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
- 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
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 - Rheumatology Research Foundation Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion NEW
$50,000/year for 2 years for adult training programs and 3 years for pediatric training programs.
Due: May 2, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Rheumatology Research Foundation Amgen Fellowship Training Award NEW
$50,000 for 1 year
Due: May 2, 2022 - 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 - Society for Neuroscience Jacob P. Waltezky Award
$30,000
Due: May 12, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Gerber Foundation Research Awards and Novice Grants NEW
Research Awards: up to $350,000 over 3 years, including 10% IDC
Novice Grants: up to $300,000 over 3 years, including 10% IDC
Due: May 15, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@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
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
$750,000 over 3 years, including 25% IDC
LOI Due: May 17, 2022 - Schmidt Marine Global Fisheries Tech Initiative
up to $500,000 per year over multiple years
Due: May 20, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@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)
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
£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 - Horticultural Research Institute Strategic Grantmaking
up to $35,000, although larger awards have been issued, no IDC.
Due: June 1, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Chan Zuckerberg Foundation napari Plugin Foundations Grants NEW
Quality improvement grants: $20,000, including 15% IDC, over 12 months
Cell biology grants: $20,000, including 15% IDC, over 12 months
Due: June 1, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Disruptive Technology Fellows
$75,000 over up to 2 years
Due: June 1, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - One Mind Rising Star Awards NEW
$300,000 over 3 years, including 10% IDC
Due: June 6, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory 2023 Time Series Conference Grants
€40,000 EUR (~$43,152)
Due: June 8, 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
$150,000, no IDC
Due: June 26, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) IBRO-USCRC Rising Stars Award
27,500 EUR (~$29,694 USD); no IDC
Due: June 30, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - TMCity Foundation Investigating the Gut-Brain Axis for Applications to Brain and Mental Health
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 - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation New England Forests and Rivers Fund NEW
up to $500,000
Due: July 4, 2022
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - National Multiple Sclerosis Society Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research NEW
$100,000
Due: July 15, 2022
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - United Engineering Foundation Concept Papers for Engineering Projects
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 - Rheumatology Research Foundation Innovative Research and Career Development Research Awards NEW
Funding differs based on award type
Due: August 1, 2022 - OMS Foundation Research Support Grants NEW
$75,000 for 1 year with an opportunity to 1 additional year of funding (no IDC)
Due: August 31, 2022 - OMS Foundation Clinical Research Support Grants NEW
$150,000 for 2 years with opportunity to request additional funding (no indirects)
Due: August 31, 2022 - Gairdner Foundation International and Global Health Awards NEW
$100,000 CAD (~$78,000 USD)
Due: October 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 - Rheumatology Research Foundation Mentored Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Award for Workforce Expansion NEW
$25,000 for 1 year
Due: December 1, 2022 - Rheumatology Research Foundation Pediatric Visiting Professorship NEW
$1,500 honorarium
Rolling
Social Science
- 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
$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 - AccessLex Institute Bar Success Intervention Grant Program NEW
up to $300,000 over up to 2 years
LOI Due: May 18, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Grants NEW
up to $100,000 for 1 year; 15% IDC. Recent grants have been around $50,000.
LOI Due: May 31, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Nasdaq Foundation Quarterly Grants NEW
Funding not disclosed. Most grants are for 1 year
Due: May 31, 2022
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Society of Family Planning Research Fund Changemakers in Family Planning
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
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 - Longview Foundation Grants NEW
up to $25,000; 10% IDC
Due: June 17, 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
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
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