Stanford Internal Funding Opportunities
This webpage contains internal Stanford funding opportunites such as pilot projects, developmental projects, seed grants, postdoctoral fellowships, graduate student fellowships, and internal awards. Faculty/Departments/Centers/Institutes: if you would like assistance regarding the draft and/or distribution of your announcements, please contact Jeanne Heschele at jheschele@stanford.edu.
Internal Funding Opportunities
Current Internal Funding Opportunities
Spectrum-CTSA Internal Funding Opportunities
Alphabetic List of Internal Funding Opportunities
Current Internal Funding Opportunities
| Current/Active Funding Opportunities |
Eligibility |
Amount of funding | Deadline |
| The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) Request for Proposals Submission Guidelines |
Faculty | $200,000 per year for up to 2 yrs | Dec. 1, 2009 |
| The Woods Institute for the Environment Environmental Venture ProjectsClick on the EVP Submission form link on the EVP webpage to view submission Guidelines. |
Faculty | Up to $100,000/yr for 2 yrs | Jan. 22, 2010 |
Spectrum-CTSA Program-Funding Opportunities
| Spectrum (CTSA) Funding Opportunities |
Eligibility |
Amount of funding | Deadline |
Office of Community Health (OCH) |
Faculty | $1,000 to $15,000 for up to one year. 2-5 grants to be awarded | Sept. 15, 2009 |
| Spectrum Child Health Innovations in Patient Care Guidelines |
All LPCH employees and medical staff | $25, 000 | April 2010 TBA |
Spectrum Child Health |
Research fellows | Cancelled for 2010 | |
| Spectrum Child Health Pediatric Research Fund (PRF) Category I: Pilot Early Career Grant Category II: New Ideas for Mid/Senior Investigators Grant Category III: Bridge Funding Category IV: Fellow and Postdoctoral Support Guidelines |
Category I: instructors and assistant professors with PI eligibility; Category II: associate and full professors with PI eligibility; |
$35,000 for each category | Oct. 5, 2009 and TBA for June 2010 |
| Spectrum Pilot Projects that have the objective of Translating Technology into Novel Medtech, Biopharma, or Diagnositic Projects Guidelines |
Graduate students, postoctoral fellows and faculty | $25,000-$50,000 for one year with the possibility of a single renewal. | Sept. 30, 2009 |
Alphabetic List of Internal Funding Opportunites
| School of Medicine Funding Opportunities |
Eligibility |
Amount of funding | Deadline |
| Beckman Center Technology Innovation Mini-Grants Guidelines |
TBA | ||
| Beckman Center Interdisciplinary Translational Research Program (ITRP) Guidelines |
TBA | ||
| Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowships 2009/2010 Guidelines |
Graduate students | March 2010 TBA | |
| Bio-X Postdoctoral Fellowships Guidelines |
Postdoctoral Fellows | Two years support stipend (NIH level), benefits, and tuition. | Aug. 24, 2010 |
| Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program (IIP) Guidelines |
TBA | ||
Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) |
Postdoctoral fellows and faculty | TBA | |
| Center for Biomedical Imaging at Stanford CBIS Seed Funding for Imaging Research or Small Imaging Equipment Awards Guidelines |
Faculty with PI eligibility, Instructors, Research Associates*, Postdoctoral Fellows* | $25,000 | June 2010 TBA |
| Center for Brain and Behavior at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) LPCH Center for Brain and Behavior Awards in Pediatric Neurosciences Guidelines |
Faculty and postdoctoral fellows | two-year grants of $50K to $75,000/year (up to 3 to be funded) |
August 14, 2009 |
| Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR) Collaborative Research Projects Guidelines |
Faculty | up to $200,000 in total direct costs for one year. This renewal CCNE grant has a cycle of 5 years. Thus, the applicant may request $1,000,000 in total direct costs for 5 years. | April 1, 2009 |
| Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR) Pilot Projects Guidelines |
Faculty | up to $20,000 in total direct costs for 1 year | April 6, 2009 |
| Center for Health Policy (CHP) and Center for Primary Care and and Outcomes Research *Health Care Research and Health Policy Fellowship *VA Physician Post-residency Fellowship in Health Services Research and Development Guidelines |
Fellows and postdoctoral fellows | See program guidelines | April 15, 2009 |
| Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging (CDEHA) Pilot Projects Submission Guidelines TBA |
TBA (*awaiting for outcome of competing renewal submitted in 10/08) | ||
