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Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-112.html
Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS PAR-25-112
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026 NIH Standard Due Dates Apply
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage community-engaged research that broadens the conceptualization of qualities of the environment that can support language development in children and that focuses on the development of novel measures of children’s language development. The overall goal is to build the number of strengths-focused, culturally and linguistically responsive, and generalizable tools to further our understanding of children’s language development and/or impairment, and predictors thereof.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-144.html
Sponsor: NIH/DHHS PAR-25-144
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026 NIH Standard Due Dates Apply
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (herein referred to collectively as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant. R01 and R03 mechanisms are also available for this FOA.
Research Grants
https://www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/research-grants/
Sponsor: Retirement Research Foundation
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026
RRF funds research that seeks to identify interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network.
Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-122.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/DHHS PAR-23-122
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026
The NIH Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) Program’s overarching goal is to enhance the breadth and geographical location of research and research-related activities supported by NIH. The ReWARD program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding.
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-292.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Submission Deadline: February 5, 2026
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support innovative population-based research that can contribute to identifying and characterizing pathways and mechanisms through which work or occupation influences health outcomes and health status among populations with health and/or health care disparities, and how work functions as a social determinant of health.
Growing Convergence Research (GCR)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/gcr-growing-convergence-research
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: February 9, 2026
This GCR solicitation targets multidisciplinary teams who are embracing convergence research as a means of developing highly innovative solutions to complex research problems. GCR proposals are expected to be bold and address scientific or technical challenges and bottlenecks which if resolved have the potential to transform scientific understanding and solve vexing problems. Successful GCR projects are anticipated to lead to paradigm shifting approaches within disciplines, establishment of new scientific communities, or development of transformative technologies that have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact.
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) (Undergraduates)
https://btaa.org/resources-for/students/srop/overview
Sponsor: The Big Ten Academic Alliance
Submission Deadline: February 10, 2026 Application available between November 1st – February 10th
The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate education at Big Ten Academic Alliance universities. The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who pursue graduate study and research careers. SROP helps prepare undergraduates for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and enrichment activities.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-233.html
Sponsor: NIH/DHHS PAR-25-233
Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026 NIH Standard Due Dates Apply
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (herein referred to collectively as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant. R01 and R03 mechanisms are also available for this FOA.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-143.html
Sponsor: NIH/DHHS PAR-25-143
Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026 NIH Standard Due Dates Apply
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (herein referred to collectively as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant. R01 and R03 mechanisms are also available for this FOA.
Substance Use/Substance Use Disorder Dissertation Research Award (R36 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-347.html
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS PAR-25-347
Submission Deadline: February 16, 2026 02/16/26; 06/16/26
This award will facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into the field of substance use/substance use disorder (SU(D) research, enhancing the pool of highly talented SU(D) researchers. Applications are particularly encouraged from individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups.
Existing Program Evaluations
https://bradyeducationfoundation.org/application-guidelines/
Sponsor: Brady Education Foundation
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Foundation supports the evaluation of programs that are feasible and sustainable (i.e., can work and be maintained in the real world of educational settings and systems), accessible (i.e., are available to and attainable by the families that need them), and strength-based (i.e., recognize not only the challenges that minoritized families and those with low economic resources face but also the strengths that are developed and supported through cultural wealth that children and families bring to the learning environment that can be capitalized upon to promote strong academic outcomes).
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22603/nsf22603.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026
The MCA offers an opportunity for researchers at the Associate Professor rank (or equivalent) to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic and mutually beneficial partnerships, typically at an institution other than their home institution. Research projects that envision new insights on existing problems or identify new problems made accessible with cutting-edge methodology or expertise from other fields are encouraged.
Small Grants Program
https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program
Sponsor: Clif Family Foundation
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026
Through the program, the foundation will award general support grants as well as funding for specific projects in the three focus areas: strengthen our food system, enhance equitable community health outcomes, and safeguard our environment and natural resources. Priority is given to applicants that address two or more of the funding priorities at the same time, demonstrate strong community ties, and operate within viable and clearly defined plans for positive change.
IPR Seed Grant Program
https://ipr.osu.edu/seedgrants
Sponsor: Institute for Population Research (IPR), The Ohio State University
Submission Deadline: March 4, 2026
IPR offers seed grants to nurture and promote population research, with a focus on research that will eventually result in external funding. Seed grants can be used to collect or acquire data, conduct preliminary analyses, develop new collaborations, or other activities that help strengthen research proposals. Priority is given to research that falls within one or more of IPR’s four thematic areas: (i) Sexual and Reproductive Health; (ii) Family Demography; (iii) Mortality and Health over the Life Course; (iv) Migration.
Core Research Grants
https://www.russellsage.org/grants/core-research-grants
Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2026
RSF funds social science research that extends the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences as a means of better documenting and understanding the nation’s most pressing social, political, and economic problems. RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under all of its core programs and special initiatives: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social, Political, and Economic Inequality and will also accept LOIs relevant to its core programs that address the effects of the 2023 Supreme Court decision on race-conscious admissions policies and the relative merits of different models to promote diversity and the educational attainment and economic mobility of underrepresented and lower-income students.
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/innovations-graduate-education-program/nsf24-529/solicitation
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: March 25, 2026
The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. IGE focuses on projects aimed at piloting, testing, and validating innovative and potentially transformative approaches to graduate education. IGE projects are intended to generate the knowledge required for their customization, implementation, and broader adoption. The program supports testing of novel models or activities with high potential to enrich and extend the knowledge base on effective graduate education approaches.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on Family Support and Rejection in the Health and Well-Being of SGM Populations
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-166.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/DHHS NOT-OD-23-166
Submission Deadline: May 8, 2026 Depends on the FOA, deadlines starting 10/5/24 (NOSI expires May 8, 2026)
In response to Executive Order 14075 on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) announces an interest in research on the impact and consequences of family support and family rejection on the health and well-being of sexual and gender minority (SGM, defined for NIH purposes in NOT-OD-19-139) individuals across the life course.
Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-238.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Submission Deadline: June 5, 2026
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage research that addresses the link between social disconnection in late-life and late-life suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Of specific interest is research that identifies mechanisms by which social disconnection confers risk for, and social integration protects against, suicidal thoughts and behaviors in late life. Mechanisms to be considered exist at multiple levels of analysis, including but not limited to neurobiological, behavioral, and environmental.
Grants Program
https://allenfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Allen Foundation
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
Allen Foundation, Inc., named in honor of William Webster Allen, operates under the laws of the State of Michigan with offices in Midland. Grants are limited under the terms of the foundation’s charter to projects that primarily benefit programs for human nutrition in the areas of health, education, training, and research.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/iuse-edu-improving-undergraduate-stem-education-directorate-stem
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
The IUSE: EDU is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. In pursuit of this goal, IUSE: EDU supports projects that seek to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. In addition to innovative work at the frontier of STEM education, this program also encourages replication of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.
Linguistics
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/linguistics
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics, and phonology.
Social Psychology
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/social-psychology
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026
The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports basic research on human social behavior, including cultural differences and development over the life span. Among the many research topics supported are: attitude formation and change, social cognition, personality processes, interpersonal relations and group processes, the self, emotion, social comparison and social influence, and the psychophysiological and neurophysiological bases of social behavior.
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Submission Deadline: July 22, 2026
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.
Developmental Sciences (DS)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ds-developmental-sciences
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2026
DS supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ca-sr-cultural-anthropology-program-senior-research-awards
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: August 17, 2026
The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and training to increase understanding of the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. The Cultural Anthropology Program welcomes proposals from researchers in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology and research at any temporal and spatial scale. Methodologies and approaches employed may include ethnographic field research, surveys, remote sensing, the collection of bio-markers, experimental research inside or outside of laboratory settings, archival research, the analysis of materials collections and extant data bases, mathematical and computational modeling, and other research tools as appropriate for the research proposed.
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drms-decision-risk-management-sciences
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: August 18, 2026
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs), and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy decision making; management science and organizational design.
Grants Program
https://www.avdf.org/grant-seekers/apply-for-grant/
Sponsor: Davis (Arthur Vining) Foundations
Submission Deadline: August 27, 2026
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations will accept requests for support from public charities in the U.S. in two of their five program areas: Private Higher Education, and Interfaith Leadership and Religious Literacy.
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19575/nsf19575.htm
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: August 27, 2026
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. The program supports regular research awards, awards for conferences and community-development activities, doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) grants, and research experience for undergraduates (REU) supplements.
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/satc-20-security-privacy-trust-cyberspace
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Submission Deadline: September 28, 2026
The SaTC program welcomes proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, drawing on expertise in one or more of these areas: computing, communication, and information sciences; engineering; education; mathematics; statistics; and social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Proposals that advance the field of cybersecurity and privacy within a single discipline or interdisciplinary efforts that span multiple disciplines are both welcome.
EDU Core Research (ECR:Core)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ecrcore-edu-core-research
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
This program supports research on STEM education in one or more of three research areas: STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development.