Paid Grants &amp; Funding Opportunities — page 2

📍 New York City, USAPaidMedium

Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship

Ascend Educational Fund

Scholarships for first- and second-generation immigrant students, including undocumented students, graduating from New York City high schools.

#scholarship#immigrant#nyc

Apply → ascendfund.org

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Research Grants

Funds a range of neurological research training, from summer studentships through postdoctoral and clinical fellowships.

📍 New ZealandPaidMedium

#grant#neuroscience#new-zealand

Apply → neurological.org.nz

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Grants

Funds physical therapy and rehabilitation research across specialty tracks including geriatric, pediatric, orthopedic, and cardiovascular/pulmonary care.

#grant#physical-therapy#rehabilitation

Apply → foundation4pt.org

International Association for the Study of Pain

IASP Early Career Research Grant

Funds young researchers beginning independent pain-research careers worldwide.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium

#grant#pain-research#medical

Apply → iasp-pain.org

European Hematology Association

EHA Research Mobility Grant

Funds short research visits or mobility periods to another institution's research group for young hematology scientists, up to three months.

📍 EuropePaidMedium

#grant#hematology#mobility

Apply → ehaweb.org

European Hematology Association

EHA Junior Research Grant

Supports Europe-based early-career hematology researchers transitioning from trainee to independent investigator.

📍 EuropePaidHard

#grant#hematology#research

Apply → ehaweb.org

📍 Global (US-based fund)PaidMedium

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award

Thrasher Research Fund

Funds new investigators researching children's health topics to help them establish an independent research career, awarding up to 32 grants a year across two cycles.

#grant#pediatrics#research

Apply → thrasherresearch.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Supports undergraduate and graduate students conducting cystic fibrosis-related research training under a faculty mentor.

#grant#cystic-fibrosis#research

Apply → cff.org

📍 United States (international host institutions considered)PaidHard

Alkermes Pathways Research Award

Alkermes

Supports junior-investigator research into schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and associated sleep and circadian disturbances, now in its eighth year.

#grant#psychiatry#research

Apply → alkermes.com

Angelman Syndrome Alliance

Angelman Syndrome Alliance Scientific Research Grant

Funds basic science research into Angelman syndrome, open to research teams across Europe and worldwide.

📍 Europe / worldwidePaidMedium

#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience

Apply → angelmanalliance.org

Angelman Syndrome Foundation

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Innovation Seed Grants

Funds research on Angelman syndrome, including studies of the UBE3A gene mechanism and symptomatic therapies, through an open annual call for proposals.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidMedium

#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience

Apply → angelman.org

Orphan Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania / Loulou Foundation

Orphan Disease Center CDKL5 Pilot Grant Program

One-year pilot grants funding basic and translational research on CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, a rare neurodevelopmental condition, now in its tenth year.

📍 Global (US-administered)PaidHard

#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience

Apply → orphandiseasecenter.med.upenn.edu

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidHard

National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

National MPS Society

Funds investigator-initiated research on mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis disorders, including a dedicated track for trainees.

#grant#rare-disease#medical

Apply → mpssociety.org

Sleep Research Society Foundation

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Seed funding for pilot sleep-research studies by trainees and early-career investigators who lack institutional startup resources.

#grant#sleep-research#medical

Apply → sleepresearchsociety.org

Harpo Foundation Grants for Visual Artists

Harpo Foundation

Direct cash grants supporting under-recognized visual artists working across any medium, intended to fund materials, space, or time to make new work.

Apply → harpofoundation.org

#grant#visual-art#usa

📍 United States (international projects)PaidMedium

PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant

PEN America

Annual grants supporting the completion of literary translations into English, with preference given to early-career translators and underrepresented languages and authors.

#grant#translation#literature

Apply → pen.org

Raptor Research Foundation

Raptor Research Foundation Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant

Supports research and conservation of raptors — hawks, eagles, falcons, owls, and vultures — targeted at those with limited access to alternative funding.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#raptors

Apply → raptorresearchfoundation.org