***Limited Submission***

NIH / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Program: Collaborative Program for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1, Research Project with Complex Structure
NOFO #: PAR-23-077
Synopsis: Supports highly integrated research teams of 3 to 6 PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are within the mission of NIGMS. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields. Features of successful applications include
- Each PI is committed to team science and willing to devote a major part of their research effort to the team project.
- Achieving the goal(s) requires a team approach.
- Each biological question posed requires a cohesive team with an integrated approach.
- A team management structure is developed for achieving program goals.
Award details: Up to $1.5M per year may be requested though it is anticipated that most awards will be between $700K to $900K for direct costs per year. An additional $250K in direct costs per year may be requested for optional developmental funds to support the addition of Early Stage Investigators to the program in years 2-5.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/par-23-077/
External announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-077.html
USC Internal due date: March 28, 2025.
External due date: May 28, 2025.
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The Decorative Arts Trust
Program: Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports graduate students working on a Master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in a field related to the decorative arts. The Trust encourages projects that advance diversity in the study of American decorative arts. Grant funding is provided once travel is complete, at which time recipients are required to submit a 500-word report that details the scope of the research and the impact upon their thesis or dissertation project as well as high-resolution images of the objects or historic sites examined during their travels.

Award details: $500 to $2K.

Announcement on website: https://decorativeartstrust.org/
Application due date: April 30, 2025.
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Haynes Foundation
Program: Archival Grants
Synopsis: Supports archival and cataloging projects important to Los Angeles. The relevance and significance of the materials to Southern California and public policy, along with their "fragility, rarity and completeness" are considered in selecting projects for awards. Online proposals are 3-4 page, double-spaced, 12 point typeface, with brief appendices if necessary. Also, include a short paragraph on the project director and staff.
Award details: Required. Grants have ranged up to ~$58K. Preference given to those who can provide matching funds from other sources.
Announcement on website: https://haynesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-26-24-rev-2025-Grants-Fellowship-Guidelines-.pdf
Application due date: March 10, 2025.
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German Historical Institute Washington
Program: Long-Term Visiting Fellowships at the GHI
Synopsis: Supports postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. candidates at American and European institutions for research in 4 broad themes: History of Knowledge; Migration, Kinship, & Belonging; History of Race and Ethnicity and History of the Americas. Applicants are urged to make clear in the application why their research project fits within the identified area as well as why the GHI would be a good place to work on their research project. Additionally, the proposed research projects should clearly make use of historical methods and engage with the relevant historiography related to the specific thematic area.
Award details: Postdocs: ~$3,528 monthly stipend for 6-12 months. Ph.D. candidates: ~$2,490 monthly stipend for 6-12 months.
Announcement on website: https://www.ghi-dc.org/team/opportunities
Applications due date: December 1, 2025; Fellowship can begin in September 2026.
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American Cancer Society
Program: Cancer Health Research Centers
Synopsis: Supports solution-based research addressing cancer health disparities that will enable fair and just opportunities to prevent, detect, and survive cancer for everyone. Due to the complexities associated with the social and structural drivers of health that are responsible for cancer inequalities, multilevel models and research that address these interrelated factors are encouraged. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to reach populations of interest, (e.g., immigrant populations, age-specific populations, racial and ethnic populations, and more) and describe how the proposed methodologies will produce meaningful results. All applicants must be independent researchers at eligible US academic institutions or nonprofits. Applicants from underrepresented groups and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are encouraged to apply.
Award details: Research Scholar grants provide support to independent, self-directed researchers for 4 years at $215K per year direct costs. To be eligible, subaward PIs must have a full-time faculty position and a doctoral degree. If this subaward is at a secondary institution, the secondary institution may claim 10% indirect costs. For this RFA, faculty may have any rank. The research must be multi-level and involve 2 or more social determinants of health.
Announcement on website: https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/rfa-cancer-equity-research-centers.html
Letter of Intent due date: March 17, 2025.
Full application due date: Invited PIs will be provided with access to the application materials.
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The Doctors Company Foundation
Program: Improve Clinical Outcomes
Synopsis: Supports patient safety research with clinically useful applications, focusing on innovative projects / activities that develop knowledge, techniques, and tools whose application reduces or eliminates risk of adverse events that cause harm to patients while under care. The Foundation views innovation as the creation, development, and implementation of a new or significantly improved process, activity, or model, with the aim of measurably improving patient outcomes. Projects aiming to reduce healthcare costs while improving patient safety are encouraged

