Stanford Internal Funding Opportunities:
Pilot Projects, Developmental Projects, Seed Grants, Fellowships and Training Programs
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- Programs currently accepting applications
- List of All Internal Funding Opportunities
all internal funding opportunities
- Anesthesia Training Program in Biomedical Research
- Beckman Center
- Bio-X funding opportunities
- CTSA-Spectrum
- Cardiovascular Imaging at Stanford (CVIS)
- Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
- Center for Biomedical Imaging at Stanford (CBIS)
- Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence and Translation (CCNE-T)
- Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging (CNI)
- Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
- Center for Health Policy (CHP)/(PCOR)
- Center for Health Policy (CHP/PCOR) Fellowships
- Center for Innovation in Global Health
- Child Health Research Institute (administered by Spectrum Child Health)
- CHRI (Child Health Research Institute at Stanford)
- Clayman Institute for Gender Research
- Cracking the Neural Code (CNC) Program
- Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Faculty Scholar Program
- France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
- Freeman Spogli Institute for
- The Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging
- Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS)
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (ISCBRM)
- Media-X
- Office of Community Health (OCH)
CTSA Seed Grants - Office of Diversity and Leadership
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Fellowships
- Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
- Precourt Energy Institute
The TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center Requests for Proposals - Rathmann Family Foundation Educators-CARE (E4C) Medical Education Fellowship in Patient-Centered Care
- SLAC and Stanford Institute for Chemical Biology Seed Grants
- Spectrum Pilot Projects that have the objective of Translating Technology into Novel Medtech, Biopharma, or Diagnositic Projects
- Stanford Arts Institute
- Stanford Biodesign Global Exchange Grants
- Stanford Cancer Imaging Training (SCIT) Program
- Stanford Cancer Institute
- Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (SCCME)
- Stanford Center on Longevity
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation
Financial Fraud Research Center
- The Stanford Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
and The Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) Seed Research Awards Relevant to Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI)
- The Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences (SINTN) and Department of Ophthalmology
- Stanford Medical Center
FAPC-Family Abuse Prevention Council - Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars Program Postdoctoral Training in Molecular Imaging of Cancer
- Stanford Nano Center (SNC) & Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory (SNL)
Bio/Medical Mini Seed Grants - Stanford Office of International Affairs
- Stanford Prevention Research (SPRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Stanford University
Vascular Medicine Fellowship Training Program - The Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Grant Program at Stanford University
- The Woods Institute for the Environment: Environmental Venture Projects
This webpage contains internal Stanford: Pilot Grants, Developmental Projects, and Seed Grants for faculty; Postdoctoral fellowships and training programs; and Graduate Student dissertation grants and fellowships offered by Stanford departments, institutes and programs.
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Master List of Internal Stanford Funding Opportunities (05/03/13) 
This spreadsheet contains all of the 86 funding opportunities which appear on this webpage. See below >> for the programs that are currently accepting applications.
Programs Currently Accepting Applications
NOTE: The following programs in this top chart are the only internal programs currently accepting applications.
| Deadline | Current programs |
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| Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis as funds permit. | Stanford Nano Center (SNC) & Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory (SNL) Bio/Medical Mini Seed Grants Maximum request up to $20,000, usually $5,000 - $10,000 in direct cost. Eligibility: Stanford University faculty holding University, Research, or Medical Center line positions. Preference will be given to new users of the Nano Shared Facilities. New SNC webpage/guidelines |
| May 13, 2013 | Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) Program Postdoctoral Training in Molecular Imaging of Cancer Candidates must have a PhD or MD. Recent PhD/MD graduates or those with one year or less postdoctoral research fellowship experience are highly preferred. Citizenship (correction): non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply this year. Guidelines |
| May 17, 2013 | Stanford Office of International Affairs (OIA) Faculty Seed Grants: International Research Collaborations $15K International Online Learning $65K Eligibility: Stanford faculty Guidelines |
| May 20, 2013 | Center for Biomedical Imaging at Stanford (CBIS) CBIS Seed Funding for Imaging Research or Educational Projects $20,000 for 1 yr For research grants: Stanford faculty at the Assistant Professor level For educational grants: Stanford faculty at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level Guidelines |
| May 28, 2013 | Stanford Cancer Institute Developmental Research Awards (DCRA) -Interactive projects $100,000 -Population Sciences $50,000 -Translational Research $50,000 Eligibility: Faculty who are members of the Stanford Cancer Institute. See guidelines for additional criteria. Guidelines |
| May 31, 2013 | SLAC and Stanford Institute for Chemical Biology Seed Grants-Call for Proposals up to $80,000 for up to 2 yrs Eligiblity: faculty and permanent-level staff scientists at SLAC and Stanford faculty members (see guidelines for additional criteria) Successful proposals will leverage the X-ray facilities (SSRL and LCLS) at SLAC for high-impact studies in the biological sciences that give deep insight into human physiology or disease. Guidelines >> |
| June 1, 2013 | Anesthesia Traning Program in Biomedical Research NIH T32 program The two-year training program starts by recruiting the most talented trainees from MD/PhD, MD, and PhD applicants interested in pursuing a career in anesthesia research and academic anesthesia. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented minorities (URM). (see additional criteria) Guidelines |
| June 3, 2013 | Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) Innovations in Patient Care (administered by Spectrum Child Health) $25,000 All LPCH employees and medical staff (including CE faculty) from all levels and disciplines of patient care are welcome to apply (see guidelines for additional criteria) Guidelines |
| June 14, 2013 | Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) at Stanford CHRI Harman Endowed Faculty Scholar $100,000/yr for 3 years Eligibility: Applicants must hold an M.D. or its equivalent degree and have a mid-career (associate professor) Medical Center Line (MCL) faculty appointment in a clinical department; have their primary site of clinical/academic activity at the LPCH. (see additioinal criteria) Guidelines |
| June 14, 2013 | Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) at Stanford CHRI Faculty Scholar $100,000 per year x 5 years Eligibility: CHRI Faculty Scholars must hold a doctoral degree: M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. degree or their equivalents and be a Stanford mid-to-late assistant professor or early associate (pre-tenure) professor with University Tenure Line (UTL) or Medical Center Line (MCL) faculty appointments in a clinical department whose research involves child health or the training of child health researchers (see additional criteria) Guidelines |
| July 1, 2013 | Stanford Cancer Imaging Training (SCIT) Program Eligibility: Candidate must have an MD or PhD degree; Candidate must be a US citizen, or a non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Card (1-151 or 1-551) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent resident. Guidelines |
List of internal funding opportunities>>
Alphabetic List of Internal Funding Opportunities
| Current Funding Opportunities | Research Focus | Eligibility | Amount of Funding | Deadline |
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| Anesthesia Training Program in Biomedical Research Source of funds: NIH T32 training program Questions? Contact William Magruder at magruder@stanford.edu Guidelines |
anesthesia research and academic anesthesia | Trainees must have received, as of the beginning date of the appointment, a MD/PhD, MD or PhD or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. an individual must be a citizen, a non-citizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. See other eligibility guidelines |
2 year training program | June 1, 2013 |
| Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine Interdisciplinary Technology Development Grants Source of funds: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Questions? Contact Jane Kroeten jkroeten@stanford.edu Guidelines |
To support 1) the development of new and improved instruments or devices, or 2) the development of new methodologies, to be used in biomedical research. | Stanford faculty with UTL, MCL or NTLR faculty appointments | $50K direct costs/yr for 2 yrs (total $100K direct costs) | March 16, 2012 |
| Beckman Center Technology Innovation Mini-Grants Source of funds: Beckman Foundation Guidelines Service Centers/ Contacts: Decisions to fund the proposed work under this program reside exclusively with the facility managers. Funding levels will also be established by facility managers. Bioinformatics Resource: Lee Kozar at kozar@stanford.edu Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Facility: Marty Bigos at bigos@stanford.edu Protein and Nucleic Acid (PAN) Facility: Michael Eckart, meckart@stanford.edu Cell Sciences Imaging Center (CSIF): Jon Mulholland, jwm@stanford.edu |
various
CSIF: The objective of these grants for the CSIF is to offset the startup costs associated with the development, testing and or application of new or existing methodologies within the CSIF. The CSIF is particularly interested in supporting the development of new methodologies/techniques that can be applied directly to existing instrumentation in the CSIF and or reducing to practice existing methodologies/techniques that are not yet available in the CSIF. |
the Beckman Center provides mini-grants to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty who wish to engage the services of the Beckman core facilities in new or experimental approaches, techniques, or processes that are not supported by other funding sources. | This varies, depending upon Beckman support, with a maximum of $5000, usually $2,000 - $3,000. For consideration, a brief description of the new or experimental approach, technique, or process must be submitted to the individual facility manager, including an estimate of the facility resources needed to carry out the proposed work. |
No specific deadline. The mini-grants are available during our fiscal year (Sept. to Aug.) |
Bio-X Graduate Fellowships |
Interdiscipinary For both fellowships, preference will be given to projects that are interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together biology with physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, or other fields. |
What is the difference between the two programs? See the additional criteria in the links to the left. |
For the Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowships, Bio-X funding is to be utilized toward payments for graduate tuition, stipend, and health. Seven Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowships and seven Bio-X Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGFs) in Human Health will be awarded that will provide funding for three years to begin Fall Quarter 2012/2013. |
March 14, 2013, 5 p.m. PST |
Bio-X |
Interdiscipinary | Postdoctoral Fellows (specific eligibility depends on industry/donor requirements) | Amount of funding: varies Total amount of funding: varies each year # of awards: varies |
TBA |
Bio-X |
Interdiscipinary | Stanford faculty | Up to $75,000 per year x 2 yrs |
April 9, 2012, 5 p.m. |
Bio-X |
Interdisciplinary | International search: recent Ph.D. recipient | 3 yr appointment: $250,000/yr (1 award made) Total amount of funding available for Round one: $750,000 No funding for second round |
TBA |
| Bio-X NeuroVentures Request for Interdisciplinary Research Proposals Source of funds: Questions? Dr. Liqun Luo, Professor of Biology and Associate Director, Bio-X NeuroVentures (lluo@stanford.edu) or Dr. Heideh Fattaey, Executive Director, (hfattaey@stanford.edu). To download the flier about the RFA: Guidelines |
interdisciplinary research in brain sciences | Stanford faculty who are also Bio-X affiliates | up to $500,000 over 2 yrs (2-4 grants to be awarded) |
Nov. 28, 2011 |
Bio-X |
interdisciplinary | To be eligible, students must be graduate students and Bio-X affiliates conducting interdisciplinary research, and must be accepted to give an oral presentation at a scientific meeting. Students may apply for the travel subsidy once a year and should submit award applications prior to attending the meeting. | $500 each subsidy Total amount of funding available: $10,000 (approximately 20 awards will be made) |
Apply prior to your meeting (per the guidelines) |
| Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program Source of funds: donor Questions? Contact Heideh Fattaey at hfattaey@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Interdiscipinary | Bio-X affiliated faculty members are eligible to apply, and the undergraduate may be from any department on campus.-Applications should be completed by faculty who are interested in having a student work in their lab. Up to two applications from each lab may be submitted for review | total of $5600, for a 10 week period of full-time research. (Will increase as does the program with VPUE) Total amount of funding available has varied from $4000-$120,000 Total # of awards: depends on amount of funding available |
April 5, 2013 |
| Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) Multidisciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Imaging at Stanford (CVIS) Postdoctoral Fellowships Source of funds: NIH/NIBIB grant Questions? Contact: Dr. Micheal McConnell at mcconnell@stanford.edu Guidelines |
cardiovascular medicine, imaging, biodesign | Postdoctoral fellows MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduates. Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to apply. | Two year training program 4 selected in 2009. |
Dec. |
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) Seed Grants |
cardiovascular medicine | Faculty and Instructors | $25K-$50K unrestricted gift award (5-10 to be awarded) | Nov. |
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
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Vascular Reactivity & Thrombosis, Vascular Regeneration & Development, Metabolic or Lifestyle Influences on Vascular Outcomes, Proteomic Markers & Genetic Determinants of Vascular Disease, Gender & Ethnicity Differences in Vascular Disease, and Vascular Bioengineering. | These NHLBI-funded T32 programs will fund postdoctoral fellows for up to two years, with a potential third year in some cases. Any current or prospective postdocs are eligible if they (1) are US citizens or permanent residents, (2) will have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) by the beginning of training, and (3) have not received more than one year of postdoctoral support from an NIH training grant. |
Two year training program (6 fellows to be selected) | March 15, 2013 |
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
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genetics and genomics, cellular signaling, molecular imaging, physiology and phenotyping, cardiac development and regeneration and outcomes research and population science. | These NHLBI-funded T32 programs will fund postdoctoral fellows for up to two years, with a potential third year in some cases. Any current or prospective postdocs are eligible if they (1) are US citizens or permanent residents, (2) will have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) by the beginning of training, and (3) have not received more than one year of postdoctoral support from an NIH training grant. |
