The Office of Foundation Relations has identified private foundation funding opportunities of interest to the Hopkins community. While this list is not intended to be exhaustive, it provides a range of opportunities across academic disciplines.
We encourage faculty and researchers to contact us at [email protected] if interested in applying for any of the opportunities listed below. We would be happy to learn about your work and discuss potential strategies for securing foundation support. We can provide background on individual foundations, guidance on developing competitive proposals and endorsement letters, and serve as a liaison to program officers.
Please note, some foundations require that any approach for funding be made through our office and some limit the number of proposals received from Johns Hopkins University in a given grant cycle. In some cases, Johns Hopkins has maintained long-standing institutional relationships with key funders. To help identify those foundations that merit a more strategic approach, our office maintains a list of centrally managed foundations. We strongly encourage contacting our team before communicating with or submitting a proposal/letter of inquiry to those selected foundations.
| wdt_ID | Submission Deadline | Opportunity | Sponsor | Maximum Award Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |||||
| 278 | 09/15/2025 | 2026 Research Grant | National Scleroderma Foundation | $500,000 | This award supports research in the field of scleroderma. Various awards are explained through the link with amounts ranging from $200,000 to $500,000. |
| 279 | 09/12/2025 LOI | Pediatric Cancer Research Grants | Rally Foundation | $100,000 | This award supports research in the field of childhood cancer. Various awards are explained through the link with amounts ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. |
| 281 | 09/29/2025 | Research Grant | Pfizer | $200,000 | Pfizer and the American College of Emergency Physicians are collaborating to offer a new grant opportunity seeking proposals for quality improvement initiatives that will promote the safe management of patients diagnosed with migraine in the emergency department setting. Awards will be up to $200,000. |
| 282 | 09/29/2025 | MIND Prize | Pershing Square Foundation | $750,000 | This award supports recipients in pursuing groundbreaking research that revolutionizes our ability to predict, prevent, and treat neurodegenerative diseases. Awards will be $750,000 over three years. |
| 283 | 10/07/2025 LOI | Catapult Award | CureSearch | $2,500,000 | The goal of the Catapult Award is to overcome barriers to pediatric cancer drug development by providing meaningful funding in order to advance the development of promising oncology research out of the lab and into clinical trials. Catapult Award funding ranges from $500,000 – $2.5 million. |
| 284 | 10/15/2025 | Career Development Awards | Dermatology Foundation | $75,000 | The foundation offers ten categories of highly competitive Career Development Awards which are elaborated on through the link. Each award offers an annual salary stipend of $75,000. |
| 285 | 10/16/2025 | Clinical Research Fellowship Awards | Foundation Fighting Blindness | $65,000 | This award will provide funding for post-residency clinical fellowships in inherited retinal degenerations. Awards will be for $65,000 over one year. |
| 286 | Rolling | Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grant Program | Alzheimer's Association | Varies | This program specifically aims to provide bridge funding for research projects focused on Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, atypical Parkinson's and / or other related disorders that have been impacted by a series of changes at NIH. Amounts vary. |
| 287 | 10/01/2025 | Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $200,000 | The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding. Awards may range from $50,000 to $200,000 each. You may only request funding equivalent to the amount that was guaranteed and remained unspent on your federally funded project at the time of termination. |
Last updated: April 29, 2025
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