Featured Opportunities

April 1, 2026

• The National Library of Australia offers Fellowships to experienced researchers to undertake deep and sustained research at the Library using their collections. Fellowships are available to researchers who require onsite access to our uniquely held or extensive collections to advance their research towards publication or other public outcomes. Applicants may work in any field or discipline where their collections have appropriate depth and breadth to support the desired outcomes. Fellows receive $35,000 to support sustained research at the Library for 12 weeks onsite as well as an allowance of $1,500 for high resolution digital copies of collection materials for publication or other public uses (subject to copyright, licensing and access conditions).
• The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY) program supports collaboration among K-12 educators, technologists, and researchers to develop innovative solutions to persistent challenges in learning and workforce development. These challenges are identified by K-12 students, families, and educators. The program aims to create and scale evidence-based practices, tools, and technologies that improve learning outcomes and prepare students for a digital, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven future. A key focus is early exposure to AI to build curiosity, understanding, and readiness for future careers. The program encourages partnerships across sectors - schools, universities, industry, government, and nonprofits - to co-design responsive, technology-based solutions. NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY program includes two phases: Planning and Development. Planning proposals help teams explore one of several focus areas. Only teams awarded Planning grants may submit Development proposals, which support the growth and implementation of promising ideas. This is a limited submission program. If you are interested in this program, you must notify (working title, team list, short synopsis) the Office of Research Development.
• NSF’s Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) program supports innovative research on novel devices based on the principles of electronics, optics and photonics, optoelectronics, magnetics, opto- and electromechanics, electromagnetics, and related physical phenomena. EPMD’s goal is to advance the frontiers of micro-, nano- and quantum-based devices operating within the electromagnetic spectrum and contributing to a broad range of application domains including information and communications, imaging and sensing, healthcare, Internet of Things, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. The program encourages research based on emerging technologies for miniaturization, integration, and energy efficiency as well as novel material-based devices with new functionalities, improved efficiency, flexibility, tunability, wearability, and enhanced reliability.
• The goal of NSF’s Biophotonics program is to explore the research frontiers in photonics principles, engineering and technology that are relevant for critical problems in fields of medicine, biology and biotechnology. Fundamental engineering research and innovation in photonics is required to lay the foundations for new technologies beyond those that are mature and ready for application in medical diagnostics and therapies. Advances are needed in nanophotonics, optogenetics, contrast and targeting agents, ultra-thin probes, wide field imaging, and rapid biomarker screening. Low cost and minimally invasive medical diagnostics and therapies are key motivating application goals. Research topics in this program include: 1) Imaging in the second near infrared window; 2) Macromolecule markers; 3) Low coherence sensing at the nanoscale; 4) Neurophotonics; 5) Microphotonics and nanophotonics: and 6) Optogenetics.
• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NIH’s Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award is designed to provide salary support for RSEs involved in research and positioned to make outstanding contributions to NIH-funded biomedical, clinical, behavioral or health related research software, tools, and algorithms, but who are not in a traditional independent investigator career path. This NOFO will use the NIH Research Specialist Award (R50) mechanism to provide up to 3 years of funding to encourage the development of stable research career opportunities for exceptional RSEs who want to contribute to scientific research. It is intended to provide incentives to participate in a research career path, with some level of autonomy so that the individuals are not solely dependent on grants held by others for their career continuity. Supporting RSEs in this manner is integral to NIH’s strategic goal of creating a sustainable ecosystem of high-quality research software tools that can enhance research across projects and domains.
• NSF’s Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into safe and sustainable ecosystems that address national and societal challenges. Open-source tools such as software, hardware, machine learning models, languages, and data platforms are designed to be shared as they are publicly-accessible and modifiable. These tools spark innovation in critical fields as varied as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, banking, healthcare, research, education, next-gen manufacturing, mobility, and National security (including cybersecurity). PESOSE supports the creation of managing organizations for these ecosystems, ensuring strong governance, distributed development, and broad user communities across academia, industry, and government. PESOSE also supports enhancements to the safety, security, and privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (OSE) by addressing significant vulnerabilities, both technical and socio-technical, to improve the resistance of the ecosystem against threats.
• NSF’s TechAccess: AI‑Ready America is a national-scale initiative to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works—so local and state priorities can lead in shaping an AI-driven economy that benefits all Americans. Unlike initiatives centered around K–16 education, AI‑Ready America additionally reaches businesses, public-serving organizations, and individuals, among others, expanding access to AI knowledge, tools, and resources. The program also emphasizes practical implementation through hands‑on assistance and workforce upskilling, including experiential learning such as internships, project‑based work, and apprenticeships, to ensure stakeholders can effectively apply and innovate with AI. The program supports: (1) State/Territory Coordination Hubs (Coordination Hubs)-one in every state and territory; (2) A National Coordination Lead (National Lead); and (3) AI-Ready Catalyst Award Competitions. This current RFA This funding opportunity focuses on Coordination Hubs. This is a limited submission program. You must contact the Office of Research Development if you are interested in applying to this program.
• HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI or Innovation Center), is soliciting applications for the Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle & Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE) Model. This voluntary, three-year service delivery model is designed to test evidence-based, whole-person functional or lifestyle medicine (“whole-person FLM”) approaches to care. Rather than treating diseases separately after they develop, MAHA ELEVATE takes a proactive, comprehensive approach that combines psychological, nutritional, and physical interventions with personalized, lifestyle-based strategies for prevention and early treatment. CMS will select a total of up to 30 Recipients to participate in MAHA ELEVATE. The model will be split into two cohorts, one year apart (years 2026 and 2027). Approximately $3.3 million in Cooperative Agreement Awards will be available to each selected recipient over a three-year period of performance for a total of up to a $100 million investment.
• The Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Awards support innovative cancer research from the next generation of leaders. These grants are awarded to outstanding early career investigators to support high-impact, high-risk projects that are distinct from their current research portfolio. Applicants must have established their independent laboratories three to eight years prior to December 31, 2026 (i.e., the official start date of the independent appointment must fall within the calendar years 2018-2023). Exceptions due to prolonged medical or family leave will be considered on a case-by-case basis. To be considered “independent”, applicants must have their own dedicated laboratory space, the ability to independently hire personnel, and institutional permission to apply to grants as principal investigator. Research track, adjunct faculty, and independent fellow positions are not eligible.
• The goal of the HHS, NIH’s Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01) NOFO is to support applications for novel theory and methods development that enable better understanding of how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations. Approaches should be interdisciplinary drawing from the natural and social sciences, account for inter-dependencies across scales of biological, social, and ecological organization, and make extensive use of theory, modeling, and validation with available large-scale datasets.
• A consortium of funders, led by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Coefficient Giving, is seeking to support Primary Research that can help develop consensus estimates of the return on investments in research and development (R&D). This coordinated call aims to spur rigorous, empirical studies that can narrow the range of existing estimates and inform public and private R&D investment decisions; it is being conducted as part of the Pop-Up Journal initiative (details in the appendix). The goal is to reach consensus about how to answer policymakers’ basic questions about the ROI on R&D. Letters of inquiry are due by April 30, 2026. Grants are expected to be approximately $250,000 for the primary call, though larger requests may be considered for uniquely ambitious projects.