ORS Funding Opportunities is a monthly email newsletter providing new, noteworthy opportunities. A full list of active opportunities (updated weekly) is available below. If you are aware of an opportunity not on our list that you think would benefit your colleagues in the School of Education, please email it to us and we’ll add it to the list. If you need help finding a specific kind of opportunity, please reach out and we’ll do our best to guide you to some options.
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ORS Funding Opportunities
| Next Due Date | Category 1 | Category 2 | Title | Sponsor | Active Link | Notes | Budget | Duration | Due Date 2 | Due Date 3 | Date Added | Monitor forecasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2026 | Health | Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-422 | See link | 5 years | 12/08/2026 | 04/08/2027 | 05/22/2026 | |||
| 08/08/2026 | Health | Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-423 | See link | 5 years | 12/08/2026 | 04/08/2027 | 08/19/2025 | |||
| 10/22/2026 | Health | Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | RFA-OH-25-002 | Up to $9 million | 5 years | 10/21/2027 | 10/26/2028 | 08/19/2025 | |||
| 10/30/2026 | Health | National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | RFA-OH-24-001 | $28.75 million | 5 years | 08/19/2025 | |||||
| 07/14/2026 | Health | Education | NINDS Research Education Opportunities (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PAR-24-200 | $1,250,000 direct costs | 5 years | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | See link | up to 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 02/12/2027 | 05/22/2026 | ||||
| 06/30/2026 | Education | Health | Oops!...AI Did It Again Challenge | Young Futures | not specified | not specified | 12/01/2025 | 10/08/2025 | ||||
| 07/14/2026 | Education | Health | Reimagining Next Phase Research Initiative | UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research | $100,000 | 1 year | 10/13/2025 | |||||
| 09/16/2026 | Education | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) | National Science Foundation | up to $400,000 | 3 years | 10/15/2025 | ||||||
| 02/08/2028 | Health | Distinguished Scholar Fellowship Award | Warren Alpert Foundation | $400,000 | 2 years | 10/16/2025 | ||||||
| 10/06/2026 | Health | Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01- Clinical Trail Required) | National Institutes of Health | Unlimited | 5 years | 10/29/2025 | ||||||
| 06/30/2026 | Education | STEM Education and Workforce Program | Office of Naval Research | Not specified | not specified | 11/05/2025 | ||||||
| 10/01/2026 | Education | EDU Core Research (ECR:Core) | National Science Foundation | Up to $2.5 million | 3-5 years | 11/05/2025 | ||||||
| 02/08/2028 | Education | National Defense Education Program | Department of Defense | $100,000-$10 million | not specified | 11/05/2025 | ||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Education | Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1) | National Science Foundation | $400,000-$20 million | Not specified | 02/08/2027 | 12/09/2025 | |||||
| 08/05/2026 | Health | Grants for Research; Direct Service; Professional Education & Training; Capacity Building | Retirement Research Foundation, dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Not specified | Not specified | |||||||
| 06/26/2026 | Education | STEM Education and Workforce Program | Office of Naval Research | Not specified | Not specified | 12/16/2025 | ||||||
| 07/09/2026 | Arts | NEA Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) | National Endowment for the Arts | Up to $100,000 | Not specified | 07/21/2026 | 12/19/2025 | |||||
| 09/28/2026 | Arts | Convening Grants - Letter of Inquiry | Terra Foundation for American Art | $25,000 | 1 year | 11/30/2026 | 01/02/2026 | |||||
| 08/01/2026 | Arts | Dane Arts 2026 Cycle 1; three opportunities | Dane County | Varies, see link | 14 months | 08/01/2026 | 01/08/2026 | |||||
| 06/30/2026 | Education | Scholars Program (please stay tuned for UW internal competition for this award) | William T. Grant Foundation | $425,000 | 5 years | 01/09/2026 | ||||||
| 08/03/2026 | Arts | Collections Grants (Letter of inquiry) | Terra Foundation for American Art | $25,000-$100,000 | Not specified | 10/13/2026 | 01/09/2026 | |||||
| 07/15/2026 | Education | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) | National Science Foundation | $400,000-$2 million | Up to 5 years | 01/29/2026 | ||||||
| 08/11/2026 | Education | EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE) | National Science Foundation | Up to $8 million | Up to 4 years | 01/29/2026 | ||||||
| 12/09/2026 | Education | IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) | National Science Foundation | Up to $500,000 | Up to 3 years | 01/29/2026 | ||||||
| 06/25/2026 | Education | Visiting Scholars Program | Russell Sage Foundation | Up to $150,000 | 5-10 months | |||||||
| 07/21/2026 | Education | Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service FY2027 | National Science Foundation | $300,000-$2.5 million | Up to 3 years | |||||||
| 07/29/2026 | Education | Research Grants on Reducing Inequality | William T. Grant Foundation | $100,000-$600,000 | 2-3 years | |||||||
| 07/29/2026 | Education | Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence | William T. Grant Foundation | $100,000-$1 million | 2-4 years | |||||||
| 06/20/2026 | Education | Scholars Program | William T. Grant Foundation | $425,000 | 5 years | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Arts | Targeted Research Area Grants | American Society for Theatre Research | $3,000 | not specified | |||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Arts | Grant Program: Exhibition Support | Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | $60,000-$100,000 | 2 years | |||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Arts | Multi-year Program Support | Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | $60,000-$100,000 | 2 years | |||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Arts | Curatorial Research Fellowships | Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | Up to $50,000 | not specified | |||||||
