Accelerator Phase I and II | AI, QIS, Data Science, Engineering, Arctic, Quantum Mechanics, Physics | The PI and any co-PIs must hold an appointment at an organization that is eligible to submit as described under "Who May Submit Proposals." At least one PI or co-PI from a Phase I award must be included as a PI or co-PI on a Phase II proposal. The same individual who served as PI for the Phase I award does not have to be PI for the Phase II proposal. Any change of PI and co-PI should be fully explained in the proposal. | Preliminary Proposals (Required): May 11, 2020 Full Proposal (Phase I): July 10, 2020 Full Proposal (Phase II): May 17, 2021 | 2020-05-11 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) | Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) | DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.
| Open to all qualified applicants. | 4/24/20: deadline for all inquiries 5/15/20: Application deadline | 2020-05-15 |
| Department of Defense | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Newton Award for Transformative Ideas during the COVID-19 Pandemic* | Program Objective: This award will be presented to a single investigator or team of up to two investigators that develops a “transformative idea” to resolve challenges, advance frontiers, and set new paradigms in areas of immense potential benefit to DoD and the nation at large. Proposals should aim to produce novel conceptual frameworks or theory-based approaches that present disruptive ways of thinking about fundamental scientific problems that have evaded resolution, propo | This opportunity is limited to affiliated researchers from degree-issuing institutions of higher education accredited in, and having a campus located in, the U.S., its territories and possessions. | Due Date: May 15, 2020 | 2020-05-15 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Core Programs: Behavioral Economics, Future of Work, Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, Social, Political and Economic Inequality | Behavioral Economics, Future of Work, Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, Social, Political and Economic Inequality; research must be timely and time-sensitive that the project must start before April 1, 2021 or the research analyzes social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis that affect social and living conditions in the United States. | PI and Co-PI must have a doctorate, all nationalities, | May 21, 2020 | 2020-05-21 |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Special Initiatives: Decision Making, Immigration and Immigrant Integration, Integrating Biology and Social Science Knowledge, Computational Social Science | Decision Making, Immigration and Immigrant Integration, Integrating Biology and Social Science Knowledge, Computational Social Science | PI and Co-PI must have a doctorate, all nationalities | May 21, 2020 | 2020-05-21 |
| Ono Pharma Foundation | Ono Pharma Foundation Initiative | Supports research that exhibits the potential to transform human health. Applications comprising laboratory investigation will be considered. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 2/29/20: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 5/21/20: Application deadline | 2020-05-21 |
| Pfizer | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Competitive Grant Program | Category A: epidemiology, virology, clinical, testing and interpreting results of laboratory testing, managing patients, preventing transmission, treatments, managing special patient populations, retraining on COVID-19 relevant medical procedures, <span xss=rem | Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or medical practice groups. The following may apply: medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations; government agencies; | Grant Application RFP closing date: May 22, 2020 | 2020-05-22 |
| Spencer Foundation | Lyle Spencer Research Awards | Supports intellectually ambitious research oriented to improving the practice of education, independent of any particular reform agendas or methodological strictures. | Open to all qualified applicants. | Summer: Expected application deadline | 2020-05-24 |
| American Lung Association | *COVID-19: Emerging Respiratory Viruses ResearchAward* | biology of respiratory viruses; therapeutics and vaccines; host factors that alter the response to infection; individual, regional, and social factors affecting community spread; case tracking and epidemiological approaches to understanding COVID-19 and other repspiratory viruses | does not limit to academic rank or discipline, independence beyond fellowship/training | 05/30/2020 | 2020-05-30 |
| Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) | *COVID-19 Opportunity: CoV Pandemic Response (Response within 48 hours)* | Diagnostics/Monitoring: Medical diagnostic devices, with specific emphasis on Point-of-Care diagnostics (e.g. CLIA waived), under development and capable of diagnosing 2019- SARS-CoV-2, and achieving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the next one to four (1-4) months. Surveillance: Surveillance methods and associated devices for 2019-SARS-CoV-2 screening. Any technology that can enhance the understanding of disease progression in COVI | Open | Considering the urgency to find solutions, offerors are highly encouraged to respond within 48 hours of the issuance of this RFI. However, responses received beyond the 48 hour window will also be reviewed by the Government. Once responses are submitted, they cannot be updated. It is anticipated this Special Pandemic Response RFI will remain open through May 31, 2020, and may be extended if needed. | 2020-05-31 |
