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Upcoming foundation and corporation funding opportunities March 25, 2021

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Office of Corporate and Foundation1 Relations | 646-1257 Strategic Response Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Engagement Patient-Centered $250,000 Two special programs in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and 05/24/21 Awards Special Outcomes comparative effectiveness research (CER). Cycles for Projects Research Institute on COVID-19, IDD (PCORI) 1. Building Capacity for PCOR/CER for Topics Related to COVID-19 To address the urgent and unique needs to build capacity for stakeholder engagement in PCOR/CER specifically related to: - Long-term effects of post-acute COVID-19; - Impact of COVID-19 on disproportionately affected populations; - Impact of COVID-19 on social isolation and loneliness (mental health and well-being); and - Engaging, educating, and promoting informed decision making around COVID-19 vaccines. For projects of 12-18 months and up to $200,000 in total costs.

2. Building Capacity for PCOR/CER in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) To build capacity for stakeholder engagement with PCOR/CER in IDD on topics such as: - Addressing health equity and advancing IDD health outcomes for vulnerable populations - Leveraging community-based and patient-centered models of care delivery - Challenges related to clinical care delivery and access - solutions - Transition to adulthood - Caregiver needs and access to wraparound support - Patient needs and preferences For projects up to two years in duration and up to $250,000 in total costs.

2 Strategic Response Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Global Challenges Solve not specified Venture-capital and prize competition for innovators and entrepreneurs with 06/16/21 human-centered, tech-based (broadly defined) solutions to these Global Challenges: - Digital Inclusion - Health Security & Pandemics - Equitable Classrooms - Resilient Ecosystems - Antiracist Technology in the U.S. - Indigenous Communities Fellowship Solutions at all stages of development will be considered. Winning teams will broker partnerships with Solve members and receive funding. Contactless Supply Cisco not specified Proposals for designing and building future technologies and architectures rolling Chain with focus on the supply chain. See RFP for list of specific technical and business topics of interest. Research Grants not specified Broad areas of interest include things that make the run or that run rolling on the Internet. Covid-19 effects on the Internet are a special focus area of interest for the 2021 funding year. Other areas of interest include: - Network and User Security - All things Video, including Caching, Streaming, Transport, Encoding, Distribution and Production - Content Delivery Networks - DNS Operations and Management - Encrypted DNS - Broadband - Routing - Home Security - Network Optimization and Measurement - Faster Wifi Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

3 Cross-cutting/Multi-disciplinary Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Innovation Prize J.M. Kaplan Fund $175,000 For innovation in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation and 04/30/21 social justice. Intended for early-stage ideas being piloted or prototyped by dynamic visionaries. Projects or ideas should represent a game-changing answer to a clearly identified need, and demonstrate the potential to develop an actionable pilot or prototype with Prize funding. AI for Good DataRobot not specified DataRobot AI for Good is a free program that provides nonprofits with access 04/30/21 to artificial-intelligence software for predictive models in any field. Includes company assistance with data preparation and AI development, deployment, and monitoring. Early-Career National $76,000 For early-career scientists, engineers, and health professionals working on oil 05/05/21 Research Academies of system safety, environmental protection, and human health issues relevant Fellowship - Sciences, to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. The Environmental Protection and Environmental Engineering and Stewardship track focuses on advancing understanding of the changing Protection and Medicine ecosystems of the gulf and its coastal zones as it applies to environmental Stewardship protection and stewardship, including natural resource management and decision making. Requires a senior-level mentor. Not for postdocs.

Conference Grants Spencer $50,000 For small research conferences, focused symposia, or other forms of 05/06/21 Foundation convenings around important issues in education research. For this funding cycle Spencer will support conferences related to the topic of critical issues in advancing racial equity in education research. NOMIS & Science American $15,000 Prize for an essay on the applicant's research (performed in the last three 05/15/21 Young Explorer Association for years) at the intersection of the life and social sciences. Must under age 35 Award the Advancement and must an M.D., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. of Science

4 Cross-cutting/Multi-disciplinary Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Small Research Spencer $50,000 For rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research projects 06/01/21 Grants on Foundation that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. Education Proposals welcomed from multiple disciplinary and methodological perspectives, both domestically and internationally, and from scholars at various stages in their career. Two annual deadlines: April 1 and October 1.

Character Through John Templeton not specified For proposals from organizations that seek to strengthen their understanding 06/11/21 Community Foundation and practice of character development through communities of practice.

