Funding Opportunities: Upcoming

Foundation Relations maintains a curated list of funding opportunities that is updated two times a month. The list typically includes opportunities with deadlines approximately three months in advance. For limited submission opportunities, postings will appear three months prior to the internal deadline. Additional requests for proposal may be added as they become available, regardless of lead time.

How to use this list:

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  • Search: Use the keyword search tool provided, or search by title, funder, etc. using the site-wide search bar at the top of the page.
  • Explore Opportunities: Click on a program name to view eligibility criteria and additional details.

If you’re interested in pursuing a listed opportunity, please contact Foundation Relations. We can assist with developing materials and engaging with the funder. All Mizzou letters of intent and proposals must be submitted by Sponsored Programs Administration through your research administration office.

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Program Funder Award Amount Application Due
A Award Grant Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation $800,000 06/16/26
AI for Actionable Matter Modelling Schmidt Sciences $100,000 - $500,000 04/30/26
AI Interpretability Schmidt Sciences $300,000 - $1,000,000 05/26/26
Another Look Portfolio Donaghue Foundation $285,000 - $300,000 04/23/26
Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award March of Dimes $150,000 05/29/26
Biosecurity Coefficient Giving $100,000 - $1,000,000 05/11/26
Causal Research on the Impacts of Cell Phone Policies in K-12 Schools Arnold Ventures $200,000 - $450,000 05/01/26
Childhood Cancer Survivorship Children's Cancer Research Fund $125,000 04/24/26
Climate Change And Human Health Seed Grants Burroughs Wellcome Fund $50,000 07/23/26
Clinical Repurposing Research to ImpactUS Veterans/Military Cures Within Reach $75,000 05/29/26
Clinician Scientist Development Grant American Cancer Society $437,400 - $729,000 06/01/26
Cottrell Scholars Research Corporation for Science Advancement $120,000 07/01/26
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation $400,000 - $800,000 07/01/26
Emerging Leader Award Mark Foundation for Cancer Research $1,000,000 04/30/26
Established Investigator – Equid Morris Animal Foundation $100,000 06/10/26
EW Thrasher Award Thrasher Research Fund $320,000 - $420,000 07/14/26
Faculty Starter Grant – Drug Delivery PhRMA Foundation $100,000 04/15/26
Faculty Starter Grant – Drug Discovery PhRMA Foundation $100,000 04/15/26
Faculty Starter Grants – Translational Medicine PhRMA Foundation $100,000 05/27/26
Fellowship Training – Equid Morris Animal Foundation $145,000 06/10/26
First Award – Equid Morris Animal Foundation $120,000 06/10/26
Grand Challenges Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges $300,000 - $1,500,000 04/28/26
Grand Challenges – Addressing Physiological Barriers to Micronutrient Absorption from Fortified Foods Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges $250,000 04/28/26
Grand Challenges – Cost-Disruptive Tools for Diagnosis and Screening Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges $300,000 - $1,000,000 04/28/26
Grants Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood $25,000 - $75,000 05/31/26
Grants Elsa U. Pardee Foundation $175,000 04/30/26
Grants National Endowment for Financial Education $55,000 - $293,000 06/01/26
Grants John Templeton Foundation $200,000 - $3,000,000 07/15/26
Grants (limited) G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Foundation $700,000 07/31/26
Grants-in-Aid Whitehall Foundation $30,000 04/15/26
Greater Value Portfolio Donaghue Foundation $500,000 04/30/26
John Voight Memorial Leukemia Research Grant Kids Beating Cancer $100,000 - $300,000 07/03/26
Marian R. Stuart Grant American Psychological Foundation $20,000 07/10/26
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants Michelson Medical Research Foundation $150,000 06/22/26
Mission Boost Grants Stage 1 American Cancer Society $297,000 06/01/26
New Century Scholars Research Grant American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation $25,000 04/22/26
New Investigators Research Grant American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation $10,000 04/22/26
Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grant American Chemical Society $80,000 05/01/26
Pilot Award – Equid Morris Animal Foundation $20,000 06/10/26
Quality of Life Research Grants National Brain Tumor Society $200,000 04/13/26
R Accelerator Grant Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation $800,000 06/11/26
Reach Grant Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation $250,000 04/14/26
Research Grants Whitehall Foundation $100,000 04/15/26
Research Grants (limited) W. M. Keck $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 06/05/26
Research Grants (limited) Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation $225,000 07/01/26
Research Grants and Fellowships (limited) Prevent Cancer Foundation $100,000 05/20/26
Research Grants on Education: Small Spencer Foundation $50,000 04/15/26
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence William T. Grant Foundation $100,000 - $1,000,000 07/29/26
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality William T. Grant Foundation $100,000 - $600,000 07/29/26
Research Proposals Brady Education Foundation $25,000 - $375,000 05/30/26
Research Scholar Grants American Cancer Society $946,000 06/01/26
Rising Star Award One Mind $300,000 04/27/26
Robert Owens Memorial Leukemia Research Grant Kids Beating Cancer $100,000 - $200,000 07/03/26
Science is the Cure Kids Beating Cancer $100,000 - $300,000 07/03/26
Science of Trustworthy AI Schmidt Sciences $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 05/17/26
Scientific Innovations Brain Research Foundation $150,000 06/02/26
Seed Grant Program Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research $75,000 05/15/26
SIO Integrative Program Gateway for Cancer Research $200,000 - $1,500,000 05/15/26
Strategic Research Priorities Environmental Research & Education Foundation $150,000 - $500,000 05/01/26
Strategy and Policy Fellows Smith Richardson Foundation $60,000 06/22/26
Traditional Grant Program Gateway for Cancer Research $200,000 - $1,500,000 05/15/26
Unconventional Compute Schmidt Sciences $50,000 - $750,000 04/30/26
Young Investigator Award CureSearch for Children's Cancer $225,000 04/14/26