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Limited Submission Opportunities

Updated: April 2025

Many federal agencies and foundations offer grants, awards and fellowships that limit the number of applications that can come from one institution. To increase the chances of RUSH succeeding in these "limited submission opportunity" applications, a pre-proposal submission and internal selection process has been established. This procedure applies to all Rush University faculty, staff and students applying for to grant opportunities in which the sponsoring agency limits the number of applications that can come from our institution.

  • Individual instructions are included for each opportunity listed.
  • Archived philanthropic RFPs from the past year can be found here.
Funding SourceGrant NameDescriptionDeadline
Science Philanthropy AllianceWhat If… Awards for Creative Medical ResearchWhat If… Awards for Creative Medical Research provide pilot funding for medical research projects addressing novel questions that have the potential to open new frontiers in a field. Projects must be distinct from the ideas currently pursued in an investigator’s research program. We are looking for projects in biomedical or health research that, if successful, could ultimately lead to significant advances in the prevention, detection, treatment, cure, care delivery, or survivorship of cancer, especially brain, pancreatic, or lung cancer, neurological disease, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, or rare diseases. Interdisciplinary or convergent, collaborative projects -- including community-engaged projects -- are highly encouraged. Platforms and systems-level approaches that are relevant to multiple disease areas are within scope. No preliminary data is required. More Information

01/22/2025
RSVP Deadline
 

 

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation 

The Lynn Sage Research Award & The Lynn Sage Scholar Award

 

The Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation is dedicated to eradicating breast cancer by investing in early career doctors and innovative research. The foundation seeks to drive excellence in both laboratory research and clinical care to improve the lives of individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. More information

02/07/2025
RSVP Deadline
 

 

Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research TrustCatalyst Awards Program The Catalyst Research Award Program provides seed funding to support high-risk, high-reward projects that address critical scientific and therapeutic roadblocks within the Program’s principal areas of focus. The Catalyst Research Award Program is designed to help investigators lay the foundation for a future Transformational Award that, if funded, may provide an additional 2 to 3 years of funding to move a healthcare innovation toward the next step in commercial development. Up to $350,000 seed funding over one to two years will be awarded (inclusive of 10% indirect costs). Funded programs will begin in November 2025. Rush may nominate two candidates. More information

05/07/2025
RSVP Deadline

05/14/2025
Application Deadline