Category: Other Funding

US Department of Defense: Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program

Provides merit-based scholarships to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees, including biomedical engineering and bioscience programs. SMART scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, summer internships, and after graduation, civilian employment with the Department of Defense. [Deadline: 12/4/26.]

American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Research Awards

$35K direct costs for academic scientists within four years of joining their first tenue track faculty position or equivalent in a North American university. [Deadline: 11/30/26.]

Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) Research Grants

Up to $200K for up to 2y (incl 10% indirects) to support research that will ultimately lead to new diagnostics, treatments, and a cure for primary hyperoxaluria and related hyperoxaluria conditions. [Deadline: 12/15/26.]

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Scholars in Women’s Sexual Health Research Grant Program

Up to $7,500 direct costs for 1y for eligible students, residents, and fellows conducting women's sexual health research under the mentorship of an ISSWSH member. [Deadline: 11/30/26.]

PCORI Funding for High-Impact Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research

Up to $12m to support patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects. Relevant topic themes include kidney and urologic disease, managing pain, and digital health technologies, though submissions are not limited to these themes. [LOI due 1/6/27.]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program

Up to ten years support for early-career tenured and tenure-track faculty researchers. [Deadline: 12/15/26.]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Up to two years support for postdoctoral scientists with no more than 7 years of postdoctoral experience at HHMI eligible institutions to pursue bold and creative scientific research as they transition to independent faculty careers. [Deadline: 12/15/26.]

National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Programs

Postdoctoral and senior awards providing scientists and engineers with high-quality research opportunities at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. Awards are typically for 12 months. Stipend levels vary. [Next deadline: 11/1/26.]

NSF Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)

Supports foundational and interdisciplinary research projects that expand knowledge of biology at any level of organization, from the molecular to the biome scale. Funding amount varies. [Rolling deadline.]

KARL STORZ Investigator Initiated Studies

Provides support in the form of monetary funding and/or equipment loans for relevant clinical and pre-clinical studies conducted by qualified investigators. [Rolling deadline.]