| The Franklin Institute | 2021 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | The Franklin Institute seeks nominations for the 2021 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science of individuals who have made significant contributions to the scientific understanding of decision-making. The interdisciplinary field of decision-making integrates theory and methods from economics, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and related areas to understand the mechanisms through which individuals and groups choose among competing possibilities and how these mechanisms guid | This is an international competition for individuals who have made significant contributions to research in decision-making and/or its applications. This award and prize must be presented to an individual, as specified by the will of Henry Bower. Candidates must be living, and the winner must participate in The Franklin Institute Awards Week programs, to be held in April 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Nominat | An email of intent to nominate received by April 30, 2020 would be appreciated. Deadline for completed nominations is May 31, 2020 | 2020-05-31 |
| CDC | *COVID-19: Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response | tribal public health; surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity, infection control, mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and response activities in response to COVID-19 | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) | May 31, 2020 | 2020-05-31 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Antarctic Artists and Writers Program (AAW) | Facilitates writing and artistic projects designed to increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of the Antarctic and human endeavors on the southernmost continent. The Artist and Writers Program gives priority to projects that focus on interpreting and representing the scientific activities being conducted in the unique Antarctic region. Proposed projects must target audiences in the U.S. and be distributed/exhibited in the U.S. | Open only to U.S. residents/permanent residents who have a substantial record of achievement in the arts and letters or who are in early career and demonstrate exceptional promise. Must pass physical/dental exams for final qualification. | 7/1/19: Application deadline | 2020-06-01 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Investigator Fellowship | Two-year fellowship that recognizes higher education faculty in the United States whose exceptional talent identifies them as distinguished scientists and teachers. While a great deal of cloud computing research and teaching is conducted in traditional computer science departments or the broader data science field, this program is open to all higher education departments. | Full-time faculty member at a degree-granting college or university in the United States. Hold a PhD or equivalent (DSc etc.) Currently conducting research, advising graduate students, and teaching in a classroom Currently using or planning to use Microsoft Azure in research and/or teaching. Please indicate in your statement examples of what type of research and cloud computing workloads planned to be used in your research/teaching. | Submissions for the first cohort accepted through August 16, 2019. | 2020-06-01 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) - Dept. of the Army | Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) | Supports basic research in science and engineering that is of potential interest to DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances in scientific areas of interest to the DoD. The MURI program addresses high risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/3/20: White paper deadline (optional) - Anicipated 9/13/20: Application deadline- Anicipated | 2020-06-03 |
| The Mark Foundation | Emerging Leader Award | Supports early career investigators conducting high-impact, high-risk cancer research. This award is intended to support highly promising projects for which other sources of funding are not readily available or for a separate innovative endeavor that will allow the applicant to pursue a distinct and novel research direction. | Applicant must be 3-8 years from the start of an independent faculty research appointment as of 12/31/19 (i.e., the official start date of the appointment must fall within the calendar years 2011-2016). | 6/4/20: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 8/24/20: Application deadline (by invitation) | 2020-06-04 |
| Spencer Foundation | *COVID-19: Research Grants on Education: COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle* | impact of COVID-19 on educational inequality, new forms of equitable education, education | Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a COVID-19 Related Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession | 5/4/2020, 5/19/2020, 6/8/2020 | 2020-06-08 |
| Vilcek Foundation | Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science and Filmmaking | The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise were established in 2009 as a complement to the Vilcek Prizes, to encourage and support emerging to mid-career immigrant artists and scientists who have demonstrated exceptional achievements early in their careers. As with the Vilcek Prizes, the Creative Promise Prizes are awarded annually in biomedical science and in a rotating category of the arts. Three winners are selected in each category through an application process juried by panels of ex | Open to all qualified foreign-born scientists age 38 and under from now through June 10, 2019 | 6/10/20: Application deadline | 2020-06-10 |
| Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA | *COVID-19 Opportunity: CDMRP PRMRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award for Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health* | The PRMRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award is intended to support studies that will make an important contribution toward research and/or patient care in one or more Focus Areas published in this Funding Opportunity for the FY20 PRMRP Topic Areas of Emerging Viral Diseases and/or Respiratory Health.
