Noteworthy Funding Opportunities
The Office of Proposal Development actively curates this list of recently released funding opportunities in priority research areas. If you have questions about any of the funding opportunities below, please contact us at OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu.
Program |
Sponsor |
Sponsor Deadline |
Award Amount |
Award Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARPA | September 26, 2025 (Rolling basis) |
Not noted |
Not noted |
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| NSF | September 29, 2025 |
Varies |
Varies |
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| BrightFocus Foundation | September 29, 2025 |
$100K per year |
Up to 3 years |
|
| DOE | September 30, 2025 (Rolling basis) |
Up to $5M |
6 months to 5 years |
|
| Call For Proposals on Emerging Technology, Supply Chain Vulnerability, China's Gray Zone Activities, and Other Novel Ideas | U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission | September 30, 2025 |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Whitehall Foundation | LOI due October 1, 2025; Full proposal due February 15, 2026 |
Research Grants: Up to $100K per year. Grants-in-Aid: Up to $30K. |
Research Grants: Two- and three-year research grants. Grants-in-Aid: One year |
|
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | October 1, 2025 |
$50K to $200K |
Up to 2 years |
|
| NSF | October 3, 2025 |
Up to $300K per year |
Up to 4 years |
|
| NIH | October 3, 2025; February 3, 2026 |
$250K direct costs per year |
Up to 5 years |
|
| DARPA | Abstracts: October 15, 2025 and Full Proposal/Oral Proposal Package (OPP): November 25, 2025 |
Approx. $32.4M, multiple awards are anticipated. |
This will be a 36-month effort across two phases. Phase I (base period) will be 24
months, and Phase II (option period) will be |
|
| Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and administered by the Social Sciences Research Council | Rolling; funds are limited – grantseekers should apply as soon as possible |
$25K to $250K |
Not noted |
|
| NIH | October 16, 2025; February 16, 2026 |
Up to $400K direct costs |
Up to 3 years |
|
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | October 23, 2025; January 22, 2026; April 23, 2026; July 23, 2026 |
$2.5K to $50K |
1 year |
|
| Simons Foundation | LOI due October 29, 2025; Full Proposal due February 25, 2026 |
Up to $2M per year, including indirect costs |
An initial period of 4 years |
|
| DARPA | Rolling, through October 31, 2025 |
Not noted |
Any scope and duration |
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| NIH | December 12, 2025 |
Not limited |
Varies by conference frequency |
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| Alkermes | December 15, 2025 |
Up to $100K |
Up to 2 years |
|
| NSF | February 5, 2026 |
Up to $1M |
Up to 4 years |
|
| NIH | June 15, 2026 |
Not Specified |
Up to 5 years |
|
| NSF | Preliminary Proposal due September 1, 2026. Full Proposal (by invite only) due February 8, 2027 |
Implementation projects: $4M up to but not including $20M; Design projects: $400K up to but not including $20M |
Up to 5 years |
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| NSF | Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
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| NSF | Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
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| US Army Futures Command, Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C) | Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
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| Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) | Proposals Accepted Anytime |
$100K to $300K per year |
Up to 5 years |