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Upcoming Limited Funding Opportunities
External sponsored projects that require an internal selection process because of limits placed by sponsors on the number of applications that can be submitted.
V Foundation Scholar Grant
$200,000
Assistant Professors with MCL and UTL faculty appointments with basic science projects.
Cancer Institute deadline: Monday, June 4, 2012, 3 p.m.
Internal submission guidelines
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The NIH Centers for Accelerated Innovations (U54) RFA-HL-13-008
Up to $24M total costs over seven years.
Each Center will have the expertise required to identify (solicit and select) and develop promising early stage technologies in order to accelerate their translation into commercial technologies to enhance human health. NHLBI program priority areas for technology development research include technologies to detect, prevent, or treat cardiovascular, lung, blood and sleep disorders.
Faculty with PI eligibility
Internal deadline: Wed., June 13, 2012, 4 p.m.
Internal submission guidelines
Recent Email Announcement Webpages
Webpages created for recent email announcements (link to the Funding Information Home Page >>)
PA 11-01 CIRM Visiting Faculty Supplement
Program announcement >>
Timeline/Deadlines:
Funding Request Approval Funds
Round Deadline Notification Available
4 Feb. 1, 2012 Feb. 15, 2012 Apr. 1, 2012
5 May 1, 2012 May 15, 2012 July 1, 2012
6 Aug. 1, 2012 Aug. 15, 2012 Oct. 1, 2012
7 Nov. 1, 2012 Nov. 15, 2012 Jan. 1, 2012
Department of Defense (DoD)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program ( CDMRP)
DoD CDMRP Summary of Current Funding Opportunities webpage>> Summary of all current funding mechanisms
See the recent announcements (see funding information home page >>).
Funding Opportunities which accept proposals anytime (no deadlines)
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure >>
Deadline: brief proposals accepted on a rolling basis
Autism Speaks
"Autism Speaks" 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
Letters of intent are accepted on an ongoing basis for multiple topics:
Diarrhea and Enteric Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal Newborns and Child Health, Neglected diseases, Nutrition, Pneumonia and Flu, Polio, Tuberculosis, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
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
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.)
Clinical Neuroscience Research Grant Program
Program guidelines >>
$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.
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
Collaborative Activity Award
Letter of intent: accepted any time
Topics: Complex Systems, Brain Cancer, Human Cognition
multi-institutional, possibly multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator, flexible budget, length flexible
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
Innovation Grants
$150,000 per year (2 years)
NBTS accepts Innovation Grant Letters of Intent on a rolling basis.
NBTS will review Innovation Grant Letters of Intent on a quarterly basis.
Guidelines >>
Pilot Research Grants
Up to $40K for 1 yr.
Proposals on an ongoing basis.
Faculty with PI eligibility
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.
Calendar of Foundation and Association Funding Opportunities
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| Jan. TBA | The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network | food allergies | Research Grants ($50K-$150K) |
| Internal RPM deadline: Jan. 3, 2012; sponsor: Jan. 10, 2012 | American Heart Association | cardiovascular disease, stroke | Western States Affiliate Programs: Pre-doctoral, Postdoctoral, Clinical Research, Beginning Grant-in-AID, Grant-in-AID (see the AHA overview webpage >>) |
| Jan. 3, 2012* (*internal deadline for submission to your RPM: Dec. 12, 2011, due to the holiday closure) | The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | neuroscience | McKnight Scholar Awards Assist. prof. with MCL and UTL faculty appointments are eligible. |
| LOI: Jan. 5, 2012 (see also April 3 & Aug. 1) | 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 |
Investigator Initiated Grants $100K-$600K for 2-3 yrs |
| Jan. 6, 2012 | 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. 6, 2012; Full application (by invitation): March 2, 2012 | 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 |
| LOI: Jan. 6, 2011; Full proposal (if inivted): Aprl | William T. Grant Foundation | health policy and practices impacting youth settings ages 8-25 |
William T. Grant Distinguished Fellow (mid-career faculty with PI eligibility) up to $175,000 for up to 2 yrs) |
| LOI: Jan. TBA | William T. Grant Foundation | health policy and practices impacting youth settings ages 8-25 |
Investigator-Initiated Major Research Grant ($100K-$600K) |
| Jan. 9, 2012 | Emergency Medicine Foundation | emergency medicine | EMF/ENA Foundation Team Grant, $50,000 EMF Health Policy Grant, $50,000 EMF Career Development Grant, $50,000 |
| Jan. 9, 2012 | Society of Surgical Oncology | cancer; surgical oncologists | Clinical Investigator Award ($50K/yr x 2 yrs) |
| Jan. 10, 2012 | American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | transplantation | ASTS-Pfizer Mid-Level Faculty Research Grant $50K/yr x 2 yrs (1 award available) |
| Jan. 10, 2012 | Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences | Epilepsy, Neuroscience | $150,000 over 3 yrs Assist. prof. with UTL appts. (epilepsy) |
| LOI: Jan. TBA; Full application (by invitation): March | Hope Street Kids | childhood cancer | Grant Funding Opportunity in Pediatric Oncology $20K-$40K/ yr x 2 yrs. |
| Jan. 12, 2012 | American Brain Tumor Association | brain tumor | Translational Grant ($75K for 1 yr) |
| Jan. TBA | Prostate Cancer Foundation | prostate cancer | Treatment Sciences Creativity Awards ($150K/yr x 2 yrs) |
| Internal deadline: Jan. 23, 2012 Sponsor-preliminary proposal: Feb. 28, 2012 |
The Dana Foundation | Neuroscience, imaging, immunology; mental illnesss, neurodegenerative disease; Physiological and Structural imaging; Cellular/molecular imaging | The Dana Foundation Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging: Using Brain and Immune Imaging Innovations to Improve Human Health Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| Jan. 10, 2012 | American Brain Tumor Association | Cancer, Brain Tumors | --Basic Research Fellowships --Translational Research Awards (assist. prof.) |
| *Internal Deadline: Jan. TBA, Full applic: Feb. TBA | The John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation | Alzheimer's disease; neuroscience | JDFAF Distinguished Research Scholar Award (assistant prof.-UTL appointments) $200K over 2 yrs Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines French Foundation Fellowship (postdoctoral scientists) $80K over 2 yrs Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| Jan. 10 and 15, 2012 deadlines (misc. dates) | Radiologic Society (RSNA) R&E Foundation | Radiology | Education Scholar Grants: Jan. 10 ($75K/yr x 2 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility); Research Scholar Grant Jan. 15 ($75K/yr x 2yrs) (assist. prof. with PI eligibility); Research Seed Grant: Jan. 15 (up to $40K for 1 yr) (faculty with PI eligibility) Medical Student Grant: Feb. 1 |
| LOI: Jan. TBA; full application: March | Hope Street Kids | pediatric cancer | Grants for junior faculty development in pediatric cancer research ($40K/yr x 2 yrs) Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship |
| *Internal Deadline: Jan. 13, 2012 Sponsor: March 1, 2012 |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Cancer | Clinical Investigator Award Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
| Jan. 13, 2012 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation | gastroenterology, hepatology | Elsevier Pilot Award $25K for 1 yr. for assist. prof. and established investigators with PI eligibility; AGA-Takeda Research Scholar Award in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ($60K/yr for 2yrs) (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Jan. 17, 2012 | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | diabetes | Miscelleneous grant mechanisms |
| Internal RPM deadline: Jan. 19, 2012; sponsor: Jan. 26, 2012 | American Heart Association | cardiovascular medicine and stroke | National Programs |
| Jan.16, 2012 |
American Diabetes Association (ADA) | Diabetes | Clinical Scholars Award; Clinical Scientist Training Award and several postdoctoral fellowships for which the faculty mentor submits the applications |
| Jan. 16, 2012 | Larry L. Hillblom Foundation (Special note: The Foundation Relations team in the Medical Center Development office is available to assist you with a review and editing of your proposal. This office facilitates mutually beneficial relationships between faculty and private and philanthropic organizations. Please contact Joy Morimoto at 234-0628, joym@stanford.edu, or Michelle Heeseman at 234-0654, Heeseman@stanford.edu, for assistance. |
Diabetes and Aging | Start up grants (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) $70K/ yr for up to 3 yrs; Fellowships |
| No grants offered in 2011 | Goldhirsh Foundation | Brain Tumor | National Brain Tumor Research Awards |
| LOI: Jan. 15, 2012 (see also April 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 |
| Internal vetting process deadline: Jan. 17, 2012 | NIH NCRR | instrumetnation | Shared Instrumentation Grant $100,000-$600,000 Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| Jan. 18, 2012 | Arthritis National Research Foundation | arthritis | Research Grant $25K-$75K Preference will be given to senior post-doctoral investigators transitioning to independent investigator status and new assistant professors (submit through your dept's RPM) |
| Limited award: only one applicant per category: Internal deadline: Jan. 13, 2012; LOI: Jan. 31, 2012; Full application: April 6, 2012 |
St. Baldrick's Foundation | pedatric cancer | Fellows Eligibility and internal submission guidelines |
| Jan. 20, 2012 | AGA-American Gastroenterological Association | esophageal clinical research | June & Donald O. Castell, M.D. Esophageal Clinical Research Award $25K for 1 yr (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| *Internal Deadline: Jan. 23, 2012 |
Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation | Faculty Scholars Award (School of Medicine assistant professors with UTL, MCL or NTLR faculty appointments) $75K-$100K gift award Internal submission guidelines |
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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | Translational medicine, all disease groups | Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award for Excellence in "Bench to Bedside" Research Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| Jan. 27, 2012 | American Society of Nephrology | Nephrology | Misc. Career Development Grants |
| Will not be offered in 2012 | American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) | cancer | Investigator-initiated Grants; Postdoctoral Awards (Will not be offered in 2012) |
| Jan. 31, 2012 | American Thyroid Association | Thyroid disease and function: Thyroid Autoimmunity, Iodine Uptake and Metabolism, Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Clinical Disorders of Thyroid Function, Thyroid Hormone Action and Metabolism, Thyroid Imaging, Thyroid Nodules and Goiter, Thyroid Development and the Brain. | Research Grants ($25K/yr x 2yrs (assist. prof). |
| Jan. 31, 2012 | Sarcoma Foundation of America | sarcoma | Research Grants (up to $50K for one year) faculty with PI eligibility |
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| Feb. 1, 2012 | 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 |
| Feb. 1 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. | One year grants: $7500 or $50,000 |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | The Iacocca Family Foundation |
type 1 diabetes research projects | Grant $100K to $500K to support type 1 diabetes research projects Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. 1, 2013 | 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) |
| Feb. 3, 2012 | National Pancreas Foundation | pancreas disorders; pancreatic cancer | Grants up to $50K for 1 yr |
| Limited Program: Internal deadline: Feb. 6, 2012 Sponsor nomination: March 1, 2012; Applic: March 29, 2012 |
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 |
| LOI: Feb. 1, 2012; 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. 1, 2012 | The Iacocca Family Foundation | type 1 diabetes research | Grants $100K to $500K to support type 1 diabetes research projects (the foundation does not support embryonic stell cell research) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Multiple sclerosis | Research Grants |
| Feb. 2013 | National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation | hearing research, auditory science | Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration Research Initiative $100K/yr x 2 yr |
| Feb. 8, 2012 | American Asthma Foundation | Asthma | Senior Investigator Award $250K/yr x 3 yrs (Professors and Associate Professors w/ PI eligibility) Early Excellence Award $150K/yr x 3 yrs (Assist. Professors and Early Assoc. Professors w/ PI eligibility) |
| Feb. 13, 2012 | Lymphoma Research Foundation | cancer, lymphoma | CLL Collaborative Grant $250K total over 2 yrs (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) DLBCL Exploration Grant $250K total over 2 yrs (diffuse large B cell lymphoma) FL Pathways Grant $750K total over 3 yrs (follicular lymphoma) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| Internal deadline: Feb. 15, 2012 | The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation | cancer | Reprogramming the Cancer Cell $100K (established investigators with tenure-track or tenured positions) Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | Leukemia Research Foundation | Cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and MDS | New Investigator Research Grants $100K/yr x 1 yr (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Letter of intent: Feb. 16, 2012 (proposal central); Full proposal: March 23, 2012 | Lupus Foundation of America | Lupus | -Advancement of Research on Stem Cells in Lupus -Neuropsychiatric Lupus -Pediatric Lupus: Quality of Life -Pediatric Lupus Nephritis -Cutaneous Lupus $110,000 for 1 yr |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research | Anesthesia | Mentored Research Training Grant-Basic Science Year #1: $75K; Year #2: $100K Mentored Research Training Grant-Clinical and Translational Year #1: $75K; Year #2: $100K Eligibility: assist. prof. with PI eligibility-who completed residency or fellowship no more than 10 years ago) Research in Education Grant (improve quality and productivity of education research in anesthesiology) Faculty with PI eligibility ($50K/yr x 2 yrs) Research Fellowship Grant (residents and medical fellows)*( $75K for 1 yr) |
| Internal deadline: Feb. 20, 2012 | National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation | cancer | Young Investigator Award (assist. prof. & Instructors) Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | American Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk | diabetes; neurohormal control of metabolism | American Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk in Neurohormonal Control of Metabolism |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | California Breast Cancer Research Program | cancer, breast | Community Research Collaboration (CRC) Program (Pilot or Full Awards) |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | Alliance for Lupus Research | Lupus | Functional Genomics and Molecular Pathways in SLE - Research Grants $175K/yr for up to 2yrs -Pilot Grants $75K for 1yr Faculty with PI eligibility |