Transformational Tranformational $100,000 To help higher-education leaders confidentially explore partnerships (e.g., rolling Partnerships Partnerships Fund mergers; teach-outs; sharing facilities and infrastructure, co-curricular offerings and student services; business/administrative consolidations) that can help them better serve students by becoming more efficient, effective and stable. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

5 Arts & Humanities Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Special Fellowships Bogliasco not specified Travel support and/or stipends in the arts and humanities. Areas include 04/15/21 Foundation dance, music, theater, writing, choreography and poetry. There are also fellowships for artists or scholars who are Cuban or African-American woman. James Laughlin Academy of $5,000 To recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next 05/15/21 Award American Poets calendar year. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution of the winning book to approximately 1,000 Academy members. French Voices FACE Foundation $10,000 For English translations of works that have been published in France in the 05/15/21 Award last six years. There are two annual deadlines, in May and December. Lenore Marshall Academy of $25,000 For the most outstanding book of poetry published in the in the 05/15/21 Poetry Prize American Poets previous calendar year. Eugene Smith W. Eugene Smith $10,000 For a photojournalism project (possibly incorporating multi-media) that will 05/30/21 Grant in Memorial Fund address an issue of import and impact related to the human condition; social Humanistic change; humanitarian concern; armed conflict or interpersonal, Photography psychological, cultural, social environmental, scientific, medical and/or political significance. Arthur Flagler Fultz American Music $20,000 For music therapy research and new music therapy treatments in the areas of 06/04/21 Research Award Therapy Clinical Research (efficacy and best practices) and Health Services Research Association (role of music therapy practice in the context of emerging health care delivery models). Collaborations between practicing music therapy clinicians and experienced researchers preferred. Moving Image LEF Foundation $25,000 Early development or pre-production funding for new documentary film and 06/04/21 Fund video work by New England artists. Projects must be long format: running times of 40 minutes or more.

6 Arts & Humanities Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Vilcek Prizes For Vilcek Foundation $50,000 For young, foreign-born artistic directors, choreographers and performers 06/11/21 Creative Promise in who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in dance. Must have been Dance born outside the United States on or after January 1, 1983.

Jazz Road Tours New England $15,000 For emerging and mid-career professional jazz artists and ensembles. rolling Foundation for Supports small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in the Arts rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. General Research Gerda Henkel not specified Focused on the historical humanities: archaeology, art history, historical 06/02/21 Grants Foundation Islamic studies, history, history of law, history of science, prehistory and early history. Two types of grants: Research Projects (for institutions); and Research Scholarships (for individuals). Proposals under $28,000 may be submitted at any time.

7 Social Sciences & Business/Entrepreneurship Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Young Investigator Society for $15,000 For outstanding achievements and contributions by a young neuroscientist 05/14/21 Award Neuroscience who has demonstrated scholarly independence. Must show evidence of heading an independent research laboratory. Eligibility: PhD or MD (or equivalent) awarded within the past 10 years (clock stops for child-care leave). Postdocs are ineligible. General Research Gerda Henkel not specified Focused on the historical humanities: archaeology, art history, historical 06/02/21 Grants Foundation Islamic studies, history, history of law, history of science, prehistory and early history. Two types of grants: Research Projects (for institutions); and Research Scholarships (for individuals). Proposals under $28,000 may be submitted at any time. Norine Johnson, American $20,000 For research on psychotherapist factors that may impact treatment 05/01/21 PhD, Psychological effectiveness and outcomes, including type of training, amount of training, Psychotherapy Association professional degree or discipline of the psychotherapist, and the role or Research Grant for impact of psychotherapists' personal characteristics on psychotherapy Early Career treatment outcomes. Eligibility: early-career psychologists (within ten years Psychologists of doctoral degree); member of APA Div. 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy). Research Report IBM Center for $20,000 For rigorous public-management research and analytic techniques to help 06/01/21 Stipends the Business of public sector executives and managers improve the effectiveness of Government government at the federal, state, local and international levels. A second annual funding cycle occurs in the fall.

