Aug 19, 2025, 08:30

Focused Ultrasound Foundation — Research Funding

Milestone-driven preclinical and clinical awards for non-invasive, image-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) projects, prioritized in oncology and neurodegenerative disease, with emphasis on immunomodulation, neuromodulation, gene/cell therapy, drug delivery (BBB), and sonodynamic therapy.

Eligibility Criteria:

Project must use image-guided focused ultrasound to treat disease.
PI in a tenure-track faculty role (academia) or full-time employee (industry); fellows/postdocs require a tenure-track Co-PI.
Proposals must be milestone-driven; global applicants welcome.

Funding Details:

Preclinical and clinical award tracks; scope-appropriate budgets.
Payments tied to milestones (preclinical) or per-patient visits (clinical).
Allowable: salary/benefits (within NIH cap), consumables, animal/vivarium, data collection/analysis, IRB fees, select travel, sample storage.
Not allowed: indirect/overhead, capital equipment, tuition, product development.
Company awards may use a SAFE or royalty agreement; IP revenue-sharing applies.

Deadline:

LOIs accepted anytime; staff aim to review within ~2 weeks.
Invited full proposals due within 90 days; funding decisions on a rolling schedule (meetings every ~2 weeks).

Where to Go for Further Information:

Apply via ProposalCentral search “Focused Ultrasound Foundation”.
Questions: [email protected].

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