Funding Opportunities
Internal Grants Open for Applications
Pediatric Resource Grant
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
The Department of Pediatrics Research Council is pleased to announce a competitive funding mechanism to support access to resources not budgeted in existing or planned studies. Data obtained from the resource must be used to support a scholarship product that will bring recognition to the Department of Pediatrics, eg. publication, external grant proposal, patent, etc.
Pediatrics Embracing Diversity in Scholarship “PEDS” Award
Proposal Due: Monday, August 22, 2022 before 4:00 pm
The Department of Pediatrics is committed to supporting the career development of faculty who are from backgrounds that are currently under-represented (URM) in our department. The goal of the PEDS award is to provide funding opportunities for URM faculty to encourage career development and to assist in recruiting under-represented faculty to Pediatrics.
RFP: Pediatrics Embracing Diversity in Scholarship “PEDS” Award
Progressive Grants Round 2: Stage 4
Proposals Due: Monday, February 20, 2023
The Progressive Grants support impactful and innovative ideas. The competition is organized into 4 Stages, with each subsequent Stage awarding progressively larger but fewer grants. Each Stage will also have progressively longer timelines for the completion of milestones. Milestones must be completed for consideration of funding at the next Stage.
Opportunities at the University
- Other Opportunities
- Application Period Closed
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Other Opportunities
Private Foundation RFPs in Children's Health
- Cure JM Foundation: Juvenile Myositis Research Grants due 7/30/2022
- Pfizer: Improving the Care of Patients with Disorders of Impaired Growth due 8/3/2022
- Wellcome Trust: Biological Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Maternal and Child Health due 8/8/2022
- Cannonball Kid's Cancer Foundation: Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trail Grants due 8/15/2022
- Jerome Lejeune Foundation: Down Syndrome Research Grants due 8/15/2022
- Dravet Syndrome Foundation: Dravet Syndrome Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants due 9/9/2022
- ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation: DIPG Research Fellowship Grant due 9/16/2022
- Trialect: Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program due 9/26/2022
- Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program in Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Science due 9/28/2022
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation: 2023 Young Investigators Grant due 12/12/2022
- PLGA Tumor Research - Rolling deadline
- Fanconi Anemia Research Grant Award - Rolling deadline
- Foundation Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) - Rolling deadline
- Fraxa Reseach Foundation: Fragile X Research - Rolling deadline
- Neurofibromatosis Therapeutice Acceleration Program (NTAP) - Rolling deadline
- SynGAP Research Fund - Rolling deadline
If interested in any of these opportunities, contact Jonna Schnettler (jschnett@umn.edu) at the University of Minnesota Foundation. Full list of private funding opportunities can be found HERE.
Additional Open RFAs
Links to Funding Websites
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Application Period Closed
- Cross-Divisional Grant - Due May 16, 2022
- Summer Pediatric Research "SUPER" Award - Due May 1, 2022
- Boston Scientific Innovators Fund - Due December 6, 2021
- New Team Science Grant in Children's Health Research - Due December 6, 2021
- Masonic Cross-Departmental Grants in Children's Health Research - Due October 18, 2021
- Pediatric Embracing Diversity in Scholarship "PEDS" Award - Due August 16, 2021
- Pediatric "R" Award - Due August 6, 2021
- Summer's Wish Pediatric Cardiology Innovators Fund - Due May 3, 2021
- Catalyst Grant for Children’s Mental Health - Due May 3, 2021
- Pediatric Cross-Divisional Grant - Due November 9, 2020
- Progressive Grant Stage 3 - Due March 16, 2020