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Funding Opportunities which accept proposals anytime (no deadlines)
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
Deadline: brief proposals accepted on a rolling basis more >>
Up to $50,000. Faculty with PI eligibility. There is no deadline for Letters of intent and applications. Scientists are encouraged to submit an LOI prior to preceding to the application phase. LOIs and applications will be reviewed as they are received. If an application is accepted for funding, AFSA will promptly award the funds (assuming the IRB has been approved).
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Trailblazer Award
Deadline: Submission will be on a continuous (rolling) basis. Submission of a Letter of Intent page in the online grant system is required.
Eligibility: Stanford faculty with PI eligibility.
Amount of funding: up to $100,000 for 12 months
Purpose: The Trailblazer Award mechanism is designed to fund small investigator-initiated high risk/high impact projects
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Letter of intent deadline: accepted anytime
Amount of funding: not specified
There is no need to submit the letter of intent through your Institutional Representative. However, if you are invited to submit a full proposal, you must submit the proposal and the PDRF form through your Institutional representative.
Research grants are available for innovative proposals that will lead to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis or therapy of Crohn s disease or ulcerative colitis.
NIH-Unfunded Award
Application Deadline: On-going Basis up through Nov. 30th.
Electronic submissions are accepted at grants@cff.org.
In an effort to assure that all meritorious CF-related research is supported, CFF has developed the CFF/NIH-unfunded Award mechanism to provide funding. The objective of this award is to support excellent CF-related research projects that have been submitted to and approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but cannot be supported by available NIH funds.
Applications must fall within the upper 40th percentile with a priority score of 200 or better. CFF support ranges from $75,000 to $125,000 per year for up to two years. (Indirect costs are not allowed.)
Society for Progressive Surpanuclear Palsy
Investigator-Initiated Research Projects
Faculty with PI eligibility
Investigator-initiated research $75K/yr total over 1-2 yrs
Deadline: Grant applications for research will be accepted on a "rolling basis"
http://www.psp.org/mission/research/research-grants.html
Clinical Neuroscience Research Grant Program
$300,000 over 3 yrs.
Faculty with PI eligibility
Purpose: invite grant proposals for these "first in man" studies involving a few patients with devastating brain disease for which there currently is no effective treatment. Funded researchers set up "controlled clinical studies" in a small number of patients with a specific brain disease, based on promising animal studies suggesting that a specific therapy either treated the condition or prevented it from getting worse.
Preliminary proposal deadline: Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Those investigators chosen to submit full proposals will be notified and provided with further instructions.
http://www.dana.org/grants/clinical/
Michelson Grants in Reproductive Biology
Deadline: Letters of intent are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis and, if approved, researchers are invited to submit grant proposals for a March, July, or November deadline.
Guidelines: http://michelson.foundanimals.org/michelson-grants
Amount of funding: $250,000 USD per year for up to 3 years of funding.
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Funding for promising proposals in pursuit of non-surgical sterilization products or technologies for use in dogs and cats. The The foundation encourages scientists from any and all fields to compete for the Michelson Grants, including but not limited to researchers in disciplines such as biology, biotechnology,cell biology, endocrinology, gene silencing, immunology, materials science, nanotechnology, neuroscience, pharmacology, reproductive biology, theriogenology, and more.
Michelson Prize in Reproductive Biology
The $25 million Michelson Prize will be offered to the first entity to provide Found Animals Foundation with a single dose, safe and effective non-surgical sterilant for male and female cats and dogs.
Faculty with PI eligibility. More >>
Proposals accepted from faculty with PI eligibility anytime.
Amount of funding: IWMF anticipates funding grants in the range of $50,000 to $100,000, depending on complexity and goals and on the funds available for research projects. However, grants in excess of $200,000 have been awarded for certain projects. Periods: 12-24 months.
http://www.iwmf.com/research/applying-for-a-grant.aspx
21st Collaborative Activity Awards
The Foundation offers Collaborative Activity Awards to initiate interdisciplinary discussions on problems or issues, to help launch interdisciplinary research networks, or to fund communities of researchers/practitioners dedicated to developing new methods, tools, and applications of basic research to applied problems. In each case the focus of the collaborative activity must meet the program guidelines for one of the following program areas. Amount of funding not specified.
-Studying Complex Systems
-Understanding Human Cognition
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Strong preferences will be given to applications involving multi-institutional collaboration.
Deadline letters of intent: accepted anytime
(this third topic appears in the guidelines downloaded from this webpage):
http://www.jsmf.org/apply/collaborative/index.htm
Conference Grants
Deadline: Submit application 3-6 mos. prior to the meeting date
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027
Rapid Response Innovation Awards (no deadline --proposals accepted any time)
You will need to submit your full application through your institutional representative.
For more information on all of the funding opportunities (including new December deadlines for other programs) check the following webpage:
http://www.michaeljfox.org/research_fundingOpportunities_program.cfm?SegmentID=1
-Rapid Response Innovation Awards $75K for 1 yr.
-Dyskinesia Challenge 2013 $125K total costs for 1 yr
-LRRK2 Challenge 2013 $125K total costs for 1 yr
-Neurotrophic Factors 2013
Eligibility: faculty w/ PI eligibility
No deadline: proposals accepted anytime.
https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/apply-for-grant.html
National Center for Responsible Gaming
Seed Grants $25K for 1 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
http://www.ncrg.org/research-center/apply-ncrg-funding
Pilot Research Grants
Up to $40K for 1 yr.
Faculty with PI eligibility
Pilot applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis: Jan. 9, April 3, July 3, and Oct. 2
Download the Funding and Research policies manual from the right hand column of this webpage:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ms-clinical-care-network/researchers/get-funding/index.aspx
Brain Tumor Research Grants
Faculty with PI eligibility
Award funding is based on size, impact and complexity of projects. All grants are awarded with the understanding of 0 percent overhead. Funding can be awarded over one, two, or three years.
The grant cycle is an ongoing process throughout the year. Investigators from all over the world are invited to submit a letter of intent.
http://www.fightplga.org/research/Apply_for_a_Grant
Explorer Award
Up to $60,000 for one year.
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Explorer Awards are intended to provide resources to support exploratory experiments that will strengthen hypotheses and lead to the formulation of competitive applications for subsequent larger-scale funding by SFARI or other organizations. Innovative, high-risk/high-impact proposals are encouraged. We especially encourage applications from investigators who are new to the field of autism, but who have expertise that could be brought to bear on this complex disorder.
Deadline: Applications are considered on a rolling basis via proposal central, with a response time as early as 30 days.
http://sfari.org/funding/grants/grants/explorer-awards-rfa
Therapeutic Development Initiative (TDI)
Project Grant Awards $25K-$300K
Faculty with PI eligibility
The goals are to provide applicants an opportunity to propose novel agents for neuroblastoma, pediatric brain tumors and/or sarcomas clinical study that would be difficult to support through other funding mechanisms.
Letters of intent accepted throughout the year.
E. W. "Al" Thrasher Award
Faculty with PI eligibility.
Research focus: significant health problems that affect children in large numbers and offer the potential for practical solutions to these problems. Median award in 2009-10 was $300,000 (total) for up to 3 yrs.
Concept papers accepted any time.
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| Letter of intent (required): Jan. TBA | Willliam T. Grant Foundation | Address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States | Distinguished Fellows Program up to $175K Eligibility: mid-career faculty with PI eligibility (see guidelines for additional details) Term: 6 months to 2 years. more >> |
| LOI: Jan. TBA (see also April & Aug.) |
William T. Grant Foundation | Address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States |
Use of Research Evidence Grant Social Settings Grant $100K-$600K for 2-3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Jan. TBA |
American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | transplantation | ASTS Mid-Level Faculty Research Grant $50K/yr x 2 yrs (1 award available) |
| Jan. TBA |
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Track | Digestive diseases. The award is restricted to surgeons who have completed formal clinical and research training in general surgery and are within five years of their first faculty appointment in a department of surger |
Career Development Award |
| Abstract due: Jan. TBA Full application (by invitation): March |
ALS Association | ALS- Lou Gehrig's disease | Multi-year grant: $80,000/yr Starter grant: new investigators entering the field of ALS or pilot studies by ALS investigators: $40,000 1 yr |
| Jan. TBA | The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | neuroscience | McKnight
Scholar Awards Assist. prof. within 4 years of their first MCL and UTL faculty appointments more >> |
| Jan. TBA |
Society of Surgical Oncology | cancer; surgical oncologists | Clinical Investigator Award ($50K/yr x 2 yrs) |
| Jan. TBA | American Brain Tumor Associaton | brain tumor | Translational Grant ($75K for 1 yr) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Jan. TBA |
Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences | Epilepsy, Neuroscience | $150,000 over 3 yrs Assist. prof. with UTL appts. (epilepsy) |
| Jan. TBA | Radiologic Society (RSNA) R&E Foundation | radiology | Education Scholar Grants: ($75K/yr x 2 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility); more >> |
| Jan. TBA | Emergency Medicine Foundation | emergency medicine | EMF/ENA Foundation Team Grant, EMF Health Policy Grant, EMF Career Development Faculty with PI eligibility $50,000 |
| Abstract deadline (required): Jan. TBA Full application (by invitation): March TBA |
ALS Association | ALS | Investigator-initiated Research Grant Program -Starter Grants Pilot Studies by ALS investigators (faculty with PI eligibility). Maximum of $40K -Multi-year grants (maximum of $80K/yr for up to 3 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) Send a request to researchgrants@alsa-national.org to obtain the required abstract form. more >> |
| Jan. 17, 2014 |
AGA-American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation |
digestive cancer | -Caroline Craig Augustyn and Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer $40K for -1 yr; |
| Jan. 17, 2014 | AGA-American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation | -AGA-Elsevier Gut Microbiome Pilot Research Award $25K for 1 yr Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
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| Jan. TBA | Radiologic Society (RSNA) R&E Foundation | Radiology | Research Scholar Grant $75K/yr x 2yrs) (assist. prof. with PI eligibility); Research Seed Grant: Jan. 15 (up to $40K for 1 yr) (faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| Internal vetting process deadline: Jan. TBA |
NIH Office of Research Infrastructure (ORIP) | instrumentation | Shared Instrumentation Grant $100,000-$600,000 Eligibility and vetting process submission guidelines |
| Jan. TBA | Larry L. Hillblom Foundation | diabetes and aging | Start up grants (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) $70K/ yr for up to 3 yrs; Fellowships |
| Jan. TBA | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | diabetes | Miscelleneous grant mechanisms |
| Letter of intent: Jan. TBA | Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation | cerebral palsy; .to the prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy, including improvement in the quality of life of persons with disabilities due to cerebral palsy and closely related developmental brain disorders. This broad research agenda includes basic, clinical and applied research in the biomedical and bioengineering sciences. | Ethel and Jack Hausman Clinical Research Scholars Award $75K/yr x 2 yrs Instructors and early assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility |
| Letter of intent (LOI): Jan. TBA (see also April 15 and Oct. 15) |
Whitehall Foundation | Basic biological research in neurobiology | Research Grants (established faculty with PI eligibility) $30K-$75K/yr for up to 3 yrs Grants-in-Aid (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) $30K for 1 yr |
| Letter of intent Deadline (required): Jan. TBA Full application (by invitation only): June 12, 2013 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | health policy research | Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Amount of funding: up to $335K (includes direct & 12% indirect costs) over 24-60 months (up to 8 awards to be made) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Limited program: Internal Computer Science department deadline: Jan. 17, 2013 |
Google U.S./ Canada | computational sciences | Google U.S./Canada Ph.D. Fellowship Program For Ph.D. students in Computer Science and Ph.D. students in other departments who are also pursuing their research in the computational sciences. Internal submission guidelines |
| Jan. TBA | Rita Allen Foundation/American Pain Society |
pain research | 2013 Rita Allen Award in Pain Amount of funding: $50K/yr x 3 yrs. Eligibility: tenure-track assistant professors with PI eligibility within three years of their first appointment. more >> |
| Jan. TBA | Arthritis National Research Foundation | arthritis | Research Grant $20K-$75K for 1 yr Preference will be given to senior post-doctoral investigators transitioning to independent investigator status and new assistant professors (submit through your dept's RPM) more >> |
| Jan. TBA | NARSAD Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | schizophrenia, bipolar, mood and anxiety disorders, or early onset brain and behavior disorders. | 2013 NARSAD Young Investigator Award $30K/yr for up to 2 yrs Eligibility: Advanced postdoctoral fellows, Instructors and assist. Prof. w/ PI eligibility more >> |
| Limited award: only one applicant per category: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Jan. TBA Sponsor: LOI: Jan. 31 Full application: April |
St. Baldrick's Foundation | pedatric cancer | Fellows |
| Jan. TBA | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation | esophageal clinical research | June & Donald O. Castell, M.D. Esophageal Clinical Research Award $25K for 1 yr (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) more >> |
| Limited Program* Internal Deadline TBA: Full application: Jan. 2014 * TBA *offered every other year |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | Translational medicine, all disease groups | Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award for Excellence in "Bench to Bedside" Research Internal Submission Guidelines |
Letter of intent: Full proposal (by invitation): |
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy CURE | neuroscience, epilepsy | Challenge Award (up to $250K for up to 3 yrs) Pediatric Epilepsies Award (up to $250K for 2yrs) Prevention of Acquired Epilepsies Award (up to $250K for up to 3yrs) SUDEP Research Award (up to $100K for 1 yr) more >> |
| Jan. TBA | National Pancreas Foundation | Pancreatic diseases-pancreatic carcinoma and pancreatitis | Grant (pancreatic diseases-pancreatic carcinoma and pancreatitis) up to $50K for 1 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
Limited program: Internal deadline:
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Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation | Applicants must be involved in basic or clinical research which has the potential for translation. |
Faculty Scholars Award Eligibility: School of Medicine assistant professors with UTL, MCL or NTLR faculty appointments $75K-$100K gift award Internal submission guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal deadline: Jan. TBA |
Intel Corporation | See the webpage for technical themes and areas listed under the three major topics: experience excellence, computing leadership, and semiconductor innovation. | Intel Ph.D. Fellowship Program One-step process. The internal selection process for this program is facilitated by Corinne Beck in the Center for Integrated Services. Internal submission guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Jan. TBA |
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation | cancer | Reprogramming the Cancer Cell up to $100K per year x 2 yrs Eligibility: applicants must be established investigators with a tenure-track or tenured appointment holding as Principal Investigator at least one grant from a major funding source such as the NIH, NSF, DOD, ACS. Internal submission guidelines |
Limited program: Internal Dean of Research Office deadline:
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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Nominees must be in a department that is focused on the chemical sciences – chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and materials chemistry. Awardees are from Ph.D. granting departments in which scholarly research is a principal activity. Undergraduate education is an important component of the nominee's activities. |
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program $75,000 unrestricted research grant Eligibility: assistant professors with UTL faculty appointments Internal submission guidelines |
| Jan. TBA | American Heart Association-Western States Affiliate |
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. | Western States Affiliate Western States Affiliate See Cardiovascular/AHA funding opportunity announcement more >> |
| Jan. TBA | American Heart Association (AHA)-National Program | Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. | National Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award National Clinical Research Program National Scientist Development Grant Program See Cardiovascular/AHA funding opportunity announcement more >> |
| Jan. TBA | American Thyroid Association | thyroid disorders (includes thyroid cancer, etc.) | Research Scholar Grant $25K/yr x 2 yr (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Jan. TBA | Sarcoma Foundation of America | sarcoma | Research Grants (up to $50K for one year) faculty with PI eligibility |
| Jan. TBA | JDRF--Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes | Studies Relevant to the Prevention of Human Type 1 Diabetes --Innovative Grants up to $110K for 1 yr -Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs) up to $165K for up to 2 yrs -Clinical Grants for pilot trials up to $500K total costs for up to 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| LOI: Jan. 31, 2014; Full proposal by invitation only | Avon Foundation for Women | breast cancer | Research Grant up to $150K total costs per year for up to 2 yrs (Faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
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| Limited program: Internal deadline: Feb. | Dana Foundation | neuroscience, brain and immune imaging; types of proposals: Physiological and Structural imaging or Cellular/molecular imaging. | David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program: Using Brain and Immune Imaging to Improve Human Health Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Internal submission guidelines |
| Feb. TBA | National Kidney Foundation | kidney disease | Young Investigator Grant ($20K); Satellite Dialysis Investigator Grant (1 $40K/yr) (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Letter of intent: Feb. TBA Full proposal: March |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Cancer | Multimodality treatment of anal cancer or colon carcinogenesis and applicability of anticipated results to the practice of colon and rectal surgery. | Norman Nigro, M.D. Limited Project Grant Research Award $50K Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. TBA | Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Education Foundation | Topics: Consumer, Caregiver, and Community Education; Professional Development and Education; Research Utilization and Dissemination; Assistive Technology; Conferences and Symposia |
Education Grants up to $50K for 1-2 yrs (maximum for a conference grant is $15K) Research grants (see Sept. ) |
| Feb. TBA | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering interested in investigating research opportunities in the biological sciences. U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents | Collaborative Travel Grants ($15K) Eligibility: Faculty with Ph.D.s (& PI eligibility) and postdoctoral fellows with Ph.D.s more >> |
| Feb TBA | Prostate Cancer Foundation | cancer, prostate | Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Awards Eligibility: Applicant should be within six-years following completion of a professional degree or clinical training such as MD, PhD, MD-PhD, MPH, or equivalent. Applicant may hold title of Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, or equivalent. more >> |
LOI: Feb. TBA; Full proposal: March 1, 2013 |
JDRF--Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes | High Priority, Short-term bridge award $55K for 1 yr Supports research grant applications that address a high priority research area for JDRF, but failed to receive funding (but scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF). |
| Feb. TBA | Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation Research | Sjögren’s Syndrome: This is an auto-immune disease which involves an individual's white blood cells attacking moisture-producing glands. (Symptoms involve dry eyes and dry mouth.) | Research grants $35K/yr x 2 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. TBA | Grants for Laboratory Animal Science | Animal science, environmental conditions; housing and enrichment; pain and distress; health and welfare; euthanasia; and, advancements in animal care and use. | Small grant: $7500 for 1 yr. Standard grant: $50,000 for 1 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Feb. TBA | Fight for Sight | eye disease research | Post-Docs, Grants-In-Aid, and Summer Student Fellowships |
| Feb. TBA | The Iacocca Family Foundation |
type 1 diabetes research projects | Grant $10K to $500K for 1 yr to support type 1 diabetes research projects Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. TBA | FRAXA Research Foundation | Fragile X Syndrome | FRAXA Program Grants and Fellowships $100K/yr (no timeframe provided); Postdoctoral Fellowship (limited to only one application per lab) |
| Limited Program: Internal deadline: Feb. Sponsor nomination: March TBA and ; Applic: March TBA NOTE: Stanford was not invited to submit a proposal in 2013 |
AXA Research Fund | Life risks Aging and long term care Biomedical risk Addictions and risky behaviors Socio Economic Risks Geopolitical risks Macro-economic and systemic financial risks Individual and collective behaviors when facing uncertainties Large corporate risks Environmental risks Climate change Natural hazards Human driven environmental changes |
Postdoctoral fellowships (for citizens of EU member states). Postdoctoral fellows with Ph.D. degrees Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| Feb. TBA (see also Oct. 5 and May 10) |
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Stage 1 funding; $5,000- to attend a three-day strategy mapping workshop, VentureLab1 Stage 2 funding: up to $20,000 + workshop (VentureLab 2) + coaching + network (and includes tactical coaching) Stage 3 funding: up to $50,000 VentureWell program investment opportunity You must apply for Stage 1 funding first. |
E-team program: provides early-stage funding for training, coaching, and investment for teams working on market-based technology inventions. The PI is the faculty advisor (faculty with PI eligibility) (see additional guidelines) more >> |
| LOI: Feb.TBA; full application: April 1 | American Cancer Society | Cancer; mid-career investigators who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of basic cancer research | Research Professor ($80K/yr for 5 yrs) mid-career faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. TBA | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Multiple sclerosis | Research Grants |
| Feb. TBA | National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation | hearing research, auditory science | Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration Research Initiative $100K/yr x 2 yr |
| Feb. TBA | American Asthma Foundation | Asthma | AAF Scholar Award up to $450K for assist. and assoc. professors appointed to their first UTL, MCL or NTLR faculty appointment on or after Feb. 1, 2003* more >> |
| Limited program:Internal School of Medicine Deadline: Feb. |
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering | Fellowships for Science and Engineering $875,000. For assistant professors Eligibility and Submission guidelines |
| Feb. TBA | Klarman Family Foundation for Eating Disorders Research | basic biology of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia and other binge eating disorders | 2-year projects of $400,000 USD 1-year pilot studies of up to $150,000 |
| LOI: Feb. TBA; Full proposal (by invitaiton only): March 29, 2013 | Thrasher Research Fund | pediatric health | Early Career Awards ($25K total for 1-2 yrs) |
| Feb. TBA | Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation (ABMRF) | alcohol consumption and its effects | Research Grant $50K faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Feb. TBA | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research | Anesthesia | Miscellaneous grants more >> |
| Letter of intent (required): Feb. TBA Full application: March |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institutes -PCORI | PCORI Each area represents a line of research inquiry that addresses currently unmet needs of patients, their caregivers, clinicians and other healthcare system stakeholders in making personalized healthcare decisions across a wide range of conditions and treatments. | PCORI PFA announcements: |
| Feb. TBA | Leukemia Research Foundation | Cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and MDS | New Investigator Research Grants $100K/yr x 1 yr (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility and Instructors) more >> |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Feb. |
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation | cancer | Young Investigator Award (assist. prof. & Instructors) Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| LOI: Feb. TBA Full application (by invitation): April TBA |
Autism Speaks | Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Treatment Research Grants Full-level research Grant $150K/yr for 1-3 yrs Pilot-level research grant $60K/yr for 1-2 yrs |
| Two-page phase one proposals: Feb. TBA; Phase II proposals by invitation only |
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Consortium |
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy | Grants. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Amount of funding: up to $300K over 2 yrs (includes 25% indirect costs) More >> |
| LOI: Feb. TBA Full proposal: April |
Lupus Research Institute | Lupus | Distinguished Innovator Award $250K/yr x 4 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility |
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| LOI: March TBA | Lupus Foundation of America | lupus | Career Development Award $70K/yr x 2 yrs $70K/yr x 2 yrs. Eligibility: be a first or second year Fellow (with an MD) in an adult or pediatric fellowship program in rheumatology, nephrology, or dermatology -Advancement of Research on Stem Cells in Lupus -Neuropsychiatric Lupus -Pediatric Lupus: Quality of Life $120K for 1 yr Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| March TBA | International OCD Foundation | nature, causes and treatment of OCD and related disorders | Grants $25K to $50K per project, Eligibility: postdoctoral fellows** (submit through your RPM), Instructors, faculty with PI eligibility. Senior investigators may also ask for grant funding for projects that would provide pilot data for future larger scale federal grant applications. |
| March TBA | National Brain Tumor Society |
Neuroscience, brain tumors | Innovation Grants $150,000 per year (2 years) Faculty with PI eligibility Guidelines >> |
| Letter of intent (required): March TBA; Full proposal: March |
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | leukemia and lymphoma, cancer | Translational Research Program $200K maximum direct costs for up to 3 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| LOI: March TBA | National Center for Responsible Gaming | gambling disorder | Large Grant $75K/yr x 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligiblity) |
| March TBA | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | child and adolescent psychiatry | Junior Investigator Award $30K/yr x 2 yrs |
| March TBA | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Diabetes, juvenile | High-priority, short-term bridge awards Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Supports research grant applications from faculty that address a high priority research area for JDRF, but failed to receive funding (but scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF) up to $55K for 1 yr |
| March TBA | Prader-Willi Syndrome Association | Prader-Willi syndrome | Research Grants $75K total over 2 yrs |
| LOI: March TBA |
Ellison Medical Foundation | Aging Research, basic biology, basic biomedicine, epidemiology | Senior Scholar Program in Aging up to $150,000/yr over four years |
| March TBA | Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation | spinal deformity, spine trauma, degenerative spinal disorders, spinal oncology or non-surgical interventions including diagnostic, public ghealth and rehab methodologies. | OREF Prospective Clinical Research Grants in Spine Care faculty with PI eligibility $50K-$100K/yr x 3 yrs (board certified neurosurgeons or orthopaedic surgeons) |
| March TBA | Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | brain tumors-pediatric | --Pediatric Brain Tumor Awards Research Grant up to $30K/yr for up to 2 yrs --Pilocytic Astrocytoma Award $50K for 1 yr (one award to be made) Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| March TBA | James S. McDonnell Foundation | development of theoretical and mathematical tools that can be applied to the study of complex, adaptive, nonlinear systems. It is anticipated that research funded in this program will address issues in fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, demography, epidemiology, technological change, economic development, governance, or computation. | Scholar Award in Complex Systems (Scholar-CS) $450,000 (maximum over 3-6 yrs). Eligibility: Assistant professor with PI eligibility between 5 and 15 years post Ph.D. |
| Letter of intent (required): March TBA; Full proposal: May |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) |
sickle cell disease | Innovations in Clinical Research Award Stanford eligibility clarification: Faculty with PI eligibility. Note: Instructors are not eligible. Although the guidelines state "full-time faculty-level Instructors are eligible", here at Stanford, Instructors are not faculty level positions $150,000 per year for 3 yrs to support direct research expenses including salary support, plus $12,000 (8%) per year for indirect costs. More >> |
| March TBA | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | child and adolescent psychiatry | AACAP Junior Investigator Award $30K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility More >> |
| March TBA | American Society for Surgery of the Hand | arthritis | Clinical Arthritis Grant more >> $100K over 2 yrs (multi-center clinical trials) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (see April for other ASSH grants) |
| March TBA | Foundation Fighting Blindness | retinal degenerative diseases (RDDs), i.e., inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases and non-exudative age-related macular degeneration. | Career Development Award $375K over 5 yrs; Clinician-scientists (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) possessing an M.D., D.O., or recognized equivalent foreign degree and who are in their first, second, or third year of faculty appointment |
| Letter of intent: March TBA | National MPS Society | MPS diseases: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) and related diseases are genetic lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) caused by the body’s inability to produce specific enzymes. | The support of basic or clinical research for any MPS syndrome Two (2) $60,000 grants |
| Online nomination: March TBA |
March of Dimes | Birth defects | Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research (assist. prof. with PI eligibility with recent faculty appt) $75K/yr x 2 yrs More >> |
| LOI: TBA | International Mental Health Research Organization | mental health, schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder | IMHRO Rising Star Research Award $250K for 3 yrs |
| March TBA | Epilepsy Foundation | Epilepsy, neuroscience | The Targeted Research Initiatives for: -Cognitive and Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy Morbidity and Mortality -Targeted Research Initiative for Severe Symptomatic Epilepsies -Youth -Women with Epilepsy -Health Outcomes Amount of funding for each program: $50K for 1 yr Faculty with PI eligibility |
| March TBA | The Sontag Foundation | brain cancer, brain tumors | Distinguished Scientist Award ($600K total over 4 yrs) assistant professors with tenure-track appts. with inspiring, potential-laden brain tumor/brain cancer research proposals. |
| March TBA | Parkinsons Diseases Foundation | Parkinson's Disease | PDF-PSG Mentored Clinical Research Award $50K for one year more >> |
| March - will not be offered in 2013 | Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | Multiple myeloma | Senior Research Award $100,000/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility with more than 5 years experience in blood cancer. |
