Shaping the Future of Health Through Innovation and Action

[September 2026] Discover new funding opportunities supporting health, wellbeing, healthcare access, disease prevention, community health, and innovative solutions. This September 2026 collection brings together grants, fellowships, scholarships, awards, and other opportunities for researchers, health professionals, organizations, and individuals working to create meaningful improvements in health and wellbeing. Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease

Deadline: 10-September-2026

The Clinical Research Training Scholarship supports early-career researchers conducting rigorous clinical and translational research on Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions…[more] Richard Olney Next Generation Clinician Scientist Grant in ALS

Deadline: 08-October-2026

The Richard Olney Next Generation Clinician Scientist Grant in ALS provides $240,000 over three years to support early-career clinician-investigators conducting clinical or preclinical research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…[more]

Apply Now: Non-Resident Research Fellowship Program

Deadline: 01-October-2026

The Afghanistan Research Initiative (ARI) Non-Resident Research Fellowship provides up to USD 18,000 over 18 months to PhD holders affiliated with universities or research institutions worldwide to conduct original research relevant to Afghanistan’s development and future…[more] Applications open for Next Generation Research Grant Program

Deadline: 08-October-2026

The Next Generation Research Grant Program supports early-career investigators worldwide conducting preclinical, clinical, or translational research to better understand, diagnose, treat, and prevent brain diseases…[more]

CFPs: Next Generation Research Grant in Peripheral Neuropathy

Deadline: 08-October-2026

The Next Generation Research Grant in Peripheral Neuropathy supports early career investigators conducting clinical or preclinical research focused on understanding, diagnosing, or treating peripheral neuropathy…[more]

RFAs: Next Generation Research Grant in Mal de Débarquement Syndrome

Deadline: 08-October-2026

The Next Generation Research Grant in Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS) provides up to $150,000 over two years to early career clinician-investigators and research scientists studying the causes, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of MdDS…[more]

CFAs: Next Generation Research Grant in Neuromuscular Disease

Deadline: 08-October-2026

The Next Generation Research Grant in Neuromuscular Disease supports early career clinician-investigators conducting clinical and translational research to improve the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of neuromuscular diseases…[more]

CFPs: Innovations in Low-Cost and Simplified Pathogen Sequencing Workflows Program

Deadline: 29-September-2026

Grand Challenges, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, Temasek Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation, is inviting proposals for innovative, low-cost pathogen sequencing workflows that can be routinely used in public health laboratories in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…[more] Applications Open for Commonwealth PhD Scholarships

Deadline: 20-October-2026

The Commonwealth PhD Scholarships provide fully funded doctoral study in the United Kingdom for talented candidates from eligible least developed and fragile Commonwealth countries…[more] Submit Applications for NNF-IAS Fellowship Program

Deadline: 01-October-2026

The NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme on Health and Sustainability supports early- and mid-career researchers working on interdisciplinary questions related to health and sustainability…[more] Joint WHO African Region/TDR Impact Grants for Implementation Research

Deadline: 15-September-2026

The Joint WHO African Region/TDR Impact Grants support implementation research teams in Africa working to strengthen health systems, improve public health services, and address infectious diseases of poverty…[more] Apply for TEEEM Foundation Community Impact Grant Program

Deadline: 01-November-2026

The TEEEM Foundation Community Impact Grant Program provides grants of $5,000 to $30,000 to nonprofit organizations developing sustainable, community-driven solutions…[more]

Call for Applications: Reef Rescue Initiative Program

Deadline: 20-October-2026

The Reef Rescue Initiative (RRI) Window provides grants of up to US$33,000 for science-based projects that restore, repopulate, and rehabilitate coral reefs in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) region…[more] Applications open for CRI Technology Impact Award Grant

Deadline: 16-November-2026

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Technology Impact Award supports early-stage, high-risk technological innovations with the potential to transform cancer immunotherapy and improve patient outcomes…[more]

Apply Now: Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program Grant

Deadline: 01-December-2026

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) Grant supports faculty-level investigators conducting translational cancer immunology research that connects laboratory discoveries with clinical applications…[more]

RFAs: CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program

Deadline: 15-January-2027

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Lloyd J. Old STAR Program provides long-term, flexible funding to mid-career scientists pursuing bold and high-risk research in cancer immunotherapy and cancer immunology…[more] Apply for CRI Clinical Innovator Program

Deadline: 01-December-2026

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Clinical Innovator Program supports academic clinician-scientists conducting innovative, investigator-initiated clinical trials in cancer immunotherapy…[more] We’ Forward PALOP Health Science Empowerment Program

Deadline: 19-October-2026

The Health Science Empowerment Program, part of the We’ Forward PALOP program, supports clinical projects led by nonprofit university teaching institutions in Portuguese-speaking African countries…[more] Submit Entries for Pulitzer Center Writing Contest

Deadline: 01-