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2026 cycle deadline May 22, 2026 has passed; annual program, next call expected in a future cycle
Call for projects is sponsored by Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF). Call for Projects is a grant from the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF) that funds early-career researchers at U. S.
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Call for projects USA | Biocodex Foundation Harnessing the Gut Microbiome: Impacts on Health, Disease, Diagnosis and Therapeutics Call for national project USA Biocodex Microbiota Foundation 2026 “ Harnessing the Gut Microbiome: Impacts on Health, Disease, Diagnosis and Therapeutics ” With a mission of advancing the research and understanding of human microbiota, the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation is calling on inspired early career researchers from American institutions in the microbiome field to submit proposals for funding their projects.
Leveraging a national board of independent scientists to select the most exciting proposal and to help fund young investigators, Biocodex plans to lead the charge in this field of study by giving an annual national grant to different research topics in the microbiome field.
For 2026, the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation American grant will be awarded to an investigator studying “ Harnessing the Gut Microbiome: Impacts on Health, Disease, Diagnosis and Therapeutics " This grant may be applied to a new or an existing ongoing study. The total grant amount is $50,000 USD. This grant is intended to be mainly an operational grant, not a salary grant.
Indirect institutional costs are allowed (up to 10%). Deadline to submit the application is Friday, May 22, 2026. There will be one grant awarded and the recipient will be notified by July 31, 2026.
Applicants must be an advanced degree holder. Grant must be applied to research in a USA institution. Applicant may have no more than 10 years of research experience post-terminal degree (time spent in clinical training is excluded).
The ideal candidate is an early career researcher with 5 years or less research experience. The grant is intended as a seeding or bridging grant, to help investigators initiate or continue a project to become independent. Complete the application form and include the standard NIH biosketch.
Please email the completed application to USAFoundation@biocodex. com . Incomplete applications will not be considered.
If you have difficulties downloading the application or have any other questions, please email USAFoundation@biocodex. com . Click to download the application form In addition, please download the "How did you find out about the grant?"
file and include it with your application submission. The Applicant agrees to inform the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation of any financing that has already been received for this project, or a request for funding to another structure. The Applicant agrees to submit interim reports of research work to the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation every 6 months.
He/she also agrees to send the final report of the study to the Foundation within six months of the close of the project. The Applicant will mention the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation’s support in any communication or publication of their work with the following sentence: “This work was (partially) supported by the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation. ” The Applicant will send copies of these communications or publications to the Foundation.
The Applicant authorizes the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation to publicize its support for their proposal and grants both on the Foundation website and through other means by uploading the non-confidential summary of the proposal. If for any reason the winning study needs to be discontinued, the Applicant agrees to promptly (within 3 days of the decision) communicate this to the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation.
Our scientific board, comprised of Dr. Ruth Ann Luna from Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Mindy Engevik from Medical University of South Carolina and Dr. Erica Sonnenburg from Stanford University, will review the applications and select the grant winner. The scientific board’s decision is final, and will not be contested. Please send the completed application to usafoundation@biocodex.
com . If you have any questions or need a copy of the application, please email usafoundation@biocodex.
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2019 USA Winner Dr. Arpana Gupta Novel mechanisms and new pharmacological targets within the Brain-Gut Microbiome-Immune axis with the long-term goal of improving treatment strategies for MetS.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Advanced degree holder conducting research at a USA institution with a maximum of 10 years post-terminal degree research experience (clinical training excluded); ideal candidates have 5 or fewer years of research experi…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The most recent published deadline was May 22, 2026, which has passed. This is an annual program, so a new cycle should follow. Check the funder's website for the next application window.
Call for projects is funded by Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 2 required documents: Completed application form and Standard NIH biosketch. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.