Funding Opportunities Program for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and the Women’s Brain Initiative

The BWH Program for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (PIN) and the Women’s Brain Initiative (WBI) are announcing several new research funding opportunities, all due Friday, October 10th, 2025:

• WBI Pilot Funding awards (one year, $50,000 direct costs plus indirect costs up to 20%): This program supports research proposals that address questions related to women’s brain health. It is open to early career researchers (postdocs, clinical fellows, instructors, or assistant professors within three years of appointment) whose primary appointment is at BWH. We expect to make up to four awards. Learn more here.
• WBI is also establishing a temporary Emergency Support Fund for BWH PIs who have lost funding because of recent Federal actions. The WBI fund will provide up to $50,000 (direct) plus IDC up to 20%, for PIs whose research is aligned with the WBI mission and who have lost a previously funded grant since Jan 20, 2025. Learn more here.
• PIN Pilot Funding awards: This program is open to early career researchers at BWH (defined as above) and will provide one year of funding ($50,000 plus 20% IDC). Two awards are expected to be given out in this cycle, one of which will be in the field of brain tumors and the other in any field of basic or clinical neuroscience. Learn more here.