Medicine & Health funding deadlines
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August 2026
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September 2026
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Pew Biomedical Scholars
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Wellcome Early-Career Awards
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Substance Use/Substance Use Disorder Dissertation Research Award (R36 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
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National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) (P41 Clinical Trials Optional)
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Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)
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Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2024, 2025, and 2026 (P50 Clinical Trial Required)
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NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trials Optional)
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Alcohol Research-Related Resource Award (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
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Marshall Scholarship
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NIDCD's Mentored Research Education Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Searle Scholars Program
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AAUW American Fellowships
October 2026
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Rhodes Scholarship
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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
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Gates Cambridge Scholarship
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship — Doctoral
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Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
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DAAD Research Grants — Doctoral Programmes in Germany
November 2026
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
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Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
December 2026
January 2027
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Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required)
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Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Branco Weiss Fellowship — Society in Science
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Translational Neural Devices (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
February 2027
April 2027
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Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed
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Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
May 2027
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Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required)
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Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
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Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
June 2027
July 2027
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Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
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NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Clinical Trial Required)
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