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Grants & Funding Opportunities in the United States

Real grants & funding opportunities based in the United States — verified, not scraped junk. 24 real opportunities right now.

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Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

Funds doctoral dissertation fieldwork advancing anthropological knowledge, across any subfield or world region.

📍 International (US-based foundation)PaidMedium
#grant#anthropology#fieldwork
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Early Career

Genetics Society of America DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development

Genetics Society of America

Provides funding for early-career geneticists to attend a conference or training course.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#genetics#professional-development
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Student

BSA Graduate Student Research Award

Botanical Society of America

Supports graduate student research proposals across botanical sciences, open to students worldwide, not limited to the US.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#botany#graduate-research
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Early Career

Points North Fellowship

Points North Institute

Supports early-to-mid-career nonfiction filmmakers, including an unrestricted grant for a feature documentary in post-production.

📍 United States (international projects)PaidHard
#fellowship#documentary#film
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Early Career

AXS Film Fund

AXS Film Fund

Supports documentary and nonfiction media creators with disabilities and from underserved communities.

📍 United States (international applicants)PaidMedium
#grant#documentary#disability
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General

Fund for Investigative Journalism Seed and Regular Grants

Fund for Investigative Journalism

Small grants for preliminary and full investigative reporting projects across print, online, broadcast, books, documentaries, and podcasts.

📍 United States (international applicants accepted)PaidMedium
#grant#investigative-journalism#global
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Founder

Women Who Tech FemTech + HealthTech Grant

Women Who Tech

A global grant challenge for women-led FemTech and HealthTech startups addressing healthcare access gaps.

📍 Global (USA-based)PaidMedium
#grant#femtech#healthtech
Founder

Echoing Green Fellowship

Echoing Green

An eighteen-month fellowship for early-stage social entrepreneurs, providing a stipend, capacity-building support, and a peer community.

📍 Global (USA-based)PaidHard
#fellowship#social-entrepreneurship#funding
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Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship

Ascend Educational Fund

Scholarships for first- and second-generation immigrant students, including undocumented students, graduating from New York City high schools.

📍 New York City, USAPaidMedium
#scholarship#immigrant#nyc
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Early Career

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Grants

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research

Funds physical therapy and rehabilitation research across specialty tracks including geriatric, pediatric, orthopedic, and cardiovascular/pulmonary care.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#physical-therapy#rehabilitation
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Early Career

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award

Thrasher Research Fund

Funds new investigators researching children's health topics to help them establish an independent research career, awarding up to 32 grants a year across two cycles.

📍 Global (US-based fund)PaidMedium
#grant#pediatrics#research
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Supports undergraduate and graduate students conducting cystic fibrosis-related research training under a faculty mentor.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#cystic-fibrosis#research
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Early Career

Alkermes Pathways Research Award

Alkermes

Supports junior-investigator research into schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and associated sleep and circadian disturbances, now in its eighth year.

📍 United States (international host institutions considered)PaidHard
#grant#psychiatry#research
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Early Career

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Innovation Seed Grants

Angelman Syndrome Foundation

Funds research on Angelman syndrome, including studies of the UBE3A gene mechanism and symptomatic therapies, through an open annual call for proposals.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidMedium
#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience
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Early Career

Orphan Disease Center CDKL5 Pilot Grant Program

Orphan Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania / Loulou Foundation

One-year pilot grants funding basic and translational research on CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, a rare neurodevelopmental condition, now in its tenth year.

📍 Global (US-administered)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience
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National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

National MPS Society

Funds investigator-initiated research on mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis disorders, including a dedicated track for trainees.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#medical
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Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Sleep Research Society Foundation

Seed funding for pilot sleep-research studies by trainees and early-career investigators who lack institutional startup resources.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#sleep-research#medical
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Early Career

Harpo Foundation Grants for Visual Artists

Harpo Foundation

Direct cash grants supporting under-recognized visual artists working across any medium, intended to fund materials, space, or time to make new work.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#visual-art#usa
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Early Career

PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant

PEN America

Annual grants supporting the completion of literary translations into English, with preference given to early-career translators and underrepresented languages and authors.

📍 United States (international projects)PaidMedium
#grant#translation#literature
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Student

Society for Freshwater Science Graduate Student Conservation Research Award

Society for Freshwater Science

Funds graduate research proposals addressing freshwater conservation topics.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#freshwater-ecology#conservation
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Student

Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Small short-term awards for graduate research on avian evolutionary biology, including specimen-based and expeditionary bird research.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#museum-research
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Student

Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society

Four award programs funding avian research worldwide, from behavioral ecology to conservation.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#conservation
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Student

Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Annual grants for herpetological field research, education, and conservation across seven categories.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy
#grant#herpetology#conservation
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Early Career

100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund

Partners of the Americas / U.S. Department of State

A grant program funding partnerships between universities in the US and Latin America to expand student exchange and study-abroad opportunities across the hemisphere.

📍 United States and Latin AmericaPaidMedium
#exchange#south-america#usa
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