The list is arranged by deadline chronological order. Israeli calls first, then foreign calls.
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Era-Net (MOH): ERA4Health– “Prevent-OO: Understanding and Preventing Overweight and Obesity” Mechanisms of their onset and progression, neglected determinants and novel strategies for critical transitional periods in life
The call will be implemented in two stages, a pre- and a full-proposal phase.
This call will support transnational collaboration of multidisciplinary scientists from different countries to work together across borders, taking advantage of complementary expertise and sets of data. The call will finance research that improves the understanding of the causes for obesity, overweight and its complications by using a mechanistic approach, as well as studies aiming at the development of public health strategies for the prevention of obesity and overweight by focusing on critical transitional periods of life, which are due to either biological or socio-environmental changes
Information day 18 November 2025h
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
Era-Net (MOH): EP ERA4Health– “Prevent-OO: Understanding and Preventing Overweight and Obesity”
Mechanisms of their onset and progression, neglected determinants and novel strategies for critical transitional periods in life
Pre announcement
The call will be implemented in two stages, a pre- and a full-proposal phase.
This call will support transnational collaboration of multidisciplinary scientists from different countries to work together across borders, taking advantage of complementary expertise and sets of data. The call will finance research that improves the understanding of the causes for obesity, overweight and its complications by using a mechanistic approach, as well as studies aiming at the development of public health strategies for the prevention of obesity and overweight by focusing on critical transitional periods of life, which are due to either biological or socio-environmental changes
Information day 18 November 2025h
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
Instruct-ERIC Research Infrastructure Access-1st call
Instruct provides funded access to advanced structural biology technologies, from sample preparation to 3D structural analysis, at 29 facilities across Europe.
The Instruct ERIC funding scheme includes:
•Access funding: Free access days to a wide range of technologies – for example: Electron Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry, Magnetic Resonance Techniques, Molecular Biophysics, Protein Production, and more.
•Travel and accommodation contribution: Up to €500 for all funded visits (€550 for physical visits without air travel).
•Integrative Structural Biology approach: Applicants may combine several technologies across facilities to broaden their research scope.
For details and application submission via the ARIA system, visit: https://instruct-eric.org/submit-proposal
https://www.israel-cores.org/Unlocking-new-opportunities-for-our-scientists-on-the-global-stage
If planning to submit, please update the RA
NATO: Science for Peace and Security (SPS)
Collaborative projects with NATO† countries addressing key priorities: Environment, Climate Change and Security/ energy security / Innovation and Emerging Disruptive Technologies (EDTs)/ Counter-terrorism /Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) and Explosive Hazards Management/ Defence against Hybrid Threats / Resilience/ Critical Underwater Infrastructure/ Cyber Defence/ Assessing and addressing threats posed by the Russian Federation
/ Strategic Foresight/ Human and Social Aspects of Security/ Operational Support/Any other proposal clearly linked to the implementation of NATO’s core tasks.
Grant Mechanisms:
Multi-year research & development projects of 2-3 yrs. three-year projects are in the €250K–€400K range.
Advanced Research Workshop: 2-5 day workshop averaging €30,000-€40,000.
Advanced Study Institutes (ASI): 7-10 days averaging €60,000
Advanced Training Course: 5-7 day course averaging €60,000.
No overhead.
†NATO countries: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, the Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-structure/science-for-peace-and-security-hub/managing-sps-grants
Era-Net (MOH): EUP OHAMR joint transnational call “Treatments and Adherence to Treatment protocols” – Pre announcement
The aim of this first EUP OHAMR Call is to improve the treatment success rates of the patients, animals and plants affected by bacterial or fungal infections by providing new treatment options while reducing the risk of resistance in the different One Health settings.
Call topics:
– Identify and develop new combination treatments using existing or innovative antimicrobials or antimicrobial with adjunctive treatments to extend drug efficacy and combat resistance.
– Develop tools and methods to improve adherence to treatment protocols.
– Assess the impact of antimicrobials for veterinary and agricultural use on the risk of AMR transmission to humans and the environment to inform policies on the restriction of some antimicrobials for human use.
* The consortium must include a minimum of three (3) eligible partners asking for funding from three (3) different eligible countries (including at least two amongst EU Member States or Associated Countries).
Funding: up to 140K EUR (additional 40K EUR for Israeli coordinators)
https://ohamr.eu/
https://ohamr.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/call-2025-new-treatments-to-tackle-amr/
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
An information webinar for potential applicants will take place on 26 November, 14:00–15:30 (Stockholm):
For registration: https://sv-se.eu.invajo.com/event/eupohamr/webinarforapplicants
Era-Net (MOH): THCS (Transforming Health and Care Systems) – Access to Care (Pre-proposals)
The call will be implemented in two stages, a pre- and a full-proposal phase.
Aim: to fund projects that contribute to ensuring equitable access to and utilisation of health and care services. Through the funded research and innovation projects, policy and decision makers should gain the knowledge and tools necessary to implement the reallocation of resources as the health and care system undergoes a transition to meet new and ongoing challenges.
Projects funded under this call will build on existing evidence to deliver innovative solutions that enable key stakeholders to reduce inequalities in access to and utilisation of health and care services. Projects will address how to improve access to all levels of health and care through financial models, models for delivering health and care services and setting up of interdisciplinary integrated care programmes.
Information webinar 10 December 2025, 14:00-16:00 CET
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
https://www.thcspartnership.eu/funding/jtc-2026-access-to-care.kl
Era-Net (MOH): EP PerMed – Personalised Medicine for CARdiovascular, MEtabolic, and kidNey diseases (CARMEN2026)- Preproposals
EP PerMed will fund research projects in human health on innovative PM strategies for
patients with cardiovascular, metabolic or kidney diseases. Research projects may focus on a single disease or explore these conditions in combination. Proposals should address one or more of the
following aspects:
- Development and validation ofinnovative personalised therapeutic approachesfor cardiovascular, metabolic or kidney diseases through testing in relevant pre-clinical models
- Identification and validation of molecular markers/signatures or cutting-edge technologies
to monitor treatment response in patients with cardiovascular, metabolic or kidney diseases in order to tailor treatment pathways.
- Identification and validation of stratifying molecular markers/signatures or stratifying diagnostic technologiesfor early disease risk prediction and prevention of disease worsening or comorbiditiesin patients with cardiovascular, metabolic or kidney diseases, thereby delaying the progression to cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.
Funding: up to 140K EUR for Israeli PIs
https://www.eppermed.eu/funding-projects/calls/jtc2026
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
An information webinar for potential applicants will take place on 16 December, 11:00–13:00 CET:
For registration: https://www.eppermed.eu/news-events/events/ep-permed-jtc2026-information-day/
Era-Net (MOH): ERDERA translational call for “Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non genetic diseases through variant validation and new technological approaches” – Pre announcement
The call will be implemented in two stages, a pre- and a full-proposal phase.
The call will welcome proposals focused on providing diagnostic clarity in unsolved rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases. Involving patient organizations from the very start is highly desirable.
Funding: up to 140K EUR (additional 40K EUR for Israeli coordinators)
https://erdera.org/call/joint-transnational-call-2026/
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272, 1477).
An information webinar for potential applicants will take place on 16 December, 15:00–17:00 CET:
For registration: https://erdera.org/event/information-webinar-erdera-joint-transnational-call-2026/
The national Institute for Psychobiology in Israel (NIPI): Call for proposals for research funding in the field of psychobiology for young researchers
המכון הלאומי לפסיכוביולוגיה בישראל: קול קורא להגשת הצעות מחקר למימון בתחום הפסיכוביולוגיה לחוקרים צעירים
מתמקד בקידום מחקר בתחומי הפסיכוביולוגיה בכל המוסדות להשכלה גבוהה ובתי החולים האקדמיים ברחבי ישראל. במטרה לתרום למיגור הפער במחקר מנגנוני מחלות מוחיות, מקדם המכון העלאת רמת המחקר הבסיסי, הקדם יישומי, והיישומי, ומיקוד של מחקרים בסיסיים בנושאים בעלי השלכה קלינית. בהתאם לייעוד המכון, תיתנן עדיפות למחקר בסיסי או קליני שלו פוטנציאל להביא לתרומה חדשנית להבנה, למניעה, ולטיפול בתחלואה נוירו-פסיכיאטרית קשה כגון סכיזופרניה, הפרעות מצב רוח וחרדה, התמכרויות, וכן הפרעות מוקדמות בהתפתחות המוחית, וניוון מוחי בגיל המבוגר.
