• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates

     Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 23-601

     Grant Submission Due: August 19, 2026

Description: The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for supporting student research:

• REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme.
• REU Supplements may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects.

REU projects with an international dimension are welcome.

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) - with live link to https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program/nsf22-586/solicitation

     Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 22-586

     Grant Submission Due: July 23, 2026

Description: CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of 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. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.

• NIH Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

     Grant Submission Due: June 25, 2026

Description: The purpose of the Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools is to support small scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH, with an emphasis on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for health professional, undergraduate and graduate students and enhancing the research environment at applicant institutions.

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-298

Award Amount: Up to $375,000 in direct costs, excluding consortium F&A, for the entire project period of up to 3 years.

• NIH Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

   Grant Submission Due: September 28, 2026

Description: The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who have not had any prior independent, peer-reviewed, external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-415

Award Amount: Up to $125,000 in direct costs, excluding consortium F&A, for the entire project period of up to 34years.

• Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education

 Grant Submission Due: June 25, 2026

Description: The Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education program supports humanities education through professional development for higher education faculty members. Landmarks and Institutes are residential professional development programs that educators from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.

New this year:
Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops may be one, two, or three weeks in length and should only be offered once in the chosen summer.

No current funding opportunities - will be updated as opportunities arise.

No current funding opportunities - will be updated as opportunities arise.

William T. Grant Foundation

Two opportunities:

Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

This program funds research studies that examine programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5–25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), language minority status, or immigrant origins.

Grant Deadline Dates: January 7/July 29 (LOI)

Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

NEW THIS YEAR: We will prioritize applications that investigate strategies to improve the use of research evidence around controversial issues and in polarized contexts. This program funds research studies that examine strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We seek proposals for studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, public agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, community organizers, and other decisionmakers that generally shape youth-serving systems in the United States.

Grant Deadline Dates: January 7/July 29 (LOI)

The Whitehall Foundation

Grant Deadline Dates, annually: January 15 (LOI)/June 1 (Application), April 15 (LOI)/September 1 (Application), October 1 (LOI)/February 15 (Application)

This foundation's grant program assists scholarly research in the life sciences. The Foundation is currently interested in basic research in neurobiology, defined as follows: Invertebrate and vertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology, specifically investigations of neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. The Foundation does not support research focused primarily on disease(s) unless it will also provide insights into normal functioning.

ORSP is pleased to announce that faculty, staff, and students now have access to the GrantForward database. GrantForward is a search engine dedicated to helping institutions and individuals find grants to fund their research.

• GrantForward covers more than 20,000 sponsors worldwide to provide a comprehensive database of more than 83,000 funding opportunities linked with over 6,000 pre-solicitations and 2.1M funded awards that continues to grow with the most up-to-date information.
• GrantForward’s powerful search system helps to lessen the hassle of searching for grants with advanced search filters and specialized search features.
• GrantForward researcher profiles allow researchers to highlight their research achievements and interests to receive personalized grant recommendations that match their research needs.

Access the Recording of the entire Webinar "Moving Your Next Project Forward with GrantForward" from Oct 25, 2024 here.

or access FAQ info in these additional resources:

• How do I find a grant? Video or PDF
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• How do I learn strategic information using GratForward databases? Video or PDF
• Visit GrantForward YouTube Channel for other instruction videos.
• Visit the GrantForward Support page for the complete list of resources.

• Start moving your research forward by accessing this Single Sign-On URL https://account.cazoodle.com/saml/kean and sign in using your institution account or
• Go to GrantForward.com, enter your institutional email address in the Log In (at the upper-right corner), then click outside of the Email Address input box to trigger the email recognition. When your email is detected, choose “Click here to use Single-Sign-On".
• For personalized grant recommendations delivered to your inbox, create your researcher profile (See this Tutorial demo for help creating your researcher profile) and configure your profile to receive grant recommendations (For help in setting this up, view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvMkfxgTxxY).