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Research funding, news and events for graduate students and postdocs

GP-ECOS

Research funding, news and events for graduate students and postdocs

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Graduate resources and awards

The College of Science awards a variety of different fellowships and scholarships in collaboration with the Graduate School and private foundations.

Learn more about our annual awards and collaborations

Graduate School External Funding

The Graduate School has a useful page to assist students in finding funding.

Upcoming Events

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

Monday, June 30, 2025
The Office of Research Integrity and Environmental Health & Safety are excited to announce the Fieldwork Safety Series 2025, this April through June. Building on the success of last year’s field safety awareness month we are offering more training, more resources, hands-on demos, and a Field…

Funding opportunities

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

National Institutes of Health
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The goal of this program is to facilitate a timely transition of talented postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions.
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
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Next Generation Grants reward early-career investigators who use disruptive concepts and inventive processes to significantly advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
NVIDIA
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The NVIDIA Academic Grant Program advances academic research by providing world-class computing access and resources to researchers.
Haleon
Deadline:
Easy application process through Halo. Haleon is seeking novel delivery technologies that improve absorption, stability, release, or bioavailability of key micronutrients in oral supplements.
BrightFocus Foundation
Deadline:
Letter of Intent due. provides research funds for U.S. domestic and international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of age-related macular degeneration.
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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The AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral research fellows to conduct immuno-oncology research and to establish a successful career path in this field.
Apply through Halo
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The industry partner is seeking a low-cost genotyping technology—either lab-based or in-home—that accurately identifies SNPs associated with key micronutrient deficiencies, is compatible with non-invasive sample collection, and can be scaled for high-volume consumer testing.
Apply through Halo
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The industry partner is seeking an innovative adhesion promoter suitable for non-transparent artificial nails. They are open to collaborating with experts in materials science, polymer chemistry, or biomedical engineering to develop a viable solution.
General Mills
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Apply through Halo. General Mills is seeking in-line imaging instruments capable of acquiring high-quality data to support computer vision–based quality monitoring of ice cream during manufacturing.
Kraft Heinz
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Apply through Halo. Kraft Heinz is seeking experts in predictive modeling for shelf life of packaged foods, specifically those in experience with leveraging data using machine learning and/or artificial intelligence.
Simons Foundation
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This newly-launched awards program will support students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs who plan to perform research in ecology and evolution.
Kraft Heinz
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We are looking for technologies that can continuously measure oxygen concentrations at the waste-heat boiler feed/outlet and electrostatic-precipitator (ESP) outlet of non-ferrous smelters, while operating directly in hot, sulfur-rich off-gas environments that can reach temperatures up to 1,000°C.
John Templeton Foundation
Deadline:
The Life Sciences funding area supports research and engagement projects on the fundamental structures of the biological world, from the origin of life to synthetic biology across all the biological kingdoms. We support experimental and theoretical work on the biological mechanisms that produce life in its diverse forms.
John Templeton Foundation
Deadline:
We specifically seek Funding Inquiries for hubs consisting of four or more senior researchers and a significantly greater number of junior researchers, visitors, and other scholars. Preference will be given to proposals involving multiple institutions.
National Ataxia Foundation (NAF)
Deadline:
Letter of Intent due. NAF is a global leader in driving ataxia research, fostering national and international collaboration to advance scientific discovery. As part of its commitment to identifying causes, treatments, and potential cures for ataxia, NAF offers limited, short-term financial support through its Annual Research Grant Program.

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.

National Institutes of Health
The purpose of this award is to enable promising postdoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from appropriate faculty sponsors while conducting biomedical research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
National Institutes of Health
The purpose of this award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from appropriate faculty sponsors while conducting biomedical research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
Aquatera
Aquatera is looking for experienced professionals and those eager to gain valuable experience in various areas, including planning and consenting support, environmental impact assessment, post-consent environmental management, terrestrial and marine ecology and ornithology support, and socio economic impact assessment and analysis.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)
Through this Program, BMS hopes to support research in synthetic organic chemistry, an integral discipline in the discovery and development of transformational medicines. 
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems.
National Institute on Aging
This predoctoral fellowship program supports research training of promising predoctoral candidates from diverse backgrounds and emphasizes the development of translational research skills and their application to various aspects of AD/ADRD research (from populations studies to research that can lead to new treatments and diagnostics, including all aspects of behavioral and social research).
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.
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).
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.
OSU Graduate School
Jesse M. Bell Memorial Graduate Student Loan Program provides loans for meritorious graduate students. These non-need-based loans are available on a one-time basis to domestic and international enrolled graduate students to assist with educational expenses associated with their advanced degree.