Foundation for Women's Health

Award: $200.000 - $300,000
Deadline: September 8, 2026
Interested: Notify [email protected] for LOI worksheet or more information. All LOI documents due to OCFR by September 1, 2026.

Full Request for Proposal (RFP)

Overview

Funder seeks innovative studies to optimize the health of girls and women, prioritizing studies of those diseases that present the largest burden to women and have the lowest amounts of research funding in both the public and private sectors.

Funding priorities:

  • Menopause and Brain Health: Investigating the neurological transition of menopause, including cognitive changes, mental health impacts, and sleep disorders.
  • Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain: Investigating the cause and mechanism of endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, inclusive of the role of genetics, immune dysfunction, and environmental factors, and the development of disease-modifying treatments for the disease, inclusive of non-hormonal options.
  • Miscarriage: Investigation the causes of miscarriage, inclusive of human fetal tissue research, endometrial health, and immunology of implantation.
  • PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome): Investigations into the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PMOS, and the development of disease- modifying treatments for the disease.
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Investigation of the biological, neurological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying sex-specific differences in the relationship between ACEs, mental, and physical health outcomes among girls and women.

Important Information

On eligibility, they cannot award grants to institutions outside the United States at this time, but the population being studied may be located abroad.

Proposals will be accepted only from non-profit organizations.

A PI may submit up to two applications per funding cycle.

If you are considering an application in which you are the Principal Investigator, please ensure you meet PI eligibility requirements.

Process

This is a two-step application process.

The Letter of Intent (LOI/step 1) is managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations.
If you would like to apply, email [email protected]​​​​​​​​​​ ​for more and an LOI worksheet.
Submit the completed LOI worksheet no later than September 1.
If invited to submit a full proposal (step 2), it will be managed by the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA).