Funding Opportunities

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Grant & Fellowship Funding Opportunities

Limited Submission Programs

DoResearch Funding

Internal Funding Opportunities

NIH Programs and Resources

DoD Programs and Resources

Searchable Funding Databases

Proposal Development Office (PDO), School of Medicine
The Proposal Development Office helps faculty members and teams from across the School of Medicine develop high-quality grant proposals. Its priorities for grants include large, complex, multi-investigator proposals, grants on topics aligned with the Dean's initiatives, and junior faculty, i.e., assistant professors, applying for their first major research grants, such as NIH R01 and similar grants. PDO’s services include identification of funding opportunities, review and editing of proposals, assistance drafting administrative documents, project management and support for large proposals, interfacing with sponsors and university central offices, and promoting collaborations. Please contact PDO directly at: proposaldevelopment_som@stanford.edu

The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD)
This office is a unique resource for School of Medicine faculty applying for grants. Its priorities include junior faculty applying for their first major research grants. In addition to workshops on grantsmanship and transition to independence, OFDD services include individual mentorship and one-on-one advising designed to edit proposals, define, develop and elucidate scientific questions related to these efforts, establish project management parameters and facilitate and improve manuscript writing. 

Grant Writing Academy
The Stanford Biosciences Grant Writing Academy  (https://grantwriting.stanford.edu/) assists emerging scientists and faculty in developing innovative and impactful research proposals through its award winning and evidence-based programming. Its vision is to center joy and belonging in grant writing and beyond. Honored with an Innovations in Research Education Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Grant Writing Academy’s Proposal Bootcamps utilize evidence-based peer review strategies that increase participants’ abilities to secure funding (p value < 0.05) and grant writing self-efficacy (p value <0.001); curricula and outcome data published in PLoS One. More than 500 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty participate in annual Proposal Bootcamps.

Route to Getting Grants (R2G2) Series
R2G2 is a monthly seminar series specially designed for early-career faculty. R2G2 is sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Grant Writing Academy, Office of Faculty Development and Engagement, and Proposal Development Office. Previous sponsors include the Stanford Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Engineering Research Administration in the School of Engineering, and Stanford Earth. Find more information here or join the mailing list.

Corporate, Foundation, and Association Relations: Medical Center Development
The Corporate, Foundation, and Association Relations team in the Medical Center Development Office is available to assist School of Medicine faculty with a review and editing of proposals. This office facilitates mutually beneficial relationships between faculty and private and philanthropic organizations. Please contact the CFAR team in the Medical Center Development Office ffor assistance.

Foundation Relations: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
For assistance with proposals in children’s health research, please contact Jasan Zimmerman (Jasan.Zimmerman@LPFCH.ORG, 650-736-2927) or David Abarca (david.abarca@lpfch.org) in Foundation Relations at LPFCH.

Additional Resources:
Lane Library
DoResearch Successful Proposal Writing