Two year training program | March 15, 2013 |
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)
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cardiovascular medicine | CVI -associated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows | $50,000 for one year Total amount of funding: varies Awards: 1-5 |
TBA |
| Center for Biomedical Imaging at Stanford (CBIS) --CBIS Seed Funding for Imaging Research or Educational Projects Questions? Contact Dr. Kim Butts Pauly at kbpauly@stanford.edu Source of funds: internal funds Guidelines |
biomedical imaging | Research Grants: Stanford faculty at the Assistant Professor level Educational Grants: Stanford faculty at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level |
Up to $20,000 for one year Amount of funds available: $100K |
May 20, 2013 |
| Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence and Translation (CCNE-T) Pilot Projects Source of funds: NIH NCI Questions?Contact Billie Robles at brobles@stanford.edu Guidelines |
cancer, nanotechnology | Established Faculty with UTL, MCL or NTLR faculty appointments. | $26,000 for 1 yr. (up to 2 applicants will be selected) | July TBA |
CCNE-T_P2ACP (Phase 2 Alliance Challenge Project) Questions? Contact Dr. Demir Akin at demir.akin@stanford.edu Download Guidelines |
cancer, nanotechnology | Established investigators (Stanford faculty with UTL, MCL or NTLR appointments or CCNE-T consortium members with PI authorizations). Preference will be given to those investigators who are already involved in the CCNE-T programs or who have strong complementary research areas to the CCNE-T goals and who can synergistically work with the CCNE-T members to form new bridges with the other NCI Alliance funded programs. | up to $73,408 total costs for the Stanford portion for 18 months (2 projects to be funded). Performance period: 05/11/2012- 11/10/2013 (tentative dates) |
Jan. TBA (last offered in 2012) |
| Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Graduate Dissertation Fellowship Questions? Contact Heidi Lopez at lopezhm@stanford.edu Guidelines |
dissertations address issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity (any academic discipline) | Awarded to 3 advanced Stanford doctoral students whose dissertations address issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity. See guidelines for additional information. | The fellowship includes shared office space and a financial award of approximately $7,100 stipend plus TGR fees and 50% health coverage per quarter (Autumn, Winter, and Spring). | Feb. 14, 2013 |
| Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Graduate Fellowship Questions? Contact Heidi Lopez at lopezhm@stanford.edu Guidelines |
be Interested in pursuing research projects on how race, ethnicity, and culture shape society and individual experience | Applicants must be: - nominated by a CCSRE Affiliated Faculty Member - -be outstanding applicants who are newly admitted Stanford doctoral students. -be matriculating in Autumn 2013 |
See the guidelines | Feb. 28, 2013 |
| Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Faculty Research Fellowship Questions? Contact Heidi Lopez at lopezhm@stanford.edu Guidelines |
issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity (any academic including the humanities, social sciences, science and engineering, business, law, and medicine | current, full-time Stanford faculty members. | Fellows will also receive $7,500 in support of their research. | Nov. 12, 2012 |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging (CDEHA) Request for Seed Project Proposals Questions? Contact Nomita Divi at nomita@stanford.edu Source of funds: NIH/NIA Guidelines |
Demography, Economics, Health and Aging | Stanford affiliates: Trainees (graduate students, medical fellows, residents), postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and senior academic staff; *Junior investigators must collaborate with senior faculty who will act as project mentor(s). Recipients must meet with their designated senior faculty mentor regularly to review the academic and scientific progress of the recipient and the project. Mentor involvement is expected to be substantial, and to lead to co-authorship. All applicants must be at Stanford for the duration of the anticipated project period. |
$30,000 direct costs for one year (2 to be awarded) |
March 11, 2013 |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging (CADMA) Request for Seed Project Proposals Source of funds: NIH/NIA Questions? Contact Nomita Divi at nomita@stanford.edu Guidelines |
decision-making in health and aging | Stanford affiliates: Trainees (graduate students, medical fellows, residents), postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and senior academic staff; Junior investigators must collaborate with senior faculty who will act as project mentor(s). Recipients must meet with their designated senior faculty mentor regularly to review the academic and scientific progress of the recipient and the project. Mentor involvement is expected to be substantial, and to lead to co-authorship. All applicants must be at Stanford for the duration of the anticipated project period. |
$33,000 direct costs for one year | Letter of intent (strongly encouraged): March 4, 20123 Full application: March 25 , 2013 |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Health Care Research and Health Policy Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars Source of funds: AHRQ training grant Questions? Contact Christine Geibel cgeibel@stanford.edu Guidelines |
health policy and research | Eligibility: Admission criteria include evidence of promise as an independent investigator and educator. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Physicians who will have completed their residency training by the time of matriculation are encouraged to apply. Physician-trainees will be required to complete a master's degree in a field approved by the Program Committee, typically a master's degree in Health Services Research. Separate application must be made to the master's program of choice. | Training leads to MS degree in Health Services Research with multi-disciplinary research programs in health economics, health policy, outcomes research, medical decision-making, technology assessment, education, medical informatics, and disease prevention. Tuition and stipend support provided. |
No longer accepting applictions (*announced 10/29/12) |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) VA Physician Post-residency Fellowship in Health Services Research and Development Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars Source of funds: Questions? Contact Celeste Browne at cbrowne@stanford.edu Guidelines |
to train physicians who will become leaders in health services research and primary care research and education. | Applicants must have completed an ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) or ECCOPT (Executive Committee of the Council on Postdoctoral Training) residency program in internal medicine, primary care medicine or family practice; must be board-certified or board-eligible; must have a full unrestricted license to practice in the United States, and must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their leadership potential, academic promise and clinical excellence. | One position available with a start date of August 2012. | No longer accepting applications) (*announced 10/29/12) |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Medicial Informatics Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars Source of funds: Questions? Contact Celeste Browne at cbrowne@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Postdoctoral trainees are offered an opportunity to combine formal training in Medical Informatics with research applying Medical Informatics to areas of relevance to the VA health care system such as decision support systems technologies. |
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, have completed an M.D. and residency training or have completed a Ph.D. in computer sciences, medical informatics, decision sciences, economics, or related fields |
One position available with a start date of August 2012. | No longer accepting applications (announced 10/29/12) |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) Dr. George Rosenkranz Prize for Health Care Research in Developing Countries Source of funds: Questions? Contact Christine Geibel at cgeibel@stanford.edu Guidelines |
health care access in developing countries | Postdoctoral fellows, research associations, and early career faculty | $100,000 over two years (1 award to be made) |
May 11, 2012 |
| Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford Fogarty International Center/NIH Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship Questions? Contact Nancy Federspiel at nfeder@stanford.edu Guidelines |
The GHES program brings together a consortium that includes the University of California, Berkeley, Florida International University, Stanford University, and Yale University; and 12 affiliated international sites across 11 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Russia, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe). . (See various research topics.) |
The GHES Fellowship sponsored by Fogarty International Center/NIH and the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford is designed for:
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Fellowships will provide support for 11 consecutive months of stipend, health insurance, modest research training costs (approximately $15,000), travel costs to and from the international field site, and a five-day orientation on the campus of the National Institutes of Health. Fellowships begin in August/September, 2012. | Dec. 14, 2012 and May TBA |
| Center for Innovation in Global Health Pilot Project Awards Questions? Contact Nancy Federspiel at nfeder@stanford.edu Guidelines |
global health | (REVISED) Proposals for one-year grants will be accepted from all Stanford faculty, including Clinician Educator faculty, who are encouraged to work with fellows, post-docs, students and staff. | $10K-$50K for one year | March 1, 2013 |
| Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) Trainee Support (MD and MD/PhD Fellows only) Administered by Spectrum Child Health Questions? Contact: Spectrum Child Health Administration spectrumchildhealth@stanford.edu 650-724-6891 Guidelines |
Research project must be significantly related to child health. ”Child” refers to the expectant mother, embryo, fetus, infant, child and adolescent. All areas of research are eligible: basic, translational, clinical research, epidemiology/statistics, informatics, health services, or health policy. |
MD (or equivalent) doctoral degree or M.D./Ph.D. Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellows are not eligibile for this Trainee Support program, but they are eligible for the Grant Support: Category IV program below See additioinal eligibility guidelines |
Provides up to 100% salary support plus fringe for up to two (2) years (non-competitive renewal for year 2). Intended for 2nd and 3rd years of fellowship. Used for the fellows’ remuneration and benefits (at the level determined appropriate for their particular specialty). |
Feb. 4, 2013 |
Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) |
Research project must be significantly related to child health. ”Child” refers to the expectant mother, embryo, fetus, infant, child and adolescent. All areas of research are eligible: basic, translational, clinical research, epidemiology/statistics, informatics, health services, or health policy. |
Category I: Pilot Early Career Instructors and Assistant Professors only Category II: New Ideas Associate Professors and Professors only Category III: Bridge Funding Assistant, Associate, and Professors only Category IV: Postdoctoral Support For Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellows only (see the guidelines for additional eligibility criteria) Note: CE Faculty are NOT eligible for this Grant Support Program. |
Up to $35,000 for one year, non-renewable | Two cycles per year and Fall 2013 |
Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) Innovations in Patient Care |
pediatric health, child health, nursing, qualitative, patient care | All LPCH employees and medical staff(including CE Faculty) are invited to submit applications. |
Up to $25,000 for one year, non-renewable | June 3, 2013 |
| Child Health Research Institute Heart Center Research Program Admiinistered by Spectrum Child Health Questions? Contact: Spectrum Child Health Administration spectrumchildhealth@stanford.edu 650-724-6891 Guidelines |
Research must be primarily related to child health. All areas of research are eligible: basic, translational, clinical research, epidemiology/statistics, informatics, health services, or health policy. | .Eligibility: open only to LPCH Heart center fellows, faculty (including CE faculty) and staff-see guidelines for additional criteria. Category I: Trainee/Early Career Investigators Category II: Mid/Senior Investigators Category III: Clinical Trial Supplemental Funding |
$35,000 over 1 year | Two Cycles Per Year March 25, 2013 and |
| Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) at Stanford Faculty Scholar Award Facilitated by CHRI Questions? Contact Bonnie Whalen at bwhalen@lpch.org Source of funds: donor Guidelines |
pediatric, child health | Applicants must hold an M.D., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. degree or the equivalent degree and be Stanford mid-to-late assistant professors or early associate (pre-tenure) professor with PI eligibility in a clinical department whose research involves child health and training of child health researchers An individual with an acting assistant or associate professor appointment may be eligible as long as his/her formal faculty appointment is approved by the Provost Office as of the Sept. 1, 2013, start date of the award. |
$100,000 for 5 years | June 14, 2013 |
| Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) at Stanford Harman Faculty Scholar Facilitated by CHRI Questions? Contact Bonnie Whalen at bwhalen@lpch.org Source of funds: donor Guidelines |
pedatrics | Applicants must hold an M.D. or its equivalent degree and be a Stanford mid-career faculty (associate professors) with MCL faculty appointments in clinical departments who have their primary site of clinical/academic activity at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) |
$100,000 per year for 3 yrs | June 14, 2013 |
| Child Health Research Institute at Stanford (CHRI) New Ideas Program (NIP) Requests for Proposals Facilitated by CHRI Questions? Contact Bonnie Whalen at bwhalen@lpch.org Guidelines |
child health |
Internal funding opportunity for Stanford faculty with UTL, NTLR, or MCL faculty appointments to form new ideas incubation groups (‘think tanks’) in child health. The initiative must utilize a multiple-PI approach where at least two of these lead investigators are from different disciplines. The combined group of multiple-PIs and co-Investigators must have faculty from at least two different Schools. NIP is not intended to support the new research itself, but rather the ideas generation that will lead to new research.** |
For each six-month period, support will be a fixed amount of $5,000 per faculty member (maximum 8) plus up to $5,000 of additional funds that may be used for administrative support, facilitators, small amounts of supplies and materials, and/or minimal travel, seminar or symposia needs, if they are adequately justified as integral to the proposal. | Sept. 5, 2012, 5 p.m. |
| Child Health Research Institute at Stanford Transdisciplinary Initiatives Program (TIP) Facilitated by CHI Questions? Contact Bonnie Whalen at bwhalen@lpch.org Source of funds: donor Guidelines |
child health Child, for brevity, refers to expectant mother, embryo, fetus, infant, child, and adolescent. |
-Two letters of intent from one primary PI will be accepted (if your LOI's are selected for full proposals, only ONE proposal will be accepted from a primary PI) -Stanford faculty from various schools with University (UTL), Research, and Medical Center Line (MCL) faculty appointments -The initiative must utilize a multi-PI approach where at least two of these lead investigators are from different disciplines -The combined multi-PI and co-PIs must have faculty from at least two different schools -The proposal should have the potential for obtaining future external support for sustainability, and document how the collaborative effort will be stronger than the sum of two independent projects |
$100,000 per year x 2 yrs | Letter of intent: May 4, 2012, 5 p.m. |
Clayman Institute for Gender Research |
The fellowship program brings together an intellectually diverse group of Stanford scholars to provide new insights into the barriers to women's advancement and to propose novel and workable solutions to advancing gender equality. We welcome fellowship applications from scholars in all disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, science and engineering, business, law, and medicine.Two of these fellowships are offered through the Iris F. Litt Fund for faculty in the medical and biological life sciences $7500 awards. |
Members of Academic Council and MCL faculty who are faculty affiliates |
$7500 | Dec. 14, 2012 |
| Clayman Institute for Gender Research Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Questions? Contact: Andrea Davies at adavies@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Gender research: medicine, business, engineering, law, medicine, humanities | Recent Ph.D.'s in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences whose research focuses on gender are eligible. | One year program | Jan. 7, 2013 |
Clayman Institute for Gender Research |
Gender research: medicine, business, engineering, law, medicine, humanities | All currently enrolled Stanford Ph.D. candidates (women and men), in any discipline, who are in the writing phase of their doctorate are invited to apply for a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (GDF). The dissertation research must focus on issues of women and/or gender. (See additional criteria.) |
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Feb. 15, 2013 |
Cracking the Neural Code Collaborative Research Projects |
For this purpose neuroscience will be broadly construed, including not only any aspect of basic or clinical neurobiology but also related areas of psychology, ethics, social sciences, philosophy of mind, or economics. Particularly valued will be new collaborations drawing Stanford investigators from across the University who have not traditionally worked in neuroscience. | Eligibility: At least two Stanford faculty members, one working in neuroscience of any sub-specialty and one in the engineering, physical or computational sciences. |
$25K-$100K/yr for 1-3 yrs | Oct. 15, 2012 |
| Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Faculty Scholar Program Questions? Contact Jeanne Heschele in the Research Management Group at jheschele@stanford.edu Source of funds: Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Guidelines |
Translational research; the foundation favors disease-related basic or clinical research that has the potential to secure federal funding; they also favor diseases which impact a significant number of individuals | Internal selection process facilitated on behalf of the Office of Medical Development for School of Medicine Junior Faculty only Assist. Prof. with MCL, UTL or NTLR faculty appointments. As of Jan. 23, 2012, an acting assist. professor's long form faculty appointment paperwork must have been submitted and accepted by Academic Affairs. |
$75,000-$100,000 gift award for one year Awards: 2 |
Jan. 28, 2013, 4 p.m. (REVISED) |
| The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Collaborative Projects Contact Isabelle Collignon at isabelle@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Faculty (seed money in support of collaborative projects between Stanford researchers and their counterparts in universities and research laboratories in France) | See the guidelines | Jan. 31, 2013 | |
| The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Visting Postdocs Fellowship Contact Isabelle Collignon at isabelle@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Applicants for the Visiting Scholar Fellowship must have recently completed a PhD or equivalent – i.e., they must be postdoctoral fellows. Fellowships are available to French postdoctoral scholars interested in pursuing a course of research at Stanford, or to Stanford post-docs interested in undertaking research or pursuing an internship at a French institution (including universities, non-governmental organizations, and corporations, to name but a few). |
See the guidelines | Jan. 31, 2013 | |
| The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Visiting Graduate Researcher Fellowship Contact Isabelle Collignon at isabelle@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Applicants for the Visiting Student Research Fellowship must be graduate students – i.e., they must be pursuing either a master’s or doctoral degree. Visiting Student Researcher Fellowships are available to French students interested in pursuing a course of research at Stanford, or to Stanford students interested in undertaking research or pursuing an internship at a French institution (including universities, non-governmental organizations, and corporations, to name but a few). | See the guidelines | Jan. 31, 2013 | |
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University |
global underdevelopment, poverty | Stanford principal investigators (PIs) for early-stage research projects that address problems related to global underdevelopment and poverty alleviation. The committee prioritizes proposals that are: |
$40,000 for 1 year | Oct. TBA |
| Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asia Health Policy Questions? Contact: Lisa Lee at llee888@stanford.edu Guidelines |
The fellow's research should focus on contemporary health or healthcare in two or more countries of the Asia Pacific. | Applications are invited from junior scholars (Ph.D. conferred after 2009) from a variety of disciplines, such as sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, public policy, law, health services research, and related fields. |
The fellowship is a 10-month appointment with a stipend of $50,000 plus $3000 for research expenses. Fellows must be in residence for the duration of the appointment. | Feb. 15, 2013 |
| The Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging Stanford University School of Medicine Request for Seed Grant Proposals Questions? Contact Sheri Jungers at sjungers@stanford.edu Guidelines |
basic biology of aging | Stanford faculty with PI eligibility | up to $50,000/yr for 2 years (5 awarded in 2011) |
Oct. 1, 2012 |
| Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS) Faculty Fellows Questions? Contact Gari Gene at gari@stanford.edu Guidelines |
IRiSS hosts five interdisciplinary research centers focused on the problems of poverty and inequality, the impact of philanthropy, NGOs and government agencies, American elections studies, democractic stability, and population studies. IRiSS supports three research initiatives in advanced interdisciplinary methods, experimental research, and access to secure data. | For faculty in the six social science departments within the School of Humanities and Sciences: Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology, Preference is given to proposals from assistant and associate professors. | Faculty Fellows Program The tenure as a fellow can be variable from one to three quarters during an academic year. 6 to 8 fellows to be selected. |
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| Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS) Seed Grant Program Questions? Contact Gari Gene at gari@stanford.edu Guidelines |
IRiSS hosts five interdisciplinary research centers focused on the problems of poverty and inequality, the impact of philanthropy, NGOs and government agencies, American elections studies, democractic stability, and population studies. | A venture funding program for social science faculty who undertake interdisciplinary projects. IRiSS supports three research initiatives in advanced interdisciplinary methods, experimental research, and access to secure data. |
up to $10,000 |
January TBA |
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (ISCBRM) Contact Amy Erickson, ISCBRM, at amram@stanford.edu Source of funds: CIRM-California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Guidelines |