המכון מציע מגוון תוכניות, למשך שנה או שנתיים, למרצים ומרצים בכירים עם עד 3 שנות ותק כמרצה-בכיר ולקלינאים עם מעמד מקביל.
MOST: Applied research 2026 (Pre-Applications)
משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה: מחקר יישומי 2026 (קדם הצעות)
הגשה לרשות המחקר: 15.2 (חובה) | הגשה למשרד המדע: 22.2
כנס מציעים – ייערך ביום חמישי, 29.1.2025, בין 13:00 עד 15:00 – https://meet.google.com/rky-iway-hds
להלן נושאי המיקוד (אנא ראו את הפירוט המלא בקול הקורא):
א. חומרים
חומרים חכמים – מחקר יישומי לתכנון, ייצור והשבחה של חומרים פונקציונליים בעלי תגובה מבוקרת לגירויים חיצוניים כגון אור, חום ומאמץ מכני.
ב. בריאות ורפואה
הפרעות דחק – מחקר יישומי למניעה, אבחון, טיפול ושיקום בהפרעות דחק נפשיות ברמת הפרט והקהילה.
שיקום גופני – מחקר יישומי לפיתוח, הערכה ויישום גישות ושיטות לשיקום תפקוד גופני לאחר פגיעה, מחלה או ירידה תפקודית.
ג. ביוקונברג’נס (Bioconvergence)
מחקר בינתחומי המשלב ידע עמוק הן בביולוגיה והן בהנדסה ו/או חישוביות, ומחייב שילוב של מומחה בכל אחת מהדיסציפלינות.
ניטור מתקדם – מחקר יישומי לניטור בזמן אמת בגוף האדם ובסביבה, לצורך זיהוי, מעקב והערכת מצבים קליניים.
ייצור ביולוגי – מחקר יישומי העוסק בפיתוח, התאמה ואופטימיזציה של מערכות ביולוגיות לצורכי ייצור חומרים, מולקולות ומוצרים ביולוגיים.
ד. הנדסה וטכנולוגיות מתקדמות
חומרה מתקדמת – מחקר יישומי מרמת רכיבים ועד לארכיטקטורה של מערכות שלמות.
ה. חלל אזרחי )סוכנות החלל)
חומרה חללית מתקדמת – מחקר יישומי לתכנון, פיתוח, ייצור חומרים, רכיבי חומרה, התקנים מכאניים, ומערכות אשר יפעלו בתנאי סביבת חלל.
ו. בינה מלאכותית (לא כולל יישומים של בינה מלאכותית או רגולציה)
בטיחות בשימוש בינה מלאכותית יוצרת GenAI -מחקר יישומי לפיתוח פתרונות על מנת לוודא שמערכות בינה מלאכותית פועלות בהתאם למטרות, לערכים ולאינטרסים של בני אדם.
ממשק רובוטיקה – בינה מלאכותית – מחקר יישומי בממשק שבין רובוטיקה ובינה מלאכותית, חישה, בקרת תנועה, פתרון בעיות בסביבה דינאמית, ותפקוד בסביבה מרובת סוכנים.
ז. בלוטק וסביבה
מחקר יישומי המשתמש במשאבים הימיים באופן מקיים לטובת החברה האנושית, וכן מחקר יישומי להגנה על המשאבים הימיים.
ח. מחקרים יישומיים פורצי דרך ייחודיים
מחקרים יישומיים לפיתוח טכנולוגיות בכל תחומי דעת עם מרכיב חדשנות גבוה, ועם פוטנציאל משמעותי לשיפור משמעותי בתחום הנחקר. תינתן עדיפות למחקרים בינתחומיים. אין להגיש הצעות שאינן פורצות דרך. אמות המידה לשיפוט הותאמו לתחום ומפורטות בסעיפים ו-ז.
תקציב: עד 700 אלף ₪ ל-3 שנים
חוקר רשאי להגיש או להחזיק עד 2 הצעות מחקרים פעילים במסלול הלאומי ללא ההבחנה בין חוקר ראשי למשני (במינוח של משרד המדע: חוקר ראשי – מרכז פרויקט חוקר ראשי).
קרן המחקרים של משרד המדע קול קורא להגשת קדם-הצעות מחקר לשנת 2026 משרד החדשנות, המדע והטכנולוגיה
https://www.trdf.co.il/files/MOST_2026_call_preproposals.pdf
UC Davis: California-Israel Collaborations in Research Program
For joint research projects in the sciences, including: mathematical and physical sciences, biological sciences, engineering, agriculture,
and medicine, as specified in Award Details below. Proposals are invited that strengthen research collaboration through joint scientific publications, increased visibility and research impact, and co-application for extramural funding. Preference will be given to proposals creating new collaborations between researchers in California and Israel that are likely to result in long term projects.
The program includes three award types:
Full project: research funding of up to $10,000 per year for a total of up to $20,000 over the course of the project
Full project with undergraduate research supplement: research funding of up to $10,000 per year for a total of up to $20,000 over the
course of the project AND up to $5,000 to support an undergraduate researcher at UC Davis.
Mobility: one-time funding of up to $5,000 to cover research related travel expenses specifically intended for the exchange of knowledge or collaboration.
* Matching funds for full projects from Departments and Colleges are encouraged, but are not
factored into the award decision.
https://ucdavis.infoready4.com/#freeformCompetitionDetail/2001325
Ministry of Agriculture: Research proposals in the poultry sector 2026
משרד החקלאות: קול קורא להצעות למחקרים בענף העופות לשנת 2026
מועד הגשה לרשות המחקר: 19.2, משרד החקלאות 28.2:
יש להודיע מראש לרשות המחקר על הגשה (ra-tec@trdf.technion.ac.il)
יעדי ענף העופות לשנת 2026:
1. שיפור רווחת העוף בשלוחות השונות.
2. הפחתת נגיעות במחלות זואונוטיות בכל השלוחות.
3. הפחתת הנגיעות בניו-קאסל בכל השלוחות.
4. אמצעים טכנולוגיים לספירת עופות מדוייקת בלולי מטילות (עם ובלי כלובים).
5. פתרונות ברי קיימא לטיפול בזבל ופגרי עופות.
6. אמצעים לניטור ו/או להפחתת פליטת מזהמים (גזים וחלקיקים) מלולים.
7. התייעלות אנרגטית בלולים (חשמל, גז, בידוד וכו’).
8. שיפור איכות התוצרת (בשר פטם/הודים, ביצים).
9. בחינת פתרונות להובלת עופות חולים במחלות מדבקות.
10. בחינת האפשרות לצמצום אזורי הסגר בשפעת עופות.
11. שיפור ניצולת המזון באמצעות שינויים תזונתיים ו/או ממשקיים.
12. דיוק האקלים בלול.
https://www.trdf.co.il/files/Poultry_sector_2026.docx
British Council, British Embassy in Israel and Pears Foundation: BIRAX Healthy Ageing | Call for Research Proposals – Preliminary Proposal
Research proposals to be submitted jointly by British and Israeli scientists that seek to further the understanding of ageing and its impact on human health and well-being. Welcome projects that use a holistic approach to healthy ageing, including pioneering techniques, state-of-the-art technologies and interdisciplinary approaches, showcasing the added value of international collaboration.
Funding: up to £400K for 3 years
BIRAX Healthy Ageing Sub-call for Follow-on Funding
This opportunity is open exclusively to previous project leads and co-leads of BIRAX-funded projects, enabling them to build on their successful research under the BIRAX Program (Regenerative Medicine Initiative and Healthy Ageing).
https://www.britishcouncil.org.il/en/birax/call-for-proposals
The Alrov Institute for Real Estate Research at Tel Aviv University: Call for Research Proposals
Seeks to advance state-of-the-art research in the broad area of real estate and urban economics.
Proposals for research papers on housing markets, commercial real estate markets, mortgage markets, real estate development, real estate entrepreneurship and investment, real estate capital markets, urban and regional economics, and any other topic related to the broad area of real estate and urban economics.
Funding: up to 30K NIS for up to 18 months (preferably up to 12 months).
https://www.alrov.sites.tau.ac.il/hebrew-content/call-for-research-proposals2025
Niedersachsen-Israel Research Cooperation – Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Sciences
Collaborative research projects with Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony, Germany) region (including Hannover, Göttingen, Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Oldenburg…). The objective of this program is to promote outstanding scientific high-risk – high-gain cooperation projects.
Funding: up to €500K for up to 4 years (no overhead).
https://zukunft.niedersachsen.de/en/funding-offers/research-cooperation-lower-saxony-israel/
FAQ: https://zukunft.niedersachsen.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FAQ-Lower_Saxony-Israel.pdf
Era-Net (MOH): EP BrainHealth – Biological, Social and Environmental Factors that Impact the Trajectory of Brain Health Across the lifespan – in the field of Neurodegeneration (Call 2) LOI
The aim of the call is to facilitate multinational, collaborative and interdisciplinary research that addresses critical translational questions. Applications for this call, should address how biological, social and environmental factors affect the trajectory of neurodegenerative disorders1 across the lifespan.
Applications must be interdisciplinary and address at least two of the three factors impacting brain health trajectories in the field of neurodegenerative disorders:
1) Biological factors, e.g. genetics, epigenetics, -omics, neuroplasticity, inflammation, infection, synaptogenesis, circuits, vascular factors, sensory impairment, co-morbidities;
2) Lifestyle and social factors, e.g. exercise/activity, nutrition, sleep, smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, work (income, employment), socio-economic background/status, race/ethnicity, sex and gender, education, safety, social interactions (family/friends), access to healthcare, stress, trauma, migration. 3) Environmental factors, e.g. pollution/contaminants, urbanicity, disasters, pandemics, war/conflicts, climate change, microbiota, nature.
Funding for the Israeli partner: about €140,000 over 3 years.
* A short abstract and budget should be sent to the ministry of Health (MOH) prior to pre-proposal submission. Call us for clarifications and MOH abstract forms (tel. 2152, 1272).
https://www.brainhealth-partnership.eu/calls/jtc2026-neurodegenerative-disorders/
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): Research Grants in Basic Biology – Competitive LOI
*Please contact the Research Authority if planning to submit.
**Registration and obtaining reference number 17.3, LOI due 26.3
HFSP supports international collaborations in fundamental Life Sciences research with emphasis on innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms. Preliminary results are not required.
Research Grants – Program: to teams of independent researchers at any stage of their careers. The research team is expected to develop new lines of research through the collaboration. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged.
Early Career: all members must be within 5 years of obtaining an independent position and must have obtained their first doctoral degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) no longer than 10 years before the deadline for submission of the Letter of Intent. They must be in a position to initiate and direct their own independent lines of research.
Funding: Grants provide 3 years support.
Awards are dependent upon team size (for instance 2-member teams will receive 300 000 USD and 4-member teams 500 000 USD per year.
The principal applicant must be located in one of the member countries [Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus (EU part), the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America..]. Co-investigators may be in any country, with at least one in a country other than the PA. The number of team members should normally be 2 – 4.
Dahlia Greidinger Foundation: Young researchers in the Cancer Research
קרן דליה גרידינגר ז”ל למלחמה בסרטן: קול קורא לתמיכה בחוקרים צעירים בתחום הסרטן
הקרן תומכת בחוקרים צעירים, עד גיל 45, למחקר בתחום הסרטן. מימון: 100,000 ש”ח לשנתיים.
Era-Net (MOH): ERDERA Networking Support Scheme
A competitive funding instrument for networking events to share knowledge on rare diseases and rare cancers. ERDERA supports the organization of transnational networking events that promote knowledge sharing, research uptake and collaborations among clinicians, researchers, and patients/patient advocacy organizations (PAOs).
Funding: up to €30 000 per networking event
NSF-BSF programs
Israeli researchers can join research proposals submitted by US PI(s) to the NSF, in the programs listed below. Two applications per calendar year (Oct 1 – Sept 30) are permitted.
The Israeli budget is funded by the BSF as follows: up to $114K/yr for experimental studies and $94K/yr for theoretical and computer-based studies.
* If more than one lab will be involved in the research they will able to request up to 150% of the budget. These sums are subject to the availability of funds.
Pay attention to the application deadlines. While many programs are open all year long, some still have specific time limits.
Details on all NSF-BSF programs: www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/nsf-bsf-joint-research-grants/the-programs/
· Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences – Various Dates
· Economics and Decision Sciences – Aug 18, 2025
· Sociology – Open All Year
· Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) – Open All Year
· Integrative and Organismal Systems (IOS) – Open All Year
· Environmental Biology (DEB-Core) – Open All Year
· Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) – 12 Nov, 2025
· Biological Infrastructure (DBI) – Open All Year
· Cyber Security and Privacy – Open All Year – In any case, Israeli PIs will consult with
Ms. Yael Dressler in the BSF office (yael@bsf.org.il) regarding their project description
and budget request before advancing the preparation and submission of their proposal.
· Foundational Research in Robotics – Open All Year
· Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) – Open All Year
· Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE) – Open All Year,
proposers are strongly encouraged to submit by the target dates – 11 Sep 2025, 5 Feb 2026.
· Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) – Open All Year
· Computer Networks and Systems (CNS) – Open All Year
· Information and Intelligence Systems (IIS) – Open All Year
· Chemistry (CHE) – Various Dates
· Physics – Various Dates
· Materials (DMR) – Open All Year
· Astronomy and Astrophysics – Nov 17, 2025
· Mathematics – Various Dates
· Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning – Various Dates
· Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) – Open All Year
· Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) – Open All Year
· Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) – Open All Year
· Earth Sciences (GEO) – Open All Year
· Atmospheric and Geospace Sci. – Open All Year
· Marine Oceanography – Open All Year
· EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) – Open All Year
· Smart Health and Biomedical Research (SCH) – 3 Oct, 2025
NEH-BSF programs: Collaborative Initiative to Enhance Research in the Humanities
Award is up to $25,000 or Convening up to $50,000. For programs in which the maximum award amount allowed by the NEH is less than $50,000 per year, the request to the BSF cannot exceed the maximum award amount per year.
https://www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/neh-bsf-research-grants/about/
This partnership provides a unique opportunity for joint research projects between U.S. and Israeli scholars across several NEH programs, including:
Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Sep 04, 2025
Research and Development: May 20, 2025
Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research: Sep 24, 2025
Collaborative Research November 19, 2025
ICL (Israeli Chemicals Ltd): ICL Open Innovation (Crop Nutrition and Applied Agronomy)
ICL is looking to fund research projects in the following domains:
Crop Nutrition:
- Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers
- Biostimulants
- Biodegradable CRF Coating
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Organic Fertilizers
- Secondary nutrients
- Delivery Platform
- Ammonia synthesis
- Increased P-availability
Applied Agronomy
- Efficient fertilizers application
- Regenerative Agriculture practical methods
- Water use efficiency practical methods
- Nutrient balance (plant, soil, water, atmosphere) sensing/analysis
- GHG emissions sensing/analysis
- Soil microbiome sensing/analysis
- Soil/groundwater contamination sensing/analysis
- Yield estimation by remote sensing
- Plant nutrition’s DSS
Funding: The budget for the selected proposals will be negotiated with ICL
For further details, please contact Adi Perelman Adi.Perelman@icl-group.com
Israel Research Core Facilities: Database of International Scientific Events & Opportunities
Israel’s membership in several leading international research organizations provides access to a diverse range of activities, including workshops, training programs, facility visits, open calls, and occasional funding schemes. These opportunities are not research grants, but rather support professional development, technical training, scientific networking, and, in some cases, industry-focused collaboration.
