Private Foundations

Accepts funding proposals throughout the year – February 1, June 1, and October 1; only one proposal per cycle.

Funds sustainable solutions for human/environmental problems and scientific research for a “sustainable planet”.

Advances solutions to complex agriculture issues and challenges that U.S. farmers currently face.

Fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

Texas-based; funds science-informed conservation and policy work.

Dallas-based. Accepts unsolicited proposals from higher ed. Past grants to TAMU AgriLife and policy centers. Fund projects that benefit Texas communities.

Veterinary student scholars; opportunity to become reviewer. Established Investigator; fellowship Training; Pilot study; First Award for new faculty.

Supports projects associated with public stewardship and addressing natural resource issues with funding opportunities that address specific strategic initiatives aligned with the organization’s mission and goals.

Supports research on specific areas of watersheds located in the United State, including along the Gulf in Texas.

Wildlife conservation efforts through applied research or habitat restoration, primarily in South TX.

Awards a $40K Research Prize annually to U.S.-based faculty-led teams. Highly selective.

Accepts unsolicited proposals. Has funded TAMU and other Texas university scholars in history and arts.

Accepts grant applications twice yearly, university researchers, prior funding to academic global ag/environmental projects. International public health interest in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Two-year conservation grant for community-based efforts to protect, restore and/or rewild wildlife corridors or migratory pathways across both terrestrial and/or marine habitats.

Primarily supports education, healthcare, social services and the arts fconline.foundationcenter.org; has provided major gifts (e.g. to A&M’s Fort Worth campus and local medical schools).

Supports efforts to interconnect communities and members of communities in an accessible, safe and inclusive manner; currently focused on AI.

Supports projects in education and the arts, primarily in the Houston area; has supported medical. Areas of Interest: Performing arts; visual arts, museums, public are and exhibition spaces; community building through the arts; expanding opportunity for artistic expression & appreciation; literary arts

Funds academic research centers and initiatives espousing free enterprise and policy research (including grants to universities in economics, business, law, etc.).

Forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning.

Funding for social enterprises that directly serve or impact children or youth from urban low-income communities. Has funded scholarships at University of Texas-Austin for low income students (https://www.dell.org/university-success/).

Mission is to benefit “charitable, scientific, literary or educational” purposes in Texas. Funds a variety of programs (e.g. scholarships, research grants) in the state. Accepts applications year -round. Grants must benefit Texas.

No unsolicited grant proposals; rotating limited opportunities available via website

Has funded Texas Education Agency, University of Texas System, specifically around research that impacts k-12 outcomes

Supports Texas based, Texas focused work; located in Bryan, TX; focuses on creating more efficient pathways to post-secondary education; providing student support, facilitating rural collaborations.

Supports areas of youth and education, specifically for early childhood literacy (ages 0-8). Occasionally, the board may consider grant requests in other areas

Support for criminal jJustice, healthcare, infrastructure, public finance, higher education, journalism, affordable Housing, climate & energy, and democracy. Listed as a top donor in Texas

Philanthropy in education and health; e.g. funded UT Health San Antonio’s cancer center for “innovative cancer research”.

Support institutions of higher education research and/or curricular projects focused on specific areas of research each year (see website for topics).

Funds must be expended within TX.

Actively funds academic research, especially on equity and education policy.

Funds public-facing humanities and education projects. Accepts LOIs from Texas higher education institutions.

Projects in Texas funded, such research on indigenous teacher/teachers of color recruitment and retention; TAMU project on equity and inclusion needs of diverse students

Funds university researchers in education/public policy. Accepts unsolicited applications.

Historically has funded projects in chemistry and technology at UT and fellowships at TAMU

Accepts unsolicited research proposals from university faculty. Rolling deadlines. Faculty-led research on construction, durability, materials testing, etc.

Supports the research and teaching careers of early career faculty in the chemical sciences and requires an institutional nomination and tenure-track appointment.

Already active in Texas higher ed. Funds academic research aligned with innovation and liberty.

Accepts unsolicited pre-proposals year-round from academic researchers in architecture, construction science, engineering. Emphasis on collaborative innovation.  Wants applications for projects to fit within their topics.

Provides research sponsorships and gifts in engineering and geology (e.g. on fuel technology, carbon management); also supports STEM education.

