Internal Seed Funding opportunities provide funds to support research activities that may lead to extramural funding.
Note: Internal Selections are not considered internal funding opportunities.
The list below is not comprehensive. To have an internal award/seed funding opportunity added to this web page, please contact Catherine Determan.
Upcoming Deadlines
Bioinformatics Research Core Micro-Grant Program Rolling Deadline
Cancer Genomics and Outcomes Research STRENGTH Program Rolling Deadline
Center for Drug Discovery MatchGrant Rolling Deadline
Center for Humanities Small Grants for Publication Rolling Deadline
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Just-in-Time Core Usage Funding Program contact CRE^2
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Labs/Startups/Ateliers (LSAs) rolling deadline
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Small Grants Rolling Deadline
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity Graduate Fellows Program Currently Closed - Not rolling but need to add most recent deadline
Children’s Discovery Institute Rolling Deadline: February 1 & August 1
Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI) Micro-grant Program Rolling Deadline
Diabetes Research Center (DRC)(P30) Imaging Core Scholarship Program Rolling Deadline
Here and Next – Spark Funding: Proposal Development Grant (formerly Tier 1) Rolling until April 30, 2025
Here and Next – Transcend Initiative Grant (Letter of Intent), formerly Tier 3 Rolling LOI Deadline
Humanities Symposium Grant Deadline: February 20, 2026
ICTS Just-In-Time Core Usage Funding Program 10th of Any Month by 5 pm CT
Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences & CRE^2 Partnership: The Just-in-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program Rolling Deadline
Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Precision Health Innovation Awards Rolling Deadline
International and Area Studies List of Resources Deadline: Varies
McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Small Grants Program Deadline: March 13, 2026
McDonnell Center for Systems Neurosciences Small Grant Program Deadline: March 20, 2026
Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Just-In-Time Core Laboratory Funding Program Rolling deadline: 15th of every month
Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Center (RDRRC) Just-in-Time Core Usage Funding (submission dates will be Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct)
Rheumatic Diseases Resource-based Research Center (RDRRC) (P30) Micro-grant Program Rolling Deadline
SCC Catchment P&C Clinical Trials with Partner Health Systems Deadline: March 2, 2026
Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Deadline: Varies
Skeletal Disorders Training Program Rolling Deadline
Summer Research Seed Grants (Center for Humanities) Deadline: February 20, 2026
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control Rolling Deadline
T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women’s Health rolling deadline (Fellowship openings begin July 1, 2022)
The Interesting Patient Study (TIPS conferences are first Wednesday of each month) Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis
Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) and WashU Medicine Joint Research Program Deadline: March 31, 2026