Early Career Researcher Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
- Researchers
Geography
- Pennsylvania
- In the Pittsburgh region
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Indirect costs
- Not eligible: Indirect costs are not funded.
Overview
The Chuck Noll Foundation's Early Career Researcher Grants fund early-career investigators pursuing brain-injury research. Eligibility requires the applicant be within 5 years of completing their PhD (or equivalent), within 5 years of completing a post-doctoral fellowship, or within 5 years of completing residency (for MDs); current post-doctoral fellows are eligible. Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to brain-injury research and must be affiliated with an accredited research institution in the Pittsburgh region. The Foundation does not fund indirect costs.
How to Apply
Early-career researchers (within 5 years of PhD/postdoc/residency) at accredited Pittsburgh-region institutions apply via the Foundation's Early Career Researcher Grants page. Indirect costs are not funded.
What Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 10
- Total given
- $875K
- Median grant
- $75K
- Range
- $25K–$300K
- 91% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 91%, West Virginia 6%, Missouri 3%. Top recipient cities: Pittsburgh, PA; University Park, PA; Morgantown, WV.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
UPMC-The University of Pittsburgh - Doctor Mandal · Pittsburgh, PA
Brain injury research
$300K
Carnegie Mellon University - Doctor Mahon · Pittsburgh, PA
Brain injury research
$125K
UPMC-The University of Pittsburgh - Doctor Puccio · Pittsburgh, PA
Brain injury research
$100K
UPMC-The University of Pittsburgh - Kraig Smith · Pittsburgh, PA
Brain injury research
$100K
The Pennsylvania State University - Doctor Kraft · University Park, PA
Brain injury research
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
Project Locations
- PA
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