Supports petroleum engineering and geoscience programs; partners with universities on energy R&D and student support (industry collaboration). Applications accepted annually from April 1  – July 31 

Mission is to benefit “charitable, scientific, literary or educational” purposes in Texas uh.edu. Funds a variety of programs (e.g. scholarships, research grants) in the state.

Support developmental, instructional, and training initiatives in the two programs area of enhancing communication skills and increasing women in engineering. Deadlines February 28 and August 31 annually.

Supports project that are distinctive and novel in their approach with potential to open new territory in their field; only funds Texas organizations

Invited institutions (TAMU has been invited) supports research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering for those in first three years of their faculty careers. Disciplines include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering.

Funds science research through its Cottrell Scholar, Scialog, and RCSA Fellows program; support independent faculty research and convenes conferences; support improvements in science education.

One of the nation’s largest private funders of basic chemical research welch1.org; provides research grants, endowed chairs, other funding in Texas.

Offers both Faculty Innovation ($100k) & Focused Research Awards  ($150) in areas of Sony’s general and immediate interests; anticipated open from July 15, to September 15 annually.

Faculty for the Future Fellowships, and longtime industry research partner – provides software and expertise for petroleum engineering research/education, including internationally at former TAMU Qatar.

MPS program aim is to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science. 

Primarily supports education, healthcare, social services and the arts; has provided major gifts (e.g. to A&M’s Fort Worth campus and local medical schools).

Supports research projects leading toward new treatments and cures for childhood cancer in the core program areas of Early Career Research and Accelerator programs.

Supports projects in eight Texas counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson; uses grant inquiries form; funds health initiatives in communities.

Provide start-up monies for new research projects in field of neuroscience that will lead to extramural funding for the NIH or other fundign sources.

Supports and Early Stage Investigator two-year award and a one-year creative, unique and innovative research award.

Funds research for US and international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Pre-application during four annual cycles. If accepted will have one month to submit a proposal. Primarily makes grants in the Greater Houston area.

Supports Early Career biomedical and areas of science that are poised for significant advancement but are currently undervalued and underfunded. Grants for institutions, and academic scientists: postdoctoral-faculty bridging awards and faculty awards.

Supports research in areas defined by the foundation and has technical assistance and review process by scientific board. Grant amount $5,000-$25,000 and  should include evaluation indicators

Funds fellowship awards for postdoctoral scientists; early career scientists and quantitative scientists and clinical investigators in cancer research. The foundation seeks to “foster new generations of scientists and fill gaps in traditional research funding.”

Fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

Supports research worldwide in basic, translational and clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) research worldwide.  Innovator Awards Program funds researchers to test ideas and collaborate to advance the understanding of IBD.

Criminal Justice, Health Care, Infrastructure, Public Finance, Higher Education, Journalism, Affordable Housing, Climate and Energy, and Democracy. Top donor in Texas. 

International mission to improve human health to combat cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Required institutional nomination and portal for submission. Supports basic research with translational potential in areas such as immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cancer, genetics, stem cells, and neuroscience.

Supports cancer research affecting women (ovarian, uterine, breast, endometrial or cervical cancer among others) for a two-year period. Also supports post-doctoral research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. 

Supports through several programs cancer research and partners with the Samuel Waxman Institute for Aging & Cancer.

Philanthropy in education and health; e.g. funded UT Health San Antonio’s cancer center for “innovative cancer research” news.uthscsa.edu.

Supports scientific investigations and advance research focused on finding treatments and a cure for myotonic dystrophy

Invited institutions (TAMU has been in past) may apply. Supports research at the interface between chemistry and biology.

Supports research on the control and cure of cancer.

Support for research to improve care and advance research toward a cure for Parkinson’s.

Funds faculty (early tenure-track) in cutting-edge biomedical science. Highly competitive. Periodically hosts open Letters of Inquiry (LOI) in specific topic areas. Opportunities are announced with details on website and LinkedIn. 

Supports focus areas of cancer survivorship, in adolescent and young adults, along with supportive care research.

Supports cancer research through Discovery Science award to advance the next generation of pediatric cancer treatments; LOI and full proposal guidelines – November LOI due.

Supports scientific research on breast cancer, including career transition and catalyst grants and for specific breast cancer types and clinical trials.