Award details: Past grants have ranged from $25K to $240K, with an average grant of $103K Announcement on website: https://www.tdcfoundation.com/
Letter of Intent due date: March 19, 2025.
Full application due date (invited): June 23, 2025.
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The Science History Institute Museum / The Othmer Library
Program: Travel Grant to the Othmer Library
Synopsis: Supports 2-week travel to the library for research and scholarly exploration of primary materials, which include rare and modern books, manuscripts, archival collections, oral histories, fine art, artifacts, and instruments. Applicants must live more than 75 miles from Philadelphia to be eligible.
Award details: $1K per week and are intended to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation.

Announcement on website: https://www.sciencehistory.org/research/fellowships/available-fellowships/
Application due date: Applications and research visits are accepted and approved on a rolling basis.

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Broad Institute
Program: Broad Biomedical Post-baccalaureate Scholars Program (BBPS)
Synopsis: Supports participants in a comprehensive, structured, and immersive experience with groundbreaking research and academic and career guidance. The BBPS program is designed to equip each scholar with the personal and professional tools necessary to support their success in biomedical research. Ultimately, this program is intended to help diversify biomedical research through the success of each scholar. The program is supported, in part, by the National Humane Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to train and develop a more diverse genomics workforce. Eligible applicants have completed a 4-year degree, between May 2024 and June 2025 with a minimum 3.3 GPA out of a 4.0 scale, majoring in science; have significant research experience; and seek to pursue a graduate degree.
Award details: As full-time employees, scholars will receive an annual salary based on their role (Research Associate or Computational Associate) and access to health benefits.
Announcement on website: https://www.broadinstitute.org/students/broad-biomedical-post-baccalaureate-scholars-program-bbps
Application due date: April 1, 2025. Note: There was a 2/14/2025 preliminary review due date, but there is no indication that the lack of a preliminary review precludes submitting an application.
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Society for Neurosciences (SFN)
Program: Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes up to three early career neuroscientists for outstanding research and education pursuit in an international setting. Nominations must be made or endorsed by a SFN member. Nominees must be a postdoc, research associate and / or advanced graduate student
Award details: Recipients receive a $25K prize and complimentary registration, transportation, and two nights accommodations for the SFN annual meeting. The SFN president presents the prize at a lecture at the meeting

Announcement on website: https://www.sfn.org/Careers/Awards/Early-Career/Peter-and-Patricia-Gruber-International-Research-Award

Nomination submission window: March 24, 2025 to May 8, 2025.
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Rapid Novor
Program: Grant — Protein Sequencing and Epitope Mapping
Synopsis: Supports academic scientists by providing in-kind access to Rapid Novor’s cutting-edge Protein Sequencing and Epitope Mapping services. Through access to these advanced techniques, scientists can accelerate discovery, validate experimental results, and deepen our understanding of complex biological systems to drive transformative scientific breakthroughs. Applicants must be academic scientists, postdoctoral researchers, or graduate students at accredited institutions. Projects must clearly demonstrate the need for protein sequencing or HDX-MS to address specific impactful research questions in fields such as immunology, oncology, structural biology, or a related area.
Award details: The grant covers the cost of service for experiments and analysis for one protein sequencing and / or one HDX-MS project.

Announcement on website: https://www.rapidnovor.com/protein-sequencing-and-epitope-mapping-analysis-grant-2025/
Application due date: March 31, 2025.
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Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF)
Program: Request for Proposal 2025
Synopsis: Supports research projects in the following areas
- Prevention, Early Detection, and Population Science
- Tumor Cell Dormancy and Metastasis
- Immunotherapy and irAEs

