OppIDXMayataraEventsPulseResources
← OppIDX

Research Opportunities in the United States

Real research opportunities based in the United States — verified, not scraped junk. 16 real opportunities right now.

🎓
Student

BSA Graduate Student Research Award

Botanical Society of America

Supports graduate student research proposals across botanical sciences, open to students worldwide, not limited to the US.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#botany#graduate-research
💼
Early Career

KidneyCure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

Funds postdoctoral fellows conducting original nephrology research under sponsor guidance.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#nephrology#research
🎓
Student

ASN KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

Funds PhD students conducting original kidney biology or disease research under the guidance of a named sponsor.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#nephrology#research
💼
Early Career

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.

📍 Global (US-based fund)PaidMedium
#grant#pediatrics#research
🎓
Student

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

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

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#cystic-fibrosis#research
💼
Early Career

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Funds recent MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduates conducting basic cystic fibrosis research, with two application rounds each year.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#cystic-fibrosis#research
💼
Early Career

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.

📍 United States (international host institutions considered)PaidHard
#grant#psychiatry#research
💼
Early Career

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Innovation Seed Grants

Angelman Syndrome Foundation

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
💼
Early Career

Orphan Disease Center CDKL5 Pilot Grant Program

Orphan Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania / Loulou Foundation

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
🎓
Student

National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

National MPS Society

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

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#medical
🎓
Student

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Sleep Research Society Foundation

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

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#sleep-research#medical
🎓
Student

Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Small short-term awards for graduate research on avian evolutionary biology, including specimen-based and expeditionary bird research.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#museum-research
🎓
Student

Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society

Four award programs funding avian research worldwide, from behavioral ecology to conservation.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#conservation
🎓
Student

Adam Smith Fellowship

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

A year-long fellowship engaging PhD students with classical political-economy thought through structured reading groups and mentorship from senior scholars.

📍 Arlington, Virginia, USAStipendHard
#fellowship#economics#phd
🎓
Student

Breakthrough Generation Fellowship

The Breakthrough Institute

A ten-week paid fellowship in Berkeley, California, training college students in environmental and energy policy through an ecomodernist lens, including original research and writing.

📍 Berkeley, California, USAPaidMedium
#fellowship#climate-policy#research
Student

World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship

World Bank Group

An eight-month, DC-based research fellowship pairing early-career economists with World Bank researchers on development-economics topics, aimed at candidates from developing countries.

📍 Washington, DC, USAStipendHard
#research#economics#fellowship
See all collections →