Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative
The Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative from Burroughs Wellcome Fund funds innovative basic science research on the biology of healthy pregnancy and complications like preterm birth, pregnancy loss, and preeclampsia.
Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Due Dates: December 4, 2025 (Full proposal) | November 3, 2026 (Pre-application/Eligibility check) | November 17, 2026 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: $700,000 total over four years ($175,000/year); up to 7 awards per cycle; no indirect costs allowed.
Summary: Supports innovative basic science research into the biology of healthy pregnancy and adverse outcomes such as preterm birth, pregnancy loss, and preeclampsia.
Key Information: Pre-application eligibility check in ProposalCentral is required before full proposal access.
Description
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative is a major funding program designed to advance scientific understanding of pregnancy biology and complications including preterm birth, pregnancy loss (after 12 weeks), and preeclampsia. Evolving from the Fund’s Preterm Birth Initiative, this program now features updated research priorities, expanded eligibility, and a significant increase in both the number and size of awards. The initiative supports high-risk, high-reward basic science projects that seek to uncover physiological and molecular processes underpinning pregnancy health and adverse outcomes, with the goal of improving maternal and fetal health through scientific discovery. Interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations are encouraged, especially those that integrate expertise from outside traditional reproductive science.