The rationale for a research idea may be derived from a laboratory discovery, population-based studies, a clinician’s first-hand | Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) may be named by the organization as the PI on the application. ○ Partnering PI Option: Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) that bring complementary skills and perspectives to the research project. There is no limitation on the number of applications for which an investigator may be na | Due Date: June 12, 2020 | 2020-06-12 |
| Science/AAAS and Eppendorf | Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology | neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology | Entrants must be a neurobiologist with an advanced degree received in the last 10 years and not older than 35 years of age | June 15, 2020 | 2020-06-15 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | *COVID-19: Coronavirus Urgent Response Initiative | social problems caused by the pandemic | . | June 15, 2020 | 2020-06-15 |
| MIT | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Solve Challenge focused on Health Security & Pandemics* | Solve is also seeking solutions that focus on preventative and mitigation measures that strengthen access to affordable primary healthcare systems, enhance disease surveillance systems, and improve healthcare supply chains. | Open | June 18,2020; 12:00 EDT | 2020-06-18 |
| NSF | *COVID-19: Cyber-Physical Systems (Medium Projects)* | Joint NIH Opportunity: development of CPS research and technology to facilitate medical treatment during a national crisis (e.g. SARS-CoV-2) | no restrictions on who may serve as PI | 06/17/2020 | 2020-06-22 |
| Amazon Web Services | *COVID-19: AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) | virology, diagnostics, infectious diseases | The program is open to accredited research institutions, research consortia, and private entities that are AWS customers. Individuals who apply must apply on behalf of their organization and not in their personal capacity. | Applications accepted on a rolling basis until June 30, 2020. Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. | 2020-06-30 |
| PhRMA Foundation | Improving Patient Outcomes and Improving Reducing Inefficiency | data science, pharmacology, health care Examples of topics: Measurement and reporting of value elements Frameworks for value assessment Selection and reporting of study populations Collection and measurement of patient-centered outcomes Heterogeneity of patient preferences Value element aggregation techniques Uncertainty in model parameters or structures Incorporation of real-world data Valu | Award opportunities are open to all individuals and organizations with training in health economics, outcomes research, clinical sciences or health care evaluation. Eligible applicants should hold an advanced degree in a field of study logically or functionally related to the proposed activities, such as a PhD or equivalent. Interdisciplinary collaboration is highly encouraged. At least one collaborator must also have a firm commitment from an accredited U.S. university or research organizati | Letter of Intent: 7/1/2020 Full Application when invited: 8/1/2020 | 2020-07-01 |
| Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab | Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists | cell and molecular biology; genomics, proteomics, and systems biology approaches; ecology and environment; molecular medicine | Entrants for the 2020 prize must have been awarded their Ph.D. between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 | 07/15/2020 | 2020-07-15 |
| Library of Congress | Kluge Fellowship | humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such as architecture or law | Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. | July 15, 2020 | 2020-07-15 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities | humanities as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and composition and writing skills Expected Output: Curriculum; Community Partnerships; Faculty Development; Teaching Resources | U.S. accredited public or 501(c)(3) private institutions of higher education | July 16, 2020 | 2020-07-16 |
| The Merck Family Fund | Reducing CO2 Emissions Through Energy Efficiency and Carbon Pricing | Supports research that: advocates for residential/commercial codes/standards resulting in measurable energy efficiencies; demonstrates financing models that create affordable capital for investments in efficiency; and engenders bi-partisan study, design and acceptance of carbon pricing alternatives. | Open to all qualified applicants. | May Decision 1/15/20: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 1/29/20:Full proposal deadline November Decision 7/16/20: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 7/30/20:Full proposal deadline | 2020-07-16 |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy | FY19 Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity | Bioenenergy research and development. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $79 million in funding for bioenergy research and development including biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. This funding supports the Energy Department’s goal of providing consumers and businesses with a range of domestic energy options that are affordable, reliable, and secure. “At DOE, we are focused on expanding America’s energy supply, growing the economy | Eligible Applicants i. IndividualsU.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or participate as a subrecipient. ii. Domestic EntitiesFor-profit entities, educational institutions, and nonprofits that are incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States and have a physical location for business operations in the United States are eligible to a | Applicants must submit a Concept Paper by 5:00pm ET the due date listed above to be eligible to submit a Full Application. Submission deadline for full application: 5:00 p.m. ET on 07/20/2020. | 2020-07-20 |
