Featured Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Research Grants in Biomedical Sciences Whitehall Foundation
Grants for Research on Ataxia Friedriech's Ataxia Research Alliance
Solutions Innovation Research Award – Battery and Advanced Materials Agilent
Mental Health Award Wellcome
Grants for Research on How Peanuts Affect Health – Multiple Opportunities The Peanut Institute Foundation
Comprehensive Research Program Competition – Poultry Research U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
New Century Scholars Research Grant – Speech and Hearing Science American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Research Grants for Pediatric Cancer – Multiple Opportunities Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
AHS Bridge Grants – Hematology Research American Society of Hematology
Education Research Grants – Small Spencer Foundation
Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) National Science Foundation
Airman Readiness Medical Research (ARMR) Hybrid BAA Department of Defense
Grants for Improving Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities WITH Foundation
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) National Science Foundation
Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) Department of Defense
Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) National Science Foundation
Dermatology Research Grants Leo Foundation
Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health
Social Innovation and Impact Seed Grants Office of the Vice President for Economic Development & Innovation
Visionary Grants - Psychology The American Psychological Foundation
Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health
Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2 Department of Energy
Multiple PI Award – Cystic Fibrosis Research Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Emerging Leader Award – Cancer Research Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Accelerating Solutions to Improve Access and Quality of Empirically-Supported Practices for Youth Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health
Advances in Migraine Management Pfizer
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System Russell Sage Foundation
Nuclear Science and Engineering Nonproliferation Consortium Department of Energy
Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants for Research on Canine Health Morris Animal Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Research Grants in the Arts National Endowment for the Arts
Gates Foundation Grand Challenges – Multiple Opportunities Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grants for Research on Ovarian Cancer – Multiple Opportunities Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
Grants for Research on Sanfilippo Syndrome – Multiple Opportunities Cure SanFilippo Foundation
Grants for Research on Melanoma – Multiple Opportunities Melanoma Research Foundation
Seed Grants for Research on Paralysis Morton Cure Paralysis Fund
Grants to Help Eliminate Nuclear Threats Ploughshares Fund
Global Call for Collaborators – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) OA Research Pfizer
Grants for Cancer Research Worldwide Cancer Research
Fiscal Year 2025 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Department of Energy
Translation and Diffusion – PreK-12 STEM Education National Science Foundation
Grants for Patient-centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research - Multiple Opportunities Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Grants for Research on SCN2A Disorders – Multiple Opportunities FamilieSCN2A Foundation
Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies American Council of Learned Societies
Grants for Education Research and Evaluation Projects Brady Education Foundation
Grants for Research on Ataxia Friedriech's Ataxia Research Alliance
Grants for Research on How Peanuts Affect Health – Multiple Opportunities The Peanut Institute Foundation
Research Grants for Pediatric Cancer – Multiple Opportunities Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) National Science Foundation
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) National Science Foundation
Dermatology Research Grants Leo Foundation
Visionary Grants - Psychology The American Psychological Foundation
Multiple PI Award – Cystic Fibrosis Research Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System Russell Sage Foundation
Nuclear Science and Engineering Nonproliferation Consortium Department of Energy
Grants for Research on Gambling Disorders International Center for Responsible Gaming
USASP-MAYDAY Clinical/Translational Research Award – Pain Research United States Association for the Study of Pain
Advancing Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) National Institutes of Health
Aerodynamics Research To Improve Large Wind Turbine Performance and Reliability Department of Energy
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Seed Proposals for SPECT Imaging Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
HRI Research Clusters Humanities Research Institute
Jump Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation (Jump ARCHES) OSF Healthcare
Social Innovation and Impact Seed Grants Office of the Vice President for Economic Development & Innovation
Innovation in Gen Ed Courses Award Office of the Provost
Gen Ed Professional Development Award Office of the Provost

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?
Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
International Research Challenge (IRC) on Women’s Cardiovascular Health Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum Limited Submission Closed
Creative Catalyst Grant Illinois Arts Council Agency Limited Submission Closed
Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering Deparment of Energy Limited Submission Closed
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Research Grants Retirement Research Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
Falk Catalyst Awards Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Limited Submission Closed
Pew Biomedical Scholars Pew Foundation Limited Submission Active
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Pew Foundation Limited Submission Active
Scientific Innovations Award Brain Research Foundation Limited Submission Active
*Required LOI: Keck Research Grant W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Active
Keck Research Grant W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Active