Funding Information Resources

Webpages Created for Recent Funding Opportunity Announcements:

Limited submission program overview more >>
Internal Stanford funding opportunity announcements  more >>

Biomedical/bioengineering (miscellaneous, NIH & NSF) funding opportunities more >>
Cancer-related funding opportunities more >>
Cardiovascular diseases (including American Heart Association-AHA) funding opportunities more >>
Child Health funding opportunities (updated 04/19/13) more >>
Clinician Educator faculty funding opportunity resources more >>
Diabetes funding opportunities more >>
Earth and Ocean Sciences funding opportunities more >>
Foundation and Association miscellaneous funding opportunities (03/04/13) more >>
Foundation and Association updates (04/23/13) more >>
Global Health funding opportunities (04/05/13) more >>
Graduate Student funding opportunities more >>
Miscellaneous foundation funding opportunities for faculty (03/04/13) more >>
Neuroscience funding opportunities more >>
NSF funding opportunities (bioscience & engineering) (04/29/13) more >>
PCORI, AHRQ, NIH-Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) more >>
Postdoctoral Fellowships -announcement-05/07/13 (includes master list) more >>
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine funding opportunities more >>

See below >> for new DoD CDMRP announcements:

Autism and developmental disability/mental health funding opportunities
(added to the Neuroscience funding opportunity webage more >>


REMINDER-NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) PAR-13-101
Resources available for faculty The ORIP High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000.
University-wide Internal Vetting Process deadline (REVISED) Wed., May 15, 2013, 4 p.m. Internal vetting process guidelines

REMINDER: Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Harrington Scholar-Innovator Grant Program $200K over 2 yrs. For physician-scientists (M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.)-faculty with PI eligibility (UTL, MCL or NTL-Research appointments) 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. Letter of intent deadline: May 15, 2013 More >>

DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Pre-applications are required. Unlimited numbers of pre-applications are permitted.

Cancer-Related DoD CDMRP programs:

• DoD CDMRP Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
  Pre-application deadlines: June 18 and June 25
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• DoD CDMRP Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP)
  Pre-application deadlines: June 20 and July 9
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• DoD CDMRP Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Award mechanisms:
  Pre-application deadlines: June 12 and June 21
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• DoD CDMRP Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)
  10 topics areas: Blood cancers, Colorectal cancer, Genetic cancer research, Kidney cancer, Listeria vaccine for cancer, Melanoma and other skin cancers, Mesothelioma, Neuroblastoma, Pancreatic cancer, Pediatric brain tumors
  Pre-application deadline: July 16
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• DoD CDMRP Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
  Pre-application deadlines: June 19
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Other Miscellaneous DoD CDMRP Programs

• DoD CDMRP Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSR)
  Pre-application deadline: June 5, 2013, 5 p.m. ET
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• DoD CDMRP Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP)
  Idea Development Award
  Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL and NTL-Research appts) and CE Faculty (with an approved CE Faculty PI waiver >>)
  Amount of funding: maximum of $360K total direct costs plus indirects over 3 yrs
  Timeline:
  Pre-application deadline (required): June 26, 2013, 5 p.m. ET via the CDRMP eReceipt system
  Full application (by invitation only): Sept. 17, 2013, 5 p.m. ET via grants.gov
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• DoD Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP)
  Pre-application deadlines: June 12 and Aug. 28
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• DoD CDMRP Military Infectious Diseases Applied Research Award (MID-ARA)
  $2M total costs (including indirects) over 3 yrs. Faculty with PI eligibility
  Timeline:
  Pre-application* deadline (required): June 10, 2013, 5 p.m. ET via the CDMRP eReceipt system >>
  Full application (by invitation only): Sept. 30, 2013, 5 p.m. ET via grants.gov
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• DoD CDMRP Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP)
  Idea Development Award
  Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, and NTL-research appointments).
  Amount of funding: $400,000 total direct costs plus indirects over 2 yrs
  Timeline:
  Pre-application (required): June 18, 2013, 5 p.m. EST CDMRP eReceipt System
  Full application(by invitation only): Sept. 17 , 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
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• DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program
  Timeline:
  Pre-application/letter of intent (required): June 27, 2013, 5 p.m. EST CDMRP eReceipt System (https://cdmrp.org/)
  Full application: July 11 , 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov   
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• DoD CDMRP Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
  24 disease topics: Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Migraine and Posttraumatic Headaches, Composite Tissue Transplantation, Dengue, DNA Vaccine Technology for Postexposure Prophylaxis, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Hantavirus
  Hereditary Angiodema, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Interstitial Cystitis, Leishmaniasis
  Lupus, Malaria, Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery Science, Pancreatitis, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, Pulmonary hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, Tinnitis
  Timeline:
  Pre-application (required): June 24, 2013, 5 p.m. EST CDMRP eReceipt System (https://cdmrp.org/)
  Full application(by invitation only): Oct. 8, 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
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• DoD Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program
  Timeline (for all programs):
  Pre-application/letter of intent (required): June 27, 2013, 5 p.m. EST CDMRP eReceipt System (https://cdmrp.org/)
  Full application: July 11 , 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov   
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HHMI Professors Competition. $1M HHMI funding opportunity 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.
Deadline for establishing your eligibility (required): June 4, 2013
Application deadline: July 16, 2013    more >>

Ellison Medical Foundation
New Scholar in Neuroscience $400K over 4 yrs. Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility- (with UTL, MCL, or NTL-Research faculty appointments). Applicants must have been in such an appointment, whether at the sponsoring institution or other institution(s), for no more than three years as of November 15, 2013, i.e. the first appointment having been made no earlier than November 15, 2010.
Senior Scholar in Neuroscience $600K+ over 4 yrs. Faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, or NTL-Research faculty appointments) other than faculty who meet the new scholars criteria.
Topic: Neurobiology of Aggressive Behavior
Letter of intent deadline: June 21, 2013    Guidelines

National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) 2013 program: Seed Funding for scientific and clinical research:
Adult Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) (1 grant) $30K for 1 yr
Dubowitz Syndrome (DS) (1 grant) $30K for 1 yr
Glycine Encephalopathy, aka Nonketotic -Hyperglycinemia (NKH) (1 grant) $34K for 1 yr
Growth Failure in Children with Cardiofaciocutaneous -Syndrome (CFC) (1 grant) $30K for 1 yr
Post-Orgasmic Illness -Syndrome (POIS) (1 grant) $31K for 1 yr
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) (Two grants) $50K for 1 yr
Download the PDF files of the guidelines for each program
Timeline: Letter of intent (required): May 15, 2013; Full proposal by invitation only: Sept. 11, 2013
http://rarediseases.org/medical-professionals/research-grants/rfps

Limited funding opportunities requiring an internal selection process:

 

Brain Research Foundation
Scientific Innovation Award
$150,000 over 2 yrs
Tenured and tenure-track Associate Professors and Professors
Internal SINTN deadline extended: Wed. May 29, 2013
Internal submission guidelines


Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
$60,000 per year x 4 yrs
Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL and NTL-Research appointments) (see additional criteria in the guidelines)
Internal School of Medicine deadline: Monday, June 10, 2013, 4 p.m.
Internal submission guidelines

W.M. Keck Foundation
Science and Engineering and Medical Research Programs
**Request for Concept Papers**
Faculty with PI eligibility (with UTL, MCL, and NTL-Research appointments) across the natural and earth sciences, engineering, and medicine at all ranks are eligible. Keck has a stated interest in interdisciplinary research, thus proposals may also come from a team of faculty across departments, disciplines, or schools. The foundation has broad interests, but has also expressed a growing interest in fundamental energy-related research
Up to $1M over 5 years.
Internal School of Medicine deadline: Wed., May 29, 2013, 4 p.m.
Internal submission guidelines

NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Medications Development Centers of Excellence Cooperative Program (U54) RFA-DA-14-004
Faculty with PI eligiiblity. $1M total direct costs plus indirects for up to 5 years
Internal deadline: Monday, June 10, 2013, 4 p.m.
Internal Submission Guidelines >>

NSF 13-559 Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) Two preliminary proposals are permitted
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility Amount of funding: $1.0 million/year and $5.0 million/year for 5 yrs
Dean of Research Office internal deadline: Monday, June 10, 2013 12 noon
Internal Submission Guidelines

NSF Directorate for Education & Human Resources-Division of Undergraduate Education
NSF 13-552 Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence Based Reforms (WIDER)
Limited- ONLY one application (either #1 or #2 is permitted)-an internal selection process is required (per the internal submission guidelines in this message)
#1 Planning grant (institutional planning) (up to $250K over 2 yrs)
#2 Institutional implementation grant (up to $2M over 3 yrs)
Internal Dean of Research Office Deadline: May, 20, 2013, 12 noon
Internal submission guidelines
Unlimited #'s of applicants permitted (the internal selection process is not required for these)
#3 Community Implementation grants (up to $750K over 3 yrs)
#4 Research projects (up to $500K over 4 yrs)

NSF 13-545 Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SMN) Faculty with PI eligibility. Only submit a proposal if Stanford is going to be the LEAD organization for the application. (Stanford may be a collaborative partner in any number of other mulit-organization group proposals in which it is not the lead.) Internal Dean of Research Office deadline: Monday, April 29, 2013, 12 noon. Internal submission guidelines

