Research funding
Early career
700+ open programsCatalog updated
Early career is the stage where private money does the most work. Federal programs that name the stage are few, and a foundation or society award between $25,000 and $75,000 is often what pays for the pilot study that makes a federal application credible.
The median award here is $45,000, about fifteen times the median for a graduate student grant, and research projects outnumber fellowships roughly two to one. The heaviest funders are disciplinary societies rather than the familiar names in philanthropy: the American Physiological Society, the AASLD Foundation, the American Chemical Society, the SIR Foundation. Society awards tend to be smaller and less contested, and they carry a membership requirement often enough to be worth checking first.
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About a third carry a dated deadline. The rest are rolling or undated at the source. Eligibility is looser than the label suggests, with a third of these programs also open to postdocs and a quarter to mid-career faculty, so read the eligibility line before you rule yourself out.
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Arkansas INBRE Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) — FY2027 Faculty Mentored Research: Research and Pilot Project Awards
Arkansas INBRE’s Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) Faculty Mentored Research Program for FY2027 funds biomedical research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) through Pilot Projects (up to $50,000 direct for 12 months) and Research Projects (up to two years, up to $125,000 direct per year) to strengthen PUI research capacity and student involvement.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $125,000
Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants
Susan G. Komen offers Career Catalyst Research Grants to support promising early-career breast cancer researchers through up to three years of protected research time and mentorship.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $450,000
Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants
Susan G. Komen offers Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants to support early-career breast cancer researchers through up to three years of protected research time and mentorship.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $450,000
These are the soonest deadlines of 700+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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