A running list of limited submission opportunities and other funding announcements distributed by Boston University’s Office of Research.
Call for Nominations: Harvard Medical School 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Call for nominations for a $500,000 award to recognize researchers whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, cure, or treatment of human disorders or for seminal research that holds great promise to change our ability to treat disease. Nominations due by November 8, 2024.
Call for Nominations: Library of Congress Kluge, Maguire, Kislak, and Kissinger Chairs 2025-2026
Call for nominations for up to 3 candidates per chair at the Library of Congress. Submit nominations by October 18, 2024.
Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Solicitation for Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships
Up to $6 million for 5-year period to support innovative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale and long-term awards.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Mellon Foundation New Direction Fellowships 2024
Up to $300,000 for 2-3 years to support faculty training outside their areas of special interest to pursue a cross-disciplinary research agenda in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Apply by September 16, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program 2024
Between $100,000 and $4,000,000 awarded for support to acquire critical research instrumentation within biological sciences, STEM, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematics. Apply by September 13, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award to Promote Diversity (UE5 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Up to $2,500,000 for 5 years to support educational activities encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds within biomedical and behavioral sciences to pursue further studies or careers in research. Apply by September 6, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Nominations Open: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowship 2025
$75,000 for a two-year fellowship for outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study in the natural sciences, mathematics, neuroscience, or related fields. Senior researchers must submit nominations by September 15, 2024 through the Sloan Foundation’s website.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program 2024
$35 million for a proposed 10-year Regional Alliance team to elevate the profession of STEM teaching. Apply by August 5, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program 2025
Up to $110,000 for a maximum of 5 years to support early-career biomedical scholars advance transformative ideas and leverage them to promote breakthrough solutions in the fields of cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. Apply by August 8, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Industry Funding Opportunities: Technology development, machine intelligence, semiconductor metrology, new computing and devices, and more
Sony Research Award Program Enhancing emerging and innovative technological development Internal Deadline: Monday, September 2 Faculty are invited to participate in the 2024 Sony Research Award Program. The Sony Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers. The Faculty Innovation Award provides funds […]