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Research Funding Opportunities – deadlines in January 2012 Chris Bonner, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Sponsor: American Cancer Society (ACS) Extramural Grants Program Amount Available: $400,000 Grant Program: Research professor Awards The ACS offers a limited number of grants to investigators in mid-career who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of cancer research. Furthermore, it is expected that these investigators will continue to provide leadership in their research area. The grantee is required to be a spokesperson for the ACS and for cancer research. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=9458&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA Foundation) Amount Available: $240,000 Grant Program: Faculty Development Awards in Clinical pharmacology These awards offer support to clinical research projects directly related to Cystic Fibrosis (CF) treatment and care. Projects may address diagnostic or therapeutic methods related to CF or the pathophysiology of CF. Applicants must demonstrate access to a sufficient number of CF patients from accredited CF Foundation care centers and appropriate controls. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=117251&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA Foundation) Health Outcomes Amount Available: $110,000 Grant Program: Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Health Outcomes These fellowships provide stipend support for individuals engaged in a research training program that will create or extend their credentials in health outcomes. The purpose of this program is to support postdoctoral career development activities of individuals prepared (or preparing) to engage in research that will strengthen representation of health outcomes in schools of pharmacy, nursing, medicine, and public health. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=62473&if=search ____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Health Resources in Action (HRiA) The Medical Foundation Amount Available: $400,000. Grant Program: Klarman Family Foundation Grants program in Eating Disorders Research The Klarman Family Foundation is interested in providing strategic investment in translational research that will accelerate progress in developing effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The program's short-term goal is to support the most outstanding science and expand the pool of scientists whose research explores the basic biology of eating disorders. The long-term goal is to improve the lives of patients suffering from these conditions. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=110977&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Health Resources in Action (HRiA) The Medical Foundation Amount Available: $177,000 Grant Program: Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Eating Disorders Research Proposals must be focused on relevant aspects of the biological causes of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as defined by clinical criteria. Examples of areas of interest include but are not limited to neural pathways of feeding behavior in animal models; molecular genetic analysis of relevant neural circuit assembly and function; testing of new chemical compounds that might be used in animal models as experimental treatments; and brain imaging technologies that identify neurochemical pathways in patients with these disorders. Clinical psychotherapeutic studies, medication trials, and obesity research are currently outside the scope of this program. Deadlines: Application due January 12, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=117153&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Amount Available: $75,000 Grant Program: Translational Grants These awards help scientists further develop studies on the cusp of moving from the laboratory into patient testing. Applicants must be in the earlier years of their investigator career. Criteria for funding include the quality and therapeutic potential of the research, the quality of the laboratory environment, and the applicant. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=21196&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Amount Available: $100,000 Grant Program: Basic Research Fellowships These two-year training awards are designed to encourage talented scientists early in their careers to enter, or remain in, the field of brain tumor research. The experience provides an opportunity in which young, bright, motivated investigators learn from motivating mentors. Applications will be accepted from a broad variety of disciplines such as basic sciences, radiation oncology, imaging, neurosurgery, neurology, pharmacology, immunology, etc. but the training opportunity must be specific to brain tumor research. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=21200&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Diabetes Association (ADA) ADA Research Funding Program Development Awards Amount Available: $800,000 Grant Program: Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award This mid-career award is designed to recognize outstanding researchers and thought leaders who have advanced the field of patient-oriented diabetes research. This award is therefore both a research grant and an honor, and as such can only be given once to any individual investigator. This award provides flexible funding for established full-time investigators who have made novel or watershed contributions to clinical diabetes research and who will continue to provide leadership in their research area. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=95461&if=search URL: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=64382 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Diabetes Association (ADA) ADA Research Funding Program Nationwide Research Awards Amount Available: $600,000 Grant Program: Clinical/Translational Awards The awards are designed to support patient-oriented research in diabetes. For the purpose of this award, clinical research is defined as A) research directly involving humans, and includes educational, psychosocial, behavioral, epidemiologic, and health services research as well as studies of normal physiology and mechanisms of disease and B) epidemiological research or other clinically based research that is not directly involving humans. Support will be provided for studies that focus on human subjects in which the effect of a change in the individual's external or internal environment is evaluated. In vitro research on human blood or tissue samples does not qualify under this program unless there has been a major in vivo intervention (e.g. diet, drugs, exercise, etc.) and the study protocol is designed specifically to quantify the effect of this manipulation on the tissue being examined in vitro. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=81946&if=search URL: http://www.gerberfoundation.org/ _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Diabetes Association (ADA) ADA Research Funding Program Nationwide Research Awards Amount Available: $345,000 Grant Program: Basic Science Award These awards provide grant support to new and established investigators and to investigators who have not previously worked in the field of diabetes and have an imaginative proposal related to any aspect of diabetes research. Applications will be considered in any area that is relevant to the etiology or pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications. COS: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=64376 URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=2590&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Diabetes Association (ADA) ADA Research Funding Program Training Awards Amount Available: $135,000 Grant Program: Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships The purpose of this fellowship program is to support the training of minority scientists who are underrepresented in the field of diabetes research. The award will be given to an established and active investigator in diabetes research for the annual stipend support of a postdoctoral fellow to work closely with the mentor. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=69487&if=search URL: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=64376 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Diabetes Association (ADA) ADA Research Funding Program Training Awards Amount Available: $180,000 Grant Program: Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The purpose of the program is to support the training of scientists in an environment most conducive to beginning a career in diabetes research. An award will be given to an established and active investigator in diabetes research for the annual stipend support of a postdoctoral fellow to work closely with the mentor. Deadlines: Full Proposal due January 17, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=34&if=search URL: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=64383 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) PVA Education Foundation Amount Available: $100,000 The mission of the Paralyzed Veterans of American (PVA) Education Foundation is to fund innovative educational projects that enhance the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) and increase the knowledge and effectiveness of health professionals in the SCI/D community. The Assistive Technology category funds demonstration projects directed toward improving the identification, selection, and utilization of assistive devices for people with SCI/D. Deadlines: Application due February 1, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=40578&if=search URL: http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6357755/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8863919 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) PVA Education Foundation Amount Available: $100,000 Grant Program: Professional Development and Education The mission of the Paralyzed Veterans of American (PVA) Education Foundation is to fund innovative educational projects that enhance the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) and increase the knowledge and effectiveness of health professionals in the SCI/D community. The Professional Development and Education category funds programs directed toward improving the knowledge and competencies of practicing health professionals providing services to the SCI/D community. Fellowship and traineeship programs directed toward this goal are also provided under this category. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=40577&if=search URL: http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6357755/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8863919 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) PVA Education Foundation Amount Available: $100,000 Grant Program: Research Utilization and Dissemination The mission of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Education Foundation is to fund innovative educational projects that enhance the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) and increase the knowledge and effectiveness of health professionals in the SCI/D community. The Research Utilization category funds projects that translate research findings into practice. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=40579&if=search URL: http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6357755/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8863919 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Heart Association (AHA) National Research Program Amount Available: $308,000 Grant Program: National Scientist Development Grant (SDG) The objective of the grant is to support highly promising beginning scientists in their progress toward independence by encouraging and adequately funding research projects that can bridge the gap between completion of research training and readiness for successful competition as an independent investigator. The science focus goes to research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. Deadlines: Application due January 26, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=2135&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Grants and Funding, Career Development Grants for New Investigators Amount Available: $200,000 Grant Program: Norman Siegel Research Scholar Grant The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for young faculty to foster evolution to an independent research career by providing transition funding toward successful application for an RO1 grant. Research scholars are required to devote at least 75 percent of their time to research. Awardees shall be known as Norman Siegel Research Scholars of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers shall acknowledge ASN's support in publications resulting from their proposed work. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=105479&if=search URL: http://asn-online.org/grants_and_funding/new.aspx _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) RSNA Research & Education (R&E) Foundation Amount Available: $150,000 Grant Program: Education Scholar Grant (formerly Education Seed Grant) The purpose of the grant is to provide funding opportunities for individuals with an active interest in radiologic education. Any area of education related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for support. Projects may include, but are not limited to COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=103255&if=search URL: http://www.rsna.org/Foundation/Grants.cfm _____________________________________________________________
Amount Available: $150,000 Grant Program: Research Scholar Grant The grant program is designed to support junior faculty members who have completed the conventional resident or fellowship training program(s); but have not yet been recognized as independent investigators. The purpose of the funding is to help establish the recipient as an independent investigator, and to collect preliminary data that could lead to further funding through established mechanisms such as the NIH. Recipients will devote a minimum of 50 percent of their time in the approved research project. Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for support. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=11203&if=search URL: http://www.rsna.org/Foundation/ResearchScholarGrant.cfm _____________________________________________________________ Amount Available: $150,000 Grant Program: Educational Scholar Grant The purpose of the grant is to provide funding opportunities for individuals with an active interest in radiologic education. Any area of education related to the radiologic sciences is eligible for Education Scholar Grant support. Projects may include, but are not limited to: Deadlines: Application due January 10, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=74967&if=search URL: http://www.rsna.org/Foundation/EducationScholarGrant.cfm _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AGA Research Foundation Amount Available: $120,000 Grant Program: AGA-Takeda Research Scholar Award in Gastroesophageal This award provides funding to young investigators working toward independent careers in gastroenterology, hepatology, or related areas. This award is limited to research relevant to gastroesophageal reflux disease. The overall objective of the award is to enable young investigators to develop independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research. Candidates must devote at least 70 percent of their efforts to research related to the digestive system. COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=131959&if=search _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Amount Available: $225,000 Grant Program: McKnight Scholar Awards The Endowment Fund supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the fund established these awards to encourage emerging neuroscientists to focus on disorders of learning and memory. Deadlines: Application due January 3, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=2327&if=search URL: http://www.mcknight.org/neuroscience/news/news_detail.aspx?itemID=3124&catID=85&typeID=2 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Whitehall Foundation, Inc. Grant Programs Amount Available: $225,000 Grant Program: Research Grants The Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly research in the life sciences. It is the Foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. In order to respond to the changing environment, the Foundation periodically reassesses the need for financial support by the various fields of biological research. Deadlines: Letter of Intent due January 15, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=3561&if=search URL: http://www.whitehall.org/grants/ _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Klingenstein Fund, Inc., Esther A. and Joseph Amount Available: $150,000 Grant Program: Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences The purpose of these awards is to support, in the early stages of their careers, young investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The Klingenstein Fund recognizes that to accomplish this goal it is necessary to encourage a variety of new approaches. Several areas within the neurosciences are of particular interest to the Fund: Deadlines: Application due January 10, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=3386&if=search URL: http://www.klingfund.org/ _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: National Marfan Foundation (NMF) Amount Available: $250,000 Grant Program: NMF Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program The Fellowship Program is designed to cultivate promising young physician scientists or research scientists conducting basic, translational or clinical research in the field of Marfan syndrome and related disorders. Deadlines: Application due February 6, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=97183&if=search URL: http://www.marfan.org/marfan/2293/Research-Grants _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. Amount Available: $100,000 Grant Program: New Investigator Research Grants The Leukemia Research Foundation supports research on leukemia and related subjects. These New Investigator Research grants should be clearly identified as one year of pilot funding for new projects and should not be used for bridge funding of established laboratory investigators who are between larger grants. The foundation intends that its support should enable an investigator to initiate and develop a project sufficiently to obtain continuing funding from national agencies. Deadlines: Application due February 15, 2012 COS: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/fo2/getRec?id=65400&if=search URL: http://www.leukemia-research.org/Page.aspx?pid=215&srcid=183 _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: American Society of Nephrology Career Development Grants ($200,000 over two years)
Applicants applying for an ASN Career Development Grant will be automatically considered for any of the awards. Only one application is submitted. PurposeThe goal of the ASN Career Development Grants Program is to provide funding for young faculty to foster evolution to an independent research career and a successful application a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant or equivalent. COS: URL: http://asn-online.org/grants_and_funding/new.aspx _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: The Medical Foundation a division of Health Resources in Action Amount Available: $43,000 – $63,000 / year for three years Grant Program: Davis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Eating disorders Research The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation is pleased to announce the 2012 Grant Cycle of its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Eating Disorders Research. By attracting young scientists to the field, each fellowship may lead to a lifetime career contribution to understanding the biological causes of eating disorders. _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: The Medical Foundation a division of Health Resources in Action Amount Available: $400,000 over 2 years or $150,000 for 1 year Grant Program: Klarman Family Foundation Grants Program in Eating Disorders Research The Klarman Family Foundation is interested in providing strategic investment in translational research that will accelerate progress in developing effective treatments for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The Program's short-term goal is to support the most outstanding science and expand the pool of scientists whose research explores the basic biology of eating disorders. The long-term goal is to improve the lives of patients suffering from these conditions. URL: http://hria.org/tmfservices/tmfgrants/klarman.html _____________________________________________________________ Amount Available: $80,000 for 1 year Grant Program: Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund One-year grants up to $80,000 (inclusive of 10% indirect costs) support innovative clinical and service system research, demonstration projects, and pilot studies in the Boston area designed to improve the quality of life for children with disabilities. New investigators are encouraged to submit proposals. Neither a faculty position nor an advanced degree is required. Senior investigators exploring new areas outside of their prior research are also welcome to apply. URL: http://hria.org/tmfservices/tmfgrants/noonan.html _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: The Medical Foundation a division of Health Resources in Action Amount Available: $82,000 - $95,000 over 2 years Grant Program: Lymphatic Research Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program Lymphatic Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program _____________________________________________________________ Sponsor: The Medical Foundation a division of Health Resources in Action Amount Available: undefined Grant Program: Lymphatic Research Foundation – Additional Support for NIH F32 Fellows LRF is pleased to announce that it is offering additional support to outstanding NIH-funded F32 postdoctoral fellows who are currently working in a field relevant to the lymphatic system. The goal of the Additional Support Awards Program is to help foster career interest in the field of lymphatic research by offering additional funds for the F32 postdoctoral research projects. The additional support may be used for research supplies, equipment, health insurance and travel to scientific meetings. _____________________________________________________________
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