| LOI: Feb. 23, 2012; Full application (by invitation): May 2, 2012 | Autism Speaks | grant applications to conduct innovative clinical studies of novel interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) throughout the lifespan. | Treatment Research Grants Full-level research Grant $150K/yr for 1-3 yrs Pilot-level research grant $60K/yr for 1-2 yrs |
| Internal School of Medicine Deadline: Feb. 21, 2012 |
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 |
| LOI: Feb. 29, 2012; Full application (by invitation): May 10, 2012 | Autism Speaks | To conduct innovative biomedical and behavioral research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and dissemination of evidence-based practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). | Basic and Clinical Research Grants Full-level research Grant $150K/yr for 1-3 yrs Pilot-level research grant $60K/yr for 1-2 yrs |
| LOI: Feb. 29, 2012; Full proposal: April 2, 2012 |
Lupus Research Institute | Lupus | Distinguished Innovator Award $250K/yr x 4 yrs Faculty with PI eligibility |
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| March 1, 2012 | American Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk | Hypoglycemia in Diabetes | American Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk Award in Hypoglycemia in Diabetes |
| LOI: March 1, 2012 | National Center for Responsible Gaming | gambling disorder | Large Grant $75K/yr x 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligiblity) |
| March | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | child and adolescent psychiatry | Junior Investigator Award $30K/yr x 2 yrs |
| March 1, 2012 | Juevenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | Diabetes, juevenile | High-priority, short-term bridge awards ($55K for 1 yr) |
| March 1, 2012 | American Society of Colon Rectal Surgeons | colon rectal surgery | Limited Project Grants (faculty with PI eligibility) (up to $50K/yr); International Fellowship; Medical Student Research Initiation Grant; General surgery resident research initiation grant |
| LOI (required): March 1, 2012 | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma | Translational Research Program |
| March 2, 2012 | 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 |
| Letter of intent (required): March 6, 2012 Full proposal: March 27, 2012 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
decision-making in public health practice and policy | Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR): Building Evidence for Decision-Making $200K over 2 yrs |
| March 6, 2012 | Prader-Willi Syndrome Association | Prader-Willi syndrome | Research Grants $75K total over 2 yrs |
| LOI: March 7, 2012; Full application (by invitation): April 26, 2012 | Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) | Pancreatic cancer | 2012 Investigator’s Award in Clinical Translation of Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer $500K over 2-3 yrs; faculty with MCL and UTL appointments |
| LOI: March 8, 2012 | Ellison Medical Foundation | Aging Research, basic biology, basic biomedicine, epidemiology | Senior Scholar Program in Aging up to $150,000/yr over four years |
| March 8, 2012 | 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 12, 2012 | Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | brain tumors-pediatric | Regular Research Grant up to $25K/yr for up to 2 yrs; $40K grant for one-year study of juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma. Faculty with PI eligibility |
| No funds budgeted for research grants for 2010-11 | American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. | Parkinson disease | TBA |
| Letter of intent: March 15, 2012 | American Thoracic Society | pulmonary arterial hypertension, asthma, translational research | Research Grants -ATS/Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Research Grant $40K/yr x 2 yrs (1 award) -ATS Foundation Tobacco-Dependence Research Fund Grant: For Research on Basic Mechanisms Involved in Tobacco Dependence $50K/yr x 2 yrs (1 award) -Unrestricted Grant $40K/yr x 2 yrs (2 award) Eligibility: Assistant prof. w/ PI eligibility |
| March 14, 2012 | James S. McDonnell Foundation | Brain Cancer | 21st Century Science Initiative: Research Grants $450K for 3 to 6 yrs Funding for brain cancer research; Faculty with PI eligibility |
| March 14, 2012 | 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. | 21st Century Science Initiative: 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: March 15, 2012 | National MPS Society | MPS I H Hurler a-L-Iduronidase MPS I S Scheie a-L-Iduronidase MPS I H-S Hurler-Scheie a-L-Iduronidase MPS II Hunter Iduronate sulfatase MPS III A Sanfilippo A Heparan N-sulfatase MPS III B Sanfilippo B a-N-Acetylglucosaminidase MPS III C Sanfilippo C Acetyl CoA: a-glycosaminide acetyltransferase MPS III D Sanfilippo D N-Acetylglucosamine 6-sulfatase MPS IV A Morquio A Galactose 6-sulfatase MPS IV B Morquio B B-Galactosidase MPS VI Maroteaux-Lamy(arylsulfatase B) N-Acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase MPS VII Sly B-Glucuronidase MPS IX Hyaluronidase ML II I-Cell N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase ML III Psuedo-Hurler polydystrophy N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase |
The support of basic or clinical research for MPS II - One (1) $90,000 two year grant: $45,000 awarded in 2012 and in $45,000 in 2013; 2. The support of basic or clinical research for MPS IV - One (1) $80,000 grant: $40,000 awarded in 2012 and $40,000 in 2013; MPS III Grand Challenge Grant with support from Team Sanfilippo - One (1) $235,000 grant: one year |
| Online nomination: Mar. 15, 2012 |
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 |
| LOI: TBA | International Mental Health Research Organization | mental health, schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder | IMHRO Rising Star Research Award $250K for 3 yrs |
| March 21, 2012 | Epilepsy Foundation | Epilepsy, neuroscience | $50K for 1 yr |
| March 21, 2012 | The Sontag Foundation | brain cancer | Distinguished Scientist Award ($600K total over 4 yrs) assistant professors with tenure-track appts. with inspiring, potential-laden brain cancer research proposals |
| March 23, 2012 | Parkinsons Diseases Foundation | Parkinson's Disease | PDF-PSG Mentored Clinical Research Award $50K for one year |
| March 27, 2012 | 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 30, 2012 | 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 (Assistant professors w/ PI eligibility within 5 years of starting a faculty (professorship) or comparable position at the start of the award (January 1, 2013). $1.5M total direct costs over 5 yrs |
| March 30, 2012 | 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. | Neuroscience Investigator Award ( Assistant professors within 5 years of starting as a tenure track professor or of initially holding a comparable position) $1.5M total direct costs over 5 yrs |
| March 30, 2012 | Prevent Blindness America | eye health and safety | Investigator Award $30K for 1 yr |
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| LOI: April 1, 2012 | 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 | Investigator Initiated Grants $100K-$600K for 2-3 yrs |
| April 1, 2012 | American Society of Sports Medicine [in partnership with the Musculoskeletal Foundation (MTF)] |
AOSSM, is pleased to announce a one-time grant of $300,000 to support a research project that focuses on meniscal allograft transplantation. | Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Graft $300K faculty with PI eligibility |
| REVISED-APRIL DEADLINE POSTPONED | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | cystic fibrosis | Pilot and Feasibility Awards $40K/yr x 2 yrs Research Grant $90K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Pre-proposal Deadline: April 2, 2012 Full proposals (by invitation): Sept. 6, 2012 |
BSF- United States- Israel Binational Science Foundation |
Biomedical engineering, chemistry, computer sciences, earth and atmospheric sciences, ecology and systematic biology, economics, energy research, environmental research (air, water, and/or soil), health sciences, life sciences, materials research, mathematical sciences, oceanography and limnology, physics, psychology, sociology | Transformative Science Research Grants Program $100K/yr x 3 yrs Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility; A joint research program must be presented in the form of a single, coordinated application, in which the roles and tasks of the respective partners are clearly defined. Each application should have at least two principal investigators (but not more than six), one from an Israeli institution and one from a U.S. institution. |
| April 2, 2012 | ASTRO-American Society for Radiation Oncology | The applicant must be a board-eligible physician or physicist in radiation oncology or a radiobiologist within the first three years of his or her junior faculty appointment | Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award $100K/yr x 2 yrs |
| April 2, 2012 | 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 2, 2012 | American Cancer Society | Cancer | Miscellaneous Funding Opportunities |
| Preliminary application: April 2, 2012; Full application (by invitation only): Sept. 2012 | 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. |
| LOI: April 2, 2012; Full proposal (by invitation): May 15, 2012 |
Avon Foundation for Women Breast Cancer Crusade | breast cancer | Research Grants |
| April | National Marfan Syndrome | Marfan Syndrome | Research Grants |
| LOI: April; full application by invitation: Sept. | 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 also Jan. & Oct) |
| April 15, 2012 | Foundation Fighting Blindness | retinal degenerative diseases | Career Development Award $75K/yr x 5 yrs |
| LOI: April 15, 2012 | March of Dimes | Birth defects | Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) (Average award: $144,574/yr for 3 yrs; Faculty with PI eligibility |
| April 23, 2012 | 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 30, 2012 | Melanoma Research Foundation | OM Uveal Melanoma | CURE OM Uveal Melanoma Research Award $100,000 per year x 2 yrs. Eligibility: associate professors and above |
| April 30, 2012 | 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) |
| May | |||
| May 1, 2012 | 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, 2012 | National Center for Responsible Gaming | gambling disorders | Early Stage Investigator Grants (up to $30K for 2 yrs) (Instructors, assist. prof. w/ PI eligiblity; Independent Scientist (up to $40K for 2 yrs) (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| May 1, 2012 | American College of Rheumatology | rheumatology | ACR REF/AF Career Development Bridge Funding Award $75K for 1 yr (to help foster investigators in the early stages of their career as they prepare their NIH K08/K23 application resubmissions) |
| LOI (required): May 1, 2012 Full application (by invitation): July 1, 2012 |
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 $90K/yr for 1-3 yrs |
| Letter of intent: May 1, 2012 | The American Society of Hematology | hematology | ASH Scholars Awards Assist. prof: $75K/yr x 2yrs and fellows $50K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Preliminary grants: May 1, 2012; Full applications by invitation: Oct. 1, 2012 |
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 |
| May TBA | Chest Foundation | diseases of the chest; thrombosis | Various awards |
| May 4, 2012 | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIAA) | Inventions, bioengineering, engineering, program and course development | Advanced E-Team Grants ($1K-$20K for 12-18 months); Course and Program Grants $2K-$50K for 1-3 yrs) Faculty with PI eligibility |
| May 6, 2012 | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Grant Program | 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. | Research Grant Program $150K per project Faculty with PI eligibility |
| LOI: May TBA | 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) |
| Limited award: Internal deadline: May, 7, 2012 Full application: |
William T. Grant Foundation | settings of youth 8-25 years of age; policy and practice | The William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program Eligibility and Internal submission guidelines |
| Letter of intent: May TBA |
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) | Rare Disorders | TBA |
| LOI: May TBA; Application deadline (by invitation): July TBA | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR | Cancer, Breast | Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research |
| Pre-proposal: May 31, 2012 | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Target Validation program provides support for work demonstrating whether modulation of a novel biological target has impact in a PD-relevant pre-clinical model | Target Validation |
| May 31, 2012 | Lupus Research Institute | Lupus | Novel Research Award $100K/yr x 3 yrs Faculty with PI eligiblity |
| May 31, 2012 | 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, | Research Grant $50K (1 to be awarded) Faculty wth PI eligibility |
| June | |||
| Concept paper: June 1, 2012; Full applic. (by invitation): Aug. 15 and Dec. 1, 2012 | Gerber Foundation | child health, pedatrics | Research Grant (up to $300K over 3 yrs); |
| June 1, 2012 | American Academy of Family Physcians | family medicine | Joint Grants Program ($50K) for family physicians (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| LOI: June 1, 2012; full application (by invitation only: Sept. 5, 2012 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis | Clinical Research Award (see also Dec. 1) Single center: up to $100K/yr for up to 3 yrs Multi-center: up to $225K/yr for up to 3yrs |
| Pre-proposal: June 1, 2012 |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | Cancer | Damon Runyon Innovation Award $450,000 total direct costs over 3 yrs (Stanford clarification: only assist. prof. with UTL and MCL appointments are eligible) |
| Pre-applic: June 1, 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 8, 2012 | 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 | Clinical and Basic science Research Proposals for Congenital Heart Disease Research (up to $100K total cost/yr for up to 2 yrs) |
| Concept paper: June 2012 | Thrasher Research Fund | pediatric health | Early Career Awards ($25K) |
| Not offered in June (see Dec. 15) | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Spinal cord injury, nerve regeneration | Individual Research Grants |
| June TBA | Angelman Foundation | Angelman syndrome (basic and clinical science) | Research Grants ($100K/yr for 1-2 yrs) |
| LOI: June 15, 2012; full applications: July 15, 2012 | MDA-Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | -Research grant (faculty with PI eligibility) -Development grant (postdocs) Institutional representative for both programs-your dept.'s RPM |
| June TBA | The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | Neuroscience | Research Grants $60K for one year |
| June 30, 2012 | The Childrens Leukemia Research Association | pediatric leukemia | Research Grant Program ($30K) |
| June TBA | American Tinnitis Association | Tinnitis | Research Grant ($50K/yr for up to 3yrs) |
| June TBA | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | AIDS | Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award, Research Grants, Scholar Awards |
| July | |||
| Abstract deadline: July TBA | Foundation for Women's Cancer (formerly Gynecological Cancer Foundation) | OB/GYN; ovarian and cervical cancer | Abstracts; |
| LOI: July TBA | Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders | gambling disorders | Large Grants (up to $100K) for established faculty with PI eligibility; Early Stage Investigator Grants up to $65K (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| 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 | National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression NARSAD | mental illness | Distinguished investigator award (full professors- $100K for one year) |