| March TBA | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Type 1 diabetes | JDRF Clinical Investigator Training Awards in the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes $150K/yr x 5 yrs Eligibility: assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility (see additional criteria) More >> |
| March TBA | The New York Stem Cell Foundation | foster bold and innovative science with the potential to transform the field of stem cell research, and advance understanding and use of stem cells for the treatment of human disease | Innovator Awards for Early Career Investigators in Translational Stem Cell Research $1.5M total direct costs over 5 yrs. Eligibility: Assistant professors w/ PI eligibility within 5 years of starting a faculty position at the start of the award (January 1, 2014). |
| March TBA | The New York Stem Cell Foundation | fundamental areas of developmental, cellular, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, broadly interpreted. Proposals need not be related to stem cells. | Innovator Awards for Early Career Investigators in Neuroscience 1.5M total direct costs over 5 yrs. Eligibility: Assistant professors with PI eligibility within 5 years of starting their faculty position as of the Jan. 1, 2004 award date. |
| Concept Paper: March TBA; Full proposals (by invitation): June | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | childhood obesity | RWJF New Connections grants awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program support policy-relevant research of early-career investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities.(2 awards to be made) More >> |
| March TBA | Prevent Blindness America | eye health and safety | Investigator Award $30K for 1 yr (faculty w/ PI eligibility) |
| March TBA | ASTRO-American Society for Radiation Oncology | radiation oncology | Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award (radiation oncology, biology, physics or outcomes/health services) $100K per yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: Assistant professors w/ PI eligibility more >> |
| March TBA | ASTRO-American Society for Radiation Oncology | radiation oncology | Comparative Effectiveness Research Award Eligibility: You are a board-certified or board-eligible physician in radiation oncology; Junior faculty member, you must name a primary mentor who will be equally responsible for the planning, direction, and execution of the study. $50K/yr x 2 yrs (2 awards to be made) more >> |
| March TBA | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Community Research Collaborations (CRC) -Pilot Award $150K total direct costs plus indirects for 18 mos. -Full Awards $600K total direct costs plus indirects for 3 yrs. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| April | |||
| Letter of intent (required): April TBA via proposal central; Full proposal (by invitation only): July |
The Craig H. Nielsen Foundation | To support innovative programs to improve independence for people living with Spinal Cord Injury Topics: assistive technology, education, independent living, rehabilitation, sports and recreation |
Quality of Life Grants $10K-$100K Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
Letter of intent deadline: Full application by invitation only): Sept. |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | cystic fibrosis | Pilot and Feasibility Awards $40K/yr x 2 yrs (basic science research) Research Grant $90K/yr x 2 yrs Faculty w/ PI eligibility |
| April 1, 2013 | American Society for Surgery of the Hand | hand surgery | Basic Science Grant ($20K for 1 yr); Clinical Science Grant ($10K/yr x 2 yrs) Assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility |
| April - ACS has cancelled it's Spring 2013 program (see October for next cycle) |
American Cancer Society | Cancer | Miscellaneous Funding Opportunities |
| Preliminary application: April 1, 2013 Full application (by invitation only) |
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | Neuroscience, memory, cognition | McKnight Neuroscience of Memory and Cognitive Disorders Awards $100K/yr x 3 yrs; Stanford eligibility clarification: MCL and UTL faculty appointments are eligible. More >> |
| Limited program: Internal deadline: April 3, 2013 Full proposal: May 9, 2013 |
The V Foundation for Cancer Research | translational cancer research | V Foundation Translational Award $600,000 total funding ($200,000/yr x 3yrs). Stanford faculty with PI eligibility (faculty with MCL, UTL and NTL-Research appointments) The project team must have a minimum of two investigators (faculty with PI eligibility) from the same facility and the team must possess both basic science and clinical expertise. Internal submission guidelines |
| Pre-proposal: April 3, 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Parkinson's disease | Research and Resource grants Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Letter of intent: April 10, 2013 | American Thoracic Society | Alpha-1; tobacco dependence; Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome as it relates to lung disease; sclerderma as it relates to lung disease; pulmonary, sleep and critical care | Research Grants |
| April 12, 2013 | Angelman Syndrome Foundation | Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deficiency of the ubiquitin protein ligase UBE3A in the brain. | Research Grants One to two year grants $10K/yr- $100,000/yr (Faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| April 12, 2013 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Helmsley Charitable Trust | Pancreatic Islets and the Immune System. To enable study of a specific novel question and/or develop data to support a developing concept that has little or no preliminary data |
Targets and Mechanisms at the Interface of Pancreatic Islets and the Immune System Concept Grant more >> |
| Letter of intent (required): April 15, 2013 via proposal central; Full proposal (by invitation only): July 15, 2013 |
The Craig H. Nielsen Foundation | Address the interrelation of psychosocial, social and other quality of life issues that will benefit individuals living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) | Pilot Psychosocial Research Grants ($100K for 1 yr) Proof of Concept Psychosocial Research Grants ($150K/yr x 2 yrs) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| April 15, 2013 | National Marfan Syndrome | Marfan syndrome is a disorder of the connective tissue. | Early Investigator Award-- total of three two-year grants for $37,500 per year for a total of $75,000 per grant will be awarded. Eligibility: early assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility; Instructors |
| April 15, 2013 | Arthritis Foundation |
arthritis; A multicenter feasibility trial establishing imaging and biochemical technologies as measures of knee cartilage composition following acute ACL injury. | Flagship Initiative in Osetoarthritis; Faculty with PI eligibility. $1M More >> |
LOI: (see also Jan. 15 and Oct. 1) |
Whitehall Foundation | Basic biological research in neurobiology | Grant-in-Aid $30K for 1 yr & Research Grants $30-$75K/yr for up to 3 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) More >> |
| LOI: April 15, 2013 | March of Dimes | Birth defects | Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| LOI: April 16, 2013 | William T. Grant Foundation | We are focused on youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. We support work that increases our understanding of: 1) How settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and 2) When, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth and how its use can be improved. | Research Grants $100K-$600K over 2 to 3 yrs |
| April 21, 2013 | Cystinosis Research Foundation: Natalie's Wish |
Cystinosis | Research Grants Postdoctoral Fellowships Institutional representative for grants: RPM in RMG Institutional representaive for fellowships: RMG Fellowship Office |
| April 23, 2013 | Alternatives Research & Development Foundation | For funding and promotion of alternatives to the use of laboratory animals in research, testing, and education | Alternatives Research Grant Program |
| Limited Program: Internal deadline: April 29, 2013 |
William T. Grant Foundation | settings of youth 8-25 years of age; policy and practice | The William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program $350K over 5 years (assist. prof. w/ MCL & UTL appts) Internal submission guidelines |
| LOI: April 30, 2013 | March of Dimes | birth defects | Research Grants Period (amount not specified) (Faculty with PI eligibility) More >> |
| April 30, 2013 (see also Oct. 31) |
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund | Cures and treatments for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders | Research grants $5-$75K for one year (faculty with PI eligibility and postdoctorral fellows) More >> |
| May | |||
| Letter of intent (required): May 1, 2013 |
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management | stimulate research on healthcare risk management and patient safety issues, and supports research projects that are either quantitative or qualitative in nature. | Research grants Faculty with PI eligibility (CE faculty must request CE Practice of Medicine PI waivers) up to $100K for 1 yr More >> |
| May 1, 2013 | American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Western Group on Educational Affairs |
The WGEA is providing a funding opportunity to both experienced and new investigators in the area of medical education research. This small grants program is meant to promote medical education research within the Western region. | WGEA Mini-grant Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility up to $5,000 are awarded to investigators initiating new studies (2 to be made) $1,000 “finishing” awards are granted to investigators needing extra funds to complete ongoing projects (2 to be made) More >> |
| May 1, 2013 | The California Endowment | Your innovative idea should address either emerging or persistent health-related issues impacting underserved California communities. Projects must align with the Building Healthy Communities (10 outcomes) & Big 4 results |
Innovative Ideas Challenge (Faculty with PI eligibility) |
| May 1, 2013 | Melanoma Research Foundation |
cancer, melanoma | Career Development Grant $50K/yr for 2 yrs-- (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) Established Investigator Grant $100K/yr for 2 yrs--(assoc. prof. w/ PI eligibility for no fewer than 5 yrs) more >> |
| May 1, 2013 | Melanoma Research Foundation | Uveal melanoma | CURE OM Uveal Melanoma Research Award $100,000 per year x 2 yrs. Eligibility: associate professors and above |
| Concept paper: May 1, 2013 | Lalor Foundation |
To educate young women about reproductive health | Anna Lalor Burdick Program $10,000 to $50,000, with an average grant size between $20,000 and $25,000. Faculty with PI eligibility |
| May 1, 2013 | National Center for Responsible Gaming | gambling disorders | Early Stage Investigator Grants (up to $65K for 2 yrs) (Instructors, assist. prof. w/ PI eligiblity; |
| May 1, 2013 | Rheumatology Research Foundation | rheumatology | Bridge Funding $75K for 1 yr (to help foster investigators in the early stages of their career -assistant prof. w/ PI eligibility) as they prepare their NIH K08/K23 application resubmissions) |
| LOI (required): May 1, 2013 Full application (by invitation): July 1, 2013 (see also Nov.) |
Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America | Chron's disease and Colities | -Senior Research Awards $117K direct costs + $11,700 indirect costs/yr for 1-3 yrs; -Career Development Awards (postdocs & assist. prf) $90K/yr for 1-3 yrs (Postdocs: submit through your dept.'s RPM) |
| Letter of intent: May 1, 2013 | The American Society of Hematology | hematology | ASH Scholars Awards Assist. prof: $75K/yr x 2yrs and fellows $50K/yr x 2 yrs (Postdocs: these are grants which must be submitted through your department's RPM) |
| Preliminary grants: May 1, 2013; Full applications by invitation: Oct. 1, 2013 |
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment | Applications should describe projects based upon basic and/or applied research bearing a rational relationship toward increasing our understanding of sports injury mechanisms and injury prevention through the use of protective sports equipment; The primary focus of NOCSAE research has been and will continue to be head and neck injury. |
Research Grants No set limit for funding (period=2 years) Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| May 3, 2013 | Progeria Research Foundation | Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome ("Progeria", or "HGPS") is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. | Innovator Awards: 2-year awards of up to $75,000 per year; faculty with PI eligibility Established Investigator Awards: $100K per year x 3 yrs; senior faculty with PI eligibility Specialty Awards: for smaller, more technology-driven projects, e.g., sequencing, screening potential drugs, obtaining cell lines (including IPSCs,) and preparation of antibodies. Funding amounts and lengths are flexible. Faculty with PI eligibility |
| May TBA | Chest Foundation | diseases of the chest; thrombosis | Various awards |
| Pre-proposal: May 7, 2013 | BSF- United States- Israel Binational Science Foundation | Transformative science: non-conventional and high-risk ideas that involve scientific breakthroughs. | Transformative Science Research Grants Program $100K/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility; A joint application must be submitted by at least one PI from an Israeli institution and one PI from a U.S. institution. |
| May 10, 2013 | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Stage 1 funding; $5,000- to attend a three-day strategy mapping workshop, VentureLab1 Stage 2 funding: up to $20,000 + workshop (VentureLab 2) + coaching + network (and includes tactical coaching) Stage 3 funding: up to $50,000 VentureWell program investment opportunity You must apply for Stage 1 funding first. |
E-team program: provides early-stage funding for training, coaching, and investment for teams working on market-based technology inventions. The PI is the faculty advisor (faculty with PI eligibility) (see additional guidelines) more >> |
| May 10, 2013 | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Inventions, bioengineering, engineering, program and course development | Course and Program Grants up to $50,000 (Faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| May 14, 2013 via proposal central | Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) | Multiple myeloma; The goal of this initiative is to help support young investigators to begin their studies in the field of multiple myeloma while advancing the understanding of myeloma disease biology, treatment and drug resistance under the guidance of a research mentor. | Research Fellow Award $75,000 for 1 year Eligibility: postdoctoral and medical fellows, assistant Professors with PI eligibility (UTL, MCL and NTL-Research appointments) More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): May 15, 2013, 5 p.m. EDT Full proposal (by invitation only): Aug. 2, 2013, 5 p.m. |
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center | for faculty with PI eligibility (UTL, MCL or NTL-Research appointments) who are physician-scientists (M.D. and M.D./Ph.D.) seeking to accelerate promising drug discoveries into novel treatments for patients. The specific focus of eligible projects includes fundamental discovery (elucidation of novel targets), novel drugs and biologics or drug-device combinations.** | Harrington Scholar-Innovator Grant Program $200K over 2 yrs More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): May 15, 2013 via proposal central Full proposal by invitation only: Aug. 1, 2013 via proposal central |
CureSearch for Children's Cancer | 1. Develop approaches for metastatic disease with broad applicability to multiple cancers and/or patient populations and that have a high probability of clinical application within 3 years. 2. Develop technologies or therapeutic approaches to overcoming drug resistance of refractory cancers (i.e. newly diagnosed or relapsed) that have a high probability of clinical application within 3 years. 3. Develop approaches to tackling critical scientific and therapeutic roadblocks that, if successful, will accelerate the delivery of promising therapeutic interventions. |
Grand Challenge Awards in Pediatric Cancer Acceleration Initiative Grants Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility. Grants will be awarded to a single Principal Investigator (PI). It is anticipated that Co-investigators serving at multiple institutions will be involved in a project. CureSearch will allocate $5million to this initiative. There is no budget limit, but the project limit is 3 yrs. More >> |
| Letter of intent: May 15, 2013; Full proposals by invitation only: Sept. 11, 2013 |
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) | Adult Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) Dubowitz syndrome Glycine Encephalopathy |
2013 program more >> |
| May 15, 2013 | Safeway Foundation in partnership with Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland (CHRCO) | To develop interdisciplinary, and collaborative community and/or clinic-based programs designed to reduce the burden of childhood obesity and that will likely have important population-level impacts. | Innovative Approaches for Preventing or Treating Childhood Obesity: Amount of funding: maximum of $100,000 for 1 yr, although most awards will range between $40K-$75K for 1 year. Indirect costs are permissible for up to 15% of the total costs. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, NTL-R appointments) Guidelines |
| Limited Program: Internal SINTN deadline: May 15, 2013 |
