PEN America
Program: 2026 Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes literary works of nonfiction that use oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement. For the 2026 grant cycle, PEN will confer two PEN/Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History.
Award details: $15K awarded to 2 winners.
Announcement on website: https://pen.submittable.com/submit/323861/2026-pen-jean-stein-grants-for-literary-oral-history
Application due date: June 1, 2025.
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PEN America
Program: 2026 Bare Life Review Grants
Synopsis: Supports literary works in progress by immigrant and refugee writers, recognizing that the literature of migration is of inherent and manifest value. The project must be a work-in-progress of fiction, poetry or non-fiction that will not be published before April 2026. Writers may submit only one project per year.
Award details: Will make 2 awards for $15K each.
Announcement on website: https://pen.submittable.com/submit/323871/2026-pen-bare-life-review-grants
Application due date: June 1, 2025
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The Eisner Foundation
Program: The Eisner Prize Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports leaders pioneering innovations in intergenerational connection. The Eisner Foundation is providing financial resources, networking opportunities, and the prestige of the Eisner Prize to leaders with new ideas and perspectives that will propel the field forward. The Prize is open to anyone in the United States working to innovate in the area of intergenerational connection, whether that be through research, programs, technology, or other efforts advancing the field. Young people, people of color, and those working with historically marginalized communities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Award details: Fellows will receive a total of $50K: a $10K stipend, and $40,K to be used toward their particular intergenerational initiative.
Announcement on website: https://eisnerfoundation.org/the-eisner-prize-fellowship-program/
Application due date: May 16, 2025.
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National Geographic Society (in collaboration with UC Berkeley)
Program: American Keystone Species
Synopsis: Supports individuals working on projects focused on implementing conservation actions or conducting research intended to inform the conservation and management of ecological, cultural, or economic American keystone species in the U.S. and territories— such as large predators, migratory herds, salmon, cod, and giant kelp that have sustained societies, driven conflict and colonization, and sparked unity through contemporary conservation and restoration efforts.
in the United States and territories. Aims for this request for proposals are to
- Identify researchers, conservation practitioners, Tribal leaders, and other community members leading conservation efforts focused on keystone species in the United States and territories.
- Support these individuals with direct and indirect funding and other resources.
- Elevate these individuals with exposure by way of public communication opportunities etc.
- Illuminate landscapes in the United States and territories containing keystone species that reflect key themes, including connectivity, blending Indigenous and academic science approaches, new technology for biodiversity monitoring and/or human- wildlife conflict management, past human relationships with American Keystones, and cutting-edge approaches to managing systems for change.
Award details: $20K for one to two years.
Announcement on website: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-american-keystone-species/
Pre-Application due date: May 23, 2025. Invited applicants will be notified by late June 2025 to submit full proposal.
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Gouvernement du Québec
Program: Quebec — United States University Grant Program
Synopsis: Supports academics at U.S universities to engage academic activities and projects at universities in Québec to (1) stimulate collaboration between universities in Québec and the United States (2) organize Québec-themed academic activities, and (3) facilitate professional and student exchanges. The program has 2 components. The first component — Research, Innovation and Knowledge development—supports projects centered around themes of, for example, the economy and bilateral trade, environment and climate change, artificial intelligence and digital technology, and Québec’s international relations and diplomacy. Examples of themes for the second component — French Culture and Language — include immigration issues, Québec’s art and literature, and Québec’s political culture and identity. Eligible applicants are tenure-track or tenured full-time professors who are currently working in an accredited American university or college that offer four-year programs, as well as for recent Ph.D. graduates who are either American citizens or are permanent residents of the United States.
Award details: The grant from the Ministry of International Relations and la Francophonie (MRIF) may not exceed $6K for a professor, or $10Kfor the research group director. The announcement provides details on eligible and ineligible expenses.
Announcement on website: https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/universite/recherche-universitaire/quebec-united-states-university-grant-program/about
Application due date: Not specifically stated, however, the grant period covers April 1 to March 31st.
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William T. Grant Foundation
Program: Institutional Challenge Grant
Synopsis: Supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
The grant requires that research institutions shift their policies and practices to value collaborative research. Institutions will also need to build the capacity of researchers to produce relevant work and the capacity of agency and nonprofit partners to use research. Applications from partnerships in youth-serving areas such as education, justice, prevention of child abuse and neglect, foster care, mental health, immigration, and workforce development are welcome, and particularly encouraged are proposals from teams with African American, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American members in leadership roles. The partnership leadership team includes the principal investigator from the research institution and the lead from the public agency or nonprofit organization. The Institutional Challenge grant requests grantees to pursue 4 goals: (1) Grow an existing institutional partnership with a public agency or nonprofit organizations; (2) Pursue a joint research agenda to reduce inequality in youth outcomes; (3) Create institutional change to value research-practice partnerships within
research institutions; (4) Enhance the capacity of both partners to collaborate on producing and using research evidence.
Award details: $650K for combined direct and indirect costs over 3 years.
Announcement on website: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge- grant?utm_source=WilliamTGrant+Website+Signup&utm_campaign=8fb26926a5-October+Grants_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a590baf297-8fb26926a5-1204837502
Application window: May 15, 2025 to September 15, 2025.
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Nomis and Science (Repost from week of March 24, 2025)
Program: Young Explorer Award
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes recognize bold young researchers who ask fundamental questions at the intersection of the life and social sciences; scientists who have performed interdisciplinary work with an enthusiasm that has catalyzed cross-field collaboration; researchers who take risks to address relevant and exciting questions with creative approaches, regardless of the research outcome. Examples of successful applications include applying techniques developed in one domain to answer questions in another; or, applying information acquired in the life sciences to questions related to the collective or individual behavior of humans in the fields of psychology, economics, political science or sociology. Eligible applicants must hold a Ph.D. that was received in the past 10 years.
Award details: 2 Grand Prize winners will receive cash prize of $15K and provided travel and accommodation to the award ceremony, if any, as well as an invitation to apply for funding from Nomis. Winners will also receive a 5-year digital subscription to Science.
Announcement on website: https://www.science.org/content/page/how-enter-nomis-science-young-explorer-award
Application due date for entries: May 15, 2025.
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American Psychological Foundation
Program: Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Grant
Synopsis: Supports early career psychologists to conduct research and demonstration activities that promote the understanding of the relationship between self-identification and academic achievement, with an emphasis on children in grade levels K-8. Familiarity with the Clarks’ work is essential. APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including age, gender, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, and geography.
Award details: $8.500K
Announcement on website: https://ampsychfdn.org/funding/clark-grant/
Application due date: June 19, 2025.
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Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
Program: Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
Synopsis: Supports and honors an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions throughout his or her life in the field of neuroscience. This prize is SFN’s highest honor. The prize is open to all who have made outstanding contributions to neuroscience.
Award details: $30K prize, plus registration, accommodations and transportation to the SFN annual meeting. The winner of the prize will be announced at the meeting.
Announcement on website: https://www.sfn.org/careers/awards/outstanding-career-and-research-achievements-awards/ralph-w-gerard-prize
Nominations due date: May 8, 2025.
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Foundation
Program: Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports the development of better treatment and cures with the goal of developing a clinical pipeline based on the best available science by creating a community of researchers following a coordinated plan driven by supportive and supported patients. Research projects funded by ACCRF run the gamut from basic research through to preclinical drug screening of combined therapies and clinical trials. ACCRF has also supported the generation of enormous data sets spanning a wide array of platforms. Areas of interest include molecular targets such as (partial)
- MYB (C-MYB) and MYB (A-MYB)
- the NOTCH pathway
- Multiple Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Targets (VEGFR, FGFR, PDGFR and KIT)
- MDM2 (Mouse Double Minute 2 Homolog)
- AXL
- Chromatin Modifying Genes
Award details: Pilot grants to generate preliminary data: Up to $50K; Full grants range from $100K to $300K over 1 to 3 years.
Announcement on website: https://accrf.org/research/grants/grant-opportunities/
Application due date: Proposals accepted on a rolling basis, with 2-3 review sessions annually.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Program: Preservation and Access Education and Training
Synopsis: Supports organizations that offer national, regional, or statewide education and training programs for established or emerging professionals for projects that develop and implement educational programs to preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Such materials include but are not limited to moving image and sound recordings, archaeological artifacts, born-digital and digitized collections, rare books and manuscripts, archival records, material culture, and art. Advancing long-term access to these materials for scholars, students, and the public requires skilled professionals from varied backgrounds and communities working in organizations large and small. Programs may be at any stage, from early curriculum development to advanced implementation, and projects may include partnerships with academic or non-academic institutions.
