DELPHI Funding Opportunities
External Funding Opportunities
Vilcek Foundation: 2026 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Deadline: June 9, 2025
Award: $50,000 of unrestricted funds
Description: The Vilcek Foundation's mission is to raise awareness of immigrant contributions in the United States and foster appreciation of the arts and sciences. The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise support emerging to mid-level immigrant professionals who have demonstrated exceptional early career achievements in Biomedical Science. Please review the call for the full list of eligibility requirements.
Please contact Gwen Allouch if you are interested in applying to this opportunity.
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation: Postdoctoral Biomedical Research Fellowship
Deadline: June 16, 2025
Award: $225,000 in stipends over three years; $4,500 research allowance
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellowship provides independent postdoctoral research support to young biomedical scientists. The Foundation recognizes and encourages independent thinking, creativity, and passion for scientific discovery. The HHWF Fellowship Program has excelled at nurturing young scientists, who go on to contribute significantly to the advancement of biomedical research, in many cases with landmark discoveries recognized by major awards. Eligibility: (1) the applicant has received a Ph.D. (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than two years before the application deadline, or an M.D. (or M.D.-Ph.D.) degree no more than four years before the deadline AND (2) they have been employed in their postdoctoral laboratory for no more than one year before the application deadline. Please email Lynn Wong, JD, Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, at lynn.wong@hsc.utah.edu if you plan to apply for this award.
Michelson Medical Research Foundation: Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants in Immunology, Vaccine, and Immunotherapy
Deadline: June 22, 2025.
Award: $150,000 for one year
Description: The Michelson Medical Research Foundation seeks to unravel the complexity of the human immune system, accelerating the development of vaccines and therapies for some of the world’s most threatening diseases. The Michelson Prizes is seeking research proposals on human immunology and vaccine research. The committee will look for research that aims to tackle the current roadblocks to human vaccine development and expand our limited understanding of key immune processes that are fundamental to successful vaccine and immunotherapy development.
While the Michelson Prizes are focused on research in immunology, vaccine, and immunotherapy discovery, applicants from the full spectrum of related disciplines, including clinical research, biochemistry, molecular biology, protein engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence/machine learning, biophysics, nanotechnology, etc., are encouraged to apply.
Applications will be judged on innovation and potential impact. Research proposals must be on the topic of human immunology and vaccine development. Researchers 35 years of age and under are eligible to apply.
Please contact Lynn Wong if you are interested in applying to this opportunity.
NVIDIA’s Academic Grant Program
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Award: Compute resources
Description: NVIDIA’s Academic Grant Program has an open call for research proposals to advance work in three new interest areas: 1) Generative AI training and model development, 2) Generative AI alignment and inferencing, and 3) Simulation and modeling. The call for proposals for each interest area includes eligibility information, compute resources available to request (including DGX Spark, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, and A100 GPU hours), and submission instructions, including a required proposal template.
Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Data Scholars Initiative
Deadlines: November 1, 2025
Description: The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) announces a new funding initiative to support the use of existing HIRN datasets and resources to explore unique and innovative hypotheses designed to accelerate breakthroughs and advances in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) Data Scholars Award (DSA) Program provides:
- Funding for data-science-centered projects submitted via a streamlined process to the HIRN Human Islet Research Enhancement Center (HIREC). Projects will use existing datasets from HIRN and related T1D partner programs and/or resources to design studies or create resources that are responsive to specific initiatives.
- Opportunities to collaborate with HIRN investigators and efficiently exchange ideas and resources to accelerate innovation in T1D research.