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MOST: Applied research to ensure a healthy and safe work environment for workers with nanomaterials
משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה: מחקרים יישומיים להבטחת סביבת עבודה בריאה ובטוחה לעובדים עם חומרי ננו
הגשה לרשות המחקר: 30.4 (חובה) | הגשה למשרד המדע: 7.5
להלן נושאי המיקוד:
- פיתוח גלאים/חיישנים לניטור פליטות של ננו-חומרים בזמן אמת.
- פיתוח או שימוש במודלים מתקדמים כגון: organ-on-chip , ביו-סנסורים ועוד, לבחינת חשיפה לננו-חלקיקים בתנאים תעשייתיים אמיתיים.
תקציב: עד 100 אלף ₪ לשנתיים (יינתנו שני מענקים בסה”כ).
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.
The Soreq Nuclear Research Center, the Israeli Institute for Nuclear Fusion and Hot Plasma Research: Call for Proposals
המרכז למחקר גרעיני שורק, המכון הישראלי לחקר היתוך גרעיני ופלזמה חמה: קול קורא
המרכז למחקר גרעיני שורק, המכון הישראלי לחקר היתוך גרעיני ופלזמה חמה: קול קורא
נושאים בהם עוסק קול קורא זה:
*סימולציות MHD של פלסמה חמה בכליאה מגנטית.
*סימולציות הידרו-קרינתיות של פלסמות חמות בתנאי היתוך בכליאה אינרציאלית.
*ניסויים שיתרמו להבנה בנושאי פלזמה צפופה וחמה המיוצרת ע”י לייזרים רבי-עוצמה, בשיטות מגנטיות או בשילוב שלהן.
*פיתוח טכנולוגיות אשר תורמות לנושאי היתוך גרעיני, כולל תת-רכיבים במחזור החיים של כור-היתוך עתידי.
*ניסויים להפקת ניוטרונים ופרוטונים, לשימוש כמקורות בדיקה לתפקוד כורי היתוך עתידיים
הזוכים במענק יתבקשו להעמיד 25% מסכום המענק כהשתתפות עצמית. סכום ההשתתפות לא יכול להגיע ממענק כספי אחר של המדינה .בהצעות המחקר / פיתוח יש לציין האם מדובר בחדשנות מדעית או חדשנות טכנולוגית למחקר
בעל אופי יישומי.
במסגרת קול קורא זה יוענקו מענקים למחקרים בגובה של עד 1,075,000 ש”ח למשך של עד 3 שנים.
הנ”ל כולל עד 275,000 , 450,000 ו- 350,000 ₪ לכל אחת מהשנים א ,ב ו-ג בהתאמה.
M-Era-Net (MOST): Advanced materials (Pre-Proposal)
RA mandatory submission: 5.5, 15:00 | MOST and M-Era-Net website submission by 12.5, 12:00 (Brussels time).
Please note: proposals should be submitted in parallel both at the MOST portal and M-Era-Net website.
The call aims to fund ambitious transnational research and innovation on advanced materials and contribute to Europe’s scientific excellence, technology leadership and global competitiveness.
The 2026 call includes the following thematic areas:
- Materials for energy storage and distribution systems
- Materials for energy conversion
- Innovative surfaces, coatings and interfaces
- Innovative functional materials with defined architectures
- Materials addressing environmental challenges
- Next generation materials for electronics
Funding for the Israeli partners – up to 100K Euro over 3 years (two proposals will be selected for funding).
Consortia of minimum 3 partners from 3 eligible countries.
Participating countries/regions Call 2026 – M-ERA.NET
M-ERA.NET Call 2025 information webinar will be held on 18th March 2025, 12:00 – 14:00 (CET), registration link: Webinar Registration – Zoom.
MOST: Call for proposals for research in the field of internationalization in higher education for 2026
משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה: קול קורא למחקרים בתחום הבינלאומיות במערכת ההשכלה הגבוהה לשנת 2026
הגשה לרשות המחקר: 11.5 | הגשה למשרד המדע: 18.5
ישראל מתמודדת עם ניתוק קשרים, ביטול כנסים, וסירוב לשיתוף פעולה מצד מוסדות מחקר ברחבי העולם. התגברות האנטישמיות ברחבי העולם עלולה להגיע לכדי הדרתה של ישראל ממרכזי הידע והמדע העולמיים ולפגוע במצוינות המדעית של ישראל , דבר החיוני לכלכלה ולביטחון מדינת ישראל.
קול קורא זה בא לחזק את תשתית הידע בנושא בינלאומיות במערכת ההשכלה הגבוהה ולסייע בתהליך קבלת החלטות בנושא בינלאומיות ברמת המדינה והמוסדות.
