This is just a small sampling of the organizations on the web
that support health research. These organizations' web sites
describe their missions, grant programs, how apply, and some
contain downloadable application forms.
| Organization |
Grant Areas |
Application Downloadable? |
|
The Aircast Foundation |
orthopedic medicine |
Yes |
|
Allen Foundation Inc. |
human nutrition |
Yes |
|
American Association
for Cancer Research |
fellowships and awards in cancer research |
Yes |
|
American Cancer Society |
fellowships and grants for cancer research |
Yes |
|
American Diabetes Association |
etiology of diabetes, diabetes and cardiovascular disease,
nutrition |
Yes |
|
American
Digestive Health Foundation |
digestive and liver diseases |
Yes |
|
American
Federation for Aging Research |
support for new investigators conducting
biomedical aging research |
No |
|
American Heart Association |
causes & treatments of heart disease and
stroke |
Yes |
|
American Heart -- Western Affiliate |
causes & treatments of heart disease and
stroke |
Yes |
|
American Liver Foundation |
viral hepatitis outreach, other liver
research |
Yes |
|
American Lung Association |
lung health, lung disease, asthma |
Yes |
|
American Society of Clinical Oncology |
young investigator & career development
awards in clinical oncology |
Yes |
|
Arthritis Foundation |
post doc fellowships, career development
awards |
Yes |
|
Arthritis
National Research Foundation |
grants for arthritis related research |
Yes |
|
Burroughs
Welcome Fund |
therapeutic sciences, infectious diseases,
reproductive science, career development |
Yes |
|
California Wellness Foundation |
community & population health, violence
prevention, teenage pregnancy prevention, work & health |
Yes |
|
Cancer Research Foundation of America |
basic, clinical, applied, translational
grants and fellowships |
Yes |
|
Cancer Research Fund |
fellowships and scholar awards |
Yes |
|
Cancer
Research Institute |
grants and fellowships in cancer research |
Yes |
|
CaP Cure |
grants to support prostate cancer research |
Yes |
|
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation |
paralysis associated with spinal cord injury
and other central nervous system disorders |
Yes |
|
Commonwealth
Fund |
health care services; health of minorities,
elderly, children; health care policy |
No |
|
Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America |
grants, fellowships, career development
awards |
Yes |
|
Dana
(Charles) Foundation |
neuroscience: brain imaging, brain-body
interaction; neurological diseases and disorders |
Yes |
|
Dermatology Foundation |
skin cancer, diseases of skin, hair nails |
No |
|
Epilepsy Foundation |
support for young investigators through
grants and fellowships |
Yes |
|
Glaser
(Elizabeth) Pediatric AIDS Foundation |
basic medical research on pediatric AIDS,
support for young investigators and students |
Yes |
|
Grass Foundation |
fellowships in neuroscience |
Yes |
|
Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation |
fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields |
Yes |
|
Hereditary Disease Foundation |
grants and fellowships for Huntington's
Disease |
No |
|
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
fellowships for medical students and
postdocs |
Yes |
|
HHMI-NIH
Research Scholars Program |
a year of basic, translational or applied
biomedical research at the NIH for medical students |
Yes |
|
Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation |
chronic health conditions, substance abuse,
end of life care |
No |
|
Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation |
grants and fellowships for diabetes research |
Yes |
|
International
Foundation for Ethical Research |
graduate student fellowships in alternatives
to the use of animals in research |
Yes |
|
International Union Against Cancer |
tumor biology, cancer treatment, tobacco and
cancer epidemiology |
Yes |
|
Kaiser (Henry
J.) Family Foundation |
AIDS, reproductive health, health policy |
No |
|
Leukemia Society of America |
basic, clinical and translational research
on leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma |
Yes |
|
Macy (Josiah Jr.) Foundation |
medical education; training support for
minority physicians and primary care practitioners |
No |
|
McDonnell
(James S.) Foundation |
brain cancer, cognitive neuroscience |
Yes |
|
McKnight
Endowment Fund for Neuroscience |
scholar awards for young investigators in
neuroscience |
Yes |
|
Metropolitan Life Foundation |
Alzheimer's disease research |
No |
|
Muscular Dystrophy Association |
basic and clinical: neuromuscular system
diseases |
No |
|
National
Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression |
research grants to young, mid-career, and
senior investigators |
Yes |
|
National
Emergency Medicine Association |
coronary trauma, heart wellness, stroke,
other trauma |
No |
|
National EpiFellows Foundation |
research grants for epilepsy fellows |
Yes |
|
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases |
postdoctoral fellowships, matching grants |
Yes |
|
National Kidney Foundation |
nephrology, urology, kidney disease |
Yes |
|
National
Stroke Association |
postdoctoral fellowships in cerebrovascular
disease |
No |
|
National
Tuberous Sclerosis Society |
grants & fellowships: junior and senior
investigator awards |
Yes |
|
Open Society Institute |
women's reproductive health |
No |
|
Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America |
pharmacology, toxicology,
bioinformatics |
Yes |
|
Rippel (Fannie E.) Foundation |
heart disease, cancer (however,
emphasis in Northeastern U.S.) |
Yes |
|
Rockefeller Foundation: Health Sciences Program |
chronic conditions, childhood
infectious diseases, reproductive health |
No |
|
United Cerebral Palsy Foundation |
clinical training grants,
clinical scholar award, grants |
No |
|
Whitaker
Foundation |
biomedical engineering: career
development, centers of excellence, graduate fellowships |
Yes |
|
Whitehall Foundation, Inc. |
vertebrate and invertebrate
neurobiology; brain mechanisms of behavior |
No |
|
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation |
dissertation fellowships for women's health, children's
health |
Yes |
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