Other & Interdisciplinary

Many funding opportunities support research that spans multiple disciplines or falls outside traditional academic fields. W&M faculty pursuing interdisciplinary scholarship have access to a variety of internal and external funding resources.

If you are unsure where your research fits, contact your OSP Sponsored Programs Administrator for guidance in identifying appropriate funding opportunities.

Browse each faculty funding section, or use Command (⌘) + F on Mac devices or Ctrl + F on PC devices to search for specific keywords on each page.

Interested applicants should contact their OSP Administrator as early as possible.

Funding Opportunities

• (New) Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)
  • US Department of Agriculture
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 07/20/2026 
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• (New) Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG)
  • US Department of Agriculture
  • Description:
  • Deadline:  07/13/2026 
  • Keywords:
• (New) HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 10/27/2026 
  • Keywords:
• Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies
  • Library of Congress
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 09/15/2026
  • Keywords:
• Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0)
  • National Science Foundation
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 09/28/2026 
  • Keywords:
• Kluge Center Fellowships for Residential Research in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Library of Congress
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 09/15/2026 
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• Fellowships at the Cullman Center
  • New York Public Library
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 09/25/2026
  • Keywords:
• FY 2026 Stewards of Cultural Heritage
  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 07/10/2026 
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• FY 2026 Tech Youth Program
  • Department of State
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 07/06/2026 
  • Keywords:
  • *Institutionally Limited
• Advancing Global Health
  • Department of State
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 02/14/2027 
  • Keywords:
• Advancing Global Health
  • Department of State
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 02/14/2027 
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• Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
  • National Science Foundation
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 11/16/2026 
  • Keywords:
  • *Institutionally limited
• Frontiers Planet Prize
  • Frontiers Research Foundation
  • Description:
  • Deadline: 11/01/2026 
  • Keywords:
  • *Institutionally limited
• Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)
  • National Science Foundation
  • Description:
  • Deadline: Rolling 
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