Since the offerings vary widely in scope and purpose, researchers are encouraged to consult the Events and Opportunities page, which is updated regularly and includes conferences, webinars, hands-on courses, fellowships, training programs, and other activities provided by major European research infrastructures.
Researchers who identify a relevant opportunity are invited to review the details directly and proceed according to the specific guidelines of the hosting organization.
https://www.israel-cores.org/Unlocking-new-opportunities-for-our-scientists-on-the-global-stage
Foreign
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Research Grants (Pre-application)
Funding for investigator-initiated proposals to support research focused on addressing research questions highlighted in the Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap
Funding: up to $200K per year (including indirect costs) for up to 3 years
The Health Effects Institute: Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award (pre- applications)
Supports creative junior investigators, at Assistant Professor or equivalent level, with outstanding promise who are interested in the health effects of air pollution.
Funding: $600,000 for 3 years.
https://www.healtheffects.org/rfa/rfa-25-2-walter-rosenblith-new-investigator-award
DARPA\ Defense Sciences Office (DSO): Mechanisms for Amplification of fusion Reaction Rates in Solids (MARRS) – Abstracts
proposals in exploring and implementing mechanisms that amplify and increase the rates of nuclear fusion reactions in solids at and near Room Temperature (RT). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research primarily resulting in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
MARRS performers will analyze and optimize factors for fusion rate amplification including, but
not limited to, materials, fuel loading techniques, and methods for the efficient excitation of
fusion reactions (triggers). Performers must implement State-of-the-Art (SOA) particle detection
technologies and data acquisition systems to accurately and reliably detect fusion reaction
products such as protons, neutrons, and gammas. Detection of heat (calorimetry) and other
signatures of nuclear processes can complement particle detection; calorimetry alone is not
sufficient.
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF): Translational Strategies to Define, Enhance, and Monitor Vascularization for Durable Islet Replacement Therapies – Competitive LOI’s
To support translational research that advances the clinical application of vascularization- and engraftment-focused strategies for islet replacement therapy in type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Funding: up to $900K over 3 years
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RFA_Vascularization_Call-Document.pdf
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/explore-research/funding-opportunities/
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF): In vitro Disease Modeling: Type I Diabetes-on-a-Chip Platforms for Translational Research – Competitive LOI’s
A new funding opportunity to support advancement of cutting-edge organoid- and organ on a chip-based disease models of Type I Diabetes (T1D).
This initiative aims to validate and refine existing human-relevant in vitro models of T1D as tools for evaluation of pharmacological and genetic interventions with the goal of accelerating translation to clinical studies.
Funding: up to $300K over one year
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RFA_Organ-on-a-chip_Call-Document.pdf
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/explore-research/funding-opportunities/
Foundation Fighting Blindness: Career Development Award (CDA)
CDA’s goal is to help advance junior clinical research scientists in their professional endeavors to cure retinal degenerative disease by: (1) facilitating advances in laboratory and clinical research; (2) elucidating the mechanism for the cause and pathogenesis of retinal degenerative diseases; (3) developing innovative strategies to prevent, treat and cure these diseases. This program supports up to 5 junior-level faculty, for 5 years at $75K/year. Clinician-scientists who are in their first, second, or third year of a junior faculty appointment, and are committed to solving the mysteries of inherited retinal diseases are encouraged to apply for a CDA. Individuals from underrepresented racial, ethnic and gender groups, as well as individuals with disabilities, are always encouraged to apply.
Novo Nordisk Foundation: Tandem Programme – Translational research collaboration between Basic and Clinical Researchers
* The project must be anchored at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark. The co-applicant can be anchored in Denmark or abroad.
One basic scientist and one clinical scientist must apply together for a project, which is clinically relevant, cross-disciplinary, and translational in nature, to catalyze improved treatment or diagnosis of patients, or understanding of underlying disease mechanisms.
Funding: DKK 11M-DKK 13M ($1.7M-$2M) for 4 years.
https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/tandem-programme-translational-research-collaboration-between-basic-and-clinical-researchers/
Sanofi Regeneron: Global Innovation Grant – Pathways in Type 2 Inflammation
(other deadlines by 30.5 and 30.9)
Research in type 2 inflammation and associated diseases, including, but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, chronic spontaneous urticaria, prurigo nodularis, eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps or other type 2 immune-mediated diseases that are relevant in clinical practice. We will prioritize research projects with clear potential to significantly advance scientific understanding of type 2 immune-mediated diseases and improve outcomes in patient care or reduce individual disease burden.
Funding: up to $500K
National Psoriasis Foundation
Discovery Grants: Support researchers while they explore preliminary ideas and conduct proof-of-concept experiments.
Funding: up to $75 per 1 year (No Overhead)
Early Career Research Grants: Support graduate students and postdoctoral researchers training to conduct psoriatic disease research independently.
Funding: up to $50 per 1 year (No Overhead)
Translational Research Grants: Support projects that advance basic science discoveries and studies into treatments that can benefit patients with psoriatic disease.
Funding: up to $100 per 1 year (No Overhead)
www.psoriasis.org/available-funding-opportunities
DARPA\ Strategic Technology Office (STO): Frosty- Abstracts
innovative proposals for radar algorithm development toward reliable long-range sensing in the Arctic radio frequency (RF) environment. The remoteness and large area of the Arctic favors the use of high frequency (HF) over-the-horizon (OTH) sensing methods, but the challenging propagation channel due to ionospheric turbulence requires new approaches to sensor configuration and signal processing to obtain the desired sensing reliability, in any time of day or weather conditions. This solicitation also provides an opportunity to collaborate on testing and data collection in the Arctic regions.
Eni Awards: Eni for Innovation
To promote and to award technological and digital innovation, developed at Eni, an essential lever to create value, transforming our business and the energy market of the future.
https://www.eni.com/en-IT/strategic-vision/innovation/eni-award.html
Food Allergy Fund
Food Allergy Fund Microbiome Collective (LOI)
innovative approaches to understanding the role that the microbiome plays in the development and persistence of food allergy. Welcome proposals identifying investigations into the interaction between the mucosal surfaces and the immune system that result in the development of allergic responses to food. We also would be interested in approaches that would interrupt this process and could be useful for the prevention or treatment of food induced allergy and anaphylaxis.
Food Allergy Fund Drug Repurposing Program
innovative approaches to repurposing therapeutics for the prevention or treatment of food allergy. We would welcome proposals identifying either an existing FDA-approved drug or drug in development with human safety data that has a rationale for the prevention of food allergies, prevention or treatment of food induced anaphylaxis, or an improved method for maintaining food allergic tolerance in previously allergic patients.
**Suggested annual funding tiers are $75,000, $150,000, and $250,000. Requests outside these tiers will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Sanofi iNext 2025-2026
iNext is a pitching competition designed to spark transformational “moon-shot” ideas. Sanofi invites innovative Startups and Academic Labs from both North America and Europe to submit groundbreaking proposals, in the fields of either (1) Next-Gen approaches to counter aging related cellular and tissue dysfunction and/or (2) paradigm shifting strategies for targeted delivery of large molecules and nucleic acids.
Selected “Moonshot” ideas will receive up to USD $500,000 per project (inclusive of all costs) to fund an 18-months
Funding: up to USD $500K per project (inclusive of all costs) to fund an 18-months journey of groundbreaking research, supported by Sanofi’s R&D expertise.
https://sanofi.agorize.com/en/challenges/inext-2026?lang=en
AAAS Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award for early-career investigator
This annual award honors early-career investigators who have performed outstanding work in the field of cancer research. Entrants must have received their Ph.D. or M.D. within the last 10 years (in 2016 or later).
Funding: $25,000
www.science.org/content/page/aaas-martin-and-rose-wachtel-cancer-research-award
Children’s Tumor Foundation: Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI)
Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI)
to stimulate NF drug discovery by funding researchers proposing to investigate novel or repurposing therapies for NF or to validate new NF targets. Proposals are expected to be short and concentrated on obtaining key preliminary data needed to quickly advance to the next step of drug discovery.
Funding: $200K for 2 years
www.ctf.org/funding-opportunities
Jacobs Foundation: CIFAR Research Fellowship Program
Offers fellowships to early- and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide.
The relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to, education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, behavioral science, computer science, pedagogy, linguistics, neurosciences, and science of learning.
* Fellowships are awarded to talented researchers who have received their PhDs within the past 10 years.
Funding: CHF 165K (~$207K, including 10% Overhead)
https://jacobsfoundation.org/activity/jacobs-foundation-research-fellowship-program/
FRAXA Research Foundation: FRAXA Fellowship
Seeking proposals that move the field closer to disease-modifying treatments and a cure for Fragile X, with special priority for clinical trials and curative-therapy approaches. FRAXA Fellowship applications—$100,000 over 2 years.
Funding: $50K per year for two years (Non profit, no overhead)
https://www.fraxa.org/fragile-x-research/grant-application/
Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA): Engineering Ecosystem Resilience
This ARIA Program seeks to unlock the capability of dramatically accelerating the adaptation of no domesticated species to new environmental conditions. The resulting transformative paradigm for conservation and ecological engineering will complement traditional environmental protection and stewardship strategies. By accelerating adaptation of key ecosystem members or functions, we aim to help preserve ecological interactions and maintain or recover important functions and services despite environmental changes.
Funding: up to £500K
*Outside of programs, we award seed funding to individuals or teams pursuing research aligned with our opportunity spaces. With smaller budgets and less structure than programs, seeds support researchers to uncover new pathways that might otherwise fall through the cracks.
https://www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/engineering-ecosystem-resilience
Religious projects (including research) tackling the challenges posed by the AGI race
FLI is looking to support impact-oriented religious initiatives to avert the risks from rapid AI development, as well as religious projects promoting pro-human visions of the future.
Funding: anticipate most requests to fall somewhere around $100K-150K
https://futureoflife.org/grant-program/rfp-on-religious-projects/
Children’s Tumor Foundation: Clinical Research Award (CRA)
Clinical Research Award (CRA)
Aims to advance the development of effective clinical treatments, interventions, and management of patients living with NF.
Funding: $200K for 2 years
www.ctf.org/funding-opportunities
Leukemia Research Foundation – LOI
New investigator research projects that will have an impact on leukemia.
Funding: $150K for 2 years.
The Liveability Challenge 2025: Decarbonisation and Cool Earth
Decarbonisation
We are looking for disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries, as: waste-to-resource, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
Cool Earth
We are seeking groundbreaking innovations that specifically address the challenges posed by climate-induced extreme weather conditions, as:heat mitigation, nature-based solutions.
Funding: $1M prize for each track
https://www.theliveabilitychallenge.org/
ALS Association: Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – Competitive LOI’s
Supports junior postdoctoral researchers who are undertaking projects with high scientific merit and relevance to ALS. Individuals who received their Ph.D. or completed their postgraduate clinical training on or after February 10, 2024, are eligible to apply.
Funding: up to $150K over two years
www.als.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/FY27_Safenowitz%20RFA.pdf
Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF)
The Foundation seeks rigorous research ideas that deepen understanding of ultimate reality, human nature, and our place in the world. Ideas may draw from diverse disciplines and should address one or more of the following core areas:
- The fundamental structures, constituents, and laws of the natural world.
- The nature of the human person and pathways to personal and societal well-being, including spiritual growth through virtues such as love, creativity, gratitude, forgiveness, and connection.
- The nature, essence, and purposes of transcendent divinity, and human responses to it.
Current priorities and funded projects exemplify, but do not limit, the range and types of topics of interest. A full description of the scope of activity is provided in the descriptions of the core funding areas:
* Big Questions in Science and in Religion:
(i) The Nature of the Human Person and the Potentials for Personal and Societal Well-Being,
(ii) The Fundamental Structures, Constituents, and Laws of the Natural World,
(iii) The Nature, Essence, and Purposes of Transcendent Divinity
* Applied research and education projects on key topics
(i) Genetics
(ii) Character Virtue Development
(iii) Genius
(iv) Individual Freedoms & Free Markets
(v) Voluntary Family Planning
Selected themes are expected to guide TWCF’s strategy and inform programmatic investments totaling USD $5–20 million over a 5–7 year period, helping to chart the Foundation’s next chapter of discovery.
Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) – LOIs
Supports research across the spectrum from basic research through drug development and clinical research programs in Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA).
Funding: $125K for 1-2 years
FARA is willing to consider ad-hoc proposals of cycle that are high-value projects. For more information, please contact FARA at grants@curefa.org
Keith Michael Andrus Cardiac Award proposals for this award should focus on advancing understanding and/or treatment of the cardiac involvement in FA.
$125,000 per year for 1 or 2 years
Kyle Bryant Translational Research Award Eligible applications should focus on accelerating completion of translational stage activities necessary for advancement to clinical study of a therapeutic candidate or development of novel tools that address a critical bottleneck to the discovery or development of therapies.
$200,000 per year for 1 or 2 years
Bronya J. Keats Research Collaboration Award . Proposals should focus on FA research that relies on collaboration among investigators from at least two different institutions. Special consideration will be given to proposals that involve international collaborations and bring new scientists to the FA community. The rationale for the collaboration needs to be convincing: it must clearly demonstrate that the research goals could not be achieved by just one of the participating groups and the synergy among the groups is essential for the success of the project.
$175,000 per year for 1 or 2 years
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) – Solution Summaris
Solution Pitch due: March 26
What if our most advanced biological medicines were as easy to ship and store as aspirin?
The BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) program aims to make the seemingly impossible problem of room temperature biologics possible by pioneering new technologies to produce, store, and ship cells at room temperature, without any need for refrigeration. The program will eliminate deep freeze requirements, paving the way for a new era of efficient and resilient manufacturing and distribution of biologic drugs.
https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/boss
The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation: 2026 Annual Open Grant program – Competitive LOI
Funds research projects to develop alternative methods that replace or reduce the use of animals in research. Projects can be focused on research, testing, or education alternatives.
Funding: $50K for 1 year
The Michael J. Fox foundation: Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Applicants may submit a pre-proposal application at any time. Pre-proposals will be reviewed by MJFF within three weeks of submission. Applicants whose pre-proposal is selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal through one of the four review cycles.
This program seeks to advance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The program is set up to benefit therapeutics with clear potential to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or to reduce the burden of daily symptoms.
The Therapeutics Pipeline Program is only open to industry and industry-academia collaborations.
Funding: Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage preclinical and/or clinical programs
Duration: 1-2 years for pre-clinical programs, 2-3 years for clinical programs
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF): Young Investigator Awards
Seek applications from early-career basic scientists, medical oncologists, pathologists, urologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, public health experts, bioinformaticians, bioengineers, or professionals from any other field that could contribute to the end of potentially lethal
prostate cancer. Applicants may be working in basic, translational, computational, or clinical research in an academic or community research organization and need not be trained specifically in prostate cancer research to be highly competitive.
However, successful applicants should be working in a research environment capable of supporting transformational prostate cancer research.
Funding: $75K per year for 3 years (No overhead)
Spencer Foundation: Education Research Large Grants – LOI
Supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. Aims at rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.