| LOI: July TBA | Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute | smoking-related disorders | Clinical Investigator Award; Young Clinical Investigator Award |
| July 9, 2012 | The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) | dermatologic surgery | Cutting Edge Research Grant Program ($2K-$20K) Faculty with PI eligibility who are ASDS members. |
| Letter of intent (required): July TBA; Full application: July TBA | American Urologic Association Foundation | urology | Research Scholar Program |
| July 15, 2012 | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | childhood cancer 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. Projects must be aligned with ALSF’s mission thus focused on better diagnosing or curing childhood cancers. |
Bridge Grant ($100K) |
| July TBA | Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders | gambling disorders | Seed grant ($25K) |
| July TBA (also Nov. and March TBA) | Juevenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | Diabetes | High Priority, Short-Term Project Award |
| July TBA | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | adult reconstruction, spine care, sports medicine or trauma | OREF/Stryker Prospective Clinical Research Grant-support for a promising project relating to adult reconstruction, spine care, sports medicine or trauma. ($50K/yr for up to 3 yrs) |
| July TBA | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | Sports Medicine | Career Development Award [AOSSM offers a $50,000 per year supplement grant to sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons who receive a Career Development Award (K Award) from NIH] |
| Letter of intent: July 2012 TBA (required); Full application (by invitation only): Nov. 2012 TBA | American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) | Eye research; macular degeneration | Macular Degeneration Research Program (MDR) $100,000 budgeted over 2 yrs |
| 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 TBA | American Heart Association | Cardiovascular disease | National Program: For assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility: --Scientist Development Grant -- Clinical Research Program Grant For faculty with PI eligibility: --Innovator Grant --Established Investigator Grant |
| LOI: July TBA; Full applic: Aug. TBA | National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia | Research Grant $15K-$30K |
| July TBA | American Diabetes Association | diabetes | American Diabetes Association and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Award in Health Services Research in Clinical Care Delivery in Diabetes; $250K/yr x 3 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) |
| July TBA | American Diabetes Association | Diabetes | Junior Faculty Award (up to $120K/yr for up to 3 yrs) (new assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| July TBA | American Heart Association | Cardiovascular Disease | Western States Affiliates
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| Charlotte Geyer Foundation (cancer) | Cancer | As of 2009 no further funding available | |
| Research abstract due: July TBA (note: research booklet available in June) | Gynecologic Cancer Foundation | Cancer | Research Grants (Ovarian Cancer-most provide $50K for 1 yr) (note: August 23, 2010 Researchers notified as to whether a proposal is invited October 15, 2010 Proposals are due to GCF Headquarters) |
| July TBA | Juevenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | Diabetes | Career Development Award and Early Career-Patient Oriented Diabetes Award ($150K/yr for up to 5 yrs), Innovative Grant ($110K for 1 yr); Advanced Postdoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships; (download "Grant Deadline" PDF file and program guidelines) |
| Letter of intent required: July TBA (Applic: Sept. by invitation only) |
The LAM Foundation | LAM | Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a progressive lung disease that affects women almost exclusively. Post Doctoral Fellowships, Established Investigator Awards, and Pilot Project Award |
| July TBA | The Glaucoma Research Foundation | glaucoma | The Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research $40K for 1 yr. |
| August | |||
| LOI (required): Aug. 1, 2012 | International Rett Syndrome Foundation | Rett Syndrome (developmental disorder found primarily in girls) | HeART (Help Accelerate RTT Therapeutics) Grant $50,000 for 1 yrs -ANGEL (Advanced Neurotherapeutic Grant of Excellence) Grant Award $300,000 per year for up to 2 yr Eligibility: faculty with PI eligiiblity |
| LOI: Aug. 1, 2012 | 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 | Investigator Initiated Grants $100K-$600K for 2-3 yrs |
| LOI: Aug. TBA; ; Full applic: Sept. TBA | National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia | Young Investigator (YI) Award $35K-$50K; Young Investigator (YI) Award for SCA Research $50K (eligibility: assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility, senior postdocs, or clinical fellows) |
| LOI: Aug. TBA | International Myeloma Foundation | cancer, myeloma | 2011 Brian D. Novis Research Award: Senior grant $80K (established faculty with PI eligibility with track record in myeloma or related research) 2011 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 |
| Aug. TBA | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | sports medicine, osteoarthritis | AOSSM/Genzyme Osteoarthritis Grants |
| LOI (required): Aug. TBA (full application: Oct. TBA) | American Cancer Society |
Cancer | Clinical Research Professors- $80K/yr x 5 yrs (In general, applicants will recently have attained the rank of full professor) |
| 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.TBA | American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation | basic and clinical research, rheumatology | ACR REF Rheumatology Investigator Award (for junior faculty); |
| Aug. TBA | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Childhood obesity | Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Rapid Response grant |
| Aug. TBA | American Hearing Research Foundation | hearing or balance functions of the ear | Research Grants ($20K) |
| *Internal Deadline: Aug. TBA Full application: Oct. TBA |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | career transition award for physician-scientists (postdocs and Instructors) | Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) Internal submission guidelines |
| LOI: Aug TBA; full proposal (by invitation): Oct. TBA | Citizens United in Research for Epilepsy | epilepsy | CURE Taking Flight Award ($100K for 1 yr); CURE Innovator Award ($50K for 1 yr) |
| Aug. 6, 2012 | The Society for Imaging Informatics | imaging informatics | SIIM Program -Research Grant ($50K for 1 yr) -Small Grant Program for Imaging Informatics Training ($20K for 3-12 mos) Eligibility for both: residents, fellows, graduate students and junior faculty) |
| Aug. TBA | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | multiple sclerosis | Misc. career development awards |
| LOI: TBA | Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer | Cancer | "A" Award |
| Aug.TBA | ASCO-American Society of Clinical Oncology | Cancer, Sarcoma | Advanced Clinical Research Award in Sarcoma |
| Aug. TBA | AACR-American Association Cancer Research | Cancer | Judah Folkman Career Development Award for Anti-Angiogenesis Research |
| Aug. TBA | Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation | Cancer, Mesothelioma | Research Grant ($100K) |
| Pre-application: Aug. TBA | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine | sports medicine | Young Investigators Grant ($40K seed money) Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant ($20K seed money) |
| 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 >> |
