Foundations and Private Funding Opportunities
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
Grant Title
Description
July 10,
2012
October 10,
2012
Two weeks
before
proposal
deadline
Alzheimer’s Drug
Discovery Foundation
General Request for
Proposals
The ADDF is interested four different
categories of research: Drug Discovery,
Early Detection, Clinical Trials, and
Prevention.
September
20, 2012
Two weeks
before
proposal
deadline
Alzheimer’s Drug
Discovery Foundation
and Association for
Frontotemporal
Degeneration
Accelerating Drug
Discovery for
Frontotemporal
Dementias
Priority areas for this program
include: Identification, validation, high
throughput screening, medicinal
chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology,
and in vitro testing of potentially disease
modifying lead compounds; testing of
lead compounds in a relevant animal
model for preclinical proof of concept;
development of biomarkers to
accelerate drug development and early
diagnosis; innovative pilot clinical trials
Amount
($)
Averages
300,000
over 2
years
Link
http://www.alzdiscovery.or
g/index.php/researchprograms/grantopportunities
http://www.alzdiscovery.or
g/wp150,000 content/uploads/2012/02/
for 1 year 2012-addf-aftd-ftd-rfp.pdf
PLEASE NOTE: THIS FUNDING WILL NOT
SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR BASIC
RESEARCH
February,
2013
American Asthma
Foundation
Oct 15, 2012
American Cancer
Society
Looking for highly original thinking from
investigators willing to step away from
Strategic Program
their current areas of research and
for Asthma Research tackle the riddle of asthma. Innovation
and risk are strongly encouraged.
Preliminary results are not required.
To support pilot and exploratory
research studies whose purpose is to
Palliative Care of
test interventions, develop research
Cancer Patients and
methodologies, and explore novel areas
Their Families
of research in palliative care of seriously
ill cancer patients and their families.
450,000–
750,000
http://www.americanasth
mafoundation.org/grants/
http://www.cancer.org/Res
Up to
earch/ResearchPrograms
120,000
Funding/FundingOpportun
over 2 yrs
ities/IndexofGrants/
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
July 16,
2012
November 1,
2012
December
15, 2012
Grant Sponsor
Grant Title
American Diabetes
Association
Several
Aug 20,
2012
American Epilepsy
Association
Research
Infrastructure
Awards
TBD
American Federation for
Aging Research (AFAR)
AFAR Research
Grants
TBD
American Health
Assistance Foundation
(AHAF) Alzheimer’s
Disease Research
TBD
American Health
Assistance Foundation
(AHAF) Alzheimer’s
Disease Research
TBD
American Health
Assistance Foundation
(AHAF) Alzheimer’s
Disease Research
TBD
American Health
Assistance Foundation
(AHAF) Macular
Degeneration Research
Description
To support basic and clinical diabetes
research aimed at preventing, treating,
and curing diabetes. Areas of interest
include genetics, islet cell biology,
immunology, diabetes education, and
behavioral research.
Scientists can obtain support for
nationwide or international networks of
clinical or basic science researchers
focused on understanding the causes,
consequences, and treatment of
epilepsy.
The goal of this program is to assist in
the development of the careers of junior
investigators committed to pursuing
careers in aging research. The applicant
must be an independent investigator
with assigned independent space.
Amount
($)
Link
http://professional.diabete
s.org/Diabetes_Research.
various aspx?typ=18&cid=64376
Up to
75,000 per
year
100,000
for one or
two years
http://www.aesnet.org/go/r
esearch/researchawards/researchinfrastructure-awards
http://www.afar.org/resear
ch/funding/afar-researchgrants
Pilot Projects Award
Pilot awards are designed to take a
highly innovative proposal with modest
preliminary data and give investigators
the opportunity to prove their ideas.
These awards are typically described as
being ‘high risk – high reward’.
150,000/2 http://www.ahaf.org/resear
years ch/apply/openawards.html
Standard Award
For researchers who have already
generated some amount of preliminary
data but still require substantial progress
before they can apply to governmental
or industrial funding agencies.
400,000/3 http://www.ahaf.org/resear
years ch/apply/openawards.html
Postdoctoral fellowship awards are
Research Fellowship
intended for young researchers in their
Award
final stages of mentored training.
Standard Award
For researchers who have already
generated some amount of preliminary
data but still require substantial progress
before they can apply to governmental
or industrial funding agencies.
100,000/2 http://www.ahaf.org/resear
years ch/apply/openawards.html
100,000/2 http://www.ahaf.org/resear
years ch/apply/openawards.html
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
American Health
Assistance Foundation
(AHAF) National
Glaucoma Research
TBD
January
2013
January
2013
Grant Title
Standard Award
American Heart
Association (MidAtlantic Affiliate)
Clinical Research
Program
American Heart
Association (MidAtlantic Affiliate)
 Postdoctoral
Fellowship
 Beginning Grant-inAid
 Grant-in Aid
Beckman Foundation,
Arnold and Mabel
Beckman Young
Investigators (BYI)
Program
TBD
Brookdale Foundation
Group
Brookdale
Leadership in Aging
Fellowship Program
October 1,
2012
Burroughs Wellcome
Fund
Sept 7, 2012
Children’s
Cardiomyopathy
Foundation
October 1,
2012
Career Awards for
Medical Scientists
Description
For researchers who have already
generated some amount of preliminary
data but still require substantial progress
before they can apply to governmental
or industrial funding agencies.
To encourage early career investigators
to engage in high-quality introductory
and pilot clinical studies that will guide
future strategies for reducing
cardiovascular disease and stroke while
fostering new research in clinical and
translational science.
Research broadly related to
cardiovascular function and disease,
stroke or to related clinical, basic
science, bioengineering or
biotechnology, and public health
problems.
The BYI Program is intended to provide
research support to the most promising
young faculty members in the early
stages of academic careers in the
chemical and life sciences particularly
to foster invention of methods,
instruments, and materials that will
open up new avenues of research.
The foundation is looking for future
leaders in aging and is not providing
fellowships for people who are already
well established in the field
For physician-scientists to bridge
advanced postdoctoral/fellowship
training and the early years of faculty
service. Proposals must be in the area
of basic biomedical, disease-oriented, or
translational research.
Supports innovative basic, clinical, or
CCF Research Grant translational studies relevant to the
Program
cause or treatment of cardiomyopathy in
children under the age of 18 years.
Amount
($)
100,000
Link
http://www.ahaf.org/resear
ch/apply/openawards.html
http://my.americanheart.or
g/professional/Research/F
undingOpportunities/Fundi
50,000/yr
ngfor 2 yrs
Opportunities_UCM_3169
09_SubHomePage.jsp
41,000/yr
70,000/yr
70,000/yr
750,000/4
years
http://my.americanheart.or
g/professional/Research/F
undingOpportunities/Fundi
ngOpportunities_UCM_3169
09_SubHomePage.jsp
www.beckmanfoundation.com
125,000/yr http://bf.ianet.org/bf/index.
for 2 yrs.
html
http://www.bwfund.org/pa
700,000/5 ge.php?mode=privateview
years
&pageID=188
25,000–
50,000
http://www.childrenscardio
myopathy.org/site/grants.
php
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
June 1, 2012
Rolling
Feb 22, 2011
Rolling
TBD
New grants
are not being
offered at
this time.
By
nomination
only.
Grant Sponsor
Grant Title
Craig H. Neilsen
Foundation Research
Grants
Research/Clinical
Post-doc
Applications
Dana Foundation
Clinical
Neuroscience
Research Grant
Program
Dana Foundation
Brain and ImmunoImaging Grants
Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
Distinguished
Clinical Scientist
Award (DCSA)
Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
Clinical Scientist
Development Award
Description
To support basic and clinical research
aimed at developing a cure for spinal
cord injury. Two-year awards.
Dana invites grant proposals for “first in
man” studies of patients with
devastating brain diseases for which
there currently is no effective treatment.
Research on imaging innovations that
help reveal how the human brain
functions normally, how disorders and
injuries alter these functions, and how
various therapies affect these
conditions.
Supports clinical research that advances
the translation of basic biomedical
discoveries into applications that
improve human health. The DCSA
supports mid-career physicianscientists. Does not support animalbased research.
Supports clinical research that advances
the translation of basic biomedical
discoveries into applications that
improve human health. The Clinical
Scientist Development Award supports
junior physician-scientists to facilitate
their transition to independent clinical
research careers. Does not support
animal-based research.
