Please regularly visit the following websites and directly search for funding opportunities and deadlines in your research field.
New Opportunities
PhRMA Foundation: The PhRMA Foundation is now accepting letters of intent for 2025 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and faculty starter grants in the areas of drug discovery, drug delivery, and translational medicine. Predocs receive $30,000 a year for two years, postdocs receive $60,000 a year for two years, and faculty receive $100,000 for one year. The letter of intent deadline is 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET on May 1, 2024. More information and the application portal are on the Foundation website.
Federal Agencies
NIH Grants & Funding: A searchable database maintained by the NIH Office of Extramural Research on currently available biomedical research funding and training opportunities related to human health and diseases. Notice of Funding Opportunity of particular interest for pharmacy include:
- The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) T32: "The goal of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained clinician-scientist leaders available to address the nation’s biomedical research needs. Specifically, this funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to dual-degree training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise and lead to the completion of both a clinical degree (for example, M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., Pharm.D., etc.) and a research doctorate degree (Ph.D.)." Upcoming due dates: May 25, 2024, September 25, 2024, January 25, 2025
NSF Funding: The Foundation supports basic research and education in most fields, including biological, chemical, environmental, social, behavioral and economical sciences, collaborative research between universities and industry, and graduate and postdoctoral fellowships.
CDC Funding: Supports research to keep Americans safe and healthy both domestically and abroad.
USDA NIFA Grants: Supports research and fellowships on nutrition and health, education, environment, biotechnology and genomics, economics and community development.
AHRQ Funding & Grants: Supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.
DOD Grants: The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) supports biomedical research across the development pipeline from basic to clinical through annual funding opportunities.
Additional Organizations, Associations and Foundations
Proposal Central Provides access to funding opportunities funders including the Alzheimer’s Association, American Association for Cancer Research, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and many others
American Brain Tumor Association
American Respiratory Care Foundation
International Rett Syndrome Foundation
National Pharmaceutical Council
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute