OpenBiomedical (general)Clinical trial: Optional / allowed
Pfizer
Competitive, peer-reviewed grants funding investigator-initiated research, quality-improvement, and education projects in Pfizer's therapeutic areas, posted as themed RFPs with fixed deadlines (includes the ASPIRE awards). Curated entry; verify current open RFPs at the program…
Clinical trialsTherapeutics & drug discovery
Amount not listedRolling — apply anytime
OpenAlzheimer's & dementia (ADRD)Biomedical (general)Clinical trial: Optional / allowed
Roche / Genentech
Investigator-initiated studies across Roche/Genentech strategic areas (oncology, immunology, neuroscience — the neuroscience portfolio includes Alzheimer's, trontinemab in development). Rolling intake via gated portals. Directory entry — verify scope/fit at the portal.
Therapeutics & drug discoveryClinical trials
Amount not listedRolling — apply anytime
OpenClimate & clean energyClinical trial: Not allowed
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Provides oceanographers free, in-kind access to the research vessel R/V Falkor (too) — its ship time, ROV/robotic platforms, and onboard labs — via a rolling, open Expression-of-Interest process reviewed twice a year. The award is vessel and equipment time, not a cash grant;…
Data & infrastructure
Amount not listedRolling — apply anytime
OpenBasic science (physics, chemistry, math)Clinical trial: Not allowed
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Funds theoretical and experimental research into the physical principles distinguishing living systems from inanimate matter (the origin, principles, and signs of life) via an open two-page Letter-of-Inquiry process; promising LOIs are invited to full proposals. Seed grants run…
Basic mechanisms & biologyTraining & career development
Up to $600KRolling — apply anytime
OpenAI & machine learningClinical trial: Not allowed
Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF)
Grants for work on the long-term survival and flourishing of life — AI safety, AI governance, biosecurity, and existential-risk reduction — via a periodic 'S-process' recommender round plus always-open Speculation Grants. Funding skews toward organizations and mid-to-large…
Data & infrastructure
Amount not listedRolling — apply anytime
OpenBiomedical (general)Rare & orphan diseasesCancer & oncologyClinical trial: Optional / allowed
Takeda
Investigator-initiated research (funding and/or study product) across gastroenterology, neuroscience, rare hematologic and metabolic diseases, plasma-derived therapies, and oncology, with rolling intake through Takeda's gated VisionTracker portal. Directory entry — verify…
Therapeutics & drug discoveryClinical trialsBiomarkers & diagnostics
Amount not listedRolling — apply anytime
OpenQuantum & semiconductorsClinical trial: Not allowed
Unitary Foundation (formerly Unitary Fund)
Rolling $4,000 microgrants to individuals and small teams worldwide working on open-source quantum software, quantum education, and quantum-technology projects — no organizational affiliation required, with a lightweight application (a short form plus a two-minute video).…
Data & infrastructureBasic mechanisms & biology
Up to $4KRolling — apply anytime