The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities will provide internal funding for pilot/exploratory projects that consider an important emerging or unanswered bioethics problem in clinical care, biomedical research, public health, or healthcare policy. The aim is to support preliminary work that will provide a foundation for obtaining funding that supports larger research projects. Contact: Bryan

The goal of the Ethics and Artificial Intelligence Research Grant is to provide internal funding for projects that explore bioethics problems associated with any type of artificial intelligence in healthcare, including issues related to bias, privacy, confidentiality, data sharing, implementation and what it means to be human in this era of technology. Contact: Bryan Morrison.

The Chicago Community Trust has launched the Resilient Chicago Fund. This RFP is designed for organizations or partnerships that want to rethink, redesign, or test new ways of delivering essential benefits and services within food, shelter, healthcare, or safety systems. Proposals should show a willingness to challenge long‑standing assumptions and explore models that offer a

The Coefficient Giving’s Effective Careers Program program aims to support initiatives devoted to providing mentorship, advice, and opportunities to help people pursue highly impactful careers. Any organization or project contributing to effective career development is eligible to apply. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: not specified. Deadline: 4/20/26.

Arnold Ventures’s Cell Phone Policies in K-12 Schools is an RFP that seeks to support rigorous, causal research on the academic, behavioral, and mental health impacts of cell phone policies in K-12 schools in the United States. The program studies that generate actionable insights for policymakers, as well as school and district leaders, who are

Spencer Foundation’s Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and disrupting racial inequality in education and work to reimagine generative possibilities to advance educational equity. This program encourages proposals that focus on the following areas: (1) youth and educator mental health that explores possibilities that promote resilience, center

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States. Welfare is broadly defined to include physical and mental health, safety, nutrition, education, play, familial support, acculturation, societal integration and childcare. OFR Contact: Mike

American Psychological Foundation’s Direct Action Visionary Grants seek to fund innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities. Projects should support APF’s four Visionary Priorities: Serve Marginalized Communities, End Prejudice & Stigma Prevent Violence, and/or Explore Mind-Body Health Connections. OFR Contact: Mike McMahon. Amount: $60,000. Deadline: 4/30/26.

ACLS’s Collaborative Grants in China Studies will fund innovative pilot activities that initiate long-term transformative change in the field of China Studies. The group may apply for a grant to design and pilot activities that solve specific, pressing challenges in the field over a 12- to 18-month period. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: $120,000.

WT Grant Foundation’s William T Grant Scholars Program supports early career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Scholars should tackle important questions that will advance theory, policy, and practice for youth. Applicants identify new methods, disciplines, or content they want to learn, and propose five-year research plans that foster their growth in those