Boston University Medical Campus
Office of the Associate Provost for Research

 

Research Funding Opportunities
More details on the funding opportunities listed below can be found at:
1)      The COS (Community of Science) link to each FO profile;
2)      The FO’s own URL; or
3)      For more information contact:

Chris Bonner, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Office of Development, BUSM
617-638-4573 or at cbonner@bu.edu
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Sponsor:    American Foundation for Suicide prevention (AFSP)         

Amount Available:    $100,000 over two years

Grant Program:    Distinguished Investigator Grants

The grants are designed to support research by investigators at the academic rank of associate or full professor on suicide from a variety of disciplines, including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, health services administration and many others. Grants are not intended to support the development or implementation of prevention programs, educational programs, treatments, or other interventions that do not have a significant research component. These grants are intended to fund new directions and initiatives in suicide research rather than to supplement the recipient's existing research and their junior investigators.

Deadlines:
 Application due November 15, 2012
Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/51735?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=48d2953758018eafd015efce7312588a&_srExpires=1347321600
Also available with November 15 deadlines:
Standard Research Grants $90,000 over two years
Linked Standard Research Grant $225,000 over two years
Young Investigator Grants $85,000 over two years
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships $104,000 over two years
Pilot Grants $30,000 over one and two years

URL:     http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
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Sponsor:
    Duke Charitable Foundation, Doris (DDCF) Medical Research Program

Amount Available:    $486,000 over three years

Grant Program:    Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA)

Each U.S. accredited, degree-granting institution may nominate up to two candidates in any disease area. For this purpose, an institution is defined as all affiliated graduate schools (including schools of public health), related hospitals and research institutes. Different divisions, departments, hospitals, centers or schools of the same degree-granting institution should confer to submit one slate of nominees. Deans of medical schools are encouraged to confer with schools of public health or other appropriate graduate schools within their institution.

Deadline:
 Nomination due November 16, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/27047?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=20761a9b947895816b97f9705afd713b&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:    http://www.ddcf.org/Programs/Medical-Research/Goals-and-Strategies/Build-the-Clinical-Research-Career-Ladder/Clinical-Scientist-Development-Award/
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Sponsor:    Parkinson’s Disease Foundation

Amount Available:    $150,000

Grant Program:    International Research Grants Program (IRGP)

The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) fosters Parkinson's science through a competitive, investigator-initiated program known as the International Research Grants Program (IRGP). The IRGP is designed to promote innovative research that has high potential to significantly advance the knowledge of Parkinson's disease, but that is unlikely to secure funding through more traditional sources.

Deadlines:
 Letter of Intent due November 16, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/39183?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=7248e594bfab17c1d42294e72b06e1bc&_srExpires=1347321600

URL:     http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding_irg

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Sponsor:    Aetna Foundation            

Amount Available:    $250,000

Grant Program:    Obesity

Learning more about the underlying causes of obesity can inform and shape effective population-based health and wellness programs.

The Aetna Foundation wants to understand the contributors to obesity, particularly among minority populations, and what supports and sustains better choices that can stave off overeating and reduce inactivity. Grant-making in this area focuses on initiatives that create a better understanding of the root causes of the obesity epidemic.

Deadlines:
 Full Proposal due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/132495?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=bf9be62a8f38b0d0d0a922f7c97e5cdf&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:    http://www.aetna-foundation.org/foundation/aetna-foundation-programs/program-areas/obesity.html

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Sponsor:
    Aetna Foundation

Amount Available:    $250,000

Grant Program:    Integrated Health Care

The Aetna Foundation is advancing an integrated health care agenda that focuses on care coordination and builds on a foundation of strong primary care. We also believe that well-coordinated care is essential to achieving The Triple Aim goals of improving health outcomes, enhancing patients' experience, and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Well-coordinated care can improve health outcomes, lead to better patient experiences, be cost effective and can reduce medical errors. However, the links between care coordination and these outcomes, as well as the best way to establish and maintain good care coordination, need greater study and exploration- work the Aetna Foundation plans to support.

