Funding Opportunity

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the 2026–2027 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) cycle. 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… Read More

We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for neuroscience graduate students interested in an independent research career: the ACTION Potential Award, administered through the Parent F99/K00 funding opportunity. It is supported by the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and the BRAIN Initiative. Read More

The Gilliam Fellows Program supports PhD students and their faculty thesis advisors to advance cutting-edge research, facilitate the transition to postdoctoral scientist, and foster the development of inclusive scientific training environments. The HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments. Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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,… Read More