Non-Federal Limited Deadlines

Faculty Scholars Program

Sponsored by: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

*Internal deadline: May 14, 2026*

External deadline: Jul 30, 2026

Amount: Up to $250,000 over two years

For early-career faculty in medicine and nursing. Should be assistant professor with roughly 3-8 years of full-time faculty experience. Each Scholar is assigned one mentor from the funder's National Advisory Committee and one peer mentor from the family of alumni Scholars. Funder pays tuition costs for one Harvard Macy Institute course.

Geisel dean may nominate one candidate. Internal application required.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

one-page description of your research proposal
current CV
use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Medical Research

Sponsored by: W.M. Keck Foundation

Amount: $1,200,000

For high-risk, high-reward medical research projects which would not otherwise receive support from traditional funding agencies, and which have the capacity to spur ground-breaking new territory in the field or open entirely new pathways of work. For fundamental/basic science. Collaboration with investigators from other universities is viewed favorably. Not relevant for projects that would be funded by governmental agencies. Please visit this link for further insights on Keck's expectations and priorities.

*Internal deadline: May 15, 2026*

Dartmouth Corporate and Foundation Relations may submit up to four concept papers. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu:

• one-page concept paper using the Foundation’s guidelines
• Attach to the concept paper examples of feedback from federal agencies indicating your project is: out of scope/too high risk/overly ambitious for federal funding.
• total amount of your funding request
• current CV
• Use “Keck Foundation — Medical" as the email subject line

There are two annual deadlines for submitting an *internal* application to be selected as a Dartmouth nominee: May and November.

Science and Engineering Research

Sponsored by: W.M. Keck Foundation

Amount: $1,200,000

For high-risk, high-reward science and engineering research projects which would not otherwise receive support from traditional funding agencies, and which have the capacity to spur ground-breaking new territory in the field or open entirely new pathways of work. For fundamental/basic science. Collaboration with investigators from other universities is viewed favorably. Not relevant for projects that would be funded by governmental agencies. Please visit this link for further insights on Keck's expectations and priorities.

*Internal deadline: May 15, 2026*

Dartmouth Corporate and Foundation Relations may submit up to four concept papers. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu:

• one-page concept paper using the Foundation’s guidelines
• Attach to the concept paper examples of feedback from federal agencies indicating your project is: out of scope/too high risk/overly ambitious for federal funding.
• total amount of your funding request
• current CV
• use “Keck Foundation — Science and Engineering" as the email subject line

There are two annual deadlines for submitting an *internal* application to be selected as a Dartmouth nominee: May and November.

Mathers Grant Awards Program

Sponsored by: The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation

*Internal deadline: May 20, 2026*

Amount: $700,000

Areas of interest:

• Immunology
• Microbiome
• Structural Biology
• Cellular Physiology
• Cancer Biology
• Genetics
• Genomics
• Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
• Stem Cell Biology
• Neuroscience
  
  

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

• one-page description of your research proposal
• current CV
• use the title of this RFP and your area of interest in the subject line

Deadlines:

• May 20: internal applications
• July 17: institutional nominations and portal registration
• July 31: external letter of inquiry
• September 18: invited full applications

Biomedical grants

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation

**Internal deadline: May 28, 2026**

External deadline: Jul 01, 2025

For tenure-track faculty members in their first to fourth year at United States institutions, holding M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees. It aims to support these early-career scientists in establishing their research projects to a point where they can secure NIH R01 or other independent funding.

Candidates must not currently hold a substantial independent research award, such as an NIH R01 grant or its equivalent in scope and funding from other sources.

Dartmouth may submit one proposal per year. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "Mallinckrodt grant" as the email subject line.

Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Awards Program for Coronary Heart Disease Research Program

Health Resources in Action

**Internal deadline: May 28, 2026**

External deadline: Jul 01, 2026

Supports research in the prevention of coronary heart disease or circulatory failure and improving care for these patients. Basic and translational scientific research. No clinical studies.

Eligibility: faculty with less than $500,000 in combined external funding during the first year of the Geneen Award. Applicants may hold a K Award or be in the R00 phase of a K99/R00 as long as those award amounts, combined with other funding, do not exceed these specified limits. Applicants who have pending R01s or other large applications to the NIH and other agencies are encouraged to submit proposals to the Geneen Trust. Notification of funding after the application date will not impact eligibility for a Geneen Award. However, it is the responsibility of applicants to contact GeneenAwards@hria.org as soon as they are notified of any new funding.