Deadline:
 Full Proposal due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/132497?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=759c15593cdc3ca4e126bd67c8ab1344&_srExpires=1347321600

URL:
    http://www.aetna-foundation.org/foundation/aetna-foundation-programs/program-areas/integrated-health-care.html
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Sponsor:    Aetna Foundation

Amount Available:    $250,000

Grant Program:    Racial and Ethnic Health Care Equity

The Aetna Foundation is interested in how to improve health and health care among the nation's Medicaid population, particularly in settings with large numbers of minority patients. The foundation also wants to drive improvement in one of the longest-standing disparities in health care- infant mortality.

Deadline:
 Full Proposal due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/132496?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=8058e1ce7e72e8ed6e1b9a61cb8f69db&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:    http://www.aetna-foundation.org/foundation/aetna-foundation-programs/program-areas/racial-and-ethnic-health-care-equity.html
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Sponsor:
    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)           

Amount Available:    $100,000 over two years

Grant Program:    Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

These fellowships are training grants designed to enable young investigators to qualify for independent careers in suicide research. The training can be in either basic or clinical research and must be full time; that is, fellows are expected to devote at least 40 hours per week to the training program and may not have any significant clinical or other responsibilities during the funding period. AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. The study must have an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention..

Deadline:
 Application due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/31603?pool_id=12046&_srTicket=5dc945122dd79b2b9452719ea35afd1f&_srExpires=1347321600

URL:
    http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
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Sponsor:    American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Roentgen Fund        

Amount Available:    $140,000

Grant Program:    Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control: Psychosocial and Behavioral Research

Medical schools, affiliated hospitals and clinical research institutions with interests in training and research in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, the basic sciences or professions fundamental to imaging techniques are invited to submit one nomination annually. Departments may nominate one candidate per year.

Deadlines: Nomination required November 19, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/119530?pool_id=12077&_srTicket=4b5ccc06d04cb41eb36fcec3f0144ac2&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:   http://www.arrs.org/RoentgenFund/Scholarships/ARRS.aspx
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Sponsor:
    Congress of Neurological Surgeons            

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    CNS Fellowship Award

The CNS flagship fellowship award aims to help post-residency neurosurgeons and fellows obtain advanced training in the clinical application of scientific knowledge related to neurosurgical practice. In fulfillment of the CNS Mission to advance health and improve lives worldwide, the CNS Fellowship Award is granted to a neurosurgeon or fellow engaged in clinical research that promises to significantly impact the field of neurosurgery. The fellow will spend one year in formal clinical training under the direction of a specific sponsor.

Deadlines:
Application due November 30, 2012

Pivot:
   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/119936?pool_id=12077&_srTicket=e1323525a0ad206e8cddfa09e453cc42&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:      http://w3.cns.org/education/fellowship.asp
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Sponsor:    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Research Funding and Fellowships                        

Amount Available:    $600,000

Grant Program:    Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant

This grant represents a joint effort by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the AACR to ensure the future leadership of pancreatic cancer research by supporting outstanding early career investigators beginning in their postdoctoral research positions and continuing through their successful transition to independence.

Deadline:
 Application due November 29, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/120849?pool_id=12077&_srTicket=c15324e355aee098e6d4c0601ec59df7&_srExpires=1347321600
URL:    http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/aacr-research-funding/current-funding-opportunities-for-postdoctoral-or-clinical-research-fellows.aspx
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Sponsor:    American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Amount Available:    $1,000,000 over 3 years

Grant Program:    Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grants

These grants are available to full time, independent junior and senior investigators, including those with experience in other areas of cancer or biomedical/health science research who have promising ideas and approaches that can be applied to pancreatic cancer research.

Deadline:
 letter of Intent due October 8, 2012

Pivot:   none
URL:    http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/aacr-research-funding/current-funding-opportunities-for-independent-researchers.aspx
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Sponsor:    Melanoma Research Alliance

Amount Available:    $225,000 over 3 years

Grant Program:    Young Investigator

Investigators within 4 years of their first academic faculty appointment will be provided $75,000/year for 3 years to accomplish innovative, translational research projects. Young Investigator applicants must designate a Mentor, i.e., a senior investigator at the same institution who will insure that adequate support and guidance are provided for successful completion of the proposed research project. Fellows or others who are in training or support positions are not eligible to apply. However, applications from those who have secured an independent faculty position commencing by the project start date will be considered; in this case, a letter from an institutional official or department chairperson confirming the planned date of faculty appointment is required at the time of application.

Deadline:
 Application due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    none
URL:    http://www.curemelanoma.org/research/request-for-proposals/
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Sponsor:    Melanoma Research Alliance

Amount Available:    $750,000 over 3 years

Grant Program:    Academic Industry Partnerships

These awards are designed to facilitate interactions between the academic and industrial research sectors, and will be co-funded by MRA and an industrial collaborator whose involvement is essential to the project.  The PI(s) must be academic investigators.  Industry scientists may serve as co-investigators or collaborators, but may not be PIs.  For Individual awards, PIs with an established record of scientific productivity will receive up to $100,000/year for 2-3 years from MRA.  For TSAs, teams of academic investigators will receive up to $250,000/year for 2-3 years from MRA.  Industry funds (direct costs only) or in-kind support (e.g., reagents, clinical grade drugs, equipment, and contract services) must match but may exceed MRA funds. Therefore, total award amounts may be $200,000/yr or more for Individual awards, or $500,000/yr or more for TSAs, for a 2-3 year term.  TSA Partnership applications should follow all the guidelines specified for MRA TSAs.

Deadline:
 Application due November 15, 2012

Pivot:    none
URL:    http://www.curemelanoma.org/research/request-for-proposals/
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Sponsor:    Melanoma Research Alliance

Amount Available:    $225,000 - 1,000,000

Grant Program:    Emphasis on Translational Science (several awards)

The MRA is soliciting proposals that address the gap in translational science, i.e., turning scientific discoveries into tools and/or treatments for high risk individuals and melanoma patients. Proposals will be accepted for Young Investigator Awards, Academic-Industrial Partnership Awards, Team Science Awards, and Special Opportunity Awards. Successful proposals will offer the potential for translational development that could lead to high impact near-term clinical application in melanoma detection, prevention, diagnosis, staging, or treatment. Proposals for clinical investigations testing well defined and clearly articulated hypotheses are welcome and should be accompanied by a brief protocol synopsis; local IRB approval is not required at the time of application but is required in order to grant the award.  MRA plans to support at least $7 million in new funding during the 2012-2013 cycle.

Deadline:
 Letters Of Intent deadlines range from October 15 – November 15

Pivot:    none
URL:    http://www.curemelanoma.org/research/request-for-proposals/
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Sponsor:    American Lung Association

TRAINING AWARDS
Lung Health Dissertation Grant (1 grant available): $21,000/yr.  Pre-doctoral support for nurses or students with an academic career focused on the various disciplines of social science.  Research areas of particular interest are: psychosocial, behavioral, health services, health policy, epidemiological, biostatistical and educational matters related to lung disease.  Duration: Up to two years.

Senior Research Training Fellowship (8-10 grants available): $32,500/yr.  Post-doctoral support for MDs and/or PhDs receiving further academic training as scientific investigators.  Research areas of particular interest are: adult pulmonary medicine, pediatric pulmonary medicine and lung biology.  Duration: Up to two years.
Click here for the program description.

INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Biomedical Research Grant (10-12 grants available): $40,000/yr.  Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology.  Duration: Up to two years.

Dalsemer Research Grant (1 grant available): $40,000/yr.  Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching interstitial lung disease. Duration: Up to two years.

Clinical Patient Care Research Grant (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr.  Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on traditional clinical studies examining methods of improving patient care and/or treatment for lung disease.  Duration: Up to two years.

Social-Behavioral Research Grant: (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on epidemiological and behavioral studies examining risk factors affecting lung health. This grant includes studies concerning the ethical, legal and economic aspects of health services and policies.  Duration: Up to two years.

Lung Cancer Discovery Award (2 grants available): $100,000/yr.  Supports investigators, at any level of research experience, focusing on novel treatments or a cure for lung cancer. A Letter of Intent is required for this award. Duration: Up to two years.

American Lung Association / AAAAI Allergic Respiratory Disease Award (2 grants available): $75,000/yr.   Supports investigators at any level of research experience, working in an allergy/immunology division/section on a project related to allergic respiratory disease.  Duration: Up to two years.

Deadline:
 Due Dates are November 8, 2012

Pivot:     none
URL:    http://www.lung.org/finding-cures/grant-opportunities/grant-offerings.html
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Sponsor:   Health Resources in Action (HRiA) The Medical Foundation

Amount Available:    $102,000

Grant Program:    Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

The Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is designed to support postdoctoral scientists in nonprofit academic, medical, or research institutions in Massachusetts. Each applicant must be working under the supervision of an established scientist who is the designated Mentor. The Program supports clinical or health services research scientists in the early to mid stages of their research careers and basic scientists in the later stages of their postdoctoral research training. The primary goal of the Program is to prepare postdoctoral fellows for academic careers as successful independent investigators.


Deadline: Application due December 14, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/37386?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=7ddb797e59f4aa743552cea4883769de&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:    http://www.hria.org/tmfservices/tmfgrants/king.html
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Sponsor:    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT)
                          

Amount Available:    $675,000

Grant Program:    Research Fellowship Awards

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug discovery and development affiliate of the CF Foundation, offers competitive awards to support clinical research projects directly related to CF treatment and care.

Projects may address diagnostic or therapeutic methods related to CF or the pathophysiology of CF, and applicants must demonstrate access to a sufficient number of CF patients from CF Foundation-accredited care centers and to appropriate controls.


Deadlines:
 Letter of Intent due December 1, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/825?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=d4bb8a7ac421efc3ca5f695a3781a49b&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:    http://www.cff.org/research/ForResearchers/FundingOpportunities/ClinicalResearchAwards/
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Sponsor:    American Kidney Fund (AKF)            

Amount Available:    $160,000

Grant Program:    Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Program
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is inviting applications for its Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Program for the academic year 2013-2014. The goal of the CSN Program is to improve the quality of care provided to kidney patients and to promote clinical research in nephrology. This goal is achieved by enhancing the training of nephrologists who wish to pursue an academic career and whose primary professional commitment is to scholarship in the provision of patient care. Awardees conduct prevention and outcomes research while receiving advanced training in essential skills such as medical ethics, biostatistics and epidemiology.

Deadlines:
 Application due December 3, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/37514?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=551c006fec1ce55c022dbcca6a6583a0&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:   http://www.kidneyfund.org/professionals/clinical-scientist-in-nephrology/
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Sponsor:    Gerber Foundation            

Amount Available:    $300,000

Grant Program:    Environmental Hazards Grants (Nutrient Competitors Grants)

The mission of the Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age. The Foundation gives priority to projects of national or regional impact. Projects should be sufficiently focused to make a felt difference in the field of interest. On occasion and at the discretion of the Trustees, the Foundation may fund projects in which the research will be conducted outside of the United States; the case must be made for conducting the research outside of the United States. Laboratory studies are funded occasionally. However, the Foundation expects that the basic science is a preliminary step required to support a clinical trial.


Deadlines:
 Concept paper / proposal due December 1, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/81950?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=cbeebe7dd2ed1242404542bff3714d41&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:
    http://www.gerberfoundation.org/
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Sponsor:    Gerber Foundation           

Amount Available:    $300,000

Grant Program:    Pediatric Health Grants

The mission of the Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age. The Foundation gives priority to projects of national or regional impact. Projects should be sufficiently focused to make a felt difference in the field of interest. On occasion and at the discretion of the Trustees, the Foundation may fund projects in which the research will be conducted outside of the United States; the case must be made for conducting the research outside of the United States. Laboratory studies are funded occasionally. However, the Foundation expects that the basic science is a preliminary step required to support a clinical trial.


Deadlines:
 Concept paper / proposal due December 1, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/81946?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=3fb8de2129589e5954793874383d0283&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:
    http://www.gerberfoundation.org/
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Sponsor:    Gerber Foundation           

Amount Available:    $300,000

Grant Program:    Pediatric Nutrition Grants

The mission of the Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age. The Foundation gives priority to projects of national or regional impact. Projects should be sufficiently focused to make a felt difference in the field of interest. On occasion and at the discretion of the Trustees, the Foundation may fund projects in which the research will be conducted outside of the United States; the case must be made for conducting the research outside of the United States. Laboratory studies are funded occasionally. However, the Foundation expects that the basic science is a preliminary step required to support a clinical trial.