- Advancement of Targeted Therapies Against Melanoma
- Rare Melanoma Tumors
Established Investigator Awards (EIA): Supports established melanoma researchers, or senior researchers working in closely related fields who wish to move into melanoma research. Must be an Associate Professor or higher. Applicants may be tenured or untenured. Career Development Awards (CDA): Supports junior investigators. Applicants who are postdoctoral fellows must have less than 5 years of postdoctoral experience at the time the grant will be awarded and must not have previously received any major grant support, i.e., from ACS, NIH, NCI, or DoD, but may be previous recipients of K08, K99, K22, etc. In addition to postdocs, those with a title of Research Associate/ Scientist, Staff Scientist, Instructor, Assistant Professor, or equivalent at the time of the grant submission are also eligible for the CDA. Researchers who are beginning a research career focused on melanoma are eligible.
Award details: EIA: Up to $125K per year for 2 years; CDA: Up to $50K per year for 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants-rfps/
Application due date: March 31, 2025.
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American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR)
Program: Diana Kalman / AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
Synopsis: Supports Ph.D. students who are in their 3rd year of graduate study or beyond to conduct a twelve-month research project focused on biomedical research in aging. Applicants are encouraged to make their proposals as focused as possible – the strongest projects are those that focus on a particular subject area. Examples of promising areas of research include (partial)
- Macular degeneration
- Neurobiology and neuropathology of aging

- Metabolic and endocrine changes
Award details: $5K. No indirects allowed.

Announcement on website: https://www.afar.org/grants/afar-scholarships#Eligibility%20Criteria
Application due date: April 15, 2025.
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Simons Foundation
Program: Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics
Synopsis: Supports excellent graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies. An applicant must be enrolled as full-time Ph.D. student in a Ph.D. granting mathematics department at an institution in the United States and must be in their third year of study of a five-year Ph.D. program. Applicants must apply in the third year of their Ph.D. program. There are no citizenship requirements.
Award details: $38,400 over 2 years (can be used fellow’s summer stipend, domestic or international travel and research expenses), plus 20% indirect costs ($3,200) per year. $1K per year for the Fellow’s department to be used at the discretion of department chair.
Announcement on website: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-dissertation-fellowship-in-mathematics/
Application due date: March 31, 2025.
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Simons Foundation
Program: Pivot Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports researchers with a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field, and a deep interest, curiosity and drive to make contributions to a new discipline. The fellowship will enable today’s brightest minds to apply their talents and expertise to a new field, and will consist of one training year where the fellow will be embedded in a lab of a mentor to learn the new discipline and its culture. In addition to the qualifications and potential of the applicant, the suitability of the mentor and the environment for mentorship will be strongly considered in the application process. In addition to holding a Ph.D. in the natural sciences at an academic institution, applicants must commit that the fellowship will take place in a new discipline, distinct from their current field of study, within astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, neuroscience, physics or mathematics — and all subdisciplines therein.
Award details: One year of salary support of the fellow’s academic-year salary, whether normally paid over 9 or 12 months, and a $10K research, travel and professional development allowance during the fellowship-training year. Mentors will receive a $50K research fund during the fellowship year. Up to 20% indirect costs allowed. Fellowships must be activated within 18 months of award notification.
Announcement on website: Pivot
Application due date: May 15, 2025.
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Frederich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
Program: Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports research in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) including basic research, preclinical drug development, and clinical research. The FARA Grant Program aims to advance therapeutic development for FA by supporting established FA researchers, recruiting new investigators to the field, and building the next generation of FA scientists. FARA solicits applications from academic and for-profit investigators that meet the research priorities set by FARA’s Scientific Advisory Board. These priorities include (partial)
- Advancing understanding of neuroscience / systems
- Advancing understanding of cardiac disease in FA
- Advancing of the molecular basis of FA

Award details: $125K per year for 1 or 2 years.

Announcement on website: https://www.curefa.org/research/grant-program/grant-type/#fellowship
Letter of Intent due date: August 15, 2025.
Application due date: October 1, 2025. Grant begins March 1, 2026 to April 1, 2025.
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Motor Neuron Disease Association
Program: Biomedical Research Projects
Synopsis: Supports biomedical research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and related conditions, in all relevant disciplines. The objectives of the MND Association research funding program are to support research aimed at understanding the causes of MND, elucidating disease mechanisms and facilitating the translation of therapeutic strategies from the laboratory to the clinic. The essential purpose of the grant is to support a single project, i.e. a piece of work designed to answer a single question or a small group of related questions. Such support will usually be of limited duration and applications of up to three years will be considered. Though MNDA is UK-based, they welcome applications from outside of the UK and Ireland provided the project is unique in that (1) it does not duplicate projects being pursued in the UK, and (2) there is collaboration with a UK or Irish Institute.
Award details: ~$105K per year for up to three years
Announcement on website: https://www.mndassociation.org/research/for-researchers/apply-for-funding
Summary application due date: the last Friday in October or the first Friday in November. Online portal opens in mid / late September.