| LOI: Aug. TBA Full applic: Sept. TBA | National Ataxia Foundation | neuroscience, ataxia | Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award $100K; Research Post-Doc Fellowship Award ($35K grant) |
| Letter of intent: Aug. TBA Full application: Sept. TBA | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | Clinical Research Training Grant |
| August TBA | Uniting Against Lung Cancer | lung cancer | Legacy Program for Advances in Lung Cancer Research. All up to $100K over 2 yrs. 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.) |
*Internal Deadline: Full applic: |
Pew Scholars Program | basic and clinical science relevant to human health | PEW Scholars
Program Internal submission guidelines |
| *Internal Deadline: Aug. TBA Full applic: Oct. TBA |
Francis Family Foundation | lung biology and disease; pulmonary | Parker
B. Francis Fellowships 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 | Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | cancer, multiple myeloma | Biotech Investment Awards up to $1 milllion |
| Aug. TBA | Lymphoma Research Foundation | lymphoma | Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (advanced fellows and assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| (REVISED) Pre-application deadline: Sept. TBA | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | cancer, breast cancer | Post Baccalaureate Training in Disparities Research (PBT-DR) |
| Abstract/LOI: Aug. TBA; Full application (by invitation): Oct. TBA | Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy | cancer, gene therapy | Young Investigator Award $300K (assist. prof. with MCL and UTL appointments) |
| 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. |
| Aug. TBA | Epilepsy Foundation | Epilepsy, neuroscience | Research Grants Program, Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (see also March 15, Oct. 1) |
| Aug. 31, 2012 | American Gastroenterological Association | Gastric Cancer | Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer $50K/yr x 2 yrs; faculty with PI eligibility |
| September | |||
| Preliminary proposal: Sept. 1, 2011 (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 (postdoc to faculty transition award) |
| Sept. 1, 2012 | The Glaucoma Foundation | glaucoma, optic nerve rescue and regeneration, molecular genetics, nanotechnology | Grant ($40K for first year, poss. renewal for $50K for the second year) |
| Sept. 1, 2011 | Paralyzed Veterans of America Foundation Research Foundation | Spinal Cord injury | Basic Science, Clinical Applications, Design and Development Research Grants ($75K for one yr; up to $150K for 2 yrs) Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Sept. 2, 2011 | Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation | cardiovascular disease | Research Grants program (seed funding) |
| Sept. 6, 2011 | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | cancer | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Team Science Award $50K Faculty with PI eligibility. |
| Sept. 7, 2011 (first Wed. of Sept) | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis | Misc. Research Grants including fellowships |
| TBA | Arthritis Foundation | Arthritis | Multiple award mechanisms |
| Sept. 7, 2012 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation | gastroenterology, hepatology or related disorders | Research Scholar Award ($60K/yr x 2 yrs); assist. prof. w/ PI eligiblity |
| LOI: Sept. 7, 2011 | William T. Grant Foundation | health policy and practices impacting youth settings ages 8-25 | Investigator-Initiated Major Research Grant ($100K-$600K over 2-3 yrs) |
| LOI: Sept. 8, 2011 | Concern Foundation | cancer | Concern Foundation's CONquer canCER Now Award $60K for 1 yr (assist. prof. with PI eligibility) |
| 2011 on hold |
University of California | AIDS | California HIV/ AIDS Research Program (CHRP) |
| Sept. 9, 2011 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | AGA -Takeda Research Scholar Award in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease $60K/yr x 2 yrs (assist. prof.) |
| Sept. 9, 2011 | National Lung Cancer Partnership | Cancer, Lung | Young Investigator Research Grant (clinical and basic science fellows and junior faculty) $100K over 2 yrs |
| Sept. TBA | National Neurovision Research Institute | retinal degenerative diseases | Enhanced research and clinical training Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases |
| Sept. 9, 2011 | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation | gastroenterology, hepatology | Research Scholar Award $120K over 2 yrs (assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility) |
| Sept. TBA | William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation | cancer, pediatric acute lumphocytic leukemia | Grant ($150K/yr for up to 3 yrs) |
| Sept. TBA | Fondation Leducq | Cardiovascular disease | Fondation Leducq Transatlantic Career Development Award |
| 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. 12 & Sept. 26: respective deadlines for signatures-Dean & provost see guidelines) & LOI: Oct. 3, 2011 | 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 >> |
| Sept. 15, 2011 | NARSAD The Brain and Behavior Research Fund | neurobiological research (research must be relevant to our understanding, treatment and prevention of serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, mood and anxiety disorders, or child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. | Young Investigator Award ($30K/yr x 2yrs) |
| Sept. 15, 2011 | Scleroderma Foundation | sclerderma | New Investigator Grant (assist. prof. with PI eligibility) ($50K/yr x 3 yrs) Established Investigator Grant ($75K/yr x 2yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| LOI: Sept. 15, 2011 (required); Full applic: Oct. 1, 2011 |
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) |
| LOI: Sept. 16, 2011 | The Alpha-1 Foundation | Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency | Grants (in cycle grant) |
| *Internal Deadline: Sept. 19, 2011 Full proposal: Nov. 1, 2011 |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | infectious diseases | Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease- $500,000 (assist. prof.) Eligibility and submission guidelines |
| LOI: Sept. 20, 2011; Full invitation: Nov. 8, 2011 | Citizens United in Research for Epilepsy | epilepsy | CURE Taking Flight Awards for Young Investigators (senior postdocs); ($100K for 1 yr); CURE Innovator Award ($50K for 1yr) |
| *Internal Deadline: Sept. 21, 2011 Full applic: Oct. 17, 2011 | Brain Research Foundation | brain function in health disease | Scientific Innovation Award (professors and associate professors with PI eligibility) Only one application is permitted: internal submission guidelines |
| Expression of interest: Sept. TBA |
Fondation Leducq | Cardiovascular disease | Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Program |
| 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 |
| Preliminary notice: Sept. TBA; LOI: Oct. | amfar, the Foundation for AIDS research | AIDS | Research Grants ($100,000 direct costs plus up to 20% for indirect costs for 1yr); Fellowships |
| *Internal Deadline: Sept. 26, 2011 Full applic: Nov. 1, 2011 |
Greenwall Foundation | Bioethics | Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Eligibility and internal submission guidelines |
| *Internal Deadline: Sept. 26, 2011 Full applic: Oct. 19, 2011 |
Microsoft | novel approaches, with computing “at the heart of the research.” | Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Internal submission guidelines |
| Sept. 28, 2011 | Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | cancer | Career Development Award ($200K total over 3 yrs); Young Investigator Award ($50K for 1 yr) |
| Sept. TBA | American Society for Heathcare Risk Management | The ASHRM program seeks to stimulate research on healthcare risk management issues and supports research projects that are either quantitative or qualitative in nature. | Research Grants Program $100K for 1 yr (faculty w/ PI eligibility) |