ימומנו מחקרים העוסקים בתחומים הבאים:
- אפיון והבנה של מנגנונים של עשייה בינלאומיות ברמת הפרט, המוסד והמדינה בתחומי המחקר, ההוראה והפעילות האזרחית של הסגל.
- אתגרים בעשייה בינלאומית במערכות ההשכלה הגבוהה בעולם, בדגש על מדינות בקונפליקט.
- הבנת מנגנוני חרמות אקדמיים ברמות מדיניות שונות.
- בחינת תפיסות של קהלים שונים בישראל ובעולם בנושא חרמות אקדמיים.
תקציב: עד 250 אלף ₪ לתקופה של עד לשנתיים.
* חוקר ראשי רשאי להגיש עד שתי הצעות חדשות או לקחת חלק בשני מענקים פעילים במסלול הלאומי שימומן על ידי המשרד בשנת 2027 . אנא צרו עמנו קשר לבירור זכאות.
MOST- PRIMA (Section 2) Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area: Water management, Farming systems, Food value chain (pre-proposal)
Please note proposals should be submitted in parallel both at the MOST portal and to PRIMA.
Consortia of minimum 4 partners, composed of 2 EU and 2 non-EU countries
(PRIMA members: Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Türkiye)
Topics:
- Water management: Leveraging ecosystem functions and enhancing water allocation for the protection and restoration of non-perennial watercourses in the Mediterranean
- Farming systems: Novel remote and non-invasive ICT monitoring and control systems against disease and pest infestation
3. Food value chain: Empowering Mediterranean food value chains through context-aware digital traceability
Funding: Up to €100,000 (380,000 NIS) per project (regardless the number of Israeli partners), up to 2 projects will be funded.
https://www.gov.il/he/pages/rfp26032026
https://prima-med.org/submit-your-project/
https://prima-med.org/submit-your-project/section-2-multi-topics-2024/
National Regulations: https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/rfp/rfp26032026/he/National-Regulations-2026-v1-260320.pdf (page 28)
Ministry of Defense / MAFA’T / Neurotechnology Division: Proposals for Pain Treatment among Wounded Security Forces Personnel
משרד הביטחון/מפא”ת/החטיבה לנוירוטכנולוגיה: הצעות מחקר ופיתוח לטיפול בכאב בקרב פצועי כוחות הבטחון 25.5- הגשה לרשות המחקר, 28.5 – הגשה למפא”ת
מטרה: פיתוח והתאמה של התערבויות לטיפול בכאב כרוני בקרב פצועי כוחות הביטחון, לאורך כל רצף הטיפול – מהשלב האקוטי ועד שיקום בקהילה, כולל פתרונות קצרי וארוך טווח.
הצעות המחקר יתמקדו בהתערבויות לכאב מורכב (לרבות כאב נוירופלסטי וכאב פנטום), הן למניעת כרוניזציה בשלב האקוטי והן לטיפול בכאב כרוני קיים.
נדרש דגש יישומי, עם התערבויות המבוססות על מנגנונים ביולוגיים/נוירולוגיים/פיזיולוגיים או טכנולוגיים (ללא התערבויות פסיכולוגיות בלבד).
ניתן להגיש הצעות בכל רמות הבשלות – ממחקר בסיסי ועד בחינת יעילות של פתרונות קיימים. יש להגדיר בבירור את אוכלוסיית היעד והרציונל להתאמת הטיפול.
תקציב: 250,000–600,000 ₪ ל־12 חודשים (עד 30% לציוד), עם אפשרות להארכה
לפרטים מלאים אנא ראו את הקול הקורא: https://trdf.technion.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/קול-קורא-כאב_נוירוטכנולוגיה_אפריל-26.pdf
על ההצעות להיות מוגשות פורמט PDF בקישור: הגשת הצעות מחקר, עד לתאריך 28.5.2026 .
Ministry of Defense / MAFA’T / Neurotechnology Division: Proposals for Sleep Technologies for Security Forces
משרד הביטחון/מפא”ת/החטיבה לנוירוטכנולוגיה: הצעות מחקר ופיתוח טכנולוגיות בתחום השינה עבור כוחות הבטחון
25.5- הגשה לרשות המחקר, 28.5 – הגשה למפא”ת
מטרה: קידום מחקר לפיתוח התערבויות וטכנולוגיות לשיפור איכות וכמות השינה, או לשיפור “תשואת השינה” (מיצוי תפקודי של זמן שינה).
הקול הקורא כולל שני מסלולים:
מסלול א’ – התערבותי: פיתוח, התאמה ובחינה של פתרונות לשיפור שינה בקרב כוחות הביטחון, כולל טכנולוגיות או התערבויות מבוססות מנגנונים ביולוגיים/נוירולוגיים/פיזיולוגיים. התערבויות התנהגותיות בלבד אינן נכללות.
