Updated: January 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.
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| Science Philanthropy Alliance | What If… Awards for Creative Medical Research | What 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 | RSVP Deadline 01/22/2025
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