| National Science Foundation | Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | Engineering (ENG); Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS); Geosciences (GEO); Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE); Biological Sciences (BIO); Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE); Education and Human Resources (EHR) FAQs:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20025/nsf20025.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
| Early-career faculty. A Principal Investigator may submit only one CAREER proposal per annual competition. In addition, a Principal Investigator may not participate in more than three CAREER competitions. Proposals that are not reviewed (i.e., are withdrawn before review or are returned without review) do not count toward the three-competition limit. | Due Date: July 27, 2020 and on the fourth Monday of July, annually thereafter | 2020-07-27 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) - Conceptualization Grant (CG) | Supports large-scale interdisciplinary research that aims to advance the frontiers of quantum information science and engineering. Projects will span the focus areas of quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum simulation and/or quantum sensing. Two types supported: (i) 12-month Conceptualization Grants to support teams envisioning subsequent Institute proposals and (ii) 5-year Challenge Institute awards to establish and operate Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes. | Open to all qualified applicants | 8/3/20: Application deadline | 2020-08-03 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) - Challenge Institute (CI) | Supports large-scale interdisciplinary research that aims to advance the frontiers of quantum information science and engineering. Projects will span the focus areas of quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum simulation and/or quantum sensing. Two types supported: (i) 12-month Conceptualization Grants to support teams envisioning subsequent Institute proposals and (ii) 5-year Challenge Institute awards to establish and operate Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/1/20: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline
| 2020-08-03 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Geoinformatics (GI) | Supports the development of cyberinfrastructure (CI) for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics). EAR-supported geoinformatics opportunities will fit into three tracks: Catalytic track, Facility track, and Sustainability track. These tracks broadly support the lifecycle of geoinformatics resource development, from pilots (Catalytic) to broad implementation (Facility) to sunsetting and long-term sustainability (Sustainability). | Open to all qualified applicants. | 8/15/20: Application deadline | 2020-08-15 |
| NSF | Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) | advancing fundamental engineering knowledge and engineered systems technology while exposing students to the integrative aspects of engineered systems and industrial practice | the PI must be faculty at the lead institution. | Letter of Intent (Required): 09/2/2020 Preliminary Proposal (Required): 10/02/2020 Full Proposal: 05/07/2021 | 2020-09-02 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) / National Institutes of Health (NIH) | A Science of Science Policy Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SCISIPBIO) | Supports research to provide scientific analysis of important aspects of the biomedical research enterprise and efforts to foster a diverse, innovative, productive and efficient scientific workforce, from which future scientific leaders will emerge. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 2/10/20: Application deadline September 9, Annually Thereafter February 9, Annually Thereafter | 2020-09-09 |
| Sony | Sony Research Award Program | Faculty Innovation Award Global research and development at Sony enables us to foster innovative ideas, which could ultimately lead to future technology advancements and company growth. In order to speed up and expand the creation of new ideas, we would like to partner with universities. This partnership will help cultivate advanced concepts and fertilize our own research and development. The Sony Faculty Innovation Award provides up to $100K in funds to conduct pioneering research in | Principal Investigators (PIs) who are full-time professors (adjunct professors are not eligible) or researchers and are eligible to supervise Ph.D. students at a university/educational institution in the USA or Canada. Full professors, associate professors, and assistant professors are eligible to apply. | Submissions must be completed by 11:59 pm PDT on September 15, 2020. | 2020-09-15 |
| Lupus Research Alliance | Global Team Science Award | lupus, autoimmune diseases, drug development, therapeutics, systems biology, computational biology and bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, rheumatology,nephrology, neurology, infectious disease | Applicants must hold an MD, PhD,DVMor equivalent academic degree and hold a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or comparable institution | Letter of Intent Due: September 15, 2020 Full Application Due: April 1, 2021 | 2020-09-15 |
