RTX University Research Program - Five (5) RFPs

Request Ticket // Limit: 25* // Tickets Available: 25

* RTX has invited the University of Arizona to participate in submission to five (5) topic areas (listed below) for funding of up to $100,000/project. Each institution is limited to five (5) submissions per topic area and each faculty member may request one limited submissions ticket for one topic area

Autonomy // Limit: 5 // Tickets Available: 5

External Deadline
12/2/2025
Internal Deadline
Nov. 24

Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research Predoctoral Fellowship

Limit: 1 per research group

A. Acharya (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) 

Limiting Langauge 
Only one predoctoral applicant per research group may apply for this award. If multiple applicants apply, they will automatically be ineligible. Potential applicants and their thesis advisors should decide who will apply.

External Deadline
10/30/2025
Internal Deadline
Oct. 23

Mellon Foundation - Higher Learning 2026 Open Call for Concepts

Apply to Internal Competition // Limit: 3 // Tickets Available: 3

Limiting Language:
Each institution may submit no more than three applications to Mellon for consideration. 

External Deadline
12/1/2025 (registration forms due); 2/17/2026 (full application)
Internal Deadline
Nov. 12

Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary (APS 2025) - Round 2

Request Ticket // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1

Limiting Language
Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. Please note that we do not accept ongoing projects.

Program Description

External Deadline
1/5/2026
Internal Deadline
Dec. 15

Arizona Molecular Clinical Core

The AZClinCore provides inpatient and outpatient diagnostic testing services to support clinical trial and clinical research activities for physicians, researchers and industry clients. AZClinCore is a CLIA/CAP accredited testing facility certified for high-complexity molecular testing. With expertise in genetic and serological (ELISA) assay design and validation, the AZClinCore has aided numerous industry and research partners in the development of novel genetic testing and clinical trial protocols as well as providing evaluations for new technology and testing platforms.

SebastianStrong Foundation's Discovery Science Award

Request Ticket // Limit: 2 // Tickets Available: 2

Limiting Language
Submissions will be evaluated to ensure they align with our mission and funding criteria. A limit of two proposals may be submitted from the same institution, researcher, or foundation. 

Program Overview
SebastianStrong funds one or more proposals each year that advance meaningful change in pediatric cancer treatment. We are especially interested in research that:

External Deadline
11/30/2025 (LOI)
Internal Deadline
Nov. 21