Full application due date: Review of invited applications will take place in April 2026.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Programs: (1) Research Grants in the Arts; (2) NEA Research Labs
Synopsis: Research Grants in the Arts: Supports research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecosystem or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.
NEA Research Labs: Supports projects that support transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike. The priority research areas for 2022-2026: (1) What are the measurable impacts of the arts; (2) In what way do the arts contribute to the healing and revitalization of communities; (3) What is the state of access to arts programs, services and related opportunities for underserved groups; (4) How is the arts ecosystem adapting and responding to social, economic and technological changes and challenges to the sector. Check out the guidelines for each program for additional info.
Award details: Research Grants in the arts: $20K to $100K; Research Labs: $100K to $300K. 1:1 cost share / non-federal match required for both programs.

Announcement on website: https://www.arts.gov/grants/research-awards

Step 1 Grants.gov due date: March 24, 2025.
Step 2 NEA Applicant portal due date: April 3, 2025.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

NOFO #: N0001425F002

Synopsis: Supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education 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 topics of interest for ONR are
- Evaluation and monitoring of large-scale generative AI
- Brain-inspired large neural models for intelligent robots
- Reading between the lines: Connecting deep ocean currents and bedform morphology
- Impacts of aerosol injection: evolution and deposition on 3D radiative balance
- Interfacial thermal energy transduction
- Inherent stability in hybrid metal halide Perovskite semiconductors through understanding in situ electrochemistry.
Award details: Typical annual funding per grant is up to $1.5M for up to 5 years. MURI awards are contingent on availability of funds, the specific topic, and the scope of the proposed work
Announcement on website: 2026 MURI
White Paper due date: May 2, 2025.
Application due date: September 5, 2025.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Program: Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

NOFO #: NOFOAFRLAFOSR20250002

- Characterization and Modeling of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere

- Ethical Constructs and Adaptive Learning Systems

- Structured Light for High Field, High Intensity Laser-Matter Interactions

- Optics with Dynamically Reconfigureable Arrays of Molecules and Atoms (OhDRAMA)

- 2D/3D Heterostructures via Remote Epitaxy
Award details: Typical annual funding per grant is up to $1.5M for up to 5 years. MURI awards are contingent on availability of funds, the specific topic, and the scope of the proposed work
Announcement on website: 2026 MURI AFOSR
White Paper due date: May 2, 2025.
Application due date: September 5, 2025.
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NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences - Division of Social and Economic Sciences and NIH / National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Program: A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
Solicitation #: 23-569
Synopsis: Supports research that advances the scientific basis of science and innovation policy, with a focus on the biomedical sciences. Consistent with the SoS:DCI program, SoS:BIO will fund the development of models, analytical tools, data and metrics that can inform science policy and the development of the scientific enterprise. SoS:BIO welcomes individual and collaborative research projects and places a high priority on interdisciplinary research and on broadening participation.
Award details: Award sizes are expected to range from $100K to $250K (total costs) per year for up to 4 years.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitations/pubs/2023/nsf23569/nsf23569.pdf?VersionId=Q8pyvWL4Y08gLzG35j1DqsIPOM4lferN
Proposal target date: September 9, 2025.
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NIH / Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Program: Development of Resources and Technologies for Enhancing Rigor, Reproducibility, and Translatability of Animal Models in Biomedical Research (R24-Resource Related Projects)
NOFO #: PAR-23-039
Synopsis: Supports research projects aimed at developing broadly applicable technologies, tools, and resources for validating animal models and enhancing rigor, reproducibility, and translatability of animal research and that address key animal resource- and technology-related gaps identified in the “Validation of Animal Models and Tools for Biomedical Research” workshop organized by ORIP and its Institute and Center Partners. The identified gaps include the need for systematically phenotyping animal models, improved genetic technologies, high-throughput screening, and integration of multiple research organisms. Animal models of interest for this NOFO include, but are not limited to, invertebrate and vertebrate organisms ranging from C. elegans and Drosophila to zebrafish, mice, rats, pigs, and nonhuman primates. Examples of relevant research projects include (partial)
- A large number of animal models by using high-efficiency gene editing technologies, including gene mutation and tagging;
- Artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) tools to integrate collection of multi-omics, biochemical, physiological, morphological, and behavioral data from animal models, or AI or ML strategies that allow user-friendly informatic searches and integrative mining of bioinformatic and phenomic data for comparative human-animal biology; and
- Biosensors for genotypic, phenotypic, physiological, or metabolomic monitoring in animal models.

