External Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities can be searched using PIVOT's Research Tool or contact the ORSP so that we may coordinate a search of opportunities where your research project meets the criteria and elligibility set forth by the sponsor.
Below is a sample of recently announced funding opportunities. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather a collection of available opportunities that are currently out there. If you want to find an opportunity that best fits your interests, please reach out and make an appointment to come in and meet with ORSP staff.
Agency |
Program Title |
Link |
Due Date |
Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF) |
Grant Program | https://rnrf.org/grants/ | 09/30/2025 |
American Philosophical Society | Franklin Research Grants | https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin-research-grants | 10/01/2025 and 12/01/2025 |
International Center for Responsible Gaming | College-Age Gambling Research | https://www.icrg.org/information/apply-for-icrg-funding/ | 10/13/2025 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Exploring Equitable Futures | https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2025/exploring-equitable-futures.html | 10/15/2025 |
Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation | Teacher Grant Program | https://mshefoundation.org/grants/ | 10/17/2025 |
The Council on Library & Information Resources | Digitizing Hidden Special Collections & Archives | https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/ | 10/20/2025 |
Glenn W. Bailey Foundation | STEM Initiatives | https://www.gwbaileyfoundation.org/stem-scholars | 11/15/2025 (Rolling) |
National Endowment for the Humanities | Scholarly Editions & Translations | https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants | 12/03/2025 |
National Science Foundation | Integrated Data Systems & Services | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/idss-integrated-data-systems-services/nsf25-544/solicitation | 12/4/2025 |
National Institutes of Health | Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-134.html | 02/25/2026 |
National Insitutes of Health-National Institute on Aging (NIA) | NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-26-010.html | 05/27/2026 |
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research | Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) Program | https://foundationfar.org/programs/rapid-outcomes-from-agricultural-research/ | 06/17/2026 (Rolling) |
National Science Foundation | NSF STEM K-12 | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/stem-k-12-nsf-stem-k-12/nsf25-545/solicitation | Proposals accepted anytime. |
Comcast | Comcast Innovation Fund | https://innovationfund.comcast.com/ | Proposals accepted anytime. |
National Endowment for the Humanities | Chairman's Grants in Honor of America's 250th Anniversary | https://www.neh.gov/program/celebrate-america | Proposals accepted anytime. |
Henry Luce Foundation | Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust | https://hluce.org/programs/democracy-ethics-public-trust/grant-categories/ |
Proposals accepted anytime. |