| 11/18/2026 | Education | Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY): Development grant (limited competition) | National Science Foundation | |||||||||
| 10/01/2026 | Education | Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | National Science Foundation | |||||||||
| 06/30/2026 | Education | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) Education and Workforce Program | National Science Foundation | |||||||||
| 06/22/2026 | Health | Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) | Arnold Ventures | not specified | not specified | 08/07/2026 | ||||||
| 06/22/2026 | Health | Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required) | UW Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Discourse | not specified | not specified | |||||||
| 06/22/2026 | Health | Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Natural Products (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) | National Science Foundation | Up to $50,000 | 2 months | 11/18/2026 | ||||||
| 06/18/2026 | Health | NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials and Biomarker Studies for Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Science Foundation | Up to $300,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 10/27/2026 | Health | HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Science Foundation | $475,000-$1 million | 3 years | |||||||
| 06/15/2026 | Health | Effectiveness Trials to Test Mental Health System Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) | Wisconsin Department of Health Services | $1,125,000 | 5 years | |||||||
| 07/15/2026 | Health | Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG) | National Institutes of Health | Not limited | 5 years | |||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Arts | Education | Grants to Publish Nonfiction Books | National Institutes of Health | Not limited | 5 years | 10/19/2026 | |||||
| 07/02/2026 | Health | Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R61 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | $600,000 | 3 years | 11/02/2026 | 01/02/2026 | |||||
| 07/02/2026 | Health | Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | $475,000 | 4 years | 11/02/2026 | 01/02/2026 | |||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-302 | $100,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-306 | $275,000 direct costs for 2-year period | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-304 | $275,000 direct costs for 2-year period | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-175 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-176 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-191 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-190 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-194 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | PA-24-193 | See link | 5 years | 10/12/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PAR-25-284 | $450,000 direct costs | 3 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | PAR-25-143 | $275,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | PAR-25-233 | $100,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | PAR-25-124 | $200,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/19/2025 | ||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | PA-25-125 | $100,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 08/27/2025 | ||||
| 06/18/2026 | Health | Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | $275,000 direct costs | up to 3 years | 10/20/2026 | 10/08/2025 | |||||
| 06/18/2026 | Health | Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | Unlimited | up to 5 years | 10/20/2026 | 10/08/2025 | |||||
| 06/18/2026 | Health | Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | $100,000 direct costs | 2 years | 10/16/2026 | 10/08/2025 | |||||
| 06/12/2026 | Health | NIA Career Transition Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | $522,000 | 3 years | 01/02/2026 | ||||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | $275,000 | 2 years | 01/02/2026 | ||||||
| 06/16/2026 | Health | Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health | $275,000 | 2 years | 12/26/2025 | ||||||
| 06/22/2026 | Health | NCCIH Multi-Site Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | Unlimited | 5 years | 10/20/2026 | 01/02/2026 | |||||
| 07/01/2026 | Education | Racial Equity Research Grants | Spencer Foundation | $75,000 | 1 to 5 years | 07/01/2026 | ||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Health | Education | Early Career Awards - Concept Papers on Child Health | Thrasher Research Fund | $25,000 | not specified | ||||||
| 06/25/2026 | Education | Landmarks of American History and Culture for Higher Education | National Endowment for the Humanities | $230,000 | 15 months | |||||||
| 06/16/2026 | Education | TechAccess: AI-Ready America - Letter of Intent | National Science Foundation | $3 million | 3 years | 07/16/2026 | ||||||
| 06/08/2026 | Health | Policy Research Grants - letter of inquiry | National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation | $50,000 | not specified | |||||||
| 09/09/2026 | Education | Institutional Challenge Grant | William T. Grant Foundation | $650,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Arts | Grants for Researchers With Heavy Teaching Loads | American Society for Theatre Research | $1,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Arts | Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation Fellowship | American Society for Theatre Research | $3,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Arts | Jessica Berson Dance Research Assistance Fund Grant | American Society for Theatre Research | $1,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 06/29/2026 | Education | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IA 2026 | Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences | $250,000 | 9 months | |||||||
