College of Arts & Sciences
New Grantseeking Tool for Faculty!
Foundation Relations has a new tool for faculty looking for open RFPs! Bookmark this link from our website and check back weekly for new grant opportunities.
Humanities
Natural Sciences
- Alternatives Research Development Foundation Annual Open Grant Program: Investing in Nonanimal Methods
up to $40,000
Due: April 15, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (MOTE) Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative
up to $250,000
Due: April 15, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Weeden Foundation Projects to Protect Biodiversity
up to $25,000
Due: April 15, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
Scoping Grants: up to $25,000 over up to 2 years
Technical Assistance Grants: up to $50,000 up to 2 years
Implementation Grants: up to $100,000 over 2+ years
Due: April 17, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative (EPiQS) Flexible Funding: Call for Ideas
Up to $1.5 million, no IDC
Due: April 22, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - CurePSP – Foundation for PSP/CBD and Related Brain Diseases Venture Grants
Up to $100,000 over up to 3 years, no IDC
Due: April 22, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - MQ: Transforming Mental Health Program: Fellows Award NEW
up to £225,000 (~$295,000), no IDC
Due: April 29, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - International Society for Neurochemistry: Conference Committee support for small conferences or symposia
Due: April 30, 2022 (spring round)
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Additional Ventures Program: Expansion Award for Single Ventricle Research NEW
up to $50,000 for 1 year
Due: May 2, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Professional Awards NEW
Funding varies depending on specific award type
Due: May 3, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Pandemic Antiviral Discovery Henipavirus NEW
up to $10 million allocated for this opportunity
Due: May 5, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - VentureWell Program: E-Team Program NEW
up to $25,000 ($5,000 in Stage 1 and $20,000 in Stage 2)
Due: May 4, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Huntington’s Disease Society of America HD Human Biology Project NEW
up to $150,000 over to 2 years (annual $50,000 stipend and ≤$25,000 for research), no IDC
Due: May 6, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - JDRF Program: User-Centric Insulin Pumps NEW
up to $4.5 million over 3 years
LOI Due: May 10, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Gerber Foundation Novice Research Awards
up to $30,000, including 10% IDC
Due: May 15, 2022 and November 15, 2022 (concept paper deadlines)
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Burroughs Wellcome Fund Seed Grants for Climate Change and Human Health
up to $50,000
rolling deadline September 1, 2021– August 30, 2023
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR)
Up to $150,000
Rolling (concept note submission)
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Restore America’s Estuaries NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Program (LSO) NEW
Up to $250,000
LOI Due: May 27, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Vilcek Foundation 2022 Creative Promise Prize in Biomedical Sciences NEW
$50,000 unrestricted
Due: June 10, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Simons Foundation (Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative) Supplement to Enhance Equity and Diversity (SEED)
up to $300,000 over 3 years
Rolling deadline
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Simons Foundation Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Funding not specified, Indirect costs may be no more than 20% direct costs.
Rolling deadline
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
Social Science
- American Psychological Association APA-IUPSYS Global Mental Health Fellowship
$30,000 over 1 year (including up to $8,000 for travel)
Due: April 15, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Fallon Health Annual Community Impact Grants Program
up to $45,000 (average $10K-$20K)
LOI Due: April 29, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Imagine Learning Foundation Signature Program 2022
$100,000 for 1 year
Due: April 30, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - American Psychological Foundation Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize
$20,000
Due: May 1, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants: Social, Political and Economic Inequality / Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration / Immigration and Immigrant Integration
Up to $225,000 – Trustee Grants: up to $175,000 over 2 years, including 15% indirect costs
Due: May 4, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Journalist Fellowship
up to $32,000 over 4 months
LOI Due: May 4, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Society of Professional Journalists Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
$75,000
Due: June 20, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars Program
50% salary support—up to $125,000 for 10 months ($62,500 for 5 months)
Due: June 28, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Rising Tide Foundation Freedom in Practice Grants Program
Funding not specified
Rolling LOI deadline
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Advanced Education Research & Development Fund/Assessment for Good Leveraging Education Advanced Research Now (LEARN)
Up to $400,000
rolling (LOI deadline; however, feedback will not be provided until the next submission cycle, March 1, 2022)
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations