Grants

Recent Grants

Washington Research Foundation has given over $112 million in grants to Washington state nonprofit research institutions since 1993. Details since 2016 are shown below.

If you believe your research is a good match for one of our programs, we welcome the opportunity to discuss it with you. Please contact us at grants@wrfseattle.org or (206) 336-5600 for more information.

Cumulative Grants Paid

Line chart showing total grants paid by year

Grants paid by fiscal year:

  • 2021: $   3,237,654 to date
  • 2020: $10,408,322
  • 2019: $10,165,992
  • 2018: $11,356,737
  • 2017: $10,530,058
  • 2016: $10,117,961
  • 1993-2015: $56,314,299
Year Institution Department Type of Grant Amount
2020 University of Washington Administration Student Programs

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

 $100,000
2020 University of Washington CIE, CTE and PEI Sponsorships & Other

CIE Business Plan Competition

 $15,000
2020 University of Washington CIE, CTE and PEI Sponsorships & Other

Health Innovation Challenge Prize

 $15,000
2020 University of Washington Chemical Engineering Equipment & Facilities

Multiphoton Confocal Microscope with Pulsed NIR Laser

 $150,000
2020 University of Washington Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

 $160,625
2020 University of Washington Pharmacy Student Programs

HEOR Project Data Set Expenses

 $200
2020 University of Washington Bioengineering Technology Commercialization

Phase 1 Technology Commercialization Grant

 $20,000
2020 University of Washington Medicine Technology Commercialization

Phase 1 Technology Commercialization Grant

 $20,000
2020 University of Washington Emergency Medicine Equipment & Facilities

UW Medicine Emergency Response to COVID-19 Fund

 $200,000
2020 University of Washington Medicine Technology Commercialization

Heart Regeneration Program at ISCRM

 $2,000,000
2020 University of Washington CoMotion Technology Commercialization

CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund

 $250,000
2020 University of Washington Bioengineering Faculty Programs

Faculty Recruitment/Retention Award for Dr. Ruikang Wang

 $257,955
2020 University of Washington CIE, CTE and PEI Sponsorships & Other

Science & Technology Showcase

 $300
2020 University of Washington Biology Faculty Programs

Faculty Recruitment/Retention Award

 $337,500
2020 University of Washington Microbiology Technology Commercialization

Phase 2 Technology Commercialization Grant for COVID-19 vaccine development

 $350,000
2020 University of Washington Chemistry Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships

 $372,813
2020 University of Washington Laboratory Medicine Technology Commercialization

Phase 1 Technology Commercialization Grant

 $39,785
2020 University of Washington Medicine Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

 $47,500
2020 University of Washington Institute for Protein Design Postdoctoral Programs

WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship

 $47,500
2020 University of Washington Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine Technology Commercialization

Phase 1 Technology Commercialization Grant

 $47,773