Internal Opportunities and UW Tri-Campus Resources

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UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences Translational health sciences 7/7/2026, 
10/7/2026		 N/A ITHS | ITHS Catalyst Awards
Simpson Center for the Humanities (Multiple programs)  Humanities; Humanistic social sciences Various N/A The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities | Simpson Center for the Humanities
UW Limited Submission Opportunities Various Various N/A for initial LOI submission Limited Submission Opportunities Listings | UW Research (UW NetID required to view)
Corporate & Foundation Opportunities Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline CFR Opportunity Dashboard Search (UW NetID required to view)
Global Funding Opportunities Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Global Funding Opportunities - Google Sheets (UW NetID required to view)

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Cross-disciplinary Opportunities

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MIT Technology-based social impact solutions 5/21/2026 5/7/2026 MIT Solve
Social Science Research Council Rigorous, original, and community-grounded work that addresses pressing questions about how technology shapes society and public life 6/28/2026 6/14/2026 Just Tech Fellowship – Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
John Templeton Foundation - NEW 4/30 Interdisciplinary research in Character Virtue Development, Individual Freedom & Free Markets, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Public Engagement, and Religion, Science, & Society 7/15/2026 (Online Funding Inquiry) NA for OFI Grant Calendar
John Templeton Foundation Venture - NEW 4/30 How should we understand the nature, purpose, and future of intelligence itself? 7/15/2026 (Online Funding Inquiry) NA for OFI Intelligence - John Templeton Foundation
NSF CAREER Supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization 7/22/2026 7/8/2026 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF REU Supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any NSF-funded area of research 8/19/2026 8/5/2026 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) Supports mid-career researchers, at the associate professor rank (or equivalent), to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic partnerships 2/1/2027 (Anticipated) 1/18/2027 (Anticipated) Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
Fulbright Brazil Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Awards - Comissão Fulbright Brasil
Hearst Foundations Culture, education, health and social services Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline General Overview of Funding Priorities - HearstFDN | Hearst Foundations
NSF Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) Supports use-inspired research, translational activities and partnerships that turn scientific discoveries into real-world solutions. Researchers can gain market insights, launch commercial applications and/or facilitate industry adoption Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation

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Opportunities in Education and Workforce Development

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NSF Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative Anytime N/A Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF STEM teaching and learning in K-12 Anytime N/A NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
FINRA Investor Education Foundation - NEW 5/1 Research that helps to ensure people in the United States have the knowledge, skills and tools to make sound financial decisions throughout life.  Anytime N/A General Grant Program | Finra Foundation
Department of Education Childcare access for low-income parents-students 5/29/2026 5/15/2026 Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (84.335A) | U.S. Department of Education 
Department of Education To prepare and develop the skills of educators through the implementation of evidence-based practices 6/1/2026 5/18/2026 Supporting Effective Educator Development Grant Program (84.423A) | U.S. Department of Education
Department of Labor Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) 6/1/2026 5/18/2026 Opportunity Listing - Supporting Effective Educator Development 84.423A
Longview funds K-12 education 6/15/2026 (Letter of Intent) NA for LOI https://longviewfdn.org/applying/how-apply/ 
Department of Education Gifted and talented students education 6/23/2026 6/9/2026 Opportunity Listing - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well-Rounded Education Programs: Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.206A
NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Supports partnerships between two-year institutions of higher education, other academic institutions, industry and other entities to improve the education of technicians in science and engineering 10/1/2026 9/17/2026 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation

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Opportunities in Humanities

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Conference on College Composition and Communication Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline CCCC Grants and Awards - Conference on College Composition and Communication
US Embassy Honduras To implement programs that promote U.S. priorities and strengthen ties between the United States and Honduras 5/25/2026 5/11/2026 Annual Program Statement (APS) 2026 - U.S. Embassy in Honduras
National Endowment for the Humanities To support humanities education through professional development for higher education faculty members 6/25/2026 6/11/2026 Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education 
National Endowment for the Humanities Curriculum Development: Western Civilization 6/25/2026 6/11/2026 Curriculum Development: Western Civilization
National Endowment for the Humanities Various 6/25/2026 6/11/2026 https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/institutes-higher-education-faculty 
National Endowment for the Humanities Media Projects 6/25/2026 6/11/2026 https://www.neh.gov/program/media-projects 
The Teagle Foundation Humanities in education   12/1/2026 11/10/2026 The Teagle Foundation - Cornerstone: Learning for Living

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Opportunities in Medicine, Healthcare, Childhood Development, and Healthcare Policy