| Clayman Institute for Gender Research Faculty Fellowships-Residential Program Faculty Fellowships-Non-residential Program and the Iris F. Litt Faculty Fellowship (Note: MCL faculty are eligible for the faculty fellowships.) Guidelines |
Faculty | $7,500 (up to 12 awards) | Nov. 16, 2009 |
| Digestive Disease Center Pilot/Feasibility Applications For Studies on Molecular Pathogenesis of Digestive Diseases Guidelines |
Faculty | $25,000 for one year | Sept TBA |
| Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Faculty Scholar Program [Internal selection process facilitated on behalf of the Office of Medical Development for School of Medicine Junior Faculty only] Guidelines |
Faculty (assistant professors) | $75,000 gift award for one year | Jan. 2010 TBA |
| Harman Faculty Scholar Guidelines |
Faculty | $100,000/yr x 3 years | Feb. 2010 TBA |
| Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford Fellowships Guidelines |
TBA | ||
| Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (ISCBRM) CIRM Scholar Training Grant Pre-doctoral Scholar (M.D., M.D./Ph.D., Ph.D.) Postdoctoral Scholar (Ph.D.) M.D. Research Scholar Guidelines |
Pre-doctoral, Postdoctoral, and M.D. Research Scholar | See program guidelines | Sept. 7, 2009 |
| Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford Stinehart/Reed Awards: Seed Grants and Development Projects Guidelines |
Applicants must be an affiliate, associate or member of the Program in Regenerative Medicine and be Instructors or Faculty | $100,000/yr x 2 yrs (5 awards to be selected) | Sept. 21, 2009 |
| The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Stanford University Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in K-12 education Initiative called WGLN III Guidelines |
Faculty | amount not specified. Projects can be funded for up to 3 yrs. | April 30, 2009 |
| Mary Hewitt Loveless, MD Pilot-Project Grant Program for Interdisciplinary and/or Translational Projects in Asthma and Allergy Submission Guidelines TBA |
TBA | ||
| Morgridge Faculty Scholar Guidelines |
Faculty | $100,000/yr x 5 years | Feb. 2010 TBA |
| Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Requests for Pilot Project Proposals: Guidelines |
Faculty |
$25,000 for one year with the possibility of a single competitive renewal. 4 awards to be selected. |
Oct. 30, 2009 |
| Office of Community Health (OCH) CTSA Seed Grants: Funding for Community-Academic Partnerships Guidelines |
Faculty | $1,000 to $15,000 for up to one year. 2-5 grants to be awarded | Oct. 15, 2009 |
Office of Diversity and Leadership |
Faculty | $30,000 per year for two years. 3 awards to be made. | Aug. 31, 2009 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) The Helena Anna Henzl-Gabor Young Women in Science Fund For Postdoctoral Scholars Travel Fellowship Guidelines |
Postdoctoral fellows | Awards may be given in amounts up to $2,000 based on the detailed expenses submitted. . | Oct. 30, 2009 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Katherine McCormick Fund for Women Postdoctoral Fellowships Guidelines |
Postdoctoral Fellows | $15,000, plus an optional travel supplement of $1,000 (travel supplement). 3 awards to be made. | June 16, 2009 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Katherine McCormick Fund for Women Travel Grants to attend scientific, educational or professional meetings. Guidelines |
Instructors, Assistant Professors with PI eligibility, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. Men or women are eligible. | 12 awards to be made. | June 16, 2009 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Walter V. and Idun Y. Berrry Fellowship Guidelines |
Postdoctoral Fellows | Up to $55,000/yr and will be available to each fellow for stipend or salary, health insurance coverage | July 28, 2009 |
| Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowships Guidelines |
Postdoctoral Fellows | up to $20,000 per year. | Oct. 7, 2009 |
| Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE) VPGE Administered Fellowships DARE (Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence) Doctoral Fellowships Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGF) Guidelines |
Graduate Students | Varioius deadlines | |
| The Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) Request for Proposals from Stanford Faculty Guidelines |
Faculty | $200,000/yr x 2 yrs | Dec. 1, 2009 |
| Spectrum Child Health Innovations in Patient Care Guidelines |
LPCH Employees and Faculty | $25,000 | April 2010 TBA |
| Spectrum Child Health Morgridge and Gallo Research Fellowships Guidelines |
Research Fellows | Cancelled for 2010 | |
| Spectrum Child Health Pediatric Research Fund (PRF) Category I: Pilot Early Career Grant Category II: New Ideas for Mid/Senior Investigators Grant Category III: Bridge Funding Category IV: Fellow and Postdoctoral Support Guidelines |