Deadlines:
 Concept paper / proposal due December 1, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/81949?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=037bace76ccea82c44fabc1c1b884f3e&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:
    http://www.gerberfoundation.org/
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Sponsor:    Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    Epidemiology Awards

These grants are designed to support the research of investigators who have a specific focus on the epidemiology, early detection, or the prevention of childhood cancer. ALSF will award support to established investigators who have a track record of peer-reviewed publications in relevant areas. These awards are expected to provide additional funds that will allow investigators to pursue novel and promising approaches to understanding the cause of childhood cancers and how such insight can be used for early detection or prevention of childhood cancer.

Deadlines: Application due December 17, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/121891?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=5e114b1663d51b074ab38439884b46ed&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:     http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/submission-information

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Sponsor:    Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

Amount Available:    $250,000

Grant Program:    Innovation Awards

ALSF is committed to creating opportunities for new and innovative research into treatments and cures for childhood cancers. Innovation grants are designed as seed funding for mid-career researchers with a novel approach to pediatric cancer scientific investigation. This may often represent a change in research direction and/or an innovative new idea that moves away from an investigator's prior research. Projects must be at U.S. or Canadian institutions. Critical to these applications is innovation with potential for major scientific impact. Preliminary data are not required but the application must demonstrate feasibility. ALSF will not consider medical grant applications in psychosocial aspects of pediatric cancer. Applicants should see ALSF's Nurse Researcher grant categories for inquiries regarding psychosocial research topics.
Deadlines: Application due December 17, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/121890?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=083a4ad0915025b518485a9b5d3c7281&_srExpires=1350000000

 

URL:     http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/medical

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Sponsor:    Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    Young Investigator Awards

These awards are designed as start-up funds for new scientists at the end of their fellowship training or early in their research career. Demonstration of outstanding mentorship and demonstration of a career plan that shows commitment to pediatric cancer investigation are critical components of a successful application. Proposals must fall within the scope of ALSF's mission in order to be considered.

Deadlines: Application due December 17, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/121889?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=1e18b38de117e67e22e312010a147ad8&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:     http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/medical
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Sponsor:
    National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)

Amount Available:    unspecified

Grant Program:    Judith Graham Pool (JGP) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

The Aetna Foundation is advancing an integrated health care agenda that focuses on care coordination and builds on a foundation of strong primary care. We also believe that well-coordinated care is essential to achieving The Triple Aim goals of improving health outcomes, enhancing patients' experience, and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Well-coordinated care can improve health outcomes, lead to better patient experiences, be cost effective and can reduce medical errors. However, the links between care coordination and these outcomes, as well as the best way to establish and maintain good care coordination, need greater study and exploration- work the Aetna Foundation plans to support.

Deadline:
 Letter of Intent due December 9, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/3175?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=31628d964052a061a53f911ca3769c8a&_srExpires=1350000000

URL:
    http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=74&contentid=534&rptname=research
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Sponsor:    McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience

Amount Available:    $200,000

Grant Program:    McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience 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 McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience offers the McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards, which encourage and support scientists working on the development of novel and creative approaches to understanding brain function. The Endowment Fund is especially interested in how a new technology may be used or adapted to monitor, manipulate, analyze, or model brain function at any level, from the molecular to the entire organism. The program seeks to advance and enlarge the range of technologies available to the neurosciences and research based primarily on existing techniques will not be considered.

Deadline:
 Letter of Intent due December 3, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/44269?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=a42c945368ac9dc8bb067cd07fd156e1&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:    http://www.mcknight.org/neuroscience/news/news_detail.aspx?itemID=3185&catID=85&typeID=2
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Sponsor:    Allen Foundation            

Amount Available:    unspecified

Grant Program:    Nutrition Research Grants

Grants are limited under the terms of the foundation's charter to projects that primarily benefit programs for human nutrition in the areas of health, education, training, and research. The policies and priorities of the foundation are
- to make grants to fund relevant nutritional research;
- to support programs for the education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the birth of their children, so that good nutritional habits can be formed at an early age;
- to assist in the training of persons to work as educators and demonstrators of good nutritional practices;
- to encourage the dissemination of information regarding healthful nutritional practices and habits; and
- in limited situations, to make grants to help solve immediate emergency hunger and malnutrition problems.


