NSF Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed) 2025
Funding to establish and support distributed autonomous laboratory facilities focused on developing consistent practices for collecting, sharing, and exploiting AI methods. Apply by Monday, September 8 via InfoReady Review.
Funding Announcements: July 2025
This monthly round-up 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 The Jacobs Foundation Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) (8/19) The Jacobs Foundation’s global programs aim to advance evidence-based practices […]
Funding Announcements: June 2025
This monthly round-up 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 Merck SEEDS Program (7/16) Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) has invited BU faculty investigators to participate in their MRL Scientific Engagement […]
Open for Applications: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is a university-wide program that supports undergraduates participating in faculty-mentored research across all disciplines. Full-time Boston University undergraduates working with any BU faculty member (on the Charles River or Medical Campus) are eligible to apply for UROP funding. Fall 2025 Stipend Application Deadline Friday, September 12 at 12:00 p.m. […]
NSF Releases New Translation to Practice Solicitation
$30 million in total funding available to support translational research, develop partnerships between higher education and industry, and advance STEM education and training.
Meet the Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funds patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER) that typically compares two evidence-based interventions with large participant groups and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
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.
Limited Submission Opportunity: National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence 2025
Up to $750k to be part of a coordinated interdisciplinary proposal for a center aimed to get a more holistic understanding of AI. An email expressing interest should be sent by Friday, August 15.
Limited Submission Opportunity: National Endowment for the Humanities Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition 2025
Up to $350k or $750k to support projects that preserve and improve access to primary source materials about the establishment and early history of the United States for individual institutions or a consortium. Apply by Monday, August 11 via InfoReady Review.