Brain Research Foundation | brain research | Scientific Innovation Award (professors and associate professors with PI eligibility) Only one application is permitted Internal submission guidelines |
| Preliminary proposal: May 15, 2013; full proposals (by invitation only): Sept. 16, 2013 |
John Merck Fund | developmental disabilities, particular Downs Syndrome and Fragile X | Developmental Disabilities Translational Research Program $250K/yr x 4 yrs ($1M) Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| May 16, 2013 | Lupus Research Institute | The LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model based lupus research; faculty with PI eligibility. Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. We encourage applications from investigators in diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, immunology, genetics, molecular-, cell- and systems biology. |
Distinguished Investigator Award $250K/yr x 4 yrs ($1M) More >> |
| May 20, 2013 | MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) and ALS Association | ALS | Phase II Clinical development of novel, high-potential treatments for people with ALS. The call for clinical study proposals is intended for academic-industry partnerships,including pharmaceutical, biotherapeutic/biotechnology companies, academic members of the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS), and ALS scientists throughout the world. A total of USD $800,000 (direct costs only) in NCRI/ALS Association clinical research support is available. Guidelines |
| Letter of intent: May 23, 2013; Full proposal by invitation only: Aug. 23, 2013 |
Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation | ovarian cancer | *Program Project Grants ($300K/ yr x 3 yrs) Stanford faculty with PI eligibility *Liz Tilberis Scholars Program (junior faculty: assistant professors with Pi eligibility in their first appointment) ($150K/yr x 3 yrs) * Ann Schreiber Research Training Programs of Excellence (clinical fellows or postdoctoral fellows (up to $75K over 2 yrs) (see additional eligibility criteria) More >> |
| May 24, 2012 | Prostate Cancer Foundation | prostate cancer; Focus: Treatment Sciences: Investigations of new ideas in man or laboratory support of a high-impact clinical investigation with a high probability of near-term patient benefit. | 2013 Challenge Award Amount of funding: $1 million direct costs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Pre-proposal: May 29, 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease | Parkinson's Disease | Target Validation Two-year $250K grants to nominate new therapeutic targets for Parkinson’s disease; Eligibility: faculty w/ PI eligibility. More >> |
| May 30, 2013 via proposal central | Lupus Research Institute | Lupus; to support for idea-driven, novel research projects relevant to basic, translational or clinical investigation in lupus. | New Research Grants for Novel Approaches to Lupus $100,000 per year x 3 years ($300K) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, NTL-R appointments) More >> |
| May 31, 2013 | Doctors Cancer Foundation | the management of cancer. There is a strong interest in cancer stem cells, microRNAi agents, epigenetic agents, as well as many others. We are particularly interested in promoting the best of the young scientists currently under the radar screen. | Research Grant $50K (1 to be awarded) Faculty wth PI eligibility |
| May 31, 2013 | Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging: Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | nuclear medicine; molecular | Molecular Imaging Research Grant for Junior Medical Faculty $50K/yr x 2 yrs (1 award) More >> |
| June | |||
| Concept paper: June 1, 2013 ; Full applic. (by invitation): Aug 15, 2013; (see also Dec. 1) |
Gerber Foundation | child health, pedatrics | Research Grant (up to $300K over 3 yrs); |
| June 3, 2013 | American Academy of Family Physcians | family medicine; to support research of value to the practicing family physician; encourage proposals by junior investigators; fund pilot studies | Joint Grants Program ($50K) for family physicians (faculty with PI eligibility) More >> |
LOI: June 1, 2013; full application (by invitation only: Sept. 5, 2012 (see also Dec. 1) |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug discovery and development affiliate of the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis; Projects may address diagnostic or therapeutic methods related to CF or the pathophysiology of CF, and applicants must demonstrate access to a sufficient number of CF patients from CF Foundation-accredited care centers and to appropriate controls. | Clinical Research Award Single center: up to $100K/yr for up to 3 yrs Multi-center: up to $225K/yr for up to 3yrs Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Pre-applic: June TBA; Full Application: July TBA | Susan G. Komen For the Cure | Cancer, Breast | Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Career Catalyst Research Career Catalyst Research in Disparities Research |
| June 3, 2013 | National Center for Responsible Gaming | gambling disorders | Addiction Fellowship:Institutional research grants to eligible institutions for the support of two-year postdoctoral research training focused on gambling disorders. The faculty member with PI eligibility is the PI |
| Date to establish eligibility: June 4, 2013 Full proposal: Application deadline: July 16, 2013 |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | undergraduate education; natural science | HHMI Professors up to $1 million over a 5 year period for full-time, tenured faculty members of baccalaureate degree-granting natural science departments who are accomplished research scientists who are deeply committed to making science more engaging for undergraduates. More >> |
| Limited program: Internal deadline: June TBA |
V Foundation for Cancer Research |
cancer research | Scholar Award $200K over 2 yrs; Stanford eligibility clarification: the sponsor has approved Stanford assistant professors with UTL and MCL faculty appointments (see additional criteria) Internal submission guidelines |
| Letters of intent (required): 2 weeks before each deadline Deadlines: June 5, 2013, Sept. 5, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 |
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Alzheimer's disease drug discovery and development | -Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program $150K for 1 yr (in some cases, multi-year requests may be considered) This program seeks to create and support innovative translational programs in academic medical centers and universities. -Conference Grants (amount not specified) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| June 7, 2013 | Children's Heart Foundation | The CHF supports clinical and basic science research in congenital heart disease, including, but not limited to the following areas: molecular genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology, devices and procedural research (cardiac catheterization and surgery), and long-term care of adults with congenital birth defects | Research Grants Congenital- up to $100K total cost/yr for up to 2 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Limited program: Internal deadline: June 10, 2013, 4p.m. |
American Diabetes Association (ADA) | Pathway will consider applications directed toward topics relevant to the prevention, treatment and cure of all diabetes types (type 1, type 2 and gestational), diabetes-related disease states (obesity, pre-diabetes, and other insulin resistant states) and diabetes complications. The program intends to attract individuals with a broad range of expertise in various science and technology disciplines, including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing and engineering, to the field of diabetes research. | ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes Diabetes Research Career Initiator Award $1.625M Eligible applicants must currently be in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship) and have no more than seven years of training following terminal doctoral degree (see guidelines for additional criteria) assistant professors with PI eligibility or Established faculty with PI eligibility new to Diabetes Research (see the guidelines for additional criteria) Internal submission guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal deadline: June 10, 2013, 4p.m. |
American Diabetes Association (ADA) | Pathway will consider applications directed toward topics relevant to the prevention, treatment and cure of all diabetes types (type 1, type 2 and gestational), diabetes-related disease states (obesity, pre-diabetes, and other insulin resistant states) and diabetes complications. The program intends to attract individuals with a broad range of expertise in various science and technology disciplines, including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing and engineering, to the field of diabetes research. | ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes Diabetes Research Accelerator Award $1.625M Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility or Established faculty with PI eligibility new to Diabetes Research (see the guidelines for additional criteria) Internal submission guidelines |
| Not offered in June (see Dec. 15) | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Spinal cord injury, nerve regeneration | Individual Research Grants |
| June (no awards to be made in 2013) | Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation | Supports pilot studies towards innovative drug discovery research. | Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research Funding $200,000 (includes 10% indirect costs) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| June 14, 2013 | Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders | Basic and clinical research: Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder – Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (PBD-ZSD). PBDs are rare, genetic, metabolic, terminal conditions affecting all major systems of the body. Children with PBDs commonly experience sensorineural hearing loss, vision loss, hypotonia (low muscle tone), seizures, developmental delays, liver and kidney issues, problems with bone formation, feeding issues, and adrenal insufficiency. | Research Grants $25K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL and NTL-research appointments) More >> |
| Cycle I: Letter of intent: June 15, 2013; Full application: Aug. 15, 2013 (see also October 15) |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI) | Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research | Topic #5-Cycle I: ) Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Methodological Research: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research More >> |
Letter of intent: June 15, 2013; Full applications: July 15, 2013 |
Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | -Research grant (faculty with PI eligibility). Amount of funding is not limited. Term: 1-3 yrs -Development grant (postdocs) $60K/yr for 1-3 yrs More >> Institutional representative for both programs-your dept.'s RPM |
| June 15, 2013 | Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF) | The broad research agenda includes basic research as well as clinical studies that will ultimately impact the physical and mental health and quality of life for people with disabilities who are involved with equine-assisted activities/therapies (EAA/T) | Research Grants up to $50,000 Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, and NTL-Research appts) More >> |
| June 16, 2013 | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation |
Its major objective is to stimulate and fund studies that will clearly improve patient safety and lead to prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from anesthesia mishaps Applications are accepted in two categories: Clinical Research and Education and Training (see high priorities) |
Grant Program up to $150K total (inclusive of 15% indirect costs) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): June 17, 2013; Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 4, 2013 via proposal central |
JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes | JDRF -Pilot & Feasibility Grants up to $110K (including 10% indirect costs) for 1 yr -Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs) up to $250K per year including 10% indirect costs for up to 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| June TBA | Cure Search for Childhood Cancer | cancer; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, neuroblastoma, bone tumors, and kidney cancers | Separate awards for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, neuroblastoma, bone tumors, and kidney cancers; $50K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: Instructor or assistant professor with PI eligibility (see additional eligibility guidelines) |
| LOI (required): June TBA; Full proposal (by invitation): Oct. TBA | CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) | Infantile spasms | 2012 Directed Research Initiative: Advancing Understanding of Infantile Spasms Award Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Amount of funding: Applicants may request project periods of 1-3 years for direct costs appropriate and justifiable for the work proposed. More >> |
June 15, 2013 |
The OneSight Research Foundation | to find better treatments and cures for vision threatening diseases and disorders, with a focus on diabetic eye diseases-diabetic retinopathy. | Block grant $10K-$50K for 1 yr (Faculty with PI eligibility) |
| June 21, 2013 | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | To advance our understanding of the circuit basis for behavioral and cognitive alterations relevant to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). They seek applications for investigations of neural circuits in awake, behaving rodent models of autism. | Circuit Dynamics Request for Application. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility. Amount of funding: not specified. Term: 2 yrs. SFARI has committed a total of $1M annually for this RFA. More >> |
| June 21, 2013 | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | This RFA seeks proposals that take advantage of the unique combination of biospecimens and rich phenotypic information collected by the Simons VIP. Although SFARI is open to many different approaches, we will likely give priority to those that aim to accomplish a comprehensive characterization of RNA expression differences and correlate such expression patterns with phenotypes. Furthering the ability to include genomic analysis would be an additional strength. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility. |
Analysis of Simons VIP Biospecimens RFA Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Letters of intent (required): June 21, 2013 |
Ellison Medical Foundation | 2013 topic: neurobiological basis of aggression and related behaviors, and of the environmental and genetic factors that contribute to violence and anti-social disorders | New Scholar in Neuroscience $400K total over 4 yrs (assist. prof. with PI eligibility the first appointment having been made no earlier than November 15, 2010) and Senior Scholar Programs in Neuroscience over $600K over 4 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility besides those who meet the New Scholar criteria) More >> |
| June 30, 2013 | The Childrens Leukemia Research Association | pediatric leukemia | Research Grant Program ($30K) |
| June | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | AIDS | Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award, Research Grants, Scholar Awards |
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| Letter of intent: July 1, 2013 (check website May 1 for RFA) |
National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) | advancing research and development for innovative assessment methods in medical education or practice | Edward J. Stemmler, M.D., Education Research Fund up to $150K Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| July 1, 2013 | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | To fund creative thinkers with “high risk/high reward” ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer | Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award $450,000 in total direct costs over 3 years. ($150,000 per year x 3 yrs) Eligibility: Stanford clarification: only assist. prof. with UTL and MCL appointments are eligible more >>) |
| July 1, 2013 | Association for Frontotemporal Dementias | AFTD provides support for basic and clinical research in frontotemporal degeneration and related clinical conditions (frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive asphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome). | AFTD Pilot Grant $60K for 1 yr. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): July 1, 2013 Full application (by invitation only): Aug. 19, 2013 |
International Rett Syndrome Foundation | Rett Syndrome | Translational Program Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility HeART (Help Accelerate RTT Therapeutics) Seed funding for early stage drug discovery and development $150K total over 2 yrs ANGEL (Advanced Neurotherapeutic Grant of Excellence) To provide funding for the later stages of translational research $300K/yr x 2 yrs more >> |
| Abstract deadline: July TBA | Foundation for Women's Cancer (formerly Gynecological Cancer Foundation) | OB/GYN; ovarian and cervical cancer | TBA More >> |
| Limited program-Internal Deadline: July TBA Full applic: Sept. TBA |
Searle Scholars program | biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. | Searle Scholars Program ($300K) Assist. prof. with PI eligibility Internal submission guidelines |
