Grant opportunities
Two ways in: a searchable feed of federal opportunities open right now, and a directory of the recurring programs researchers plan around. Every opportunity opens with eligibility, how to apply, and one-click tracking in GrantsManager.
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Grant programs
The recurring programs that come around every year, the evergreen options worth planning for. Dates and figures move year to year, so confirm current details on each official program page.
NIH's flagship, investigator-initiated grant for a discrete, mature research project.
A shorter NIH grant for exploratory, high-risk/high-reward work that doesn't yet have extensive preliminary data.
A small, short-term NIH grant for discrete, well-defined projects that can be completed with limited resources.
A two-phase award that carries a promising postdoc through the last of mentored training and into their first independent faculty position.
An NIH fellowship that supports promising PhD students through their dissertation research and training.
An NIH fellowship supporting postdoctoral research training under an established sponsor.
NIH's small-business programs funding the development and commercialization of biomedical technologies.
NIH's career development awards provide protected time and mentoring for early-career scientists and clinicians on the path to research independence.
NSF's most prestigious award for early-career faculty, integrating a research program with an education plan.
NSF's flagship fellowship supporting outstanding graduate students in STEM early in their studies.
An NSF program funding the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation.
NSF's small-business programs funding startups developing deep-technology innovations with commercial potential.
Congressionally funded DoD programs supporting disease- and condition-specific biomedical research.
A Department of Defense program funding ambitious, team-based, multidisciplinary basic research.
A DoD program that funds research instrumentation to support defense-relevant university research.
A Department of Defense program supporting outstanding early-career faculty pursuing defense-relevant basic research.
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