Funding
2024-2025 Here and Next Research Seed Funding
Requires interdisciplinary collaboration across schools
Four grant levels: Transcend Initiative; Ignite Interdisciplinary; Spark Funding Proposal Development; Spark Funding Pop-Up Initiative
Questions? Contact the Research Development Office.
Posted 8/22/2024
AI for Health Seed Grant
Applications due Mar 1
To catalyze collaborations across disciplines, encouraging integration of AI with public health and health care
Questions? Contact researchseedfunding@wustl.edu.
Posted 11/18/2024
Application open
Rolling deadline
To support scholarship within the history of medicine and the next generation of scholars, physicians and scientists
Questions? Contact Rose Kettler.
Posted 9/7/2021
Competitions for WashU nominees
Posted Nov 19
Current funding opportunities which require pre-selection of WashU candidates.
Learn more. (WUSTL Key required)
Questions? Contact internalselections@wustl.edu.
Posted 11/19/2024
Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists
Biannual deadlines: April 1, October 1
Open to Physician Scientists (MD, DO, or MD/PhD degree) at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Mosher.
Posted 3/23/2022
Fellows to Faculty Award: Request for applications
Application deadline Jan 14
Funding Opportunities
An expansive portfolio of funding opportunities
To advance our understanding of how race, ethnicity, and equity are integral to the most challenging issues of our global past, present, and futures
Posted 8/16/2022
Gap Fund: Funding for translational work
For promising medical, engineering and physical sciences technologies created by WashU researchers
To increase the chances of these technologies attracting necessary industry partners
Questions? Contact Malcolm Townes.
Posted 12/4/2023
Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Program
Applications reviewed monthly
To provide quick access to funding to use any of the JIT Cores for research advancing medical knowledge that can improve human health
Questions? Contact the ICTS JIT Program.
Posted 11/2/2023
NGI Pilot Grant Program
LOIs due Dec 7
We encourage applications from new investigators and established PIs interested in transitioning from animal or cell models to human data.
Questions? Contact neurogenomics@wustl.edu.
Posted 10/17/2024
Postdoctoral Fellow Award; Postdoctoral Travel Award
Rolling admissions for both awards
Fellow award to support recruitment, faculty invited to apply. Travel award to attend a conference/course, postdocs invited to apply.
Questions? Contact Carmen Horn.
Posted 9/6/2023
Precision Health Innovation Award
Monthly reviews
Up to $25,000 direct costs for one year to fund developmental or early stage work
Questions? Contact Jenny McKenzie and ICTS.
Posted 11/22/2023
Seeking proposals to support early drug discovery efforts
Submission deadline Dec 15
Two categories: Models and biomarkers for neuroinflammation; Novel technologies for cellular phenotyping at scale
Questions? Contact Jenna O'Neil and Katrina Loomis.
Posted 11/18/2024
WashU NIH Fellowship Workshop: Registration open
For graduate students and postdocs
Emphasis on F (fellowship) and K (career development) awards
Questions? Contact Research Education & Information.
Posted 9/24/2024