| July TBA | Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation | cancer, meso | |
| July 8, 2013 | The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) | dermatologic surgery; | Cutting Edge Research Grant Program (up to-$20K) Faculty with PI eligibility who are ASDS members. More >> |
| July 8, 2013 | Society of Surgical Oncology | To promote patient-oriented research conducted by surgical oncologists in clinical and translational science. | Clinical Investigator Award $50K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility who are within 10 years of completion of training. Must be full SSO members for at least 6 months prior to application submission More >> |
| Letter of intent: July TBA (required); Full application (by invitation only): Nov. TBA |
Bright Focus Foundation (formerly: American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) | Eye research; macular degeneration | Macular Degeneration Res earch Program (MDR) $100,000 budgeted over 2 yrs |
| Concept Paper Deadline: July 10, 2013 Full proposals (by invitation): Sept. 11, 2013 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | childhood obesity | Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity Round 8; $170,000 for 12-18 mos.; Faculty w/ PI eligibility More >> |
Letter of intent (required): |
California HIV/AIDS Program | basic biomedical science, AIDS research | Basic Biomedical Science awards --Innovative, Developmental Exploratory Awards (IDEAs) up to $160 total direct costs for up to 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility --Research Training Awards for dissertation, and postdoctoral research fellowships (the PI is the awardee) |
| Letter of intent: July TBA ; Full application: Aug. TBA | Alliance for Lupus Research | lupus | Target Identification in Lupus (up to $400K over 2 yrs) |
| July 15, 2013 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation |
Furthers the development of experienced scientific investigators who are committed to problems related to oral and maxillofacial surgery, and encourages promising lines of research and clinical investigation. | Research Support Grants $75,000 for 1 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, and NTL-research appts). A non-OMS member may serve as the principal investigator as long as the co-principal investigator is a qualified OMS in an active role. More >> |
| LOI: July 15, 2013 (required); Full applic: Aug. 15, 2013 |
National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia | Research Grant $15K-$30K Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| July TBA | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | childhood cancer Projects must be aligned with ALSF’s mission thus focused on better diagnosing or curing childhood cancers. |
Bridge Grant ($100K) Researchers who have applied to the NIH and have scored competitively but outside of the agency’s fundable range within the last 6 months are eligible for ALSF’s Bridge Grant. Applicants must be reapplying for an R or P Award from the NIH within the next two NIH Grant cycles. |
| July TBA | American Diabetes Association | diabetes | Core Research Awards Core Development Awards |
| July 17, 2013 and July 18, 2013 deadlnes (see also January 2014) | American Heart Association | Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. | National and Western States Affiliate Programs See cardiovascular funding opportunity webpage >> |
| LOI (required): July TBA | Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute | topic of second hand tobacco smoke; in smoking-related disorders. | -The Clinical Innovator Awards (CIA) Program was established to stimulate novel medical and clinical scientific research studies on the topic of second hand tobacco smoke. This year this award is restricted to those individuals who have received FAMRI awards in the past, either as CIA or a YCSA. $108,500 total costs including indirects per year x 3 yrs. -FAMRI Young Clinical Scientist Award (YCSA) The program is limited to the development of young researchers in smoking-related disorders. (YCSA faculty-assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) $108,500 total costs including indirects /yr x 3 yrs (YCSA Research fellow): $81,375 total costs including indirects /yr x 2 yrs |
| Pre-application: July TBA | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | breast cancer research | Promise grants ($7.5M total combined direct and indirect costs over 5 yrs) |
| Research abstract due: July TBA (note: research booklet available in June) | Foundation for Women's Cancer |
Cancer | Research Grants more >> |
| LOI: July TBA; Full proposal: Aug. TBA | Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's disease | New Investigator Grant ($100K total costs for up to 2 yrs)-assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility; and New Investigator Grant to Promote Diversity ($100K total costs for up to 2 yrs)-[underrepresented] assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility; Mentored New Investigator Research Grant ($170K total costs over 3 yrs) assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility |
| Letter of intent required: July 30, 2013 Full application (by invitation only): Sept. 30, 2013 |
The LAM Foundation | LAM: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a progressive lung disease that affects women almost exclusively. | LAM Postdoctoral Fellowships* $50K/yr (renewable for up to 2 additional years) LAM Established Investigators $50K/yr Faculty with PI eligibility (renewable for up to 2 additional years) LAM Pilot Project Awards $25K faculty with PI eligibility More >> *Postdocs: submit your proposal through the RMG Fellowship Office >> |
| *Limited program: Internal Deadline: July TBA Full application: Oct. TBA |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | biomedical science | Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) $700K Postdoc or Instructor to faculty transition award Internal submission guidelines |
| Preliminary proposal: July TBA |
The Glaucoma Research Foundation | glaucoma | The Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research $40K for 1 yr. |
| July 31, 2013 via proposal central | JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes | JDRF Innovative Grants up to $110K including up to 10% indirects costs for 1 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| July 31, 2013 via proposal central | JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes | JDRF Career Development Awards $150K/yr including up to 10% indirect costs for 5 years Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility. Required: MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and faculty position or equivalent Applicant's first degree (MD, PhD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) will have been received at least three but not more than seven years before the award (earliest start date= March 2014) More >> |
| July 31, 2013 via proposal central | JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes; clinical research | JDRF Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Awards $150K/yr including up to 10% indirect costs for 5 years Eligibility: Instructors and assistant professors with PI eligibility with an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees who hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine, and conduct human clinical research. More >> |
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| Aug. TBA | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | Proposed studies need not relate specifically to sports injuries and should also have broad applicability to OA in the general population. | AOSSM/Sanofi Biosurgery Osteoarthritis Grant The grant will be for $50,000 to support a lab/basic science project to separate investigators over successive three years. Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Aug. TBA | Arthritis Foundation | Promote development of personalized medicine (i.e., best practices) for individual people with RA and Juvenile Arthritis (JA); Encourage discovery and development of new interventions for OA; Ensure applicability of research to humans with arthritis. | Innovative Research Grant $100,000/yr for up to 2 yrs. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Guidelines: Go to the proposal central website, scroll to the Arthritis Foundation, and click on the document icon next to the program name to download the guidelines (they're not available on the sponsor's website) |
| LOI: Aug. TBA (see also April and Jan.) |
William T. Grant Foundation | Address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States | RFP on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice $100K-$600K over 2 to 3 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility Investigator Initiated Grants $100K-$600K for 2-3 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Letter of intent: Aug. 1, 2013; Full applic: Sept. 3, 2013 |
National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia | Young Investigator (YI) Award $35K-$50K; Young Investigator (YI) Award for SCA Research More >> $50K (eligibility: assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility, senior postdocs, or clinical fellows) *Postdoctoral and clinical fellows: because these are grants and not fellowships, you must submit your full applications at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline through your department's Research Process Manager (RPM) in RMG. |
| Aug. 1, 2013 | International Myeloma Foundation | cancer, myeloma | 2014 Brian D. Novis Research Award: Senior grant $80K (established faculty with PI eligibility with track record in myeloma or related research) 2014 Brian D. Novis Research Award: Junior grant $50K (Completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships not later than August 1 of the application year); Instructors, assist. prof. with PI eligibility More >> |
| LOI (required): Aug. 1, 2013 Full application (by invitation): Oct. 15, 2013 |
American Cancer Society |
Cancer; grants to mid-career investigators who have made seminal contributions in the area of cancer control that have changed the direction of clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy or epidemiologic cancer research. | Clinical Research Professors $80K/yr x 5 yrs Eligibility: Stanford professors with PI eligibility-UTL, MCL or NTL-Research appts. Applicants will have attained the rank of full professor or equivalent and must not have held the rank of full professor or the equivalent for more than 15 years. More >> |
| Aug. TBA | Prostate Cancer Foundation | cancer, prostate cancer | Young Investigator Award $75K/yr x 2 yrs (senior postdoctoral fellow, Instructor, Research Associates, Assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility). |
| Aug. 1, 2013 | Rheumatology Research Foundation | basic and clinical research, rheumatology | Scientist Development Award $225K total over 2-3 yrs Investigator Award $375K total over 3 yrs (announcements to be released in May) More >> |
| Aug. TBA | American Hearing Research Foundation | hearing or balance functions of the ear | Research Grants ($20K) |
| Aug. 7, 2013 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | multiple sclerosis; The Society supports fundamental as well as applied studies, non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in patient management, care and rehabilitation. | Research Grants Amount not specified. Term: 1-5 years Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL or NTL-Research appts) Download the Funding and Research policies manual from the right hand column of this webpage >> |
| Aug.TBA | ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation | Cancer, Sarcoma | Open funding opportunities more >> |
| Aug. TBA | AACR-American Association Cancer Research | Cancer | Judah Folkman Career Development Award for Anti-Angiogenesis Research |
| Pre-application: Aug. TBA(anticipated) | Susan G. Komen for the Cure |
cancer, breast cancer | Investigator- Initiated Research (IIR) (faculty with PI eligibility) anticipated-guidelines to be posted to the website >> |
| Aug. TBA | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | sports medicine, osteoarthritis | AOSSM/Genzyme Osteoarthritis Grants |
| Pre-review: Aug. TBA; Full proposal (by invitation only): Dec. TBA) |
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | sports medicine research | Young Investigator Grant $40,000 aimed at providing "seed money," or start-up funds, for pilot projects. The principal investigator must be an early career orthopaedic surgeon, fellow, or resident with interests in sports medicine research. (Submit full application through your dept.'s RPM.) |
| Letter of intent (LOI): Aug. TBA | Alpha-1 Foundation | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency | The Use of Social Media and Information Technology on Ethical, Legal & Social Issues (ELSI) related to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency; Faculty- with PI eligibility $100,000/yr x 2 yrs |
| August 15, 2013 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | multiple sclerosis | Daniel Haughton Senior Faculty Awards Amount of funding: up to $100K (typically awarded for 6 mos., but funding will be considered for up to 1 yr) Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award assist. prof. with PI eligibility. Amount of funding not specified. Term=5 years. Download the Funding and Research policies manual from the right hand column of this webpage >> |
| Letter of intent: Aug. 15, 2013 ; Full application: Sept. 16, 2013 |
National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia; development of treatments for the Spinocerebellar Ataxias | Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award One year grant of $100,000 focusing on research investigations that will facilitate the development of treatments for the Spinocerebellar Ataxias Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility. More >> |
| Aug. 15, 2013 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | His/her research program is expected to concern one or more aspects of multiple sclerosis-related investigation in areas such as epidemiology, genetics, neurochemistry, neurobiology, neurophysiology, virology, immunology, or pharmacology, or patient management, care and rehabilitation, and may be carried out on MS patients, on animal models of MS, or on other model systems. |
Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award Eligibility: assist. prof. with PI eligibility; Individuals who have already conducted independent research for more than five years after postdoctoral training are ineligible. More >> |
| Aug. 15, 2013 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | The Senior Faculty Award is granted to established MS investigators seeking support for specialized training in a field which they are not currently expert, inasmuch as such training will enhance their capacity to conduct research related to multiple sclerosis. Awards of this type, which are available annually, can be used for sabbatical support for qualified individuals. |
Daniel Haughton Senior Faculty Awards up to $100K (typically awarded for 6 mos., but funding will be considered for up to 1 yr) Eligibility: established MS investigators (faculty with PI eligibility) More >> |
| Letter of intent: Aug. TBA Full application: Sept. TBA |
Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | Clinical Research Training Grant |
| Aug. TBA | Uniting Against Lung Cancer | lung cancer | Legacy Program for Advances in Lung Cancer Research. All up to $100K over 2 yrs. more >> Young Investigator (clinical and postdoctoral fellows) Junior Investigator (assist. faculty w/ PI eligibility w/ first 4 yrs) Experienced Investigator (faculty member with PI eligibility with more than 4 yrs since initial appt.) |
Limited program: Internal Deadline: Full applic: |
Pew Scholars Program | basic and clinical science relevant to human health | PEW Scholars
Program Assistant professors Internal submission guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Deadline: Aug. TBA; Full applic: Oct. TBA |
Francis Family Foundation | lung biology and disease; pulmonary | Parker
B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research (postdoctoral fellows) Submission Guidelines |
| LOI: Aug.TBA; (Note: LOI: opens June 1st on proposal central); full proposals by invitation: Nov. TBA | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation | spinal cord injury research | Research, Clinical Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships (spinal cord research and rehabilitiation) |
| Pre-application: Aug. TBA |
Susan G. Komen for the Cure | cancer, breast cancer | Career Catalyst Research (CCR)(assist. prof. with PI eligibility) anticipated-guidelines to be posted to the website >> |
| Aug. TBA | Avon Foundation: Avon Breast Health Outreach Program | breast cancer | Research Grants for community-based programs |
| Aug. TBA | National Lung Cancer Partnership | lung cancer | Research Grants $100K over 2 yrs Eligibility: clinical and basic science fellows and junior faculty. |
| Letter of intent (required): Aug. 19, 2013; Full application (by invitation): Nov. 1, 2012 |
American Epilepsy Society | epilepsy | Research Initiative Awards $30K-$50K/yr for one yr Faculty with PI eligibility who are members of the AES: "Established" means associate professor level and above, or assistant professor with secure grant funding More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): Aug. TBA | CureSearch for Children's Cancer For information on the organization >>. |
cancer, Sarcoma Family Tumors | Research Proposals to Support Investigations in Sarcoma Family Tumors (EFT) $75,000/yr for up to 2 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility For application guidelines, go to the proposalCENTRAL website, scroll down to CureSearch for Children's Cancer and click on the document icon opposite the name of the RFA. |
