Research-Current Funding Opportunities
Only active funding opportunities are listed.
Click this link for all funding opportunities shared with the SOHE community, both active and inactive.
Graduate student resources are at the bottom of this page.
| Sponsor / Program |
Description | Link | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
The NIH R01 opportunity will support research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. |
PAR-24-231 | 10/5/25 |
| Mental Research Institute (MRI) |
The Mental Research Institute provides grants to fund breakthrough research projects that use an interactional approach to facilitate healthy relationships. Pre-proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, and applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal for funding consideration. Awards are $25K (general grant) or $75K (healing family division grant). |
MRI - Apply for a Grant | rolling |
| US Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and Extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. In 2023, the program includes support for: non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth; workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges; training of undergraduate students in research and extension; fellowships for predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars; and special workforce development topics. Application deadlines vary by program area. |
USDA-NIFA AFRI Education & Workforce Development | Various |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health. Awards levels vary but are typically ~$350K. | RWJF: Building a Culture of Health | Rolling |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | The purpose of this NIH R01 opportunity Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions is to seek innovative multidisciplinary minority health and health disparities research and interventions at the interpersonal level, especially within and at the family level. NIH standard due dates apply. |
PAR-25-317 | 6/5/25 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Mental Health Research Dissertation Grants (R36) enhance the diversity of the mental health research workforce by providing dissertation awards in all research areas within the strategic priorities of the NIMH to individuals from groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research. Awards are 12-24 months and cover NRSA predoctoral stipend plus $15,000 for additional expenses. |
PAR-22-172 | 4/10/25 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, Developmental Science (DS) supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. | NSF 25-544 | 07/30/25 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) is intended to support New Investigators and At-Risk Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the health-related sciences. Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. |
PAS-25-190 | 1/8/25 |
| National Science Foundation |
Human Environment and Geographical Sciences (HEGS) program supports research on the nature, causes, and consequences of the spatial dimensions of human activities and/or environmental processes across a range of scales. |
NSF-25-507 | 8/1/25 |
Additional Resources
SoHE Internal Funding Opportunities, including
- SoHE Flex Research Funding
Arts Research Funding Opportunities - A database of research funding opportunities maintained by UW Division of the Arts
UW-Madison Internal Funding Opportunities
UW Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)
UW Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)
- PIVOT - PIVOT provides global and local connections that strengthen research by exploring new avenues for funding and collaboration.
NOTE: you must be on the UW-Madison campus network or VPN to access PIVOT.
Private Organizations that Fund Academic Research
UW Libraries Grant Information Collection (GIC)
Resources for Preparing a Proposal
Graduate Student Resources
- Memo: Grad Students Applying for External Funding...Read this first! (PDF)
- School of Human Ecology Graduate Programs - Funding (website)
- Pathways to Excellence in Research (PDF)
- Comprehensive List of External Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students (Google sheet)
- UW-Madison Graduate School Funding Forward (website)
- Resources for Graduate Students: Finding Funding for Your Research (Google doc)