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Limited Submission opportunities that include units outside the SOM are administered by the Office of Research Development (ORD).Ìý More information on opportunities and deadlines can be found here:Ìý

Please note that any any limited submission that is not on the ORD calendar and has less than 45-days before the first due date will be approved to submit on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any questions regarding limited submissions, please contact the ORD office: (919) 962-9333 or email ord@unc.edu.

Broad Biomedical & Translational Science Funders

• – Supports basic biomedical research and investigators.
• – Funds science and healthcare innovation, including patient outcomes research.
• – Major global funder of biomedical research, particularly in health and life sciences.
• – Funds research in biomedical imaging, neurodegeneration, infectious diseases, and AI-driven science.
• – Funds early-career investigators in biomedical sciences.
• – Supports translational biomedical research and clinician-scientists.
• – Supports global health, infectious disease research, and biomedical innovation.
• – Funds neuroscience and early-career biomedical research.
• – NCBiotech grants fill funding gaps along the innovation continuum – from building university infrastructure to supporting early-stage development of university inventions to help move technology toward commercialization.

Cancer & Chronic Disease Foundations

• – fund game-changing research and all-star scientists to accelerate victory over cancer and save lives.
• – Supports cancer research, prevention, and treatment.
• – Funds basic and translational cancer research.
• – Funds cutting-edge cancer research.
• – Supports immunotherapy and fundamental cancer biology.
• – Supports lung cancer research and treatment advancements.
• – Funds cancer research across all areas, including basic, translational, and clinical studies.
• – Funds research focused on childhood cancer treatments and cures.
• – Funds childhood cancer research.
• – Funds research to finding safer, more effective therapies for kids battling cancer.
• – Supports cancer immunotherapy research fellowships.
• – Funds cardiovascular and stroke research.
• – Supports Type 1 diabetes research.
• – Funds CF drug development and clinical research.
• – Funds research on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
• – Funds early support for innovative ideas can lead to improvements in preventing, predicting, diagnosing and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Neuroscience, Mental Health & Regenerative Medicine

• – Focuses on Parkinson’s disease research.
• – Supports Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research.
• – Funds neuroscience research that benefits society.
• – Funds neuroscience and nanoscience research.
• – Supports fundamental brain research.
• – Supports research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related conditions.
• – Funds research on hearing loss, tinnitus, and auditory disorders.
• – Focuses on regenerative medicine and stem cell research.
• – Supports research on nutrition, particularly related to peanuts’ impact on health, potentially linking to pediatric and metabolic health.

Genetics, Orthopaedics & Pediatric Research

• – Funds genetics research related to autism spectrum disorders.
• – Funds basic science research, including genetics and molecular biology.
• – Focuses on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of aging and longevity.
• – Funds musculoskeletal research.
• Supports sports medicine-related studies.
• – Supports pediatric medical research, including childhood diseases and early-life health.
• – Supports research and education related to spinal deformities and scoliosis treatment.

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