School of Medicine Funding Search Tool

Below is a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide LISTSERV. This list reflects funding opportunities pertinent to many UCI researchers. Using filters may reduce your results, so use judiciously. Opportunities are added weekly.

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2025 Deadline: Jun 17, 2025

BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-EY-23-001)

This NOFO seeks applications for unique and innovative recording and/or modulation technologies that are in the earliest stage of development, including new and untested ideas that are in the initial stages of conceptualization.

2025 Deadline: Jun 19, 2025

Awards Supporting Cutting-Edge Technologies for Translational Science (ASCETTS) (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (PAR-23-177)

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) invites applications for the Awards Supporting Cutting-Edge Technologies for Translational Science (ASCETTS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to foster investigator-initiated development of highly innovative technologies to address barriers, limitations, or bottlenecks in translational science – particularly for therapeutic development.

2025 Deadline: Jul 08, 2025

Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HG-23-018)

The purpose of this initiative is to support investigator-initiated research in genomics and health equity, with the ultimate goal of developing approaches, generating and disseminating data, and implementing metrics or interventions that will advance the equitable use of genomics to improve health in U.S. populations.

2025 Deadline: Jul 08, 2025

Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HG-23-017)

The purpose of this initiative is to support investigator-initiated research in genomics and health equity, with the ultimate goal of developing approaches, generating and disseminating data, and implementing metrics or interventions that will advance the equitable use of genomics to improve health in U.S. populations.

2025 Deadline: Oct 10, 2025

NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-198)

The NIAID New Innovator Award supports postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent positions or newly independent Early Stage Investigators of exceptional creativity who propose novel, original and insightful research concepts with the potential to produce a major impact, test scientific paradigms, or advance key concepts on broad, important problems in biomedical research of priority to NIAID.

2025 Deadline: Oct 15, 2025

B-INSPIRE: Research on Behavioral Interventions that Promote Careers in the Biomedical Research Enterprise (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-24-230)

The B-INSPIRE: Research on Behavioral INterventionS that Promote Careers In the Biomedical Research Enterprise Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications that propose research designed to conduct studies of behavioral interventions to enhance research-oriented individuals' interest, motivation, persistence and preparedness for careers in the biomedical research workforce.