One New Limited Submission Opportunity for the Week of April 21, 2025

Research Development Office

Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of April 21, 2025

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Funding Landscape

The Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program requests white papers.

MURI focuses on high-risk basic research aimed at achieving unprecedented advancements. The program has produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching consequences to the fields of science, economic growth, and revolutionary new military technologies. Communication with program staff is strongly encouraged, and whitepapers are due May 2, 2025.

The Gerber Foundation issues a call for concept papers for Research Grants studying pediatric health, nutrition, and environmental hazards.

The Foundation's mission is to help infants and young children, focusing on projects that improve their health, nutrition, and protect them from environmental dangers. There are larger grants for faculty and smaller awards for trainees. Concept papers are due May 15 and November 15 of each year.

Limited Submission Opportunities

NSF: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

Description: The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. 
Limitation: four applications per institution.  See InfoReady for more details.
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: Friday, November 14, 2025

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