Alice Bohmfalk Charitable Trust Research Grant | Research

External Deadline:

May 2026

Internal Deadline:

Mar 2026

External Deadline: May 2026 Internal Deadline: March 2, 2026

Instructions for electronic submission: To apply for this opportunity, please submit the materials requested below to this link no later than March 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

Budget: $50,000-$70,000 for 1 year. Typically, 1 awardee, but funds can be distributed among 2 awardees.

Number of Applications: 1 application from WCM (not including Ithaca)

Program Description

WCM is a named beneficiary of the Alice Bohmfalk Charitable Trust.
The grant supports a “specified medical research project”. Support can be for a new unfunded project.
Clear path towards extramural funding (R01) desired
Bohmfalk support is typically awarded to PIs that have exhausted their start-up funds (thus more typically mid-career rather than junior PIs), or who have received minimal start-up funds. The need basis needs to be clearly spelled out.
Faculty with start-up funds will need to strongly justify a grant request.

Eligibility

All faculty are eligible to apply.

Application Requirements

WCM is limited to submitting 1 nominee. Due to this restriction, an internal competition is being organized. Chairpersons/Institute-Center Directors/Division Heads may submit no more than one (1) nomination from their department/division.

Internal submissions should contain the following information:

30-lines scientific abstract explaining the qualifications of the applicant and fit of the project for this funding mechanism.
1-2-page nomination letter from the Department Chair/Div Chief briefly describing the candidate and how her/his research fulfills the specific award requirements
1-2-page description of the research project and how it addresses the specific requirements of the award
Justification of need. Include a description of the start-up funds, if available (start-up funds run out, limited start-up funds, etc.) - up to 1 page
Applicant’s Biosketch

Upload the above items in the order listed in one PDF file using the following naming convention: PI last name-first initial_Bohmfalk-2026.pdf (see example below).

Example: Smith-J_Bohmfalk-2026.pdf

Instructions for Electronic Submission

Submit the above items in the order listed as a single PDF document using the naming convention PI last name.First initial_2026Bohmfalk.pdf (see example below). Submit this file here no later than 11:59pm on March 2, 2026.

Example: Smith.J_2026Bohmfalk