Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
Find funding for research, training, and publishing
Department of Defense (DOD):
The DOD has a number of funding areas, some of which may be open to postdoctoral submissions. Please look through the various funding opportunities if you are interested. They can be found here.
Other Government Agency Funding Opportunities:
A number of government agencies fund postdoctoral research projects including the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of State (DOS) Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Learn more about a wide-range of funding opportunities that may be open to postdoctoral submissions here.
Foundations:
- Numerous non-for profit foundations exist domestically and internationally that provide grant funding to research aligned with their specific interests.
- The Health Research Alliance is a consortium of over 50 different foundations that collectively sponsor over $1.5 Billion dollars in research annually. Each foundation within the group has their own funding mechanisms, many of which are open to postdoctoral submissions. For more information about funding opportunities, join the HRA’s listserv here
- The chronicle of philanthropy is an online resource dedicated to the non-profit sector. Their webpage can be found here. You can create a free online account and then login to search through their list of available grant opportunities, some of which may be open to postdoctoral submissions.
- American Cancer Society
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- F Kiosk: NIH Individual Fellowship Opportunities
- Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
- K Kiosk: NIH Career Development Awards
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- The Life Sciences Research Foundation
- L'Oreal USA for Women in Science Program
- National Center for Environmental Research Fellowships
- NIH Funding Programs
- NSF Funding Programs
- NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Zuckerman Scholars Program
- American Italian Cancer Foundation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- DFG, German Research Foundation
- European Commission
- European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
- Gruss Lipper Foundation Fellowship for Israeli Scientists
- Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- International Federation of University Women
- Japanese Science and Technology Program
- Jose Carreras Leukemia Foundation
- Martin Escudero Fellowship
- National Research Foundation (South Africa)
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
- Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences
- Ramon Areces Foundation
- Sweden-America Foundation
- Swedish Research Council
- Swedish Society for Medical Research
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- American Diabetes Association
- American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Heart Association
- American Liver Foundation
- American Lung Association
- American Mathematical Society
- American Philosophical Society
- American Physiological Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD)
- BrightFocus Foundation
- Brookdale Foundation
- Cancer Research Institute
- Children's Cancer Research Fund
- Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Davis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Eating Disorders Research
- Dermatology Foundation
- Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
- Epilepsy Foundation
- FRAXA Research Foundation
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- International Rett Syndrome Foundation
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
- Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Lalor Foundation
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Leukemia Research Foundation
- Life Sciences Research Foundation
- Lymphoma Research Foundation
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
- National Ataxia Foundation
- National Kidney Foundation
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
- Parkinson's Disease Foundation
- Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (NIH K99/R00)
- Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
- Thrasher Research Fund
- Tourette Syndrome Association
- Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
- Worldwide Cancer Research
- American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship
- Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship
- ASEE-NSF Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellowships
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Young Professional Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship
- L’Oreal USA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science
- National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
- National Institutes of Health:
- Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
This is a supplement to an advisor’s existing grant. There is no application deadline since supplement proposals can be submitted at any time. - NHLBI K01 Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity
- NINDS K01 Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research
- Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
- National Science Foundation:
- AGEP Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researchers
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology: Broadening Participation
- Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (plans to broaden participation)
- Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Broadening Participation
- New America Media Fellowship Program on Health & Environmental Health for Ethnic Media Journalism
- Point Foundation Scholarship
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: New Connections Grants
- William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Minority Mentoring Supplement