Posts Tagged ‘funding opportunities’

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

Whether you’re looking for an NIH R01 or seed funding from a private foundation, OHSU has multiple resources to help you find funding. Check out these two featured databases—including our latest addition, Scival Funding—or for more information visit the Funding Portal. SciVal Funding SciVal Funding is a powerful new database that makes it easier to find grants tailored to your research. With SciVal Funding you can: Search both federal and private foundation grants in one … Read More

OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute is offering funding for cancer researchers that will assist them in generating preliminary data for peer-reviewed national funding and career development proposals. Multiple awards worth $50,000 per year for two years will be given to Knight investigators at the rank of assistant professor or higher. This mechanism is intended to support clinical, basic, or population-based research that is cancer focused. Priority will be given to those proposals including investigators from two … Read More

The American Association for Cancer Research Pancreatic Cancer Action Network program is designed to help incubate innovative research, grow the number of scientists directly working on pancreatic cancer, nurture collaborations across disciplines and institutions, and expedite scientific progress for patient benefit. Grantees participate in a mentorship program that connects them with leading scientists in the field. Available opportunities include: Innovative Grants – Provides $100,000 per year for two years to support creative and cutting edge … Read More

OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute is offering two internal funding mechanisms for young cancer researchers who are generating preliminary data for peer-reviewed national funding and career development proposals. Type types of funding are available. The deadline for both opportunities is August 29, 2011. Cancer Research Development Awards – Provides $10,000 in direct costs to support clinical, basic, or population-based research that is cancer focused. Interdisciplinary research, in which investigators from disparate scientific areas collaborate to bring … Read More

This fall, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure is offering several funding opportunities for breast cancer researchers at various stages of their careers. Here is a brief snapshot of the available opportunities. Refer to the full announcements for more information. Promise Grants – Supports two or three PIs and an investigative team made up of laboratory, clinical, and public health researchers to conduct several related projects, the results of which will answer critical questions … Read More

The American Heart Association Western States Affiliate has several fellowship and grant opportunities available for scientists of all career levels conducting heart-related research. Proposed research can be broadly related to cardiovascular function, disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems. The following opportunities are due July 28, 2011: Predoctoral Fellowship Program – Helps students initiate careers in cardiovascular and stroke research by providing research assistance and training. … Read More

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 … Read More

The Department of Defense (DoD) has released RFAs for its highly anticipated Breast Cancer Research Program. Available opportunities include: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award – Provides $100,000 per year for three years for mentored support of recent doctoral graduates. Era of Hope Scholar Award – Supports exceptionally talented and creative early-career scientists. Maximum funding of $2.5 million with a performance period not to exceed five years. Innovator Award – Provides senior faculty with the opportunity to pursue … Read More

Program announcements for K awards, also known as research career development awards, have been reissued (NOT-OD-11-063). If you’re planning to submit, be sure to refer to these program announcements for the most current forms and application information: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01) Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02) Academic Career Award (Parent K07) Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08) Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23) Midcareer Investigator Award in … Read More