Internal Seed Funding opportunities provide funds to support research activities that may lead to extramural funding.
Note: Internal Selections are not considered internal funding opportunities.
The list below is not comprehensive. To have an internal award/seed funding opportunity added to this web page, please contact Catherine Determan.
Upcoming Deadlines
Bioinformatics Research Core Micro-Grant Program Rolling Deadline
Cancer Biology Pathway Predoctoral Program Predoctoral applications to reopen in June 2023
Cancer Genomics and Outcomes Research STRENGTH Program Rolling Deadline
Center for Drug Discovery and Siteman Cancer Center QuikSTART Grant Program Deadline: November 30, 2023
Center for Drug Discovery MatchGrant Rolling Deadline
Center for Drug Discovery Pilot Grant Funding Program Deadline: November 3, 2023
Center for Humanities Small Grants for Publication Rolling Deadline
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Just-in-Time Core Usage Funding Program contact CRE^2
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Labs/Startups/Ateliers (LSAs) rolling deadline
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Small Grants Rolling Deadline
Children’s Discovery Institute Rolling Deadline: February 1 & August 1
Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI) Micro-grant Program Rolling Deadline
COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (CFRCS) Deadline: October 1, 2023
Diabetes Research Center (DRC)(P30) Imaging Core Scholarship Program Rolling Deadline
Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Deadline: October 1, 2023
ICTS Just-In-Time Core Usage Funding Program 10th of Any Month by 5 pm CT
Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences & CRE^2 Partnership: The Just-in-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program Rolling Deadline
Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Precision Health Innovation Awards Rolling Deadline
International and Area Studies List of Resources Deadline: Varies
KL2 Career Development Awards Program Deadline: March 1 and September 3
Newman Exploration Travel Fund Deadline: March 3, 2024
Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Just-In-Time Core Laboratory Funding Program Rolling deadline: 15th of every month
Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Center (RDRRC) Just-in-Time Core Usage Funding (submission dates will be Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct)
Rheumatic Diseases Resource-based Research Center (RDRRC) (P30) Micro-grant Program Rolling Deadline
Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Deadline: Varies
Skeletal Disorders Training Program Rolling Deadline
T32 Pediatric Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Research Training Grant Deadline: October 2, 2023
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control Rolling Deadline
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women’s Health rolling deadline (Fellowship openings begin July 1, 2022)
The Interesting Patient Study (TIPS conferences are first Wednesday of each month) Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis