NSF: Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):

July 22, 2008 BIO, CISE, EHR
July 23, 2008 ENG
July 24, 2008 GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP
July 21, 2009 BIO, CISE, EHR
July 22, 2009 ENG
July 23, 2009 GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP
July 20, 2010 BIO, CISE, EHR,OCI
July 21, 2010 ENG
July 22, 2010 GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP

Synopsis of Program:

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.

PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. Selection for this award is based on two important criteria: 1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that is relevant to the mission of the sponsoring organization or agency, and 2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership, education or community outreach. These awards foster innovative developments in science and technology, increase awareness of careers in science and engineering, give recognition to the scientific missions of the participating agencies, enhance connections between fundamental research and national goals, and highlight the importance of science and technology for the Nation’s future. Individuals cannot apply for PECASE. These awards are initiated by the participating federal agencies. At NSF, up to twenty nominees for this award are selected each year from among the PECASE-eligible CAREER awardees who are most likely to become the leaders of academic research and education in the twenty-first century. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy makes the final selection and announcement of the awardees.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08557/nsf08557.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

RW Johnson Foundation: Getting Americans Covered

Key Dates and Deadlines
May 27, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)
Deadline for receipt of brief proposals.
June 17, 2010
Applicants notified if invited to submit a full proposal.
July 28, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)
Deadline for receipt of full proposals.
November 1, 2010
Start of grants.

Purpose
The Coverage team of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is accepting proposals for projects that promote the Foundation’s goal of ensuring that all Americans have stable, affordable health care coverage. The Foundation will allocate up to $2 million to support individual grants of up to $250,000 each. The grant period is expected to begin in November 2010 and extend for up to 24 months.
The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to make health insurance coverage available to more than 30 million more Americans. Achieving such substantial increases in the number of Americans covered by health insurance will largely depend on the success of efforts to implement the new law effectively. Through this call for proposals, we will fund projects that focus on addressing specific aspects of the new law that present significant opportunities to expand coverage (e.g., Medicaid expansions, subsidy programs for small businesses and individuals who otherwise would not be able to afford insurance, or private-market health insurance reforms).

Projects should be relevant to national health reform and can take many forms, including:

• coalition building, 
• convening and advocacy; 
• strategic communications to provide information to policy-makers and the public; 
• evaluation, research and analyses of timely policy changes; and programs and projects to develop new tools and models for policy implementation.

Interested applicants should visit the Coverage section of the RWJF Web site to learn more about our current funding priorities, activities and programs at www.rwjf.org/coverage.

Total Awards
Up to $2 million will be awarded under this solicitation.Grants of up to $250,000 each for up to 24 months.

Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria include the following:

• Preference may be given to those applicants who are nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories at the time of application.

Selection Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by RWJF staff and, in some cases, by external reviewers with expertise relevant to the proposal. RWJF will make all final funding decisions. Please note that RWJF does not provide individual critiques of proposals submitted.

We will use a two-step proposal process for this solicitation:

1. A brief proposal describing the project; and, for selected applicants, 
2. A full proposal that will detail specific activities, staffing and budget.

http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/CFP_coverage2010.pdf

US Army Research Office Funding Opp: Development of Quantum Computing Technology

Response Dates:
White Papers: No later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, 24 May 2010.
Proposals: No later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, 12 July 2010.

The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) together with the National Security Agency (NSA) is soliciting proposals for basic and applied research to advance quantum computing technology. Research areas of particular interest include:
1. Robust solid-state qubits and related technologies;
2. Short-to-medium-range quantum information transfer in solid-state systems;
3. Ideas, methods, and procedures for the verification/validation of quantum computing components.

Click here for more information.

Medical RFPs for the week of April 19, 2010

A few opportunities for this week:

Title: New Investigators Grant program

Sponsor: Scleroderma Foundation

URL: http://www.scleroderma.org/research/new_invest.shtm

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Amount: $50,000 Annually, $150,000 Total

Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine or one of the sciences and must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship by the grant award date. Applicants who have been a Principal Investigator on grants from the Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private or government agencies other than fellowship grants are not eligible for this award.

Abstract:  The Scleroderma Foundation is seeking applications from promising new investigators who hold faculty or equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in research related to systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma). This grant will support promising research that is likely to lead to individual research project grants.

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Title: Established Investigator Grant

Sponsor: Scleroderma Foundation

URL: http://www.scleroderma.org/research/estab_invest.shtm

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Amount: $75,000 Annually, $150,000 Total

Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctorate degree in Medicine, Osteopathy, Veterinary Medicine or one of the sciences, must have completed a postdoctoral fellowship, have been Principal Investigator on grants from the Scleroderma Foundation or other national, private or government agencies in the past.

Abstract:  The Scleroderma Foundation is seeking applications from promising established investigators both inside and outside the field of SSc research who wish to propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing with a highly innovative and/or highly relevant theme related to SSc. This grant will support pilot research that is likely to lead to more substantial unlimited research project grants from federal or non-federal sources.

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Title: Fellowship Award

Sponsor: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

URL: http://www.damonrunyon.org/for_scientists/more/fellowship_award_overview

Deadline: August 16, 2010

Amount: $150,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional 

Abstract:  The Foundation encourages all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention.

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Title: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Sponsor: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society

URL: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/researchers/get-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/index.aspx

Deadline: August 2010

Amount: up to $56,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract:  The Society seeks to attract and train promising young investigators and doctors into the field of MS by supporting the training of postdoctoral fellows in studies related to MS. The Society supports fundamental as well as applied studies, non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in patient management, care and rehabilitation.

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Title: Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program

Sponsor: Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

URL: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/index.php/research-programs/grant-opportunities?CFID=8514573&CFTOKEN=58673366

Deadline: July 1 and October 1, 2010

Amount: average $100,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract:  The ADDF Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program seeks to create and support innovative translational research programs for Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias and cognitive aging in academic medical centers and universities. Biomarker development studies and innovative proof of concept pilot clinical trials of new approaches to treatment, prevention and early detection are also supported.

NATURE News US to overhaul restrictions on sensitive material Export reform effort could help scientists who collaborate with foreign researchers

Published online 22 April 2010 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2010.197
News
US to overhaul restrictions on sensitive material
Export reform effort could help scientists who collaborate with foreign researchers

Sharon Weinberger

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
D. Myles Cullen/DOD.
In a move hailed by academics and industry leaders, the Obama administration is proposing sweeping changes to the government's system for controlling the export of technology and knowledge to foreign nations. The existing system of export controls has grown more restrictive over the past READ COMPLETE ARTICLE

June 1, 2010: NIST FY 2010 Measurement, Science and Engineering Research Grants

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)  announces that the following programs are soliciting applications for  financial assistance for FY 2010: 

1. The Electronics and Electrical  Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; 
2. The Manufacturing  Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; 
3. The Chemical Science and  Technology Laboratory Grants Program; 
4. The Physics Laboratory Grants  Program; 
5. The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Grants  Program; 
6. The Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements  Program; 
7. The Fire Research Grants Program; 
8. The Information  Technology Laboratory Grants Program; 
9. The NIST Center for Neutron  Research Grants Program; 
10. The Center for Nanoscale Science and  Technology Grants Program; and 
11. The Technology Services Grants  Program.     

Each program will only consider applications that are within the  scientific scope of the program as described in this notice and in the  detailed program descriptions found in the Federal Funding Opportunity  (FFO) announcement for these programs. Prior to preparation of a  proposal, it is strongly suggested that potential applicants contact  the Program Manager for the appropriate field of research, as specified  in the FFO announcement found at http://www.grants.gov, for  clarification of the program objectives and to determine whether their  proposal is responsive to this notice.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-29825.htm

JDRF Announces FY2011 Grant Deadlines (Some deadlines in July 2010)

JDRF is the leading charitable funder of diabetes research worldwide, JDRF offers a wide variety of grants and fellowships to qualified researchers. JDRF is committed to spending approximately $100 million in FY2010 to support research relevant to our mission of finding a cure for diabetes and its complications. We encourage all qualified researchers interested in solving the clinical and scientific problems associated with type 1 diabetes to apply for funding and become a part of our winning team.

Check the JDRF for upcoming deadlines for research grants, postdoc fellowships, career development awards and innovative research.

Deadlines

Areas of Research Emphasis

CF Foundation Pilot and Feasibility LOI 5/1

Research Grants

The CF Foundation offers competitive awards for research related to cystic fibrosis. Studies may be carried out at the subcellular, cellular, animal, or patient levels. Two of these funding mechanisms include Pilot and Feasibility Awards and Research Grants. Investigators who seek support from the Foundation under these funding mechanisms must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by May 1st.

Pilot and Feasibility Awards and Research Grants are issued primarily for basic science research. Those proposals that include methodologies requiring sampling of materials from human subjects will only be considered under this mechanism if the sampling method constitutes minimal patient risk (e.g., venipuncture) and patient samples or data are anonymous. For applications where more invasive procedures are proposed or where patient samples or data will not be anonymous, please submit a Letter of Intent for aClinical Research Award.

Also, the CF Foundation offers physician-scientist training awards, including theLeRoy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award and the Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award. (LOIs are not required for Matthews or Shwachman Awards.)

In addition, the CF Foundation will consider NIH applications that have received a competitive score but missed the payline under the CFF/NIH-unfunded award mechanism. These applications are accepted on an on-going basis.

Click here to CF Foundation

Helen Hay Whitney Post Doc Fellowship 7/15/2010

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation supports early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences. To attain its ultimate goal of increasing the number of imaginative, well-trained and dedicated medical scientists, the Foundation grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research. Click Here To Apply Online Eligibility Candidates who hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research are eligible to apply for a fellowship. The Foundation accepts applications from candidates who have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline for submitting the application (July 15), and who have received a PhD (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than two years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than three years before the deadline. Fellowships may be awarded to US citizens planning to work in laboratories either in the US, Canada, or abroad and also to foreign citizens for research in laboratories in the US only. We expect that most applicants will reside in North America at the time of application. Foreign Students will need to obtain appropriate visa documentation, as required by US Immigration. Applications from established scientists or advanced fellows will not be considered. The fellowships are for early postdoctoral training only. Clinical house-staff training does not count as "postdoctoral laboratory training.” The Foundation will not ordinarily consider applicants who plan tenure of the fellowship in the laboratory in which they have already received extensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training. The aim of the fellowship is to broaden postdoctoral training and experience, and a significant change of venue is advisable. Since the number of available fellowships is limited, the Foundation does not make more than one award in any one year for training with a given supervisor, and in addition, will not support more than two fellows per laboratory at one time. Although we accept multiple applications from the same laboratory in the same funding year, we urge supervisors to support only one application if possible. The Foundation expects that fellowship training will be obtained in an academic setting. The selection of a commercial or industrial laboratory for the training experience is not acceptable. Review Procedure In addition to considering the research plan and recommendations presented in each application, the Scientific Advisory Committee must give weight to the many intangibles involved, including interpretation of the Foundation's objectives. The following procedure is designed to be fair and to take into account the number of applications received in relation to the number of fellowships that can be awarded. The initial step is the screening begun by the Scientific Advisory Committee as soon as all applications have been received. In this screening, the Committee selects those candidates whose applications merit a personal interview with a Committee member. Each applicant so selected is then assigned to a member of the Committee, who completes arrangements for the interview in October. Interview travel expenses from points in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are paid by the Foundation. US citizens residing abroad who are approved for an interview will be reimbursed for travel to the interview, up to an amount comparable to the transcontinental domestic airfares reimbursed for other candidates. All applicants will be advised by email of their status (declined or approved for interview) by early-mid October. All personal interview reports and applications are reviewed in context with each other at a full Scientific Advisory Committee meeting in November, and it is at this meeting that those interviewed candidates are selected to be recommended for approval by the Board of Trustees. All interviewed applicants are notified of the Committee's decisions by mid-November. As the last step in the procedure, the Board of Trustees votes to approve the fellowship awards, in order of priority, up to the availability of funds. Duration of Fellowship The Whitney Fellowship is for a period of three years, contingent on performance satisfactory to the Foundation's Scientific Advisory Committee. One and two-year fellowships are not considered. Activation of Fellowship You may activate your fellowship anytime from April 1, through December 1, 2011. Travel Expense The Foundation provides funds for travel to the fellowship location at the time of activation of the fellowship for the Fellow and his or her family. No payment is made for the transportation of household goods. Stipend and Expense Allowance The current stipend and expense allowance is: Stipend Research Allowance 1st year $43,000 $2,500 2nd year $44,000 $2,500 3rd year $45,000 $2,500 There is a research allowance of $2,500 paid annually to the laboratory. It is to be used at the discretion of the Fellow with no deductions for institutional overhead, registration fees, or taxes. This money is to be used for research expenses, such as lab supplies, computers, etc. If the Fellow wishes, this money may be used, in part or entirely, to help defray the cost of the Fellow’s health insurance premiums. The Fellow determines how this research allowance will be spent. Payment of the research allowance will be made on the fellowship activation date, and annually thereafter. There is a Dependent Child Allowance of $1,000 per annum for each child. There is no allowance for a spouse. If a fellowship is awarded and the Fellow advises us that he or she is eligible for the Dependent Child Allowance, we will then request a copy of the birth or adoption certificate(s). Payment of the child allowance will be made on the fellowship activation date, and annually thereafter. Depending on the activation date of the fellowship, stipend payments are made semi-annually by the Foundation to the administering institution. Fellows in training abroad will receive quarterly stipend payments directly. Supplementation of the stipend is permitted. It is not acceptable, however, to hold concurrently a full fellowship from another source. Non-research activities, such as teaching, must not occupy more than 10% of the Fellow's time. Annual Meeting A two-day Annual Meeting of Fellows is held in November of each year, at which each third-year Fellow presents the results of his or her research. This meeting is an important component of the Fellowship Program because of the opportunity it provides the Fellows for scientific interchange and exposure to biomedical fields other than their own. Attendance at the meeting in its entirety is expected as a condition of acceptance of the fellowship. Awardees that activate their fellowship after September 1, will attend their first of three Annual Meetings starting the following year. Competition Competition for the Helen Hay Whitney fellowships is intense. Less than 5% of those who apply to us receive awards. Please note that because of the volume of applications received, the Foundation is unable to provide critiques of unsuccessful proposals. Applications Applications are to be filled out and submitted online at www.hhwf.org. Applications must be received by The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation no later than 5:00pm EST, July 15, 2010. Late applications will not be considered. Click Here To Apply Online

OSP Discretionary Funds Policy

The Office for Sponsored Projects (OSP), following approval by the Council on Sponsored Activities and the Vice Provost for Research, has issued a policy on Discretionary Accounts Associated with Research. The policy which can be found on the OSP website codifies existing policies and practices regarding the use of discretionary funds to support scholarly activities and promote research. As stated in the policy, discretionary funds are college funds and must be used for legitimate business expenses related to Dartmouth activities. Questions that arise from the policy should be directed to either OSP or the Provost's Office.


http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/docs/final_discretionary_funds.pdf

EACUBO Spring Webcast

Last chance to Register!

2010 EACUBO Spring Webcast – Northern New England Region

April 28, 2010
Video Webcast – “Institute for Global Ethics, Ethical Fitness Seminar”
Program Level: Intermediate Level, delivered Group Live * Prerequisites: No prerequisites * Preparation: No advanced preparation is required, however a minimum 1-2 years of experience as a professional in higher education or a related private industry is recommended.

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Location: Dartmouth College, Rockefeller Center, 1930 Room, College Street, Hanover, NH 03755


Registration: Online registration is now open for the EACUBO 2010 Spring Webcast - Northern New England Region on April 28th. To register for this exciting event at the price of only $25, you must register online by Tuesday, April 20th.

https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=EACUBO&WebCode=HomePage&msm=54cdc9fd-51cf-4fe2-bd2a-9381aad2d428&cst=454851dc-1a8a-429e-9e7e-da471c741f1b&ent=0581003a-fe01-4c9c-8672-829ca454398b

NEH Humanities Collections and Reference 7/15/2010

The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program supports projects that provide an essential foundation for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture, and digital objects.

Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of such materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation.

Applications may be submitted for projects that address one or more of the following activities: arranging and describing archival and manuscript collections;
cataloging collections of printed works, photographs, recorded sound, moving images, art, and material culture;

• providing conservation treatment for collections (including mass deacidification);
  digitizing collections;
• preserving and improving access to born-digital sources;
• developing databases, virtual collections, or other electronic resources to codify information on a subject or to provide integrated access to selected humanities materials;
  creating encyclopedias;
• preparing linguistic tools, such as historical and etymological dictionaries, corpora, and reference grammars (separate funding is available for endangered language projects in partnership with the National Science Foundation);
• developing tools for spatial analysis and representation of humanities data, such as atlases and geographic information systems (GIS); and
• designing digital tools to facilitate use of humanities resources.
  http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html
  

NIST Center for Neutron Research May 7, 2010 Deadline

The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Comprehensive Grants Program will provide cooperative agreements for research involving Neutron Research and Spectroscopy specifically aimed at assisting visiting researchers at the NIST Center for Neutron Research, developing new instrumentation for Neutron Research, conducting collaborative research with NIST scientists, and to conduct other outreach and educational activities that advance the use of neutrons by U.S. university and industrial scientists. Applicants and team members must possess the education, experience, and training to pursue and advance the field of Neutron Scattering efficiently. In addition, the applicant and team members must possess a demonstrated record of excellence in research involving neutron scattering methods. This will entail stationing scientific staff at the NCNR who, in collaboration with NIST and visiting scientists, advances these objectives. The text of the Federal Funding Opportunity Document/Full Announcement should be consulted for more detailed information about this program.

http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/ffo/2010NCNR-01_FFO%20FINAL.pdf

RFPs for the week of April 12, 2010

Title: Grand Challenges Explorations Round 5

Sponsor: Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative (The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

URL: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Deadline: May 19, 2010

Amount: $100,000

Eligibility: Grand Challenges Explorations is open to both foreign and domestic non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies and academic institutions. Grants will not be provided to individuals.

Abstract:  The Explorations initiative funds innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year.

Topics for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 5 are:

Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions;

Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns;

Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease;

Create New Technologies for Contraception.

Medical RFPs for the week of April 12, 2010

Title: Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation

Sponsor: American Philosophical Society

URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/daland

Deadline: September 1, 2010

Amount: up to $80,000

Eligibility: Ph.D.or M.D./Ph.D. nominated by department chairman

Abstract:  The American Philosophical Society awards a limited number of Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation for research in the several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. The committee emphasizes patient-oriented research.

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Title: Novel Research Projects

Sponsor: Lupus Research Institute

URL: http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/research/grant_application

Deadline: May 28, 2010

Amount: up to $300,000

Eligibility: Individuals affiliated with institutions of higher learning in the United States and holding doctoral degrees at the assistant professor level or higher are eligible. Investigators already holding funding from the LRI are not eligible to apply.

Abstract:  Grants are made to support Novel Research Projects that evidence high promise for advancing the understanding of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Research applications will be judged principally on novelty of hypothesis, scientific quality, strength of approach, relevance to lupus, and likelihood of success. Creativity will be valued. Rationale for the hypothesis to be tested rather than preliminary data will be emphasized. Therefore, continuations of long-term research projects are not appropriate for this submission. Projects on aspects of the disease that have been less extensively studied and applications from investigators in diverse disciplines, including those who may not have previously worked in lupus, are encouraged. Investigations should be relevant to basic, translational, or clinical research on lupus.

While the Institute encourages projects based on novel explorations of human lupus biology-innovative studies that use human material to address the physiological, cellular, molecular and/or genetic basis of human lupus-projects solely based on cellular, molecular, and/or animal models are also encouraged.


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Title: Translational Research re: Fragile X-associated Disorders (FXD)

Sponsor: National Fragile X Foundation

URL: http://www.nfxf.org/html/request_for_application.htm

Deadline: May 31, 2010

Amount: up to $100,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract:  Translational research projects focus on bringing discoveries made about the nature, causes, and consequences of Fragile X-associated Disorders into the realm of therapeutics and interventions designed to treat the symptoms or underlying deficits of those disorders.
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Title: Awards Program in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research

Sponsor: Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation

URL: http://www.hria.org/tmfservices/thomead.html

Deadline: June 15, 2010

Amount: up to $750,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract:  The goal of the Awards Program is to support innovative drug discovery research that will lead to improved therapies for individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Examples of funding areas include the design, synthesis, and development of target compounds or the modification of existing compounds to improve drug effectiveness and safety as well as other approaches within the field of medicinal chemistry. Researchers dedicated to the validation and testing of target compounds, small molecule therapies, nanotechnologies, or similar techniques are also encouraged to apply.

Lupus Research Institute Announces 2010 Request for Applications for Novel Research Projects

Grant Application Deadline: May 28, 2010

The Lupus Research Institute — founded to support highly promising, idea-driven, novel approaches to discover the cause of lupus, improve treatment, and develop a cure — invites applications for financial support starting December 2010 for novel research projects relevant to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Research applications will be judged principally on novelty of the hypotheses, scientific quality, strength of approach, relevance to lupus, and likelihood of success. Creativity will be valued. Rationale for the hypotheses proposed rather than amount of preliminary data will be emphasized.

Projects on aspects of the disease that have been less extensively studied and applications from investigators in diverse disciplines, including those who may not have previously worked in lupus, are encouraged. Investigations should be relevant to basic, translational, or clinical research on lupus.

While the institute encourages projects based on novel explorations of human lupus biology — innovative studies that use human material to address the physiological, cellular, molecular, and/or genetic basis of human lupus — projects solely based on cellular, molecular, and/or animal models are also encouraged.

Continuations of long-term research projects are not appropriate for this submission.

Both established and new investigators may apply. Applicants should hold advanced degrees and be affiliated with institutions of higher learning in the United States.

Annual funding of up to $100,000 per year, for a term of up to three years, will be awarded for each approved project.

Visit the Lupus Research Institute Web site for complete program guidelines.

Irish Centre for High End Computing Summer Scholarships 2010

Overview

The ICHEC Summer Scholarships provides funding for a select number of talented senior undergraduate students to undertake 10-week summer projects located in Galway or Dublin. It provides exciting opportunities for students worldwide to undertake projects related to HPC/computational science, all in the environment of a national HPC centre under the supervision of ICHEC's computational scientists and systems staff.

Important Dates

Application deadline:	21st April 2010 (Wednesday)
Project start date:	21st June 2010 (Monday)
Project end date:	27th August 2010 (Friday)

Funding

Successful candidates will be given a stipend of EUR 2750 for the duration of the project to cover living expenses (paid fortnightly over 10 weeks). Appropriate accommodation is provided at no extra cost (may or may not include utility bills). ICHEC also subsidises travel expenses up to a capped amount based on the location of the candidate (EU countries: EUR 300; Rest of the world: EUR 800).

Projects

Each applicant must specify at least one preferred project

see website for complete announcement http://www.ichec.ie/education_training/summer_scholarships/

Interesting Article: Nature on Revolution in Publishing

Published online 7 April 2010 | Nature 464, 822-823 (2010) | doi:10.1038/464822a

News

US seeks to make science free for all
Moves to make research funded by the US government available to everyone could mark a turning point in a publishing revolution. Declan Butler reports.

Declan Butler

The push to open up scientific knowledge to all looks set to go into overdrive. Over the past decade, the accessibility offered by the Internet has transformed science publishing. Several efforts have already tried to harness the web's power to make research papers available for free. Now two parallel efforts from the US government could see almost all federally funded research made available in free, publicly accessible repositories.

Traditional science publishing relies on institutions and libraries buying subscriptions and site licences to academic journals. Some 'open-access' publishers, such as the non-profit Public Library of Science (PLoS), make papers free to readers immediately and try to cover the costs of peer review and publication by charging authors a fee. But author-pays business models are still in their infancy, and the papers they produce account for only a fraction of the literature.

Complete article:

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100407/full/464822a.html?s=news_rss

Medical RFPs for the week of April 5, 2010

The list of new medical opportunities for this week:

Title: Research Grants

Sponsor: Association for Frontotemporal Dementias

URL: http://www.ftd-picks.org/front-page/2010-aftd-research-rfp

Deadline: June 28, 2010

Amount: $60,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract:  Support for basic and clinical research in frontotemporal dementias. The Request for Proposals is designed to generate preliminary data for larger grant applications to the NIH or other public or private agencies concerned with this important medical and social problem.

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Title: Research Grant Program

Sponsor: Children's Cancer Research Fund

URL: http://www.ccrf-kids.org/research.htm

Deadline: June 16, 2010

Amount: $40,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional; Applications by senior fellows and junior faculty investigators are particularly encouraged.

Abstract:  The purpose of this grant program is to support investigators in the conduct of innovative pilot clinical studies that have the potential to develop new insights into clinical aspects of childhood cancer. The research proposal should be in the area of clinical pediatric cancer. Proposals addressing prognostic factors, diagnosis, innovative clinical therapeutic trials, minimal residual disease detection and treatment, and long-term effects of therapy and disease will be considered.
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TITLE: Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation, Bank of America N.A., Trustee, Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research

SPONSOR: Health Resources in Action, The Medical Foundation

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/119450

TITLE: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Grant Program

SPONSOR: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/2786


TITLE: Research Grant

SPONSOR: Doctors Cancer Foundation

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/95995


TITLE: Translational Initiative Project Grants

SPONSOR: Spinal Research

URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/118173

Damon Runyon Rachleff Innovation Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation wants to emphasize that applications for the Innovation Award will be accepted from all scientific disciplines (e.g., Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics--not just biomedical) provided that the proposed research meets the selection criteria. Please distribute this notice to all appropriate departments in your Institution and encourage eligible candidates to apply.


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INNOVATION AWARD APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2010


Advances in cancer research often originate from innovative thinking and ingenious approaches. Securing funding for these truly out-of-the box ideas remains a challenge, especially to early career scientists. With this in mind, we are proud to announce the fourth application cycle for our newest award program, the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, and encourage any eligible applicants from Dartmouth College to apply.


The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award provides support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high risk/high reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This award is specifically designed to provide funding for extraordinary early career researchers who have an innovative, new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field.

Eligible applicants (including non-U.S. citizens) must be conducting independent research at a U.S. institution. Institutional nominations are not required and there is no limit to the number of applications that can be received from a particular institution. Basic and translational/clinical projects will be considered and individuals with a background in multiple disciplines are especially encouraged to apply. The awards will provide $450,000 in direct costs during a three year award term. A complete award program description and application guidelines are available on our website .  Pre-proposals are due June 1, 2010.

Please feel free to contact the Foundation at 212.455.0520 or awards@damonrunyon.org with any questions.




Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
212.455.5020 | awards@damonrunyon.org | www.damonrunyon.org

NIAID Reminders on Special ARRA Terms

"Newsletter, NIAID Funding News"

Stay on Top of ARRA Policies
Recently, we've seen a lot of policy activity on the ARRA front.

Here's a brief summary of the hubbub with links to pages that can tell you more.

Pay Attention When Submitting Your Financial Report

Combine ARRA administrative supplements and revisions into one Financial Status Report. Keep ARRA reports separate from your parent grant's.


