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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The Hearst Health Prize
- Funding: $100,000 and up to two finalists will be awarded $25,000 each.
- Topic: Data Science
- Target: Eligible entrants include individuals or organizations operating in the U.S., with a data science solution that has been applied to a U.S.-based population.
- Deadline: February 14, 2025
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Emily’s Entourage Grant Program
- Funding: $1000,000 per year
- Topic: Nucleotide based therapies, Viral and non-viral gene delivery technologies, Treatment and prevention of Staphylococcus aureus and other clinically important pathogens in the CF patient, Drug repurposing, Promising early-stage research
- Deadline: December 20, 2024
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EnergyTech UP
- Funding: More than $100,000 for faculty track
- Topic: Educational activities that engage students on energy technology commercialization and entrepreneurship topics
- Deadline: January 13, 2024
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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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