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Alzheimer’s Association Dementia detection, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic care pathways along the care continuum 5/6/2026 (Letter of Intent) NA for LOI HSR-ADRD Grant | Alzheimer's Association
March of Dimes Pregnancy and newborn health 5/29/2026 5/15/2026 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards | March of Dimes
The Cure Starts Now Cancer research 6/1/2026 5/18/2026 https://thecurestartsnow.org/research/research-and-grants/?page=1 
NIH Data science 6/23/2026 6/9/2026 Search Results Detail | Grants.gov
Allen Foundation Grants Program in Nutrition (Education, Training, and Research) 7/15/2026 7/1/2026 https://allenfoundation.org/about/#eligible 
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Alzheimer’s Drugs 9/14/2026 8/31/2026 Prevention | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
US Department of State Global health 2/14/2027 1/31/2027 https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/c5c18cae-dbe8-4d93-9d9b-3d5ec27a4dcf 
Brady Education Foundation Early Childhood Development and Education Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Application Guidelines – Brady Education Foundation
Pfizer  Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline https://www.pfizer.com/about/programs-policies/grants/competitive-grants 
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer research Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Grants Archive - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Alzheimer's Association  Alzheimer's research Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline https://www.alz.org/research/for_researchers/grants/types-of-grants 
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline https://cdmrp.health.mil/default 
NIH Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Explore NIH Grant Opportunities | Grants & Funding

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Opportunities in Social Science and Psychology

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Department of Justice De-escalation and Crisis Response Training Program 6/3/2026 5/20/2026 FY25 De-escalation and Crisis Response Training Program | Bureau of Justice Assistance
Herb Block Foundation To safeguard the freedoms of the Bill of Rights and prevent discrimination 6/4/2026 5/21/2026 Grant Programs | The Herb Block Foundation
U.S. Mission to Libya proposals that advance Libyan-U.S. mutual interests, reinforce regional stability and security, and promote shared prosperity between the United States and Libya 6/8/2026 5/25/2026 Opportunity Listing - U.S. Mission to Libya Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program Annual Program Statement (APS)
William T. Grant Foundation Reducing Inequality 7/29/2026 7/15/2026 Research Grants on Reducing Inequality - William T. Grant Foundation

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Opportunities in STEM

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Whitehall Foundation Basic research in vertebrate (excluding clinical) and invertebrate neurobiology 1/15, 4/15, 10/1/20xx (Letter of Intent) NA for LOI Whitehall Foundation: Basic Research in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Neurobiology
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (1) Activities that build connections between basic and early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, and planetary-scale thinking, as well as with population-focused fields; (2) Mitigating impacts of extreme weather and other crises 4/23/2026, 7/23/2026 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Travel grants 2/15/2026, 5/15/2026, 10/1/2026 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline Travel Grants – Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
NSF AI-ready America 5/6/2026 (Limited submission Letter of Intent to UW Office of Research) NA for LOI https://depts.washington.edu/research/funding/opportunities/3427/ 
Schmidt Sciences Virtual Institute for Earth’s Water, VIEW-2 5/22/2026 (Expression of Interest) NA for EOI https://www.schmidtsciences.org/view/ 
DARPA Mathematics of Boosting Agentic Communication (MATHBAC) 6/16/2026 6/2/2026 DARPA - Mathematics of Boosting Agentic Communication (MATHBAC) - DARPA-PA-26-05 - Defence Science Institute
Research Corporation for Science Advancement Chemistry, physics, or astronomy 7/1/2026 6/17/2026 Cottrell Scholar Award – Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) 
NASA Graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to the Science Mission Directorate’s science, technology, and exploration goals 7/14/2026 6/30/2026 NSPIRES - Solicitations Summary
Beckman Foundation - NEW 5/1 Beckman Young Investigator Program - research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science 7/31/2026 (Letter of Intent) NA for LOI Beckman Young Investigator | Beckman Foundation
NSF NSF 26-506: Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) 9/1/2026 8/11/2026 https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pesose-pathways-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystems/nsf26-506/solicitation 
Earthwatch Research projects that produce rigorous, relevant, and impactful science, address global change, and actively involve citizen-scientist participants Rolling 2 weeks before submission date https://earthwatch.org/research/apply-for-research-funding 
CRDF Global Wide range of science and technology as they relate to national security Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline https://www.crdfglobal.org/funding-opportunities/ 
Department of Energy (DOE) - Office of Science Various energy related science and technology Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline GRANTS Open FOAs | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)
Department of Energy (DOE) - Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI)  Various Various 2 weeks before the sponsor deadline https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ 
DARPA - Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS) Various Various (Pre-application) N/A for preapplications ERIS - DARPAConnect

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