Limited Submission Opportunities

William T. Grant Scholars
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.

Limited Submission Due: 5/10/24

Sponsor Deadline: 7/3/24

Funding Available: $350,000

Number of Applications allowed: Major divisions (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Medical School) of an institution may nominate only one applicant each year.

To Apply: Nominator should provide a brief abstract of the nominees proposed research plans and their relevance to policy and practice in the Foundation’s focus areas. Include a CV or current Biosketch of the nominee.

FuzeHub Manufacturing Grants, Round 2
As part of the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, the Manufacturing Grants are designed to encourage collaboration between not-for-profit organizations and small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State. The grants serve as a resource to help companies achieve success from early stage, proof of concept through maturity.

Limited Submission Due: 4/29/24

Sponsor Deadline:  5/15/24

Funding Available: $15,000-$65,000

Number of Applications allowed: UB can submit up to 3 applications

To Apply: One page summary including project title, goals and benefit to partner. Include name of UB faculty lead, industry partner and estimated budget.

Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovation Awards
Scientific Innovation Awards are $150,000 2-year grants directed at projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources, but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be an associate or full professor working in the field of neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting-edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators.

Limited Submission Due: 5/15/24

Sponsor Deadline: 6/25/24 - LOI

Funding Available: $150,000

Number of Applications allowed: 1 senior faculty member

To Apply:  Brief one page summary of project including how this research will develop overtime and its projects impacts on the field.  NIH Biosketch and list of current grants.

PEW Biomedical Scholars
The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level.

Limited Submission Due: 5/1/24

Sponsor Deadline: 5/15/24 

Funding Available:  $300,000

Number of Applications allowed: 1 per institution

To Apply: One page research project description, current CV or NIH Biosketch and one-page letter of recommendation from department Chair.

NSF ART

The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to increase the scale and pace of advancing discoveries made while conducting academic research into tangible solutions that benefit the public. This is the primary aim of the "Accelerating Research Translation" (ART) program. Specifically, the primary goals of this program are to build capacity and infrastructure for translational research at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) and to enhance their role in regional innovation ecosystems. In addition, this program seeks to effectively train graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in translational research, benefiting them across a range of career options.

Limited Submission Due: 6/28/24

Sponsor Deadline: 9/16/24

Funding Available: $6,000,000 per award

Number of Applications allowed: 1 per organization

To Apply: Name of PI and current NSF Biosketch and a one-page Project Summary which consists of three parts: (1) a project overview, (2) a statement on the intellectual merit of the proposed activity, and (3) a statement on the broader impacts of the proposed activity. The last line of the Project Summary must have a list of six keywords. The first two keywords must denote the NSF Directorates that are the most relevant to the initial cohort of STRPs described in the proposal from this list: BIO, CISE, EDU, ENG, GEO, MPS, SBE. Please do not include TIP as one of these directorates.

NSF PFI
The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Translational Impacts (TI) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.

Limited Submission Due: 5/28/24

Sponsor Deadline: 9/3/24

Funding Available: PFI- Technology Translation (PFI-TT) projects will be funded for up to $550,000 for 18-24 months per award; approximately 15-35 awards are anticipated. PFI-Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) projects will be funded for up to $1,000,000 for 36 months; approximately 10-20 awards are anticipated.

Number of Applications allowed: There is no limit on the number of PFI-TT proposals an organization may submit to the deadlines of this solicitation. However, an organization may not submit more than one (1) new or resubmitted PFI-RP proposal to a deadline of this solicitation.

To Apply: Name of PI and current NSF Biosketch. One page Project Summary written in the third person and consists of an overview, a statement on the intellectual merit of the proposed activity, a statement on the broader impacts of the proposed activity and shall begin as follows: "This PFI-TT project ..." or “This PFI-RP project….” Do not include proprietary information in the summary (See page 9 of the solicitation).

Keck Foundation Grants
The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting Medical Research and Science & Engineering projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field.

Limited Submission Due: 6/10/24

Sponsor Deadline: 11/1/24 - Phase I

Funding Available: Budgets are typically $2M or less

Number of Applications allowed:  UB will select four projects per research program for consideration by the foundation.

To Apply: A one page concept paper with project title, name of PI, overview of the project emphasizing unique aspects and pilot studies.  Indicate area of emphasis for project – Medical Research or Science and Engineering Research. Description of methodologies and identification of key personnel, justification of need for Keck support and brief budget breakdown by major areas, e.g., personnel, equipment, consumable supplies, etc. Concept paper must be 12 pt. font with 1-inch margins.

NSF MRI

The MRI Program provides for state-of-the-art instruments through acquisition from vendors and development of next-generation research instruments that advance the state-of-the-art in science and engineering research. For development proposals the Program seeks to leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at MRI submission-eligible organizations.

Limited Submission Due: 7/29/24

Sponsor Deadline: 11/15/24

Funding Available: Track 1: Track 1 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $100,0001 and less than $1,400,000. Track 2: Track 2 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $1,400,000 up to and including $4,000,000.Track 3 MRI proposals are those that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $100,0001 and less than or equal to $4,000,000 for requests that include the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.

Number of Applications allowed: Two (2) in Track 1, one (1) in Track 2 and one (1) in Track 3.

To Apply: Title of Project - "MRI: Track #____". One-page brief description and need for equipment, including location.  Include a separate list of users and 3 quotes.

ARPA-H
*If you are interested in or applying for an ARPA-H funding opportunity outside of the Open Call BAA, OVPRED requests that you notify of your intent to submit.