Award details: $350K for 3 years. Programs that grant graduate degrees in art conservation may extend project duration to 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training
Application due date: June 17, 2025. Project start date may begin between March 1, 2026 and September 1, 2026.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
Program: Breast Cancer Research —Era of Hope Scholar Award
NOFO #: HT942525BCRPEOHS
Synopsis: Supports individuals who are early in their careers with significant potential to effect meaningful change in breast cancer. Rather than projects per se, the award recognizes individuals who go beyond conventional thinking in their field and the innovative contributions that they can make toward ending breast cancer. The PI must be an independent and non-mentored investigator within six years of their last training position as of the application submission deadline (excluding time spent on family medical leave). The PI must commit a minimum of 25% of time and effort during the period of performance to conduct breast cancer research under this award.
Individuals affiliated with an eligible organization are eligible to be named as PI regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or citizenship status.
Award details: The program funding of $10.5M will support 2 awards (maximum $3.5M for direct costs) with project durations of up to 4 years.
Announcement on website: Era of Hope Scholar Award
Letter of Intent due date: June 13, 2025.
Application due date: June 27, 2025. Letters of Recommendation due July 2, 2025.
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NSF / Directorates for Computer Science and Engineering (Divisions of Information and Intelligent Systems, Computing and Communication Foundations, Computer and Network Systems, Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure); Biological Sciences (Divisions of Biological Infrastructure, Environmental Biology, and Integrative Organismal Systems); Engineering (Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems); Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Divisions of Mathematical Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics); Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (Innovation and Technology Ecosystems)
Program: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery (ACED)
Solicitation #: 24-541
Synopsis: Supports projects on 2 tracks, however, this synopsis is for Track ll only (info on Track l is for reference only).
Track l: Emerging Ideas Proposals — Supported speculative multidisciplinary projects that explore bold new research directions. The goal of these projects was to obtain preliminary results, refine the overall research plan based on these results, and garner insights into whether these advances generalize beyond the targeted use case or domain.
Track ll: Discover Proposals — Supports transformative interdisciplinary research that will significantly advance both computing and the scientific discipline(s) to be studied. Proposals should clearly identify the scientific problem(s) to be addressed, the specific computing techniques to be developed, and be supported by preliminary collaborations and / or results that demonstrate the potential of the proposed ideas.
Award details: Track ll: $750K per year for a duration of up to 4 years for a total budget of up to $3M.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/aced-aced-accelerating-computing-enabled-scientific-discovery/nsf24-541/solicitation
Application due dates: September 17, 2025; September 17, 2026.
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NSF / Directorates for Computer and Information Sciences, Biological Sciences, STEM, Geosciences (Divisions of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences and the Office of Polar Programs),
Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Divisions of Physics, Astronomical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Materials Research, and Chemistry), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Program: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)
Solicitation #: NSF 22-632
Synopsis: Supports the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). The program continues to emphasize integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation. The CSSI program anticipates three classes of awards:
- Elements: These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering.
- Framework Implementations: These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, and resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.
- Transition to Sustainability: These awards target groups who would like to execute a well-defined sustainability plan for existing CI with demonstrated impact in one or more areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The sustainability plan should enable new avenues of support for the long-term sustained impact of the CI.
Prospective PIs should be aware that awards are intended for a finite duration (typically no more than 10 years) and that this is a multi-directorate activity, and that they are encouraged to submit proposals with broad, interdisciplinary interests. Further, not all divisions are participating at the same level, and division-specific priorities differ. Prospective PIs should also refer to the directorate/division-specific descriptions contained in Section II of this solicitation.
Award details: Up to $34M program funding. Anticipate making 35 awards.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitations/pubs/2022/nsf22632/nsf22632.pdf?VersionId=tJ2K86sGA8QYSicqjBGBAzDWVXk_c5cG
Application due date: December 1, 2025.
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NSF / Directorate for Geosciences – Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Program: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (AGS-PRF)
Solicitation #: 22-639
Synopsis: Supports postdoctoral fellows for research that will add new understanding of the behavior of Earth's atmosphere and near-Earth, aligning with programs in the Atmospheric Section and those aligned with programs in the Geospace Sciences. Examples of these programs include (partial)
- The Atmospheric Chemistry program (Atmospheric)
- The Paleoclimate program (atmospheric)
- The Physical and Dynamic Meteorology program (atmospheric)
- The Aeronomy program (Geospace Sciences)
- The Magnetospheric Physics (Geospace Sciences)
- The Solar Terrestrial program (Geospace Sciences)
The Fellow must list two scientific mentors: one located at the fellow’s institution, and the second mentor will be located at another institution or department, and will be considered a new collaborator.