Category I: instructors and assistant professors with PI eligibility; Category II: associate and full professors with PI eligibility; Category III: faculty with PI eligibility; Category IV: medical fellows and postdoctoral fellows |
$35,000 for each category | Oct. 5, 2009 and June 2010 TBA |
| Spectrum Pilot Projects that have the objective of Translating Technology into Novel Medtech, Biopharma, or Diagnositic Projects Guidelines |
Graduate students, postoctoral fellows and faculty | $25,000-$50,000 for one year with the possibility of a single renewal. | Sept. 30, 2009 |
| Stanford Cancer Center Developmental Research Awards Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows | up to $50,000 | July 1, 2009 |
| Stanford Center for Children's Brain Tumors Grants Submission Guidelines TBA |
Will not be offered in 2008 (check again Fall 2009) | ||
| Stanford Cooperative Centers for Translational Research on Human Immunology and Biodefense The Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection Funding for Pilot Projects 2009-2011 Guidelines |
Faculty | Up to $50,000 each year, for a maximum of two years | Sept. 1, 2009 |
| Stanford Center on Longevity Fellowships for three years of full-time research in interdisciplinary studies related to aging and longevity. Guidelines |
Postdoctoral Fellows | The funding will support salary (plus benefits) in the amount of $50,000 per year. In addition, the fellowship will provide $1,000 per year for travel (3 to be awarded.) | April 1, 2009 |
| Stanford Center on Longevity Seed Grants Guidelines |
Faculty | $50,000 for one year (11 awarded) | 2010 TBA (Offered every two years) |
| Stanford Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (DERC) Pilot and Feasibility Projects Guidelines |
Faculty | up to $50,000 in direct costs for one or two year | May TBA |
| Stanford Division of International Comparative and Area Studies France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies France-Stanford Collaborative Projects 2009-2010 Guidelines |
Faculty | March 1, 2009 | |
| Stanford Division of International Comparative and Area Studies France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies France-Stanford Collaborative Projects 2009-2010 Guidelines |
Faculty | March 1, 2009 | |
| Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts Pilot Fund for Arts Programs and Events Guidelines |
April TBA | ||
| Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) ITI Young Investigator Innovation Award Guidelines |
not offered in 2009 | ||
Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) |
Not offered in 2009 | ||
| Stanford In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC) Research Projects Guidelines |
Faculty | Applicants may request up to $150,000 in total direct costs for one year. This renewal ICMIC grant has a cycle of 5 years. Thus, the applicant may request $750,000 it total direct costs for 5 years. | March 2, 2009 |
| Stanford In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC) Developmental Projects Guidelines |
Faculty | Applicants may request up to $50,000 in total direct costs for up to a one-year duration. This renewal ICMIC grant has a cycle of 5 years. | March 2, 2009 |
| Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) Program Postdoctoral fellowships Guidelines |
Postdoctoral fellows | Funding is available for stipend, supplies, and travel | May 11, 2009 |
| V.A. Palo Alto Health Care System -Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) -Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine Special Fellowship Program in Advanced Geriatrics Contact Teri Huh at Joung.Huh@va.gov for deadline specifics Submission Guidelines |
TBA | ||
| The Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Grant Program at Stanford University Stanford Coulter-Translational Research Grants Guidelines |
Faculty with PI eligiblity. Each proposal must have co-investigators, at least one of whom has a full or joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford and at least one clinical investigator from a clinical department in the School of Medicine. | Up to $100,000 for one year | Oct. 15, 2009 |
| Wallenberg Global Fund Learning Network Faculty Grants Eligibility and Submission Guidelines |
Faculty | March | |
| The Woods Institute for the Environment Environmental Venture Projects Click on the EVP Submission form link on the EVP webpage to view submission Guidelines. |
Faculty | Up to $100,000/yr x 2 yrs | Jan. 22, 2010 |
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