Deadline:
 Proposal due December 31, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/15773?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=e4588ec109706598fbe95cf723374696&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:    https://www.allenfoundation.org/commoninfo/aboutus.asp

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Sponsor:
    Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)

Amount Available:    $600,000

Grant Program:    Preterm Birth Initiative

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Preterm Birth Initiative was created to increase the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying parturition and spontaneous preterm birth.

This initiative is designed to bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group with expertise in genetics/genomics, immunology, microbiology, and proteomics along with the more traditional areas of parturition research such as maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics, and pediatrics to address the scientific issues related to preterm birth. The formation of new connections between reproductive scientists and investigators who are involved in other areas will give preterm birth research a fresh and unique look.

Deadlines:
 Full Proposal due December 3, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/118144?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=4f066916b7692b507a7fc0c0d4179a64&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:    http://www.bwfund.org/pages/363/PTBI-/
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Sponsor:    Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine        

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    Research Grant for Investigation Directed in an Attempt to Identify the Fertilized Egg with Reproductive Potential

An application requires a letter written by the chair of the department endorsing the applicant and the proposal, and confirming the institution's commitment to provide time and support to the applicant. A department chair may endorse only one Jones Foundation Research Grant application per year.

Deadlines: Application due December 31, 2012

Pivot:  http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/139825?pool_id=13852&_srTicket=973eaf0d2073c6bd5551fc59b18448c6&_srExpires=1350000000
URL:   http://www.jonesfound.org/research-a-awards/apply-for-a-grant/medical-research-grants-a-awards
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Sponsor:
    American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    CNS Fellowship Award

AFAR provides awards to junior faculty (MD and PhD) to conduct research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts. AFAR-supported investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the role of estrogen in the development of osteoporosis, the genetic factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and much more.

Deadlines:
Application due December 17, 2012

Pivot:
   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/9945
URL:      http://www.afar.org/research/funding/afar-research-grants/


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Sponsor:
    American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Amount Available:    $200,000

Grant Program:    Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards

Sponsored by The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, in collaboration with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), the "Breakthroughs in Gerontology" (BIG) initiative provides timely support to a small number of pilot research programs that may be of relatively high risk but which offer significant promise of yielding transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging. The hope is that one or more of the funded research projects will lead to major new insights into the molecular factors that coordinate aging in multiple cells and tissues, and the ways in which the aging process is differentially timed in long-lived species.


Deadlines:
Application due December 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/95392
URL:    http://www.afar.org/research/funding/big
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Sponsor:   American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Amount Available:    $500,000

Grant Program:    Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research

Sponsored by The Ellison Medical Foundation, this program was designed for outstanding mid-career scientists who propose new directions of high importance to biological gerontology. Proposals in areas where NIH awards or other traditional sources are unlikely because the research is high risk are particularly encouraged if they have the potential for leading to major new advances in our understanding of basic mechanisms of aging.

Deadlines: Application due December 15, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/95389
URL:   http://www.afar.org/research/funding/midcareer
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Sponsor:    American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Amount Available:    $100,000

Grant Program:    New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer’s Disease

Funded by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation, the major goal of this partnership program is to support important research in areas in which more scientific is needed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The program also serves to encourage junior investigators in the United States and Israel to pursue research and academic careers in the neurosciences, and Alzheimer's disease in particular. The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States or Israel.

Deadlines:
Application due December 15, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/103174
URL:    http://www.afar.org/research/funding/new-investigator-awards

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NOTE:    American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)’s Paul Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research Program is up to $8,000,000 over 5 years.  Application due date is December 6, 2012. Additional for details expected this fall.  
http://www.afar.org/research/funding/beeson/
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Sponsor:    Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, Sidney

Amount Available:    $200,000 over two years

Grant Program:    Kimmel Scholar Award

The Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research funds the Kimmel Scholars Program, which each year, through a distinguished board of cancer researchers, provides research grants to the nation's most promising young cancer researchers. The goal of the grant program is to improve the basic understanding of cancer biology and to develop new methods for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Deadline:
 Application due December 5, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/13136
URL:    http://www.kimmel.org/About41.html
NOTE: In addition to the ten Schlar awards, five more awards will be made focused on Translational Research
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Sponsor:    Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) -USA

Amount Available:    $180,000

Grant Program:    Development Grant

The association supports research aimed at developing treatments for muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system. These are the muscular dystrophies (among which are Duchenne and Becker); motor neuron diseases (including ALS and SMA); the peripheral nerve disorders (CMT and Friedreich's ataxia); inflammatory myopathies; disorders of the neuromuscular junction; metabolic diseases of muscle; and other myopathies.