Amount
($)
Link
250,000
(Postdoc:
120,000)
300,000
200,000
1,500,000
http://www.chnfoundation.
org/
http://www.dana.org/grant
s/clinical/
http://www.dana.org/grant
s/imaging/default.aspx
http://www.ddcf.org/mrpdcsa
http://www.ddcf.org/Medic
al-Research/ProgramStrategies/Clinical125,000
Research/ClinicalScientist-DevelopmentAward/
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
January,
2013
Esther A. & Joseph
Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
Rolling
Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research,
Michael J. (MJFF)
No deadline,
apply
anytime.
Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research,
Michael J. (MJFF)
February
2013
Grant Title
Supports young investigators engaged
in basic or clinical research that may
lead to a better understanding of
epilepsy. Studies of:
 Mechanisms of neuronal excitability,
Klingenstein
development, genetic basis of seizure
Fellowship Awards in
disorders.
the Neurosciences
 Integrative function of the nervous
system.
 Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
understanding of epilepsy.
Grants to support projects with little to
no existing preliminary data, but
Rapid Response
potential to significantly impact our
Innovation Awards
understanding or treatment of
Parkinson's disease. Funding is for 1 yr.
Ongoing
Grand Challenges
Exploration
On or about
Nov 1, 2012
Greenwall Foundation
Greenwall Faculty
Scholars Program in
Bioethics
bsc2@jhu.edu
for internal
review
deadline
Hartwell Foundation
Amount
($)
150,000
75,000
Critical Challenges in
See website for funding opportunities
Parkinson’s Disease
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Contact
Barbara S.
Christen at
Description
Global Health funding Priorities:
Diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal,
newborn & child health, neglected
diseases, nutrition, pneumonia & flu,
polio, tobacco, tuberculosis, vaccines
This is a career development award to
enable outstanding junior faculty
members to carry out original research
that will help resolve important policy
and clinical dilemmas at the intersection
of ethics and the life sciences.
Supports early stage biomedical
Individual Biomedical research that benefits children. The
Research Award
university nominates four individuals.
Award recipients must be US citizens.
Link
http://www.klingfund.org
www.michaeljfox.org
www.michaeljfox.org
Not
specified
Not
specified
100,000/yr
for 3 yrs
http://www.gatesfoundati
on.org/grantseeker/Pages
/overview.aspx
http://www.greenwallfsp.or
g/index.htm
http://www.thehartwellfoun
dation.org/index.shtml
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
Description
Amount
($)
Link
Awarded to a highly promising young
Contact
Barbara S.
Christen at
bsc2@jhu.edu
Grant Title
scientist in medicine, biomedical
Hartwell Foundation
for internal
review
deadline
Postdoctoral
Fellowship
engineering, or a closely related field and
engaged in innovative biomedical research
50,000/yr
for 2 yrs
http://www.thehartwellfoun
dation.org/index.shtml
with the potential to benefit the health of
children. Recipients must be US citizens.
Various,
please check
website
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation (RWJF)
Various
RFAs change all the time. Check the
site periodically.
Various
Various,
please check
website
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation (RWJF)
Various
Current funding opportunities are
available in the areas of public health
and childhood obesity.
Various
http://www.rwjf.org/applica
tions/solicited/cfplist.jsp
57,000/yr
for 3 yrs
http://www.lsrf.org/pages/
geninfo.htm
October 1,
2012
Life Sciences Research
Foundation (LSRF)
Postdoctoral
Fellowship Program
TBD
L'Oreal
L’Oreal USA
Fellowships for
Women in Science
February 1
Mallinckrodt
Foundation, Edward Jr.
LSRF awards fellowships across the
spectrum of the life sciences:
biochemistry; cell, developmental,
molecular, plant, structural, organismic
population and evolutionary biology;
endocrinology; immunology;
microbiology; neurobiology; physiology;
virology.
Recognizes and rewards 5 US-based
women researchers at the beginning of
their scientific careers. The award must
be put toward post-doctoral research
Provides grants for up to 3 years for
young investigators, basic or clinical
Edward Mallinckrodt, research. JH School of Medicine can
Jr. Foundation Grant submit up to 3 nominees per cycle and
each must have an endorsement letter
from the Dean of Medicine.
