Funding Opportunities
The Grant Bulletin is a comprehensive database of funding opportunities hosted by the Division of Sponsored Programs and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University of Iowa.
Below are a sampling of the current funding opportunities divided by category: Biological Sciences, Health Sciences and Student Opportunities.
Complete listings can be found below.
- Red = deadlines less than one week away
- Blue = deadlines less than one month away
- Black = all other deadlines
Biological Science
ARDF Open GrantsDeadline: Apr 19, 2024
Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
Deadline: May 31, 2024
HRSA: Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC)
Deadline: May 2, 2024
Keck Foundation Grant Program Fall 2024
Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
NIH: Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Aug 2, 2024
NIH: Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 27, 2024
NIH: Medical Scientist Training Program (T32)
Deadline: May 25, 2024
NIH: NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: May 24, 2024
NIH: Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 26, 2024
NSF ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Deadline: Nov 6, 2024
NSF: Innovation Corps Hubs Program (I-CorpsTM Hubs)
Deadline: Apr 25, 2024
NSF: Partnerships for Innovation - Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)
Deadline: May 7, 2024
NSF: Research Traineeship Program (NRT)
Deadline: Sep 6, 2024
Pew Biomedical Scholars 2024-2025
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Reissue: NSF: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows - NSF Sub-track Only
Deadline: Apr 22, 2024
Health Science
ARDF Open Grants
Deadline: Apr 19, 2024
Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
Deadline: May 31, 2024
HRSA: Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC)
Deadline: May 2, 2024
Keck Foundation Grant Program Fall 2024
Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
NIH: Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Aug 2, 2024
NIH: Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 27, 2024
NIH: Medical Scientist Training Program (T32)
Deadline: May 25, 2024
NIH: NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: May 24, 2024
NIH: Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 26, 2024
NSF ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Deadline: Nov 6, 2024
NSF: Innovation Corps Hubs Program (I-CorpsTM Hubs)
Deadline: Apr 25, 2024
NSF: Partnerships for Innovation - Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)
Deadline: May 7, 2024
NSF: Research Traineeship Program (NRT)
Deadline: Sep 6, 2024
Pew Biomedical Scholars 2024-2025
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Reissue: NSF: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows - NSF Sub-track Only
Deadline: Apr 22, 2024
Student Specific
ARDF Open Grants
Deadline: Apr 19, 2024
Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
Deadline: May 31, 2024
HRSA: Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC)
Deadline: May 2, 2024
Keck Foundation Grant Program Fall 2024
Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
NIH: Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Aug 2, 2024
NIH: Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 27, 2024
NIH: Medical Scientist Training Program (T32)
Deadline: May 25, 2024
NIH: NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: May 24, 2024
NIH: Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Sep 26, 2024
NSF ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Deadline: Nov 6, 2024
NSF: Innovation Corps Hubs Program (I-CorpsTM Hubs)
Deadline: Apr 25, 2024
NSF: Partnerships for Innovation - Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP)
Deadline: May 7, 2024
NSF: Research Traineeship Program (NRT)
Deadline: Sep 6, 2024
Pew Biomedical Scholars 2024-2025
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Reissue: NSF: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows - NSF Sub-track Only
Deadline: Apr 22, 2024
Complete Opportunities Listing
External Funding for Research are available from a range of external sources, including federal and state government agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and corporations.
University Funding Sources are available through the Office of the Vice President for Research, Office of Executive Vice President and Provost, the University's eleven Colleges, and various centers, programs, and institutes across campus.
Limited Submission Competitions are tracked via the Winning Institutional Nomination System (WINS).
Advanced Funding Resources
If you are a UI faculty or staff or undergraduate student, you may contact the Division of Sponsored Programs to request individual instruction on how to search for external funding -- contacting Oliva Smith, 335-3708. Your training can be provided via email or at your office or location convenient for you. If you are University of Iowa faculty, we will also search for funding for your project if you send an abstract or paragraph describing your project to dsp-funding-searches@uiowa.edu or fill out and submit the form found here.