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North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Young Investigator Development Awards

Deadline: July 1, 2025 2 pm
Amount: Duration: 2 years Amount: $150,000 ($75,000 per year)

Summary: George Ferry Young Investigator Development AwardThis grant is awarded to support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, or nutritional disorders of children.Eligibility:Applicants must:Be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years.No more than...

Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, & Nutrition Innovation (GENI)

The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

Deadline: July 1, 2025 3 pm
Amount: The Stage 1 award will be for two years, $200,000 per year ($400,000 total) with the opportunity for up to two additional years of funding (up to four years total for $800,000). Stage 2 support for years three and four will be granted to those awardees who demonstrate progress on their proposed research during years one and two of the award. The Award cannot be used for indirect costs or institutional overhead.

Summary: The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with “high-risk/high-reward” ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer.The Innovation Award is specifically designed to provide funding to...

Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac), Children's Center for Neurosciences Research (CCNR), Pediatric Technology Center (PTC)

NOSI: Validation of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Tools

Deadline: July 6, 2025 5 pm
Amount: Variable

Summary: PurposeThe purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to encourage grant applications to support the evaluation of the utility and validity of digital health and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) tools and technologies in biomedical and behavioral research. The intent is to support the addition of new measurement modalities...

E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards

Deadline: July 16, 2025 2 pm
Amount: Up to three years. Indirect costs are no more than 7% of direct costs. Grants are not given over $550,000.

Summary: E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards focus on projects that are changing pediatric clinical care. Each award is a novel approach to problems plaguing pediatrics. The award is open to applications focusing on any disease or topic within the umbrella of pediatrics, both in and outside the United States.  Ideal applications for...

Burroughs WellCome Fund CLIMATE + HEALTH EXCELLENCE CENTERS (CHEX)

Deadline: August 7, 2025 2 pm
Amount: The CHEX awards will provide up to $2,000,000 a year for five years

Summary: New institutional awards of up to $10,000,000 to stimulate the development of strong research, education, and public communications connections between fields that aim to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change on human health. In general, this award will support institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing...

Damon Runyan-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award

Deadline: August 15, 2025 3 pm
Amount: Stipend Year 1 $70,000; Year 2 $72,000; Year 3 $74,000 ; Year 4 $76,000 plus $2000 expenses each year

Summary: Due to the lack of funding opportunities in pediatric oncology research, fewer scientists are focusing their efforts on prevention and new treatments for childhood cancer. The goal of this Award, a partnership between the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is to address the critical...

National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 26, 2025 4 pm
Amount: The maximum budget is $400,000 in direct costs/year. The budget request for a given application needs to be adequately justified and reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative [F&A] Costs) are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition and fees, expenditures for equipment and consortium costs in excess of $25,000), rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement.

Summary: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to encourage individuals who have not had substantial biomedical research experience, or who have the potential to...

Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac), Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, & Nutrition Innovation (GENI), Children's Center for Immunity and Applied Genomics (CIAG), Children's Center for Neurosciences Research (CCNR), Children's Heart Research and Outcomes Center (HeRO), Research and Epidemiology for Adolescent and Child Health (REACH) Center

PURSUE:​ Proposals for Unique Research Supports for Scholarly and University Endeavors - Summer/Fall 2025 Pilot

Deadline: December 4, 2025 4 pm
Amount: Research Development Support

Summary: The Office of Research Development (ORD) will pilot the expansion of proposal development support to include 1:1 support for Assistant and Associate Professors (and equivalent ranks across schools) who are seeking funding from new opportunities to submit grant proposals. These opportunities might include:·     Early career programs·     Department of Defense opportunities·     Standard...

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Path to a Cure: Pioneer Award

Deadline: December 31, 2025 3 pm
Amount: Applicants may propose an amount necessary to complete the proposed research, plus an additional twelve percent (12%) of indirect costs. Up to three (3) years of funding may be requested

Summary: The Path to a Cure: Pioneer Award is intended for exceptional investigators developing paradigm shifting technologies that could ultimately lead to a cure for CF. Proposals should be ambitious and utilize cutting edge techniques and strategies. Proposals must align with the goals of the Path to a Cure initiative. Applicants...

Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research (CF-AIR)

Josiah Macy Foundation: President's Grants

Deadline: December 31, 2025 4 pm
Amount: President’s Grants are one year or less in duration, and awarded amounts are no more than $25,000, which includes indirect costs of not more than 10%.

Summary: President’s Grants are accepted and awarded on a rolling basis. They are evaluated by an internal team and awarded at the discretion of our president. President’s Grants primarily align with our priority areas: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Belonging; Increasing Collaboration Among Future Health Professionals; and Preparing Future Health Professionals to Navigate...

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