stem cell research | CIRM Scholars do not have to be U.S. citizens. However, foreign scholars must have visas that allow stipend support (typically a J-1 & F-1 visa). H1-B and TN visa holders are NOT eligible. Pre-doctoral Scholars--can be either M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or PhD graduate students enrolled in a Stanford graduate program and must have a Stanford identified advisor. M.D. Research Scholars (M.D.s)--candidates may have completed their MD, completed or be currently in residency or fellowship programs, or be finished with their clinical training. They must have a Stanford-identified mentor and an affiliation with the mentor's lab as well as hold a Stanford Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow appointment*. This application is for a full-time research fellowship. See the guidelines for additional information. |
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| Media-X Human Sciences and Technology for Publishing on Demand $15K-$80K Download guidelines  For general information about Media-X more >> |
This is an invitation to Stanford thought leaders and scholars across all disciplines to study the publish on demand media landscape in education and entertainment - the signals of change, structural dynamics, technologies, legal implications, and user experiences. | Eligibility: Media X can accept proposals from Stanford faculty members. Alumni and PhD candidates are eligible to apply if they team up with a Stanford faculty member. | $15K-$80K | Aug. 29, 2012 |
| Media-X Requests for proposals on “The Future of Content.” Questions? Contact Andelaide Dawes at adelaide@stanford.edu. Guidelines (download PDF file) Information on Media X >> |
This is an invitation to Stanford thought leaders, researchers and scholars across all disciplines to study the creation, consumption and curation of content in future K-12 contexts. What insights are needed for people in K-12 environments to thrive in the new content and technology environment? | Project proposals need to have at least one Stanford affiliated member to be eligible for funding: Stanford faculty, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows are eligible. | $15K-$60K with a with a timeline of September 15, 2012 to March 15, 2013. | Aug. 20, 2012 |
| Office of Community Health (OCH) CTSA Seed Grants: Funding for Community-Academic Partnerships Questions? Contact Jill Evans at jille@stanford.edu Source of funds: NIH CTSA grant Guidelines |
community-academic partnerships | Stanford faculty with PI eligibility (see guidelines for additional criteria) | $1,000 to $15,000 each, for up to ten months. ($75,000 total funding available; up to 6 grants to be awarded) |
April 23, 2012 |
| Office of Diversity and Leadership McCormick Faculty Awards Questions? Contact Jennifer Scanlin in the Office of Diversity and Leadership at jscanlin@stanford.edu Source of funds: internal Guidelines |
advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research | Open to School of Medicine faculty in all tracks, including clinician educators (Acting, Affiliates and Instructors are not eligible) -Open to women pursuing advancement, or to men or women who support the advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research -MD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree; candidate must be within 7 years of first academic appointment at the time the award is initiated. |
$30,000 per year for two years. 3 awards to be made. |
July 16, 2012 |
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Annelies Ransome at postdocaffairs@stanford.edu |
Not specified | Eligibility (see the guidelines): Only individuals who are currently appointed as Postdoctoral Scholars are eligible to apply. The applicant may be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or foreign national. Foreign scholars must be holders of J1 visas; holders of H1B, TN, O-1 or other visas are ineligible.The scholar's faculty mentor must have a primary appointment in the School of Medicine. Acting, consulting and courtesy faculty are not eligible |
Each fellowship is $35,000 plus up to $20,000 as an allowance to be used towards coverage of benefits expenses (or in the presence of funds to cover benefits, research expenses including travel of conferences or to offer additional stipend). (2 to be awarded) | Aug. 23, 2012, 12 noon |
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) |
Research and scientific activities of applicants should be in the areas of human biology, chemistry, pharmacology, or medicine. A preference shall be given to applicants working on research involving oncology, specifically mechanisms of tumor growth, development of metastases, and the effects of nutrition on development of neoplastic processes. When all of the above conditions have been fully satisfied, young women applicants of Czech ancestry will be given special consideration. | Stanford University, School of Medicine and School of Humanities & Sciences postdoctoral fellows
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You must apply before travel. Awards may be given in amounts up to $2,000 based on the detailed expenses submitted. Total awards given and funding levels may vary depending on the size and strength of the applicant pool.
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Oct. 22, 2012 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Walter V. and Idun Y. Berrry Fellowship Questions? Contact Annelies Ransome at postdocaffairs@stanford.edu Source of funds: donor funds Guidelines |
children's health and disease | Applicants must: Appointed as a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford University School of Medicine at the time the award begins. (See additional criteria) | Up to $55K for stipend or salary over 12 months, typically for a three-year award period plus $5K research allowance (may be used towards medical insurance expenses) (see guidelines for other details) |
July 10, 2012 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowships- Spring and Fall Cycles Questions? Contact Annelies Ransome at postdocaffairs@stanford.edu Source of funds: donor funds Guidelines |
any research focus | Stanford University, School of Medicine postdoctoral fellows (see guidelines for additional criteria) | $21,875 stipend for one year Funds must start on July 1, 2012, and end on June 30, 2013. (20-35 awards-depending on funding) |
April 11, 2013 |
| Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE) VPGE Administered Fellowships DARE (Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence) Doctoral Fellowships Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGF) VPGE webpage |
See guidelines | Graduate students | See VPGE webpage | Various |
| Office of the Vice Provost and Graduate Education Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship School of Medicine faculty may nominate advanced Ph.D. graduate students with TGR status who are currently enrolled in School of Medicine Ph.D. (including Bioengineering and Biophysics Ph.D. programs) Internal School of Medicine selection process guidelines |
see guidelines | Ph.D. graduate students with TGR status currently enrolled in School of Medicine Ph.D. programs
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One year award consisting of stipend plus TGR tuition. | Internal School of Medicine deadline to select one nominee: March TBA Nomination deadline-at VPGE: April TBA |
The Precourt Institute for Energy Questions?/Contact: |
Part I: As part of their mandates to develop sustainable energy systems for the future, both PIE and TKC invite proposals for seed funding of projects that, if successful, have the potential to equip investigators to write credible proposals for research based on the results of the initial project to other funding sources. The proposed work may involve science, engineering, and/or social science, individually or in combination Part II: part of the PEEC's mission is to identify and analyze potential working solutions for energy efficiency systems, policies, technologies, processes, and behavioral changes. Topics: buildings; transportation/vehicles; systems; behavior, modeling; policy |
Stanford faculty | Expected seed funding for each proposed project in Part I or Part II is up to $150,000 per year of direct costs. Projects for Part I will be funded for a period of performance of up to two years. Projects for Part II will be funded for one year but can be renewed for a second year, upon approval by James Sweeney and John Weyant. The total support for all new projects proposed in response to Part I of this RFP is expected to be $1.9 million for the two-year period. The total amount available for Part II is $1.1 million over two years. Follow on funding in subsequent years is not anticipated. |
Letter of intent (required): June Proposals: |
| Rathmann Family Foundation Medical Education Faculty Fellowship in Patient-Centered Care Questions? Contact Jackie Ramos at Stanford Center for Medical Education Research and Innovation (SCeMERI) or Clarence H. Braddock III, MD, MPH, FACP; Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Director, Stanford Center for Medical Education Research and Innovation Office of Medical Education Stanford School of Medicine E-mail: cbrad@stanford.edu Guidelines >> (download application form from the bottom of the webpage) |
promotion of patient-centered care in medical education. Areas of focus may include instructional design, curriculum development, or evaluation. Alternatively individuals may have topical areas of focus, such as clinical skills, compassion and humanism, or professionalism. | Stanford faculty, fellow, or chief resident | $50,000 in salary support for one year plus up to $5,000 for the Fellow's project | Jan. 25, 2013 |
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SLAC and Stanford’s new Institute for Chemical Biology are partnering to solicit seed grant proposals from faculty and permanent-level staff scientists at SLAC and Stanford faculty members. Successful proposals will leverage the X-ray facilities (SSRL and LCLS) at SLAC for high-impact studies in the biological sciences that give deep insight into human physiology or disease. | faculty and permanent-level staff scientists at SLAC Stanford faculty members Successful proposals are expected to incorporate new partnerships between faculty at Stanford University and faculty or staff scientists at SLAC. In situations where one of the collaborators has a joint Stanford-SLAC appointment, two additional project partners are required, one from each institution, i.e. total of three partners. |
up to $80,000 for up to 2 yrs | May 31, 2013 |
Spectrum |
any research focus involved with medical device, drug development, biologic or diagnostics, bioengineering, translational research | graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Humanities and Science, or Business. | $25,000-$50,000 for one year (with poss. of renewal x 1) Total amount of funding available: $250,000 Awards: 10-15 Grants will be administered by Spectrum under the guidance of Biodesign (medical devices) or SPARK (drugs and diagnostics). |
Sept. 28, 2012 |
Stanford Arts Institute Questions? Contact Emily Saidel at esaidel@stanford.edu |
Special attention will be given to projects that explore the role of art in a digital age. | Eligibility: All Stanford faculty and academic staff members are eligible to apply. Graduate students and non-academic staff may apply with a faculty or academic staff co-sponsor. | Mini-grant (up to $5,000): for small projects or cosponsorship of larger endeavors. Major grant (up to $15,000): for larger individual and collaborative projects. |
Jan. 15, 2013 |
Stanford Biodesign Global Exchange Grants Questions? Contact Christine Kurihara at christine.kurihara@stanford.edu |
to allow them to explore global needs with potential medical technology solutions | Eligibility: be a faculty, staff, student or fellow at Stanford; be part of a team (two or more individuals) and be working on a global problem involving a medical technology solution. | Small seed grants (up to $50,000) |
Nov. 1, 2012 |
Stanford Cancer Imaging Training (SCIT) Program Questions? Contact Sofia Gonzales at sofias@stanford.edu |
development and clinical application of advanced techniques for cancer imaging | Candidate must have an MD or PhD degree; Candidate must be a US citizen, or a non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Card (1-151 or 1-551) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent resident. | July 1, 2013 | |
| Stanford Cancer Institute Developmental Research Awards Questions? Contact Denise Baugham at deniseb@stanford.edu Source of funds: various internal and NIH NCI funds Guidelines |
cancer (to stimulate multi-disciplinary translational cancer research with direct application to cancer diagnosis, treatment or care. | Eligibility: For faculty who are members of the Stanford Cancer Institute only. See guidelines for additional criteria. |
.$100,000 Interactive Projects $50,000 Population Science $50,000 Translational Research |
May 28, 2013, 3 p.m. |
| Stanford Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program Mini-Grants Requests for Proposals Questions? Contact Rachel Mesia, Program Coordinator, Community Partnership, SCI rmesia@stanford.edu Guidelines |
Strong applications will describe a program or project that: 1) Help to expose or propose to address the elimination of cancer health disparities and/or 2) Has the potential for a future Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project in partnership with the SCI CPP |
Eligibility: Non-profit community organization, group, coalition or program Have 501(c)(3) status or under a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) Communities targeted for intervention or programs must reside within the following counties: San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, or Monterey. |
Up to $2,500 Funding period: June 1, 2012-May 31, 2012 |
April 6, 2012, 6 p.m. |
| Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (SCCME) Pfizer Grant Questions? Contact Terry O'Grady at togrady@stanford.edu Guidelines |
development of CME activity focused on improving clinical outcomes and clinical performance of Stanford and community physicians, and other healthcare providers. "Developing more effective means of achieving improved performance among practicing physicians through use of metric-based quality improvement focused curricula, pedagogical innovation, and simulated and immersive learning" |
Stanford faculty You must propose the development of CME activity that could be implemented by Aug. 31, 2013. |
$10,000 to $30,000 *Reminder-this program funds the development of CME activity and does not provide funding for research. |
April 1, 2012 |
Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging (CNI) Questions? Contact: Bob Dougherty at bobd@stanford.edu |
The CNI has received funding, generously provided by the Dean of Research, for pilot and exploratory studies at the CNI. We place a strong emphasis on supporting novel applications of neuroimaging that can advance understanding of brain function and/or potentially benefit society. | Eligibility: at least one investigator must be a Stanford faculty member with PI eligibility We now welcome applications for seed grants to fund scan time at the CNI. All exploratory projects that require 15-25 hours of scanner time for data acquisition will be considered. |
scan time | Nov. 19, 2012 |
| Stanford Center on Longevity- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation Financial Fraud Research Center Seed Grants-Requests for Proposals Questions? Contact Shoshana Lucich at sjlucich@stanford.edu Guidelines |
financial fraud (see research archive >> for examples of exisitng research) |
Stanford assistant professors, associate professors or Full professors | $50,000 for one year (one grant to be awarded) | May 25, 2012 |
| The Stanford Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and The Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) Seed Research Awards Relevant to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questions? Contact Michele King, The Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection mking@stanford.edu Guidelines |
seed grant funding to support groundbreaking human studies relevant to inflammatory bowel disease. Preference will be given to grant applications that have a disease focus and include collaboration between basic science and clinical researchers. | Stanford University: faculty members holding University tenure line, Research line, or Medical Center line positions, Postdoctoral Fellows, Clinical fellows, Research associates and Instructors | $25,000 (3 to be awarded) | July 16, 2012, 5:30 p.m. |
