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Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
May 22, 2026 • grant awards
FRONT program selects performer team
ARPA-H selected a multidisciplinary team led by Sophrosyne Biosciences to develop stem-cell-derived precursor tissue grafts for repairing damaged neocortical tissue through its five-year FRONT program.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
28 days ago • grant awards
STFC opens £10.5 million doctoral awards opportunity in data-intensive sciences
STFC has opened a £10.5 million UKRI funding opportunity for seven-year doctoral focal awards developing data-intensive science skills through research, cohort training and external placements.
Open Science NL
12 days ago • funding opportunity
Open Science NL Pre-Announces 2026 Open Science Infrastructure Funding Call
Open Science NL plans to launch an October 2026 call to improve and develop digital infrastructures that enable open science, with an emphasis on collaboration and consortium formation.
U.S. National Science Foundation
14 days ago • grant awards
NSF awards 12 new Regional Innovation Engines to fuel research, jobs and economic growth nationwide
The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded 12 new Regional Innovation Engines across 20 states, with each team initially receiving $15 million to develop technology and innovation clusters.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
14 days ago • research impact
UK Research and Innovation publishes 2025 to 2026 annual report
UKRI has published its 2025 to 2026 annual report, highlighting research, innovation and commercialization outcomes including a cow milk allergy blood test, zero-emission buses, neuropsychiatric treatments and lower-carbon concrete.
Open Science NL
14 days ago • research event
Open Science NL Announces Researching Open Science Event in Leiden
Open Science NL will host a 18 September 2026 event in Leiden where attendees can meet projects awarded through its Research on Open Science call and discuss current open science research.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
15 days ago • research policy
UKRI sets out £9.220 billion 2026 to 2027 research and innovation delivery plan
UKRI’s 2026 to 2027 Delivery Plan sets out a £9.220 billion budget, with major commitments to curiosity-driven research, strategic priority programmes, commercialisation, AI, research infrastructure, regional growth and faster funding decisions.
Open Science NL
15 days ago • funding award
Open Science NL Citizen Science Hubs Begin Coordinated National Work
Five Open Science NL-funded Citizen Science Hubs met for the first time to coordinate their plans, strengthen capacity and support citizen science across the Netherlands.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
19 days ago • grant awards
ARPA-H awards up to $160 million for personalized medicines for rare genetic diseases
ARPA-H announced performer teams for the THRIVE program and committed up to $160 million over five years to advance personalized genetic medicines, umbrella clinical trials, and deployment models for rare pediatric genetic diseases.
Open Science NL
19 days ago • research governance
Open Science NL Seeks Members for Three Open Science Advisory Panels
Open Science NL is recruiting experts for advisory panels on Citizen Science, Open Scholarly Communication, and Software, Hardware and Research Data.
U.S. National Science Foundation
20 days ago • research policy
NSF Announces Planned Prohibition on Collaborations with Restricted Entities
NSF has announced plans to prohibit the use of NSF funds for collaborations with entities on specified U.S. restricted parties lists and to require compliance certifications from institutions and senior/key personnel when the policy takes effect.
U.S. National Science Foundation
21 days ago • research impact
NSF launches Project Triad to advance quantum technology for real-world applications
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Project Triad, an initiative to integrate quantum sensing, networking and computing and accelerate promising quantum technologies toward real-world applications and commercialization.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
22 days ago • grant awards
ESRC opens £5.85 million opportunity for doctoral training in data-driven research
UKRI’s Economic and Social Research Council has opened a £5.85 million opportunity for one doctoral focal award plus to develop data-driven research skills across social science career stages.
Open Science NL
26 days ago • research event
National Open Science Festival 2026 Reaches Full Capacity
Open Science NL announced that the 2026 National Open Science Festival in Delft has sold out, with 450 participants expected on 14 October.
Simons Foundation
27 days ago • other
Free Public Events Will Bring the Wonder of Mathematics to Philadelphia
The Simons Foundation has announced 17 free public events in Philadelphia connected to the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians, including a Math Festival, public lectures, art and music programming, documentary screenings and live discussions.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
28 days ago • grant awards
Pre-announcement: UK Obesity Research Institute
UKRI and the Medical Research Council have announced an upcoming grant opportunity offering up to £60 million to establish a collaborative UK Obesity Research Institute focused on the biomedical mechanisms, prevention and treatment of obesity.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 25, 2026 • research policy
ESRC outlines refreshed applicant-led funding model and new schemes
ESRC is refreshing its applicant-led funding model, with two pilot schemes launched in 2026 and three further opportunities planned through early 2027.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jun 23, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H selects teams for $90.7 million obstetric monitoring program
ARPA-H has selected nine research and technology teams for its $90.7 million Making Obstetrics Care Smart program, which will develop point-of-care diagnostics and AI-supported fetal monitoring for labor and delivery.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jun 23, 2026 • research impact
Robotics: Engineering the future of intelligent machines
The U.S. National Science Foundation reviews more than five decades of robotics investments, highlighting research advances, current programs and applications ranging from manufacturing and healthcare to exploration and disaster response.
Simons Foundation
Jun 23, 2026 • research impact
Beyond the Cryo-EM Resolution Revolution
The Simons Foundation describes how its support for the Simons Electron Microscopy Center and Flatiron Institute research is advancing cryo-EM instrumentation, training and computational analysis.
Simons Foundation
Jun 23, 2026 • grant awards
First Simons Postdoctoral Fellows in Plant Biology Announced
The Simons Foundation announced the nine inaugural recipients of its Simons Postdoctoral Fellows in Plant Biology program, supporting interdisciplinary basic research across plant biology.
Science/AAAS
Jun 22, 2026 • research policy
NSF reportedly cuts basic-research programs as it expands X-Labs technology initiative
Science reports that the National Science Foundation has sharply reduced budgets for traditional basic-science programs while rapidly expanding its $1.5 billion X-Labs technology initiative, prompting concern about grant delays, research priorities, and compliance with congressional funding limits.
Wellcome
Jun 20, 2026 • grant awards
Wellcome reports £1.3bn in grant awards during 2024/25
Wellcome reports that it made 711 grant awards worth £1.3bn in 2024/25 and held an active portfolio of 2,723 grants worth £7.3bn across 133 countries as of 30 September 2025, alongside demographic and competitive success-rate data.
Simons Foundation
Jun 18, 2026 • research impact
Hilbert’s 23 Problems at ICM 2026: Where Are We Now?
A Simons Foundation feature reviews the continuing influence and current status of David Hilbert’s 23 mathematical problems ahead of ICM 2026, highlighting planned talks on the continuum hypothesis and the axiomatization of physics.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 17, 2026 • grant awards
AHRC outlines summer 2026 funding and partnership pipeline
AHRC has published a summer 2026 forward look covering upcoming research funding, impact support, doctoral capability investments, infrastructure access, international partnerships and interdisciplinary opportunities.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jun 16, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H launches REST program for measurable, controllable sleep health
ARPA-H launched the REST research funding program to develop in-home technologies that measure sleep-related physiology and adaptively treat poor sleep in real time.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jun 15, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H announces workshop on simulation and causal models for clinical AI evaluation
ARPA-H announced a virtual workshop exploring simulation, causal inference, and foundation models as tools for evaluating continuously evolving clinical AI for regulatory use.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 15, 2026 • research policy
UKRI updates pauses and reopenings for MRC and BBSRC funding opportunities
UKRI is moving to an ‘always open’ model for applicant-led funding and has updated the status of paused MRC and BBSRC opportunities, including reopened grants and MRC opportunities scheduled to reopen in July 2026.
Nature Medicine
Jun 15, 2026 • research results
Plasma proteomics links cell-specific aging signatures to disease risk
A Nature Medicine study used plasma proteomics and machine learning to estimate the biological age of more than 40 cell types, linking cell-specific aging signatures to disease risk and mortality.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jun 12, 2026 • grant awards
NSF and AACC announce 2026 Community College Innovation Challenge winners
NSF and the American Association of Community Colleges announced the 2026 Community College Innovation Challenge winners, led by SUNY Broome Community College’s Hands-On Quantum Education project.
Simons Foundation
Jun 8, 2026 • grant awards
CCN Researcher SueYeon Chung Named McKnight Scholar
SueYeon Chung of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute has been selected as a 2026 McKnight Scholar for her research on neural population geometry and neural computation.
Simons Foundation
Jun 8, 2026 • grant awards
Travel Grants Help Hundreds of Mathematicians Attend ICM 2026
The Simons Foundation will provide full travel support to 688 mathematicians from 76 countries attending the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, through a program partnered with three mathematical organizations.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 8, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI opens £2.31 million opportunity for research into aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts
NERC has opened a £2.31 million funding opportunity for collaborative research into aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts, including contrails, aerosols, future fuels and decision-making. Up to six projects may be funded, with applications closing on 8 September 2026.
Science / AAAS
Jun 8, 2026 • research policy
NIH proposes cap on the number of grants a scientist can hold at once
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is considering caps of two to four research project grants per principal investigator, estimating that the limits could redirect $1.3 billion to $3.5 billion and support up to 5,230 additional investigators.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Jun 5, 2026 • research policy
NSF issues organizational and fieldwork guidance for 2026 Arctic research
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced organizational changes and issued safety, permitting and logistics guidance for NSF-supported Arctic fieldwork in 2026.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 5, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI opens 50 policy fellowship positions for 2026
UKRI has opened an 18-month policy fellowship programme offering 50 placements across government, arm’s-length bodies and the What Works Network, with awards ranging from £180,000 to £280,000 in full economic costs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jun 4, 2026 • grant awards
CDC reports more than $5 billion awarded through Public Health Infrastructure Grant
The CDC reports that more than $5 billion had been awarded through its five-year Public Health Infrastructure Grant as of December 2025, including more than $4.6 billion for 107 health departments and more than $382 million for three national public health partners.
Nature
Jun 3, 2026 • research policy
White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to know
Nature reports on a White House proposal to overhaul US federal science funding, including changes to grant oversight, peer review, international collaboration and publication support that critics fear could politicize research.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 3, 2026 • grant awards
STFC opens £6 million Ernest Rutherford Fellowship competition for 2026
STFC has opened the 2026 Ernest Rutherford Fellowship competition, offering up to 10 five-year awards worth a total of £6 million to researchers developing independent research programmes within the council’s remit.
Simons Foundation
Jun 2, 2026 • other
Media Invitation: Fields Medals and Cutting-Edge Math at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia
The Simons Foundation invited media to cover the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia, where Fields Medals and other prizes will be announced and researchers will discuss developments across mathematics, including artificial intelligence.
Simons Foundation
Jun 1, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation Opens Applications for Synthetic Plant Biology Research Funding
The Simons Foundation is accepting applications for its Synthetic Plant Biology program, supporting exploratory research that uses engineering approaches to study and modify plant systems. The deadline is July 30, 2026.
Simons Foundation
Jun 1, 2026 • grant awards
Coming Soon: Open Interval, an Artist-Scientist Exploration of “Turbulence”
The Simons Foundation has announced the next Open Interval program, which will award $30,000 to selected artist-scientist-arts organization trios exploring turbulence from April to December 2027.
Simons Foundation
Jun 1, 2026 • partnerships
Turbulence: A Nexus of Creative Possibilities
The Simons Foundation has announced turbulence as the theme of the next Open Interval program, inviting artist, scientist and arts-organization trios to develop cross-disciplinary collaborations around the phenomenon.
Nature Publishing Group
May 30, 2026 • research impact
Pediatric Research article forecasts 10 areas for the next generation of child-health advances
A Pediatric Research article surveys pediatric research leaders and identifies 10 areas with high potential to produce major child-health advances over the next five to 10 years, while calling for sustained investment, implementation, equity-focused research, and public trust in science.
Simons Foundation
May 28, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation opens applications for Synthetic Plant Biology program
The Simons Foundation has opened applications for its Synthetic Plant Biology program, offering up to $360,000 annually for three years and expecting to fund three to five exploratory plant biology projects.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
May 28, 2026 • grant awards
NIH BRAIN Initiative Opens BRAIN CONNECTS Funding Opportunity for Scalable Brain-Mapping Technologies
NIH’s BRAIN Initiative announced a BRAIN CONNECTS funding opportunity for specialized projects developing scalable technologies and data pipelines for comprehensive brain-connectivity atlases.
Inside Higher Ed
May 28, 2026 • research policy
Inside Higher Ed Examines Trump Administration’s Higher-Education Grant Competitions
Inside Higher Ed examines how more than $600 million in new higher-education grant competitions reflect the Trump administration's priorities, while experts warn that broad eligibility preferences, interagency administration and potentially weakened peer review could create obstacles for applicants.
Nature
May 27, 2026 • research policy
NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold
Nature reports that the US National Science Foundation placed new research grants to major universities on hold, with a subsequent update noting the removal of hold notices for Duke, Harvard and Yale and the release of some grants.
U.S. National Science Foundation
May 26, 2026 • grant awards
NSF relaunches SBIR/STTR programs with $250 million and adds $40 million instrumentation pilot
NSF relaunched its SBIR/STTR programs with $250 million and announced a $40 million pilot emphasis on next-generation scientific instrumentation and experimental platforms.
U.S. National Science Foundation
May 22, 2026 • grant awards
NSF launches SBIR/STTR pilot focused on scientific instrumentation
NSF has launched a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer pilot emphasis on scientific instrumentation, with up to $40 million in anticipated funding for startups and small businesses across Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track and supplemental awards.
U.S. National Science Foundation
May 22, 2026 • grant awards
NSF posts 2026 SBIR/STTR solicitation with Phase I awards up to $305,000
The U.S. National Science Foundation has posted NSF 26-510, an active SBIR/STTR solicitation offering Phase I awards of up to $305,000 and Phase II awards of up to $1.25 million to eligible small businesses developing high-risk technologies.
STAT
May 22, 2026 • research impact
Retro Biosciences fundraising values longevity startup at $1.8 billion
Retro Biosciences announced a fundraising round valuing the Sam Altman-backed longevity startup at $1.8 billion and provided an update on its first Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial.
Simons Foundation
May 21, 2026 • research results
Quantum Dynamics Breakthrough Overturns Claim of ‘Quantum Supremacy’
Flatiron Institute researchers and Boston University collaborators used tensor-network methods on a conventional computer to solve a quantum-dynamics problem previously claimed to require a quantum computer.
Wellcome
May 19, 2026 • research policy
Report maps opportunities and challenges for improving access to UK health data
Wellcome has published an independent report mapping the UK health data research landscape and identifying technical and organisational steps to improve access through the Health Data Research Service.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
May 18, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H seeks industry input on optic nerve imaging for whole eye transplantation
ARPA-H is seeking industry input on non-invasive optic nerve imaging technologies to support its whole eye transplantation program.
UK Research and Innovation
May 18, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI pre-announces up to £2 million for gambling harms research
UKRI has pre-announced up to £2 million per project for research into the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms, with the full opportunity due to open in September 2026.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
May 15, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI pre-announces MRC Equip funding for mid-range biomedical research equipment
UKRI has announced the forthcoming MRC Equip grant opportunity, offering £200,000 to £1 million for mid-range equipment supporting biomedical research at eligible UK research organisations.
Wellcome
May 14, 2026 • grant awards
Wellcome launches global prize for mental health science
Wellcome and Nature have launched a global mental health science prize offering USD 1 million to the overall winner and USD 250,000 to each of three finalists. Applications are open worldwide until 18 September 2026.
U.S. National Science Foundation
May 14, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative for breakthrough science
NSF announced up to $1.5 billion over the next decade for NSF X-Labs, a new initiative supporting independent, milestone-driven teams pursuing breakthrough science and technology platforms.
Nature
May 14, 2026 • grant awards
Wellcome and Nature launch US$1 million mental-health research prize
Wellcome and Nature have launched a global mental-health research prize offering US$1 million to the winner and US$250,000 to each of three finalists.
