Research Opportunities

Resources for pursuing endocrine-related research

Endocrine researchers are at the core of solving many of the most pressing health problems of our time, from diabetes and obesity to infertility, bone health, thyroid conditions, and hormone-related cancers. Your work has led to incredible accomplishments and remarkable progress in the biological and biomedical sciences that have benefited the lives of millions of Americans.

View highlights of endocrine-related research from the NIH Grants Guide.

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New Opportunities

PCORI Upcoming Funding Announcement: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) intends to release a Broad Pragmatic Studies Funding Announcement on Tuesday, December 2 with the goal of funding patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects. Special areas of emphasis include addressing obesity and treatments and strategies to address menopausal symptoms. Applications will open on Tuesday, December 2 and Letters of Intent are due Tuesday, January 6, 5:00 PM ET. Learn more.

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is designed to recruit and retain professionals into biomedical research careers. The LRP repays up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research at a domestic nonprofit or government entity. LRP awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career. Applications are open through Thursday, November 20.

PCORI Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) Funding Announcement: The announcement opens on Tuesday, December 2, and the Letter of Intent deadline is Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Learn more.

Fellowship Opportunities: The NIH has updated fellowship funding (F30, F31, F32, and F33) for scientists at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level. See the full list of updated fellowships.

Temporary NIH Policy Exception for K Awards: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a temporary policy exception for mentored career development (K) awards. While eligibility for K awards are limited to those who have not previously received the award, an exception has been issued in which individuals with mentored career development awards (K awards) that were prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025 will be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award. The exception is effective until July 31, 2026. Learn more.

NIH Updates NRSA Stipends for FY 2025: Following the passage of the full-year continuing resolution for FY 2025, the National Institutes of Health has updated stipend amounts for all predoctoral and postdoctoral Kirschstein-NRSA awards that were made on or after October 1, 2024. Training related expenses and institutional allowances for predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers and fellows remain unchanged. View updated funding levels.

Recent Opportunities

NIGMS T32 Program Areas of Interest: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a notice for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32). NIGMS is encouraging more T32 applications in the following areas of special interest: behavioral-biomedical sciences interface, biotechnology, and trans-departmental basic biomedical sciences. Applications from historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and institutional development award states are encouraged. The final deadline is Friday, September 25, 2026.

NIDDK T32 MSRT Supplement: Institutions with T32 programs supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can apply for administrative supplements to provide mentored support for medical students interested in taking a year off from medical school to work in an academic research lab. Applications are due Thursday, March 19, 2026, and Friday March 19, 2027.

Women’s Health Research Funding: NIH issued a NOSI to highlight interest in receiving research applications focused on diseases and health conditions that predominantly affect women (e.g., autoimmune diseases, depressive disorders, Alzheimer’s disease), present and progress differently in women (e.g., cardiovascular disease, reproductive aging), or are female specific (e.g., uterine fibroids, endometriosis, menopause). Review the application deadlines. The final expiration date is Friday, November 5, 2027.

Long-term Incretin Mimetic Use on Cancer Risk and Outcomes: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) issued a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) on Epidemiologic Studies to assess the impact of incretin mimetics on new and recurrent cancer risk. The NOSI is intended to spur innovative epidemiologic on cancer risk and outcomes among individuals with and without comorbid conditions. The expiration date is Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Mechanisms of Osteoarthritis Research: National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) issued a NOSI on Mechanisms of Osteoarthritis encouraging research to explore the biological mechanisms underlying the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. The deadline is Saturday, May 8, 2027.

Cancer-Related Care: Research on Telehealth and Within-Group Outcomes: The National Cancer’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences is seeking investigator-initiated applications for proposing research on the use and impact of telehealth in cancer-related care, and the implications of telehealth policy changes on cancer care access, outcomes, and health equity. The deadline is Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Supplements for Health-Related Research Careers: Administrative supplements will be available to provide full or part-time mentored research training experiences for individuals with high potential to re-enter, re-integrate into, or re-train in an active research career after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances. The grants are intended to provide scientists with an opportunity to update or extend their research skills and prepare them to re-establish their careers in basic biomedical, behavioral, clinical, translational, or social science research. Submit your application by October 9, 2026.

Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Researchers: The Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) repays up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research at a domestic, nonprofit, or government entity. External LRPs exist for clinical researchers, pediatric researchers, health disparities researchers, researchers in emerging areas critical to human health, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, contraception and infertility researchers, and researchers addressing the heterogeneity of obesity risk, related health outcomes, and response to treatment. Application due dates vary by topic.

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research: The NIH and CDC are funding administrative supplements for projects that enhance the diversity of the research workforce by recruiting, mentoring, and supporting high school, undergraduate and graduate/clinical students, postbaccalaureate and post Masters individuals, postdoctoral researchers (including health professionals), and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds. Submission dates vary by the awarding Institute/Center.

COVID-19 Impacted NIMH Research Supplements: The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to outline priorities for providing supplemental funding to investigators and institutions with active National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awards that experienced significant setbacks as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which were unable to be resolved with non-monetary options (e.g., modification to the project or re-budgeting to accomplish aims). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through Wednesday, April 2, 2026. Submit your application.

Funding Research with Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD): The NIH’s ReWARD Program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding. The expiration date is Thursday, May 7, 2026 for this program that provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators.

NIDDK Issuing Small R01s for Clinical Trials: There is a funding opportunity for the submission of pilot and feasibility clinical trials in humans that will lay the foundation for larger clinical trials related to the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions within the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Deadline to apply is March 5, 2026. For more information, please review the full notice.

Chronic Conditions Understudied Among Women: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to invite R01 applications on chronic conditions understudied among women and/or that disproportionately affect populations of women who are understudied, underrepresented, and/or underreported in biomedical research. The final application deadline is Thursday, February 5, 2026.

Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences: The NIH released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that is intended to support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data. A feature of an appropriate study is the need for rapid review and funding; the entire cycle, from submission to award, is expected to be within 4–6 months. The final cycle deadline is Monday, December 1.

Climate Change and Healthcare Research: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are interested in receiving health services research grant applications that address the intersection of climate change and healthcare. Specifically, applications that address three primary areas: 1) Reducing the healthcare sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint, 2) Creating resilient healthcare systems and communities that can plan, prepare, respond, and adapt to climate-related threats, and 3) Addressing the inequitable impacts of climate change. Learn more.

Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators: The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) announced they are planning to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to continue the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators (MIRA-ESI) R35 program. ESIs are encouraged to submit an application that falls within the mission of NIGMS before the final application cycle deadline of Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

Urgent Competitive Revisions to Existing NIH Grants: The NIH announced that Principal Investigators on specific types of NIH research grants may apply to funds for competitive revisions to meet immediate needs to help address a specific public health crisis which were unforeseen when the application was submitted. Applications for Urgent Competitive Revisions will be routed directly to the NIH awarding component listed on the Notice of Award of the most recent parent award. The expiration date is Sunday, October 26. Review the full notice.

New Early Investigator Grant: National Institutes of Health recently announced the Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant award. This new award will support early stage investigators (ESIs) for innovative projects in an area of science that represents a change in research direction for the investigator. Importantly, applications will not be allowed to submit preliminary data. The final due dates are Monday, September 28, 2026 and Monday December 28, 2026 for AIDS and AIDS-related applications. Apply today! For other information, see the NIH Notice.

Additional Resources

NIH Announces Centralized Resource for NIH Topics of Interest (October 2025)
Update to NIH Common Forms (September 2025)
Publication of Funding Opportunities Policy Notice (September 2025)
Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications (September 2025)
Prioritization of Human-Focused NIH Research
NIGMS Interest in Research to Address Biological Sex Differences
New NIH Website (April 2025)
NIH Public Access Policy Takes Effect Earlier Than Planned (April 2025)
Grant Application and Peer Review Changes at NIH (January 2025)
Resources for Researchers with Disabilities (December 2024)
NIH Grants: Updated Instructions to Provide to Referees (November 2024)
Grants Policy Updates: 2025 Edition: (October 17, 2024)
AI Policies and Practices (August 2024)
NIH Prohibits the Use of AI in Peer Review (June 23, 2023)
Update to NIH Training Grant Applications Webinar: (June 5, 2024)
Updated NCI K00 Salary Cap s (May 17, 2024)
NASEM Report on Women's Health (2024)
Virtual EDC and Women’s Health Symposium (2024)
NIH Discovery Portal for Women’s Health Research

Data Repositories

The following resources may be useful for researchers seeking data repositories, databases, or other opportunities for data deposition and/or sharing.