Up to
60,000
50,000/yr
http://www.rwjf.org/grants/
www.lorealusa.com/forwo
meninscience
Contact the ACCM
Research and Grants
Office or Joan WisnerCarlson
(jwisner2@jhu.edu)
for more information.
Grant
Deadline*
May 1
August 1
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
Mallinckrodt
Foundation, Edward Jr.
Mallinckrodt
Foundation, Edward Jr.
McCormick Science
Institute (MSI)
June 15,
2012
McDonnell Foundation,
James S.
21st Century Science
Initiative
January 3,
2012
McKnight Endowment
Fund for Neuroscience
April 2, 2012
McKnight Endowment
Fund for Neuroscience
Grant Title
Description
The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation
provides grants for up to 3 years for
young investigators, basic or clinical
Edward Mallinckrodt,
research. JH School of Medicine can
Jr. Foundation Grant
submit up to 3 nominees per cycle and
each must have an endorsement letter
from the Dean of Medicine.
The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation
provides grants for up to 3 years for
young investigators, basic or clinical
Edward Mallinckrodt,
research. JH School of Medicine can
Jr. Foundation Grant
submit up to 3 nominees per cycle and
each must have an endorsement letter
from the Dean of Medicine.
The MSI is dedicated to funding
research that advances scientific
knowledge of the potential health
benefits of culinary spices and herbs.
Does not support animal-based
research.
The Complex Systems program
supports scholarship and research
Postdoctoral
directed toward the development of
Fellowship Awards in
theoretical and mathematical tools that
Complex Systems
can be applied to the study of complex,
adaptive, nonlinear systems.
Established to encourage emerging
neuroscientists to focus on disorders of
learning and memory. Awards are given
McKnight Scholar
to exceptional young scientists who hold
Award
the M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree and who
are in the early stages of establishing an
independent laboratory and research
career.
These awards support innovative efforts
to solve the problems of neurological
and psychiatric diseases, especially
McKnight Memory
those related to memory and cognition.
and Cognitive
Collaborative projects between basic
Disorder Awards
and clinical neuroscientists are
welcomed, as are proposals that help
link basic with clinical neuroscience.
Amount
($)
Link
50,000/yr
Contact the ACCM
Research and Grants
Office or Joan WisnerCarlson
(jwisner2@jhu.edu)
for more information.
50,000/yr
Contact the ACCM
Research and Grants
Office or Joan WisnerCarlson
(jwisner2@jhu.edu)
for more information.
http://cfprod.mccormick.co
m/msi2prod/
http://www.jsmf.org/apply/i
ndex.htm
225,000
www.mcknight.org/neuros
cience
100,000/yr www.mcknight.org/neuros
for 3 yrs
cience
Grant
Deadline*
2012 awards
process will
be
announced
Oct 2011
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Grant Sponsor
Grant Title
Description
December 1
McKnight Endowment
Fund for Neuroscience
Technological
Innovations in
Neuroscience
These awards encourage and support
scientists working on the development of
novel and creative approaches to
understanding brain function.
October
Microsoft Research
New Faculty
Fellowship Program
contact
research@n
psf.org.
National Patient Safety
Foundation
Research Grants
Program
Rolling
Rolling
Not
accepting
applications
at this time.
Partnership for Cures
Partnership for Cures
Culpeper Scholar
Program Research
Pew Charitable Trusts
Pew Scholars
Program in the
Biomedical Sciences
Contact
Barbara S.
Christen at
bsc2@jhu.edu
for internal
review
deadline
Microsoft Research seeks nominees
who are advancing computing research
in novel directions with the potential for
high impact on the state of the art, and
who demonstrate the likelihood of
becoming thought leaders in the field.
Promotes studies leading to the
prevention of human errors, system
errors, patient injuries and the
consequences of such adverse events
in the health care setting.
Partnership for Cures solicits research
projects designed to create a direct
patient impact in two years or less.
Typically funds projects that "repurpose"
FDA-approved drugs, non-drug
therapies, or other compounds for new
uses in different patient populations but
will consider other types of patientimpact proposals.
