Pilot Grants Program Calendar 2024-2025
An overview of internal funding programs and deadlines. Click on the links provided for more information on each program.
| Awards/Funding | Advertise Date(s) | Submission Deadline(s) |
| Undergraduate Research Travel | August 21, 2025 January 15, 2026 | Rolling |
| Graduate Research Travel | August 21, 2025 January 15, 2026 | Rolling |
| Postdoctoral Research Travel | August 21, 2025 January 15, 2026 | Rolling |
| Robbers New Investigator Award | August 22, 2025 November 7, 2025 | October 24, 2025 January 23, 2026 |
| Shared Resource Projects | August 22, 2025 November 7, 2025 | October 24, 2025 January 23, 2026 |
| Pilot Grant Awards | August 22, 2025 November 7, 2025 | October 24, 2025 January 23, 2026 |
| Multi-PI/Program Project Development | September 1, 2025 | February 2, 2026 |
| Tyler Trent Pediatric Cancer Pilot Grant | September 1, 2025 | February 2, 2026 |
| Summer Undergrad Research Experience | November 3, 2025 | January 30, 2026 |
| Bioinformatics Assistantship | November 3, 2025 | January 30, 2026 |
| SIRG Grad Research Assistantship | November 3, 2025 | January 30, 2026 |
| Gore Graduate Assistantship | November 3, 2025 | January 30, 2026 |
| Outstanding Service and Engagement | December 1, 2025 | February 20, 2026 |
| Career Research Achievement | December 1, 2025 | February 20, 2026 |
| Early Career Research Achievement | December 1, 2025 | February 20, 2026 |
| Mid-Career Research Achievement | December 1, 2025 | February 20, 2026 |
| Outstanding Doctoral Student | August 21, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| Outstanding Master’s Student | August 21, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow | August 21, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Student | August 21, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor | August 21, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| TSD Program Special Projects | October 1, 2025 | Accepting until March 2, 2026 |
| CIS Program Special Projects | October 1, 2025 | Accepting until March 2, 2026 |
| DDMS Program Special Projects | October 1, 2025 | Accepting until March 2, 2026 |
| F99 Scholarship | August 21, 2025 January 15, 2026 | Rolling |
NOTE: As other funding opportunities become available, PICR will notify institute members and trainees throughout the year via email. Please keep an eye out for these opportunities and other important information related to funding by reading all PICR emails.
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