| Limited program: Internal Deadline: Aug. TBA Full proposal: Nov. TBA |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | infectious diseases; Research on under-studied infectious diseases, including pathogenic fungi, protozoan and metazoan diseases, and emerging infections is especially of interest. In addition, excellent animal models of human disease, including work done in veterinary research settings, are within the program’s scope. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease $500K limited submission funding opportunity for assistant professors with UTL or MCL faculty appointments with established record of independent research (see eligibility). Internal submission guidelines |
| Letter of intent (required): Aug. TBA Full application: Nov. TBA |
CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) | epilepsy | CURE Taking Flight Award ($100K for 1 yr); CURE Innovator Award ($50K for 1 yr) Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Aug.TBA | Society of Critical Care Medicine |
critical care medicine | Vision Grants $50,000 for 1 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility who is a current SCCM member. |
| Expression of interest (required): Aug.TBA |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Juvenile diabetes; Pancreatic Islet Endocrine Cell Types | The Development of Tools and Technologies for Site-Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics to Pancreatic Islet Endocrine Cell Types-Traget Identification and Validation $250,000/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Aug. 30, 2013 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation | Gastric cancer |
Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer $50K/yr x 2 yrs; Established investigators-faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Aug. TBA | Benign Essential Blepharospasm | Research proposals must relate specifically to benign essential blepharospasm and Meige to include new treatments, pathophysiology and genetics, photophobia and dry eye. (Both are forms of cranial dystonia) Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia that affects the muscles of the eyelids and brow. |
Request for Research Grant Proposals Up to $150,000 Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Aug.TBA | Amyloidosis Foundation |
Amyloidosis is a disease that occurs when substances called amyloid proteins build up in organs | Basic and translational research grants -Junior Research Grant Program $50K total funding (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) -Senior Grant Program $100K total funding (faculty w/ PI eligibility) |
| Aug. TBA | Epilepsy Foundation | Epilepsy, neuroscience | Research Grants Program (faculty with PI eligibility) Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (see also March and October) |
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| Preliminary proposal (required): Sept. TBA; Full proposal by invitation only |
National Tourette Syndrome Association | Tourette Syndrome |
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| Sept. TBA | The Foundation for Alcohol Research | to conduct research on all aspects of alcohol consumption and its effects. | Grants ($50K/yr for 1-2 yrs) Eligibility: highest priority given to early assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility new to the field or trained in the field, to start a new line of independent research.; then next priority is for investigators outside alcohol research bringing an innovative idea to the field) |
| Preliminary proposal: Sept. 1, TBA (unlimited applicants are permitted) |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | researchers with backgrounds in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences and engineers whose work addresses biological questions. (This is a postdoc-to-faculty career transition award.) | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface ($500K postdoc to faculty transition award) |
| Sept. TBA | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | dermal allograft tissue transplantation | Established Investigator Grants (New): Faculty with PI eligibility. $100K/yr x 3 yrs. Dermal Tissue Grants: Faculty with PI eligibility. $100K for 1 yr. |
| Sept. TBA | Glaucoma Foundation | Glaucoma; Optic Nerve Rescue and Restoration, Molecular Genetics, and Nanotechnology | Grant in Aid Initial grant funding for a one-year period is for up to $40,000 Eligibility: assist. prof. with PI eligibility |
| Letter of intent (required): Sept. 1, 2013 Full application (by invitation): Dec. 15, 2013 |
The Sturge-Weber Foundation (The SWF) | Support research on all aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay, and Port Wine Stain related conditions | Young Investigator Awards: up to $30,000 per year for maximum of two years in postdoctoral fellowship Pilot Research Studies: up to $30,000 per year for maximum of two years for innovative studies with the potential for continued support from federal or other agencies. Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Sept. TBA | Paralyzed Veterans of America Foundation Research Foundation | Spinal Cord injury | Research Grant Program -Basic Science up to $75K for 1 yr; up to $150K for 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) -Clinical Development up to $75K for 1 yr; up to $150K for 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) -Design and Development (new or improved rehabilitative and assistive devices) up to $75K for 1 yr; up to $150K for 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) -Postdoctoral fellowships (process through the RMG Fellowship Office >>) -Conferences and Symposia (up to $15K per year) Education Grants (see Feb) |
| Letters of intent (required): 2 weeks before each deadline Deadlines: June 5, 2013, Sept. 5, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 |
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Alzheimer's disease Drug Discovery and Development Program | -Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program $150K for 1 yr (in some cases, multi-year requests may be considered) This program seeks to create and support innovative translational programs in academic medical centers and universities. -Conference Grants (amount not specified) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Sept.TBA | Lymphoma Research Foundation | cancer, lymphoma | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (advanced fellows and assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Abstract deadline (required): Sept. TBA; Full application (by invitation only): Oct. TBA |
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy | cancer, gene therapy | Young Investigator Award Amount of funding: Up to a maximum of $250K over 2-3 yrs, inclusive of 10% indirect costs Eligibility: assistant professors within the first 5 years of their first tenure track (the sponsor has approved both MCL or UT) faculty appointments (use the date your appt. was formally approved by the Provost). |
| Sept. TBA | American Diabetes Association | diabetes and obesity | American Diabetes Association and GlaxoSmithKline Award in the Microbiome and Metabolic Changes in Diabetes and Obesity Awards provide up to $375,000 over three years ($125,000 per year including indirect costs) for Basic Science projects. Translational and Clinical Research projects will receive a maximum of $750,000 over three years ($250,000 per year including indirect costs) |
| Sept. TBA respective deadlines for signatures-Dean & Provost see guidelines) & LOI: Oct.TBA | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | research which opens up new avenues of research in chemistry and the life sciences by fostering the invention of methods, instruments and materials | Beckman Young Investigator Award Special internal guidelines for obtaining the Dean's and Provost's signature on the letter of intent form Guidelines >> |
| LOI (required): Sept. TBA; Full application: Sept. TBA |
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | neuroscience; frontotemporal degeneration | Accelerating DRUG DISCOVERY for Frontotemporal Degeneration |
| Sept. 6, 2013 | Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation | For innovative basic, clinical or translational research relevant to the cause or treatment of cardiomyopathy in children. | Research Grants program (seed funding) $25K-$50K for 1 yr. Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Sept. TBA (second Wed. of Sept) | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis | Training Grants: LeRoy Matthews Physician Scientist Award [newly trained pediatricians and internists (M.D.’s and M.D./Ph.D.’s) to complete subspecialty training to faculty transition award) Harry Schwachman Clinical Investigator Award (postdoc-to-faculty transition award) |
| TBA | Arthritis Foundation | Arthritis | Multiple award mechanisms |
| Pre-application: Sept. TBA | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | cancer, breast | Challenge grants: -Challenge Grant-Investigator Initiated Research $250K/yr for either 3 or 4 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) -Challenge Grant-Career Catalyst Research $150K for up to 3 yrs (for assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) Other grants: -Investigator-inititated Research $250K/yr for up to 4 yrs, faculty with PI eligibility Career Catalyst Research $150K/yr for up to 3 yrs; (for assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility ) more >> |
| Sept. TBA | Fondation Leducq | Cardiovascular disease (supports outstanding individual investigators in cardiovascular or neurovascular disease, whose work would substantially benefit from international collaboration. A candidate may propose up to two different host laboratories, outside of his/her home institution, for the term of his/her award) | Fondation Leducq Transatlantic Career Development Award Total funding per 12 month period: $100K/yr x < or equal to: 3 yrs post-MD or Ph.D. (at application due date) $150K/yr x > 3yrs post-MD or Ph.D. (at application due date) |
| Letter of intent (required): Sept. TBA | National Patient Safety Foundation | promote studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries, and the consequences of such adverse events in the health care setting. | Research Grants Program $100,000 faculty with PI eligiblity |
| Sept. TBA | Prevent Cancer Foundation | cancer; 2012: proposals on lung, breast and colorectal cancer research are especially encouraged. | Grant $40K/yr x 2 yrs (Instructors, assist. prof. and senior researchers shifted area of interest towards primary cancer prevention) or to test an innovative hypothesis) Fellowship (submit through the RMG fellowship office) more >> |
| LOI: TBA (required); Full applic: Oct. 1, TBA (note: special terms and conditions) |
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma | Scholar Award; Scholar in Clinical Research Award; Special Fellow*, Special Fellow in Clinical Research* (*these are fellow-to-faculty awards which are processed as grants through your RPM); Fellow (is processed through the RMG Fellowship office) |
| Sept. TBA | Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation | orthopaedic research | Multiple award mechanisms (table provided with full list of funding opportunities) |
| Expression of interest: Sept.TBA |
Fondation Leducq | Cardiovascular disease (Each network is built around a transatlantic research alliance involving two network coordinators, the European Coordinator and the North American Coordinator. up to $6M over 5 yrs ) | Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Program |
| Sept. 15, 2013 | Scleroderma Foundation | systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) | New Investigator Grant (assist. prof. with PI eligibility) ($50K/yr x 3 yrs) Established Investigator Grant ($75K/yr x 2yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) More >> |
| Sept. TBA | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer | $125,000/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: Instructors, assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility (see additional eligibility criteria) |
"A" Award Grant $125,000/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: Instructors, assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility (see additional eligibility criteria) |
| LOI: Sept. TBA | Children's Tumor Foundation |
treatment of tumors, neurofibramatosis, and other manifestations of NF1, NF2 or Schwannomatosis. | NF Clinical Research Award up to $100K |
| Limited submission program: Internal School of Medicine Deadline: Sept. TBA |
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | focus: applicants who ‘move the needle’ towards answering broad scientific questions. The most promising proposals will incorporate creative, ambitious, interdisciplinary and forward-thinking approaches. For this reason, the program is especially interested in proposals that are unlikely to receive funding from traditional governmental sources. | Allen Distinguished Investigators Program $1.5M over 3 yrs. Eligibility: Priority consideration given to recently appointed assist. professors with UTL appointments. Internal submission guidelines |
| Limited Program: Internal Dean of Research Ofice Deadline: Sept. TBA Full applic: Nov. TBA |
Greenwall Foundation | Bioethics | Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Eligibility and internal submission guidelines |
| Sept. TBA | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | cancer | Team Science Award $50K Faculty with PI eligibility. |
| Letter of intent (required): Sept. 21, 2012 |
Alpha-1 Foundation | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency | Grants (in cycle grant) |
| Limited Program: Internal Dean of Research Office Deadline: Sept. TBA Full applic: Oct. TBA |
Microsoft | novel approaches, with computing “at the heart of the research.” | Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Internal submission guidelines |
| Sept. TBA | Conquer Cancer Foundation ( of the American Society of Clinical Oncology -ASCO) |
cancer | Career Development Award ($200K total over 3 yrs) Eligibility: (Assist. Prof. w/ PI eligibility). Young Investigator Award ($50K for 1 yr) submission. $50K/yr x 2 yrs (fellow-to-faculty transition award) Fellows submit application through your dept's RPM. |
| Sept. TBA | amFAR | AIDS, HIV | amfAR-Targeted Biomedical Research-Exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication Maximum total costs: $180K for 1 yr. including up to 20% indirects more >> |
| Sept.TBA | Parkinson's Disease Foundation | Parkinson's disease | Advancing Parkinson's disease: Conference Award (most awards will be $10K) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| LOI (required): Sept. TBA; Full application (by invitation only): Jan. TBA |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society | multiple sclerosis | Health Care Delivery and Policy Research Program $100K for 1 yr plus 10% indirects. Faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
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| Oct. TBA | American Academy of Neurology | neuroscience | Clinical Research Training Fellowships Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Libofuscinosis Fellowship Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy Submit applications to your dept.'s RPM. |
| Oct. TBA | Alzheimer's Association | alzheimer's disease | Conference Grants up to $10,000 (most are funded for $2K-$5K) Faculty w/ PI eligibility |
| Oct.TBA | American Society for Sports Medicine Research Grant Awards | sports medicine | Young Investigator Research Grant$15K The Primary Investigator (PI) of the grant must be an AMSSM member at the time of grant submission. A young investigator is defined as 5 years or less since completion of sports medicine fellowship training. |
| Letter of intent (required): Oct. TBA; Full application: Dec. TBA | Dystonia Research Foundation | Dystonia | Research Grants ($65K/yr for 1-2 yrs) Fellowships * ($50K/yr x 2 yrs)* *Fellows: institutional representative: your dept's RPM. |
| Oct. TBA | American Board of Sleep Medicine | academic sleep medicine | Junior Faculty Research Award $50K over 2 yrs Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility More >> |
| Oct.TBA | American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Research Foundation | investigative projects that evaluate innovative surgical techniques, procedures and instruments including surgical training processes and associated clinical outcomes; colorectal diseases and surgery | -Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Research Grant in Innovative Surgical Technologies* Up to $50K/yr |
| Oct. TBA | Epilepsy Foundation | epilepsy | Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians ($50K for 1 yr) |
| Oct. TBA | The Stanley Medical Research Institute: Research on Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar Disorder | Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar Disorder | Faculty with PI eligibility Regular Treatment Trials: $300K/yr. Special Treatment Trials and Drug Development SMRI also supports special treatment trials and occasional drug development. Special treatment trials are usually multi-center trials that require more than $300,000 per year to carry out. |
| LOI: Oct. TBA | Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation | transplantation | Grants 200,000 swiss francs= approx. $213K US |
| Oct. (see also April) | Scoliosis Research Society | scoliosis | Standard, New Investigator, Small Exploratory, Alf Nachemson Evidence Based Medicine |
| LOI: Oct.1, 2013; Full application by invitation: Feb. 15, 2013 (see also LOI deadlines: Jan. and April) |