8 Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Privacy Enhancing Facebook $100,000 For privacy-enhancing/preserving technologies that minimize data exposure 04/21/21 Technologies and limit its purpose, while enabling a range of products and use cases (e.g.,ads, messaging, etc). Emergent Gordon and Betty $2,000,000 To improve experimental capabilities at leading institutions and support 04/25/21 Phenomena in Moore projects with a potential to make breakthroughs in quantum materials. Quantum Systems Foundation Flexible Funding grants will be in the range of $300,000 to $2,000,000. Initiative - Flexible Funding Grants The Flexible Funding program has two tracks: - Equipment Development: for the development of sophisticated and sometimes one-of-a-kind instrumentation at institutions with active research programs in quantum materials. - Rapid-Response Grants: for projects with exceptionally high-potential impact. These projects may include experimental tests of novel important theoretical concepts and innovative, unconventional research endeavors that are unlikely to be supported through traditional funding channels due to their high-risk nature. Removing nitrogen Oldcastle $75,000 Proof-of-concept funding for technologies to remove nitrogen from urban 04/30/21 from urban Infrastructure stormwater runoff that can be used in combination with existing treatment stormwater runoff methods, like bioretention, biofiltration or filtration.

Nokia Nokia Bell Labs $100,000 For proposals in the general areas of information and communications 05/14/21 Prize technologies. Geared toward innovative proposals that look to solve broader societal and humanistic challenges, and finding solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing the information and industry. Three prizes: $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000.

9 Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Quantum Cisco not specified For research in many applications of technology for healthcare applications. rolling Computing and Specific areas of research include but are not limited to the following: Networking - Distributed quantum computing architectures - Hybrid-classical quantum architectures - Quantum transducers - Quantum memory - Quantum network end-to-end transport integrity & improved reliability - Operation models for quantum networks - Quantum networks management & operations - Optimized protocols for quantum communications - Quantum algorithms

Cybersecurity in Cisco not specified For proposals that aim to conduct cybersecurity research in emerging rolling Emerging Tech technology verticals such as Healthcare, IOT, and manufacturing in addition Areas to the traditional areas such as perimeter defenses (e.g., firewalls). See RFP for list of specific topics of interest. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

10 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Allen Distinguished Paul G. Allen $1,300,000 For proposals in mammalian synthetic biology that utilize multicellular 04/15/21 Investigator - Frontiers Group systems (cell signaling, tissue, cell systems) and methods to surface insights in Mammalian mammalian synthetic development. April 15 deadline is for a letter of intent. Synthetic Development

Allen Distinguished Paul G. Allen $1,500,000 For proposals that could shed light on micropeptides and small proteins in 04/15/21 Investigator - Frontiers Group immune biological process, surfacing the role(s) of these “proteins” and what Micropeptides they can do through comparative studies in the immune system. April 15 deadline is for a letter of intent. Allen Distinguished Paul G. Allen $1,500,000 For proposals to surface evolutionary principles in motor circuit design 04/15/21 Investigator - Frontiers Group through the leveraging of less explored neuroscience models and systems. Neural Circuit Interest in use of less-explored neuroscience models and systems to explore Design the principles underlying the varieties and possibilities of how motor circuits can be designed. April 15 deadline is for a letter of intent. Scholar-Innovator Harrington $100,000 For physician-scientist innovators whose research has the potential to change 04/16/21 Discovery standard of care Institute ADDF-Harrington Alzheimer’s Drug $600,000 Proposals should show potential to advance discovery into meaningful 04/23/21 Scholar Program Discovery therapeutics designed to treat, prevent, or slow Alzheimer's disease or Foundation related dementias. Research Awards Foundation for $25,000 For small, short-term studies with promise for improving medical care in 04/26/21 Women’s leading women’s health concerns including cardiovascular disease, female Wellness cancers, the role of hormones in disease and stage-of-life health issues like pregnancy and menopause and diseases disproportionately affecting women. Also funded: studies on sex differences where gender or sex has been under- examined.

11 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Climate Adaptation Wildlife $300,000 Grants will be made to non-profit conservation organizations in two areas: 04/28/21 Fund Conservation 1. Adaptation Implementation projects that apply innovative approaches to Society conservation actions designed to help wildlife and ecosystems adapt to climate change. 2. Adaptation Mainstreaming projects that pursue pathways to unlock the potential of an adaptation approach with known benefits to be adopted at a large scale. Universities may partner on proposals or work as paid contractors on funded projects. Deadline is for online submission of pre-proposals.

Emerging Leader Mark Foundation $750,000 For early-career investigators conducting high-risk, high-impact cancer 05/03/21 Awards for Cancer research. Eligibility: 3–8 years from start of independent research Research appointment; must have independent funding (e.g., NIH/R01, NSF/CAREER, or equivalent multi-year awards). Human Cognitive Simons $750,000 For clinically relevant research of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Special 05/03/21 and Behavioral Foundation emphasis is placed on objective, quantitative measures that may be used in Science conjunction with standardized clinical measures and genomic information to better triangulate phenotypic and neurobiological variability within and across individuals with ASD. Litwin IBD Pioneers Crohn’s & Colitis $260,000 For research in the basic biomedical and clinical sciences, which is likely to 05/05/21 Foundation increase our understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, therapy, and prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases. Collaborative efforts between basic scientists and clinicians are encouraged.

Career Crohn’s & Colitis $270,000 Mentored awards intended to facilitate the development of individuals with 05/05/21 Development Foundation research potential to prepare for a career of independent basic and/or Awards clinical investigation in the area of inflammatory bowel disease. Candidates should not be more than ten years beyond the doctoral degree. Two annual deadlines for letters of intent: May 5 and November 8.

12 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Senior Research Crohn’s & Colitis $347,490 For independent researchers with projects relevant to Inflammatory Bowel 05/05/21 Awards Foundation Disease or Crohn's disease and/or ulcerative colitis. The program aims to provide established researchers with funds to generate sufficient preliminary data to become competitive for funds from other sources such as the National Institutes of Health. Two annual deadlines for letters of intent: May 5 and November 8. Summer 2021 Pilot Simons $300,000 05/06/21 Award Foundation Early support for exploratory ideas, particularly those with novel hypotheses for autism. Appropriate projects include those considered higher risk with less assurance of ultimate impact, but with the potential for transformative results. Investigators new to the field of autism are encouraged to apply for these awards. Research Grant Brain Aneurysm $50,000 For basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment 05/07/21 Foundation modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms, as well as projects that are translational, clinical/outcome, early detection, imaging, and SAH/SAH complications focused. Any project with the potential to advance basic scientific, translational, and clinical brain aneurysm research will be considered. Human Biology Fell Huntington’s $150,000 Huntington's Disease research. Preference given to young investigators (PhD 05/07/21 owship Award Disease Society of and/or MDs) who are not yet independent. America Clinical Quality Gordon and Betty $500,000 For research on improving diagnostic performance in three clinical categories 05/10/21 Measures to Moore – acute vascular events, infections and cancers. The primary strategy is to Improve Diagnosis Foundation strengthen accountability for diagnostic excellence by helping to develop and validate new measures for diagnostic performance. Also looking for opportunities to support growth and capacity of the field (preparing leaders dedicated to working on the issue of diagnostic excellence.), and assessing the potential for new technologies to improve diagnostic performance,.

13 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Pilot and Feasibility Cystic Fibrosis $100,000 For projects that propose to better understand the mechanisms behind 05/13/21 Awards Foundation disease pathophysiology and to develop strategies to prevent or treat cystic fibrosis. Projects proposing interventional clinical studies must not be submitted through this funding mechanism and should instead apply for a Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award. Two annual deadlines: May and December. Investigating Michael J. Fox $400,000 To investigate environmental exposures, such as chemicals or toxic 05/14/21 Environmental Foundation for emissions, that increase the risk of Parkinson's Disease and/or influence Factors that Parkinson's disease progression. May 14 deadline is for pre-proposals. Increase the Risk Research for Parkinson’s Disease Research Grants Gerber not specified For projects that improve the nutrition, care and development of infants and 05/15/21 Foundation young children from the first year before birth to three years of age. Particular interest in fresh approaches to solving common, everyday problems or emerging issues. Two annual deadlines for concept papers: May 15 and November 15. Ancestry Networks Chan Zuckerberg not specified For three-year collaborative projects for the generation of healthy, single-cell 05/25/21 for the Human Cell Initiative reference data from ancestrally diverse tissue samples for the Human Cell Atlas Atlas (HCA). Intended to bring together teams of experts to 1) ethically and appropriately generate data derived from tissues from people whose ancestral groups are historically understudied and thereby expand the ancestral diversity of single-cell data that is available via the HCA, and 2) utilize best practices and build up systems to enable long-term engagement of potential participants and donors from diverse communities to contribute to the current and future drafts of the HCA.

14 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline The Interstellar New York not specified For early-career faculty to explore molecular, cellular, genetic, and 05/28/21 Initiative: Aligning Academy of physiological mechanisms of aging, and the relationship between aging and Young Stars of Sciences diseases such as cancers, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, hormonal Science to Tackle disorders, and other chronic age-related conditions with the ultimate goal of the World’s Most improving healthspan and preventing pathological aging. Critical Medical Challenges Clinical Oncology American $100,000 To provide an effective industry-academic clinical practicum with a unique 05/31/21 Research (CORE) Association for training opportunity to develop academic clinicians in drug development. Training Cancer Research Fellow to work on site at the facility of one of AACR’s pharmaceutical industry Fellowships partners. Time to be spent at the industry site over this one-year period can be flexible. Career Rheumatology $200,000 For NIH R01, VA Research Career Scientist (RCS) or Merit Award 06/01/21 Development Research applicants whose rheumatology application received a priority score but was Bridge Funding Foundation not funded, and who are at risk of running out of research support. Must be Award: R Bridge ACR or ARP member. There are two annual deadlines: June 1 and October 1.

Investigator Award Rheumatology $375,000 The purpose is to provide support for basic science, translational, and clinical 06/01/21 Research investigators engaged in research relevant to the rheumatic diseases for the Foundation period between the completion of post-doctorate fellowship training and establishment as an independent investigator. June 1 deadline is for a required letter of intent. Full applications are due July 1, 2021.

Clinical Scientist Triological $400,000 Supplemental funding to otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons who 06/01/21 Development Society, American receive NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08) or Awards College of Mentored Patient Oriented Research Development Awards (K23). Surgeons

Clinical Scientist Triological Society $400,000 Supplemental funding to otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons who 06/01/21 Development receive NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08) or Awards Mentored Patient Oriented Research Development Awards (K23).

15 Biological Sciences, Medicine & Engineering Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Bridge to Success American $100,000 For mid-level and senior investigators in sleep and biological rhythms who 06/07/21 Award for Mid- Academy of Sleep need bridge funding while re-applying for research support. For investigators Career / Senior Medicine who submitted a proposal to the NIH or other federal agency for a large Investigators Foundation research grant (e.g., R01 or VA Merit Review) that was not awarded.

Vilcek Prizes For Vilcek Foundation $50,000 For young, immigrant faculty who demonstrate outstanding early 06/11/21 Creative Promise in achievement in biomedical science. Eligible work may be basic, applied, Biomedical Science and/or translational. Eligibility: full-time in an independent academic position (e.g., assistant or associate professor); no graduate students or postdoctoral fellows working under the supervision of a mentor. Must have been born outside the United States after January 1, 1983.

Spinal Cord Injury Craig H. Neilsen $150,000 For research to improve the understanding of traumatic spinal cord injury 06/11/21 Research on the Foundation and develop new approaches to alleviate the dysfunction and complications Translational that follow. The scope of this portfolio is broad, encompassing mechanistic, Spectrum preclinical modeling, translational and/or clinical research.

Eppendorf & Eppendorf $25,000 Awarded annually to a scientist under age 36 for the most outstanding 06/15/21 Science Prize for neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology Neurobiology conducted by him/her during the past three years. Career Rheumatology $100,000 Support to continue conducting research while reapplying for an NIH or VA 08/02/21 Development Research career development award; applicants must have a funding decision in order Bridge Funding Foundation to apply. Early- and mid-career physicians and health professionals. Award: K Supplement Young Investigator Society for $15,000 For outstanding achievements and contributions by a young neuroscientist 05/14/21 Award Neuroscience who has demonstrated scholarly independence. Must show evidence of heading an independent research laboratory. Eligibility: PhD or MD (or equivalent) awarded within the past 10 years (clock stops for child-care leave). Postdocs are ineligible.

16 Graduate/Postdoctoral Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Mark B. Bain Hudson River $20,000 For advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River 04/19/21 Graduate Foundation system. Fellowship Research Crohn’s & Colitis $174,750 For postdocs to develop skills related to basic and/or clinical investigation in 05/05/21 Fellowship Awards Foundation the field of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Two annual deadlines for letters of intent: May 5 and November 8. Career Crohn’s & Colitis $270,000 Mentored awards intended to facilitate the development of individuals with 05/05/21 Development Foundation research potential to prepare for a career of independent basic and/or Awards clinical investigation in the area of inflammatory bowel disease. Candidates should not be more than ten years beyond the doctoral degree. Two annual deadlines for letters of intent: May 5, November 8. Clinical Research Crohn’s & Colitis not specified To directly impact patient care by addressing an important clinical question 05/05/21 Investigator- Foundation by studying people either through direct interaction with the people and/or Initiated Awards indirectly by studying people through large databases, such as claims data or administrative data. Postdoctoral Cystic Fibrosis $128,000 For postdoctoral applicants who are interested in conducting basic research 05/13/21 Research Foundation related to cystic fibrosis. Candidates who are clinical fellows should apply to Fellowship Award the CFF Clinical Fellowship program for the appropriate year. There are two deadlines: May and December.

17 Graduate/Postdoctoral Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Peter and Patricia Society for $25,000 For international (non-U.S.) neuroscience researchers working at U.S. 05/14/21 Gruber Neuroscience institutions. Postdoctoral fellows, research associates and/or advanced International graduate students are eligible for nominations. Research Award Postdoctoral Simons $276,000 For research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology, with an 05/14/21 Fellowships in Foundation emphasis on understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean Marine Microbial processes, and vice versa. Particular interest in applicants with training in Ecology different fields. Preference will be for applicants with no more than one year of postdoctoral experience. Paul Baran Young $5,000 For young scientists and engineers who have demonstrated exceptional 05/15/21 Scholar Award research and entrepreneurial capabilities and show the potential to create significant advances in telecommunications and the Internet. Must be nominated by their advisors. NOMIS & Science American $15,000 Prize for an essay on the applicant's research (performed in the last three 05/15/21 Young Explorer Association for years) at the intersection of the life and social sciences. Must under age 35 Award the Advancement and must an M.D., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. of Science

Investigator Award Rheumatology $375,000 The purpose is to provide support for basic science, translational, and clinical 06/01/21 Research investigators engaged in research relevant to the rheumatic diseases for the Foundation period between the completion of post-doctorate fellowship training and establishment as an independent investigator. June 1 deadline is for a required letter of intent. Full applications are due July 1, 2021.

18 Graduate/Postdoctoral Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Flatiron Institute Simons not specified For graduate student researchers to work as research analysts for up to five 06/01/21 Center for Foundation months at the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) at the Flatiron Computational Institute in New York City. Research analysts will collaborate with one or Astrophysics Pre- more CCA scientists on a project of mutual interest. Doctoral Program General Research Gerda Henkel not specified Focused on the historical humanities: archaeology, art history, historical 06/02/21 Grants Foundation Islamic studies, history, history of law, history of science, prehistory and early history. Two types of grants: Research Projects (for institutions); and Research Scholarships (for individuals). Proposals under $28,000 may be submitted at any time. Vilcek Prizes For Vilcek Foundation $50,000 For young, foreign-born artistic directors, choreographers and performers 06/11/21 Creative Promise in who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in dance. Must have been Dance born outside the United States on or after January 1, 1983.

Spinal Cord Injury Craig H. Neilsen $150,000 For research to improve the understanding of traumatic spinal cord injury 06/11/21 Research on the Foundation and develop new approaches to alleviate the dysfunction and complications Translational that follow. The scope of this portfolio is broad, encompassing mechanistic, Spectrum preclinical modeling, translational and/or clinical research.

19 Graduate/Postdoctoral Program Funder Amount Description Deadline Postdoctoral James S. $200,000 For scholarship and research directed toward the development of theoretical 06/11/21 Fellowship in McDonnell and mathematical tools contributing to the science of complex, adaptive, Understanding Foundation nonlinear systems. It is anticipated that research funded in this program will Dynamic and Multi- address issues in fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, demography, scale Systems epidemiology, technological change, economic development, governance, or computation. While the program's emphasis is on the development and application of theoretical models used in these research fields and not on particular fields per se, JSMF is particularly interested in projects attempting to apply complex systems approaches to meaningful problems. Proposals attempting to apply complex system tools and models to problems where such approaches are not yet considered usual or mainstream (for example, differentiating normal physiology from disease) are encouraged. Eligibility: Ph.D. students within 18 months of anticipated completion of graduate training.

Career Rheumatology $100,000 Support to continue conducting research while reapplying for an NIH or VA 08/02/21 Development Research career development award; applicants must have a funding decision in order Bridge Funding Foundation to apply. Early- and mid-career physicians and health professionals. Award: K Supplement Data Science and Center for Data not specified For postdoctoral scholars with appointments starting on or after July 1, 2021, rolling Applied AI and Computing who wish to deepen their knowledge of cutting-edge data science and Postdoctoral computing research while developing additional expertise in a specific, Scholars applied problem domain. Opportunity to pursue original research on significant questions in data science, while also developing specialized domain expertise in one or more complementary areas such as behavioral science, healthcare, and public policy.

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