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1641 opportunities documented Updated Jun 4, 2026
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TOPx HHS Tech Sprint for AI and Invisible Illness (2026)

A two-phase NIH-aligned, HHS-linked national competition with up to $2,000,000 in total prize money (including a $1,000,000 grand prize) to build AI solutions for invisible illness using open federal health data.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Challenge Amount: $2,000,000 total prizes (including $1,000,000 grand prize) Deadline: Jun 30, 2026 Location: United States

European Natura 2000 Award (8th Edition) 2026–2027

An EU recognition-focused competition for nonprofit, public, and community organisations improving Natura 2000 site management, with applications open until 30 September 2026 and potential winners receiving a small financial contribution plus high-visibility support.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Small financial contribution for finalists/winners Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: Europe

PAR-25-337: Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01, Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH funding opportunity for translational R01 projects that pair academic and industrial partners to move diagnostics, imaging, and care-delivery technologies toward real end-user use in pre-clinical, clinical, and non-clinical settings, with up to $499,000 direct costs per year for up to 5 years.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $499,000 direct costs per year; up to 5 years Deadline: Jun 5, 2026 Location: United States and International (select foreign components eligible)

NIH RFA-CA-27-020: Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24)

RFA-CA-27-020 invites advanced development and dissemination of mature cancer informatics technologies through a U24 cooperative agreement, with NCI committing approximately $2.6M in FY2027 for about three awards and a maximum direct cost of $600,000 per project year.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $2,600,000 total FY2027 intent Deadline: Jul 1, 2026 Location: United States

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C6: UK Energy Network Innovation Discovery Grants (Open 2026)

An open UK Innovate UK/Ofgem competition for collaborative Discovery Phase projects in energy networks, with up to £200,000 per proposal requested from SIF, delivered through a four-phase innovation pathway and aligned to one of five energy network challenges.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 requested SIF funding per Discovery project (exclusive of VAT) Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

EUNIC Spaces of Culture 2026

EUNIC’s second Spaces of Culture call supports cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa with up to EUR 50,000 per project for a September 2026 to August 2027 implementation window.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to EUR 50,000 per project Deadline: Jun 21, 2026 Location: Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and International

PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026 for Southern Mediterranean Youth-Led Solutions

The PRIMA Young Innovators Award 2026 is a two-award recognition prize totaling EUR 20,000 for eligible individuals aged 18–35 from Southern Mediterranean PRIMA partner states, supporting youth-led sustainability and innovation outcomes.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: EUR 10,000 per award (two awards; total EUR 20,000 budget) Deadline: May 28, 2026 Location: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Türkiye and Southern Mediterranean

PAR-27-072: Bioengineering Research Grants (R01) for Translational Biomedical Engineering

NIH Bioengineering Research Grants support R01 applications that integrate engineering, quantitative, and physical science approaches to create or adapt technologies and methods that can be translated into biomedical solutions, with recurring deadlines across 2026 and 2027 and open intake.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Grant Amount: Less than $500,000 direct costs per year Deadline: October 05, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 24-586: National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL)

A U.S. National Science Foundation solicitation supporting Quantum Science and Technology Demonstration projects through QSTD Design and QSTD Implementation phases, with phase-specific funding and strict progress dependencies across Pilot, Design, and Implementation.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: QSTD:Design up to $2,000,000/year for up to 2 years; total Design phase budget up to $32,000,000 Deadline: Apr 6, 2027 Location: United States

NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional): PA-27-102

Parent STTR NOFO for U.S. small businesses, supports Phase I, Phase II, Direct to Phase II, and Fast-Track tracks with NIH-partnering research projects and optional clinical-trial scope in 2026/2027.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Varies by participating NIH institute/center Deadline: Sep 5, 2026 Location: United States

Carnegie China Young Ambassadors Internships 2026: How to Apply to a Paid, Rolling-Window Internship in Singapore

Carnegie China’s Young Ambassadors Internships accept rolling applications for paid research and communications tracks, with eligibility tied to student or recent graduate status and eligibility to work in Singapore.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Singapore

USDA NIFA KMB-32361: Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program 2026

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program supports practical disaster-related extension education projects led by eligible land-grant institutions.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $20,000 to $115,000 per award (FY 2026 total program amount: $459,564) Deadline: Jun 1, 2026 Location: United States

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6 (AKT 6) 2026

UK registered universities, research organisations, or Catapults can lead up to £35,000 of grant-supported costs per project in a 3-month UK innovation collaboration with a UK registered business, through Innovate UK’s Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £35,000 grant-supported project costs per project Deadline: Jul 15, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

NIH, CDC, and FDA Parent SBIR (R43/R44) Clinical Trial Optional: PA-27-100

Parent Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunity for U.S. small businesses offering Phase I, Phase II, Direct to Phase II, and Fast-Track tracks with 2026/2027 funding cycles across NIH, CDC, and FDA.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Varies by participating institute and phase: Phase I and Phase II budgets vary by component, … Deadline: Sep 5, 2026 Location: United States

RFA-RM-26-017: Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH Common Fund R03 opportunity for U.S. teams to run one-year pilot projects using at least two Common Fund data sets and improve their utility through analysis, integration, and reusable tools.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $200,000 direct costs per award for one year Deadline: Jun 23, 2026 Location: United States

NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship (2026): Up to $100,000 per Mentor for Mentorship Excellence

A federal mentor-recognition prize run by NINDS for NINDS-funded faculty mentors that converts to a cash award model and uses a two-stage process (trainee nominations, then mentor/institution submission).

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $500,000 total across up to five winners; up to $100,000 per mentor/institution Deadline: Apr 24, 2026 Location: United States

NIH PA-27-101: SBIR Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award

The NIH PA-27-101 parent funding opportunity supports previous NIH SBIR and STTR Phase II recipients with a follow-on, commercially-focused Phase IIB award, provided each application includes required 100% third-party matching funds.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $30,000,000 maximum total funding support (direct, indirect, fee) per Phase IIB award Deadline: Sep 5, 2026 Location: United States

Integration of Nutrition Training into Health Care Education Challenge 2026

NIH’s Office of Nutrition Research is running a 2026 prize challenge to reward institutions with high-impact, scalable nutrition curricula for medical and nursing education, with awards up to $2,100,000.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: Up to $2,100,000 Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: United States

LymeX Visible Voices Prize 2026: Educational Resources for Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Diagnosis

A federal prize competition funded by HHS that awards up to $250,000 for evidence-based educational resources improving understanding of Lyme and tick-borne disease diagnosis.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $250,000 total prize pool Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Location: United States

RFA-NS-27-015: BRAIN Initiative Connectivity Across Scales (BRAIN CONNECTS): Specialized Projects for Scalable Technologies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH’s BRAIN Initiative NOFO supports U01 cooperative agreement projects that build scalable technologies for brain-wide connectivity mapping, with an expected first-year commitment of about $10M and roughly 3–6 awards expected.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: NIH estimates $10M in the first year to fund approximately 3–6 awards Deadline: Jul 9, 2026 Location: United States

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PEX-COVE: Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)

Open 2026 Erasmus+ call for 48-month Centres of Vocational Excellence projects, with legal-entity consortiums eligible across EU and associated countries and a maximum EU contribution of €4 million per project.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Maximum EU grant is €4,000,000 per project Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Location: EU Member States and Third countries associated to Erasmus+

FY 2026 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grant Competition (84.423A)

Federal competition funded by the U.S. Department of Education and Employment and Training Administration to support evidence-based practices that prepare and develop educators.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Estimated total funding: $90,000,000; expected 25-30 awards Deadline: Jun 1, 2026 Location: United States

RELX Environmental Challenge 2026: Clean Water, Sanitation, and Ocean Innovation Prizes

The RELX Environmental Challenge 2026 is a global innovation competition for practical solutions that improve access to safe water, sanitation, and/or strengthen ocean-related resilience, with two US$75,000 awards open through 12 July 2026.

Status: Open Type: Challenge Amount: US$75,000 (one prize for Clean Water or Sanitation) and US$75,000 (one prize for Ocean-related … Deadline: Jul 12, 2026 Location: Global

RFA-ES-27-004: Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42, Clinical Trial Optional)

NIEHS is continuing its Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (SRP) through a multiproject P42 mechanism to fund interdisciplinary center-based hazardous substances research and training across detection, risk assessment, exposure science, and toxicity reduction.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Program funding $22,000,000; expected 10 awards; award minimum unknown Deadline: Sep 25, 2026 Location: United States