Featured Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Digital Justice Grants American Council of Learned Societies
Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Disabled Children with High-Intensity Needs Department of Education
Science Diversity Leadership Award – Early Career Scientists Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Action for Women’s Health Lever for Change
Digital Justice Seed Grants American Council of Learned Societies
Scientific Software Research Faculty Award Simons Foundation
Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science
NIH Research Software Engineer Award National Institutes of Health
Education Research Grants Spencer Foundation
Biomedical Research Initiative for Next-Gen BioTechnologies - SynBio Control National Science Foundation
Gastroenterological Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities American Gastroenterological Association
Breast Cancer Research Career Development Award American Association for Cancer Research
2025 Career Development Award American Heart Association
2025 Innovative Project Award American Heart Association
Cystic Fibrosis Research Grants - Multiple Opportunities Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Michael J. Fox Foundation
Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Research – Multiple Opportunities Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Research Grants – Alzheimer's Disease The CART Fund
Specialized Center of Research Program – Leukemia & Lymphoma Research Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lung Disease Research – Multiple Opportunities American Lung Association
Frontotemporal Degeneration Research Pilot Grants Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Integrating Observations and Modeling in Support of Process Understanding Relevant to Solar Radiation Modification Research Department of Commerce
Understanding and Assessing drought in a Changing Climate (NIDIS) Department of Commerce
FY2025 Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program Department of Commerce
Early Career Award for Exceptional Research in Earth System Model Development and Application Department of Commerce
Leveraging Uncrewed Systems Data for Climate Applications Department of Commerce
Waun Ki Hong Scholar Award – Regenerative Cancer Medicine American Association for Cancer Research
Research Grants – Chronic Pain Rita Allen Foundation
Illinois Youth Investment Program Illinois Department of Human Services
2025 Young Investigator Grant - Childhood Cancer Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Digital Justice Grants American Council of Learned Societies
Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Disabled Children with High-Intensity Needs Department of Education
Science Diversity Leadership Award – Early Career Scientists Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Action for Women’s Health Lever for Change
Digital Justice Seed Grants American Council of Learned Societies
Scientific Software Research Faculty Award Simons Foundation
Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science
NIH Research Software Engineer Award National Institutes of Health
Education Research Grants Spencer Foundation
Biomedical Research Initiative for Next-Gen BioTechnologies - SynBio Control National Science Foundation
Gastroenterological Research Grants – Multiple Opportunities American Gastroenterological Association
Breast Cancer Research Career Development Award American Association for Cancer Research
2025 Career Development Award American Heart Association
2025 Innovative Project Award American Heart Association
Cystic Fibrosis Research Grants - Multiple Opportunities Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders Michael J. Fox Foundation
Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Research – Multiple Opportunities Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Research Grants – Alzheimer's Disease The CART Fund
Specialized Center of Research Program – Leukemia & Lymphoma Research Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lung Disease Research – Multiple Opportunities American Lung Association
Frontotemporal Degeneration Research Pilot Grants Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Integrating Observations and Modeling in Support of Process Understanding Relevant to Solar Radiation Modification Research Department of Commerce
Understanding and Assessing drought in a Changing Climate (NIDIS) Department of Commerce
FY2025 Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program Department of Commerce
Early Career Award for Exceptional Research in Earth System Model Development and Application Department of Commerce
Leveraging Uncrewed Systems Data for Climate Applications Department of Commerce
Waun Ki Hong Scholar Award – Regenerative Cancer Medicine American Association for Cancer Research
Research Grants – Chronic Pain Rita Allen Foundation
Illinois Youth Investment Program Illinois Department of Human Services
2025 Young Investigator Grant - Childhood Cancer Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Small Grant Program Center for Social and Behavioral Science

Limited Submissions have a restricted number of applications per institution and require a special campus process to apply, including additional steps such as filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and an Internal Pre-Proposal for Review by a Campus Selection Committee. For questions regarding limited submissions, email Richard Sallee at limitedsubs@illinois.edu.

See the Required Limited Submissions Process

 

Opportunity Name Funding Agency Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline Application Deadline Status Internal Applications Active?
Accelerate U.S. Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Technologies Department of Commerce Limited Submission Active
DOE CARISSMA Deparment of Energy Limited Submission Active
Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
DMREF National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program Ono Pharma Foundation Limited Submission Active
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
International Research Challenge (IRC) on Women’s Cardiovascular Health Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum Limited Submission Active
Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Blavatnik Foundation Limited Submission Closed
*REQUIRED LOI: DOE CARISSMA Deparment of Energy Limited Submission Closed
Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development Program Department of Energy Limited Submission Closed
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Closed
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Research Grants Retirement Research Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Keck Foundation –Science and Engineering Research Program December Grant Cycle W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Keck Foundation – Medical Research Program December Grant Cycle W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Creative Catalyst Grant Illinois Arts Council Agency Limited Submission Closed