‘Funding Opportunity’
Funding Opportunity: Winter 2026 NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00)
Oct. 17, 2025—The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical doctoral degrees who do not require an extended period of mentored research training beyond...
RESCHEDULED- Workshops and peer review sessions for applicants to the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Jul. 28, 2025—RESCHEDULED – NEW DATES BELOW! The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a prestigious fellowship opportunity for early-stage STEM graduate students, including PhD students in the biosciences. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Fellowships provide 3 years of funding for graduate education in a STEM field, and PhD students must apply no later than fall of the...
Career Awards available through Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Jul. 28, 2025—Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) foster the early career development of researchers who are transitioning from training environments in the physical, mathematical, computational sciences and/or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences, and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research. Candidates must have completed at least...
Funding Opportunity: 2026 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
May. 12, 2025—The Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise of $50,000 each to young, immigrant biomedical scientists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Applications are open through June 9, 2025. Who Should Apply You were born outside the United States to non-American parents You are not more than 38 years old You are a...
Funding Opportunity: Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship- Translational Immunology (non-cancer)
May. 12, 2025—Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship- Translational Immunology (non-cancer) This program supports individual postdoctoral scientists of exceptional creativity who have an MD or PhD degree and who have completed by July 1, 2026 three-six years of a postdoctoral fellowship. These awards are to enable a postdoctoral researcher to advance to become a full-time faculty member at...
2025 NSF Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)
May. 9, 2025—These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should visit the OOR funding opportunity site. Vanderbilt University may submit one S-STEM Hubs proposal, either as single institution, subawardee, or member of a collaborative research project, to the NSF Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) program. Internal deadline: May 22, 2025 S-STEM Research Hubs The primary goal of each S-STEM Research...
ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards (Initiator and Accelerator)
May. 9, 2025—Vanderbilt University may submit two (2) nominations to the American Diabetes Association for the Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards, one (1) nomination spanning basic through preclinical research and one (1) nomination spanning clinical through public health research. Each nomination can be for either of the Pathway Program funding mechanisms. Deadline: May 15, 2025 The Pathway to Stop Diabetes...
The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants
May. 9, 2025—The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants are $150,000 research grants given annually to support promising researchers applying disruptive concepts and inventive processes to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. The application portal for the 2025/2026 cycle is now open. Now in their 8th year, the Grants are awarded by...
2025-2026 Young Researcher Innovation Grants (YRIG)
Feb. 24, 2025—Deadline: February 28, 2025 URL: https://cmtrf.org/young-researchers-innovation-grant/ Description: YRIG Predoctoral Grants are intended to support promising predoctoral fellows in the conduct of research projects aimed at testing new and innovative ideas that will expand or advance drug development for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. Awards will be prioritized to applicants that propose research projects with strong scientific merit...
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is now accepting applications!
Nov. 20, 2024—The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in...
Rita Allen Foundation LOI process now open
Nov. 20, 2024—Applications for the 2025 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award in Pain are open through December 11, 2024. Since 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has provided a special award for early-career leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic pain. The Foundation has awarded annually...
2024 Revisions to the NIH NRSA Fellowship Application and Review Process
Oct. 17, 2024—Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process The NIH receives about 6,500 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applications annually. Over the past few years, they received concerns that parts of the fellowship review process may create a disadvantage for some applicants. In response, the NIH revised the review criteria and application process. These changes...
NIH Loan Repayment Programs Now Accepting Applications
Sep. 4, 2024—Fiscal Year 2025 NIH Loan Repayment Program Cycle Is Open Until November 21, 2024 The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and...
NIH National Cancer Institute – Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
Aug. 16, 2024—Deadline: September 30, 2024, 5pm URL: NCI F99/K00 Award – NCI (cancer.gov) Vanderbilt will be submitting an NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-23-042.html. This is a great opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students completing their dissertation within the next one to two years who are interested in pursuing a career as an independent cancer researcher....
Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)
Jul. 30, 2024—Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) program isnow accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs). LOIs require submission of a 4,000 character-essay and a letter of reference. These awards provide up to $560,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of faculty service. The specific target group are...
Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grants
May. 9, 2024—The Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute provides awards of up to $2000 for research expenses related to student’s dissertation (previous awardees). These grants are designed for PhD Students with outstanding potential to accelerate progress on their research, adding depth or breadth to their work. They are granted on a competitive basis. See full information on their...
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – PGS Doctoral Scholarship
May. 9, 2024—Deadline: October 17, 2024 URL: NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral program (nserc-crsng.gc.ca) Description: NSERC supports Canadian citizens in doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering including cellular and molecular biology; chemical, biomedical, and materials science engineering; chemistry; civil and industrial engineering; computing sciences; electrical engineering; evolution and ecology; geosciences; mathematical sciences; mechanical engineering; physics and astronomy; plant...
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF-GRF)
May. 9, 2024—Application: The NSF GRFP applications are accepted annually from mid-summer through early fall. Deadlines vary each year and depend on the applicant’s field of study. Visit the program website for the latest information. URL: Home – NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) (nsfgrfp.org) Description: The NSF-GRF is one of the nation’s premier fellowships for graduate students. Fellowships support students pursuing research-based...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) F30 – Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral Degree Fellowships
May. 9, 2024—Deadline: August 8, 2024 December 8, 2024 April 8, 2025 URL: Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and other Dual Degree Fellowships | Research Training (nih.gov) Description: NIH-NRSA/Kirschstein fellowships support individuals for combined MD/PhD and other dual doctoral degree training (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD). The participating Institutes award this fellowship to qualified applicants with the...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) F31 – Predoctoral Fellowships
May. 8, 2024—Deadline: August 8, 2024 December 8, 2024 April 8, 2025 URL: Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award | Research Training (nih.gov) Description: NIH-NRSA/Kirschstein fellowships support promising graduate students who are pursuing training and research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH institutes. Most research-oriented fields in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences are eligible. The fellowships...