Whitehall Foundation | Basic biological research in neurobiology | Grant-in-Aid $30K for 1 yr & Research Grants $30-$75K/yr for up to 3 yrs (see Jan. & Oct) |
| Oct. TBA (see also Feb. 1 and May 10, 2013) | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Stage 1 funding; $5,000- to attend a three-day strategy mapping workshop, VentureLab1 Stage 2 funding: up to $20,000 + workshop (VentureLab 2) + coaching + network (and includes tactical coaching) Stage 3 funding: up to $50,000 VentureWell program investment opportunity |
E-team program: provides early-stage funding for training, coaching, and investment for teams working on market-based technology inventions. The PI is the faculty advisor (faculty with PI eligibility) (see additional guidelines) more >> |
| Oct. TBA | Children's Tumor Foundation |
Cancer: Schwannomatosis Priority areas: genetics, cell biology & translational research, clinical research |
Schwannomatosis Award $75,000 Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| LOI: Oct. TBA | American Brain Tumor Association | brain tumors | Discovery Grants $50K for 1 yr |
| Oct.TBA | Skin Cancer Foundation | Cancer, skin, dermatology | Research grants Research must be conducted by dermatology residents, fellows, and young faculty (5-10 years post first academic appointment) $25,000 (4), $15,000 (3), and ($10,000) (1). |
| LOI: Oct.TBA | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | pancreatic cancer | Innovative Grants $200K over 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Oct. TBA | American Brain Tumor Association | Neuroscience; brain tumors; For high-risk, high-impact projects deemed to have the potential to change current diagnostic or treatment paradigms for adult and pediatric brain tumor care. Investigators from sciences outside traditional biology fields encouraged to apply |
Discovery Grant $50K for 1 yr) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Limited # of applicants permitted (check with the Dept. Chair of Dermatology) Oct. TBA | Dermatology Foundation | Dermatology | Research Awards Program more >> |
| Pre-applic: Oct. TBA(OPTIONAL-just for feedback re: your CRC proposal); Full applic: March 2013 | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Community Research Collaborations (CRC) -Pilot Award $150K total direct costs plus indirects for 18 mos. -Full Awards $600K total direct costs plus indirects for 3 yrs. Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility |
| Oct. TBA | Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation | Oxalosis & Primary Hyperoxaluria-rare genetic disorder that results in formation of kidney stones caused by defective enzyme in the liver |
Grant $160K for up to 2 yrs more >> |
| Oct. TBA | Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) |
lung cancer | Research Grant (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Letters of intent accepted anytime (to obtain an application). Full applications (by invitation): Oct. TBA |
Hereditary Disease Foundation | Hungtington's Disease | Research Grants $50K (faculty) |
Letter of intent (required): |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institutes (PCORI) | Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research |
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| Oct.TBA | University of Chicago Program in Medicine and Religion |
Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility with a keen interest in the subject of physician spirituality and who have an aptitude for studying medicine and religion. | Faculty Scholars ProgramAmount of funding: Successful applicants will receive up to $75,000/yr in salary support, plus fringe, with the expectation that 60% of their time will be devoted to this project. more >> |
| Oct. TBA | Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)–Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Team Science Partnership Award |
The following are examples of investigative areas relevant to both kinds of cancer, for which applications will be considered: 1) nuclear imaging technologies and/or applications 2) therapeutic interventions 3) development of effective combinatorial therapies |
Team Science Partnership Award Amount of funding: $1.5M over 2-3 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Oct. TBA | American Cancer Society | Cancer | Multiple RFAs (including Clinical Research Prof. award-$400K) |
| Oct.TBA | Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) | cardiothoracic surgery | Misc. grants and fellowships |
| Oct. 18, 2013 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation | gastroenterology | Research Scholar Award $180K over 2 yrs (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Oct. TBA | American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) |
Alzheimer's disease and neuroscience | Alzheimer's Disease Research -Standard award $275K total over 3 yrs -Pilot Award $150K total over 2 yrs |
| Oct. TBA | Conquer Cancer Foundation (of the American Society of Clinical Oncology) | cancer, breast | Advanced Clinical Research Award (ACRA) in Breast Cancer Total $450K over 3 yrs Eligibility: the applicant must be a physician (M.D., DO, or international equivalent) who is in the 4th to 9th year of a full-time faculty position (with PI eligibility) in a clinical department. More >> |
| Oct. TBA | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation | gastroenterology; hepatology; viral hepatitis, liver transplantation, or other liver disease themed areas. | AGA-Emmet B. Keefe Award in Translational or Clinical Research in Liver Disease This award provides $85,000 for one year for a young physician investigator (senior fellow, Instructor, early assistant prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Letter of intent (required): Oct. Full invitation by invitation only: March 28, 2013 |
California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Translational Research Award ($750K over 3 yrs); IDEA-Innovative, Developmental and Exploratory Awards($100K-$150K over 18 mos) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Oct. TBA | American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) | Eye research, glaucoma | National Glaucoma Research Standard award $50K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Pre-proposal deadline: Oct. TBA | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) |
Any disease | Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) $486,000 total costs over 3 yrs. Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility who were appointed to their first faculty appointment between Jan. 1, 2008 and Jan. 1, 2013. more >> |
| Letter of intent (required): Oct. TBA via proposal central Full proposal: Nov. TBA via proposal central. |
Alzheimer's Association | This award will support Phase 1 studies or pilot small-scale Phase 2a studies for repurposed drugs in normal individuals or individuals with preclinical or symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (i.e. early human studies to set the stage for efficacy studies), including single and multiple dose studies to establish safety, brain penetration and/or target engagement and POM in preparation for larger proof of concept trials. | Part the Cloud Translational Research for Alzheimer's Disease in Northern California Amount of funding: $600K total costs for 2-3 yrs Eligibility: only Northern California academic investigators (faculty with PI eligibility) (the work must be done in Northern California) |
| Oct. TBA | PhRMA Foundation | medication adherence improvement | Young Investigator Program Center for Adherence Improvement [medication] -Pre-doctoral Fellowship $25K for 1 yr* -Postdoctoral fellowship $50K for 1 yr* -Research Starter Grant $50K (Instructors and Assist. more >> *Pre-docs & Postdocs: submit your applications through the RMG fellowship office per the guidelines >> |
| Oct. TBA | Barth Syndrome Foundation | Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a serious X-linked genetic condition associated with cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, skeletal muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, growth delay, and diverse biochemical abnormalities (including defects in mitochondrial metabolism and phospholipid biosynthesis). | Seed Research Grants $40K over 1-2 yrs |
| Oct. TBA | The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund | Cures and treatments for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders | Research grants Eligibility: Senior scientists (faculty with PI eligibility and Postdoctoral fellows may apply) |
| Limited program: Internal School of Medicine deadline: Oct. TBA | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | biomedical or related sciences, including physical and mathematical sciences | International Student Research Fellowships -Ph.D. students: who have demonstrated exceptional talent for research -be currently in the second (or third) year of doctoral study, enrolled full-time in a program in the biomedical or related sciences, including physical and mathematical sciences -have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research -are NOT US citizens, noncitizen nationals or permanent residents of the United States. Internal School of Medicine submission guidelines |
| Letter of intent (required): Oct. TBA Full application (by invitation only): Feb. TBA |
Foundation Fighting Blindness | To fund research in areas that will have the greatest potential to move towards treatments and cures for the inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases and dry age-related macular degeneration (dAMD). | Individual Investigator Research Grant $100K/yr for up to 3yrs more >> |
| Letter of intent deadline (required): Oct. TBA Full proposal: Dec. TBA |
Foundation Fighting Blindness | 1. Focus: area of optogenetics directed towards providing vision for patients with advanced forms of the inherited retinal degenerative diseases 2. Focus: to accelerate the translation of research findings in the inherited retinal degenerations into a pipeline for definitive pre-IND studies and first in human clinical trials |
1. Translational Research Acceleration Program-Optogenetic Therapies for Vision Up to $400K over 3 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility -Translational Research Acceleration Program-Early Translational Up to $900K over 3 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Oct.TBA | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: AACR-American Association for Cancer Research (offered through ASCO) | pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Career Development Award $200K over 2 yrs (early assist. prof.) more >> |
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| Nov. TBA | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer | for sustaining research projects falling between the end of funding by the National Institute of Health* (NIH) R or P Award and the beginning of competitively renewed NIH Award. | Bridge Award ALSF will support projects via this mechanism for a maximum of 12 months (up to $100K-no indirects) More >> |
| Nov. 1, 2013 | American Tinnitis Association | Tinnitus | Research Grant $50K/yr for up to 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| Letter of intent: Nov. TBA Full application (by invitation only): Jan. TBA |
Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America | Chron's disease and Colitis | Career Development Award (postdocs & assist. Prof. w/ PI eligibility) Postdocs: submit through your dept.s RPM. Senior Research Awards established faculty with PI eligibility $104K/yr for 1-3 yrs more >> |
| Nov. TBA | Retina Research Foundation | eye disease; retina research | Pilot Study Grants up to $50,000 for 1 yr |
| Nov.TBA | Cancer Research Institute | cancer immunotherapies | Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) Grants $100K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Nov.TBA | American Society for Sports Medicine Research Grant Awards | sports medicine | Research grants (up to $25K) |
| LOI: Nov. TBA; full applic: March (by invitation) | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | leukemia, lymphoma (note: special terms and conditions) |
Specialized Center of Research Program (SCOR) Eligiiblity: faculty with PI eligibility Amount of funding: $1.042 direct costs/yr plua 20% indirects for up to 5 yrs |
| LOI (required): Nov. TBA (see also May) |
Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America | Chron's disease and Colities | Senior Research Awards (max. of $115,830 over 1-3 yrs (faculty w/ PI eligibility) Career Development Awards ($90K/yr for 1-3 yrs (fellows, early assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) Research Fellowships (Fellows: because this is a grant and not a fellowship, you must submit applications through your department's RPM) |
| Letter of intent (required): Nov. TBA Application deadline (by invitation only): Jan. TBA |
JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | juvenile diabetes, autoimmunity and beta cell cure and prevention | JDRF Autoimmunity and Beta Cell Cure and Prevention Translational Centers $1.5M total costs/yr for up to 5 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility. more >> |
| Limited submission program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Nov. TBA |
Uniting Against Lung Cancer/National Lung Cancer Partnership | to support clinical translational research that will promote significant improvements over current approaches to lung cancer prevention, detection or therapy, moving observational studies to clinical practice. |
Impact Award $100,000/yr x 2 yrs; Faculty with PI eligibility Internal submission guidelines |
| Nov. TBA | Motor Neurone Disease Association Biomedical Research Project Grants |
Neuroscience, motor neuron disease Applicants can be based outside the UK and Ireland, provided the project meets the following criteria: (i) the project must be unique in concept or design (i.e., no similar research is being performed in the UK); and (ii) the project must involve an aspect of collaboration with a UK institute. |
Biomedical Research Project Grants Faculty with PI eligibility £85,000 (~$138,014US) per annum [and £255,000 (~$332,468US) in total over three years] more >> |
| Nov.TBA (see also March and July) | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Juvenile Diabetes | High Priority, Short Term Bridge Awards Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Supports research grant applications from faculty that address a high priority research area for JDRF, but failed to receive funding (but scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF) up to $55K for 1 yr |
| Nov.TBA | DeGregorio Family Foundation for Stomach and Esophageal Cancer Research and Education | Stomach and esophageal cancer | Research Grant for Gastroesophageal Malignancies $250K over 2 yrs more >> |
| Nov. TBA | Children's Tumor Foundation | Neurofibramatosis (NF) | NF Clinical Trial Awards up to $150K Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Nov. TBA | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Each fellow will receive $94K for the Washington stay (Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014) | 2013-2014 Health Policy Fellows Grants six $165K grants to be awarded. Eligibility: mid-career faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Nov.TBA | American Lung Association | lung disease, lung cancer | Misc. grants, fellowships and dissertation grants |
| Nov. (see also March and June) | American Society of Nephrology | Nephrology | M. James Scherbenske Grant $100K for one year To provide bridge funding for investigators from RO1 to RO1 whose application was not funded. Applicants are eligible only during the period of first revision of R01 |
| Limited Award: Internal School of Medicine deadline: Nov. TBA |
Rita Allen Foundation | analgesics, cancer, immunology and neuroscience | Scholars Award ($100K/yr x 5 yrs) (assistant professors within the first three years of their first MCL or UTL faculty appointment whose research involves analgesics, cancer, immunology and neuroscience |
| Nov. TBA | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Conference Award |
| Nov.TBA(two page proposal) | Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP) at John Hopkins University | development of novel cell culture model systems for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) plexiform neurofibromas" | Request for proposals for development of novel cell culture model systems for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) plexiform neurofibromas" $150,000 for 12-24 months Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Nov. TBA | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | For the purpose of strengthening existing curricular programs or building new programs in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Successful Course and Program grant proposals present creative pedagogical approaches that generate and deploy E-Teams*, bringing real-life applications into the classroom setting and beyond. |
Course and Program Grants Eligibility: the PI is the faculty advisor (faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| Nov. TBA | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | create and improve new or existing university courses, certificate programs, minors, majors and/or extracurricular activity programs with a focus on technology invention and innovation to address poverty alleviation and basic human needs. |
Sustainable Vision Grants Up to $50,000 for 1-3 yrs The PI is the faculty advisor (faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| Nov. TBA | American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR) | cancer, brain tumor | AACR-National Brain Tumor Society Career Development Award for Translational Brain Tumor Research $75K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: assistant professors within the first 5 yrs of a faculty appointment on or after July 2, 2008. Use the date the Provost approved your faculty appt. (UTL, MCL, NTLR). More >> |
