Education & Research grants in Illinois

50 currently open funding opportunities for the Education & Research sector that are available to applicants in Illinois.

Open Education & Research funds in Illinois

National Robotics Initiative

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation - SSE & SSI

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

EPA/NSF Networks for Sustainable Molecular Design and Synthesis

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

EPA/NSF Networks for Characterizing Chemical Life Cycle

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Catalyzing Actionable Research to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor

Up to $5,000,000

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Grant

Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship · Deadline Mar 2, 2027

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 20, 2026

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

Discovery Research PreK-12

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Scholarship

Division of Environmental Biology

Up to $5,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Up to $5,000,000

Office of Science · Grant · Deadline Sep 30, 2026

Community Connect Grant Program

Up to $5,000,000

Rural Utilities Service · Grant · Deadline Jun 29, 2026

Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program

Up to $5,000,000

Office of Postsecondary Education · Grant · Deadline Jun 23, 2026

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU) Research and Development Infrastructure Grants Program

Up to $5,000,000

Office of Postsecondary Education · Grant · Deadline Jun 23, 2026

Strengthen Government Labor Law Enforcement

Up to $4,701,000

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Grant

FY 2027 Fulbright Specialist Program

Up to $4,600,000

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · Grant · Deadline Jun 29, 2026

Suicide Prevention and Counseling Research (SPCR)

Up to $4,500,000

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline May 14, 2009

Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate

Up to $4,400,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Pediatric Readiness Coordinating Center Cooperative Agreement

Up to $4,200,000

Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant · Deadline Jul 10, 2026

Project to Reduce Hazardous and Exploitative Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa-Growing Areas

Up to $4,000,000

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Grant

Project to Mobilize Community Action and Youth Employment (MOCA-Youth Project) in Ghana’s Cocoa Growing Communities

Up to $4,000,000

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Grant

Labor Market Supply and Demand in the Northern Triangle: Leveraging Data to Build an Efficient Labor Market

Up to $4,000,000

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Grant

NOI - Fluid Power Off -Road

Up to $4,000,000

National Energy Technology Laboratory · Grant

Conservation Program to Introduce Youth to Natural Resource Careers

Up to $4,000,000

Fish and Wildlife Service · Grant

CISE Computing Research Infrastructure

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Tranexamic Acid Clinical Research

Up to $4,000,000

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Jan 28, 2013

Major Research Instrumentation Program

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

Major Research Instrumentation Program

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026

Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

TechAccess: AI-Ready America

Up to $4,000,000

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Jul 16, 2026

Medical Practice Initiative Breadth of Medical Practice & Disease Frequency Exposure (MPI-BMP)

Up to $4,000,000

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Apr 19, 2012

Accelerating Product Excellence in Innovation and for Clinical Adoption (APEx) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Up to $4,000,000

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Jul 10, 2026

INL – Increasing Police Recruitment to Counter FTOs and TCOs in Colombia

Up to $4,000,000

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · Grant · Deadline Jul 13, 2026

​Mitigating Proliferation Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence Enabled Molecular Models and Leveraging Nonproliferation Opportunities​

Up to $4,000,000

Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation · Grant · Deadline Jul 21, 2026