Office of Research

Medical Funds Program

Limited Submissions

The Seattle Foundation Medical Funds are a collection of Area of Interest funds that are focused on supporting medical research and addressing specific healthcare needs.   

Seattle Foundation administers the Medical Funds program to support:  

  • purchasing of medical equipment which supports medical research of potential benefit to the community, OR  
  • to address specific healthcare needs of low-income children.  

All applicant organizations must be located primarily in King County and qualify as tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.

Medical Research Proposals
Highest priority will be given to specific equipment requests for research projects working on cancer, cardio-pulmonary, multiple sclerosis (or “kindred diseases”), arthritis or autoimmune or inflammatory disease more broadly, and diabetes. Research projects that don’t specifically focus on one of these conditions but that could potentially impact their diagnosis or treatment are also encouraged to apply, including basic research.

Healthcare Needs of Low-Income Children  
Highest priority will be given to capital campaigns, facility renovation projects or specific equipment needs in support of the healthcare needs of low-income children.  

Application Instructions

Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Late pre-proposals will not be considered. Proposals are due to the sponsor 6/12/2026 so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 6/3/2026 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2027

Deadlines
05/13/2026 UW Internal Deadline Open
06/03/2026 OSP Deadline
06/12/2026 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Seattle Foundation

Funding amount

$40,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.