Research funding

Public health

40 open programsCatalog updated

This is a small hub and it is worth saying so plainly. Public health as a labelled field accounts for a few dozen open programs, far fewer than the size of the discipline would suggest.

The reason is labelling rather than funding. Most public health work in the catalog is filed under health, which is by a wide margin the largest field label in the data. Epidemiology, health services research and health equity programs frequently carry no more specific label than that, so the health hub is the first place to look next and it is roughly sixty times the size of this one.

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What is here is genuinely public health rather than clinical: policy research, global health, health journalism, traffic and environmental health. The sponsors are a mix of research councils and mission-driven organizations, including the Social Science Research Council, the Health Effects Institute, the Carter Center and SHAPE America.

Fellowships and scholarships make up over half the programs, so this hub leans toward supporting people rather than funding studies. The median award is $20,000.

Open programs 40

  1. RFA 26-1: Assessing the Impacts of Strategies to Reduce Traffic-Related Emissions in the United States

    The Health Effects Institute (HEI) is soliciting RFA 26-1 to fund studies that assess the effects of strategies, policies, or actions designed to reduce traffic-related emissions and related air pollution concentrations in the United States.

    Research ProjectEnvironmental Health

    Deadline
    Amount
    $3,000,000

  2. Rural Community Grant Fund

    AgriBank’s Rural Community Grant Fund provides up to $50,000 for infrastructure and development projects in rural communities across western North Dakota, including housing, medical facilities, health and safety, environmental, and educational initiatives.

    OtherPublic health

    Deadline
    Amount
    $50,000

  3. IADR BEHSR Lois Cohen International Travel Award

    The IADR BEHSR Lois Cohen International Travel Award, offered by the Behavioral, Epidemiology and Health Services Research (BEHSR) group of the International Association for Dental Research, provides a $500 travel award honoring Dr. Lois Cohen’s contributions to behavioral, social science, public health, and international oral health research.

    TravelOral health; Behavioral and social science; Public health; International oral health research

    Deadline
    Amount
    $500

  4. AAD Shade Structure Grant

    The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is offering grants to support the installation of permanent shade structures in schools, day-cares, and parks.

    Equipment/FacilityPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $8,000

  5. ACGH Award for Research Support

    The ASTMH Committee on Global Health (ACGH) offers the ACGH Award for Research Support to fund trainee-led projects that address health issues affecting underserved and under-resourced populations and that advance the ACGH Strategic Plan; three awards of up to $2,000 each will support research expenses such as travel, equipment, supplies, software or reagents, with funds disbursed in June 2026.

    FellowshipGlobal Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  6. ACS and AANS Health Policy Scholarship

    The American College of Surgeons (ACS), in partnership with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), offers the ACS and AANS Health Policy Scholarship to support surgical professionals pursuing health policy education, with recipients connected to the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  7. ACS and AAST Health Policy Scholarship

    The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), offers the ACS and AAST Health Policy Scholarship to support participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  8. ACS and ASA Health Policy Scholarship

    American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, offers the ACS and ASA Health Policy Scholarship to support clinician participation in the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  9. ACS and ASPS Health Policy Scholarship

    Offered jointly by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, this scholarship supports participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  10. ACS Health Policy Scholarship for General Surgeons

    The American College of Surgeons offers the ACS Health Policy Scholarship for General Surgeons to support participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management, with two awards available.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  11. Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Vouchers

    Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute offers Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) vouchers (total $40,000/year, up to $5,000 per voucher) to pay for biostatistical support for study design, data analysis, and bioinformatics.

    Research ProjectBiostatistics; Epidemiology; Bioinformatics

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $40,000

  12. Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking Grants

    The Greenwall Foundation offers grants to support initiatives that bridge the gap between bioethics research and policymaking.

    Research ProjectBioethics; Health policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000,000

  13. Clif Family Foundation Open Call Grants (General Operating Support)

    Clif Family Foundation offers Open Call and By-Invitation grants to support nonprofit work advancing its priorities—regenerative and organic farming, food production workers’ health and safety, climate justice, healthy food access, inclusive outdoor access, and pollution prevention.

    OtherEnvironment; Food systems; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

  14. Conference Scholarships for Students

    Delta Dental Foundation is offering conference scholarships to send dental students from select student groups in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana to approved conferences on public health dentistry and care for people with disabilities, and also funds DDF grantees to present DDF‑funded projects at conferences nationwide.

