Who funds stroke research?

We count 105 funded stroke projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (22 projects), EU · EIC (16 projects) and EU · ERC (16 projects). The median award is $2.6M, across the 99 of 105 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

105

Funders

5

Median award

$2.6M

Open calls now

2

Top funders of stroke research

Projects whose title or summary mentions stroke. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open stroke funding calls

2 open calls mention stroke today.

• NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials and Biomarker Studies for Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: November 19, 2026 ·
• NINDS Efficacy and Exploratory Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Required)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: March 9, 2029 ·

Forecast: announced, not open yet

12 forecast calls on stroke. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastNIH Stroke Clinical Trials Network (StrokeNet) Infrastructure – Regional Coordinating Stroke Centers (RCCs)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open December 20, 2027
• ForecastNIH Stroke Clinical Trials Network (StrokeNet) Infrastructure – National Coordinating Center (NCC) and National Data Management Center (NDMC)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open December 20, 2027
• ForecastFunctional Target Validation for Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open May 5, 2026
• ForecastHEAL Initiative: Optimization of Therapeutic Medical Devices through Team Science Mechanistic Research (RM1)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open June 11, 2026
• ForecastGenomic and Biologic Therapies for ADRD (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open July 1, 2026
• ForecastClinical Trials and Ancillary Studies Conducted within NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Research Networks (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Required)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open October 10, 2026
• ForecastStrategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) Infrastructure – Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) and Data Coordinating Center (DCC)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open January 4, 2027
• ForecastStrategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) Infrastructure – Clinical Enrollment Hubs
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open January 4, 2027

Funded stroke projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Precision phenotyping of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for risk stratification and targeted therapeutics.
  Wellcome · £1,946,794 · ends 2032
• Understanding intergenerational transmission of poor cardiovascular health in Africa (GenHeart Study)
  Wellcome · £2,581,002 · ends 2032
• CAREER: Advancing Precision Biomimetic Nanodelivery for Neurovascular Inflammation
  NSF · ENG · $561,273 · ends 2031
• Multidimensional Risk Profiles and Mechanisms for Loneliness in Stroke Survivors: A Socioecological Approach
  NIH · NIA · $3,356,083 · ends 2030
• Telerehabilitation In The Home After Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled, Assessor-Blind Clinical Trial (The TR-2 Trial)
  NIH · NINDS · $4,453,239 · ends 2030
• Personalized Guidance for Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  NIH · NIA · $3,350,648 · ends 2030
• FDT-BioTech: Biosignals Fusion-Informed Neuromusculoskeletal Reconstruction in Immersive Digital Twin for Personalized Stroke Gait Rehabilitation Using Lower-Limb Exoskeletons
  NSF · MPS · $525,021 · ends 2029
• ARTEMIS: ARTificial blood vessels for Thrombosis, Endothelial Modelling, and artificial Intelligence Simulation
  UKRI · MRC · £2,979,379 · ends 2029
• Advancing Targeted Therapies for Cushing's Disease Using Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor Organoids
  NIH · NIDDK · $3,162,826 · ends 2029
• Understanding Cohort Effects on Stroke, VCID, and Cognition After Major Epidemiologic Transitions
  NIH · NINDS · $8,061,151 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “stroke”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.