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
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
Natural Sciences
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resilience Fund NEW
up to $10 million
Pre proposal due: April 21, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Rita Allen Foundation Connection and Seed Grants NEW
Connection Grants: $25,000-$150,000 over 2 years
Seed Grants: $5,000-$25,000
Due: April 22, 2022
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@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
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
up to $50,000 for 1 year
Due: May 2, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Environmental Research & Education Foundation Waste Management Practices NEW
up to $500,000 (average grant: $160,000 over 2 years), 25% IDC
Due: May 2, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Professional Awards
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
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
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
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
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 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Food and Health Research Using the Consumer Food Data System NEW
up to $100,000 over 27 months
Due: May 16, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Lymphoma Research Foundation The Follicular Lymphoma Priority Research Grant NEW
$750,000 over 3 years, including 25% IDC
LOI Due: May 17, 2022 - 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)
Up to $250,000
LOI Due: May 27, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Wellcome Trust Heat Adaptation: Evaluating Interventions to Help Manage the Health Effects of Heat NEW
£500,000-£2 million (~$650,000-$2.6m) over up to 5 years
Due: May 31, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Vilcek Foundation 2022 Creative Promise Prize in Biomedical Sciences
$50,000 unrestricted
Due: June 10, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Human Vaccines Project Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants NEW
$150,000, no IDC
Due: June 26, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - TMCity Foundation Investigating the Gut-Brain Axis for Applications to Brain and Mental Health NEW
up to $250,000. The foundation expects to make 1-3 grants, which may be combined with other awards to carry out the proposed research.
Due: July 1, 2022 - United Engineering Foundation Concept Papers for Engineering Projects NEW
up to $160,000 (5-10 grants per year totaling up to $800,000) for 1 year
Due: August 1, 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
- 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 - Lalor Foundation Anna Lalor Burdick Reproductive Health Program NEW
Up to $35,000 for 1 year
Due: May 1, 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 - Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology NEW
$270,000 over 3 years ($65,000 stipend and up to $25,000 allowance annually), no IDC
Due: May 13, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Society of Family Planning Research Fund Changemakers in Family Planning NEW
Up to $76,000—up to $60,000 in salary support over 18 months (9/1/2022-3/1/2024), 20% IDC
Due: June 6, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Society of Family Planning Research Fund Emerging Scholars in Family Planning NEW
up to $75,000 for 1 year, no IDC. Also, complimentary society membership and travel/lodging to annual meetings and a Society-matched mentor.
Due: June 6, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@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 - Society of Family Planning Research Fund Uta Landy Complex Family Planning Scholars NEW
up to $75,000 for 1 year, no IDC. Also, complimentary society membership and travel/lodging to annual meetings and a Society-matched mentor.
Due: August 2, 2022 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research in Transforming Health and Healthcare Systems: Advancing Policies to Improve the Affordability of Care and Address Structural Racism and Discrimination NEW
up to $350,000 over up to 3 years, 12% IDC
Due: November 15, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@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