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 |
Description & Link |
Due Date |
| Whitehall Foundation | Research Grant |
Supports young scientists at the assistant professor level or higher conducting basic research in invertebrate and vertebrate neurobiology, specifically investigations of neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. |
Letter of Intent due 1/15, 4/15, 10/01, annually. |
| Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research | Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) Program |
Deploys urgent funding to support research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to the U.S. food supply or agricultural systems. https://foundationfar.org/programs/rapid-outcomes-from-agricultural-research/ |
Proposals accepted anytime |
| National Science Foundation | NSF STEM K-12 |
Supports fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning and improves understanding of education across the human lifespan and a range of formal and informal settings. https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/stem-k-12-nsf-stem-k-12/nsf25-545/solicitation |
Proposals accepted anytime. |
| Comcast | Comcast Innovation Fund |
Supports technology and public policy research that contributes to the betterment of the Internet, and the continued evolution of connectivity products and services. The fund provides grants to technologists, researchers, and academics to support Internet- and connectivity-focused projects within the fund’s areas of interest, which are updated annually. https://innovationfund.comcast.com/ |
Proposals accepted anytime. |
| Henry Luce Foundation | Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust |
Three focus areas: (1) Information Ecosystems; (2) Communities and Governments; (3) Confidence in Democracies https://hluce.org/programs/democracy-ethics-public-trust/grant-categories/ |
Proposals accepted anytime. |
