The Office of Foundation Relations manages the limited submission process for private foundation opportunities. Opportunities are listed on the Research Funding and Awards site. Please contact Marilyn Roberts, executive director of foundation relations, with questions.
The Office of Foundation Relations and the Faculty Affairs are pleased to introduce a new limited submission process for privately funded faculty awards. We are implementing a concise fillable application form that integrates the proposal summary with key information selected from a PI’s C.V. This standardized application form will allow us to streamline the review process, make it more equitable, and align it with other internal processes around faculty recognition.
| Funder | Opportunity | Anticipated Internal Publication Date | Anticipated Funder Date | Intended Rank | Academic Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Interest Technology University Network | PIT-UN Challenge Grant | April/May 2025 | May/June | All Ranks | Public Interest in Technology |
| W.M. Keck Foundation (Fall Cycle) | Science and Engineering and Medical Research Programs | 5/1/25 | November (application) - July (concept consultation) | All Ranks - Research Universities | Medical Research, Science & Engineering |
| Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | Macy Faculty Scholars Program | 5/13/25 | September | Three - Eight Years of Faculty Experience | Medical and Nursing Education |
| The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation (Fall Cycle) | Mathers Foundation Grants | 5/14/25 | October (application) - September (nomination) | All Ranks | Basic Scientific Research (Potential Translational Application) |
| Kinship Foundation | Searle Scholars Program | 5/16/25 | September | Assistant Professor. First year of first Tenure-Track Position (or its nearest equivalent) | Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry |
| Schmidt Futures | Schmidt Science Polymaths Program | 6/16/25 | November (application) - August (nominations) | Recently-Tenured Professors | Polymath Scientists |
| Francis Families Foundation | Parker B. Francis Fellowship for Pulmonary Research | 6/24/25 | October | Scientists holding a relevant doctoral degree (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., D.V.M., Dr. P.H.) | Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine |
| Greenwall Foundation | Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | 7/1/25 | September | Junior Faculty | Bioethics |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | 8/13/25 | November | Ph.D., Terminal Degree, or High-Level Professional Outside of Academia | Political Polarization in the United States |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Moore Inventor Fellows | 8/19/25 | December (application) - November (nomination) | Faculty, Research Scientist and Postdocs | Scientific Research, Environmental Conservation and Patient Care |
| The Mellon Foundation | Sawyer Seminars Program | 8/19/25 | November | Humanities Faculty | Humanities |
| Brain Research Foundation | Seed Grant Programs | 9/8/25 | November | Assistant or Associate Professor | Neuroscience Research |
| Honda (Corporate) and the Honda USA Foundation | Honda (Corporate) and the Honda USA Foundation 2026 -2027 Funding Cycle | 9/11/25 | October | Full Time Faculty or staff | Education, Environment, Mobility, Traffic Safety |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | 9/18/25 | December (application) - November (nomination) | Young Faculty | Scientists and Engineers |
| Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | 10/1/25 | January | Early-Career Faculty | Chemical Sciences |
| W.M. Keck (Spring Cycle) | Science and Engineering and Medical Research Programs | 10/31/25 | May (application) - January (concept consultation) | All Ranks - Research Universities | Medical Research, Science & Engineering |
| The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation (Spring Cycle) | Mathers Foundation Grants | 12/2/25 | March | All Ranks | Basic Scientific Research (Potential Translational Application) |
| David and Lucille Packard Foundation | Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering | 12/16/25 | April (application) - March (nominations) | Early-Career Faculty | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Astronomy, Computer Science, Earth Science, Ocean Science, and Engineering. |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award | 1/20/26 | February | Early-Career Scientists | Food and Agriculture |
| Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Awards Programs | Catalyst Awards | 3/5/26 | June | Full Time Faculty | Biomedical Research |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | 3/13/26 | September (application) - May (nominations) | PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Engineering or the Physical Sciences | Biomedical Research and Health Care |
| William T. Grant Foundation | Scholars Program | 3/25/26 | July (application) - June (Mentor and Reference Letter) | Early-Career Researchers | Reducing Inequality / Understanding the Use of Research Evidence |
| Brain Research Foundation | Scientific Innovations Award | 4/3/26 | June | Senior Faculty | Neurological Scientific Discovery |