| Nov. TBA | American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR) | pediatric cancer | American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR)-AFLAC Incorporated Career Development Award for Pediatric Cancer $50K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: assistant professors within the first 5 yrs of a faculty appointment on or after July 2, 2008. Use the date the Provost approved your faculty appt. (UTL, MCL, NTLR). more >> |
| Nov. TBA | University of California - Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | Tobacco research (see various research priorities) | -Research Project up to a max of $375K for up to 3 yrs -Exploratory and Developmental up to a max. of $200K for up to 2 yrs -Participatory Research (Pilot CARA/SARA) up to a max. of $200K for 2 yrs -Participatory Research (Full CARA/SARA) up to $375K for 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Nov. (not available in 2011) | National Hemophilia Foundation | Hemophilia | Career Development Award will not be offered in 2010. |
| Nov. TBA | NARSAD The Brain and Behavior Research Fund | serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or early onset brain and behavior disorders. | Independent Investigator Grant Eligibility: associate professors with PI eligibility with national competitive supports as a principal Investigator (P.I.). Note: an assistant professor who is a Principal Investigator (P.I.) on a NIH R01 grant is now also eligible for the Independent Investigator Grant. more >> |
| Nov. TBA | Melanoma Research Alliance | melanoma | Young Investigator Award $75K/yr x 2-3yrs: assist. prof.; MRA-Pfizer Established Investigator Award ($125K/yr for 2-3yrs); Academic-Industrial Partnership Award |
| Nov.TBA | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | suicide prevention | Distinguished Investigator Grants (up to $100K over 2 yrs: associate prof. & prof. w/ PI eligibility) Standard Research Grants (up to $75K over 2 yrs: faculty with PI eligibility) Linked Standard Research Grants (up to $225K over 2 yrs: faculty w/ PI eligiibility involving 3 or more unique sites) Young Investigators Grants (up to $85K over 2 yrs) (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Letter of intent (required): Nov. TBA; Full application (by invitation only) | Parkinson's Disease Foundation | Parkinson's disease | International Research Grants Program $75K direct costs/yr x 2 yrs; faculty with PI eligibility |
| Nov. TBA | American Society of Transplantation (AST) | transplantation | Clinical and basic science grants $40K/yr x 2 yrs. (assist. prof. w/in their first 5 years of their faculty appts.) more >> |
| Pre-application deadline (required): Nov. TBA |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Regulatory science | Innovation in Regulatory Science $500,000 total direct costs over 5 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Nov.TBA | American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR) | This RFA will provide $10K in additional funding for one year to an investigator for an existing project that develops and studies new ideas and approaches that have direct application and relevance to lung cancer. | AACR Dharma Master Jiantai Innovative Grant for Lung Cancer Research more >> |
| Nov. TBA | American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR) | cancer prevention | Landon Foundation-American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR) Innovator Award for Cancer Prevention $50K/yr x 2 yrs Eligibility: assistant professors within the first 5 yrs of a faculty appointment on or after July 2, 2008. Use the date the Provost approved your faculty appt. (UTL, MCL, NTLR). |
| Nov. TBA | CFF-Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | NIH-Unfunded Award CFF support ranges from $75,000 to $125,000 per year for up to two years. |
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| Limited program: Internal deadline: Nov. TBA; Full application: March TBA |
Ellison Medical Foundation | Aging | New Scholars Program in Aging Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Dean of Research Office Deadline: Nov. TBA; Sponsor deadline: Jan. TBA |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | Research Instrumentation acquisition or development | Major Research Instrumentation
(MRI): Acquisition and Development $100K- to $4M Faculty with PI eligibility Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| Nov. TBA | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic fibrosis: to support excellent CF-related research projects that have been submitted to and approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but cannot be supported by available NIH funds. Applications must fall within the upper 40th percentile with a priority score of 200 or better. |
CFF/NIH-funded Grant Award CFF support ranges from $75,000 to $125,000 per year for up to two years. (Indirect costs are not allowed.) More >> |
| LOI (required): Nov. TBA |
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | Autism | SFARI Pilot Award $125K total costs/yr up to 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) SFARI Research Award $250K total costs/yr for up to 3 yrs (faculty with PI eligiblity) more >> |
| Nov. TBA | Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute | Brain AVM | Brain AVM Research Grant $30K Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Limited program: Internal SINTN deadline: Nov. TBA |
Brain Research Fund |
Applicants must be working in the area of brain function. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease. |
Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program $50,000 direct costs for 1 yr Eligibility: assistant and associate professors with UTL faculty appointments. (Note: MCL faculty are not eligible.) Internal submission guidelines |
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| Limited program: Internal VPGE deadline: Dec. TBA |
Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates | Topics vary each year (Chemistry was the topic in 2013) | Graduate Student Awards for the Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany (in June) Request for faculty nominations |
| Dec.TBA | Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test | breast cancer | Medical Research Grants $40,000 total direct costs only for 1-3 yrs (pilot projects) Faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| LOI (required): Dec.TBA via proposal central Full proposal (if invited): March TBA via proposal central |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug discovery and development affiliate of the CF FoundationCystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic fibrosis | Clinical Research Awards Faculty with PI eligibility-see additional guidelines. Must be a CF Foundation accredited care center. Single center grant: $100K per year (plus 8% indirects) for up to 3 yrs Multi-center grant: $225K per year (plus 8% indirects) for up to 3 yrs more >> |
| Dec. TBA | National Neurovision Research Institute | Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases | Enhanced research and clinical training Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases (assist. prof. w/ UTL or MCL faculty appts.) $170K per yr. x 3 yrs. |
| Letter of intent (required): Dec. TBA |
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | neuroscience | 2013 McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards Interdisciplinary, collaborative proposals are particularly encouraged. Faculty with MCL and UTL faculty appointments $100K/yr x 2 yrs. more >> |
| Letters of intent (required): 2 weeks before each deadline Deadlines: June 5, 2013, Sept. 5, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 |
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Alzheimer's disease drug discovery and development | -Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program $150K for 1 yr (in some cases, multi-year requests may be considered) This program seeks to create and support innovative translational programs in academic medical centers and universities. -Conference Grants (amount not specified) Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility More >> |
| LOI (required): Dec. TBA via proposal central Application deadline (by invitation only): Feb. via proposal central |
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) | Juvenile diabetes | Biologic Factors and Targets for Promoting Beta Cell Regeneration, Health and Survival $165K/yr (includes 10% indirects) for up to 3 yrs Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility more >> |
| Dec. TBA | Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF) | to support projects which address clinically relevant and immediate issues facing the practice of plastic surgery. | National Endowment for Plastic Surgery $50,000 for 12 months Eligibility: plastic surgeon, faculty with PI eligiblity Deadline: Dec. 3, 2012 Download guidelines by going to the Proposal Central website, scroll down to Plastic Surgery Foundation, and clicking on the document icon next to the title. |
| Dec. TBA | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | To fund an interdisciplinary group with expertise in genetics/genomics, immunology, microbiology and proteomics along with the more traditional areas of parturition research. | Pre-term Birth Initiative $600K more >> |
| Dec. TBA | American Society for Surgery of the Hand | Plastic surgery, hand surgery | Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award $75K/yr x 5 yrs Eligibility: early assistant professor- hand surgeon (member of ASSH) (see other criteria) more >> |
| LOI: Dec. TBA |
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | childhood cancer | Innovation grant $250,000 over 2 yrs Eligibility: late assistant professors, associate and full professors with PI eligibility more >> |
| Dec. TBA | American Liver Foundation | liver physiology and disease | Scholar Award and other career development programs Assist. prof. $225K over 3 yrs |
| Dec. TBA | American College of Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology and hepatology | Junior Faculty Development Grants $75K/yr x 3 yrs assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility more >> |
| Dec. TBA | National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) | Inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseaseRetinal Degenerative Diseases | Grant $170K/yr for up to 3yrs (assist. prof. with M.D. or M.D./Ph.D; must have completed ophthalmology residency) |
| LOI: Dec. ; Full application (by invitation only): Feb. | Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation | Restless Leg Syndrome | Research Grants ($20K-$35K for 1 yr) faculty with PI eligibility |
| Concept paper: Dec.; Full applic: (by invitation): Feb. | Gerber Foundation | child health, pediatrics; birth up to 3yrs | Research Grant (up to $300K over 3 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Dec. TBA | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | postdoctoral fellows, faculty | Collaborative Research Travel Grants $15K |
| Dec. TBA | American Academy of Family Physcians | Family medicine | Joint Grants Awards Program ($50K for 1 yr) |
| Dec. TBA | Orthopaedic Research and Education (OREF) Foundation | Orthopaedic Research | TBA |
| Dec. TBA | National Kidney Foundation | Kidney disease | Misc. RFAs |
| Dec. TBA | American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation |
Rheumatology; systemic lupus erythematosis; systemic sclerosis, polymyositis/dermatonyositis, Bechet's Disease, Vasculitis, Systemtic onset JIA/Adult-Onset Still's disease, autoinflammatory disorders (familial mediterranean fever, CINCA/NOMID, TRAPS, etc.) | Within our Reach RA Grants Pilot Grants ($75K for 1 yr; faculty with PI eligibility) Investigator Initiated Grants ($200K/yr x 2 yrs) faculty with PI eligibility |
| Dec. TBA | Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research | Cancer | Kimmel Scholar (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) $100K/yr x 2 yrs Translational Science Award $100K/yr x 2 (assist. prof. with PI eligibility-physician scientists) more >> |
| Dec. TBA | American College of Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | Research Grants -Junior Faculty Development Grants ($75K/yr x 3)-assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility more >> |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute Deadline: Dec.TBA Full applic: Feb. TBA |
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) | cancer | AACI Translational Cancer Research Fellowship (for postdoctoral fellows) Eligibility and Submission guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Dec. TBA |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | cancer | Clinical Investigator Award Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Dec. TBA |
Mary Kay Foundation | Cancer (breast, uterine, cervical, ovarian) | Cancer Research Grant (for faculty with NTLR, MCL and UTL appointments) Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
| Limited program: Internal Cancer Institute deadline: Dec. TBA | LUNGevity | lung cancer | Career Development Award (lung cancer) $100K/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: Stanford assistant professors with PI eligibility within the first five years of their first faculty appointment Internal submission guidelines and eligibility |
| Letter of intent due (required): Dec. Full proposal (if LOI approved): March via proposal central |
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | Autism spectrum disorder | SFARI Pilot Award $125K/ x 2 yrs SFARI Research Award $250K/yr x 3 yrs SFARI SSC Award (Simons Simplex Collection) $250K/yr x 2 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Dec. TBA | American Society of Nephrology | nephrology | Miscellaneous career development awards more >> |
| Letter of intent: Dec. TBA Full proposal deadline: Jan. TBA via proposal |
MDA-Muscular Dystrophy Association |
muscular dystrophy | Research Grant Funding levels are unlimited for 1-3 yrs. Faculty with PI eligibility Development Grant $60K/yr for 1-3 hrs (postdoctoral fellows) more >> |
| Dec. TBA | American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR) | aging, gerontology, alzheimers disease | AFAR Research Grants (up to $100K for 1 to 2 yrs: assist. prof. with PI eligibility); The Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research ($125K/yr x 4 yrs: for assoc. prof. who received tenured status after Dec. 1, 2008); Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award($100K/yr x 2 yrs: assist. prof w/ PI eligibility) |
| Dec. TBA | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | pediatric cancer | Young Investigator Award* Fellows: institutional representative: you must submit your YIA applications through your department's RPM since this is a career development grant and not a fellowship. Epidemiology Grant $100K /yr x 2yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) more >> |
| RPM deadline: Dec. 10, 2012 9 a.m. (due to holiday closure-Dec. 24-Jan. 4) |
Foundation Fighting Blindness | inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases | Enhanced Research and Clinical Training for Physicians in Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases Career Development Award $170K/yr for 3 yrs; Faculty with PI eligibility-must have a M.D. or M.D./Ph.D degree-must have completed an opthamology residency or equivalent training program. (See other eligibility criteria) more >> |
| Institutional representative deadline (RPM): Dec. 10, 2012** (Sponsor deadline: Dec. 31) **due to Holiday closure period. |
Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine | Reproductive medicine | -Research Grant for Investigation Directed in an Attempt to Identify the Fertilized Egg with Reproductive Potential $100K for 1 yr; Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibiilty -Young Investigators Achievement Grant $60K for 1 yr Eligibility: young research investigator working in an approved fellowship program of reproductive medicine or a young research investigator at the level of Instructor (not clinical instructor) through associate professor in the field of reproductive medicine in an accredited medical school in the United States. More >> |
| Letter of intent (required): Dec. ; full application: Jan. (see also: LOI deadline: June) | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | Research Grant (faculty with PI eligibility) Development Grant (postdocs) |
| Dec. -- (due to the holiday closure, you must submit your application to your RPM by Dec. 10) |
Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's Disease | Multiple award mechanisms |
| LOI: Dec. (due to the holiday closure, you must submit your application to your RPM by Dec. 10) |
LUNGevity | Lung cancer | Lung Cancer Early Detection Award Grants and Lung Cancer Targeted Therapeutic Treatment Grants (for individuals or for teams of up to 3 scientists. $100,000 total each scientist over 2 yrs. |
| Dec. 30, 2012 (due to the holiday closure, you must submit your application to your RPM by Dec. 10) |
National Blood Foundation | The important focus of research is transfusion medicine, to include aspects of immunology, hematology, tissue and transplantation medicine, cellular therapies, emerging infectious disease, immunohematology, donor health, and implementation of technological devices. | Research Grants ($75K) (priority is given to early career assistant professors) |
| Dec. 31, 2013* (see also June) (due to the holiday closure, you must submit your application to your RPM by Dec. 10) |
The OneSight Research Foundation | diabetic eye diseases-diabetic retinopathy. | Block grant $10K-$50K for 1 yr (Faculty with PI eligibility) |