    TravelDentistry; Public Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000

  15. Domestic Violence Symposium and Impact Reporting Fund

    USC Center for Health Journalism is hosting a virtual Domestic Violence Symposium on September 23, 2026 (8:30 am–2:30 pm PT) and is offering an Impact Reporting Fund to support reporting that frames domestic violence as a public health issue.

    OtherJournalism; Public Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000

  16. Educational Programs - Internships and Graduate Assistantships (The Carter Center)

    The Carter Center Educational Programs offers paid internships (stipend) and funded graduate assistantships (hourly compensation) in Atlanta that provide professional experience in peace, health, and operations.

    InternshipPeace; Public Health; International Development; Operations

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  17. EMPI/EMF Health Policy Research Scholar Award

    EMPI and the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) will jointly offer the Health Policy Research Scholar Award to fund research projects in health policy relevant to emergency medicine, with new RFPs scheduled for release in October 2026.

    FellowshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  18. Entergy Open Grants Program

    Entergy’s Open Grants Program provides rolling competitive community grants from the corporate sponsor to support arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families, and community improvement; applications are submitted online via Entergy’s Blackbaud portal, with review and notification typically in 8–12 weeks and applicants asked to apply at least three months before funds are needed.

    SolicitationCommunity development; Arts and culture; Education; Workforce development; Social services; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  19. First Responder Grants (Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation)

    Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation offers nationwide grants to first responders and public safety organizations to purchase life‑saving equipment (vehicle extraction tools, AEDs, hoses), support prevention education, provide scholarships and continuing education, and deliver disaster assistance and support for service members.

    OtherPublic safety; Emergency medical services; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000

  20. From Lego Pieces to Public Health Interventions: Actionable Reflections from the Mercury Project Solutions Summit

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support studies inspired by the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, which addressed challenges in vaccine uptake and public health trust.

    Workshop/ConferencePublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  21. From Lego Pieces to Public Health Interventions: Reflections on the Mercury Project Solutions Summit

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support initiatives inspired by the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, which focused on enhancing vaccine uptake and public trust in health institutions.

    Workshop/ConferencePublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  22. Global Health Film Grant

    One World Media, the Pulitzer Center and the Financial Times are offering the Global Health Film Grant to support an experienced filmmaker in producing a short documentary (under 25 minutes) on underreported global health stories in the Global South, with funding of up to GBP 20,000 (≈US$27,353).

    OtherGlobal Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000

  23. Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowships

    The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program (GRP) offers Early-Career Research Fellowships to support emerging scientific leaders pursuing novel research, unique collaborations, and network-building to improve offshore energy system safety and the well‑being of Gulf coastal communities, ecosystems, and human health.

    FellowshipEnvironmental science; Engineering; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  24. Indiana Resilience Funding Hub

    The Indiana Resilience Funding Hub, an initiative by the Indiana Center for Rural Engagement and the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, offers free technical support to Indiana communities with populations under 50,000.

    TrainingEnvironmental Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  25. Infrastructure Grant Application Bootcamp

    The Local Infrastructure Hub, in partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors, offers a no-cost virtual bootcamp and workshop series to help small and mid-sized cities, towns, and villages develop competitive federal infrastructure grant applications (examples include SS4A and the Combined Clean & Drinking Water SRFs).

    TrainingInfrastructure; Community and economic development; Environmental health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  26. Mercury Project Findings: Knowledge Versus Skills

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support studies evaluating interventions aimed at improving health behaviors and vaccination uptake globally, as demonstrated by the Mercury Project’s Knowledge Versus Skills experiment in Sierra Leone.

    OtherPublic Health; Social Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  27. Mercury Project Solutions Summit

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the University of Nairobi's Institute for Development Studies are hosting the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, an event focused on evidence-based strategies to increase vaccine demand and support science-based health decision-making.

    Workshop/ConferencePublic Health; Social Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  28. National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Host Sites

    The National Environmental Health Association invites health departments to participate in the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) as host sites for environmental health student interns.

    InternshipEnvironmental Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500

  29. Pathways to Practice Scholars Program

    The Region IV Public Health Training Center offers the Pathways to Practice Scholars Program, providing public health graduate students with field placement opportunities in local health departments or community-based organizations.

    ScholarshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,500

  30. Pollution Prevention Grant

    BizRecycling (a program of Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy) offers Pollution Prevention Grants to provide technical and financial assistance to businesses for projects that reduce employee, community, and environmental health risks by cutting use of harmful chemicals, transitioning to safer alternatives, or installing modern, high-efficiency equipment.

    OtherEnvironmental Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

  31. Post-doctoral Fellowship — Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities

    Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities (Mongan Institute for Health Policy) is offering a postdoctoral fellowship to support transdisciplinary research on epigenetics, gene–environment interactions, and health disparities, including methylation analyses of stress-pathway genes and investigation of positive mediators such as social supports and religious coping.

    Post-doctoralGenomics; Public Health; Epidemiology; Epigenetics; Health Disparities

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

  32. Predoctoral Fellowship Program (Alcohol Research Group, UC Berkeley)

    The Alcohol Research Group (ARG) at UC Berkeley, funded by NIAAA, offers a one‑year predoctoral fellowship (renewable for a second year) to train UC doctoral students in alcohol- and drug-related disparities research through seminars, individualized mentorship, hands-on projects, statistical consultation, and professional development.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $36,441

  33. Public Health Career Development Award

    The Dermatology Foundation’s Public Health Career Development Award (CDA) supports establishment and development of careers in public health by funding U.S.-based research in areas such as health care policy, epidemiology, outcomes and comparative effectiveness research, information system development, and teledermatology.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  34. RADM Michael Fellowship

    The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation offers the RADM Michael Fellowship, supporting the professional development of junior officers in the USPHS Commissioned Corps.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $12

  35. RFP: Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI

    Coefficient Giving invites proposals to fund research, policy development, implementation, and field-building that help ensure advances in AI improve global health and wellbeing—with a focus on risks and benefits for the global poor and on preparing health systems for transformative-AI scenarios rather than funding routine “AI for good” tool deployments.

    SolicitationGlobal Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000,000

  36. STS/ACS Health Policy Scholarship

    The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are offering a full $8,000 scholarship to attend the one-week Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University, June 1–6, 2026; the award may be used for tuition, travel, housing, and subsistence.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $8,000

  37. Tatum Global Health Travel Grant

    The ASE Foundation (American Society of Echocardiography Foundation) offers the annual Tatum Global Health Travel Grant, a $1,500 award to support travel for a cardiologist or sonographer working in pediatric and congenital heart disease to participate in an ASEF outreach event for the first time.

    TravelCardiology; Global Health; Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500

  38. Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award

    SHAPE America, through its Research Council, offers the Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award to support graduate students and early‑career professionals pursuing research in physical education, physical activity, and public health, with one or more awards of up to $2,000 annually.

    FellowshipPhysical education; Physical activity; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  39. Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award

    SHAPE America’s Research Council offers the Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award—one or more annual grants of up to $2,000—to support graduate students and early-career professionals conducting research in physical education, physical activity, and public health.

    FellowshipPhysical Education; Public Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  40. Youth Endowment Fund

    The East Tennessee Foundation offers the Youth Endowment Fund to support innovative projects addressing early childhood education, health drivers, and the prevention/mitigation of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in its 25-county service area.

    OtherYouth services; Early childhood education; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000

Student funding

Programs for students and researchers on the move

Fellowship 8

  1. ACGH Award for Research Support

    The ASTMH Committee on Global Health (ACGH) offers the ACGH Award for Research Support to fund trainee-led projects that address health issues affecting underserved and under-resourced populations and that advance the ACGH Strategic Plan; three awards of up to $2,000 each will support research expenses such as travel, equipment, supplies, software or reagents, with funds disbursed in June 2026.

    FellowshipGlobal Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  2. EMPI/EMF Health Policy Research Scholar Award

    EMPI and the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) will jointly offer the Health Policy Research Scholar Award to fund research projects in health policy relevant to emergency medicine, with new RFPs scheduled for release in October 2026.

    FellowshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  3. Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowships

    The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program (GRP) offers Early-Career Research Fellowships to support emerging scientific leaders pursuing novel research, unique collaborations, and network-building to improve offshore energy system safety and the well‑being of Gulf coastal communities, ecosystems, and human health.

