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BU’s UROP—A Unique Opportunity

October 21, 2025

Boston University’s 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased the work of more than 240 undergrads in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

Call for Applications: Faculty Mentors for the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Scholars Program 2026

February 20, 2025

$4,800 to support Faculty Mentors of undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, biological and medical sciences, or an interdisciplinary combination. Submit interest by March 28 via InfoReady Review.

Call for Applications: Jefferson Science Fellowships

September 26, 2023

Opportunities for tenured faculty (scientists, engineers, and physicians) who are US citizens to work for one year in the US Department of State or US AID Apply by October 17

Call for Applications: Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program

September 26, 2023

2-year fellowships for Post-docs who are working on ADHD and depression in children and adolescents, especially from low-income and under-resourced communities; Apply by January 10, 2024

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Call for Applications: NIH Supplemental Funding to Support DEIA Mentorship

November 7, 2023

Supports program directors and principal investigators who have demonstrated compelling commitments and contributions to mentorship and DEIA in the biomedical sciences; Apply by February 16, 2024 directly via the NIH.

Call for Applications: NSF Engineering: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)

November 21, 2023

Awards of up to $2 million over four years in Engineering with a focus on biocomputing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; Apply by January 17, 2024 with a Letter of Intent directly via grants.gov or research.gov.

Call for Applications: RPB / LCIF Low Vision Research Award

November 14, 2023

$300,000 award for faculty seeking to understand how the visual system and brain respond to severe and chronic visual loss; candidates need to be nominated by full-time department chairs until December 15, 2023, directly with the foundation.

Call for Applications: Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award

November 13, 2023

$400,000 over two years for biomedical researchers in the Boston area; Infosession on November 15; Apply by December 19, 2023 directly via the foundation.

Call for Nominations: 2024 Balzan Prize

January 18, 2024

Prizes of Swiss Francs 750,000 in four areas of research: Restorative Justice, History of Modern and Contemporary Science, Biological Mechanisms of Ageing, Nanoporous Materials for Environmental Applications; Apply by Feb. 15 via InfoReady Review (ext. deadline Mar. 15)

Call for Nominations: Gerda Henkel Prize 2024

November 28, 2023

$100,000 grant for outstanding scholars in the historical humanities. Nominations can be submitted until January 31, 2024 directly to the foundation.