Featured Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Grants for Translating Technological Innovations to Clinical Applications in Cancer Treatment Cancer Research Institute
Research on Suicide Prevention – Multiple Opportunities American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Grants to Establish Quantum Outposts on the Energy and Industrial Frontiers Department of Energy
Grants for Fellowships in Sarcoma Research American Association for Cancer Research
Grants for Research on Education to Inspire Learners to Care for the Planet National Geographic Society
Grants for Research Projects on New Therapies or Therapeutic Strategies to Treat Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Mentored Fellowships in Kidney Disease Research American Society of Nephrology
Grants for Collaborative Research on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Digital Justice Projects American Council of Learned Societies
Grants for Collaborative Research in the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants for Research on Development of Novel or Improved Infertility Technologies (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Research on Technology for Recovery and Advanced Critical-material Extraction – Gallium Energywerx
Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT) National Science Foundation
Grants for Pilot Projects to Enhance the Human Virome Program (R03, Clinical Trials Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Programs Focused on Improving the Care of Adults Living with Rare Diseases Pfizer
Grants for Research on Exoplanets National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grants for Research on Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (R01 Clinical Trial Required) National Institutes of Health
AI-ENGAGE Quad Joint Research Opportunity National Science Foundation
Grants for Advanced Research Concepts for Breakthrough Technologies for U.S. Security Department of Defense
Grants for Research on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia – Multiple Opportunities International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Grants for Research on Cancer Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Cancer American Cancer Society
Grants for Programs Advancing Racial Equity and Economic Mobility in the Great Lakes Region Joyce Foundation
Grants for Research on Solid Waste Management and Mitigating Environmental Risk and/or Harm Environmental Research & Education Foundation
Grants for Mentored Research on Interstitial Lung Disease American Lung Association
Grants for Cystic Fibrosis-related Research Projects Approved for Federal Funding That Cannot be Supported by Available Funds Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Cancer Research – Multiple Opportunities Cancer Research Institute
Grants for Research on Novel Therapies and Clinical Trials in Cancer Treatment – Multiple Opportunities Cancer Research Institute
Grants for Anthropological Conferences and Workshops Wenner-Gren Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Grants for Translating Technological Innovations to Clinical Applications in Cancer Treatment Cancer Research Institute
Research on Suicide Prevention – Multiple Opportunities American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Grants to Establish Quantum Outposts on the Energy and Industrial Frontiers Department of Energy
Grants for Fellowships in Sarcoma Research American Association for Cancer Research
Grants for Research on Education to Inspire Learners to Care for the Planet National Geographic Society
Grants for Research Projects on New Therapies or Therapeutic Strategies to Treat Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Mentored Fellowships in Kidney Disease Research American Society of Nephrology
Grants for Collaborative Research on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships on Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Digital Justice Projects American Council of Learned Societies
Grants for Collaborative Research in the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants for Research on Development of Novel or Improved Infertility Technologies (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Research on Technology for Recovery and Advanced Critical-material Extraction – Gallium Energywerx
Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT) National Science Foundation
Grants for Pilot Projects to Enhance the Human Virome Program (R03, Clinical Trials Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health
Grants for Programs Focused on Improving the Care of Adults Living with Rare Diseases Pfizer
Grants for Research on Exoplanets National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grants for Research on Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (R01 Clinical Trial Required) National Institutes of Health
AI-ENGAGE Quad Joint Research Opportunity National Science Foundation
Grants for Advanced Research Concepts for Breakthrough Technologies for U.S. Security Department of Defense
Grants for Research on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia – Multiple Opportunities International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation
Grants for Research on Cancer Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
Grants for Early-career Researchers of Cancer American Cancer Society
Grants for Programs Advancing Racial Equity and Economic Mobility in the Great Lakes Region Joyce Foundation
Grants for Research on Solid Waste Management and Mitigating Environmental Risk and/or Harm Environmental Research & Education Foundation
Grants for Mentored Research on Interstitial Lung Disease American Lung Association
Grants for Cystic Fibrosis-related Research Projects Approved for Federal Funding That Cannot be Supported by Available Funds Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Grants for Cancer Research – Multiple Opportunities Cancer Research Institute
Grants for Research on Novel Therapies and Clinical Trials in Cancer Treatment – Multiple Opportunities Cancer Research Institute
Grants for Anthropological Conferences and Workshops Wenner-Gren Foundation
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?
*LOI - Curtis W. McGraw Research Award American Society for Engineering Education Limited Submission Active
*Nomination Form - Curtis W. McGraw American Society for Engineering Education Limited Submission 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
NSF: Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed) NSF Limited Submission Closed
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