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Federal and state grant opportunities with plain-English eligibility summaries. We aggregate public records — always verify the details on the funder’s site before applying. Or browse the complete index →
NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH/NIDCD career enhancement award (K18) supports established investigators who want to gain new research skills relevant to hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language sciences. It is intended for proven individual investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities; this version does not allow clinical trials and foreign organizations cannot apply. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNew Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH research grant supports new or novel methods to measure brain activity, connectivity, or genomics across the lifespan to study neurodevelopment and aging. It is intended for multidisciplinary researchers at eligible institutions such as universities, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and government agencies. No award amount is listed and the eligibility text does not specify a dollar cap.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityIndependent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) provides salary support and protected time for newly independent investigators to intensify their research focus, and this version requires leading an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored research scientist award (K01) provides three to five years of protected, supervised career development in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research leading to independence, and this version requires an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored career development award (K23) supports individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who are committed to patient-oriented research, providing protected research time under mentorship. This version does not allow leading an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual clinician-investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities and academic medical centers. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01 Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH/NIDCD mentored career development award (K01) supports postdoctoral Au.D./Ph.D. audiologists pursuing supervised research toward becoming independent investigators, and this version requires a clinical trial. It is intended for individual early-career investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities; foreign organizations and foreign components are not allowed. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored career development award (K25) supports quantitative or engineering scientists redirecting their work toward health research, providing protected research time under a mentor; this version requires the applicant to lead an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMidcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 7, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH midcareer award (K24) provides protected time for mid-career clinician-scientists to conduct patient-oriented research and mentor junior clinical researchers, and this version requires an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual health-professional investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities and academic medical centers. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 8, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored career development award (K23) supports individuals with a clinical doctoral degree committed to patient-oriented research, providing protected research time under mentorship, and this version requires an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual clinician-investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities and academic medical centers. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 8, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored career development award (K08) prepares individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for research careers through supervised biomedical, behavioral, or translational research; this version does not allow leading an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual clinician-investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities and academic medical centers. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityMentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Due May 8, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH mentored career development award (K08) prepares individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for research careers through supervised biomedical, behavioral, or translational research, and this version requires an independent clinical trial. It is intended for individual clinician-investigators applying through eligible institutions such as universities and academic medical centers. No award amount is listed.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 26, 2027National Institutes of Health · Up to $200K
This NIH/NIA research education (R25) grant funds summer research education programs in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for high school students, undergraduates, or science teachers. The listed eligible applicants are limited to a narrow set of organizations (faith- or community-based organizations, certain tribal governments, regional organizations, and U.S. territories), and foreign organizations and components are not allowed. The listed budget cap is about $200,000, and participants may not lead an independent clinical trial.
Schools & universitiesResearchersNarrow eligibilitySmall awardNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 26, 2027National Institutes of Health · Up to $400K
This NIH/NIA research education (R25) grant funds postbaccalaureate research education programs in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to broaden the research workforce. The listed eligible applicants are limited to a narrow set of organizations (faith- or community-based organizations, certain tribal governments, regional organizations, and U.S. territories), and foreign organizations and components are not allowed. The listed budget cap is about $400,000.
Schools & universitiesResearchersNarrow eligibilityLimited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 28, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a limited-competition NIH/NCATS research education (R25) grant supporting education programs within the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program. Because it is a limited competition, eligibility is restricted to specific invited institutions rather than open to all applicants; foreign organizations are not eligible. No award amount is listed, and the eligibility text is narrow and does not fully specify which organizations may apply.
Schools & universitiesResearchersNarrow eligibilityHigh-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jun 1, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) program funds groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single piece of high-end research instrumentation, with awards ranging from a minimum of $750,001 up to $2,000,000. Eligible applicants are U.S. research institutions, including minority-serving institutions and tribally controlled colleges; foreign organizations and their components are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. Note a key restriction: applicants must have groups of existing NIH-supported investigators, so this is not for individuals, new organizations, or general nonprofits. This is a large-award instrumentation grant for established research institutions.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesLarge awardNarrow eligibilityLimited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jun 1, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) program funds groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single specialized research instrument, with awards from $25,000 up to $350,000. Eligibility is limited to U.S. institutions that have not received $500,001 or more in S10 instrumentation funding in the preceding three fiscal years; foreign organizations and their components are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. It requires groups of existing NIH-supported investigators, so it is not for individuals, new organizations, or general nonprofits. This is an instrumentation grant for less-funded research institutions.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityShared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jun 1, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) program funds groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single specialized research instrument, with awards from $50,000 up to $750,000. Eligible applicants are U.S. research institutions, including minority-serving and tribally controlled colleges; foreign organizations and their components are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. It requires groups of existing NIH-supported investigators, so it is not for individuals, new organizations, or general nonprofits. This is a large-award instrumentation grant for established research institutions.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesLarge awardNarrow eligibilityEnhancing Mechanistic Research on Precision Probiotic Therapies (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jun 2, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH (R61/R33) phased opportunity funds mechanistic research to advance precision probiotic therapies, beginning with an exploratory phase to identify person-specific factors and a second phase to test them in animal models or human subjects, over a combined period of up to five years. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed. Transition between phases depends on meeting milestones. It is intended for established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityEnhancing Mechanistic Research on Precision Probiotic Therapies (R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jun 2, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH (R33) opportunity funds mechanistic research to advance precision probiotic therapies by characterizing person-specific factors that affect probiotic responses, using animal models or human subjects. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed. It expects supportive preliminary data and is intended for established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityBRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jun 15, 2027National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH BRAIN Initiative (U01) program funds development of next-generation sensors and bioelectronic devices that synchronize with brain recordings to build computational models of human and animal behavior. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research and technology-development teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibility