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Internal Funding Opportunities

The College has a portfolio of internal funding opportunities. The Research and Innovation Seed Program (SciRIS) awards seed funding for high impact collaborative proposals that build teams, pursue fundamental discoveries, and create societal impact. There are other internal funding opportunities in addition to the SciRIS awards. Deadlines 15 April, 15 October.

Innovation (Industry Partnership) Award

The College of Science Industry Partnership Award provides critical resources for projects that take a new direction, utilize a new technology or are in the “proof-of-concept” phase. Undergraduate & graduate students and faculty researchers can participate, with a preference given to graduate students and faculty who are developing new areas of research and/or establishing or augmenting research partnerships with external industrial partners. The Innovation award is made possible by funds from the College of Science Venture Fund.

Checklist for incoming researchers

This checklist is intended to assist incoming faculty in their preparations to initiate research-related activities at OSU. Please review all relevant areas below and contact the related units as appropriate. This checklist is for your reference and does not need to be returned to the Research Office or Environmental Health and Safety.

The Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar Program

The SREB Doctoral Scholar Program was established more than 20 years ago to increase the number of underrepresented scholars who earn the Ph.D. and to address the need for a more diverse college faculty. The SREB provides multiple layers of support, including, but not limited to financial assistance and research funding, but also career counseling, job postings and a scholar directory for networking and recruiting.

NASA Minority Serving Institutions Exchange

The MSI Exchange is a tool that supports your search for innovative and diverse academic collaborators by curating STEM offerings and capability statements of MSIs nationwide. The MSI Exchange can inform partnerships for teaming opportunities and competitive federal awards such as contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants.

Faculty Senate Awards

Deadlines range from April - June, but many limit the number of nominations per College, so check the dates of interest for internal deadlines. Note that the OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship has a limited submission. Our internal deadline is one month before The Senate's deadline. Contact us with questions.

Campus-wide cost share request form

College pre-award units across campus have teamed up and created a cost share template and request form.

Download: Cost Share Template (xlsx)

Upcoming Events

Upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, events or other funding related dates.

NSF TechLabs initiative

, Webinar
NSF invites feedback on its Tech Labs Initiative, a program designed to fund research teams outside of traditional academic institutions through a request for information. This new initiative designed to launch and scale a new generation of independent research organizations. These organizations…

Tech Metal Transformation Challenge

, Webinar
STRIDE Ventures will host a series of informational webinars introducing the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge, its goals, structure and application process. These sessions will provide an opportunity to engage with program staff and ask questions. Registration is required. Please sign up and…

DARPA Discover DSO Event

, Orlando, FL
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Discover DSO Day (D3) event to (1) familiarize participants with DSO’s mission; (2) promote understanding of DSO funding opportunities; and (3) facilitate discussions with DSO program managers. The…

Simons Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Workshop on Canonical Cortical Computations

, New York City
The Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) at the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Foundation Neuroscience Collaborations invite applications to participate in a workshop aimed at developing a potential collaborative project focused on a mechanistic understanding of canonical cortical…

NSF Tech Metal Transformation Challenge

, Webinar
STRIDE Ventures will host a series of informational webinars introducing the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge, its goals, structure and application process. These sessions will provide an opportunity to engage with program staff and ask questions. Registration is required. Please sign up and…

Funding opportunities

You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

AACR-Mark Foundation Chemistry in Cancer Research Grants

Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Deadline:
[Letter of Intent]. These grants are designed to support groundbreaking basic or translational research projects that utilize chemistry or chemical biology to address urgent issues in cancer. Projects should aim to develop innovative chemical tools and/or probes to validate difficult or emerging cancer targets to advance our understanding of cancer biology.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)-AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research in Honor of Nancy E. Davidson, MD

Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and AACR
Deadline:
[Letter of Intent]. This grant mechanism is intended to promote and support creative, paradigm-shifting cancer research that may not be funded through conventional channels. It is expected that these grants will catalyze significant scientific discoveries and help talented young investigators gain scientific independence.

AACR-Think Forward Foundation Career Development Award

Think Forward Foundation
Deadline:
[Letter of Intent]. This grant is designed to support innovative research focused on advancing precision medicine in breast cancer treatment. Our goal is to accelerate the development of tailored therapeutic strategies that address individual genetic profiles, molecular markers, and biomarkers to enhance treatment efficacy while minimizing adverse effects.

Microbial-based oral health solutions for companion animals

Apply through Halo
Deadline:
The sponsor is looking for a novel, microbial-based oral health solution for dogs and other companion animals that addresses key oral health concerns such as dental plaque and tartar accumulation, halitosis (bad breath), gum inflammation, and/or overall periodontal health.

Magnetic property testing of synthesized solid materials

BASF (apply through Halo)
Deadline:
BASF is looking for a partner that has capabilities to determine the strength of the ferromagnetic properties of synthesized solid samples.

Integrated system for high-accuracy liquid dispensing and mixing

Apply through Halo
Deadline:
The sponsor is looking for commercially ready solutions or custom-engineered systems capable of precise micro-dosing, mixing, and dispensing of liquids without cross-contamination between batches.

2026 Sun Grant Western Regional Center Competitive Grants Program

Western Region Sun Grant Center (USDA-NIFA funds)
Deadline:
The Sun Grant Western Regional Center provides competitive research grants of up to $105,000 to advance its mission: leveraging the expertise of the nation’s land-grant institutions to develop, distribute, and implement bio-based energy technologies and foster economic diversification in rural communities.

Fellows-to-Faculty Award

Simons Foundation
Deadline:
The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program supports talented early career scientists by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. The focus of this program is the $600,000 USD three-year faculty research grant.

Accelerating Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) in the United States

Allen Family Philanthropies
Deadline:
Letter of Intent due. Allen Family Philanthropies has issued a call to non-profit organizations across the U.S. that are working in the Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) space to break implementation barriers using science and technology. NCS are some of the few shovel-ready climate change mitigation technologies available today, and they have broad public support.

CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program

Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
Deadline:
The CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program,Scientists TAking Risks, provides long-term, flexible funding to mid-career scientists, giving them the freedom to pursue high-risk, high-reward research at the leading edge of cancer immunotherapy.

Rolling opportunities

Faculty funding opportunities with no set deadline. You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Research Grants

Prolacta Bioscience
Prolacta supports research designed to advance the medical and scientific knowledge of human milk-based nutrition.

OSU Bridge Funding

Division of Research and Innovation
The bridge funding pool seeks to assist faculty who are between externally funded research grants. A principal investigator is responsible for applying to the Division of Research and Innovation if they are seeking financial support from this pool.

NSF 25-540: National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

National Science Foundation
The NSF Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) program focuses on real-world applications of all areas of Science, Technology , Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Proposers can tailor their research and/or innovation activities to solve specific problems faced by consumers, industries, and/or governments.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)

National Institutes of Health
This NOFO awards senior individual research training fellowship to experience scientist who with to make major changes in their research director or career.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Broad Agency Announcement

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
PIs who typically focus on NSF may want to take a second look at DoD funding for fundamental research if their research areas align with those outlined in the BAA. PIs are strongly encouraged to reach out to the program officers listed in the solicitation to discuss the fit of their research ideas with agency goals ($100,000 and $300,000 per year; 3-5 years).

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

NIST
This opportunity has a very broad array of opportunities from applied economics to biomaterials. Contact individual programs to determine if they have any internal deadlines.

Rolling grant opportunities

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems.

Human Longevity and Chronic Disease

The Longevity Science Foundation (LSF)
Letter of Intent. The LSF may consider funding applications that do not align with the current grant call theme of female fertility and longevity, provided they focus on areas such as therapeutics, personalized medicine, AI, or preventive diagnostics. We encourage applicants with high-quality research proposals to apply.

ALS Research

Hop On A Cure
Letter of Intent. Hop On A Cure is dedicated to accelerating groundbreaking research aimed at preventing, reversing, and ultimately curing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Advanced Modeling of Thin Flexible Materials Compressed into 3D Shapes

Private Company (apply through Halo)
We are looking for research, tools, and methodologies to predict how bending, compression, and buckling of flat sheet materials can lead to specific 3D shapes.