מסלול ב’ – מחקר מנגנוני: אפיון מנגנוני של הפרעות שינה, בעיקר בפוסט־טראומה ופגיעות ראש, לצורך זיהוי מדדים אובייקטיביים ופיתוח התערבויות עתידיות. כולל רצף מחקרי ממחקר בסיסי ועד יישומי.
דרישות מרכזיות:
- שימוש במדדי שינה אובייקטיביים (אלקטרופיזיולוגיים/פיזיולוגיים/ביולוגיים); שאלונים בלבד אינם מספיקים
- הגדרת תוצאים קליניים/שיקומיים ברורים (למשל: זמן הירדמות, יקיצות, משך שינה)
- הקול הקורא אינו מיועד לאבחון או סיווג הפרעות שינה
תקציב: 250,000–500,000 ₪ ל־12 חודשים (עד 30% לציוד), עם אפשרות להארכה
לפרטים מלאים אנא ראו את הקול הקורא: https://trdf.technion.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/קול-קורא-שינה_מפאת_נוירוטכנולוגיה.pdf
על ההצעות להיות מוגשות בפורמט PDF בקישור: הגשת הצעת מחקר, עד לתאריך 28.5.2026
ISF: Publication Support for Books in the Humanities
הקרן הלאומית למדע: התכנית לסיוע בהוצאה לאור של ספרים במדעי הרוח
הקרן מחייבת הרשמה מראש להגשה לכל תכנית ספציפית: הרשמה עד 17.6 בשעה 13:00
מועד אחרון להגשה לרשות המחקר: 24.6 ,מועד אחרון להגשה לקרן: 1.7 בשעה 13:00
סיוע בהוצאה לאור של חיבורים שהם פֵּרות מחקר מדעי במדעי הרוח, מחקר בין-תחומי הגובל במדעי הרוח ומחקר תרבות, ניתוח שיח ותקשורת בדגש איכותני. גובה המענק: 50% מהתקציב להוצאת ספר, עד 100% מההוצאות במקרה של תרגום / עריכה.
IsrA.L.S: Meaningful scientific research in the field of ALS
עמותת ישראלס: הצעות מחקר בתחום מחלת ה-ALS
(במימון תרומה ייעודית על שם קובי כספי וניבה שוורץ)
מטרת הקול הקורא היא לקדם מחקר מדעי חדשני ומשמעותי בתחום מחלת ה-ALS אשר יתרום להבנת מנגנוני המחלה ויקדם פיתוח כיווני טיפול או אסטרטגיות תרפויטיות עתידיות. בעזרת התרומה תמומן הצעת מחקר אחת, ולכל היותר שתיים. תינתן עדיפות להצעה בין-תחומית המשלבת לפחות שני חוקרים מתחומים שונים. עדיפות נוספת תינתן להצעות בעלות פוטנציאל ממשי לפיתוח טיפול חדשני או להבנה בסיסית ועמוקה של מנגנוני המחלה.
תקציב: מליון ₪ לתקופה של 3 שנים (ללא תקורה). בעזרת התרומה תמומן הצעת מחקר אחת, ולכל היותר שתיים.
German Israeli Foundation (GIF): The development, application, and societal implications of artificial intelligence
Research proposals that explore the development, application, and societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI). This call seeks projects spanning both Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEM), and Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).
Topic 1: Advancing the Science and Application of Artificial Intelligence (STEM): Research that advance the science and application of AI. It should either advance the field of AI itself or apply AI in a STEM discipline in a way that drives new fundamental or applied scientific insights. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, data mining, multi-agent systems, knowledge representation, human-in-the-loop AI, search, planning, reasoning, robotics, and perception. Application of AI across all STEM fields is a valid topic, provided that it can be shown to bring new advances and novel expectations from the research. GIF encourages proposals that combine methods from different AI sub-fields (e.g., machine learning and computer vision; robotics and multi-agent systems; computer vision and natural language processing), as well as proposals that connect AI with related disciplines such as neuroscience and cognitive science, medicine, and other STEM fields.
Topic 2: Artificial Intelligence as an Epistemic Transition (SSH): Emerging communication technologies increasingly challenge established forms of knowledge production and their criteria for the validation of evidence… The consequences extend from medical practice, consumer behavior, and political decision-making to the very modes by which scientific knowledge is generated, social relations are constituted, and self-understanding is articulated. GIF invites submissions from the SSH that critically investigate the epistemic, social, and cultural transformations associated with AI and related technologies. Projects may address these developments through theoretical, empirical, historical, or methodological approaches.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The call strongly encourages collaboration between SSH and STEM partners. Interdisciplinary teams must clearly demonstrate the integration of STEM and SSH perspectives, focusing on AI and its implications.
Two funding tracks are available:
* Collaborative Track: Joint proposals by German and Israeli researchers with maximum total budget of €300,000 over 3 years.
* Solo Track: Supports early-career researchers (up to 8 years post-PhD) submitting one-year projects without a partner from the other country. The maximum budget for this track is €25,000.
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
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X): Funding calls 2026 – EOI
The CARB-X 2026 funding round features four distinct themes:
– Direct-acting therapeutics for infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria
– CARB-X Novel Chemistry for AMR Challenge – target-based therapeutics
– Non-vaccine approaches to prevent neonatal sepsis
– Diagnostics for neonatal sepsis
Funding: varies
https://carb-x.org/apply/funding-themes/
https://carb-x.org/apply/application-process/
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
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF): Innovations in Cost-Disruptive Tools for Diagnosis and Screening
This Grand Challenge seeks cost-disruptive tools for diagnosis and screening, defined as devices that amortize capital to near-zero incremental cost and consumable $1-class tests that materially reset the cost curve in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) while meeting real-world deployment constraints. To accommodate different stages of innovation, this Challenge has multiple award sizes commensurate with technology maturity.
Funding:
• Option A: smaller proof-of-concept awards of $300K for up to 24 months
• Option B: mid-level awards of $500K for up to 24 months
• Option C: larger awards of $1M for up to 36 months
https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/innovations-cost-disruptive-tools-diagnosis-and-screening
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.
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research: Emerging Leader Awards – Competitive LOI’s
Support innovative cancer research from the next generation of leaders. These grants are awarded to outstanding early career investigators to support high-impact, high-risk projects that are distinct from their current research portfolio.
Applicants must have established their independent laboratories three to eight years prior to December 31, 2026.
Funding: $1M distributed evenly over 4 years
https://themarkfoundation.org/emerging-leader-award-2/
Schmidt Sciences: AI for Actionable Matter Modeling
To explore whether AI-driven methods can reliably predict the material and molecular properties that determine technological function in the real world—defects, interfaces, disorder, and dynamics operating at multiple length and time scales. If this pilot uncovers compelling evidence, it may unlock a significantly larger, multi-year investment in this space.
Funding: Track I – up to $100K (6 – 12 months), Track II – $100K – $500K (12 – 18 months)
https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_ai_for_actionable_matter_modelling_rfp/
https://www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunities/
Schmidt Sciences: Unconventional Compute pilot program
Seeking evidence that unconventional compute hardware can tackle substantial, real-world problems that go beyond toy metrics. If this pilot uncovers compelling evidence, it may unlock a significantly larger investment in this space.
Funding: Track I – $50K – $150K (6 – 12 months), Track II – $150K – $750K (12 – 18 months)
https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_unconventional_compute_rfp/
https://www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunities/
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.
Osteology Foundation: Applied Research Grant in Oral Tissue Regeneration
The Foundation supports clinical research in the area of precision oral medicine fostering preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. The Foundation wishes to involve active participation of patients in research. Focus areas in 2026:
Bio-functionalisation of regenerative biomaterials
Prognostication of regenerative wound healing
Funding: Up to 125,000 Swiss francs.
www.osteology.org/en/research/funding-opportunities/applied-research-grants
www.osteology.org/media/1naguxxg/osteology_apprg_application_guidelines_2026.pdf
PCDH19 Alliance: Research grant in PCDH19 Epilepsy
The PCDH19 Alliance welcomes proposals across a broad range of research areas relevant to PCDH19 Epilepsy, including but not limited to:
Basic & Translational Research / Clinical & Therapeutic Research / Neuropsychiatric, Behavioral & Quality-of-Life Research
Funding: up to $100,000 over one year.
ACS Green Chemistry Institute: Green Chemistry
Help advance key green chemistry research areas in the following key Areas:
– Identification of alternatives to trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in peptide couplings/cleavages.
– Novel Bio catalysis for Sustainable API Manufacture.
– Greening Peptide Production.
– Improved methods for scalable oxidations.
Funding: $80K for 1 year
https://acsgcipr.org/funding-awards/research-grants/
ACS Green Chemistry Institute: Ignition Grants
Support high-risk, high-reward projects that aims to accelerate progress in green chemistry technologies by incentivizing innovation.
Funding: $40K for 6 months
https://acsgcipr.org/funding-awards/research-grants/
Amazon: Call for proposals 2026
AI for Information Security: Advancing possible solutions for some of the most challenging problems in information security
https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/ai-for-information-security-call-for-proposals-spring-2026
Agentic AI: Advancing the frontiers of AI agents
https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/aws-agentic-ai-call-for-proposals-spring-2026
Amazon 2030: Advancing science through scale-driven innovation in the next three to five years
https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/call-for-proposals/amazon-2030-call-for-proposals-spring-2026
Amazon Security: Setting the standard for security at Amazon
https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/amazon-security-call-for-proposals-spring-2026
Robotics: Pursuing the future of robotics research
https://www.amazon.science/research-awards/robotics-call-for-proposals-spring-2026
Funding: $50-$100K for 1 year
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)\The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP)- Solution Summary
A summary is required to submit a full proposal.
STOMP seeks proposals in two main technical areas: microplastics measurements and understanding of biological mechanisms.
The Problem
- Microplastics are everywhere and are constantly being ingested and inhaled by people worldwide.
- Microplastics have been linked to a wide variety of health issues ranging from metabolic disruption to stroke.
- Microplastics are hard to see and measure, and scientists still don’t understand which microplastics are the most toxic, how they get into organs and cells, and how they cause harm.
- There is no known, validated way to remove microplastics from the body.
The Solution
The STOMP program will advance three technical areas across two phases.
In phase one, STOMP will:
- develop best-in-class lab-based measurements that can accurately characterize nano-sized microplastic particles even in complex biological tissue.
- image and characterize microplastics in animal organs and cells, illuminating the complex mechanisms of microplastic trafficking and toxicity.
In phase two, STOMP will:
- translate best-in-class microplastic measurement techniques into affordable, scalable systems that can quantify a patient’s microplastic burden in a clinical setting.
- draw on measurement methods and mechanistic understanding to develop solutions that can remove microplastics from the human body.
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/
New York Academy of Sciences: Interstellar Initiative for new Faculty – Basic research to elucidate complex mechanisms of living organisms
To increase international and interdisciplinary collaboration uniting scientists within the early stages of their careers (obtained their last doctoral degree within the past 10 years) and catalyzing scientific advancement. Awardees will be invited to a three-day workshop in New York City where they will engage in in-depth discussions to identify research topics and develop research plans. Working in three-person international teams, participants will receive comprehensive support, including mentorship from distinguished researchers, specialized training, and funding (1.92 million Japanese Yen (~€10,300)) to enhance collaboration. The Interstellar Initiative will address challenges in basic research to elucidate the complex mechanisms of living organisms. Topics may include biological functions or pathological conditions at all levels of analysis: for example, studies on genes and individual molecules, intracellular networks, intercellular associations in tissues and organs, and networks underlying the complex functions of entire organisms.
www.nyas.org/learning/professional-learning/interstellar-initiative
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/
Michael J. Fox foundation: Immune Profiling Insights in Parkinson’s disease
Research that deepens understanding of how specific components of the immune system contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk, onset and progression. The goal is to pinpoint immune cell populations, signalling pathways and functional states that change throughout the Parkinson’s continuum. The program also seeks to understand how these immune features connect to clinical outcomes and disease progression, driving future therapeutic targeting and patient selection for future clinical studies.
Funding: Requested support should be commensurate with the work proposed. MJFF plans to commit $3M in total to this program. Duration: 6-24 months.
Schmidt Sciences: Science of Trustworthy AI
Supports technical research that improves our ability to understand, predict, and control risks from frontier AI systems while enabling their trustworthy deployment.
Funding: Tier 1 – Up to $1M (1-3 years), Tier 2: – $1-5M+ (1-3 years)
https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/science_of_trustworthy_ai_rfp_2026/
https://www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunities/
DARPA\Biological Technologies Office (BTO): Virtual-Integrated Twin for Autonomous Lifesaving (VITAL) – Abstracts
Innovative approaches to address challenges in developing continuously updating digital twin models of the cardiovascular system that combine patient data with biological physics to simulate in real time possible interventions and to predict their outcomes before actual intervention on a patient. The VITAL program will establish a foundation for causal, prediction-driven decision support in medicine, enabling clinicians and future autonomous systems to evaluate treatment options before they are applied. By defining when mechanistic digital twins, reduced-order models, and data-driven inference are reliable and actionable, VITAL will shift medical care from reactive assessment to anticipatory intervention. This capability has the potential to improve outcomes across acute, chronic, and emergent clinical settings.
DARPA\Defense Sciences Office (DSO): Automated Discovery for Design and Control of Turbulent Systems (AutoDIDACTS)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals for the data-informed development of generalizable models and principles for aeronautical design and the optimal control of turbulent systems. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Schmidt Sciences: The Virtual Institute for Earth’s Water (VIEW) – EOI
The VIEW program seeks to grow in terms of process-representation in the hydrologic cycle. All projects are expected to join a collaborative program where projects work together towards the development of a reanalysis product while also advancing basic and applied science. Projects are also expected to have global relevance.
Multi-institute research consortiums, with regional and global partnerships (strongly encouraged).
