| Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of June 29, 2026 | Click here to share this information with department heads and eligible faculty. | | | New Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: The NIH Director's Early Independence Award helps talented new researchers begin their own independent research program soon after finishing their doctoral degree or clinical training, without first doing postdoctoral training. The award accepts applications on any topic fitting the NIH mission.
| | Description: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for the Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). This aims to build new research capacity and develop a sustainable research program by supporting the purchase of a single commercially available biomedical research instrument currently unavailable in the institution. Instruments funded through this program must be shared among the users to create new research opportunities, enable reproducible data generation, encourage collaborative research and training, and strengthen long-term research capabilities.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Friday, September 25, 2026
| Description: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for the Atopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) program. The ADRN program will support Centers that integrate clinical and translational research to improve our understanding and management of atopic dermatitis with emphasis on chronic skin inflammation and the defense mechanisms of the skin.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Thursday, September 24, 2026
| | Description: The NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) helps outstanding postdoctoral researchers complete needed mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. NCI accepts K99/R00 applications in all areas of cancer research.Please see specific PARs for detailed program information PAR-23-286 and PAR-23-287
Limitation: four applications per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
| | | First-Come, First-Served Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. The ultimate vision of the legislation governing the S-STEM parent program[1] (and of the current S-STEM-Net solicitation) is that all Americans, regardless of economic status, should be able to contribute to the American innovation economy if they so desire.
Limitation: one application per institution Sponsor Application Deadline: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Note: The internal deadline has passed, and the number of applications received is below our institutional limit. Applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact RDO to apply. | Description: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites eligible academic or research institutions to apply for funding support to purchase latest scientific equipment that will enhance and modernize research-supporting operations of existing shared biomedical research facilities. Targeted are laboratory research core facilities, animal research facilities, and other similar shared-use research spaces. The goal of this NOFO is to strengthen research-auxiliary activities of biomedical research facilities and to enhance the efficiency of their operations.
Limitation: one application per institution Sponsor Application Deadline: Friday, September 25, 2026 Note: The internal deadline has passed, and the number of applications received is below our institutional limit. Applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact RDO to apply. | | | |
