A running list of limited submission opportunities distributed and managed by Boston University’s Research Development Office.
NSF Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC) 2026
$35 million grant to establish an operations center responsible for the foundational coordination, operations, and development activities supporting an integrated national infrastructure for AI research and education. Express interest via InfoReady Review by Sunday, October 19.
Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship 2025
Up to $300k to support mid-career faculty in the humanities and humanistic social sciences pursue systematic training in an alternate field of study to advance their research. Apply by Monday, October 20 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: St. Baldrick’s Foundation Research Grant Awards 2026
Up to $100,000 to support research projects focused on childhood cancers that are either laboratory, clinical, or epidemiological in nature. Apply by Sunday, October 26 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar Awards 2026
Up to $110,000 per year for 3 years to help develop the independent research of early-career faculty studying childhood cancers. Apply by Tuesday, October 28 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program – December Cycle 2025
Up to $1.3 million for 3 years to support distinctive and novel projects in Medical Research and Science & Engineering. Apply by Friday, October 24 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) 2025
Up to $925,000 annually to establish centers of excellence that can advance increased independence for substantial populations of older persons and offer opportunities for education in aging research. Apply by Wednesday, October 1 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) 2025
Up to $4 million per year to support collaborative research using AI to address advanced aging and AD/ADRD to improve the health and well-being of older adults. Apply by Monday, September 29 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) 2025
Up to $30 million for proposals to build operations-level national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that advance AI-driven science and engineering research. Apply by Sunday, October 5 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional) January 2026
Up to $7.5 million over 5 years to support highly integrated research teams of 3-6 PIs. Apply by Tuesday, September 16 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) 2026
Up to $850k per year for four years to bring together and enhance the effectiveness of research for environmental health. Apply by Friday, September 12 via InfoReady Review.