The Charles E. Culpeper Scholars
program in medical science nurtures the
career development of exceptionally
promising young scientists as they
transition to independent researchers at
the best academic medical institutions
Supports young investigators of
outstanding promise in the basic and
clinical sciences related to the
advancement of human health.
Especially encourages researchers to
pursue creative, innovative, and risktaking approaches. Gives considerable
weight to the candidate’s history as an
independent investigator and to
significant published work.
Amount
($)
200,000
200,000
100,000
25,000–
250,000
Link
www.mcknight.org/neuros
cience
http://research.microsoft.c
om/enus/collaboration/awards/nf
f.aspx
http://npsf.org/
http://www.4cures.org/ho
me/funding_opportunities
_for_researchers
http://www.4cures.org/ho
me/culpeper_scholar_pro
gram_research
http://www.pewtrusts.org/
60,000/yr
our_work_category.aspx?i
for 4 yrs
d=194
Grant
Deadline*
Rolling
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
Rolling
Contact
Barbara S.
Christen at
bsc2@jhu.edu
for internal
review
deadline
September
N/A
Grant Sponsor
Pfizer, Inc.
Searle Scholars
Program
Society of Critical Care
Medicine (SCCM)
Grant Title
Description
Pfizer supports:
Clinical studies of approved and
unapproved uses, involving approved or
unapproved Pfizer drugs
Observational studies, such as
epidemiology studies and certain
outcomes research studies where the
primary focus is the scientific
Numerous
understanding of disease
Other types of independent research on
disease states, including novel
diagnostic screening tools and surveys
where Pfizer has no direct commercial
interest
In vitro or animal studies which include
funding.
Supports high-risk research of
outstanding young faculty in the
biomedical sciences. This focus
includes, but is not limited to, awards
supporting research in biochemistry, cell
Searle Scholars
biology, genetics, immunology,
Program
neuroscience, pharmacology, and
related areas in chemistry, medicine,
and the biological sciences. Applicants
must be in the first or second year of
their first appointment as an assistant
professor on a tenure track.
Supports the research studies of an
Norma J. Shoemaker
SCCM nurse member. The goal is to
Grant for Critical
encourage research in critical care
Care Nursing
nursing and to provide funding for the
Research
continuation of research endeavors.
Amount
($)
Not
specified
Link
http://www.pfizer.com/res
earch/investigator/investig
ator_initiative.jsp
100,000/yr http://www.searlescholars.
for 3 yrs net
http://www.sccm.org/Mem
bership/Grants/Pages/Nor
15,000
maJShoemakerGrant.asp
x
Grant
Deadline*
Letter of
Intent
Deadline*
TBA
May 1, Nov
1 each year
Feb 15
Oct 1
June 1
January 15
Sept 1
April 15
July 16,
2012
N/A
Contact
Barbara S.
Christen at
bsc2@jhu.edu
for internal
review
deadline
Grant Sponsor
Grant Title
W. M. Keck Foundation
Medical Research
Program
Whitehall Foundation,
Inc. Grant Programs
Research Grants
Whitney Foundation,
Helen Hay
Postdoctoral
Research
Fellowships
W.W. Smith Charitable
Trust
Heart Research
Grants
Description
Seeks to advance the frontiers of
medicine to benefit humanity by
supporting high-risk/high-impact projects
that are distinctive and novel in their
approach to intractable problems, push
the edge of their field, or question the
prevailing paradigm. Note: the
application must undergo internal JHU
review.
Applications will be judged on the
scientific merit and the innovative
aspects of the proposal as well as on
the competence of the applicant.
Research grants will not be awarded to
investigators who have already
received, or expect to receive,
substantial support from other sources,
even if it is for an unrelated purpose.
Supports postdoctoral research training
in all of the basic sciences. Provides
stipend and small research allowance.
Specific basic, medical research
projects dealing with cancer, heart
disease, or AIDS.
Amount
($)
Link
http://www.wmkeck.org/
30,000 –
75,000/yr
43,000/yr
100,000/yr
for 3 yrs
http://www.whitehall.org/gr
ants/
http://www.hhwf.org/
http://www.wwsmithcharit
abletrust.org/medical.htm
*The grant and letter-of-intent deadlines listed here are based on the most recent known dates and therefore may only be
approximate. Please visit the granting agency’s website to confirm the exact date.