OPEN: Hearing Health Foundation 2027–2028 Elizabeth M. Keithley Early Stage Investigator Awards; LOIs due December 7, 2026, exact closing time and time zone not specified in public guidance.
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Hearing Health Foundation
2027–2028 Hearing Health Foundation competitive hearing and balance research grants for eligible U.S. early-career scientists. Initial $50,000; up to $100,000 conditional two-year total. LOI December 7, 2026; invited applications April 5, 2027.
Required next actionRead official requirements https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply and October 2026 grant policy https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/policy-on-grants. Confirm early-stage investigator degree, US nonprofit host appointment, no disqualifying major independent grants or more than $100,000 annual concurrent direct-cost project support; prepare LOI and submit through ProposalCentral under ERG Early Stage Investigator Awards and Type 1 Focused Discovery Awards by December 7, 2026. Invitations January 2027; invited proposals due April 5, 2027.
OPEN: Hearing Health Foundation 2027–2028 Focused Discovery Awards — Type 1; LOIs December 7, 2026, without a published exact hour or time zone. Invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
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Hearing Health Foundation
HHF 2027–2028 Focused Discovery Awards — Type 1: $50,000 initial-year award, up to $100,000 over two conditional years. U.S. nonprofit research institutions; LOI December 7, 2026; invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
Required next actionReview https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply and October 2026 policy https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/policy-on-grants. Check eligible US nonprofit research host, doctoral/medical credential and research topic: Ménière’s disease, or acquired pain and/or loudness hyperacusis. Other sound intolerance diagnoses such as misophonia and phonophobia do not qualify. Hyperacusis proposals must address biological causes or treatments; sound therapies, including tinnitus retraining therapy, are excluded. Submit LOI via ProposalCentral in program "ERG – Early Stage Investigator Awards and Type 1 Focused Discovery Awards" by December 7, 2026. Invited full proposals due April 5, 2027.
OPEN: Hearing Health Foundation 2027–2028 Focused Discovery Awards — Type 2; LOIs December 7, 2026, without a published exact hour or time zone. Invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
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Hearing Health Foundation
HHF 2027–2028 Focused Discovery Awards — Type 2: $70,000 initial-year award, up to $140,000 over two conditional years. U.S. nonprofit research institutions; LOI December 7, 2026; invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
Required next actionReview https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply and October 2026 policy https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/policy-on-grants. Check eligible US nonprofit research host, doctoral/medical credential and research topic: Tinnitus research only; this specific award track is restricted to research addressing tinnitus and is not an unrestricted hearing science competition. Submit LOI via ProposalCentral in program "ERG – Type 2 Focused Discovery Awards" by December 7, 2026. Invited full proposals due April 5, 2027.
OPEN: Hearing Health Foundation 2027–2028 Expanded Discovery Awards; LOIs December 7, 2026, without a published exact hour or time zone. Invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
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Hearing Health Foundation
HHF 2027–2028 Expanded Discovery Awards: $100,000 initial-year award, up to $200,000 over two conditional years. U.S. nonprofit research institutions; LOI December 7, 2026; invited full proposals April 5, 2027.
Required next actionReview https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-apply and October 2026 policy https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/policy-on-grants. Check eligible US nonprofit research host, doctoral/medical credential and research topic: Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) research only. The award targets scientific investigation of auditory processing disorders rather than all conditions associated with hearing loss. Submit LOI via ProposalCentral in program "ERG—Expanded Discovery Awards" by December 7, 2026. Invited full proposals due April 5, 2027.