Internal Funding
OHSU researchers have access to a number of internal funding opportunities, as well as quasi-internal opportunities that are funded by external parties and targeted to the OHSU community. Please see the table below for a list of these recurrent funding opportunities. Follow the links to the OHSU Funding Database for the most up-to-date deadlines and complete information.
For more information on insitutional training awards, please visit the OHSU training grants recruitment page.
Recurring Funding Opportunities for OHSU Researchers
If you know of an internal opportunity you would like listed here, please contact Research Funding and Development Services.
Some internal opportunities are not offered on a regular basis. They may be subject to variable funding or they may be one-opportunities. A list of previously-offered internal funding opportunities can be found below. While these are not currently available, it is possible that these or similar opportunities may be offered again.
The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) offers internal funding opportunities each year. Topics will vary, so interested researchers should check the OHSU funding database regularly or view the Funding Alerts on Research News. A selection of past OCTRI funding opportunities is included in the archive funding list at the bottom of the page.
Archived Internal Funding Opportunities
Heart Research Center (HRC) Grants – Pilot Project and Shared Equipment
Due: not currently available (October 15th, annually - $30,000 (pilot project) / $25,500 (shared equipment))
Deadline will be updated when the next funding cycle is released
Pilot Projects
Open to all HRC-affiliated scientists. The principal investigator must be at the rank of assistant professor or above. The intent is to:
- Foster new collaborations between HRC scientists.
- Encourage application of different technologies, ideas and disciplines in cardiovascular research.
- Provide seed money for innovative new research projects that are unlikely to be funded through traditional sources.
Shared Equipment
Open to all active HRC scientists. The principal investigators must be at the rank of assistant professor or above. The intent is to:
- Provide research resources in the way of needed equipment to HRC scientists.
- Encourage collaboration between HRC scientists.
- Encourage application of different technologies, ideas and disciplines in cardiovascular research.
Contact: Lisa Rhuman or Cheryl Maslen, 503.494.2011 (contact and application submission)
Methamphetamine Abuse Research Center Pilot Projects (MARC)
Due: April 5th, 2010 - $25,000 - approximately three projects to be fundedEach year, the MARC provides funding for approximately three 1-2 year projects intended to bring new research directions, approaches, and investigators into the Center. Proposals will be evaluated on their scientific merit and innovation and on their alignment with the MARC's research themes, which include:
- Impulsivity and stressor responsivity (both as predictors of methamphetamine-related problems or as characteristics that may be altered by methamphetamine
- Neuroadaptation to methamphetamine
- Neuroanatomy of methamphetamine effects
- Translation between preclinical and clinical models of methamphetamine effects/abuse.
Projects are also intended to generate preliminary data for future R-type grant applications.
All OHSU and VA faculty interested in methamphetamine research may submit proposals. Because of the MARC's translational emphasis, they also welcome proposals from clinical researchers in non-academic settings so long as their objectives fit into the MARC's research themes. Postdoctoral trainees are not eligible.
Contact: Tamara Phillips, PhD, MARC Scientific Director tel: 503-220-8262 x56674
OHSU Hospital Fund – Translational Neuroscience Research
Due: Not currently offered (Concept proposals due March 1st, 2009 / Full proposals (invitation only) due May 1st, 2009 - $100,000/year for up to two years. Anticipate awarding 1 grant.) Deadline will be updated when the next funding cycle is released
The purpose of the Translational Neuroscience Research grant is to accelerate application of research discoveries into the clinical arena. The specific intent of this support mechanism is to provide funding that will result in the application of discoveries made at OHSU in a way that will have a tangible impact on clinical care for an important disease of the nervous system within a 24 month timeframe. Proposals must clearly describe how this funding will enable the investigative team to move its research program forward in such a way that it will have a significant impact on the care of patients with an important disease of the nervous system within the 24 month timeframe of the grant. The proposed research should therefore be translational and
Contact: Bobby Heagerty, Communication Affairs and Education Coordinator, Department of Neurology tel: 503.494.7242
OHSU Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) - Pilot Project Funding
Due: not currently available (May 15th, 2008 - $25,000 – $50,000 for one year (2-4 projects awarded)
Deadline will be updated with the next funding cycle is released
The purpose of the NPI Funding Program is to establish multidisciplinary intramural collaborations in basic and clinical research that address important areas of psychiatry. Pilot project funding will focus on a specific disorder/condition. This is the first round of pilot funding and the research focus is on Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Oppositional Defiance in the pediatric and young adult population. The specific intent of this support mechanism is to provide funding for planning, to generate preliminary data to enable successful applications for future larger-scale funding, and to develop a poster for a national meeting. The goal of this funding mechanism is to connect and create partnerships at OHSU for collaborative research on ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder in the pediatric and young adult population, with a focus on prevention. Both basic and clinical scientists are eligible.
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - Pilot Project Funding for Rare Disease Research
Full proposals due: December 21, 2009 - Anticipate funding 1 application up to $50,000The purpose of this funding mechanism is to promote rare disease research and build on OHSU's existing strengths. A rare (or orphan) disease is generally considered to have a prevalence of fewer than 200,000 affected individuals in the US. Certain diseases with 200,000 or more affected individuals may be included in this list if certain subpopulations of people who have the disease are equal to the prevalence standard for rare diseases.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - Pilot Project Funding for Investigations into the Ethical Conduct of Research
Full proposals due: December 21, 2009 - Anticipate funding 1-2 applications at $10,000 each
The purpose of this funding mechanism is to stimulate research on ways to improve and expand how we conduct and oversee human subject research. Successful applications will draw from techniques in qualitative and quantitative research and borrow from program evaluation methodology and the practice of quality assessment and process improvement. Proposed projects should consider ways to improve and expand how we conduct and oversee research. Examples of such would include but not be limited to examining novel approaches to obtaining consent, proposing new models for oversight that allow for equivalent protections, questioning the added-value of extra-regulatory activities, and/or studying the effects of reviewer biases on the quality of research.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - Pilot Project Funding for Proteomics Collaborations with PNNL
Letter of Intent (required) due: December 21, 2009 / Full proposals due (invitation only): January 18, 2010 - Anticipate funding 1-4 applications at $10,000 each
This funding mechanism is for pilot project funding for proteomics collaborations with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The purpose of this funding mechanism is to enable acquisition of key proteomics data in clinical or translational research which will be preparatory to the submission of new grant applications that involve OHSU-PNNL collaborations. Because OCTRI is committed to furthering novel, transformative collaborations, reviewers will give preference to collaborations that are new and cross-disciplinary. Details of the proposed collaborative process should be included in the application.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - Pilot Project Funding for T1 Translational Research
Full proposals due: January 18, 2010 - Anticipate funding 1-2 applications up to $50,000
The purpose of this funding mechanism is to help basic scientists overcome the various obstacles that tend to prevent them from pursuing human research. In addition to direct monetary support, funded research will be provided with enhanced research support services. Only scientists currently involved with basic "bench" research are eligible to apply, and collaborations between basic and clinical scientists will be highly encouraged.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - Pilot Project Funding for KPCHR-OHSU Joint Projects
General Information Form (GIF) deadline (required) due: January 18, 2010 / Full proposals due: February 22, 2010 - Anticipate funding 1-2 applications up to $75,000
This funding mechanism is a collaboration between the Oregon Health & Science University and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. The purpose of this ongoing funding mechanism is to encourage new high-impact collaborations between researchs at the two institutions. To be considered for funding, applications must include at least one investigator who is a faculty member at OHSU and at least one investigator who is a KPCHR investigator, affiliate investigator, clinical investigator, or PhD-prepared research associate. Strong preference will be given to applications that involve one or more of the following: tissue resources, data warehouse capabilities, and community partners (e.g. county health departments, OCHIN, CareOregon). Kaiser investigators must submit the GIF for KPCHR review no later than the deadline above.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) / Knight Cancer Institute - Pilot Project Funding for Methods in Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Research Design
Due: October 9th, 2009 - Anticipate 1-2 awards for $20,000 each
The purpose of this funding mechanism is to develop innovative methodologies and/or applications in biostatistics, bioinformatics and research design. Review criteria include scientific excellence, applicability to clinical and translational research, innovation, feasibility and a likelihood of meeting successful benchmarks (i.e., publication and/or grant submission). Although not required, trans?disciplinary collaboration in which a methodologist is partnered with investigators from disparate scientific areas is preferred. Awardees are expected to submit a manuscript to a peer?reviewed, scientific journal and/or submit a grant application to one or more external agencies as a part of the successful execution of the pilot project. OHSU faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher and KPCHR investigators or doctoral?level Research Associates are eligible to apply – see website for more information.
Contact: OCTRI Front Door
tel: 503.418.9790