    FellowshipEnvironmental science; Engineering; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  4. Predoctoral Fellowship Program (Alcohol Research Group, UC Berkeley)

    The Alcohol Research Group (ARG) at UC Berkeley, funded by NIAAA, offers a one‑year predoctoral fellowship (renewable for a second year) to train UC doctoral students in alcohol- and drug-related disparities research through seminars, individualized mentorship, hands-on projects, statistical consultation, and professional development.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $36,441

  5. Public Health Career Development Award

    The Dermatology Foundation’s Public Health Career Development Award (CDA) supports establishment and development of careers in public health by funding U.S.-based research in areas such as health care policy, epidemiology, outcomes and comparative effectiveness research, information system development, and teledermatology.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  6. RADM Michael Fellowship

    The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation offers the RADM Michael Fellowship, supporting the professional development of junior officers in the USPHS Commissioned Corps.

    FellowshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $12

  7. Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award

    SHAPE America, through its Research Council, offers the Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award to support graduate students and early‑career professionals pursuing research in physical education, physical activity, and public health, with one or more awards of up to $2,000 annually.

    FellowshipPhysical education; Physical activity; Public health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

  8. Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award

    SHAPE America’s Research Council offers the Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award—one or more annual grants of up to $2,000—to support graduate students and early-career professionals conducting research in physical education, physical activity, and public health.

    FellowshipPhysical Education; Public Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000

Scholarship 7

  1. ACS and AANS Health Policy Scholarship

    The American College of Surgeons (ACS), in partnership with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), offers the ACS and AANS Health Policy Scholarship to support surgical professionals pursuing health policy education, with recipients connected to the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  2. ACS and AAST Health Policy Scholarship

    The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), offers the ACS and AAST Health Policy Scholarship to support participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  3. ACS and ASA Health Policy Scholarship

    American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, offers the ACS and ASA Health Policy Scholarship to support clinician participation in the Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  4. ACS and ASPS Health Policy Scholarship

    Offered jointly by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, this scholarship supports participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  5. ACS Health Policy Scholarship for General Surgeons

    The American College of Surgeons offers the ACS Health Policy Scholarship for General Surgeons to support participation in Brandeis University's Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management, with two awards available.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

  6. Pathways to Practice Scholars Program

    The Region IV Public Health Training Center offers the Pathways to Practice Scholars Program, providing public health graduate students with field placement opportunities in local health departments or community-based organizations.

    ScholarshipPublic Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,500

  7. STS/ACS Health Policy Scholarship

    The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are offering a full $8,000 scholarship to attend the one-week Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University, June 1–6, 2026; the award may be used for tuition, travel, housing, and subsistence.

    ScholarshipHealth Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $8,000

Post-doctoral 1

  1. Post-doctoral Fellowship — Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities

    Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities (Mongan Institute for Health Policy) is offering a postdoctoral fellowship to support transdisciplinary research on epigenetics, gene–environment interactions, and health disparities, including methylation analyses of stress-pathway genes and investigation of positive mediators such as social supports and religious coping.

    Post-doctoralGenomics; Public Health; Epidemiology; Epigenetics; Health Disparities

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000

Travel 3

  1. IADR BEHSR Lois Cohen International Travel Award

    The IADR BEHSR Lois Cohen International Travel Award, offered by the Behavioral, Epidemiology and Health Services Research (BEHSR) group of the International Association for Dental Research, provides a $500 travel award honoring Dr. Lois Cohen’s contributions to behavioral, social science, public health, and international oral health research.

    TravelOral health; Behavioral and social science; Public health; International oral health research

    Deadline
    Amount
    $500

  2. Conference Scholarships for Students

    Delta Dental Foundation is offering conference scholarships to send dental students from select student groups in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana to approved conferences on public health dentistry and care for people with disabilities, and also funds DDF grantees to present DDF‑funded projects at conferences nationwide.

    TravelDentistry; Public Health

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000

  3. Tatum Global Health Travel Grant

    The ASE Foundation (American Society of Echocardiography Foundation) offers the annual Tatum Global Health Travel Grant, a $1,500 award to support travel for a cardiologist or sonographer working in pediatric and congenital heart disease to participate in an ASEF outreach event for the first time.

    TravelCardiology; Global Health; Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500

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