Deadline:
 Letter of Intent due December 15, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/52566
URL:    http://www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html
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Sponsor:    Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) -USA

Amount Available:   unspecified

Grant Program:    Research Grant

The association supports research aimed at developing treatments for muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system. These are the muscular dystrophies (among which are Duchenne and Becker); motor neuron diseases (including ALS and SMA); the peripheral nerve disorders (CMT and Friedreich's ataxia); inflammatory myopathies; disorders of the neuromuscular junction; and metabolic diseases of muscle, as well as other myopathies.

Deadline:
 Letter of Intent due December 15, 2012

Pivot:   http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/898
URL:    http://www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html
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Sponsor:    American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Grants and Funding
                    Career Development Grants for New Investigators

Amount Available:    $200,000 over two years

Grant Program:    Halpin Foundation – ASN Research 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. The grant supports research on topics in immunology and genetics directly relevant to human membranous nephropathy. The research proposal must include an explanation of how the proposed research is relevant to human membranous nephropathy. Research scholars are required to devote at least 75 percent of their time to research.

Deadline:
 Application due December 14, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/64173
URL:    http://asn-online.org/grants/career/career-development-details.aspx
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Sponsor:    American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
                    American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (AFSH)

Amount Available:    $375,000
Grant Program:    Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award

AFSH, in partnership with the Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), is again offering this award to recognize a young plastic hand surgeon who has demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher to have sufficient protected time to develop a long and productive career in academic surgery. The award is designed to support young faculty members at teaching institutions with accredited programs in plastic surgery who have demonstrated success in research by receiving extramural research funding - K08 or K23 awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Deadline:
 Application due December 3, 2012

Pivot:    http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/117748
URL:    http://www.assh.org/Professionals/Research/Awards/Pages/HandSurgeonScientistAward.aspx
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Sponsor:    Simons Foundation (SFARI) Autism Research Initiative

Amount Available:    Pilot Award $250,000 over two years
                                            Research Grants $750,000 over three years

Grant Program:    Pilot Award and Research Award

SFARI Pilot Award
Application type for innovative, high-impact proposals requesting support for small-scale projects or early-stage experiments that will build on preliminary data or a prior track record and lead to competitive applications for funding by SFARI or other organizations. Investigators new to the field of autism are encouraged to apply for Pilot Awards. The maximum budget is $125,000, including indirect costs, per year for up to two (2) years.

SFARI Research Award
Application type for investigators with demonstrated expertise, for proposals requesting support for compelling, high-impact research on an experimental hypothesis for which, in most cases, preliminary data have already been gathered. The foundation will also consider projects focusing on a central hypothesis where success depends on close collaboration between two or more labs. We expect to fund proposals for a maximum of $250,000, including indirect costs, per year for up to three (3) years, but under exceptional circumstances will consider proposals at higher levels. All budgets over $250,000 per year require pre-approval by SFARI science staff

Deadline: Letters Of Intent due November 30, 2012

Pivot:    none
URL:    http://sfari.org/funding/grants/2013-rfa
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Sponsor:    American College of Rheumatology
                  Research and Education Foundation

Amount Available:    Pilot grants $75,000 for one year
                                 Innovative Research Grants $400,000 over two years

Grant Program:   

The American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation is soliciting applications for grants that address basic, translational and clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis and certain types of inflammatory arthritis as described below. Outcomes from these grants should lead to new insights into the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of RA and related autoinflammatory diseases. All applications must be relevant to the purpose and goals of the REF’s disease targeted research initiative. For this round of grants, the REF plans to commit up to $6 million to fund innovative disease targeted research in this area.

Deadline:
 Applications due December 1, 2012

Pivot: none
URL:    http://www.rheumatology.org/ref/awards/2012_Program_Announcement.pdf#toolbar=1

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