Limited Submission

What should you do when you’re applying for a grant and you notice that only one application is accepted per institution? Over the past few weeks, we’ve had several questions from new faculty and staff regarding OHSU’s limited submission process. Here’s a quick guide for those of you that or new and anyone else who needs a refresher: What is a limited submission grant? A grant is a limited submission when the sponsor restricts the … Read More

The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) seeks senior faculty to apply for its Scientific Innovations Award in Neuroscience. The award of $75,000 per year for two years will support neuroscience projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals. To be … Read More

The V Foundation for Cancer Research Translational Awards provide up to $200,000 per year for three years to fund projects that intend to develop novel approaches to the prevention, detection and treatment of human cancer. Collaboration of investigators from both the lab and clinic is required. Project teams must have a minimum of two scientists from the same facility and the team must possess basic and clinical research expertise. One application is permitted per institution. … Read More

The Dana Foundation seeks proposals from junior faculty on improving human brain and brain-immune functioning in health and disease. The Foundation will provide up to $200,000 in pilot funding for innovative ideas that have direct clinical application. Previously funded studies under this program have focused primarily on 1) understanding normal brain functioning, how it is altered by disease or injury, and how it recovers or repairs, 2) assessing and improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and … Read More

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation seeks applications from young physician-scientists for its Clinical Investigator Award. The purpose of this award is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient’s bedside in search of breakthrough treatments. Awardees will receive $150,000 per year for three years, which includes an annual stipend of $100,000 and a $50,000 annual research allowance. In addition, the Foundation offers up to $100,000 in … Read More

The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) is seeking applicants for its one-year Translational Cancer Research Fellowship. The award provides $50,000 in additional support for fellows who are engaged in any area of clinical or translational research related to cancer. The goal is to assist the trainee in becoming a high-caliber, productive independent researcher with an enduring focus on the importance of translational research relevant to cancer. To be eligible, applicants must be in the … Read More

The Ellison Medical Foundation invites OHSU to nominate two junior faculty members who show outstanding promise in the basic biology of age-related diseases and disabilities for their New Scholar in Aging Award. The award is intended to provide new faculty with up to $100,000 per year during the critical first few years of their independent research career. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: structural biology, molecular genetics, studies with model systems ranging … Read More

The Collins Medical Trust is a local foundation that provides up to $30,000 three times a year to faculty and postdoctoral fellows. The purpose of these awards is to aid, further, promote and develop research related to the cause, cure, and treatment of human diseases. The Trust typically provides seed funding for projects that will be eligible for NIH or other substantial funding. Successful proposals will impact the heath of Oregonians, but also have the … Read More

The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) provides $150,000 per year for three years to junior faculty members with an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. performing mentored clinical research in any disease area as they begin their careers as independent scientists. To be eligible, applicants must: Be physician scientists conducting clinical research in any disease area; Have received an M.D. or a foreign equivalent from an accredited institution; Be working in a U.S. degree-granting institution (but … Read More

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) seeks applications from outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the U.S. who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies. HHMI will fund up to 50 three-year fellowships for international graduate students worth over $30,000 per year. The fellowships are intended to support years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. HHMI seeks fellows in the following biomedical-related fields: biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, engineering, … Read More