| US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund | BARD Research Grant Program | MissionBARD supports mission-oriented cooperative agricultural research projects of mutual interest to the United States and Israel. Proposals are expected to deal with an agricultural issue or problem and yield tangible results that could be implemented within a reasonable time after completion of the project. Projects cover all phases of agricultural research and development. The outcomes of BARD funded Research must be accessible to the public. | EligibilityAffiliates of public or private non-profit research institutions that demonstrate the necessary research and development capabilities are eligible for funding. Proposals must be submitted through such legally constituted institutions.InvestigatorsPrincipal Investigator (PI) is the person whose name appears first on the cover page of the proposal. The PI is mutually agreed upon by the cooperating scientists and is responsible | September 16, 2020 | 2020-09-16 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | EHR Core Research (ECR) STEM Learning and Learning Environments, Broadening Participation, and Workforce Development | Invites proposals for fundamental research (basic research or use-inspired basic research) that advances knowledge in one or more of the three Research Tracks: Research on STEM Learning and Learning Environments, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM fields, and Research on STEM Workforce Development. | Open to all qualified applicants. | First Thursday in October: Application deadline | 2020-10-01 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES): Research on Biological Systems at Regional to Continental Scales | Supports quantitative, interdisciplinary, systems-oriented research on biosphere processes and their complex interactions with climate, land use, and invasive species at regional to continental scales as well as training activities to enable groups to conduct Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science research. | Open to all qualified applicants. | Full Proposal Deadline(s): January 16, 2020 November 09, 2020 Second Monday in November, Annually Thereafter | 2020-11-09 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) | Supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and social principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be quantitative or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems. | Open to all qualified applicants. Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies. | 11/18/20: Application deadline | 2020-11-18 |
| Dept. of the Army | Space and Terrestrial Communications BAA 2018 | Funds research on command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies that enable information dominance and decisive lethality for the networked Warfighters. | Open to all qualified applicants. | 5-year submission window 6/19/23: Application deadline | 2023-06-19 |
| Simons Foundation | Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences | High risk projects with a scientific importance in mathematics and physical sciences. | Established U.S. and foreign public and private educational institutions and stand-alone research centers. | The application deadline is rolling. Proposals can be submitted at any time. | 2027-02-27 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NCEP Visiting Scientist Program | Environmental prediction, atmospheric research, weather forecasting, data analysis, and weather center operation | Short-term visiting scientists (one week to a few months) and graduate Students | The application deadline is rolling. Proposals can be submitted at any time. | 2027-06-01 |
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Open to all qualified applicants. | Rolling | 2027-11-20 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Directed Research and Development (ODRD) Program | Funds select innovative research-based approaches/solutions that fall within the intersection of core capabilities of ORAU and our member universities research interests. | Open to all qualified applicants. | Rolling applications | 2028-03-02 |
| United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation | Joint NSF-BSF Program in Cyber Security and Privacy | Supports projects that address cybersecurity from: a Trustworthy Computing Systems (TWC) perspective and/or a Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) perspective; the Secure, Trustworthy, Assured and Resilient Semiconductors and Systems (STARSS) perspective; or the Transition to Practice (TTP) perspective. | Open to all qualified applicants. Applications must be written jointly by an Israeli and a U.S. scientist from a U.S. research institution. | Rolling | 2028-07-11 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: STEM Workforce Development Utilizing Flexible Personal Learning Environments | Supports research on flexible personalized learning to prepare the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future. NSF envisions projects that collectively apply to all learners, from young children to those already in the workforce. | Open to all qualified applicants. | Ongoing | 2029-01-22 |
| NSF-BSF | NSF-BSF Joint Programs | Various | Applications must be submitted jointly by an Israeli, and an U.S. scientist from a U.S. research institution. The addition of a UK, or a Chinese scientist to the proposal, to form a multinational proposal, is also allowed. | Various | 2029-07-19 |
| American Council of Learned Societies | American Council of Learned Societies Competitions | ACLS invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines of the | Applicants must: be a US citizen or permanent resident have a PhD that was conferred at least two years before the application deadline. (An established scholar who can demonstrate the equivalent of a PhD in publications and professional experience may also qualify.) have had a lapse of at least two years between the last "supported research leave" and September 1, 2020. Please see FAQ about the definit | Various | 2029-08-16 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Ventures Initiative | Supports research that advances the discovery or development of a specific product candidate with potential for positive impact in the IBD field. Projects should be approximately 12 months in duration. Funds up to $500,000 per project per year. | Open to all qualified applicants. Must demonstrate commitment to, and experience with, commercialization-oriented activities, and access to appropriate resources for commercialization. | LOIs can be submitted at any time and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. | 2029-09-24 |
| Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program - $20.0 million Autism Research Program - $15.0 million Bone Marrow Failure Research Program - $3.0 million Breast Cancer Research Program - $150.0 million Chronic Pain Management Research Program - $15.0 million Combat Readiness Medical Research Program - $10.0 million Du | Pre-announcements and comprehensive Program Announcements will be forthcoming. The pre-announcements will provide a general overview of the anticipated funding mechanisms. The Program Announcements will include detailed descriptions of funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines. Each Program Announcement may be downloaded from the Grants.gov website http://www.grants.gov, or the CDMRP website | Various | 2030-01-29 |
| Bloomberg Philanthropies | CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL RESPONSE INITIATIVE | Limited Information | Open | Varies | 2030-03-18 |
| NSF | *COVID-19 Opportunity: NSF RAPID* | In light of the emergence and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States and abroad, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting proposals to conduct non-medical, non-clinical-care research that can be used immediately to explore how to model and understand the spread of COVID-19, to inform and educate about the science of virus transmission and prevention, and to encourage the development of processes and actions to address this global challenge. | NSF encourages the research community to respond to this challenge through existing funding opportunities. | Varies | 2030-03-19 |
| Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | *COVID-19 Opportunity: BARDA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)* | BARDA will only accept submissions related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the COVID-19 disease until further notice. | This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources. Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, and academic institutions. | Varies | 2030-03-19 |
| The Gates Foundation | *COVID-19 Opportunity: COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator* | The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will operate jointly as an initiative of the funders, drawing on expertise from inside and outside their organizations. The Accelerator will pursue several aspects of the development cycle to streamline the pathway from candidate product to clinical assessment, use, and manufacturing. To identify candidate compounds, the Accelerator will take a three-pronged approach: testing approved drugs for activity against COVID-19, screening libraries of thousands o | Unknown | Varies | 2030-03-19 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Coronavirus Response* | Limited Details | Open | Varies | 2030-03-19 |
| BARDA's Division of Research, Innovation & Ventures | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Easy Broad Agency Announcement* | AOI #4.1-A: Molecular Diagnostic Assay for SARS-CoV-2 virus on existing FDA-cleared platform The development and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of an in vitro diagnostic assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) RNA in clinical specimens, including upper (e.g, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal wash/aspirate, or nasal aspirate) and lower (e.g., bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate | Open | Varies | 2030-03-20 |
| NIH | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding* | This is a rapidly evolving situation and NIH will provide updated guidance and information as it becomes available. | Open | Varies | 2030-03-22 |
| NSF | *COVID-19 Opportunity: SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposals Addressing COVID-19* | The Division of Innovation and Industrial Partnerships (IIP) of the Engineering Directorate invites US-based small businesses to submit Phase I proposals focused on the development and deployment of new technologies, products, processes, and services with the potential to positively impact the nation’s and world’s ability to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Areas of research that might be considered include, but are not limited to: artificial intelligence, digital health, diagnostics, distribu | All active NSF SBIR/STTR awardees, and other interested US-based small businesses are eligible to submit a Phase I proposal. Please reference the NSF SBIR and STTR Phase I solicitations for more details regarding eligibility. | Varies | 2030-03-25 |
| City of Austin Public Health | *COVID-19 Relief in a State of Emergency (RISE) Fund | community-based services | social service agencies | Ongoing basis, starting April 15, 2020 | 2030-04-16 |
| Americans for the Arts | *COVID-19 Opportunity: Artist Relief Fund | Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists. | To be eligible for a relief grant, applicants must be: Practicing artists able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to their work, careers, and a public audience; Experiencing dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 21 years of age or older; Able to receive taxable income in the U.S. (e.g. citizen, green card holder, and/or permanent resident who can provide a< | The fund will operate through September 2020. | 2030-04-24 |
| NIH/OBSSR, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIDDK, NIEHS, NCCIH, NCI, NICHD, NINR, NHGRI | *COVID-19: Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences | economic and personal impacts, preventative interventions, misinformation, prevention efforts, monitoring social distancing, contact tracing, prevention practices, social and economic environment, unemployment, demographics, stress, health behaviors, discrimination, telehealth, vulnerable populations | Individual(s) must hold an active grant or cooperative agreement, and the research proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the competitive segment of the active award | Applications accepted on a rolling basis through March 31, 2021 | 2030-06-05 |