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39 grants with upcoming deadlines🔥 4 closing this weekUpdated: July 30, 2026
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🔥 Closing This Week

4 grants closing in the next 7 days

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Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research AwardsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Jul 30, 2026Deadline today

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Science and Technology StudiesAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 3, 20264 days left

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Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure ProgramAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 4, 20265 days left

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Science of Learning and Augmented IntelligenceAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 5, 20266 days left

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📅 Closing This Month

9 grants closing in the next 30 days

8 days left
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 7, 20268 days left

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Healthcare
18 days left
Chemical OceanographyAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 17, 202618 days left

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18 days left
Biological OceanographyAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 17, 202618 days left

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18 days left
Cognitive NeuroscienceAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 17, 202618 days left

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19 days left
Decision, Risk and Management SciencesAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 18, 202619 days left

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Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement GrantsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 18, 202619 days left

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Research Experiences for UndergraduatesAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 19, 202620 days left

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26 days left
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship ProgramAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 25, 202626 days left

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28 days left
Methodology, Measurement, and StatisticsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Aug 27, 202628 days left

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🗓️ Next 3 Months

26 grants closing in the next 90 days

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Tribal Colleges and Universities ProgramAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 1, 202633 days left

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39 days left
National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) (P41 Clinical Trials Optional)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 7, 202639 days left

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Healthcare
41 days left
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research EnterpriseAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 9, 202641 days left

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47 days left
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered LanguagesAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 15, 202647 days left

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50 days left
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical SciencesAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 18, 202650 days left

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54 days left
FoundationsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 22, 202654 days left

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CombinatoricsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 22, 202654 days left

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57 days left
Limited Competition: National Primate Research Centers (P51) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 25, 202657 days left

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Healthcare
57 days left
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2024, 2025, and 2026 (P50 Clinical Trial Required)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 25, 202657 days left

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Healthcare
57 days left
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 25, 202657 days left

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Healthcare
57 days left
NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trials Optional)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 25, 202657 days left

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Healthcare
57 days left
Alcohol Research-Related Resource Award (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 25, 202657 days left

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Healthcare
62 days left
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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Federal
62 days left
COE for Technical Training and Human PerformanceAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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Federal
62 days left
AnalysisAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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62 days left
Announcement of Stand Down GrantsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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Veterans
62 days left
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research ProgramsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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62 days left
GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION (GeoPEX)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Sep 30, 202662 days left

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71 days left
Algebra and Number TheoryAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 9, 202671 days left

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Mathematical BiologyAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 14, 202676 days left

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76 days left
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer ScienceAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 14, 202676 days left

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76 days left
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 14, 202676 days left

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Healthcare
76 days left
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)Amount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 14, 202676 days left

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Healthcare
77 days left
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral FellowshipsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 15, 202677 days left

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82 days left
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in ResearchAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 20, 202682 days left

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83 days left
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research FellowshipsAmount varies
📍 Nationwide⏰ Deadline: Oct 21, 202683 days left

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