American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Initiator Award & Accelerator Award 2026
Up to $1.625 million to support early-career investigators working on ground-breaking discoveries in diabetes prevention, management, and cures. Apply by Tuesday, March 17 via InfoReady Review.
Department of Defense Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) 2026
Call for proposals to become qualified vendors to secure up to $10 billion in contracts providing science and technology work for the Air Force. Apply by Sunday, February 8 via InfoReady Review.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab 2026
Up to $300k to support empirical studies and developing products or services at the intersections of the arts and health, the economy, and education. Apply by Sunday, February 22 via InfoReady Review.
Research Funding Updates: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Post-Secondary Education and Training Grants, and More
Compiled by the Research Development team in the Office of Research, this monthly newsletter features funding opportunities and resources, including: Limited Submission Opportunities Grants & Nominations Research Funding Events Resources from Federal Relations and Foundation Relations Questions or feedback? Email research@bu.edu. Grant Spotlight Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Post-Secondary Education and Training Grants (2/23) The Massachusetts […]
The Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Biomedical Scholars 2027
Up to $300k to support young investigators with creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Apply by Tuesday, March 10 via InfoReady Review.
New Streamlined Process for CRC Student Collaboration on BMC/BUMC Human Subjects Research
Boston University’s Institutional Review Boards (IRB) announce a new, streamlined process for Charles River Campus (CRC) students collaborating on human subjects research at Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) and/or Boston Medical Center (BMC). What’s Changed Previously, each research study involving CRC students collaborating on a BMC/BUMC study required a reliance agreement between the CRC IRB […]
Update: NIH Confirms SciENcv Hyperlinks Are Allowable
Dear Colleagues, We have received clarification from the NIH Policy Office regarding hyperlinks in SciENcv-generated biosketches: “The links automatically generated in the Biographical Sketch Common Form in SciENcv are allowable.” This means you do not need to remove hyperlinked ORCIDs or other system-generated links from your biosketches. SImply use the document as produced by SciENcv. […]
Invited Nomination Opportunity: The Harvey Prize 2026
Invited call for nominations for a $75k prize recognizing faculty making breakthroughs in science and technology. Submit nominations by Monday, March 2 via InfoReady Review.
William T. Grant Foundation William T. Grant Scholars Program 2026
$425k over 5 years to support career development for promising early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Apply by Thursday, March 12 via InfoReady Review.
Updates from Sponsored Programs on Grant Management at BU
Dear Colleagues, We are aware of concerns regarding the transition to SciENcv for NIH biosketches and the hyperlinks that appear in the generated documents. As you may know, NIH biosketch format pages have traditionally prohibited hyperlinks. However, biosketches produced through SciENcv include hyperlinked ORCID IDs and other elements by default. We understand this has caused […]