| 06/29/2026 | Education | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IB 2026 | Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences | $250,000 | 9 months | |||||||
| 06/29/2026 | Education | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II 2026 | Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences | $1 million | 2 years | |||||||
| 08/04/2026 | Health | AHA Predoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | $32,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 08/05/2026 | Health | AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | $63,500-$77,000 | 1-2 years | |||||||
| 09/10/2026 | Health | AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) | American Heart Association | $200,000 | 2 years | |||||||
| 09/09/2026 | Health | AHA Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training | American Heart Association | $165,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 12/01/2026 | Health | Career Development Award | American Heart Association | $231,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 08/15/2026 | Arts | Grants for Humanities | Wisconsin Humanties | $2,000-$10,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 12/15/2026 | Arts | Grants for Humanities | Wisconsin Humanties | $2,000-$10,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 07/30/2026 | Education | Developmental Sciences | National Science Foundation | $200,000-$600,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 05/01/2027 | Health | Encompass Midcareer Investigator Research Grant | Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | $25,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 05/01/2027 | Health | Scott Nadler Passor Musculoskeletal Research Grant | Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | $30,000 | 1 year | |||||||
| 07/31/2026 | Health | Education | McEwan Family Fund for School-based Physcial Therapy Research Grant | Foundation for Physical Therapy Research | $40,000 | 1-2 years | ||||||
| 10/14/2026 | Health | Education | Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | $500,000/year | 5 years | ||||||
| 07/31/2026 | Arts | Bauhaus Fellowships | Klassik Stiftung Weimer | £3,000-£6,000 | 2-4 months | |||||||
| 07/30/2026 | Health | Multiple Sclerosis Research Program - Early Investigator Research Award, Letter of Intent | Defense Health Agency | $300,000 | 2 years | 08/13/2026 | ||||||
| 07/30/2026 | Health | Multiple Sclerosis Research Program - Investigator-Initiated Research Award, Letter of Intent | Defense Health Agency | $1 million | 3 years | 08/13/2026 | ||||||
| 07/30/2026 | Health | Multiple Sclerosis Research Program - Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award, Letter of Intent | Defense Health Agency | $250,000 | 2 years | 08/13/2026 | ||||||
| 06/23/2026 | Education | Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program | Department of Labor | $500,000–$2 million | up to 5 years | |||||||
| 08/04/2026 | Health | Research on Cardiovascular Health in Autism Predoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | $32,000 | 1-2 years | |||||||
| 08/05/2026 | Health | Research on Cardiovascular Health in Autism Postdoctoral Fellowship | American Heart Association | up to $81,000 | 1-2 years | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Arts | Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards | American Society for Theatre Research | $800 | 1 year | |||||||
| 06/30/2026 | Education | Comprehensive Centers Program: National, Regional, and Content Centers (84.283B) | U.S. Department of Education | up to $6.5 million | 12 months | |||||||
| 07/31/2026 | Education | K-12 AI Infrastructure Program: Teaching & Learning Benchmarks and Datasets | Digital Promise | up to $2 million | 18-24 months | |||||||
| 07/31/2026 | Education | K-12 AI Infrastructure Program: Open Source AI Model for Tutoring (EDU AI) | Digital Promise | up to $8 million | 30-36 months | |||||||
| 07/16/2026 | Education | American History and Civics - National Activities (AHC-NA) Program (84.422B) | U.S. Department of Education | up to $1 million | not specified | |||||||
| 06/23/2026 | Education | Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) FY 2026 Competition | U.S. Department of Education | $4 million | 5 years | |||||||
| 07/27/2026 | Health | Autism Research Program Idea Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs | $750,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 07/27/2026 | Health | Autism Research Program Clinical Trial Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs | $1.5-1.75 million | 4 years | |||||||
| 07/27/2026 | Health | Autism Research Program Career Development Award | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs | $750,000 | 3 years | |||||||
| 07/10/2026 | Education | Research-Practice Partnerships grants - Pre-proposal | Spencer Foundation | $400,000 | 3 years | 10/28/2026 | ||||||
| 09/01/2026 | Education | Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) | National Science Foundation | $300,000-$1.5 million | not specified | 03/02/2027 | ||||||
| 07/01/2026 | Education | Health | Postdoc Fellowship for Using Behavioral & Social Sciences to Inform AI Practices in Health Research Policy and Administration | National Institutes of Health | See link | up to 5 years | 12/31/2026 | |||||
| 07/01/2026 | Education | Health | Postdoc Fellowship on Research Program Impact Analyses | National Institutes of Health | See link | up to 5 years | 12/31/2026 | |||||
| 08/15/2026 | Health | Human Animal Bond Research Grant (cats, dogs) | Purina | $40,000 | 2 years | |||||||
| 08/01/2026 | Health | Early Career Awards - Concept Papers on Child Health | Thrasher Research Fund | $25,000 | up to 2 years | |||||||
| 07/31/2026 | Education | LEGO Foundation Fellowship | LEGO Foundation | $300,000 | up to 3 years | |||||||
| Next Due Date | Category 1 | Category 2 | Title | Sponsor | Active Link | Notes | Budget | Duration | Due Date 2 | Due Date 3 | Date Added | Monitor forecasted |
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