Simons Foundation
May 13, 2026 • research impact
Simons Foundation presents short film on electrons and superconductivity
The Simons Foundation presented electron_matter, a short film by Flatiron Institute researcher Olivier Gingras and filmmaker Yan Shao exploring electron behavior, superconductivity and collective action.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
May 11, 2026 • grant awards
DOE Selects 75 Graduate Students for Office of Science Research Awards
The U.S. Department of Energy selected 75 PhD students from 55 universities and 27 states for its Office of Science Graduate Student Research program, enabling them to conduct thesis research at DOE National Laboratories.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
May 7, 2026 • research policy
UKRI updates stipend and fee support guidance for funded postgraduate researchers
UKRI has updated its guidance for funded postgraduate researchers, setting a minimum full-time stipend of £21,805 from October 2026 and a minimum 2026–27 tuition-fee contribution of £5,238.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
May 5, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H launches Intelligent Generator of Research program to accelerate biomedical science
ARPA-H has launched the five-year Intelligent Generator of Research program, an AI-enabled initiative intended to accelerate rigorous, reproducible biomedical research and support a new research ecosystem for complex and chronic diseases.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
May 5, 2026 • research policy
NERC launches always-open model for Pushing the Frontiers funding
NERC has made its Pushing the Frontiers funding opportunity always open, allowing applications year-round and introducing an expert-review and regular moderation-panel process.
Simons Foundation
May 1, 2026 • grant awards
Applications Open for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division has opened applications for its 2027 graduate fellowships in ecology and evolution, with a June 30, 2026 deadline.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
May 1, 2026 • grant awards
BBSRC opens applicant-led new investigator award
BBSRC has opened an applicant-led new investigator award offering up to £2 million in full economic cost for up to five years to support eligible early-career researchers undertaking bioscience research.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
May 1, 2026 • grant awards
STFC announces 2026 Particle Physics Experiment Consolidated Grants round
STFC’s 2026 consolidated grants round supports two years of continuing UK particle physics experiment research, with funding available for existing 2024 award activities and specified experiment operations.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Apr 28, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H 101: The lifecycle of an ARPA-H program
ARPA-H explains how its Program Managers develop high-risk health programs, select performers through competitive review, tie funding to milestones, and plan transitions toward clinical use, regulation, or follow-on investment.
Simons Foundation
Apr 28, 2026 • research personas
Simons Foundation to host 2026 CCA Pre-Doc Symposium
The Simons Foundation’s Center for Computational Astrophysics will host its 2026 Pre-Doc Symposium on May 19, featuring research from its Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 pre-doctoral cohorts.
Nature Publishing Group
Apr 24, 2026 • research results
Peptide-enriched hydrogel developed and tested for sensitive and damaged skin
A Medical University of Gdańsk-led study reports the development and testing of a peptide-enriched aerosol hydrogel for sensitive and damaged skin, finding stability, in vitro keratinocyte migration activity and no irritant or sensitizing reactions in a 20-person dermatological test.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Apr 23, 2026 • research impact
FDA approves first dual AAV gene therapy for genetic hearing loss
The FDA approved Regeneron’s Otarmeni, the first dual AAV gene therapy for OTOF-related genetic hearing loss, following clinical evidence of improved hearing in 80% of evaluable trial participants.
Simons Foundation
Apr 23, 2026 • research personas
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects CCM’s Charles Epstein
Charles Epstein, a senior research scientist at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Mathematics, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Apr 22, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H small business awards set to bring revolutionary healthcare solutions rapidly to market
ARPA-H announced up to $28 million in contract awards for 15 small businesses developing healthcare technologies across nutrition, wearables, brain health, cell therapy, diagnostics and gene therapy.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Apr 21, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H announces first research teams for $139 million EVIDENT behavioral-health initiative
ARPA-H announced the first research teams for its up-to-$139.4 million EVIDENT initiative, which aims to develop objective measures and FDA-ready clinical endpoints for rapid-acting behavioral-health therapies.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Apr 13, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program award offers
NSF announced 2,500 Graduate Research Fellowship offers for the 2026–2027 academic year, selected from nearly 14,000 applicants across the United States and its territories.
Simons Foundation
Apr 10, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation Announces Nine 2026 Targeted Grants to Institutes Recipients
The Simons Foundation announced nine 2026 Targeted Grants to Institutes recipients, with awards supporting long-term infrastructure, international collaboration and research programs in mathematics and the physical sciences.
Simons Foundation
Apr 10, 2026 • grant awards
2026 Simons Fellows in Mathematics Announced
The Simons Foundation announced its 2026 Simons Fellows in Mathematics. Funded by Simons Foundation International, the fellowships extend eligible sabbatical or equivalent research leaves to a full academic year.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Apr 9, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI commits to maintaining PPAN postdoctoral funding after missed grant-letter deadline
UKRI and DSIT say approximately 20 theoretical particle physics postdoctoral awards have been made in 2026 so far and commit to restoring PPAN postdoctoral funding to at least FY2025/26 levels after a missed international grant-letter deadline.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Apr 7, 2026 • grant awards
ESRC launches £3 million Connect Awards pilot for exploratory research collaborations
The ESRC Connect Awards pilot offered £3 million to support early collaborations on novel, exploratory and high-risk research ideas, with awards of £50,000 to £150,000 for projects lasting up to six months.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Apr 7, 2026 • grant awards
ESRC opens £1.5 million React Awards pilot for time-critical research
ESRC has opened a £1.5 million pilot funding opportunity for rapid social science research developed with UK public sector partners to address urgent evidence needs.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Apr 6, 2026 • translation
ARPA-H advances regenerative osteoarthritis program toward human trials
ARPA-H reports that its NITRO program has regenerated bone and cartilage in osteoarthritic animal models and is advancing toward IND-enabling studies and potential first-in-human trials. Teams from Duke University, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Columbia University are developing injectable regenerative treatments and living knee implants, with commercialization efforts underway.
Simons Foundation
Apr 6, 2026 • partnerships
Simons Foundation to showcase 2026 Symbiosis researcher-filmmaker collaboration
The Simons Foundation announced a May 15, 2026 event featuring a screening and discussion from the Symbiosis program, which pairs Flatiron Institute researchers with filmmakers to explore mathematics and scientific phenomena through short films.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Apr 2, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H launches $144 million program targeting microplastics in the human body
ARPA-H has launched the $144 million STOMP program to develop standardized ways to measure, understand, and eventually remove microplastics and nanoplastics from the human body.
Simons Foundation
Mar 31, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation opens $600,000 Centers of Excellence call in Ukraine
The Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International are inviting applications for eight to 10 Centers of Excellence in Ukraine, with awards of up to $600,000 over three years.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Mar 31, 2026 • research impact
Rare Disease Day at NIH 2026 Highlights Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
NCATS reports on Rare Disease Day at NIH 2026, where attendees highlighted advances in newborn screening, gene editing, CAR-T therapy, clinical-trial design and artificial intelligence for rare diseases.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Mar 30, 2026 • grant awards
NERC opens £950,000 opportunity for frontier environmental research
NERC has opened an ongoing grant opportunity offering up to £950,000 in full economic costs for ambitious, curiosity-driven environmental research projects.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Mar 25, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces TechAccess: AI-Ready America funding opportunity
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a $168 million to $224 million funding opportunity for up to 56 State/Territory Coordination Hubs intended to advance AI readiness and deployment across the United States.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Mar 25, 2026 • grant awards
NSF initiative aims to make every American worker, business and community AI-ready
NSF and federal partners announced a funding opportunity to establish up to 56 AI-ready Coordination Hubs across the United States, with NSF investing up to $1 million annually per hub for three years.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Mar 23, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces $8.5 million FINDERS FOUNDRY funding opportunity for K-12 learning innovation
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY, a two-phase funding program offering an estimated $8.5 million for interdisciplinary teams developing technology-based solutions for K-12 learning and workforce development.
Research England
Mar 23, 2026 • grant awards
Research England changes timing of 2025 to 2026 QR funding payments
Research England has brought forward some QR funding payments from April and May 2026 into March 2026 for affected English higher education providers, without changing their total 2025 to 2026 allocations.
