Limited Submission Funding Announcements

These are research funding opportunities where there is a limit to the number of applications that can be submitted. Faculty interested in applying are asked to provide a preliminary proposal for an internal selection committee. Please see below the current available funding opportunities and their internal submission deadlines.

HRSA Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program │ January 17

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program increases diversity in the health professions and nursing workforce by providing awards to eligible health professions schools for use in awarding scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

FUNDING INFORMATION: Up to $650,000 per year for each health professions program for five years between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2030 ($3,250,000 total).

ELIGIBILITY: Up to three proposals from BU and up to three from BUMC (six total) will be funded by HRSA. Each degree program may only submit one application. Collaborative proposals are not accepted.

Program Eligibility Criteria: Any PI or team interested in applying should review the detailed eligibility criteria, found on the program FAQ page to confirm eligibility of subdiscipline, accreditation status, and enrollment thresholds for students of disadvantaged backgrounds.

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: Interested BUMC faculty for eligible programs should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. If you are a faculty who works in BMC space (i.e., your research mentor is a BMC investigator) and wish to apply, please contact the Director of Strategic Research Growth, Jessica Howard, at Jessica.Howard@bmc.org, by Friday, Jan. 11, 2025.

250-word abstract describing the needs you plan to address, the proposed services, and the population groups you plan to serve;
CV or Biosketch of the PI (and any co-PIs) intending to submit an application;
Confirmation that you have, to the best of your ability, verified that your program likely meets the eligibility criteria outlined above.

If you have any questions about the application process, please email research@bu.edu.

DEADLINES: Internal Deadline: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EST | Application Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy.

International Balzan Prize 2025 │ February 7

The International Balzan Prize Foundation’s aim is to promote culture, the sciences, and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace, and fraternity among peoples throughout the world. The four Balzan Prizes are awarded to scholars, artists, and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their fields on an international level.

The subject areas in which the awards are granted are rotated, and this special characteristic of the Balzan Prize ensures the promotion and recognition of new or emerging fields of study or research that may have been overlooked by other international awards.

Nominees in the following fields are eligible for this year’s nomination:

Social sciences and humanities:
- Classics: Athenian Democracy Revisited
- History of Contemporary Art
Physical, mathematical, natural sciences, and medicine:
- Atoms and Ultra-Precise Measurement of Time
- Gene and Gene-Modified Cell Therapy

FUNDING INFORMATION: 750,000 Swiss francs will be awarded to each of the Balzan Prize Winners. As of 2001, the Balzan designated that half of the prize sum will be awarded to the winner while the other half will be earmarked to support the winner’s research projects involving young researchers or research groups. This future research proposal will be subject to the approval of the General Prize Committee.

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: BU can nominate more than one candidate for each area. Prizes may be awarded to individuals or to working teams who have produced results jointly, and candidates do not have to be part of the institution of the individual making the nomination or of the same nationality.

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by Friday, February 7, 2025

Reason for Nomination Statement (maximum 2 pages)
- Social science and humanities candidates should explain three of their unique aspects that have had the greatest scientific impact on the subject area of the award
- Sciences candidates should provide a description of their most significant results and their reasons for applying
Up-to-date CV that includes candidate’s present position, main academic activities, and nationality as well as:
- Social science and humanities: A list of 5 most significant publications; AND a complete and detailed bibliography, including translations
- Sciences: A list of their 10 most significant publications

As necessary, a faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select the forwarded candidates.

DEADLINES:

Internal Materials Due: Friday, February 7, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
Sponsor Deadline: Saturday, March 15, 2025

NIGMS - Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams │ March 5

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams is designed to support highly integrated research teams of 3-6 PDs/PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of NIGMS and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.

NIGMS recognizes that diverse teams working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct perspectives outperform homogeneous teams. To support the best science, NIGMS encourages inclusivity in research.

FUNDING INFORMATION: $700,000-$900,000 in direct costs though applications may request research program budgets of up to $1.5M per year ($7.5M total). Applications may request up to five years of support. This opportunity does not require cost sharing.

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: The application is required to be submitted as a multiple PD/PI application, with 3-6 PDs/PIs. All PDs/PIs must have an appointment at a domestic institution. Up to two applications per institution will be selected.

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: Interested BUMC faculty should submit the following materials listed below via InfoReady Review by March 5, 2025. If you are a faculty who works in BMC space (i.e., your research mentor is a BMC investigator) and wish to apply, please contact the Director of Strategic Research Growth, Jessica Howard, at Jessica.howard@bmc.org, by Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
Two-page Proposal Description describing their proposed project and strategies to advance the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project through expanded inclusivity;
A brief budget outline;
Up-to-date CV or biosketch for all PIs.

A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review the internal proposals and the select nominees.

DEADLINES: Internal Materials Due: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. | LOI Deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025 | Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by 5 p.m.

NIH - Biomedical Research Shared Instrumentation Grants │ March 28

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