Finding Grant Schemes & Funding Calls

Funding databases

A – L

A

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Supports science and technology research

Alzheimer’s Association
Funds research related to Alzheimer’s disease

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Offers grants and fellowships for scientific research and innovation

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Foundation
Supports cancer research

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
Provides funding for brain tumor research

American Cancer Society
Offers research grants, including cancer-related studies

American Heart Association (AHA)
Provides funding for cardiovascular research

American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
Supports cancer research, prevention, and treatment

American Lung Association
Funds lung disease research

American Physiological Society (APS)
Provides funding opportunities for physiological research

American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Offers grants and awards for cell biology research

B

Biophysical Society
Supports research in biophysics

Biomedical Engineering Societies
Professional societies related to biomedical engineering

C

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Provides research grants for studies related to cystic fibrosis

D

DARPA Biological Technologies Office (BTO)
Funds high-risk, high-reward research, including imaging and microscopy

E

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Provides grants and fellowships for life sciences research

European Research Council (ERC)
Offers grants for researchers in Europe

European Research Infrastructure for Imaging Technologies in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Euro-BioImaging)
Provides access to cutting-edge imaging technologies

H

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Supports biomedical research

Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
Funds collaborative research in the life sciences

I

Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
Supports collaborative research in drug discovery and development

L

Leibniz Association
Provides funding for scientific disciplines in Germany

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Funds research related to blood cancers

M – Z

M

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Supports Parkinson’s disease research

N

National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Offers research grants and fellowships

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Supports cancer research

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Focuses on translational research and drug discovery

National Eye Institute (NEI)
Funds research on eye diseases and vision

National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI)
Advances vision research

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Supports research on infectious diseases and immunology

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Funds research on musculoskeletal and skin diseases

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Focuses on biomedical imaging and bioengineering research

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Offers funding for research on child health, development, and reproductive biology

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Supports research on diabetes and related metabolic and kidney diseases

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Funds research on environmental health and toxicology

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Supports research in biology, including cell biology and biophysics

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Focuses on research related to neuroscience and neurological disorders

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Offers various grant mechanisms for biomedical research

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
Provides funding for multiple sclerosis research

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports various scientific research programs

R

Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Supports scientific research across disciplines

Royal Society
Offers grants and fellowships for science in the United Kingdom

S

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM)
Provides funding for experimental biology and medicine research

Society for Neuroscience
Offers grants and awards to support neuroscience research

T

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Supports science and technology research

W

Wellcome Leap
Funds high-risk, high-reward research in life sciences

Wellcome Trust
Offers funding for biomedical and life sciences research