Funding: up to $500,000 over 1-5 years (Non-profit)
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant
American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association (AFSA): Clinically Focused Research
AFSA’s focus is to identify the biological mechanisms of FM, evaluate treatments, and look for diagnostic markers that can easily be used in a clinical setting. Proposals must be clinically focused and patient relevant. AFSA’s priorities:
- Test therapeutic interventions or agents for reducing key FM symptoms.
- Evaluate/identify peripheral and central biological mechanisms responsible for causing FM.
- Identify/develop diagnostic measures that can be used in a clinical setting, preferably using blood or other easily accessed biofluids. This does not include brain imaging techniques because of cost and barriers with implementation.
Funding: Up to $85,000 for 1-2 years.
The Autism Science Foundation (ASF): Profound Autism Research Grants
Focused on profound autism and severe, intense, and dangerous behaviors. Priority will be given to projects that identify biological mechanisms, evaluate treatments or interventions, or address barriers to conducting research with individuals who have profound autism.
Funding: up to $35K for 1 year (No Overhead)
https://autismsciencefoundation.org/apply-for-a-profound-autism-pilot-grant/
* A virtual Q&A session will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fPqvJ5MCTAWQ89pMJ9_fYw#/registration
Novo Nordisk Foundation: Data Science Collaborative Research Programme 2026
* The main applicant must be associated to/employed at a university or institution in Denmark during the project period. The co-applicant(s) can be anchored in Denmark or abroad.
Aims to support synergistic research collaborations rooted in data science and computational science with immediate or potential future applications within areas of relevance to NNF’s strategy.
The project may include up to 5 collaborators. The proposed research project should demonstrate synergistic collaboration between different research groups, typically from different institutions/departments and different scientific disciplines.
Funding: The maximal size of the grant scales with the size of the collaborative consortia. Maximally DKK 14M ($2.2M) for 2 partners, DKK 20M ($3.1M)for 3 partners, DKK 28M ($4.4M)) for 4 partners, and DKK 40M ($6.3M) for 5 partners.
https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/data-science-collaborative-research-programme-2026/
American Chemical Society (ACS): ‘New Directions’ grants in the petroleum field
Supports new research directions in the petroleum field. Fundamental research is required as opposed to applied research or methods development.
ND grants are to be used to illustrate proof of concept/feasibility.
Pre-registration is required for new applicants.
Funding: $125K for 2 years.
Please contact research authority If planning to submit- nonprofit and no overhead
https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/petroleum-research-fund/programs/new-directions-grants.html
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH): Montrone-Seigel Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Award recognizes breakthroughs in basic, clinical, or translational research led by scientists aged 52 or younger.
Funding: $100K honorarium
The Mark Foundation: Early Detection Award – Competitive LOI’s
To encourage innovation in research that enables the detection of the deadliest cancers at earlier stages when they can be intercepted or effectively treated, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the Lustgarten Foundation, and The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announce this Request for Proposals for projects focused on accelerating the development of effective new approaches to the early detection of cancer.
Funding: $2M for 2 years
https://themarkfoundation.org/early-detection-award/
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) – Multiple Grant Calls – Competitive LOI’s
Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer
This funding mechanism is focused on identifying, characterizing, and developing approaches and techniques that will allow early detection and/or prevention of lung cancer and gaining insight into pre-neoplastic processes in the lungs. The ultimate goal is to detect lung cancer at the earliest stages and subsequently increase survival and survivorship.
Funding: max of $150K for 2 years (Non-Profit)
Research Grant on Overcoming Resistance in Lung Cancer
Focus on furthering the understanding of the development, prevention, and therapy of resistance by supporting projects that seek to identify, characterize, treat or prevent resistance to lung cancer therapies. Work supported through this mechanism will address important mechanistic questions and developmental therapeutics across histological subtypes of lung cancer (including lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell lung cancer) and across the care continuum including newly designed targeted therapies and immunotherapies. These studies will enhance the momentum of improving lung cancer outcomes and have the potential to increase survivorship.
Funding: max of $150K for 2 years (Non-Profit)
Leading Edge Research Grant Program
The goal of the LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program is to fund innovative projects across the full spectrum of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, health services, disparities, and social determinants of health research.
Funding: max of $150K for 2 years (Non-Profit)
https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/research/funding-opportunities-2026/
Russell Sage Foundation (Core Program): Social Science research for the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States (LOI)
For the upcoming round, RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under its core programs for:
- Future of Work;
- Social, Political, and Economic Inequality.
Eligibility: Core research grants have no restrictions on nationality or institution location BUT, projects must focus on the social and living conditions in U.S. In exceptional cases, RSF may consider comparative projects or projects analyzing data collected outside the U.S., if the researcher can demonstrate that the data needed for the project is not available, nor obtainable, in the U.S., and that the analysis has strong relevance to improving social and living conditions in the United States.
Funding: up to $200K for 2 years.
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants / www.russellsage.org/research/priorities / www.russellsage.org/apply/application-deadlines
Schmidt Sciences: Humanities and Artificial Intelligence Virtual Institute (HAVI)
Aimed at fostering research in the digital humanities with a particular focus on artificial intelligence. Ideal projects will have co-PIs with expertise from both the humanities and AI and will address research questions from both domains. Expects humanities scholars to play integral roles in AI development, while AI researchers gain deeper understanding of data, models, and problem spaces from humanistic perspectives.
Funding: $100K – $299,999 (Level I for new research projects without an established record of past success), $300K-$800K (Level II, scaling up and expanding mature projects).
https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_humanities_and_artificial_intelligence_virtual_institute_havi_rfp/
Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF): Grant program
Supports and advises innovative investigators across the world who are working to reverse climate change.
Grants solely support predictive environmental impact assessments (EIA), impact modeling studies, and stakeholder engagement efforts for small-scale field tests of new technologies. CIEIF does not provide any basic research or implementation funding; grants are only given to aid the analysis of proposed climate intervention field tests. Applications for other projects such as in adaptation, clean energy, climate resilience, emissions reduction, and sustainable development, will be rejected.
* The reach of potential grants is global; however, international projects will be higher priority if a non-profit U.S. partner exists to accept the grant as a donation.
Funding: $75K
Wellcome Trust: Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics
These awards will support transdisciplinary teams to catalyse research discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics. Funded projects will be given the time and resources to create new research agendas and explore innovative ways of working.
Each application must include one lead applicant and 1-4 co applicants.
Funding: Up to £500,000 per project for 12-24 months
https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/genomics-in-context-awards#who-can-apply-aa30
Organization for Autism Research (OAR): Applied Research Competition – LOI
OAR sponsors research related to autism intervention and treatment, that will produce practical and objective results and have the potential to positively affect public policy, and may enhance quality of life for persons with autism and their families. While applicants are free to submit on any relevant area, this year, OAR has placed special emphasis on the following areas:
* Belonging and Interpersonal Skills
* Community-Based Assessment and Intervention
* Community-Engaged Research
* Communication and Language
* Community Living and Supports
* Gender, Reproductive, and Sexual Health
* Improving Access to and Effectiveness of Existing Systems and Services
* Intersectionality, Equity and Diversity
* Mid-life and Older Adults
* Physical Health and Mental Health
Funding: Up to $50,000 over one to two years.
Align Technology: Annual Research Program to Advance Orthodontic and Dental Patient Care
Scientific and technological research initiatives to advance patient care in the fields of orthodontics and dentistry.
Funding: up to $25K for 1 year
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF): Challenge Awards for Prostate Cancer with Lethal Potential
Applications for highly innovative currently unfunded research projects that will ultimately reduce death and suffering from prostate cancer. This includes basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research that will significantly contribute to preventing prostate cancer metastasis, morbidity or mortality. Proposals should be composed of at least 3 investigators capable of providing unique scientific expertise to the solution of this significant problem in prostate cancer research.
Funding: $1M for 2 years (No overhead)
Saving tiny Hearts Society: Congenital heart defects (CHD’s)
Intended to fund early stage science with unique hypotheses fostering the next generation of congenital heart defects and related pediatric heart disease research, thus creating a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advancements.
Funding: up to $100K for 1 year (No overhead)
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF): CF TACTICAL Award (Therapy ACceleration To Intercept CAncer Lethality)- LOI
qualified teams of investigators from academic and community institutions that will directly contribute to improved outcomes for patients with prostate cancer with lethal potential. These awards will be funded depending on the level of innovation and transformative potential in applications received. PCF seeks high-risk, currently unfunded projects from academic and community research institutions around the world. TACTICAL Awards provide $5 – $10 Million U.S.D. per award over 3–5 years. (No overhead)
Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale: PARTAGE (Social PARTicipation and Advancement in AGE) call for projects
Focused on the social and civic participation of adults with cerebral palsy , the objective of this call for projects is to better understand the specific needs of adults with cerebral palsy , to value their skills , and to propose concrete solutions to improve their participation in all aspects of life : education, employment, health, mobility, culture, parenting, political life, etc.
Funding: €170K for 3 years
https://fondationparalysiecerebrale.org/en/appels-a-projets/
https://fondationparalysiecerebrale.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PARTAGE-2026-APPEL-A-PROJET.pdf
The MPN Research Foundation (MPNRF): 2026 MPN Challenge™
Designed to accelerate innovative, patient-focused research in myelofibrosis (MF), polycythemia vera (PV), and essential thrombocythemia (ET).
While all proposals relevant to MPN biology, therapy, and patient-centered outcomes are welcome, MPNRF is particularly interested in projects that apply AI/ML approaches capable of yielding measurable impact within two years, and in novel translational research addressing MPL-driven disease.
Funding: up to $125K per year for 2 years (8% overhead)
https://mpnresearchfoundation.org/mpn-challenge/
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF): Research Grants
Funds activities that hold promise of identifying therapies (cures) for paralysis in humans. It has particular focus on placing projects in the research pipeline, that is, enabling scientists to develop the proof concept data necessary to apply for larger NIH grants. The development of effective therapies for chronic injury is a high priority for the organization. Basic research will be supported if it has clear potential to accelerate progress at the applied end of the continuum and/or if it reflects innovative research or a ‘change of direction’.
Funding: $5K to $75K for 1 year (second year considered, no overhead)
https://mcpf.org/new-investigator-grant-application/
https://mcpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MCPF-Research-Guidelines-1.doc
April 2026 | CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria): Novel Chemistry for AMR Challenge
Target-based therapeutics funding call seeking proposals to generate novel chemistry scaffolds with activity against validated bacterial targets, supported by defined chemistry plans based on literature evidence. Organic chemists with an interest in contributing to the next generation of life-saving antibiotics are encouraged to apply.
The Michael J. Fox foundation: Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Applicants may submit a pre-proposal application at any time. Pre-proposals will be reviewed by MJFF within three weeks of submission. Applicants whose pre-proposal is selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal through one of the four review cycles.
This program seeks to advance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The program is set up to benefit therapeutics with clear potential to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or to reduce the burden of daily symptoms.
The Therapeutics Pipeline Program is only open to industry and industry-academia collaborations.
Funding: Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage preclinical and/or clinical programs
Duration: 1-2 years for pre-clinical programs, 2-3 years for clinical programs
DOD/US Army Research Office: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)
(Pre-proposals/pre-applications may be submitted at any time throughout the 5-year period from the BAA release date to the BAA closing date)
The Lab for Quantum Computing (LQC) has three main goals (please see BAA for more details):
- Advance fundamental research and technologies for quantum computing and related applications, particularly focusing on qubit development.
- Foster strong partnerships to address challenging long-term issues in quantum information science and technology.
- Develop the future quantum workforce by offering research experiences in government and with LQC partners.
LQC’s success will be marked by substantial progress in solving complex, long-term research problems in quantum information science and technology, which will propel the field forward. These challenges include improving device performance, exploring alternative qubit physics and gate types, and enhancing materials to boost qubit gate fidelity.
Funding: Incubator proposals are expected to be 1-3 years in duration and not exceed $500K/year. Longer proposals may be considered due to scheduling requirements of fabrication and experiments.
Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) – preproposals
(another deadline on Dec 1)
Submitted pre-proposals must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and at least one of the following Priority areas:
- Climate Change Impacts/Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Emerging Contaminants
- Advancing Materials Circularity & Recycling.
Funding: from $15K to over $500K (average $160K) for typically 2 years.
* It should be noted that proposed research, more than $300,000 or longer than 3 years should contain sufficient details that justify the need for the higher-than-average amount requested and longer project duration.
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF): Project Concepts – Competitive LOI’s
A semi-annual submission for Strategic Research Agreement Letters of Intent that address Breakthrough T1D’s current Research Strategy.
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/explore-research/research-strategy/
https://www.breakthrought1d.org/explore-research/funding-opportunities/
Novo Nordisk Foundation: Infectious Diseases Catalyst Grants
* The main applicant must be anchored and have their primary employment and research group at a university, hospital, or other non-profit research institution in Denmark. It is possible to include one international co-applicant.
To provide catalytic funding for exploratory research projects within the thematic research areas pathogenic fungi, novel antimicrobial resistance (AMR) tools, and harnessing innate immunity. Within these thematic areas, the aim is to stimulate Danish research, strengthen international collaborations, and to initiate innovative research projects with exceptional potential for future direct impact on global challenges.
Funding: up to DKK 6.5M ($1M) for up to 3 years.
https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/infectious-diseases-catalyst-grants-2025/
Novo Nordisk Foundation: Steno Collaborative Grants
* The main applicant must be anchored at a Steno Diabetes Center or a Steno Partner institution. A university, hospital, municipality or other non-profit research or diabetes care institution in Denmark or abroad is also eligible as a co-applicant.
With this call, the Novo Nordisk Foundation wishes to strengthen the collaboration between the Steno Diabetes Centers and the research environments related to the Centers. The foundation will support research projects with a unifying and collaborative mission to develop knowledge, to exchange experience across the research institutions and to facilitate synergy between the research environments around the Steno Diabetes Centers.
Funding: between DKK 300K ($47K)- DKK 10M ($1.5M) for 1-5 years.
https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/steno-collaborative-grants/
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) and OUCH-Int’l: Research Grant Program on the Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Carcinogenesis and Lung Cancer Prevalence
This award’s objective is to fund innovative projects to support research that examines the impact of climate change and environmental pollution on lung cancer risk, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes and identifies strategies to mitigate these effects.
Funding: max of $200K for 2 years (Non-Profit)
https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/research/funding-opportunities-2026/
CURE Epilepsy: Rare Epilepsy Partnership Award – competitive LOI’s
Will support the development of necessary research tools, techniques, model systems, and data collection platforms to stimulate and accelerate research on rare epilepsies.
Funding: 100K for 1 year (No overhead)
https://www.cureepilepsy.org/for-researchers/grants-program/
The Michael J. Fox foundation: Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics Pipeline Program
Applicants may submit a pre-proposal application at any time. Pre-proposals will be reviewed by MJFF within three weeks of submission. Applicants whose pre-proposal is selected for further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal through one of the four review cycles.
This program seeks to advance therapeutic development through pre-clinical and/or clinical testing of approaches addressing unmet needs of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The program is set up to benefit therapeutics with clear potential to prevent, stop, or delay disease progression or to reduce the burden of daily symptoms.
The Therapeutics Pipeline Program is only open to industry and industry-academia collaborations.
