Posts Tagged ‘funding opportunities’

The 2013 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) provides up to $500,000 per year for up to five years in support of individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already … Read More

Let NIH repay your student loans while you conduct your research. If you’re a health professional pursuing a career in biomedical, behavioral, social or clinical research, and you plan to commit at least two years to research, you may be eligible for up to $35,000 per year from the NIH Loan Repayment Programs. The following programs are available: Clinical Research (NOT-OD-12-123) Pediatric Research (NOT-OD-12-125) Health Disparities Research (NOT-OD-12-126) Contraception and Infertility Researchers (NOT-OD-12-124) Clinical Research … Read More

Updated 6/4: Because many of these applications will require institutional support–especially from the clinical enterprise–we are asking that interested applicants send their letters of intent for review. Institutional review will insure that: Optimal institutional collaborations and commitments are in place, particularly those that involve the OHSU clinical enterprise and its regional partners; Applications won’t be duplicative or conflict with one another; and Collaborations and synergies that could strengthen proposals are identified. Please send draft versions … Read More

The American Heart Association has announced its summer deadlines for a wide range of funding opportunities relating to cardiovascular disease and stroke. All proposals and applications will be due either July 17th or 18th, 2012. Don’t forget that earlier this year, the Association enacted new policies regarding membership and application fees. Find the full program descriptions below.

The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program offers scientists a chance to delve into the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.  Graduate and professional school students and early career post-graduates (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) are eligible to apply for these awards sponsored by the National Academies. The program is a hands-on training and educational fellowship consisting of a twelve-week session that takes place in Washington, D.C. Letters of reference for the Fall … Read More

The Department of Defense (DoD) has released RFAs for its highly anticipated Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Programs. Deadlines vary—find the full program announcements below for more information.

The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) has announced it will be accepting letters of intent for an additional pilot funding opportunity. The Catalyst Pilot Award for Translational Research seeks collaborative, multidisciplinary projects that will lead to further research and funding in translational research. It supports collection of preliminary data or infrastructure work necessary to lead to a large grant application or significant licensing agreement. Funding is for up to $100,000 per awardee. Award focus … Read More

The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) and the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have issued the following requests for proposals for pilot funding: ONPRC/OCTRI Collaborative Research Program Description: Provides pilot funding to encourage the use non-human primates (NHP) or NHP-derived materials for new collaborative projects that will lead to new external funding of research with clear translational outcomes. Priority will be given to new collaborations between established investigators at ONPRC and basic … Read More

Get a head start on this year’s Department of Defense (DoD) grant applications. Descriptions of the following funding mechanisms have been posted on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website. Depending on the program, full requests for proposals will be available on Grants.gov starting later this month. View the rest of this week’s Funding Alerts. Program Anticipated Funding Mechanisms Breast Cancer Research Program Clinical Translational Research Award; Era of Hope Scholar Award; Idea Award; … Read More

As we wait and wonder about the future of the NIH budget, the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is expecting a 2.5% increase in 2012, has released a few funding opportunities that appear to represent a new direction. Most notably is CREATIV, or Creative Research Awards for Transformative Interdisciplinary Ventures. The purpose of this program is to support extremely innovative, interdisciplinary projects in all NSF-supported areas of sciences, including engineering, education and research. What makes … Read More