Award details: The expected annual budget for the AGS-PRF program is $2 M, for up to 10 awards per year, subject to availability of funds. Year one budget of the Fellowship will be $100K, and that will increase to $102K in year two.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ags-prf-atmospheric-geospace-sciences-postdoctoral-research/nsf22-639/solicitation
Proposal due date: Proposals are accepted anytime.
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***The following NIH Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)
have been updated as of March 31, 2025,
to align with the agency priorities***
NIH / Institute of Aging (NIA) and Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Program: Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01)
NOFO #: 25-332
Synopsis: Supports proposing research on current topics in AD / ADRD. Further information on the high-priority topics of interest will be announced through a series of Notices published after this NOFO. The goal of this funding opportunity is to encourage biomedical, social, and behavioral research and research training directed toward greater understanding of the aging process and the diseases, special problems, and needs of people as they age.
Award details: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of a project of up to 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-332.html
Application due date: Multiple due dates through 2027. Next due dates for new applications in 2025 are June 5th and October 5th.
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NIH / Institutes of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Institute of Nursing Research; National Cancer Institute; Tribal Health Research Office
Program: Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions
NOFO #: PAR-25-317
Synopsis: Supports research on family health, well-being, and resilience. The NIMHD Research Framework recognizes these areas of research as important for decreasing disparities and improving outcomes. The goal of this initiative is to support family-level health observational and intervention studies in the biomedical, clinical, population, behavioral or social sciences. Projects are expected to include family health measures (i.e., health outcome(s) or behavior(s) measures for 2 or more family members). Projects must include a focus on families from one or more NIH-designated populations that experience health disparities in the U.S. Examples of research interests include
- Examination of family resilience (including religiosity, spirituality, and other shared common values), and coping on future generations, attained educational level and socioeconomic status, and subsequent health outcomes.
- The role and contributions of social and community-based organizations (e.g., community groups, educational activities and educational enrichment programs, team sports, social affinity groups, empowerment activities, volunteer activities, faith-based organizations) on family health outcomes.
- Biological pathways (e.g., epigenome or microbiome) between family-level stressors and family health.
Award details: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of a project of up to 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-317.html
Application due dates: Multiple due dates through 2027. Remaining due dates in 2025 are June 5th and October 5th.
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NIH / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Program: Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3 / UH3 - Exploratory/Developmental Phased Award Cooperative Agreement)
NOFO #: PAR-25-311
Synopsis: Supports and conducts laboratory research, clinical trials, and studies with people that explore health processes. NICHD researchers examine growth and development, biological and reproductive functions, behavior patterns, and population dynamics to protect and maintain the health of all people and to examine the impact of disabilities, diseases, and defects on the lives of individuals. With this information, the NICHD hopes to restore, increase, and maximize the capabilities of people affected by disease and injury. Another goal is to sponsor training programs for scientists, doctors, and researchers to ensure that NICHD research can continue. This NOFO provides an opportunity to leverage the NICHD clinical research network infrastructure as a platform for investigator-initiated innovative hypotheses by any investigator in the extramural community. Applications must be submitted as investigator-initiated, multi-Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) grant applications in conjunction with the respective NICHD-supported Network Data Coordinating Center (DCC), or equivalent, as determined by the NICHD.
Award details: Application budgets are limited to direct costs of $6,250M for the entire project period (both phases), but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Direct costs should include capitation dollars to conduct the research. Projects requiring direct costs exceeding $6,250M may be proposed, but will require additional NICHD approval as part of the pre-application process. The entire project is a maximum of 7 years: The UG3 phase may not exceed 2 years, and the UH3 phase may not exceed 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-311.html
Application due dates: Multiple due dates through November 2027. Remaining dates for 2025 are July 15th and November 14th.
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NIH / National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Program: Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA)
NOFO #: PAR-25-101 (R21 Exploratory and Developmental Research)
Synopsis: Supports highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to the etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, or treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). It supports high-risk and potentially high-impact research that is underrepresented or not included in NIDA's current portfolio, which has the potential to transform SUD research. The proposed research should: 1. develop, and / or adapt, revolutionary techniques or methods for addiction research or that show promising future applicability to SUD research; and / or 2. test an innovative and significant hypothesis for which there are scant precedent or preliminary data and which, if confirmed, would transform current thinking.
Award details: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275K. No more than $150K in direct costs may be requested in any single year.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-101.html
Application due dates: Multiple due dates through November 2027. The next due date is August 12, 2025.
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