Funding: Award amounts for this program may range from $250,000 for smaller, targeted programs to upwards of $2M for larger, multi-stage preclinical and/or clinical programs
Duration: 1-2 years for pre-clinical programs, 2-3 years for clinical programs
Russell Sage Foundation (Core Program): Social Science research for the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States (LOI)
For the upcoming round, RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under its core programs for:
- Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context;
- Immigration and Immigrant Integration;
- Race, Ethnicity and Immigration;
Eligibility: Core research grants have no restrictions on nationality or institution location BUT, projects must focus on the social and living conditions in U.S. In exceptional cases, RSF may consider comparative projects or projects analyzing data collected outside the U.S., if the researcher can demonstrate that the data needed for the project is not available, nor obtainable, in the U.S., and that the analysis has strong relevance to improving social and living conditions in the United States.
Funding: up to $200K for 2 years.
www.russellsage.org/apply/grants / www.russellsage.org/research/priorities / www.russellsage.org/apply/application-deadlines
The Leaky Foundation: Research Grants – Human Origins
Research related specifically to human origins. Disciplines supported include but are not limited to archaeology, biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, primate behavioral ecology, genetics, geology, anatomy, morphology, paleobotany, and paleoclimatology.
Funding: Up to $30K (No overhead).
Parkinson’s UK: Drug Accelerator Awards – preproposals
These awards will help pioneer and accelerate novel drug development for the treatment of Parkinson’s, providing researchers the opportunity to generate the essential data and help bridge the gaps needed to get their projects/compounds ready to enter full scale drug discovery with an industry partner or the Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech.
Looking for projects that will have a clear focus on translational drug development to make a difference to those affected by Parkinson’s.
Funding: There is no minimum award amount and the maximum award amount is £150,000.
For projects involving in vivo work, an award amount of up to £200,000 will be considered.
Lead PI must be UK based
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/drug-accelerator-awards
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund (MCPF): Research Grants
Funds activities that hold promise of identifying therapies (cures) for paralysis in humans. It has particular focus on placing projects in the research pipeline, that is, enabling scientists to develop the proof concept data necessary to apply for larger NIH grants. The development of effective therapies for chronic injury is a high priority for the organization. Basic research will be supported if it has clear potential to accelerate progress at the applied end of the continuum and/or if it reflects innovative research or a ‘change of direction’.
Funding: $5K to $75K for 1 year (second year considered, no overhead)
https://mcpf.org/new-investigator-grant-application/
https://mcpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MCPF-Research-Guidelines-1.doc
American Chemical Society (ACS): ‘New Directions’ grants in the petroleum field
Supports new research directions in the petroleum field. Fundamental research is required as opposed to applied research or methods development.
ND grants are to be used to illustrate proof of concept/feasibility.
Pre-registration is required for new applicants.
Funding: $125K for 2 years.
Please contact research authority If planning to submit- nonprofit and no overhead
https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/petroleum-research-fund/programs/new-directions-grants.html
Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF)
Submitted pre-proposals must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and at least one of the following Priority areas:
- Climate Change Impacts/Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Emerging Contaminants
- Advancing Materials Circularity & Recycling.
Funding: from $15K to over $500K (average $160K) for typically 2 years.
* It should be noted that proposed research, more than $300,000 or longer than 3 years should contain sufficient details that justify the need for the higher-than-average amount requested and longer project duration.
US Army Medical Research and Development Command: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Extramural Medical Research
(Pre-proposals/pre-applications may be submitted at any time throughout the 5-year period from the BAA release date to the BAA closing date)
Research Areas of Interest (please see BAA for more details)
- Military Infectious Diseases Research Program
Research and development of solutions for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious diseases
- Combat Casualty Care Research Program
- technologies to stop blood loss, resuscitate the casualty, and limit the immediate, short-,and long-term deleterious consequences of severe hemorrhage:
B technologies to diagnose and to limit the immediate, short-, and long-term impairments that follow TBI
- Technologies to diagnose and reduce acute secondary organ damage
- The delivery of care during transport
- Clinical practice of novel/optimized treatments for severe burn injuries
- Pain Management
- Regenerative Medicine
- Autonomous Care and Evacuation / Medical Assist Support Technologies (MAST)
- Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) for Acute Radiation Exposure
- Combined Injury
III. Military Operational Medicine Research Program
- Injury Prevention and Treatment
- Psychological Health and Resilience
- Physiological Health and Performance
- Environmental Health and Protection
- Medical Biological Defense Research Program
- Viral, Toxin, and Bacterial Studies
- Drug Development
- Identification, Diagnosis, and other Medical Interventions
- Biosurveillance(BSV)
- Medical Chemical Defense Research Program
Funding: not specified. Duration: 4 years.
https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=549112
US Department of Health & Human Services/Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA): Division of Research, Innovation & Ventures (DRIVe)- (Abstracts)
(Abstracts may be submitted at any time until the closing date)
AOI #20 DRIVe Forward
Aims to develop products, capabilities, and technologies to detect threats, improve patient care, including ancillary supplies and resources, as well as novel approaches to develop, clinically validate, and deploy/distribute MCMs rapidly and agnostically.
Especially interested in proposals that aim to address one or more of the following topics:
- Microbiome-based therapies
- Resilience to infection
- Next-generation vaccines
- Next-generation therapeutic antibodies
- Artificial blood products
- Extremely mobile viral diagnostic platforms for use in extremely remote settings
- Non-pharmacological approaches for enhanced immunity
Funding: up to $750K.
https://drive.hhs.gov/partner.html
https://drive.hhs.gov/files/ezbaa_files/DRIVe_EZ-BAA_Special_Instructions_01.pdf
DARPA\ Strategic Technology Office (STO): Strategic Technology Office-wide Innovation Solutions- Abstracts
(Abstract due date: Abstracts may be submitted on a rolling basis until closing date)
Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems.
Focus areas:
STO looks broadly at disruptive defense technologies across all domains (air, land, sea, space), aiming to develop proof-of-concept mission systems for complex modern warfare environments.
Topics of interest (non-exclusive):
These include AI, autonomy, robotics, advanced computing, communications, sensors, photonics, radar, EW, directed energy, human–machine interaction, logistics, space and undersea technologies, resilient systems, advanced manufacturing, and systems-of-systems, among many others.
Researchers are encouraged to:
- Check existing STO programs to avoid duplication
- Contact DARPA STO program managers to discuss fit and novelty
DOD/ DEVCOM Army Rsearch Laboratory (ARL): Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Foundational Research (W911NF-23-S-0001)
(Accepting applications on a rolling basis until the deadline)
Research Areas of Interest (please see BAA for more details)
DEVCOM ARL executes intramural and extramural research organized by eleven competencies
that provide the Army with foundational expertise and specialized capabilities grounded in
scientific excellence and driven by unique Army challenges.
The eleven DEVCOM ARL competencies are:
- Biological and Biotechnology Sciences
- Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences
- Energy Sciences
- Humans in Complex Systems
- Mechanical Sciences
- Military Information Sciences
- Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences
- Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences
- Sciences of Extreme Materials
- Terminal Effects
- Weapons Sciences
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344592
For the full list of opportunities under this BAA:
https://cftste.experience.crmforce.mil/arlext/s/arl-opportunities
DOD/ United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM): Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Extramural Biomedical and Human Performance Research and Development (HT9425-23-S-SOC1)
(Pre-proposals/pre-applications may be submitted at any time throughout the 5-year period from the BAA release date to the BAA closing date)
Research Areas of Interest (please see BAA for more details)
- Damage Control Resuscitation
- Prolonged Field Care (PFC)
- Portable Lab Assays and Diagnostics
- Force Health Protection and Environmental Medicine
- Brain Health
- Immune Response
- Chronic Pain
- Automation of Systematic Reviews and Metanalysis
- Medical Simulation and Training Technologies
- Human Performance Optimization
- Canine Medicine and Performance
Most projects are anticipated to have a total cost at or below $1,500,000 (including indirect costs). Projects that have a total cost higher than $1,500,000 (including Indirect costs) with outstanding scientific merit that meet a critical need may be accepted; however the total cost of these projects are not to exceed $5,000,000.00 (including Indirect costs).
Duration: up to 5 years.
https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=549113
