Now Accepting Applications
Southwest NPRC Pilot Grant Program
The SNPRC Pilot Research Program provides opportunities and support for investigators to use SNPRC nonhuman primate resources in highly focused, short-term studies with a high likelihood of enhancing the value, utility, feasibility and attractiveness of nonhuman primates for biomedical research.
High priority is given to studies that propose to generate preliminary data for applications to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support future research projects. Other studies that are considered responsive to the program’s goals include those that propose to develop new nonhuman primate models of disease, or develop and/or test new research methods, instrumentation or approaches for biomedical research using nonhuman primates. Information on the 2026 SNPRC Pilot Grant Program competition, including due dates for letters of intent and completed applications, can now be found on the SNPRC website https://snprc.org/pilot-research-grant/. Please pass on information regarding this funding opportunity to any investigators that you think might be interested or to the appropriate department for faculty notification. Note that an investigator does not have to be associated with SNPRC or its host institution, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, to qualify for consideration.
KEY DATES
November 3, 2025: Submit Letter of Intent (LOI)
November 15, 2025: Notification of Approval to Submit Application
December 12, 2025: Submit a Veterinary Resources Request Form (if invited)
January 23, 2026: Submit Completed Application (if invited)
March 18, 2026: Decision Letters Sent
Wisconsin NPRC Pilot Grant Program
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is seeking proposals for new pilot research projects. Pilot Research Projects may include preliminary activities on biomedical research topics in keeping with the main research areas of the WNPRC (Regenerative and Reproductive Medicine, Global Infectious Disease, Neuroscience, and Energy Metabolism and Chronic Disease). Additionally, researchers are highly encouraged to include activities related to new approach methodologies (NAMs). To further promote foundational work on aging biology, the WNPRC and Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center (WiNSC) Research Development Core will jointly support one Pilot Research Award focused on aging with an emphasis on metabolism and/or translation in NHPs and/or NAMs. Pilot awards provide a maximum of $70,000 (direct costs) over a two-year period. For more information, please visit the WNPRC website at https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/.
KEY DATES
November 10, 2025: Letter of Intent Deadline. Respond online at https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25IhxY33CuM03Km
January 30, 2026: Full application Deadline
May 1, 2026: Earliest funding start date
Washington NPRC Ignition Award Pilot Program
The Washington NPRC will fund two pilot studies (up to $75,000 each) to spark innovative, translational research using nonhuman primate (NHP) models and generate preliminary data for larger grants or future clinical studies. Eligible applicants include research faculty, ESIs, postdocs, and junior faculty (including established investigators pursuing new NHP directions). Each project must include a WaNPRC Core Scientist mentor. Funds may support animal care, procedures, supplies, and salaries. No-cost extensions/carry-forward are not permitted.
Program fit (examples): clinical diagnostics/therapeutics/devices; neuroscience and surgical methods; new/validated NHP disease models; reproductive & developmental biology; immunotherapy; zoonoses; NHP welfare/care/husbandry.
For more information, please go to https://wanprc.uw.edu/wanprc-ignition-pilot-award-2025/. Send questions related to study design, budgets, mentor matching to u_wanprc_pcprojects@uw.edu.
KEY DATES:
Nov 12, 2025: Letter of Intent due to pcgrants@uw.edu
Dec 1, 2025 (5:00 PM PST): Full application due to pcgrants@uw.edu
Feb 13, 2026: Notification of Award
May 1, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027: Budget period
NPRC Pilot Grant Programs
Each year, the NPRCs award pilot research grants to support innovative studies that include nonhuman primates. The projects are selected based on their potential to generate high-impact preliminary data that will result in research project grants from NIH (e.g., NIH R01 grants) or other sources and be published in peer-reviewed journals.
The number of projects each NPRC supports is determined annually based on the availability of funds.
