Funding Opportunity

Four times a year, the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon offers grants for promising biomedical exploration and the development of research careers in clinical investigation. The next deadline for these awards is February 15, 2013. Please note that all application guidelines have been changed as of January 1, 2013. Review all guidelines carefully before submitting your application. The New Investigator Grant supports junior faculty who are new to research and are currently without major funding … Read More

The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) is offering a unique opportunity for investigators to apply for research funding. Strategic Investment Funding supports OHSU faculty members by providing small amounts of funds (up to $20,000) that can provide a critical difference for their clinical or translational research. This funding is specifically intended to provide crucial support for a project that is close to achieving independent funding. It is meant to allow the project to … Read More

$125,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCHERS The OHSU Center for Women’s Health Circle of Giving is now accepting submissions for its 2013 Women’s Health Research Funding Opportunity. Circle of Giving funding is intended to support new or established investigators interested in developing innovative directions in women’s health research. Applications will be accepted from OHSU faculty at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The Circle expects to award $125,000 to support one … Read More

Friends of Doernbecher, a volunteer organization that raises funds for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at OHSU, seeks proposals for pediatric-related research projects and programs. The grant program, which provides up to $175,000, is open to any employee of OHSU or Doernbecher proposing research related to children’s health. This includes, but is not limited to, OHSU and Doernbecher faculty, clinical and research staff, graduate students, medical students, fellows, and postdoctoral fellows. Grant applications are due February 1, … Read More

The Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research (OPAR) has announced its 2013 Research Grant request for proposals, and is calling for investigators to submit proposals for one-year projects of up to $30,000. The OPAR anticipates funding three grants this cycle. Proposals are due March 5, 2013. Applications will be accepted from investigators in Oregon who are launching their careers, are established researchers exploring new areas of investigation, or, with appropriate mentoring, are doctoral level students. Applications will be … Read More

Updated 12/5/12: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01) has been released. This fall, the NIH will be issuing a request for proposals from teams of extramural (non-NIH) and internal NIH investigators to conduct collaborative translational research projects. To facilitate collaborations between basic scientists and clinical investigators, NIH has created a website that includes a searchable database of intramural investigators, as was as information about resources available at the NIH Clinical Center. … Read More

OHSU’s Methamphetamine Abuse Research Center (MARC) has selected the three projects to be supported by this years annual pilot awards. This year’s projects and awardees: “Muscarinic influence on methamphetamine discrimination” Matthew Ford, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience “Medial prefrontal cortex and extinction of psychostimulant self-administration” Matt Lattal, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience “Stress neuropeptide pathways of methamphetamine-induced behavioral adaptation” Andrey Ryabinin, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience Each year the MARC, a NIDA-funded … Read More

Have you always been interested in the intersection of science and government policy? If you’re a tenured or similarly ranked academic scientist or physician, spend a year in Washington, D.C., as a Jefferson Science Fellow. Fellows are assigned to the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Agency for International Development based on their interests and agency needs. After the year is up, fellows return to his or her faculty position with the option to continue … Read More

The Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute (OTRADI) is currently accepting applications for its $30,000 Innovation and Commercialization Fund (OICF) award. As part of OTRADI’s ongoing mission to promote bioscience growth, commercialization and job creation in Oregon, this award is intended to spur new discoveries and innovation within Oregon’s growing bioscience sector. Oregon-based bioscience researchers are encouraged to submit projects proposals with commercialization potential by March 1, 2013. Funded by the Oregon Innovation Council and … Read More

School of Medicine faculty members are eligible to apply for $10,000 to $40,000 in funding from the Gerlinger Research Award. The award can be used for salary, equipment, or supplies. Preference will be given to research dealing with collagen disease, arthritis or DMSO. Applications are due November 23, 2012. Download the grant instructions and the application.