| The Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) co-sponsored by the Dean's Office and Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) Interdisciplinary Research Awards: -Faculty Seed Grants -Young Investigator Awards Questions? Contact Michele King, Program Manager at mking@stanford.edu. Guidelines |
immunology, transplantation, or infection, translational research . |
Seed Grants/Faculty: Applicants for the seed grants should be Stanford University faculty members holding University Tenure Track (UTL), Research (NTLR), or Medical Center line (MCL) positions. Proposed projects require an active collaboration between two or more faculty members from different disciplines. The Institute will give preference to proposals that have a disease focus and are truly innovative. Collaborations between basic and physician scientists are also encouraged. Awards may not be subcontracted. |
For Stanford Faculty: One year, $50,000 seed grants. Young Investigator Awards of $25,000. |
April 30, 2013, 5:30 pm |
| The Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences (SINTN) and Department of Ophthalmology Post-Doctoral Scholar Vision Research Training Grant Questions? Contact Kristy Verhines at ksn@stanford.edu Guidelines (and application forms) |
vision research, neuroscience | For postdoctoral fellows: M.D. or Ph.D. completed before they start; must have mentor engaged in vision research (see guidelines) | 3 full-time scholar positions (2 year) | Feb. TBA (last offered in 2012) |
| Stanford Medical Center FAPC-Family Abuse Prevention Council Research and Clinical Prizes Questions? Contact Dr. Harise Stein, Stanford Ob/Gyn Department 650-559-9597 or harise@stanford.edu Guidelines >> |
domestic abuse | Research Prize: The nominee is an employee or student/trainee of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, or the Stanford School of Medicine. Clinical Prize: The nominee is an employee, student/trainee, adjunct faculty, or volunteer at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, or the Stanford School of Medicine. |
$2500 prizes | TBA (last offered in 2011) |
| Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) Program Postdoctoral Training in Molecular Imaging of Cancer Questions? Contact Sofia Gonzales at sofias@stanford.edu Source of funds: NIH Guidelines |
molecular imaging of cancer | Candidates must have a PhD or MD. Recent PhD/MD graduates or those with one year or less postdoctoral research fellowship experience are highly preferred. Citizenship (correction): non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply in 2013. (This varies from year to year.) |
See guidelines for stipend information | May 13, 2013 |
| Stanford Nano Center (SNC) & Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory (SNL) Bio/Medical Mini Seed Grants Guidelines Questions? Contact: Tobias Beetz, Ph.D. Associate Director, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, tobi@stanford.edu |
SNL/SNC is particularly interested in: supporting the application of our existing toolset to bio/medical research areas development of new techniques with our existing tool base to advance bio/medical research |
Eligibility: Stanford University faculty holding University, Research, or Medical Center line positions. Preference will be given to new users of the Nano Shared Facilities. | Maximum request up to $20,000, usually $5,000 - $10,000 in direct cost. Funds can only be requested for expenses incurred at the SNL & SNC facilities. Examples of eligible expenses are instrument usage; training charges for graduate student or postdoc equipment training; SNL & SNC staff assistance for instrument usage. Maximum request up to $20,000, usually $5,000 - $10,000 in direct cost. For a complete list of services and rates refer to the SNC/SNL rate chart on the guidelines webpage. |
Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis as funds permit. |
| Stanford Office of International Affairs (OIA) Faculty Seed Grants: International Research Collaborations Questions? Contact: |
To support their travel to a non-U.S. location for the purpose of establishing a new international research collaboration or to support a Stanford graduate student who will travel to a non-U.S. location for the purpose of facilitating a new international research collaboration on behalf of a faculty member. | Stanford faculty. (Instructors are not eligible) | $15,000 (6-8 to be awarded) | May 17, 2013, 4 p.m. |
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to develop innovative online and blended courses in collaboration with non-Stanford faculty in an overseas location. | Individual Stanford faculty or faculty teams (departmental or interdisciplinary) may apply. Instructors who are not members of the Academic Council are eligible in many cases, but must have a continuing Stanford appointment and the support of an academic program attesting that the proposed online course is a desirable addition to that program's curriculum. |
$65,000 (2 awards to be made) | May 17, 2013, 4 p.m. |
| Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Questions? Dr. Christopher Gardner, Fellowship Director c/o Alana Koehler 1265 Welch Road, MC 5411 Stanford, CA 94305-5411 Alana.Koehler@stanford.edu Eligibility.Criteria |
Fellows gain direct research experience in cardiovascular disease prevention, community and health psychology, behavioral medicine, intervention methods, clinical epidemiology, research design, and biostatistics (this program does not include clinical training) |
Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for U.S. Citizens or permanent residents for early career training and in general applicants must have received their doctoral degree within six years (MD) or three years (PhD) prior to the planned training start date. | Academic year 2013-2014 | Nov. 15, 2012 |
| Stanford University Vascular Medicine Fellowship Training Program Questions? Contact Emily A. Lilo at elilo@stanford.edu Source of funds: NIH NHLBI Guidelines |
vascular medicine, vascular biology | To be eligible for this fellowship, candidates must be US citizens or permanent US residents who have completed their MD. Past applicants have primarily been Cardiologists but the positions are open to general and vascular surgery residents as well. |
3 year postdoctoral research fellowship | Feb. TBA |
| The Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Grant Program at Stanford University Stanford Coulter-Translational Research Grants Questions? Contact Ari Chaney at achaney@stanford.edu Source of funds: Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Guidelines |
any research which benefits patients, translational research | Each proposal must have at least two co-investigators, one of whom must have a full or joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford and at least one faculty member in a clinical department in the School of Medicine | Up to $100,000 for one year
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January 11, 2013 **We strongly encourage applicants to discuss their proposal with Paul Yock, or Ari Chaney before submission. |
| The Woods Institute for the Environment Environmental Venture Projects Click on the EVP Submission form link on the EVP webpage to view submission Guidelines. Questions? EVP Program Manager: Sherri Taguichi, sherrie.taguchi@stanford.edu |
Woods focal areas include: oceans, ecosystem services and conservation, public health, freshwater, climate, food security, and sustainable development.
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Each PI (lead and co-) must be a member of the Academic Council (AC) or a member of the Medical Center Line (MCL). Researchers who are lead PIs for currently funded Woods EVP grants are eligible to participate in new grants as co-PIs but not as lead PIs. PIs must be from at least two different disciplines. Including faculty participation from different schools would strengthen the proposal. |
Up to $100K/yr for 2 yrs* (*support for faculty salary is now allowed at 20% FTE for each faculty member) (4-6 awards) |
Online letter of intent: January 11, 2013 Full proposal deadline (by invitation): April 6, 2012 |
(This Word Document contains the guidelines, face page, and other application forms) Funding Opportunity Email Announcements:
All Stanford University faculty and staff: please send a message to Jeanne Heschele at jheschele@stanford.edu to be added to the funding opportunity email distribution list.
