Funding Opportunities
Explore a curated list of research and professional development funding opportunities spanning dental, oral and craniofacial health, regenerative medicine/ tissue engineering, and related fields.
Current Funding Opportunities
Orthopaedic Research Society/ Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center Fellowship Program
Deadline:
April 10, 2026The goal of the Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC)/ORS Fellowship Program is to support the generation of critical preliminary data for larger grant applications, leading to breakthrough treatments for musculoskeletal disease. Two levels of BMRC/ORS Fellowship support are currently available — $20,000 awards for postdoctoral scholars or medical residents and $30,000 awards for junior faculty members — to support translational basic science and clinical musculoskeletal research.
Eligibility
- Postdoctoral scholars/residents must have completed a PhD, MD or DO degree within 5 years of the application date (approved institutional leaves of absence excluded).
- Junior faculty (research assistant professor, assistant professor or equivalent) must be within 5 years of starting their first faculty position (approved institutional leaves of absence excluded).
- All applicants should also have not received grants totaling more than $75,000/year in direct research
- Applicants must verify that they have legal work status in the United States and that all research will be performed in laboratories located in the United States.
Osteology Foundation | Applied Research Grant 2026
Deadline:
May 1, 2026Funding:
CHF 125’000In general, applications must be in the field of oral tissue regeneration.
Bio-functionalisation of regenerative biomaterials
Projects developing or enhancing biomaterials to actively support tissue repair and regeneration — from surface modifications to biologically instructive materials with improved clinical performance.
Prognostication of regenerative wound healing
Research that improves our ability to predict healing outcomes, identify key biological markers, and advance predictive models of regenerative wound responses for better clinical decision‑making.
Eligibility
This programme provides funding for both early-career and established researchers, and teams who present with a track record in generating and translating basic research findings towards clinical application. Interdisciplinary (collaborative) research involving basic scientists and clinicians, as well as research groups from different universities/entities, is strongly encouraged.
NIDCR Small Research Grants for Analyses of Existing Genomics Data (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline:
May 7, 2026Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
NIDCR Research Grants for Analyses of Existing Genomics Data (R01) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline:
May 7, 2026Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline:
May 7, 2026This purpose of this NOFO is to support, through the cooperative agreement mechanism, investigator-initiated observational studies or biomarker validation studies that require prospective collection of data/biospecimens or continued analysis of data/biospecimens collected as part of a previous NIDCR cooperative agreement.
Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
Continuation or Revision of NIDCR Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
Deadline:
May 8, 2026Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
The 2026/27 NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award
Deadline:
May 15, 2026Funding:
$15,000| The NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award recognizes and rewards early-career M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. scientists who perform research at the intersection of the social and life sciences. Essays written by these bold researchers on their recent work are judged for clarity, scientific quality, creativity, and demonstration of cross-disciplinary approaches to address fundamental questions. |
| A cash prize of up to US $15,000 will be awarded to essay winners, and their engaging essays will be published in Science. Winners will also be invited to share their work and forward-looking perspective with leading scientists in their respective fields at an award ceremony. |
Eligibility
Entrants must be early career scientists who hold an M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D at the time of entry and have received their degree in the last 10 years. The Award will be awarded annually to two (2) young scientists based on work done in the past 3 years.
NIDCR Drug, Biologic, Device and/or Procedure Intervention Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
Deadline:
June 8, 2026To support UG3/UH3 phased, cooperative agreement research applications to plan and implement clinical trials within the mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline:
June 12, 2026Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
NIDCR Dentist Scientist Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline:
June 12, 2026The purpose of the NIDCR Dentist Scientist Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22) program is to facilitate transition of highly qualified dentists from NIH Intramural postdoctoral research positions to extramural academic tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions at eligible institutions. The award will provide support for two years of mentored postdoctoral research training in the NIH Intramural Research Program, and three years of independent research funding at the extramural institution.
Eligibility
Various: see RFA for details.