| LOI: Sept. 30, 2011 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | multiple sclerosis | Health Care Delivery and Policy Research Program |
| October | |||
| Oct. TBA | Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) | Grants offered in one or more of the following topic areas: hip arthroplasty - up to $25,000 knee arthroplasty - up to $25,000 osteoarthritis - up to $50,000 pain management - up to $50,000 |
Grants will be offered for 2012 continuing medical education programs |
| LOI: Oct. 1, 2011 | Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation | transplantation | Grants 300,000 swiss francs= approx. $346K US |
| Oct. 1, 2011 (see also April) | Scoliosis Research Society | scoliosis | Standard, New Investigator, Small Exploratory, Alf Nachemson Evidence Based Medicine |
| LOI: Oct. 1, 2011; Full application by invitation: Feb. 2012 | 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. 3, 2011 | 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. 3, 2011 | American Brain Tumor Association | brain tumors | Discovery Grants $50K for 1 yr |
| Oct. 3, 2011 | 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). |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | The Stanley Medical Research Institute | mental health, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder | $300K/yr Funding for clinical trials (grant funding is no longer offered) |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | American Society of Colon Rectal Surgeons | Cancer, colon rectal surgery | Career Development Awards ($75K for 2 yrs) Limited Project Grants (up to $50K/yr) |
| LOI: Oct. 3, 2011 | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | pancreatic cancer | Innovative Grants $200K over 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Oct. 16, 2011 | Dermatology Foundation | Dermatology | Limited # of applicants permitted (see Dept. Chair) Research Awards Program |
| LOI: Oct. 25, 2011; Full proposal (by invitation): Feb. 2012 | 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) |
| Letters of intent accepted anytime: Full applications (by invitation): Oct. 15, 2011 |
Hereditary Disease Foundation | Hungtington's Disease | Research Grants $50K (faculty) |
| Oct. 15, 2012 | American Cancer Society | Cancer | Multiple RFAs (including Clinical Research Prof. award-$400K) |
| Oct. 14, 2011 | National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Invention | Sustainable Vision Grants $10K-$50K for 1-3 years (Other NCIIA grants-see May) |
| Oct. 16, 2011 | Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) | cardiothoracic surgery | Misc. grants and fellowships |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | Reeve-Irvine Research Center, University of California, Irvine | Spinal Cord Injury | Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund of California Download RFA and application forms |
| Oct. 15, 2011 | American Liver Foundation | Liver disease | Misc. funding opportunities |
Limited program (see Dermatology Dept. chair)Oct. 16, 2011 |
Dermatology Foundation | dermatology | Research Grants (limited award-see your Dermatology dept. chair) |
| Oct. TBA | American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) |
Alzheimer's disease and neuroscience | Alzheimer's Disease Research -Standard award $400,000 -Pilot Award $150,000 |
| Oct. 20, 2011 | American Lung Association | Lung disease | Misc. grants, fellowships and dissertation grants |
| Oct. 25, 2011 | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Innovative Development and Exploratory Award (IDEA); Translational Research Award |
| Oct. 25, 2011 (OPTIONAL-just for feedback re: your CRC proposal); Full applic: Feb. 15, 2012 | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Community Research Collaborations (CRC) Pilot and Full awards |
| Oct. TBA | American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) | Eye research, glaucoma | National Glaucoma Research Standard award $50K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Brief proposal: Oct. 27, 2011; Full proposal by invitation: Jan. 12, 2012 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | health economics | Payment Reform Strategies for High Value Care $100K-$500K for up to 36 mos. |
| LOI: Oct. 31, 2011; Full application: Feb. 28, 2012 (by invitation only() | Foundation Fighting Blindness | retinal degenerative diseases | Individual Investigator Research Grant |
| Oct. 31, 2011 | Barth Syndrome Foundation | Barth Syndrome | Seed Research Grants $40K over 1-2 yrs |
| 2011 TBA | The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund | Cures and treatments for paralysis associated with spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders | Research grants and fellowships |
| Oct. 31, 2011 | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: AACR-American Association for Cancer Research | pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Career Development Award $200K over 2 yrs (early assist. prof.) |
| *Internal Deadline: Oct. 31, 2011Nomination due: Nov. 16, 2011; Full applications for two finalists due: Dec. 21, 2011 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | clinical research, any disease area | Clinical Scientist Development Award (Instructors and Assist. Prof) Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
| November | |||
| Nov. 1, 2012 | Cancer Research Institute | cancer immunotherapies | Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) Grants $100K/yr x 2 yrs |
| Nov. 1, 2011 | DeGregorio Family Foundation for Stomach and Esophageal Cancer Research and Education | cancer: stomach and esophageal | Research Grant for Gastroesophageal Malignancies $250K over 2 yrs |
| Nov. 1, 2011 | Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) | Lung cancer | Research Grant $50K for 1-2 yrs |
| Nov. 1, 2011 | American Society for Sports Medicine Research Grant Awards | sports medicine | Research grants (up to $25K) |
| Nov. 1, 2011 | Melanoma Research Foundation | melanoma | Eligibility requirements: 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) |
| LOI: Nov. 1, 2011; full applic: March 2012 (by invitation) | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | leukemia, lymphoma | Specialized Center of Research Program (SCOR) |
| LOI (required): Nov. 1, 2011; Full application: Jan. 2012 |
Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America | Chron's disease and Colities | Senior Research Awards; Career Development Awards; Research Fellowships (Fellows: because this is a grant and not a fellowship, you must submit applications through your department's RPM) |
| Brief proposal: Nov. 2, 2011; Full proposal by invitation: Dec. 21, 2011 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | behavioral economics, obesity, consumer engagement | Apply Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges $100K for up to 18mos. (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Nov. 4, 2011 (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 deadline: Nov. 7, 2011 |
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 |
| 2 page proposal: Nov. 8, 2011 |
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
The topics for Round 8 are: Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems Explore New Solutions for Global Health Priority Areas Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges |
Grand Challenges Explorations in Global Health-Round 8 (phase I funding: $100,000) Stanford clarification: only Stanford faculty with PI eligibility may apply. **Although the sponsor guidelines permit anyone from any discipline to apply, because this is a research grant and not a mentored career development award, for example, Stanford PIship policy permits only Stanford faculty with PI eligibility to apply. |
| Nov. 8, 2011 | California Breast Cancer Research Program | breast cancer | Conference Award |
