Featured Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Grants for Research and Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Human Trafficking Innovations for Poverty Action
Early-career Awards for Planetary Science Researchers National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grants for Developing Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) National Science Foundation
Grants for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences Simons Foundation
Grants for Research on Movement Disorders Michael J. Fox Foundation
Grants for Research on Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Health Foundation
HRI Faculty Fellowship Awards Humanities Research Institute
Grants for Developing or Sustaining Cyberinfrastructure for Earth Sciences Research and Education National Science Foundation
Grants for Farm to School Programs to Improve Access to Local Foods U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grants for Research on Gastrointestinal Manifestations of CF: Basic Science Projects Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease The CART Fund
NTU/U of I Joint Funding Programs - 2025 Call for Proposals UI System – Office of the Vice President for Economic Development & Innovation
Grants for Research on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Investigator-Initiated Projects in Physics National Science Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Pain Research Rita Allen Foundation
Grants for Research on RUNX1-FPD (Blood Cancer) Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Grants for Collaborative Research on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) Pfizer
Grants for Research on American Art Wyeth Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Alkermes
Grants for Research on Mental Health of Children and Adolescents – Multiple Opportunities Klingenstein Philanthropies
Grants for Research on Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Developing Proving Grounds for Innovative Technology and Infrastructure for Mining Deparment of Energy
Grants for Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities Department of Energy
Grants for Small Education Research Projects Spencer Foundation
Career Development Grants for Breast Cancer Researchers American Association for Cancer Research
Grants for a Cross-border (Canada & U.S.) Collaborative Research Network on Critical Gaps in Cardiac American Heart Association
Grants for Research on Innovation in Vaginal Formulations for Drug Delivery in Support of Women's Health Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Development of Innovative, Low Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Programs That Expand Access to Affordable Homeownership Across the U.S. Scaling Pathways to Ownership
Grants for Research on Innovative Packaging for Specialty Crops Compliant with Foreign Packaging Regulations Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Grants for Research and Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Human Trafficking Innovations for Poverty Action
Early-career Awards for Planetary Science Researchers National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grants for Developing Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) National Science Foundation
Grants for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences Simons Foundation
Grants for Research on Movement Disorders Michael J. Fox Foundation
Grants for Research on Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing Health Foundation
Grants for Developing or Sustaining Cyberinfrastructure for Earth Sciences Research and Education National Science Foundation
Grants for Farm to School Programs to Improve Access to Local Foods U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grants for Research on Gastrointestinal Manifestations of CF: Basic Science Projects Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease The CART Fund
Grants for Research on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Investigator-Initiated Projects in Physics National Science Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Pain Research Rita Allen Foundation
Grants for Research on RUNX1-FPD (Blood Cancer) Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Grants for Collaborative Research on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) Pfizer
Grants for Research on American Art Wyeth Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Alkermes
Grants for Research on Mental Health of Children and Adolescents – Multiple Opportunities Klingenstein Philanthropies
Grants for Research on Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Developing Proving Grounds for Innovative Technology and Infrastructure for Mining Deparment of Energy
Grants for Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities Department of Energy
Grants for Small Education Research Projects Spencer Foundation
Career Development Grants for Breast Cancer Researchers American Association for Cancer Research
Grants for a Cross-border (Canada & U.S.) Collaborative Research Network on Critical Gaps in Cardiac American Heart Association
Grants for Research on Innovation in Vaginal Formulations for Drug Delivery in Support of Women's Health Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Development of Innovative, Low Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Programs That Expand Access to Affordable Homeownership Across the U.S. Scaling Pathways to Ownership
Grants for Research on Innovative Packaging for Specialty Crops Compliant with Foreign Packaging Regulations Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Grants for Assessment of Emerging Industrial Technologies Energywerx
DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO ) Grants Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
HRI Faculty Fellowship Awards Humanities Research Institute
NTU/U of I Joint Funding Programs - 2025 Call for Proposals UI System – Office of the Vice President for Economic Development & Innovation
CSBS Small Grant Program Center for Social & 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?
*Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars Letter of Intent Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Limited Submission Active
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Limited Submission Active
*Pre-Proposal - Keck Research Program W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Active
Required Pre-Proposal Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Limited Submission Closed