American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pathway to Stop Diabetes
Diabetes Research Career Initiator Award-Postdoctoral fellow to faculty transition award
# of applicants: 1 (Stanford is permitted ONE total nomination. It can be either an "Initiator" OR an "Accelerator" applicant, but not both.)
Eligibility: 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
Amount of funding: Awards provide two distinct phases of research support totaling up to $1.625M (2-3 awards to be made) Internal deadline: Monday, June 10, 2013, 4 p.m. Internal submission guidelines

American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pathway to Stop Diabetes
Diabetes Research Accelerator Award
# of applicants: 1 (Stanford is permitted ONE total nomination. It can be either an "Initiator" OR an "Accelerator" applicant, but not both.)
Eligibility: assistant professors with PI eligibility or Established faculty with PI eligibility new to Diabetes Research (see the guidelines for additional criteria)
Amount of funding: up to $325K per year (including 30% indirect costs) for a total of $1.625M
Internal deadline: Monday, June 10, 2013, 4 p.m. Internal submission guidelines

NIH Resources

NIH Funding Opportunities

• NIH Funding Opportunity and Notice Search Tool more >>
  
• Investigator-initiated NIH Grants (Parent announcements) more >>
  
• List of NIH Institute/Center funding opportunity webpages more >>
  

NIH Career Development Awards

• NIH K career development award webpage
  [ Postdocs: especially note the K99/R00 postdoc-to-faculty transition and K22 career transition awards.]
  more >>
  
  
• NIH NRSA F Series Individual Pre-doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships webpage
  (Note: required grants.gov computer labs scheduled for those submitting applications for the Dec. 8th & 13th deadlines)   more >>
  
  

Extramural Loan Repayment Program
-Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR)
-Clinical Researchers from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (LRP-IDB)
-Pediatric Research (LRP-PR)
-Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR)
-Contraception and Infertility Research (LRP-CIR)
You may submit only one LRP application to NIH in any fiscal year, even though your research may be appropriate for more than one of the programs.
Deadline: Nov. 2013 TBA
http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/index.aspx


Quick Links

• Conflict of Interest Policy changes more >>   
• NIH Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) more >>
  
• NIH RePORT search for funded projects, NIH statistics more >>
  
• Grants.gov@Stanford resources (how to set up your computer, eSubmit, etc.) more >>
  
• NIH Grants.gov more >>
  
• NIH eRA Commons more >>
  
• NIH Standard deadlines and application receipt dates more >>
  
• Tutorial: "Moving Publications from eRA Commons to My NCBI" 
• NIH Resources (RMG) webpage more >>
  NIH policies, tutorials, submission guidelines and other resources
  
  
  

CIRM: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

CIRM Home page  more>>

Search CIRM-funded projects >>

There are no current CIRM funding opportunities.

Foundation Relations and Funding

Please see specific requests for foundation funding on the calendar webpage
or in the recent announcements above >>


Clearance for Restricted Foundations
(see list of foundations which require central university Foundation Relation approval) more >>


Foundation Relations: MCD and LPFCH: assistance with your proposals
The Foundation Relations team in the Medical Center Development office is available to assist School of Medicine faculty with a review and editing of your proposal. This office facilitates mutually beneficial relationships between faculty and private and philanthropic organizations. Some foundations state on their websites that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding.   Please contact Joy Morimoto at 650-736-9749, joym@stanford.edu, or Michelle Heeseman at 650-736-8968, Heeseman@stanford.edu, for assistance.

Children's health: For assistance with proposals in children’s health research, please contact Ann Rose ann.rose@lpfch.org 650-497-8444 or Edna Neivert Edna.Neivert@LPFCH.ORG 650-724-2783 in Foundation Relations at Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.

Stanford faculty and research administrative staff

Stanford faculty and staff, please contact Jeanne Heschele jheschele@stanford.edu to be added to the funding opportunity email distribution list.

Institutional Representative

Eligibility questions? Help with budget preparation and policy guidance. These institutional representatives have institutional signature authority for all external sponsored projects.
School of Medicine: Research Process Manager (RPM) department assignments »
Other Schools: Office of Sponsored Research assignments »

Reminder to Principal Investigators:
University policy requires you to submit your complete application packet or complete your internal Stanford eSubmit grants.gov submission and SU-42FL to your Institutional Representative at least 5 working days before agency deadline for all external sponsored projects.

Center Grants Coordinator

Pam Jahnke, the Center Grants Coordinator in the Vice Provost and Dean of Research Office, is a resource for faculty in all schools who are compiling center grant applications and other complex applications for extramural funding.

Pam's work is expected to be supplemental and complementary to the assistance that faculty receive from research administration staff in their departments and schools, including the Research Process Managers (RPMs) in the Research Management Group in the School of Medicine and Engineering Research Administration as well as the Office of Sponsored Research.