Funding & Professional Development Opportunities

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Funding & Professional Development Opportunities

If you think you might apply for a grant, please submit the Proposal Notification Form.

Opportunities

Below are selected funding and professional development opportunities

Ongoing: Grodman Family Foundation

The Grodman Family Foundation will support integrated multidisciplinary interventions that respond to, mitigate, and prevent distress among those least able to care for themselves. Read more about the Grodman Family Foundation

NIH Early Stage Investigator Lecture Series — 2026 Awardees

The National Institutes of Health Prevention Research highlights 2026 early stage investigator awardees. Inspiring for junior faculty and doctoral students navigating early career research development. Register for the Early Stage Investigator Lecture Series

Due June 30: William T. Grant Scholars Program

The William T. Grant Scholars Program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand early researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.

Due July 15: LOIs for the John Templeton Foundation

The John Templeton Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in six major Funding Areas.

Funding Search Resources

The Duke Research Funding Database, Grant Forward, and State of Illinois (CSFA) websites linked below post funding opportunities that are updated daily.

Get In Touch

Have an opportunity you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you, and post your opportunities for funding, training, and publications. Contact us below.

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