Upcoming July 11: Researcher's Town Hall
The research community is invited to join Dr Travis Losey for a researcher’s town hall at 1 PM Friday, July 11th, in the Randal Visitor Center Amphitheater to discuss the current issues including Federal research funding and funding priorities.
Funding Opportunities
If you're considering applying for grants, whether it's research, community-focused, technology-related, or something else, below you will find Funding Opportunity information to help guide you.
Foundations with funding mechanisms for PhD students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Full list of grants, click here: https://researchaffairs.llu.edu/sites/researchaffairs.llu.edu/files/2025-05/20250515%20A%20list%20of%20foundations%20with%20funding%20mechanisms%20for%20PhD%20students%20and%20postdoctoral%20fellows.pdf
NIH
For NIH funding, click on the link below:
https://grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts
Cal Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant
The CalVIP Grant is available to community-based organizations, city and county agencies, and tribal governments who are working on initiatives to provide violence intervention services to communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence. BSCC plans to award approximately $103 million in funding for this grant cycle.
- Grant period: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2028
- Application deadline: August 18, 2025
- Virtual grant information session: March 11, 2025, 9–11 AM (Information available here).
More information, including the list of eligible communities and application materials, is available here. Note that new legislative changes to this program eliminate previous grant matching requirements and other administrative barriers identified by grantees.
American Cancer Society
Discovery Boost Grant- Support high-risk, high-reward exploratory cancer research across the research continuum. Investigators may focus on developing research methodologies, establishing feasibility, or leading pilot tests.
- Application deadline: December 1, 2025
- $135,000 per year, plus 10% IDC
- 2-year Project Period
- https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/discovery-boost-grants.html
Research Scholar Grant -Provide support for independent, self-directed researchers. Applicants' institutions must provide space and other resources customary for independent investigators.
- Application deadline: December 1, 2025
- $215,000 per year, plus 10% IDC
- 4-year project Period
- https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/research-scholar-grants.html
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant- Support new investigators in research training programs to position them for independent careers in cancer research. As part of their evaluation, peer reviewers consider how well the fellowship will broaden the applicant’s research training and experience.
- Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
- 3-Year Project Period
- Progressive stipends of $66,000, $68,000, and $70,000 a year. Fellows will receive $4,000 a year to help defray costs such as health insurance, workshop costs, and expenses associated with presenting at a domestic scientific meeting. In the last year, an additional $1,500 is added to the fellowship allowance for PFs to attend either the ACS Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium or a domestic scientific meeting.
- https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/postdoctoral-fellowships.html
American Diabetes Association
Postdoctoral Fellowships- Supports outstanding researchers in their pursuit of innovative, impactful research projects. There is a need for more talented, early-stage investigators to join the field of diabetes.
- Application Deadline: July 23, 2025
- $297,024-3 Years; not to exceed $99,008
- 3-Years of funding support
American Association for Cancer Research
AACR Immuno-Oncology Research Fellowship-Support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored immune-oncology research project. Supports fellows to conduct immune-oncology research and to establish a successful career path in this field.
- Application deadline: July 29, 2025
- 2-Year Project Period
- $130,000 for the entire grant
https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-immuno-oncology-research-fellowship-2/
PCORI
Addressing Rare Diseases Topical PCORI—Cycle 3-PCORI is interested in funding CER comparing symptomatic care, particularly for symptoms that occur in multiple rare diseases. Some examples include behavioral and symptom relief treatments/techniques for sleep disturbance, pain, pruritus, and comorbid mental health diagnoses (e.g., anxiety and depression).
- Letter of Intent Deadline: September 23, 2025
- Application Deadline: January 13, 2026 (if invited)
- Total Directs: Up to 12 million; 5YR Project Period
Below is a link for more PCORI opportunities:
https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Faculty Early Career Development Program-The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
- Application deadline: July 23, 2025
- 5YR Project Period
- $400,000 including IDC
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program