| Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of September 14, 2026 | Click here to share this information with department heads and eligible faculty. | | Funding Landscape
Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research postdoctoral fellowship opens soon.
This program supports outstanding postdoctoral fellows conducting fundamental biomedical research that advances understanding of human disease. Fellows receive three years of support, with stipends ranging from $72,000 to $76,000 annually, plus additional funding for research, travel, relocation, dependents, and eligible childcare costs. Fellows also benefit from mentoring, networking, career development, and participation in the Fund’s annual scientific symposium. Applications are due February 1, 2027.
Thome Memorial Foundation supports drug discovery research in Alzheimer’s disease.
These programs are for innovative preclinical and translational drug development research in Alzheimer’s disease, with particular emphasis on populations that experience a high disease burden or have been historically understudied. Applications are due October 13, 2026.
Two award opportunities are available:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award: Up to $125,000 over two years for senior postdoctoral researchers and mentored clinician-scientists.
- Early Career Investigator Award: Up to $275,000 over two years for eligible full-time tenure-track or clinician-scientist/investigator-track research faculty who received or will receive their first independent research faculty appointment between June 1, 2024, and June 1, 2027.
| | | New Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications to develop shared-use research facilities or research-supporting facilities that enable collaborative research and benefit broad research communities at large. The NOFO supports two existing construction programs: 1) Biomedical Research Facilities (BRF) Program, and 2) HIV/AIDS Research Facilities (HRF) Program.
Limitation: two applications per institution; one per program
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2027
| | | First-Come, First-Served Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L), Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T), transformed the BAA infrastructure to better align with the USSOCOM Commander’s strategic priorities and vision. As such, the S&T Directorate will continue to evolve its investment strategy by focusing on SOF modernization. These will include broader disruptive technology that meet the demands of the strategic vision and Future Operating Environment (FOE). USSOCOM will continue making some investments in Special Operations Forces (SOF) enhancements in the programs of record.
Limitation: six applications per institution
Sponsor Application Deadline: Thursday, December 31, 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: Responding to the needs of the scientific community to bolster a vibrant and sustainable research workforce, the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has incorporated additional flexibilities for institutional training programs serving the mission interests of non-malignant kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, encompassing both adult and pediatric conditions. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to invite applications for Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1) to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of researchers and provide them with the coordinated support, resources, and networks they need to succeed and lead.
Limitation: one application per institution
Sponsor Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 25, 2027
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. | | | |
