Funding Opportunities

American Kennel Club (AKC) CHF = Oak grants (>$30,000, including 15% indirect) and ACORN grants (up to $30,000, including 15% indirect)

• Pre-Proposal would need the internal routing
• Internal deadline is: 10/05/2026 (Monday) – please contact your research administrator if you are planning to submit.
• Pre-Proposal deadline: 10/20/2026 (Tuesday) – after internal approval, PI needs to submit it directly to AKC website.

We are very pleased to announce that the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) has opened their grant cycle for 2026, and there is 1 month left to apply. VPRF provides two types of grant applications, one in Veterinary Pharmacology for up to $30,000 and one in Veterinary Pharmacokinetics for up to $30,000.

Veterinary Pharmacology Grant:

Submitted proposals should address one or more of the following aspects of veterinary medicine:

* Studies focused on evaluating the safety and effectiveness of novel or existing drug therapies for veterinary species
* Developing and validating models of animal diseases or conditions to evaluate drug effectiveness
* Ensuring that a safe food supply is not compromised by drug treatment
* Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies to understand the relationship between drug exposure and drug effect or safety
* Studies to evaluate mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary species

Veterinary Pharmacokinetic Grant:

Submitted proposals should address the following aspect of veterinary pharmacokinetics:

*Studies focused on descriptive pharmacokinetic (PK) studies in veterinary species that will help define dosing regimens or enable future drug effectiveness evaluations or clinical trials.

Eligibility:

*Any clinician or scientist with an interest in veterinary pharmacology is eligible to serve as Principal Investigator
*Collaboration with pharmacology researchers who are members or student members of the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as members or student members of the American Veterinary Medical Association is strongly encouraged

We would greatly appreciate it if you were to share this information with qualified individuals. The application is available from July 15 through September 15, 2026. For additional information and a link to the application site please visit: https://research.avmf.org/. If you have additional questions, please email: guresti@avma.org.

Thank you,
Gabriella Uresti
Assistant Director, Programs and Operations
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
 

Dear Members of the Equine Scientific and Veterinary Community,

The Friesian Horse Association of North America (FHANA) Health Committee is pleased to announce its call for research proposals for the 2026 FHANA Research Grant. Committed to fostering advancements in equine health, wellness, and genetic preservation, the Health Committee will award a $10,000 grant to a standout research project initiated or advanced this year.

Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 EST, October 1, 2026. For detailed application guidelines, criteria and to apply, visit https://fhana.com/research/. 
See the attachments for more information. If this email has been misdirected, feel free to forward it to the appropriate office.

Best regards,

Julie Karpus
Health Committee
Friesian Horse Association of North America
4037 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 160
Lexington, KY 40511
859-455-7430 (O) 859-455-7457 (F)
www.fhana.com
 

The TU-TM Research Enterprise is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026/2027 MTRG Pilot Awards. These pilot awards provide up to $50,000 for one year to support collaborative pilot research between Tufts University and Tufts Medicine faculty.

What this is for: These awards support investigators actively engaged in a Multidisciplinary Translational Research Groups (MTRG) within one of the five strategic research pillars (Brain and Behavior; Cancer Biology, Care, and Survivorship; Cardiovascular Disease and Critical Care; Transplant Immunity and Infection; or Women's Health, Nutrition, and Sex Differences). Funds are meant to support pilot collaborations to generate preliminary data needed for future external funding applications.

Eligibility

• Two or more PIs, with at least one PI employed at Tufts University and one at Tufts Medicine
• All PIs/Co-Is must hold an Instructor-level or higher academic appointment at a Tufts University school
• All the Investigators must be members of a TU-TM Research Enterprise MTRG within one of the 5 pillars, with a proven track record of meeting at least three MTRG meetings by the time of application submission.

Application Requirements

• Cover page with signatures
• Budget with justification
• 3-page research plan (abstract, background, approach, timeline)
• PI biosketches, active/pending support documentation
• Department chair letters of support confirming space and protected time
• As the awards are made possible by philanthropic investment in the TU-TM Research Enterprise, the cover page requires a lay summary and awardees must agree to contribute to donor stewardship activities

Cover page and budget template can be found here:

• Application Instructions
• Application Cover Page Template

Key dates:

• Release: Monday, July 13, 2026
• Proposal deadline: 5pm, Monday, September 14, 2026 — submit as a single PDF to Isaac Harmon (isaac.harmon@tufts.edu)
• Review: September–October 2026
• Notification: November 2026
• Funding period: December 1, 2026 – November 30, 2027

Questions about eligibility, the application, or your MTRG status can be directed to Isaac Harmon at isaac.harmon@tufts.edu.

We are very pleased to announce that the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) has opened their grant cycle for 2026. VPRF provides two types of grant applications, one in Veterinary Pharmacology for up to $30,000 and one in Veterinary Pharmacokinetics for up to $30,000.

Veterinary Pharmacology Grant

Submitted proposals should address one or more of the following aspects of veterinary medicine:

• Studies focused on evaluating the safety and effectiveness of novel or existing drug therapies for veterinary species
• Developing and validating models of animal diseases or conditions to evaluate drug effectiveness
• Ensuring that a safe food supply is not compromised by drug treatment
• Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies to understand the relationship between drug exposure and drug effect or safety
• Studies to evaluate mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary species

Veterinary Pharmacokinetic Grant

Submitted proposals should address the following aspect of veterinary pharmacokinetics:

*Studies focused on descriptive pharmacokinetic (PK) studies in veterinary species that will help define dosing regimens or enable future drug effectiveness evaluations or clinical trials.

Eligibility

• Any clinician or scientist with an interest in veterinary pharmacology is eligible to serve as Principal Investigator
• Collaboration with pharmacology researchers who are members or student members of the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics as well as members or student members of the American Veterinary Medical Association is strongly encouraged.

The application is available from July 15 through September 15, 2026. For additional information and a link to the application site please visit here.
 

Dear colleagues,

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2026 Research Grant RFP will be open 4/10 until 7/10 for research in any discipline that addresses a broad scope of topics in animal welfare: animal behavior, animal cruelty and/or psychological trauma as a consequence of cruelty, increasing access to veterinary care, farm animal welfare, or animal sheltering. Please feel free to share with any faculty or students who may be interested in applying.

The solicitation is also open to researchers studying topics with relevance to animal welfare (e.g., criminal justice, public health, psychology, economics) who wish to use the funding to add information about pet health, animal maltreatment, etc. to an existing study.

More information, including our Open Houses on April 10 and May 18, is available here.

Sincerely,

Maya Gupta, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
Strategy & Research 

ASPCA®
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®
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520 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018 
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