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Application deadline July 15 by 11:59pm EST; decision notification by December 1st after fall trustee meeting (October/November)
The Medical Research Program is a grant from The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust that funds basic medical research in Heart Disease, Cancer, and AIDS at nonprofit research institutions in the Greater Philadelphia region and the City of Camden, NJ.
Awards of $100,000 to $125,000 (including 10% indirect costs) are granted for one-year terms to support individual investigator projects — not general research center operations. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) universities, hospitals, and research centers located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, or Camden, NJ. Each organization may submit one application per discipline.
Applications are due July 15, 2026.
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Medical Research - W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Eligibility & Use of Funds 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organizations are eligible to apply.
Applications must be for the work of individual investigators and not for the general work of research centers. The organization must be located in the five-county Greater Philadelphia region(Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) or the City of Camden, NJ. Each organization may submit no more than one (1) grant application for each discipline – Heart Disease, Cancer, AIDS.
It is up to each organization to conduct an internal selection process to determine the one (1) principal investigator / research project to represent the institution for each discipline. A maximum of one (1) proposal per parent organization may be submitted in each granting category (i.e. Heart Disease, Cancer, or AIDS) regardless of the number of EINs available under the organization.
Copies of all published material relevant to a proposed research project must be made available to the Trust both before and after a grant is made. Award Terms & Use of Funds Funds must be used for basic medical research in the areas of Heart Disease, Cancer, or AIDS. Applications must be for the work of individual investigators and not for the general work of research centers.
Grants are awarded for a one (1) year term. Awards typically range from $100,000 – $125,000 (including 10% indirect costs). For example, a $125,000 grant would consist of $113,636 direct costs and $11,364 indirect costs.
Direct costs may include salaries, travel, equipment, and supplies directly benefiting the grant-supported project. Limit budget to costs that can be directly assigned to the research project relatively easily and with a high degree of accuracy. Note: No funds will be awarded solely for equipment.
Applications must be submitted online through the Trust’s portal. Note: The Trust no longer accepts hard copy or emailed applications. Click here to download a PDF preview of the Medical Research application, including guidelines, eligibility criteria, and allowable uses of grant funds .
Applications must be submitted through the Trust’s online application portal . The Trust no longer accepts hard copy or emailed applications. Click Apply to access our online portal.
If you are a new applicant organization, you can register for an account. If you are a recent applicant or grantee, you can login your existing account to begin a new application. If you think that you or someone else in your organization may have previusly applied to W.
W. Smith, please do not create a new account. Instead, email us at info@wwsmithcharitabletrust.
org, and we will verify your organization’s application history with the Trust and ensure that you have updated login credentials. Recent Grants and Grantees medical research Grantee Spotlights Saint Joseph’s University Cancer Research: Dr. Bela Peethambaran, PhD AIDS Research: Ian Tietjen, PhD Heart Disease Research: Jillian N. Simon, PhD Cancer Research: Amy Whitaker, PhD
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit institutions such as universities, hospitals, and research centers located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties (PA) or the City of Camden (NJ). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100,000 - $125,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Medical Research Program are due July 15, 2026. This is an annual program. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Medical Research Program is funded by The W W Smith Charitable Trust. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Delaware. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 4 required documents: Research proposal, Published materials relevant to proposed research, Budget (direct and indirect costs), and Institution nomination letter. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
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