Funding Announcements November 2025: Gates Foundation Grand Challenges and More
This monthly newsletter features funding opportunities compiled by the Research Development team in the Office of Research. For a more comprehensive listing of opportunities, we encourage researchers to use the Pivot-RP database. Questions or feedback? Email research@bu.edu. Grant Spotlight Gates Foundation Grand Challenges in Maternal, Child Nutrition, and Women's Health (12/16) The Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges are... More
RRF Foundation for Aging Responsive Grants in Advocacy, Professional Education, or Research – August Cycle 2026
Funding to identify interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers, including interventional trials, translational studies, and health services and policy research. Apply by Monday, December 8 via InfoReady Review. More
Notice of Coordinated Proposal: Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Special Projects (FIPSE-SP) 2025
Submission in progress for Absolute Priority 2 concerning training educators and students with foundational knowledge of AI and computer science. This announcement is for reference and there will be no internal application process. More
Apply for Spring 2026 UROP Funding
Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity Apply by Friday, December 12 at 12 pm The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is now accepting applications for spring 2026 funding. UROP supports undergraduate students conducting research in collaboration with BU faculty mentors. Two types of stipends are available. Student Research Award: Fully funded by UROP for up to... More
The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation Research Grant – Spring 2026
Up to $700k to support innovative, high-risk high-reward basic science enhancing human health. Apply by Sunday, November 23 via InfoReady Review. More
Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program Open Call for Concepts – 2026
Up to $500k supporting teams of scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences investigating how we understand intelligence in the age of AI or the concept of normalcy. Apply by Monday, November 24 via InfoReady Review. More
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) – 2026
Up to $5 million to establish scholarship programs to support low-income academically talented students across the STEM fields. Apply by Monday, November 24 via InfoReady Review. More
NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant & Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) (S10) – 2026
Up to $2 million to purchase high-priced research instruments for shared use across biomedical research. Apply by Tuesday, December 2 via InfoReady Review. More
Funding Announcements October 2025: Amazon Science Research Awards and More
This monthly newsletter features funding opportunities compiled by the Research Development team in the Office of Research. For a more comprehensive listing of opportunities, we encourage researchers to use the Pivot-RP database. Questions or feedback? Email research@bu.edu. Grant Spotlight Amazon Science Research Awards Call for Proposals (11/5) Amazon Science Research Awards are now accepting proposals that... More
BU Campus Climate Lab: Sustainability Research Funding for Student-Mentor Teams
Apply by Monday, November 24 Help advance sustainability and climate solutions using the BU campuses as your living lab! Teams made up of students and their faculty, staff, or graduate student mentors are invited to submit research proposals for the Spring 2026 round of Campus Climate Lab (CCL) funding by Monday, More
NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) Program – 2026
Up to $8 million to grow capacity within higher education to achieve the full range of translational impacts, defined broadly, from research discoveries and innovations. Submit an expression of interest by Thursday, November 6 via InfoReady Review. More
NSF National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) – Regional Nodes 2025
$5 million to develop a regional consortia to deliver high-quality education and training aligned with both local and national semiconductor talent needs. Express interest by Wednesday, November 5 via InfoReady Review. More
National Endowment for the Humanities: Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition 2026
Up to $750k to support activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials about the histories of American Independence or American government at all levels. Apply by Wednesday, November 12 via InfoReady Review. More
NSF Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) 2026
Up to $1.5 million to support a cooperative agreement to address safety, security, and/or privacy vulnerabilities proactively in existing, mature open-source ecosystems. Apply by Friday, November 7 via InfoReady Review. More
Klingenstein Philanthropies: Klingenstein’s Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program 2025
$100k to support postdoctoral or junior faculty candidates who are investigating the causes, prevention, and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD or depression. Apply by Tuesday, November 4 via InfoReady Review. More