Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants aim to stimulate the growth of new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: $2,500-$50,000. Deadline: 7/25/24 (and, rolling through July 2026).

Future of Life Institute’s How to Mitigate AI-Driven Power Concentration is a program that seeks to support projects that work to mitigate the dangers of AI-driven power concentration and move towards a better world of meaningful human agency. FLI seeks to reimagine our institutions, incentive structures, and technology development trajectory to ensure that AI is

Linking Early Neurodevelopment to Neural Circuit Outcomes is an RFA that is part of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). It aims to bridge the gap in our understanding of whether and how developmental phenotypes caused by autism risk gene mutation lead to altered circuit formation and function. OFR Contact: Heidi Jurgens (Evanston campus

American Federation for Aging Research offers the McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss. This is a program that seeks to identify emerging scientific leaders by building a cadre of outstanding research scientists across the U.S. to lead transformative research in the field of cognitive aging. OFR Contact: Heidi Jurgens

William T. Grant Foundation’s mission is to support research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. Grants are offered for research studies in two areas: 1) Build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, and practices that aim to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes

Greenwall Foundation’s Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking is an initiative that supports innovative and practical integration of bioethics into policy. This initiative does not fund bioethics research but, rather, supports bioethics researchers, policymakers, and others to take the next step and bridge the divide between research results and policymaking.  OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount:

The Templeton Foundation invests in bold ideas from contrarian thinkers — ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions. Further, the Foundation funds innovative programs that engage the public with these ideas, in an effort to open minds, deepen understanding, and inspire curiosity.  OFR Contact: Heidi Jurgens (Evanston campus faculty) or Michelle Melin-Rogovin (Feinberg

MacArthur Foundation: 100&Change is a competition that supports a bold solution to a critical social challenge of our time. Competitive proposals will address a significant problem and provide a solution that is impactful, evidence-based, feasible, durable, and just. Proposals are accepted from any sector and field. The Organizational Readiness Assessment will provide you insights as

BrightFocus Foundation provides research funds for researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. OFR Contact: Michelle Melin-Rogovin (Feinberg faculty) or Heidi Jurgens (Evanston campus faculty). Amount: $200,000-$300,000 (see below). Deadline: 8/2/24 (LOI).

Brady Education Foundation seeks Existing Program and Evaluation Research Project proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity, and family income. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: Not specified (grants average approximately $100,000). Deadline: 8/1/24 (Stage 1 proposal).