WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
A-term Issue
Happy A-Term! In this issue, we highlight a variety of exciting funding opportunities available to researchers, innovators, and educators across a wide range of disciplines. Whether you're working in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, or humanities, there are new avenues for advancing your work with the support of federal grants and cooperative agreements. This newsletter provides a curated list of upcoming federal and state funding opportunities, and RSI and sponsor events related to grantsmanship training and funding opportunity discussions, helping you stay informed and competitive in securing vital research funding.
Funding Opportunity Spotlight
Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH): Jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, the purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze, and interpret data from individuals, devices, and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues while advancing fundamental science and engineering. Applications are due Oct. 8, 2025. For more information about this call, please check the link above. Please reach out to rsi@wpi.edu for proposal development help.
Curated Funding Opportunities
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Robotics: Funding from federal agencies to support research in the areas of, and in the intersection between AI, data science, and robotics.
Advanced, Sustainable Materials, and Manufacturing: Funding from federal agencies to support research in the areas of, and in the intersection between, advanced, sustainable materials, and manufacturing.
Early Career Funding Opportunities: Funding from federal agencies to support research by early-career researchers.
MA State Funding Opportunities: Open funding opportunities from Massachusetts state agencies.
Life Sciences and Biotechnology: Funding from federal agencies to support research in the areas of life sciences and biotechnology.
Limited Submissions
Limited Submission opportunities are funding opportunities where the funder limits the number of applications from a single institution. WPI's RSI conducts an internal competition for these Federal/State opportunities. Faculty who come across such opportunities in their search are encouraged to please reach out to rsi@wpi.edu to indicate your interest and to open the limited submission process for the opportunity.
Events
RSI Events
SOAR Series: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center | September 24, 12-1 pm | BETC Classroom
Drs. Carla Reimold and Audrey Medieros, Program Directors at the MLSC, will discuss new funding opportunities, and WPI faculty will talk about their success with MLSC funding. Register here.
Resources for Proposal Development | October 8, 12-1 pm | Zoom
Meet representatives from different WPI research resources offices to learn more about how they can help you identify appropriate funding opportunities and put together a winning proposal for extramural funds. Registration will open on September 25.
External Events
DARPAConnect Pop-up | September 24
DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier R&D agency, relentlessly pursuing groundbreaking innovations in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and more. Renowned for turning bold ideas into field-ready capabilities, DARPA continues to push the boundaries of possibility.
Register Here for September 24 with DARPA
DARPA Program Managers, Contract Management, Small Business Programs Office & more will share how to engage with the agency -- and funding pathways to bring your most innovative ideas forward.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: Program: 8:30am - 4pm MT | Networking Reception 4pm - 5pm MT
Location: Montana State University -- and virtually!
Register: https://events.bizzabo.com/Bozeman-DARPAConnect-Pop-Up/home
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