| Nov. (not available in 2011) | National Hemophilia Foundation | Hemophilia | Career Development Award will not be offered in 2010. |
| Nov. 14, 2011 | American Society of Transplantation (AST) | transplantation | Faculty grants (for assistn prof. -clinical and basic science $40K/yr x 2); Fellowships (Basic science fellowship and Clinical science fellowships) |
| Nov. 15, 2011 | Parkinson's Disease Foundation | Parkinson's disease | International Research Grants Program ($75K direct costs/yr x 2 yrs) |
| Nov. 15, 2011 | 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) |
| Nov. 21, 2011 | Conquer Cancer Foundation | Clinical Trials Participation Award | |
| Letter of intent (required): Nov. 28, 2011; Full application (by invitation only): Feb. 24, 2012 | JDRF-Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | juevenile diabetes | Targeting Beta Cell Neogenesis and Transdifferentiation to Restore Functional Beta Cell Mass $100K-$250K/yr for 1-2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Letter of intent: Nov. 28, 2011 | Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)- AACR | prostate cancer | SU2C-PCF Prostate Dream Team Translational Cancer Research Grant |
| Internal deadline: Nov. 29, 2011 Full application: March 1, 2012 | Ellison Medical Foundation | Aging | New Scholars Program in Aging Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| Nov. 29, 2011 | Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Parkinson's Disease | Rapid Response ($75K in total costs) (proposals accepted anytime) (faculty with PI eligiiblity) Target Validation ($250K total costs over 2 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| *Internal Deadline: Nov. 30, 2011 Sponsor deadline: Jan. 26, 2012 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | Research Instrumentation | Major Research Instrumentation
(MRI): Acquisition and Development $100K- to $4M Eligibility and Internal Submission Guidelines |
| December | |||
| LOI: Dec. 1, 2011 | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | childhood cancer | Innovation grant $100K |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | American Liver Foundation | liver physiology and disease | Scholar Award Assist. prof. $225K over 3 yrs |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | Melanoma Research Alliance | melanoma | Young Investigator Award ($75K/yr x 2-3yrs: assist. prof.; Established Investigator Award ($125K/yr for 2-3yrs); Pilot Award ($50K/yr for 2yr: established faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | 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. 1, 2011; Full application (by invitation only): Feb. 1, 2012 | Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation | Restless Leg Syndrome | Research Grants ($20K-$35K for 1 yr) faculty with PI eligibility |
| Letter of intent: Dec. 1, 2011 | American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR) | alzheimers disease | The Cart Fund, Inc. Alzheimers Research $225K total for up to 2 yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Concept paper: Dec. 1, 2011; Full applic: (by invitation): Feb. 15 | Gerber Foundation | child health, pediatrics; birth up to 3yrs | Research Grant (up to $300K over 3 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF) | to support projects which address clinically relevant and immediate issues facing the practice of plastic surgery. | Miscellaneous grants (awaiting guidelines to be posted to proposal central) |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | postdoctoral fellows, faculty | Collaborative Research Travel Grants $15K |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | 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 |
| TBA | National Kidney Foundation | Kidney disease | Misc. RFAs |
| LOI: Dec. 1, 2011; Full app (by invitation): March, 1, 2012 (see also LOI June 1, 2012 deadline) | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis | 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 |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | 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 |
| Letter of intent: Dec. 1, 2011 | The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | Neuroscience | The McKnight Technological Innovation in Neuroscience Awards $100K/yr x 2 yrs (the sponsor permits both UTL and MCL faculty) |
| Dec.1, 2011 | Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research | Cancer | Kimmel Scholar $100K/yr x 2 yrs and Translational Science Award (physician scientists) |
| Dec. 2, 2011 | American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association | STD research | Awards |
| Dec. 2, 2011 | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) | Invention | Course and Program Grants ($2-$50K); Advanced eTeam Grants ($20K) |
| Dec. TBA | National Parkinson Foundation | Parkinson disease | Grants |
| Letter of intent (required): Dec. 9, 2011; Full application (by invitation only): Jan. 11, 2012 | Tobacco Disease Related Research Program | research in California involving tobacco control and tobacco-related disease (see the guidelies for priority areas) | 2012 RFA: Miscelleneous award mechanisms: Research Projects (up to $525K total direct costs for up to 3yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) Exploratory & Developmental ($250K total direct costs for up to 2 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) Participatory Research (Pilot CARA/SARA) ($250K total direct costs over 2 yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) Participatory Research (Full CARA/SARA) ($525K total direct costs over 3yrs) (faculty with PI eligibility) Postdoctoral* ($45K direct costs/yr x 3 yrs) Dissertation (Pre-doctoral Training) ($20K direct costs/yr x 2 yrs) (Postdocs & pre-docs-submit your applications through your RPM >>) |
| Letter of intent due (required): Dec. 12, 2011 Full proposal (if LOI approved): March 19, 2012 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 |
| Internal Deadline: Dec. 15, 2011, 4 p.m. Full applic: Feb.1, 2012 |
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) | oncology | AACI Translational Cancer Research Fellowship (for postdoctoral fellows) Eligibility and Submission guidelines |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | 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. 15, 2011 | 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. |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | pediatric cancer, epidemiology | Epidemiology Grant $100K /yr x 2yrs (faculty with PI eligibility) |
| Internal Deadline: Dec. 15, 2011, 4 p.m. Full applic: Feb.3, 2012 |
Mary Kay Foundation | Cancer (breast, uterine, cervical, ovarian) | Cancer Research Grant (for faculty with NTLR, MCL and UTL appointments) Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | Dystonia Research Foundation | dystonia | Research Grants ($65K/yr for 1-2 yrs) Fellowships *($50K/yr x 2 yrs)* Fellows: institutional representative: you must submit your fellowship applications through your department's RPM since this is a career development grant and not a fellowship. |
| Dec. (TBA) | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Spinal Cord Injury | Individual research grants (and postdoctoral fellowship) |
| Letter of intent (required): Dec. 15, 2011; full application: Jan. 15, 2012 (see also: LOI deadline: June) | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy | Research Grant (faculty with PI eligibility) Development Grant (postdocs) |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) | Aging Research | --AFAR Research Grants $100/yr for 1 or 2 yrs (junior faculty); |
| Dec. 20, 2011 --due to holiday closure-you must submit your applications to your RPM by Dec. 12, 2011 | Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's Disease | Multiple award mechanisms |
| LOI: Dec. 30, 2011 | 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, 2011 (due to the holiday closure, you must submit your application to your RPM by Dec. 12th) |
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) |