Funding: up to $10M over 5 years
https://airtable.com/apptV8bBV16UwvG2X/pagtrEL2DsVeCS0eu/form
https://www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunities/
Schmidt Sciences: AI Interpretability Pilot program
Seek new methods for detecting and mitigating deceptive behaviors from AI models, such as when models knowingly give misleading or harmful advice to users. If this pilot uncovers signs of meaningful progress, it may unlock a significantly larger investment in this space.
Funding: $300k – $1M
https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_interpretability_rfp/
https://www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunities/
Gerda Henkel Stiftung: General Research Grants
Focus lies on the Historical Humanities, in particular Archaeology, History, Historical Islamic Studies, Art History, History of Law, Prehistory and Early History, History of Science.
Applications from neighboring disciplines are possible if the core research question is historically oriented.
https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/grants_projects
European Chemical Industry Council – Long Range Research Initiative
* LRI SSbD1 – Multi-Criteria Decision Tool for Early-Stage Screening and Trade-Off Assessment in SSbD Innovation
The transition to a sustainable, circular economy requires integrating Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) principles across the entire product innovation lifecycle. Real-world product development often involves navigating complex trade-offs such as balancing hazard reduction with material performance, or environmental impacts with economic feasibility. Early screening can prevent costly redesigns and regulatory bottlenecks, but truly sustainable innovation requires addressing multiple trade-offs among hazard, exposure, cost, and broader sustainability impacts. Current tools often focus on individual parameters in isolation, limiting their practical utility in early innovation stages where multiple decisions must be made under uncertainty.
To ensure all aspects and parameters are considered the development of a decision-support open-source and open-access tool that enables early-phase, transparent trade-off analysis across multiple SSbD dimensions would support industry, avoid undesired redesigns, reduce regulatory risks, and speed up time-to-market for safer, more sustainable products.
This RfP seeks development for a “Trade-off analysing tool” that could offer immediate impact while aligning with long-term SSbD objectives as well as policy and regulatory shifts towards more responsible design practices.
Funding: €200,000
* LRI ECO71 – Integrated assessment of water-soluble polymer bioavailability
This project will generate foundational data and learnings on what methods are suitable for assessing systemic bioavailability of water-soluble polymers. The long-term aim is to enable decisions on bioavailability testing for polymers, support human and environmental data hazard and risk assessments (and therefore, hazard data requirements), inform bioaccumulation potential, and aid in grouping assessments of polymers.
funding: €700,000
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/
AACR-Novocure: Cancer Research Grants
A joint effort to promote and support independent investigators who are currently conducting innovative research focused on Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields; intermediate frequency, low intensity, alternating electric fields that disrupt cell division in cancer cells) as well as to encourage independent investigators to enter the TTFields research field.
* The Inovitro® system (which will be provided by Novocure, if needed), must be included in the experimental design.
Funding: $350K for 3 years
https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-novocure-cancer-research-grant-aacr-grants/
Rosetrees: The New Exceptional Transformational Award (NEXT) Award – Preliminary Application
Funding pioneering medical research and back bold thinkers with high risk, high reward ideas. Designed to propel one outstanding researcher toward a breakthrough in their chosen disease area.
Please note: Each institute can submit on proposal. The office of the Executive Vice President for Research (MANLAM) will conduct an internal review to determine the one, therefore we request one page abstract by 24.5
Funding: up to £750K for 3-5 years
https://rosetrees.org.uk/next/
DeGregorio Family Foundation and Torrey Coast Foundation: Michael F. Price Memorial Grant Award for Gastroesophageal cancer malignancies – LOI
Projects evaluating novel targets, new approaches to validated targets, or new technology applied towards early detection and prevention are encouraged. The potential for patient impact will be prioritized. Grants may be supported in full or partially based on the aims of the project, impact, novelty and feasibility.
Funding: up to $1M over 1 to 3 years (including 15% overhead, Non Profit)
https://degregorio.org/grant-process/
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/
When Everyone Survives (WES) Foundation: Leukemia Research
To new and established investigators who are requesting support for laboratory, translational, or clinical research related to acute leukemia. The WES Foundation is supports leukemia research because it recognizes that significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of leukemia are needed to achieve the goal of “When Everyone Survives”.
Funding: $50K for 1 year
https://www.wheneveryonesurvives.org/grant_application
DARPA\Defense Sciences Office (DSO): Mathematics of Boosting Agentic Communication (MATHBAC)
This solicitation contains an abstract phase. Abstracts are strongly encouraged but not required. Abstract Due Date: April 30.
The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals that advance the foundational mathematics, systems theory, and information theory required to enable/accelerate and understand science discovery by autonomous agents and agent collectives. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that promote revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in incremental improvements to the existing state of practice.
Mathematics of Boosting Agentic Communication (MATHBAC) will enable the next generation of Agentic Artificial Intelligence Platforms that systematically evolve to transform the nature of scientific discovery for defense. MATHBAC will develop the science of AI communication, leveraging/deriving mathematical theory, systems theory, and information theory to govern how AI agents collaborate and share information, as well as how they disentangle complex data streams to extract generalizable principles. MATHBAC enables agentic platforms to not only solve complex problems but also to understand the fundamentals behind their own functioning and solutions.
Cure Parkinson’s: Quarterly Grant in preclinical and clinical research – Pre-proposals
This programme funds preclinical and clinical research focused on slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s. We do not fund research which is directed at symptomatic relief.
For preclinical research, we fund grants up to £250,000 (GBP) and prioritise projects that are likely to lead to clinical trials in people with Parkinson’s within 5 years. For clinical research, we fund clinical trials and sub-studies of trials in people with Parkinson’s. The grant amount is flexible, so please contact us ahead of submission if you are thinking of applying for a clinical trial.
The ‘Research Strategy’ provides more information on the types of research we fund, our funding priorities and how we provide funding.
www.cureparkinsons.org.uk/research/for-researchers/apply-for-funding/quarterly-research-grant
Research Strategy: www.cureparkinsons.org.uk/2025/11/an-update-to-our-research-strategy
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
BBVA Foundation: Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
The Awards honor fundamental disciplinary or interdisciplinary advances across a broad expanse of the knowledge map of the 21st century. The areas addressed by this family of awards are:
- Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
- Biology and Biomedicine
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Climate Change and Environmental Sciences
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Music and Opera
The Awards consist of 400,000 euros, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories.
Self-nomination is not permitted.
BBVA Foundation: Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
The Awards honor fundamental disciplinary or interdisciplinary advances across a broad expanse of the knowledge map of the 21st century. The areas addressed by this family of awards are:
- Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
- Biology and Biomedicine
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Climate Change and Environmental Sciences
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Music and Opera
The Awards consist of 400,000 euros, a diploma and a commemorative artwork in each of their eight categories.
Self-nomination is not permitted.
Sean M. Healey International Prize for Innovation in ALS
This annual global prize celebrates excellence in research for a team of investigators who catalyze exceptional discoveries leading to a transformative advance in therapy development in ALS. Novel advances could include, but are not limited to, technologies, tools or targets that lead to new insight, drug development, or clinical trial improvement.
Award: $50,000 and travel reimbursement up to $2,500 to attend International Symposium on ALS/MND
www.massgeneral.org/neurology/als/news/healey-innovation-prize-nominations
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).
Rheumatology Research Foundation: Innovative Research Awards – LOI
Research that has the potential to improve treatment of rheumatic diseases, patient outcomes, and/or increase quality of care
Funding: up to $400,000 over 2 years.
** Investigators from outside the U.S. may serve as co-investigators with the PI who is based in the U.S. and who may sub-contract grant support to co-investigators.
www.rheumresearch.org/innovative-research-award
www.rheumresearch.org/file/innovative-research-awards/IRA_RFA28.pdf
Merck Group: research grants – Preliminary proposals
In 2026, grants are available in the following areas:
- In-vitro models and assays to identify novel therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases. To develop predictive in-vitro models aimed at identifying and optimizing novel small molecule medicines for human neuroinflammatory diseases. One grant of up to 500K EUR over 2 years.
- Artificial intelligence in cell culture media and process development. Proposals for robust, host-agnostic, and easy to parameterize models, that enable us to more quickly develop fit-for-purpose solutions for the optimization of bioprocesses for a broad base of host organisms. One grant of up to 150K EUR/year for up to 3 years.
- Innovative approaches to economical remediation of contaminated high volume materials. Proposals dedicated to the remediation of high-volume, low-contaminated soil and water, with a specific focus on chloro-organic pollutants and particularly those contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). One grant of up to 150K EUR/year for up to 2 years.
- Condensate-based high-sensitivity cell-free screening assays for the modulation of protein-protein interactions. One grant of up to 100K EUR/year for up to 3 years.
- Advancing molecule synthesis and discovery – up to 3 grants each comprising a 1-year full Synthia® Retrosynthesis Software license, training, and extensive interaction with our scientists.
www.merckgroup.com/en/research/open-innovation/research-grants.html
Lundbeck Foundation: The Brain Prize
The Brain Prize is an international award that recognises and celebrates highly original and groundbreaking advances in any area of brain research, from basic neuroscience to applied clinical research.
Recipients of The Brain Prize receive a gold medal and share the prize of DKK 10m (EUR 1.3m in total).
Self-nomination is not accepted.
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
Foundation Jérôme Lejeune: Research grants
Aiming at supporting fundamental, translational and clinical research programs related to research on intellectual deficiencies of genetic origin
exclusively dedicated to Trisomy 21 research.
