For Researchers
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research ASPIRE Awards
- Funding: ASPIRE I Awards ($250K), ASPIRE II Awards ($750K)
- Target audience: Principal Investigators with innovative ideas that have the potential to solve high-impact problems in cancer research,
- Applications deadline: Ongoing
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Cornell Research & Innovation
- Several Cornell entities have funding opportunities for which individuals at Cornell can apply. The list provides summaries of many of these opportunities. Details may be found by following the links and the program contacts can provide more information.
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NVIDIA Graduate Student Fellowships
- Fellowship Award to further grad student current research in computing, AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. If selected for an award, a completed internship at NVIDIA is required before the Fellowship award year can begin.
- Award: up to $60,000 per award
- Target audience: PhD students who have already completed their first year. Majors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or a related area
- Deadline: September 15, 2025, 3 PM PT
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For Startups
America’s Seed Fund SBIR/STTR
- Funding: Up to $2 Million in seed funding
- Target audience: Startups developing deep technologies
- Applications deadline: Ongoing
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America’s Seed Fund Project Pitches
- Funding: Up to $2 Million in seed funding
- Target audience: Small businesses and startups looking for research and development funding to create new products, services, or other scalable solutions
- Application deadline: Ongoing
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D-Prize
- Funding: $20K to start new organizations fighting poverty in low-income countries
- Topic: Social Entrepreneurship
- Target audience: NGO and early-stage ventures worldwide
- Application deadline: Ongoing
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BrightEdge Entrepreneurs
- Funding: $100K via SAFE in every company that is represented in the program
- Topic: Therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device, and digital health innovations
- Target audience: Postdoctoral scientists and/or early career researchers
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NIDA Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs
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Small business transition grant aims to foster the advancement and accelerate the growth of early-career scientists transitioning to entrepreneurship by simultaneously supporting their entrepreneurial development and the conduct of research and development under their direction.
- Funding: Normally may not exceed $306,872 for Phase I, and $2,045,816 for Phase II
- Target audience: Startups at all stages of biomedical product development (Ideation, Feasibility, and Product Development)
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JEC Startup Booster Competition
- Description: a startup competition in Composites and Advanced Materials. The competition is opened to entrepreneurs, SMEs, startups and academic spinoffs building innovative projects in the field of Composites & Advanced Materials.
- Deadline: October 20th, 2025
- Fields of innovation:
- Raw Materials (fibers, resins, additives, fillers, coatings, etc.)
- Semi-finished materials (prepreg, textiles, UD Tape, etc)
- Manufacturing Process or Equipment
- Digital (material informatics, software, data, AI)
- Circularity & Recycling Solutions
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2030 Fund
- Target Audience: Seed and early-stage climatetech startups based in Massachusetts
- Deadline:Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
- Awards: $100k to $1.5M
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