External deadline for the 2027 program has yet not been announced, but has been in July in previous years.

Dartmouth may nominate one candidate. Applications are restricted to Geisel School of Medicine. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project idea; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "Geneen application" as the email subject line.

Medical Research Awards

Sponsored by: Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research

Amount: $75,000 per year for three years

For cancer investigators in the early stages of their careers. The institution may only nominate two applications, one in mainstream/conventional research and one in integrative research. The Foundation seeks to support Integrative research projects that explore evidence-based complementary interventions, optimize the manner in which mainstream care is delivered and improve the lives of those living with cancer, specifically the hematologic malignancies. 

Integrative (complementary) therapies may include:

• Acupuncture
• Integrative Mind-body interventions
• Manipulative and body-based therapies
• Meditation
• Music therapy
• Nutrition
• Physical fitness
• Use of biologically-based agents (but not in “conventional” ways)
• Yoga

The Foundation seeks to support clinical trials and/or pre-clinical research which address reducing patients’ physical and emotional distress during or after cancer therapy.

Examples include:

• Neurophysiologic, neuroendocrine, and biochemical pathways triggered by massage therapy, including animal studies or instrument-based approaches such as imaging techniques
• Mechanistic studies of herbs, nutritional supplements, or natural products to enhance cognitive function or treat depression or anxiety
• Herb-drug interactions
• Basic biological mechanisms and processes that underlie acupuncture, meditation or yoga including studies in man or animal models or those employing imaging

Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026

External deadline: Aug 14, 2026

*For internal review, email the following to DCC.Institutional.Applications@dartmouth.edu by midnight on June 1st:

• your biosketch
• two-page maximum letter of intent detailing:
  • the scientific premise underlying the proposed work
    • the specific aims
    • how the proposed work is of outstanding promise and will have high impact on the field of cancer research

**Any questions can be sent to Edward Usherwood, NCC Director of Research Development (Edward.J.Usherwood@dartmouth.edu).**

St. Baldrick's Fellows

St. Baldrick's Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026**

For third and fourth or fourth and fifth years of pediatric oncology fellowship training. Dartmouth may submit one proposal per year.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "St. Baldrick's Fellows" as the email subject line.

Important dates:

June 1 - internal application deadline

July 9 - deadline for letter of inquiry

August 28 - deadline for invited full proposal

Infrastructure Grants

St. Baldrick's Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026**

Support for clinical research associates so institutions can treat more children on cancer clinical trials.

Dartmouth may submit one proposal per year. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "St. Baldrick's - Infrastructure" as the email subject line.

Important dates:

June 1 - internal application deadline

July 9 - deadline for letter of inquiry

August 28 - deadline for invited full proposal

Velux Stiftung Forestry Program

Sponsored by: Velux Stiftung

Internal deadline: Jun 30, 2026

External deadline: Sep 21, 2026

Amount: From 50,000 CHF To 100,000 CHF

The foundation supports innovative, impact-oriented research in sustainable forest management, climate change, and biodiversity, with funding of CHF 50,000-100,000 annually for projects lasting up to four years.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

• one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
• current CV
• use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Sloan Research Fellowships

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jul 02, 2026**

For early-career scientists and scholars in these or related fields:

• chemistry
• computer science
• Earth system science
• economics
• mathematics
• neuroscience
• physics

Must be tenure-track but untenured as of the application deadline. Faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation. Application requires two representative articles from your independent research. Sloan will release the foundation's application deadline on July 15. The external deadline has been September 15 in previous years. For questions about this opportunity and anticipated application materials, please contact corporate.and.foundation.relations@dartmouth.edu

Dartmouth may nominate up to three candidates in each area. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: 

• one-page description of your project idea
• links to the two representative articles you intend to include in your application
• current CV

Use "Sloan Fellowships" and the field you intend to apply to in the subject line.

Velux Stiftung Ophthalmology Program

Sponsored by: Velux Stiftung

Internal deadline: Jul 14, 2026

External deadline: Oct 01, 2026

Amount: From 50,000 CHF To 100,000 CHF

The Velux Stiftung's ophthalmology program funds innovative research to reduce visual impairments in LMICs by strengthening local institutions and developing tailored biomedical solutions. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

• one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
• current CV
• use the title of this RFP as the subject line