Nature Astronomy
Mar 23, 2026 • research policy
Threats to astronomy from above and below
A Nature Astronomy editorial examines how satellite megaconstellations and public-funding pressures are constraining astronomy, and urges researchers to engage actively in policy and public advocacy.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Mar 20, 2026 • partnerships
NSF TIP launches U.S.-Ireland partnership to accelerate research commercialization
NSF, Research Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy launched a trilateral initiative to help NSF-funded research teams translate emerging-technology discoveries into commercial products and startups.
Nature Publishing Group
Mar 20, 2026 • research policy
Science challenges and solutions to support implementation of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
A perspective in npj Ocean Sustainability outlines scientific and technological priorities for implementing the BBNJ Agreement, including improved ocean monitoring, open data, modelling, marine protected-area planning and capacity building.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Mar 16, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H launches 1-CURE program to develop a single, widely accessible cancer treatment
ARPA-H announced 1-CURE, a research program seeking to develop a low-cost, widely accessible one-time radiotherapy treatment for multiple cancer types by combining FLASH radiotherapy, smart biomaterials, and AI-driven treatment planning.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Mar 13, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H Seeks Sources for Standardized Micro- and Nanoplastics
ARPA-H sought manufacturing sources for standardized micro- and nanoplastics to support metrology and toxicology research.
Nature Publishing Group
Mar 13, 2026 • research policy
Nature Medicine editorial calls for sustained investment and clearer regulation in gene therapies
A Nature Medicine editorial calls for sustained investment, transparent data sharing and predictable regulation to address safety, development and commercialization challenges facing genetic therapies.
Simons Foundation
Mar 10, 2026 • grant awards
Applications Open for 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience
The Simons Foundation has opened applications for its paid 2026–2027 undergraduate neuroscience fellowships, offering research placements, mentorship and a $25-per-hour stipend.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Mar 10, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H launches Delphi program for next-generation biosensor development
ARPA-H has launched the 4.5-year Delphi program to develop modular chiplet-based wearable and ingestible biosensors capable of securely monitoring a wider range of biological signals.
Wellcome
Mar 10, 2026 • research impact
2026 AMR Benchmark finds pockets of progress but calls for stronger industry-wide action
The Access to Medicine Foundation’s 2026 AMR Benchmark finds several examples of pharmaceutical progress, including seven innovative late-stage antimicrobial projects, but warns that declining industry-wide R&D and persistent access gaps are worsening the global antimicrobial-resistance threat.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Mar 9, 2026 • research impact
From individual discovery to shared momentum
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation describes how flexible Science Program funding and recurring Quantum Imaging, Sensing, and Metrology convenings help independent researchers build collaborations and advance quantum approaches to understanding living systems.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Mar 5, 2026 • grant awards
From farms to fusion: UK-US research teams honoured in DC
Seven UK-US research collaborations spanning medical imaging, agriculture, nuclear energy, museum accessibility, particle physics and quantum technology have received the Pioneering UK-US Breakthroughs Award from UKRI North America.
American Educational Research Association (AERA), via EurekAlert!
Mar 5, 2026 • research personas
AERA announces 2026 award winners in education research
The American Educational Research Association announced its 2026 award recipients across education research, public service, mentoring, communication, and research publications.
Simons Foundation
Mar 4, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation Opens 2026 Neuroscience Conferences and Courses Award Applications
The Simons Foundation has opened its 2026 RFA for conferences and courses in fundamental neuroscience, with letters of intent due April 15, 2026.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
Mar 3, 2026 • grant awards
Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science opened applications for its 2026 Early Career Research Program, offering up to $145 million in planned five-year research funding for eligible scientists at universities, DOE National Laboratories, and Office of Science User Facilities.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Mar 3, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H awards GLIDE funding to develop therapies targeting lymphatic dysfunction
ARPA-H has awarded funding through its GLIDE program to seven teams developing drugs, devices, delivery platforms, and regenerative treatments that directly target lymphatic dysfunction. The program has up to $158 million available over five years.
Nature Publishing Group
Mar 3, 2026 • research results
Study links stronger multisectoral governance to delayed improvements in antimicrobial resistance
A Nature Medicine study of 193 countries found that antimicrobial-resistance governance improved between 2017 and 2022, but implementation and monitoring lagged behind policy design. Improvements in resistance prevalence generally appeared four to five years after national action plan adoption, with multisectoral engagement and antimicrobial-use surveillance showing the strongest associations with better outcomes.
ScienceInsider, AAAS
Mar 3, 2026 • research policy
Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers
Delays in NIH funding calls and restrictions on spending are creating uncertainty for biomedical research programs, with fewer new awards issued and some large initiatives facing possible funding gaps or extensions.
Simons Foundation
Mar 2, 2026 • grant awards
Applications Open for Next Class of Pivot Fellows
The Simons Foundation is accepting applications for the next class of Pivot Fellows, offering mentored training, salary support and research funding for researchers moving into a new field.
Simons Foundation
Feb 25, 2026 • research impact
Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums Initiative Celebrates Pi Day in Brooklyn and Across the US
The Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums initiative is supporting dozens of Pi Day 2026 events across the United States, including an overnight mathematics program co-produced with the Brooklyn Public Library.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Feb 25, 2026 • grant awards
NERC Independent Research Fellowship 2026 offers five-year support for independent environmental research
The Natural Environment Research Council’s 2026 Independent Research Fellowship offers five-year support for early-career researchers developing independent environmental research at eligible UK organisations, with a total fund of £7.25 million and no stated minimum or maximum award value.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Feb 24, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H awards seven research teams through PROSPR healthspan program
ARPA-H announced seven research teams selected for its PROSPR program, which will invest up to $144 million over five years in biomarkers, therapies, and clinical-trial methods designed to extend healthy years of life.
Wellcome
Feb 20, 2026 • grant awards
EVAH: a new initiative to generate evidence for AI in health
Wellcome, the Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Foundation have launched EVAH, a US$60 million, three-year initiative funding locally led evaluations of AI tools for health in low- and middle-income countries.
Wellcome
Feb 20, 2026 • grant awards
Philanthropic Partnership Backs Country-Led Research to Guide the Use of AI in Health
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Wellcome are investing US$60 million in EVAH to fund locally led evaluations of AI health tools in low- and middle-income countries.
Gates Foundation
Feb 20, 2026 • grant awards
Philanthropic Partnership Backs Country-Led Research to Guide the Use of AI in Health
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome announced a US$60 million initiative to fund locally led evaluations of AI tools for primary and community health care in low- and middle-income countries.
Science (AAAS)
Feb 20, 2026 • research policy
NIH research grant funding rates plummeted in 2025
NIH data show that research-grant success rates declined sharply in fiscal year 2025, including a fall from 26% to 19% for early-stage investigators. NIH said an up-front multiyear funding policy may have contributed to the decline.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Feb 19, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces $40 million funding opportunity for secure open-source ecosystems
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced NSF 26-506, a $40 million PESOSE funding opportunity supporting secure, sustainable open-source ecosystems through three tracks covering planning, ecosystem expansion, and safety, security, and privacy improvements.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Feb 18, 2026 • translation
UKRI simplifies research translation and commercialisation funding
UKRI is standardising the names of its research translation and commercialisation funding opportunities and has pre-announced a discipline-agnostic Proof of Concept funding round, expected to open on the UKRI funding finder on 4 March 2026.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Feb 17, 2026 • research policy
ARPA-H launches CIRCLE program to advance personalized critical care
ARPA-H has launched the CIRCLE program to develop AI-enabled diagnostics and immune-monitoring tools for more personalized treatment of critical illness in intensive care.
Simons Foundation
Feb 17, 2026 • grant awards
New Cohort of Triangle Program Awardees Will Explore Symmetry Through Art
The Simons Foundation announced five new Triangle Program awardee trios that will develop artworks inspired by symmetry through the Infinite Sums initiative.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Feb 13, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure funding competition
NSF has announced the NQNI competition, offering approximately $12 million to $20 million annually from FY 2026 through FY 2030 to establish 8 to 16 open-access university user-facility Sites for quantum and nanotechnology research infrastructure.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Feb 13, 2026 • grant awards
NSF launches $100M National Quantum and Nanotechnology Research Infrastructure program
NSF launched a program that will invest up to $100 million in as many as 16 open-access quantum and nanotechnology research infrastructure sites over five years.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Feb 12, 2026 • grant awards
Strengthening the U.S. scientific talent pipeline through postdoctoral fellowships
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced a $55 million postdoctoral fellowship commitment for 30 U.S. universities, expected to support more than 400 researchers across 25 fields.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Feb 12, 2026 • translation
ARPA-H opens first adaptive oncology clinical trials under ADAPT program
ARPA-H has opened the first interventional clinical trials under its ADAPT program, using real-time tumor data to adapt treatments for metastatic breast, colorectal, and lung cancers.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Feb 12, 2026 • grant awards
NSF announces first AI-ENGAGE awards to modernize global agriculture
NSF announced the first six AI-ENGAGE awards, providing $2.4 million to U.S. project leads and leveraging more than $4 million from Australian, Indian, and Japanese partners for international agricultural research using artificial intelligence.
Nature
Feb 12, 2026 • research policy
Grant proposals drafted with AI help more likely to win NIH funding
Preliminary data reported by Nature suggest that AI-assisted grant proposals may be more likely to win NIH funding but also more closely resemble previously funded projects, potentially reducing research novelty.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Feb 5, 2026 • research policy
MRC outlines funding changes during UKRI transition
The Medical Research Council has outlined how UKRI’s transition to a new investment model will affect MRC funding, including paused applicant-led opportunities, reduced awards for some applications under review and expected reopening timelines.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Feb 4, 2026 • grant awards
NSF posts CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service solicitation
NSF has posted a new CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service solicitation supporting scholarships and education innovation projects focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Gates Foundation
Feb 3, 2026 • other
Gates Foundation sets out 20-year roadmap to its 2045 goals
The Gates Foundation’s 2026 annual letter sets out a roadmap for its final 20 years, including three 2045 goals, an additional $200 billion in planned spending, and priorities spanning global health, infectious disease, agriculture, education, and AI partnerships.
Gates Foundation
Feb 3, 2026 • other
Gates Foundation CEO outlines 20-year plan to accelerate global health progress through 2045
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman’s 2026 Annual Letter outlines a 20-year strategy to reverse setbacks in global health, prioritize proven interventions, and advance the foundation’s mission through 2045.
UK Research and Innovation
Feb 2, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI announces £110 million Future Leaders Fellowships round 11
UKRI has announced the £110 million eleventh round of its Future Leaders Fellowships scheme, supporting researchers and innovators to establish or transition to independence through flexible awards of up to seven years.
Nature India (Springer Nature)
Feb 1, 2026 • research policy
India budget backs biopharma and space programmes ahead of human missions
India’s 2026 budget launches the ₹10,000-crore Biopharma Shakti programme and increases space funding ahead of human spaceflight tests, while also backing semiconductors, AI, rare earths and carbon-capture technologies.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jan 30, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H announces BIOGAMI program to target early protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disease
ARPA-H has announced BIOGAMI, a research program seeking proposals to detect and alter early protein misfolding and aggregation using protein science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jan 28, 2026 • research impact
CDC Publishes Antimicrobial Resistance Investment Map and Funding Update
CDC’s fiscal year 2025 Antimicrobial Resistance Investment Map highlights funding for public-health, laboratory, and research activities addressing drug-resistant infections, alongside reported investment and collaboration totals since 2016.
Nature Publishing Group
Jan 28, 2026 • research impact
Review links brain health and resilience to prevention of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders
A Neuropsychopharmacology review by Helen Lavretsky and colleagues presents a whole-person, life-course framework linking brain health and resilience with the prevention of late-life neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jan 26, 2026 • research policy
NSF seeks input on proposed $100 million U.S. workforce-training initiative
NSF is seeking input on a proposed $100 million initiative to strengthen workforce training for U.S. advanced manufacturing, energy and emerging technology industries.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Jan 23, 2026 • research policy
NSF Seeks Concepts for Restructuring Critical Weather Infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation is requesting concepts and expressions of interest on restructuring NCAR-operated weather and space weather infrastructure, including observational platforms, computing capabilities, training, and the Mesa Lab, with responses due March 13, 2026.
Gates Foundation
Jan 22, 2026 • grant awards
New Global Consortium Aims to Transform Antibiotic Discovery to Counter the Growing AMR Crisis
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome have awarded $60 million over three years to 18 projects in 17 countries through the new Gr-ADI consortium, which aims to accelerate collaborative discovery of antibiotics for Gram-negative bacteria.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Jan 22, 2026 • research policy
NIH Announces Major Policy Shift to End Use of Human Fetal Tissue in NIH-Supported Research
NIH announced an immediate policy ending support for research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions and said it will focus on validated alternatives such as organoids, tissue chips, and computational biology.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Jan 22, 2026 • research policy
NSF Issues Policy Changes for Public Access, Research Sharing, and Data Management Plans
NSF issued a policy notice revising PAPPG 24-1 requirements for public access to research products, sharing of research results, and Data Management and Sharing Plans for applicable awards issued from Jan. 22, 2026.
Science (AAAS)
Jan 22, 2026 • research policy
How Trump’s moves could dramatically reshape the scientific workforce
Science reports that proposed U.S. science-funding cuts, canceled diversity programs and barriers affecting international researchers are creating uncertainty for graduate training, academic hiring and the broader scientific workforce.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jan 20, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H awards up to $135.7M to illuminate the body’s hidden highway
ARPA-H announced up to $135.7 million in five-year performer awards to 11 teams developing imaging, genomic, biomarker, and AI technologies for earlier diagnosis of lymphatic dysfunction through its LIGHT program.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jan 15, 2026 • research impact
NSF in 2025: Keeping U.S. scientific research and innovation on the cutting edge
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s 2025 review details investments and milestones across AI, quantum science, infrastructure, innovation partnerships and workforce development, including major AI funding, quantum-computing advances, NSF ZEUS becoming the most powerful U.S. laser and first imagery from the Rubin Observatory.
Gates Foundation
Jan 14, 2026 • grant awards
Gates Foundation Commits to $9 Billion Annual Payout and Operating-Expenditure Cap
The Gates Foundation announced a board-approved $9 billion annual payout, increased program spending in priority areas, and a $1.25 billion operating-expenditure cap as it accelerates its mission toward planned closure in 2045.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jan 14, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H announces $50M to expand pediatric care across the country
ARPA-H announced $50 million for Pediatric Care eXpansion, a national network connecting more than 200 pediatric care centers to improve secure data sharing and care for children with complex diseases, beginning with pediatric brain cancer.
Nature
Jan 14, 2026 • research policy
US science in 2026: five themes that will dominate Trump's second year
Nature outlines five themes expected to dominate US science in 2026, highlighting a brighter federal budget outlook alongside likely political influence over research-funding decisions.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jan 13, 2026 • research policy
NSF seeks public input on draft FY 2026–2030 Strategic Plan
NSF requested public input on its draft FY 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, covering research and innovation, STEM talent, national security, research infrastructure and agency modernization.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jan 13, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H announces ADVOCATE funding opportunity for cardiovascular-care agentic AI
ARPA-H announced the ADVOCATE research and development funding opportunity to develop FDA-authorized agentic AI for continuous cardiovascular care, including patient support, clinical decision assistance, and safety oversight.
Wellcome
Jan 12, 2026 • research impact
Wellcome publishes 2025 annual report highlighting £1.9 billion in research and health investment
Wellcome’s 2025 annual report details £1.9 billion of investment in science, health and wellbeing during 2024/25 and highlights research, partnership and global-health impacts.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Jan 12, 2026 • grant awards
ARPA-H awards teams to develop bioprinted, universally matched organs
ARPA-H announced performer awards totaling up to $176.8 million over five years for its PRINT program, which aims to develop bioprinted, immune-matched human organs and tissues. Five teams led by Carnegie Mellon University, Wake Forest University, the Wyss Institute, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center will pursue liver and renal tissue engineering projects.
Simons Foundation
Jan 12, 2026 • other
Simons Foundation Announces 2026 Presidential Lecture Series
The Simons Foundation announced the 2026 Presidential Lecture Series, a free weekly public program featuring research talks on black holes, structural biology, randomness, and brain-body communication.
Nature Publishing Group
Jan 10, 2026 • research policy
Commentary calls for broader produce eligibility in U.S. GusNIP prescriptions
A npj Science of Food commentary argues that the U.S. GusNIP Produce Prescription Program should expand eligibility beyond fresh produce to include frozen, canned and dried fruits and vegetables, alongside investments in food-system infrastructure and implementation support.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jan 8, 2026 • grant awards
BBSRC offered up to £35,000 through ICURe Explore 2026
BBSRC ICURe Explore 2026 offered UK bioscience researchers and technicians up to £35,000 to test the market potential of research-based technologies, products and services.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jan 7, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI announces £250,000 International Placement Scheme for international research placements
UKRI announced a £250,000 International Placement Scheme supporting eligible researchers and doctoral students undertaking two- to six-month research placements at cultural institutions in the United States, Japan and China.
Simons Foundation
Jan 5, 2026 • grant awards
Simons Foundation Announces 3 New Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows
The Simons Foundation announced Alex Edison, Christopher Karwin and Meg Millhouse as the latest recipients of its Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships, which provide institutional salary support and individual research allowances for developing scientific software.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Dec 23, 2025 • research policy
Reflecting on NSF TIP in 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation and Partnerships directorate outlines 2025 investments and announces organizational, merit-review, technology-development and workforce initiatives planned for 2026.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Dec 18, 2025 • grant awards
STFC announces £200,000 Nucleus Public Engagement Awards 2026
STFC’s Nucleus Public Engagement Awards 2026 will provide £200,000 for programmes engaging UK audiences with STFC-supported science and technology or building public engagement capacity.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Dec 12, 2025 • research policy
NSF announces Tech Labs Initiative to support independent research organizations
NSF TIP announced the Tech Labs Initiative, a proposed funding model for independent, interdisciplinary research organizations, and invited public feedback through a Request for Information. NSF anticipates large, multiyear awards for selected teams in fiscal year 2026.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Dec 9, 2025 • research personas
Aileen S Lee named president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Aileen S Lee has been appointed president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Harvey V. Fineberg. Lee currently leads the foundation’s program portfolios and more than $500 million in annual grantmaking.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Dec 5, 2025 • grant awards
STFC announces 2026 small awards opportunity for solar and planetary research
The Science and Technology Facilities Council announced a 2026 small awards grant opportunity for solar system and planetary research, offering up to three years of support from October 2027 and funding 80% of full economic cost.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Dec 4, 2025 • grant awards
NSF expands opportunity to build capacity to accelerate research translation
NSF expanded its Accelerating Research Translation funding opportunity, offering anticipated awards of $3 million to $8 million for up to four years and introducing five tracks to support institutions and nonprofits with different levels of research translation readiness.
UKRI
Nov 27, 2025 • grant awards
Women in Innovation Awards 2025 to 2026 offered grants of up to £75,000
Innovate UK offered women founders and co-founders of eligible UK-registered late-stage start-ups grants of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support through the Women in Innovation Awards 2025 to 2026.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Nov 17, 2025 • research policy
NSF outlines resumption of operations and priorities after appropriations lapse
NSF has resumed operations under a continuing resolution through January 30, 2026, and outlined how it will prioritize awards, process proposals and reviews, manage payments, and address backlogs after a lapse in appropriations.
Wellcome
Nov 13, 2025 • grant awards
Global philanthropies commit $300 million to accelerate climate and health solutions
The Climate and Health Funders Coalition, including Wellcome and seven other named philanthropies, has committed an initial $300 million to accelerate research, policies and solutions addressing extreme heat, air pollution and climate-sensitive infectious diseases.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Nov 10, 2025 • research impact
The power of convenings: Building connections that accelerate discovery
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation describes how Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative convenings have generated collaborations, professional-development activity and increased research discussions among experimental physicists.
Gates Foundation
Nov 7, 2025 • grant awards
Gates Foundation Announces $1.4 Billion Climate-Adaptation Commitment for Smallholder Farmers
The Gates Foundation announced a four-year, $1.4 billion commitment to expand climate-adaptation tools and farmer-led innovations for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Simons Foundation
Oct 31, 2025 • grant awards
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open
The Simons Foundation has opened applications for its Fellows-to-Faculty Award, which provides postdoctoral transition support and a $600,000 three-year faculty research grant for scientists whose work advances SFARI or SCPAB missions.
Simons Foundation
Oct 17, 2025 • research personas
Simons Society of Fellows Retreat 2026 brings fellows together for research presentations
The Simons Society of Fellows’ 2026 retreat brought Junior and Senior Fellows together in New Orleans for research talks spanning the sciences, discussions and professional networking.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Oct 16, 2025 • grant awards
AHRC and DFG launch £5.9 million UK-German arts and humanities research grants round
UKRI’s AHRC and Germany’s DFG launched the eighth round of a bilateral funding programme for integrated UK-German arts and humanities research projects, offering a total fund of £5.9 million and UK project costs of up to £420,000.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Oct 14, 2025 • research impact
Early Microbial Life: New research pathways from studying the origins and evolution of life
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the American Academy of Microbiology convened researchers at ASM Microbe 2025 to release a report on early microbial life, outline research opportunities in microbial evolution and discuss future directions in a follow-up podcast.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Oct 8, 2025 • grant awards
Advancing discovery: 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced 22 mid-career researchers in the 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators cohort, with the initiative providing $1.3 million over five years to support flexible experimental physics research.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Oct 8, 2025 • research impact
Catalyzing invention: Moore Inventor Fellows program achievements
An independent Mathematica evaluation found that the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Moore Inventor Fellows program helped academic inventors advance high-risk technologies, build networks, and pursue entrepreneurial milestones, while identifying limits in the program’s reach and evaluation framework.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Sep 23, 2025 • grant awards
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces final cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows: 50 inventors to shape the next 50 years
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced five recipients of the 2025 Moore Inventor Fellows, completing its ten-year, $35 million commitment to support 50 scientist-inventors. Each fellow received $675,000 for a 38-month project.
Gates Foundation
Sep 22, 2025 • grant awards
Gates Foundation Announces $912 Million Global Fund Commitment at Goalkeepers 2025
The Gates Foundation pledged $912 million over three years to the Global Fund’s 2026–2028 replenishment and outlined a roadmap for reducing child mortality through sustained investment and health innovation.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Sep 17, 2025 • grant awards
BBSRC launches £5 million Pioneer Awards scheme for early-stage bioscience discovery research
BBSRC announced a £5 million Pioneer Awards scheme for early-stage, high-risk bioscience discovery research, with awards of up to £280,000 in BBSRC funding per project.
U.S. Department of Energy
Sep 10, 2025 • grant awards
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $134 Million for Fusion Research and Innovation Programs
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $134 million for seven FIRE Collaboratives and 20 INFUSE projects to advance fusion research, industry collaboration, and related technologies.
Gates Foundation
Sep 1, 2025 • grant awards
Gates Foundation Commits Nearly $5 Million to Masakhane Research Foundation for African-Language Technology
The Gates Foundation committed $4,998,785 to Masakhane Research Foundation for language models and tools supporting digital access for primarily African-language speakers.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Aug 29, 2025 • research impact
Core strategies for advancing scientific instrumentation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation outlines its strategy for supporting high-risk, underfunded scientific instrumentation and highlights the lasting research impact of the SeaHawk CubeSat and Accelerator-on-a-Chip projects.
Moore Foundation
Aug 28, 2025 • research impact
Beyond the Lab: Kakani Katija, Ph.D.
