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Foundation for Women’s Health Grant 2025

This grant provides funding for innovative research studies focused on improving the health of women and girls in the U.S., targeting critical areas such as mental health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, vaccine uptake, and autoimmune diseases.

$200,000
Active
Nationwide
Recurring
Grant Description

The Foundation for Women’s Health is proud to present its second annual Request for Applications, funding the most promising studies to fill the gaping holes in women’s health research. Donor Name: Foundation for Women’s Health State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 09/02/2025 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: FWH is seeking innovative studies to optimize the health of girls and women across the continuum of the female life cycle, prioritizing studies of those diseases that present the largest burden to women and have the lowest current amounts of research funding in both the public and private sectors. Adolescent girls’ mental health: Investigating the gender differences in the brain’s response to stress and social exposures, and the exponentially greater prevalence of mental illness in adolescent girls than boys. Uterine cancer: Investigating the cause and epidemiology of increasing incidence and racial disparities, and development of screening mechanism Cardiovascular Disease: Investigating protective mechanisms from cardiovascular disease in pre-menopausal women and indicators of future cardiovascular disease in pregnant women. Vaccine uptake in adolescent girls and pregnant women: Innovative approaches to increase uptake in vaccines for adolescent girls and pregnant women. Autoimmune Disease: Innovative approaches aimed at mechanisms that reduce sex-based differences in autoimmune disease. Funding Information Grant awards will range from $100,000-$200,000. Criteria FWH cannot award grants to institutions outside the United States. For more information, visit FWH.

Funding Details

Award Range

$100,000 - $200,000

Total Program Funding

Not specified

Number of Awards

Not specified

Matching Requirement

No

Additional Details

Grants range from $100,000 to $200,000. Up to 15% may be used for indirect costs per Foundation policy.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Exclusive - see details

Additional Requirements

Applicants are expected to be researchers in the women’s health field, but no specific categories are listed

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

July 3, 2025

Application Closes

September 2, 2025

Contact Information

Grantor

Foundation for Women’s Health (FWH)

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Categories
Health
Women & Girl Services
Youth
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Science and Technology

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