Health Grants for Individuals

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R36 award funds up to two years of doctoral dissertation research on substance use and substance use disorders, aligned with NIDA funding priorities, aimed at doctoral candidates across academic disciplines. Eligible U.S. institutions include HBCUs, tribal colleges, and minority-serving institutions; foreign organizations are not eligible. The deadline is September 7, 2026.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NICHD) R36 dissertation grant supports individual doctoral candidates completing dissertation research in high-priority child health areas using data from the ECHO Cohort, a de-identified longitudinal dataset of more than 71,000 participants. Because it is a dissertation award, it is narrowly aimed at doctoral students (working through their institutions) in relevant scientific fields, not the general public or organizations broadly. Foreign organizations, the foreign components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not eligible or allowed. No specific award amount is stated; see the NOFO for full eligibility details.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

NIH individual postdoctoral fellowship (F32) supporting a named postdoctoral fellow to analyze the ECHO program's longitudinal child-health dataset within the NICHD DASH repository. This is an individual fellowship awarded through a sponsoring US institution; foreign organizations are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. No award amount is stated. It is restricted to eligible postdoctoral researchers at a US institution, so eligibility is narrow.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NCI K99/R00 career award supports postdoctoral cancer researchers transitioning to independent faculty positions, with a clinical trial required. It is applied for through a host research or education institution but effectively targets individual early-career investigators; foreign organizations are not eligible. No award amount is specified. Applicants should confirm they meet the career-stage and eligibility criteria, which are specific.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NCI K99/R00 career award supports postdoctoral cancer researchers transitioning to independent faculty positions, providing mentored and then independent research funding. It is applied for through a host research or education institution, but it effectively targets individual early-career investigators who meet eligibility requirements; foreign organizations are not eligible. No award amount is specified. Applicants should confirm they meet the career-stage and eligibility criteria, which are specific.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NINDS K22 career-transition award helps NINDS intramural neurologist- and neurosurgeon-scientists move to independent academic faculty positions; no clinical trial is allowed. It is applied for through a research or education institution but is restricted to NINDS intramural clinician-scientists, so eligibility is very narrow; foreign organizations and components are not eligible. No award amount is specified. Most outside applicants will not qualify for this opportunity.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NINDS K22 career-transition award helps NINDS intramural neurologist- and neurosurgeon-scientists move to independent academic faculty positions, with a clinical trial required. It is applied for through a research or education institution but is restricted to NINDS intramural clinician-scientists, making eligibility very narrow; foreign organizations and components are not eligible. No award amount is specified. Most outside applicants will not qualify for this opportunity.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NIA K07 career award supports established investigators who lead efforts to build aging and Alzheimer's/dementia research capacity, mentorship, and infrastructure at their academic institution. It is applied for through a research or education institution but effectively targets individual senior investigators; foreign organizations are not eligible, and it does not allow leading an independent clinical trial. No award amount is specified. Applicants should confirm they meet the leadership and career-stage criteria, which are specific.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $150K–$975K

Open to universities and researchers, nonprofits, businesses (including small businesses), and individuals with expertise in commercial fishing and maritime safety. Funds research to improve worker safety in commercial fishing — vessel design, survival and emergency equipment, monitoring and communication systems. Awards run roughly $150,000–$975,000, administered by CDC/NIOSH.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students pursuing a combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree at institutions that lack an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, aiming to prepare them for physician-scientist careers. It applies to individual students, not organizations, and excludes foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components; applicants cannot lead an independent clinical trial. No funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports experienced individual scientists who want to redirect their research careers or gain new independent research skills in fields relevant to NIH's mission. It is an individual fellowship (awarded via a sponsoring institution), not a project grant for organizations, and eligibility text names foreign organizations as an other-eligible applicant category, which is unusual for NIH. No specific award amount is listed, and the deadline is set years out (2028), so there is no urgency to apply.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship funds individual postdoctoral researchers who show strong potential to become independent investigators in health-related research fields, supporting mentored research training. It is an individual award (not for organizations), and foreign organizations are listed as an other-eligible applicant category. No specific funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree programs at institutions that already have an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, preparing them for physician-scientist careers. It is limited to individual student applicants; foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible, and applicants may not lead an independent clinical trial. No award amount is listed, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH award funds dual-degree dentist scientists (e.g., DDS/PhD) transitioning from mentored postdoctoral training into independent, tenure-track research careers focused on dental, oral, and craniofacial health. It is narrowly limited to individuals in this specific clinical-research career path; foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. No award amount is specified, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship funds individual predoctoral students conducting dissertation research in health-related fields under a faculty sponsor, with the goal of developing them into independent researchers. It is limited to individual applicants (not organizations); foreign organizations are named as an other-eligible category, and applicants may not lead an independent clinical trial. No specific award amount is listed, and the deadline is several years out.