Award details: Application budgets ought to reflect the needs of the project for up to 4 years project period.

on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-039.html
Application due date: May 25, 2025 for all types of applications except AIDS applications.
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NIH / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Program: Technology Development Research for Establishing Feasibility and Proof of Concept (R21)
NOFO #: PAR-25-202
Synopsis: Supports exploratory research leading to proof of concept for the development of new technologies relevant to the NIGMS mission. Projects should entail a high degree of risk and/or novelty, and have a high future potential impact in biomedical research. Outcomes or products of the proposed project, which should significantly advance the current state of the art, may include, but are not limited to:
- laboratory instruments and other devices,
- algorithms and software,
- chemical reagents and processes,
- biological molecules or systems that have been modified by human intervention for use as research tools. This NOFO does not support technology development that is narrowly focused on addressing specific biological questions or that re-purposes existing technologies for new uses. Applications should propose development of new tools that can potentially benefit a broad spectrum of biomedical research.
Award details: $275K direct costs over the two-year project period. No more than $200K may be requested in any single year.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-202.html
Application due date: 3 due dates per year through 2027. Next due date is June 16, 2025.
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NIH / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Program: Focused Research and Development (R01)
NOFO #: PAR-25-203
Synopsis: NOTE: This is the companion funding opportunity for NOFO #: PAR-25-202.
Supports exploratory research leading to proof of concept for the development of new technologies relevant to the NIGMS mission. Projects should entail a high degree of risk and / or novelty, and have a high future potential impact in biomedical research. Outcomes or products of the proposed project, which should significantly advance the current state of the art, may include, but are not limited to:
- laboratory instruments and other devices;
- algorithms and software;
- chemical reagents and processes; and
- biological molecules or systems that have been modified by human intervention for use as research tools.
This NOFO does not support technology development that is narrowly focused on addressing specific biological questions or that re-purposes existing technologies for new uses. Applications should propose development of new tools that can potentially benefit a broad spectrum of biomedical research.
Award details: Application budgets are not limited but must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project for up to 4 years (5 years for Early Stage Investigators).
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-203.html
Application due date: As in the R21, 3 due dates per year through 2027. However the next due date is June 5, 2025 for new applications; July 5, 2025 for resubmissions, renewals, and revisions; and September 7, 2025 for AIDS applications.

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Dornsife Corporate and Foundation Relations
(Contact Kerri Bennett at kerriben@usc.edu if interested)

Tata Steel
Program: Materials Identification in bulk scrap recycling
Synopsis: Supports projects that provide innovative, ready to implement solutions to optimize the identification, sorting, and quality control of scrap materials in the steel recycling process. This includes categorizing materials such as steel, rusted components, coated materials, hazardous substances, rubber, plastic, and soil.

The ideal technology should accurately classify incoming scrap materials and generate detailed reports, including the percentage of ferrous components in the raw scrap stream. Solutions must be easy to maintain and easy to plugin with minimal changes to the existing setup. Of interest are
- Vision Analytics (VA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems

- Sensors for material identification
- Robotic systems for material handling
- Automated systems for identification and categorization of incoming scrap materials.
Award details: Tata Steel would fund the implementation, with the amount of funding to be discussed after the techno-commercial finalization of the proposal, subject to a tentative budget of up to $100K
Announcement on website: Scrap recycling
Proposal due date: March 31, 2025.
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Tata Steel
Program: Automated zinc inspection in metal processing
Synopsis: Supports projects that provide innovative, ready to implement, easy to main solutions to optimize the identification, sorting, and quality control of scrap materials in the steel recycling process. This includes implementing real-time, automated systems to detect zinc-coated scrap in incoming materials before processing and to identify zinc content in finished goods after production. Solutions of interests include
- High-speed imaging coupled with vision analytics for material categorization, and
- Inline, real-time automated zinc detection systems

Award details: Tata Steel would fund the implementation, with the amount of funding to be discussed after the techno-commercial finalization of the proposal, subject to a tentative budget of up to $100K.
Announcement on website: Zinc inspection
Proposal due date: March 31, 2025.
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