One New Limited Submission Opportunity for the Week of March 31, 2025
One New Limited Submission Opportunity for the Week of March 31, 2025

Research Development Office

Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of March 31, 2025

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Funding Landscape

Pfizer funds research in several interest areas including oncology, rare diseases, vaccines and antivirals, inflammation and immunology, internal medicine, and anti-infectives.
This encompasses observational studies, including epidemiology and certain outcomes research, primarily aimed at enhancing the scientific understanding of diseases. It also includes other types of independent research on various disease states. The Request for Proposal announcements and additional details are linked above.

Hanover issues a grants calendar focusing on STEM Education.
This grants calendar includes opportunities focused on STEM Education across DOD, NSF, and Foundations.

Limited Submission Opportunities

Brain Research Foundation: Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) 2026

Description: Brain Research Foundation’s Scientific Innovations Award Program provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. The objective of the SIA is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals.
Eligibility: Associate Professor or Full Professor working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Sponsor LOI Deadline: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (by invitation only)

Reminder: NSF: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

Description: The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) program provides sustained support of materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. Each MRSEC addresses research of a scope and complexity requiring the scale, synergy, and multidisciplinarity provided by a campus-based research center. The MRSECs support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, May 12, 2025
Sponsor LOI Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025 (by invitation only)

Archived: NIH: Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Notice: As of March 26, 2025, this limited submission opportunity expired early and has been archived due to changes in agency priorities.
 
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