The Moore Foundation profiles MBARI engineer Kakani Katija, whose team uses EyeRIS and related technologies to study deep-sea life and inform bioinspired engineering.
Simons Foundation
Aug 27, 2025 • grant awards
2025 Targeted Grants to Institutes and Targeted Grants in MPS Announced
The Simons Foundation announced new and continuing support through its Targeted Grants in MPS and Targeted Grants to Institutions programs, including funding for a quantum science Scialog series, CERN programs and STEM support services.
Simons Foundation
Aug 27, 2025 • research results
Simons Foundation Reports on 2026 Localization of Waves Collaboration Meeting
The Simons Foundation reported on the 2026 annual meeting of its Collaboration on Localization of Waves, where about 100 scientists discussed advances in wave localization, disordered media, complex geometries and related mathematical and physical systems.
Simons Foundation
Aug 27, 2025 • research results
Simons Foundation reports on 2026 algorithmic fairness meeting
The Simons Foundation reported on the 2026 annual meeting of its Collaboration on the Theory of Algorithmic Fairness, highlighting research on AI reliability, accountability, uncertainty, societal values, healthcare, public benefits, and human-AI collaboration.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Aug 26, 2025 • grant awards
NERC launched £2.825 million Opening up the Environment 2026 funding opportunity
NERC launched a £2.825 million, invite-only funding opportunity for partnerships working to increase diversity in the UK environmental science community. The opportunity offered up to five 24-month grants of up to £565,000 in UKRI funding per project and is now closed.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Aug 20, 2025 • grant awards
Continuing a legacy of ingenuity
Three high school inventors received the 2025 Gordon E. Moore Award for developing NeuroFlex, a low-cost, brain-controlled prosthesis designed to improve accessibility for amputees.
Gates Foundation
Aug 4, 2025 • grant awards
What $2.5 billion can do: Four innovations advancing women’s health
The Gates Foundation announced a US$2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to advance more than 40 women’s health innovations, including contraceptive patches, rapid STI tests, AI-enabled ultrasound, and vaginal health therapies.
Gates Foundation
Aug 4, 2025 • grant awards
Gates Foundation Announces $2.5 Billion Commitment for Women’s Health Research and Innovation
The Gates Foundation announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate women’s health research and development, supporting more than 40 innovations across five priority areas.
Simons Foundation
Aug 4, 2025 • grant awards
Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is accepting applications for its Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution awards, which support emerging, cross-disciplinary research in ecology and evolution. Vision statements are due October 16, 2025, at noon Eastern time.
Moore.org
Aug 1, 2025 • grant awards
Thomas Kempa Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Quantum-Light Research
Thomas Kempa of Johns Hopkins University is associated with a $1.3 million, 60-month Moore.org grant for research combining molecular lattices with two-dimensional materials to control quantum light.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Jul 30, 2025 • research policy
NSF updates guidance on research and funding priorities
The U.S. National Science Foundation updated its guidance on research priorities, proposal review, broadening participation, indirect cost rates, partnerships, and terminated or reinstated awards.
Research England
Jul 22, 2025 • grant awards
Research England sets £2.478 billion funding budget for 2025 to 2026
Research England has announced £2.478 billion in academic-year funding for higher education providers in 2025 to 2026, alongside £253 million in capital funding.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jul 16, 2025 • grant awards
UKRI opens £28 million opportunity for high-risk environmental research
UKRI and NERC published a £28 million funding opportunity for ambitious, high-risk and high-reward environmental research projects, with awards of up to £950,000.
Moore
Sep 1, 2023 • grant awards
Moore awards $1.75 million for Colorado River Sustainability Campaign
Moore awarded New Venture Fund $1.75 million for a 17-month Colorado River Sustainability Campaign SPARK pilot in September 2023.
Simons Foundation
Apr 3, 2023 • grant awards
Simons Foundation names three 2026 Scientific Software Research Faculty Award recipients
The Simons Foundation has named Alexander Edison, Christopher Karwin and Meg Millhouse as 2026 Scientific Software Research Faculty Award recipients, supporting open-source software for quantum field theory, gamma-ray astronomy and gravitational-wave science.
Simons Foundation
Jun 30, 2014 • grant awards
Simons Foundation opens applications for Mathematics and Physical Sciences collaborations
The Simons Foundation is accepting applications for collaborations addressing major fundamental questions in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science, offering up to $8 million over four years per collaboration.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Aug 17, 2004 • research impact
On the Origins of Google
An NSF archive feature explains how Digital Library Initiative support at Stanford contributed to Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s development of BackRub and the PageRank method, foundations of Google’s search technology.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Jun 15, 2026 • grant awards
UKRI opens Japan-UK call on advanced connectivity technologies
UKRI has opened an expression-of-interest stage for a Japan-UK research call on advanced connectivity technologies, backed by £3.365 million from EPSRC and ¥600 million from NICT.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
3D Printing: Fabricating the Future
An NSF Impacts feature traces the development of 3D printing to decades of NSF-supported research and highlights its applications in manufacturing, health care, architecture, education and scientific research.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Boosting Crops with Biotechnology
The U.S. National Science Foundation highlights how its investments in agricultural biotechnology have advanced crop genome sequencing, drought tolerance, wheat breeding, biopesticides, pest control and digital farming technologies.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Building the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. National Science Foundation outlines how decades of support for AI research contributed to computer vision, stochastic modeling, neural networks, reinforcement learning and applications including ImageNet, AlphaFold2 and Duolingo.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Decoding the Visual World: How NSF Investments Advanced Image Recognition
An NSF impact feature traces how more than $1 billion in long-term NSF investments helped advance image recognition, from foundational computer-vision research and ImageNet to applications in manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, wildlife identification and wildfire analysis.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Cataloging American Sign Language
NSF-funded research by William C. Stokoe helped establish American Sign Language as a fully formed language and influenced Deaf education in the United States.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
NSF expands STEM learning beyond the classroom through media, apps and exhibits
The U.S. National Science Foundation describes how its investments in informal STEM learning have brought science and engineering to the public through digital tools, television, films, museums and exhibits.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
NSF and the Rise of Biotechnology
The U.S. National Science Foundation describes how decades of support for foundational research contributed to biotechnology breakthroughs including CRISPR, polymerase chain reaction, the Protein Data Bank and recombinant DNA-based insulin.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
NSF highlights the research origins and internet impact of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA
An NSF Impacts feature traces CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA to research and student experimentation at Carnegie Mellon University and MIT, highlighting their role in preventing automated abuse and digitizing historical texts. It also describes NSF support for inventor Luis von Ahn.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
CRISPR: A Biotech Breakthrough
An NSF impact feature describes how NSF-supported research helped advance CRISPR from a bacterial immune mechanism into a gene-editing technology with applications in medicine, cancer research and crop improvement.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Cybersecurity: Safeguarding America's Digital Infrastructure
An NSF impact feature describes how decades of foundation-funded research led to advances in public-key encryption, network security, differential privacy, automotive cybersecurity and medical-device protection.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Reading the Skies With Doppler
Decades of NSF-funded research have advanced Doppler radar and mobile weather-observation systems, improving severe-weather detection, forecasting and public warning capabilities.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Weathering the Storm: Advancing Hurricane Forecasting and Readiness
The U.S. National Science Foundation details how its research investments have advanced hurricane forecasting, storm-resilient infrastructure, emergency response and recovery, including work involving dropsondes, mobile radar, experimental wind and wave facilities, and rapid post-disaster research.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
NSF highlights research and technologies advancing wildfire readiness
The U.S. National Science Foundation highlights funded research, partnerships and technologies aimed at improving wildfire forecasting, emergency response, recovery and prevention, including WRF-Fire, WIFIRE, prescribed-burn drones and high-efficiency fire nozzles.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Birth of the Commercial Internet
The U.S. National Science Foundation describes how NSFNET, Mosaic and other government-supported networking research helped establish the foundations of the commercial internet.
