Early Career Investigator Contest
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Type: VHF Internal Grant
Grant opportunity for early career investigators. Abstracts are required for submission.
Geographic Scope: Veterans Health Foundation affiliated institutions
How to Apply
Application Process
- Required Materials: Abstracts
- Submission Details: Deadline TBA
- Application Materials: Available through VHF Internal Grants page
What Veterans Health Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 6
- Total given
- $1.47M
- Median grant
- $63K
- Range
- $22K–$1.02M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 69%, Oregon 20%, Minnesota 5%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Pittsburgh, PA; Minneapolis, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Research
$1.02M
Portland State University · Portland, OR
Research
$266K
Center for Veterans Research and Education · Minneapolis, MN
Research
$79K
Stanford University · Los Angeles, CA
Research
$46K
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY
Research
$35K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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