Pilot or exploratory grants
For early stage research projects built on preliminary data or small projects that complement larger primary projects.
Funding: 50K EUR for 2 years
Advanced grants
For larger breakthrough projects with substantial preliminary data.
Funding: 80K EUR for 2 years
https://www.research.fondationlejeune.org/call-for-projets/
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
U.S. DOD Office of Naval Research (ONR): Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology Long Range BAA – White papers / Full proposals (Submission anytime up to deadline)
Submission anytime up to deadline)
ONR, ONRG, and MCWL are interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR, ONRG and MCWL’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines.
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
Cure Parkinson’s: Quarterly Grant in preclinical and clinical research – Pre-proposals
This programme funds preclinical and clinical research focused on slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s. We do not fund research which is directed at symptomatic relief.
For preclinical research, we fund grants up to £250,000 (GBP) and prioritise projects that are likely to lead to clinical trials in people with Parkinson’s within 5 years. For clinical research, we fund clinical trials and sub-studies of trials in people with Parkinson’s. The grant amount is flexible, so please contact us ahead of submission if you are thinking of applying for a clinical trial.
The ‘Research Strategy’ provides more information on the types of research we fund, our funding priorities and how we provide funding.
www.cureparkinsons.org.uk/research/for-researchers/apply-for-funding/quarterly-research-grant
Research Strategy: www.cureparkinsons.org.uk/2025/11/an-update-to-our-research-strategy
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.
Open AI: Cybersecurity Grant Program application
Looking for thoughtful, focused ideas at the intersection of AI and security.
https://openai.com/form/cybersecurity-grant-program/
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation: Research Grants (LOI)
We support innovative basic, translational, and clinical research that advances understanding and care for LGS.
Priority Research Areas: LGS biomarkers that predict disease course and/or treatment response / Mortality in LGS / Medical device use in LGS / Disease-modifying therapies targeted to the LGS Secondary Brain Network / Natural history of LGS / Non-seizure issues & quality of life in LGS / Prevention, reversal, and/or stabilization of LGS / Neurodegeneration in LGS / Pediatric-to-adult transition of care in LGS
Funding: up to $75K over 1–2 years.
www.lgsfoundation.org/365-research-grant
www.lgsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/RFP_-LOI-and-Full-Proposal-Instructions-.docx.pdf
Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions: Blue Food Futures Research Grant Program
A six-month research grant to a researcher in blue food research and stakeholder engagement, particularly with civil society, the private sector, and governments, to inform policy. This grant program is particularly suited to early-career scholars with a strong interest in climate change and biodiversity implications, sustainable, equitable, and resilient blue food transitions, and blue food trade.
Funding: $10K over 6 months.
https://oceansolutions.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj25061/files/media/file/blue-food-futures-research-grant-program-announcement_october-2025.pdf
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) BAA – Pre-proposals
Pre-proposals accepted at any time until deadline
various research and development topic areas: hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes.
https://www.erdcwerx.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/W912HZ26S0001-January-2026-FINAL.pdf
https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/98696099-8a71-4a7c-8e2d-1dfcf3817f75
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
U.S. Air Force (AFOSR): Research Interests of the Air Force – Engineering, Complex systems, Information and networks, Chemistry, Physical, Biological sciences (FA9550-23-S-0001)
(Open on an ongoing basis until superseded)
AFOSR is looking for new basic research ideas and is open to considering any unique and revolutionary concepts (pre-coordination is strongly encouraged). Funding ranges are $100-300K per year for 3 to 5 years.
ENGINEERING AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS
- Dynamic Materials and Interactions
- GHz-THz Electronics
- Energy, Combustion and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
- Unsteady Aerodynamics and Turbulent Flows
- High-Speed Aerodynamics
- Aerospace Composite Materials
- Multiscale Structural Mechanics and prognosis
- Propulsion and Power
- Agile Science for Test and Evaluation
INFORMATION AND NETWORKS
- Computational Cognition and Machine Intelligence
- Computational Mathematics
- Dynamical Systems and Control Theory
- Dynamic Data and Information Processing
- Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
- Mathematical Optimization
- Science of Information, Computation, Learning, and Fusion
- Trust and Influence
- Complex Networks
- Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- Aerospace Materials for Extreme Environments
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Electromagnetics
- Optoelectronics and Photonics
- High Energy Radiation Matter Systems
- Quantum Information Sciences
- Physics of Sensing
- Space Science
- Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Astrodynamics
CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL
- Biophysics
- Human Performance and Biosystems
- Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems
- Molecular Dynamics and Theoretical Chemistry
- Natural Materials and Systems
- Organic Materials Chemistry
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345653