U.S. National Science Foundation
Undated • research impact
Modernizing the Internet With Software-Defined Networking
The U.S. National Science Foundation describes how decades of investments in networking research and infrastructure helped advance software-defined networking, enabling more flexible internet management and supporting innovation in cloud, wireless, and large-scale network systems.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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From Matching Theory to Matching Kidneys
NSF-supported research in matching theory and algorithms helped establish computerized kidney-exchange systems, expand living-donor transplantation nationwide and enable newer liver and multi-organ exchange programs.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Lasers: The Power of Light
An NSF impact feature describes how decades of foundation support advanced laser technologies and enabled applications ranging from internet infrastructure and medical imaging to manufacturing, astronomy, gravitational-wave detection and fusion research.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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NSF-funded research helped lay the groundwork for modern MRI
An NSF Impacts feature traces MRI technology from decades of NSF-funded basic research to modern applications including fMRI and compressed-sensing MRI.
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Exploring Hidden Depths: The Seafloor and Below
NSF highlights how decades of support for deep-sea research, the Alvin submersible and scientific ocean drilling have produced major insights into Earth's systems and enabled new exploration of the seafloor and subsurface.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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PCR: The Technology That Launched Biotechnology
NSF describes how grant-supported research on Yellowstone’s heat-tolerant bacteria led to Taq polymerase, the enzyme that made PCR possible and helped launch modern biotechnology.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Polymers: Building Tomorrow’s Materials
An NSF Impacts feature reviews how decades of NSF-supported polymer research have produced advances in conductive materials, medical devices, protective gear, nanocomposites, AI-designed polymers and quantum technologies.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Protein Data Bank: Key to the Molecules of Life
NSF highlights how decades of support for the open-access Protein Data Bank have enabled advances in structural biology, drug development, biotechnology and molecular science.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Unlocking Big Technologies with Quantum-scale Science
An NSF impact feature describes how sustained federal support for foundational quantum research has contributed to established technologies and is advancing quantum computing, sensing, communication, materials and workforce development.
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Quantum Dots at Work
An NSF impact feature traces how decades of NSF-supported quantum research helped move quantum dots from theory to applications in displays, energy, medical imaging, cancer diagnostics and materials discovery.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Biotech Pioneers: rDNA and Insulin
An NSF impact feature describes how NSF-supported recombinant DNA research enabled synthetic human insulin, transformed diabetes care and helped launch the modern biotechnology industry.
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Semiconductors: Powering the Modern World
An NSF Impact feature describes how decades of NSF-funded semiconductor research helped advance integrated circuits, circuit simulation, chip design, advanced transistor technologies, fabrication access and commercialization.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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NSF highlights four decades of small-business technology commercialization
The U.S. National Science Foundation outlines how its SBIR and STTR programs have supported startups and small businesses for more than four decades, highlighting technologies and companies that reached the marketplace.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Exploring Space-Time With NSF LIGO
An NSF impact feature describes how NSF LIGO detected gravitational waves, enabled major astrophysical discoveries and drove advances in precision measurement technologies.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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Supercharging Science with Supercomputers
The U.S. National Science Foundation describes how its investments in supercomputing infrastructure have enabled advances ranging from wildfire-pollution and pregnancy research to space-weather forecasting, black-hole imaging and gravitational-wave detection.
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Building the STEM Workforce of the Future
The U.S. National Science Foundation outlines how decades of investments in STEM education, research training, regional innovation and commercialization have helped build the U.S. science and engineering workforce.
Moore.org
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Daniel Carney develops quantum-sensing platform for neutrino measurements
Daniel Carney is developing quantum mechanical sensors to measure radioactive decays and investigate neutrino properties, supported by a $1.3 million, 60-month grant listed by Moore.org.
Wellcome
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Climate and Health Funders Coalition commits initial $300 million to climate-related health challenges
The Climate and Health Funders Coalition, comprising major philanthropic funders and partners, has committed an initial $300 million to address climate-related health challenges, with priorities including extreme heat, air pollution, infectious diseases and resilient health systems.
Wellcome
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Wellcome Leap reports 10 programmes and $635 million invested since 2020
Wellcome reports that Wellcome Leap has received $635 million since 2020, launched 10 programmes and produced early evidence from initiatives focused on human tissues, vaccine manufacturing and early-childhood cognitive development.
Wellcome
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Wellcome updates 2026 Climate Impacts Awards with expanded economic-impact focus
Wellcome has revised its 2026 Climate Impacts Awards to include research on the economic consequences of climate change-related health outcomes, with awards of up to £2.5 million and interviews scheduled for July 2026.
U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE Reopens Third Round of Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants
The U.S. Department of Energy reopened its Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants opportunity for a third round, with up to 14 anticipated grants supporting domestic battery materials processing, manufacturing, and recycling facilities.
U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE proposes $1.104 billion for Advanced Scientific Computing Research in FY 2027
The U.S. Department of Energy’s FY 2027 budget request proposes $1.104 billion for Advanced Scientific Computing Research, prioritizing AI, exascale computing, quantum information science, research infrastructure, and the Genesis Mission while reducing total funding by $11.9 million from FY 2026 enacted levels.
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DOE proposes FY 2027 Biological and Environmental Research budget focused on AI-enabled science
The U.S. Department of Energy’s FY 2027 request would provide $395.967 million for Biological and Environmental Research, prioritizing AI-enabled biotechnology, genomic science, Earth system modeling and critical-minerals research while funding construction of the Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability at PNNL.
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NSF reports FY 2025 performance and sets FY 2027 research and operations targets
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s FY 2027 performance plan and FY 2025 report records 20.5% of FY 2025 research funding going to EPSCoR jurisdictions and sets new targets for research impact, security, STEM talent, partnerships and agency operations.
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
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ARPA-H launches CIRCLE program to advance AI-enabled critical care
ARPA-H launched CIRCLE, a solicitation seeking teams to develop AI-enabled immune-system monitoring, digital twins, and individualized interventions for critical care.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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FDA seeks proposals to develop Candida auris susceptibility-testing breakpoints
The FDA is seeking proposals for research to support development of susceptibility-testing breakpoints for Candida auris, with one anticipated contract of up to $375,000 and a February 24, 2026 submission deadline.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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NINDS URGenT Network advances therapies for ultra-rare neurological diseases
NINDS’s URGenT Network provides funding, expertise, and development resources to advance therapies for ultra-rare neurological diseases, with new clinical-trial opportunity announcements and seven currently funded projects.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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NSF to Award 2,500 Graduate Research Fellowships for 2026–2027
NSF will award 2,500 Graduate Research Fellowships for 2026–2027 and named an additional 1,470 applicants as Honorable Mentions.
U.S. National Science Foundation
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NSF Announces SBIR/STTR Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
NSF is piloting an SBIR/STTR emphasis to fund startups and small businesses developing scientific instruments, experimental platforms and enabling technologies, with up to $2.0 million available per company for R&D.
EurekAlert!
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UCLA Health to host first Brain Health Summit on brain health policy and innovation
UCLA Health announced its first Brain Health Summit, a March 20–21, 2026 event focused on research funding, policy, innovation and cross-disciplinary approaches to brain health.
EurekAlert!
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USC receives up to $6.8 million for AI tool to advance treatments for rare pediatric diseases
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC will receive up to $6.8 million for a two-year ARPA-H-supported project using AI, cell analysis, and clinical data to improve development and regulatory evaluation of cell and gene therapies for children with rare diseases.
EurekAlert!
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Bial Foundation opens applications for Grants for Scientific Research 2026/2027
The Bial Foundation has opened its 2026/2027 grant call for psychophysiology and parapsychology research, offering up to €60,000 per project and accepting applications until 31 August 2026.
EurekAlert!
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Robots, AI to help shipbuilding stay on track
University of Michigan Engineering is leading a U.S. team developing robots and AI to compare ship construction with digital design plans and help workers resolve problems earlier, supported by a $6.2 million grant from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
EurekAlert!
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Paderborn University project recommended for funding in QuantERA quantum technologies call
A project involving Paderborn University researchers has been recommended for funding in the QuantERA 2025 call to develop mathematical and computational methods for quantum error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.