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Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences

Drug Delivery Faculty Starter Grant

No Applicants // Limit: 1 predoc, postdoc, or faculty member per lab

Limiting Language
Only one applicant per lab may apply in the Drug Delivery Program. Labs must select either a predoc, a postdoc, or a faculty member.

External Deadline
4/15/2026 (LOI); 8/26/2026 (Full Application - by invitation)

W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program - December 2026 Cycle

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The W.M Keck Foundation has announced significant updates to their application process and the number of allowed submissions. Additional updates, including the date of the December 2026 deadline, are expected in September 2026 and will be posted to this webpage.

Limit: 3 // Tickets Available: 0

C. Hamilton (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory)
P. Carini (Environmental Science) 
S. Ranjan (Planetary Sciences) 

External Deadline
12/2026 (Exact date TBA)
Internal Deadline
April 1

2027 Pew Biomedical Scholars

Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0

J.P. Lin (Physiology)

Limiting Language
For the 2027 award, one nomination will be invited from each of the participating institutions listed at the bottom of this page.

Program Overview

External Deadline
5/13/2026 (Nomination); 9/3/2026 (Application)
Internal Deadline
April 1

Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Institutionally Coordinated // Limit: 1 

Limiting Language
Only one application per institution (identified by NIH IPF number) is allowed.

Purpose

External Deadline
4/6/2026

2026 Mallinckrodt Grants

Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0

M. Corty (Neuroscience)

Limiting Language
Institutions may submit one proposal per session. Interested candidates should work through their sponsored projects office.

Grant Guidelines
The mission of the Foundation is to support early stage investigators engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease.

External Deadline
7/1/2026
Internal Deadline
March 11

Feed the Future Innovation Labs

Limit: 2* // Tickets Available: 0

Z. Guido (Arizona Institute for Resilience)
G. Barron-Gafford (School of Geography Development and Environment)

Limiting Language
Applicants may submit up to two (2) applications as the Management Entity (ME).

External Deadline
4/9/2026

2026 Breast Cancer Alliance - Young Investigator Grants (YIG) and Exceptional Project Grants (XP)

Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0

YIG - S. Adamo (Radiology and Imaging Sciences) 

The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) is coordinating this limited submission. For more information please contact: UACC-PreAward.

Limiting Language

External Deadline
3/31/2026 (Nomination); 6/30/2026 (Invited Full Application)
Internal Deadline
March 9

2026 V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Grant

No Applicants // Limit: 2* // Tickets Available: 2 

The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) is coordinating this limited submission. For more information please contact: UACC-PreAward.

Limiting Language

External Deadline
3/23/2026 (Nomination); 4/23/2026 (Full Application)
Internal Deadline
March 9

Retirement Research Foundation: Responsive Grants

Limit: One LOI per College

Y. Shirai (Family and Community Medicine // College of Medicine - Tucson) 

Limiting Language
Organizations may submit only one Letter of Inquiry per deadline. Common exceptions include LOIs submitted by separate departments of large universities. Per clarification with RRF, the University of Arizona may submit one LOI per college per deadline. 

Program Description

External Deadline
5/1/2026 (Required LOI); 8/5/2026 (Invited Full Proposal)
Internal Deadline
March 4