More Department of Defense funding opportunities
The Department of Defense (DoD), best known for its breast and prostate cancer research programs, has released the remainder of its funding opportunities for 2011. While DoD funding is undoubtedly competitive, it can be a great fit for innovative, high-risk research proposals in a number of disease-specific areas. The following mechanisms are being offered this year:
| Program | Funding Mechanisms |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research Program | Therapeutic Development Award; Therapeutic Idea Award |
| Bone Marrow Failure Research Program | Idea Award; Postdoctoral Fellowship Award; Resource Development Award |
| Breast Cancer Research Program | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award; Idea Award; Era of Hope Scholar Award; Innovator Award; Transformative Vision Award |
| Defense Medical Research and Development Program | Clinical Trial Award in Regenerative Medicine, Pain and Sensory System |
| Gulf War Illness Research Program | Investigator-Initiated Research Award; Innovative Treatment Evaluation Award; Clinical Trial Award |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research Program | Idea Award |
| Neurofibromatosis Research Program | Clinical Consortium Award (pending release in early May); Clinical Trial Award (pending release in early May); Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award; Investigator-Initiated Research Award; Investigator-Initiated Focused Research Award; New Investigator Award; Postdoctoral Traineeship Award |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Program | Pilot Award; Translational Pilot Award; Translational Leverage Award; Teal Innovator Award |
| Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program | Clinical Trial Award; Discovery Award; Investigator-Initiated Research Award; Technology/Therapeutic Development Award |
| Prostate Cancer Research Program | Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award; Idea Development Award; Synergistic Idea Development Award; Health Disparity Research Award; Population-Based Research Award; Health Disparity Training Award; Physician Research Training Award; Postdoctoral Training Award |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program | Career Transition Award; Clinical Trial Award (pending release in early May); Exploration-Hypothesis Award; Idea Development Award |
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