ANRF Strategic Planning Survey for Health Research Alliance Members July 2026

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1. Looking ahead 5-10 years, what will be the greatest challenge facing early-career biomedical researchers? Choose up to three.

Declining or unpredictable federal research funding

Increasing competition for a shrinking pool of grants

Rising cost of conducting research (equipment, staff, lab space)

Shrinking number of tenure-track faculty positions relative to the pipeline of PhDs

Difficulty securing protected time for research

Pressure to produce rapid, publishable results over long-term discovery

Keeping pace with rapidly evolving technology and methods (e.g. AI, computational tools)

Other (please specify)

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2. Where do you believe private foundations can create the greatest value beyond simply funding research grants? Choose up to three.

Convening researchers

Supporting collaboration

Bridge funding

High-risk research

Data infrastructure

AI resources

Mentorship

Leadership development

Commercialization

Policy advocacy

Other (please specify)

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3. What funding model you believe holds the greatest promise? Choose one.

Traditional investigator grants

Team science

Challenge grants

Venture philanthropy

Prize competition

Focused research organizations

Other (please specify)

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4. What innovative practice have you seen another research funder implement that deserves wider adoption?

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5. If you were creating a new medical research foundation today, what would you do differently from existing funders? Thank you for completing the survey!

ANRF Strategic Planning Survey for Health Research Alliance Members July 2026

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* 1. Looking ahead 5-10 years, what will be the greatest challenge facing early-career biomedical researchers? Choose up to three.

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* 2. Where do you believe private foundations can create the greatest value beyond simply funding research grants? Choose up to three.

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* 3. What funding model you believe holds the greatest promise? Choose one.

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* 4. What innovative practice have you seen another research funder implement that deserves wider adoption?

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* 5. If you were creating a new medical research foundation today, what would you do differently from existing funders? Thank you for completing the survey!

1. Looking ahead 5-10 years, what will be the greatest challenge facing early-career biomedical researchers? Choose up to three.

2. Where do you believe private foundations can create the greatest value beyond simply funding research grants? Choose up to three.

3. What funding model you believe holds the greatest promise? Choose one.

4. What innovative practice have you seen another research funder implement that deserves wider adoption?

5. If you were creating a new medical research foundation today, what would you do differently from existing funders? Thank you for completing the survey!