Funding Opportunities

• The Office of Research and Project Administration provides tools to notify you automatically of funding opportunities in your field.
• The CTSI Research Navigator service provides numerous documents that may assist with preparing grant applications.

Department of Pediatrics

• The Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Scholars Program has a mission to train pediatricians and support their development in understanding and addressing health inequity.
• Clausen & Bradford Fellowships offer partial support up to $20,000 each for postdoctoral research.
• Insel Family Fund provides support for faculty, residents or fellows who wish to acquire new methodologies, participate in a unique research experience or bring in outside experts to teach new methodologies.

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

• The University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Science Institute (UR CTSI) provides many opportunities for research funding including various research pilot and career development awards
  (Submission dates vary.)
• Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) - Pilot Award Program supports innovative, trans-disciplinary science.
• Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) - Small Equipment Award Program provides limited support for small items of shared equipment.
• Support Health Sciences Research Using High Performance Computational Resources (View a sample application)
  (November)
• Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Med
  (February)
• Community Community Engagement Research and Funding
  (TBA)
• Wilmot Cancer Institute
  (TBA)
• Neuroscience Research Pilot Programs
  (TBA)
• Environmental Health Sciences Center
  (Submission dates vary.)
• Also see, Internal Pilot Funding

University of Rochester

• University Research Awards provide seed money on a competitive basis for innovative research projects that, when sufficiently developed, are likely to attract external support.
  (First Monday of February)
• Rochester Aging Research Center (RoAR Center)
  (Submission dates vary.)
• The Technology Development Fund is devoted to supporting University researchers who wish to further the process of translating their scientific and engineering research into commercial opportunities URMC Pilot Funding Opportunities.
  (April and October)