Category: Other Funding

KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grants

Up to $100K / y for 2y to support early career faculty conducting clinical and basic science projects that examines any aspect of the entire spectrum of kidney biology and disease. [Application deadline: 11/19/26.]

Branco Weiss Fellowship

5y support for postdoctoral fellows whose projects depart from the mainstream of research in their discipline. [Application deadline: 1/15/27.]

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

<5y support incl cost-of-education allowance & a personal stipend valued at up to $250K for college seniors, 1st yr grad students, or those in a gap period preparing to apply to grad school. For US citizens & permanent residents who intend to pursue a full-time, in-person PhD in the applied physical & biological sciences, mathematics or engineering at an institution in the US. [Applications open late August 2026 & close late October 2026.]

Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

3y salary support for postdoctoral fellows conducting fundamental biomedical research to advance human health. Open to citizens of any country, but awards for non-U.S. citizens can only be made to sponsoring institutions in the US. [Online portal opens 10/1/26; apps due 2/1/27.]

NSF – Engineering of Biomedical Systems

Supports research that integrates engineering and life sciences to solve biomedical problems. [Strongly recommended that PIs contact program director before submission; full proposals accepted anytime.]

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program

$400k / 5y to support faculty with the potential to integrate research and education into a lifetime of leadership. [Next deadline to submit full proposals: 7/28/27.]

Air Force Funding for Human Health and Performance

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), is soliciting white papers (and potentially later technical and cost proposals) relevant to aerospace physiology, aerospace medicine, public health and preventative medicine, wearable technology, occupational medicine, bioenvironmental engineering, and more. [Accepting white papers now through 9/30/27. RFPs sent by invitation only.]

NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

Accepting proposals from recent doctoral degree recipients focused on the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences to Strengthen and Safeguard Biotechnology Innovations. Candidates with AI and/or biology experience will develop deep expertise in both areas. Fellows expected to become field leaders who use AI capabilities to extrapolate from biological data to technological advances. Proposers are encouraged to consider how to leverage the nation's diversity of existing biological data, and biological infrastructure to accelerate discovery, innovation and biotechnology for the public good. [Posted 2/5/2026. Deadlines: 9/29/2026, 4th Tuesday in Sept, annually thereafter.]

ARPA-H Mission Office Innovative Solution Openings

Proposals that advance care models, novel business solutions, and substantial technical innovation. Proposals relate to clinical tool, technology, and platform development, prevention detection, prophylactic treatments, population-level approaches, and improving robustness of healthcare systems. [Expires: 3/20/2029.]

Defense Health Agency Unsolicited Proposals

Individuals or organizations may submit unsolicited proposals that include an abstract, statement of work, key personnel, and the type of support needed from the agency. [Rolling deadline.]