The following information applies only to financial reporting documents that you submit at the end of your ARRA grant.

If you have a non-ARRA grant with more than one ARRA administrative supplement or revision (competing supplement):
Combine the ARRA portions into a single Financial Status Report after the last supplement or revision ends.
Be sure to keep this information separate from your parent grant's financial reporting information.
If you have an ARRA supplement to an ARRA grant, keep all your information together and submit one report at the end of your project period.
To read about this in more detail, see the March 17, 2010, Guide notice.

Avoid Quarterly Reporting Problems

NIH released guidance to help you sidestep common errors when you file your quarterly report through FederalReporting.gov.

The guidance also tells you how to correctly identify your award number on a noncompeting application (It's more complicated than you might think).

See the March 19, 2010, Guide notice for more information. Your business office should have already received an email from NIH explaining what to do.

Go to NIH's Recovery Act Recipient Reporting site for instructions, FAQs, and other resources to help you navigate the process. Though we offer some advice at What You Need to Do if You Get Stimulus Funds, NIAID is not involved in your quarterly reporting.

No-Cost Extensions -- Tread Lightly

You can take one no-cost extension -- we will approve additional extensions in extremely dire circumstances only.

If you have an ARRA award and haven't already spent your money, do so as soon as possible.

Though we do not expect you to take a no-cost extension for your ARRA grant, you have the option as a term of award. Keep in mind that we will approve additional extensions in extremely dire circumstances only.

For more on NIH's no-cost extension policy for ARRA awards, see the March 17, 2010, Guide notice.

Extra Information for Summer Supplements

Don't forget that for summer supplements, your progress report has to include special information for each person your grant supported.

To get the details, see Scientific Progress Reporting on Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators, or read the March 17, 2010, Guide notice.

http://funding.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/newsletters/2010/0331.htm#n05

Young Investigator Program Air Force

Proposals must be received by 4:00PM Eastern Daylight Time, 28 July 2010

The Young Investigator Research Program supports young scientists and engineers in Air Force relevant disciplines and is designed to promote innovative research in science and engineering. The awards foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities to recognize Air Force mission and challenges in science and engineering.

The AFOSR’s Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) is to support scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years (on or after 1 May 2005) and who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering.

Proposals addressing the research areas of interest for the Air Force Research Laboratory will be considered. The basic research areas of current interest are available on-line at the AFOSR web site: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/

New Biomedical Frontiers at the Interface of the Life and Physical Sciences (R01)

Deadline: May 18, 2010; May 18, 2011; May 18, 2012

Purpose. The goal of this funding opportunity announcement, issued by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, is to encourage grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose discovery research that may create entirely new areas of biomedical investigation through bridging the physical and life/behavioral sciences.

A number of innovative techniques and discoveries developed in the physical, computational and engineering sciences have resulted in tremendous breakthroughs in the biological and life sciences. In many cases, important biomedical problems could not have been solved without the critical involvement of engineers and physicists, such as the development of new imaging technologies, nanotechnology, and high throughput screening technologies. It is the intermingling of approaches from one area, applied to problems of another, that makes research at the intersection of the life and physical sciences so rich and full of opportunities (Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences, National Research Council, National Academies, November 2009). The purpose of this initiative is to provide support for cutting-edge, visionary research, only possible through bridging the sciences, with the goal of setting the stage for the next biomedical breakthrough.

The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation are issuing this joint announcement to encourage grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose discovery research that may create entirely new areas of biomedical investigation through bridging the physical and life/behavioral sciences. A list of topics can be found in announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-142.html

Conference: Building Collaborations for Research, Education and Outreach in New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE EPSCoR

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 

REGISTRATION OPEN

“Building Collaborations for Research, Education and Outreach in New Hampshire”

June 9, 2010

NHTI and the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Concord, NH

8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 26

A one-day conference focusing on research, education and outreach collaborations in STEM disciplines will be held in Concord on Wednesday, June 9. College faculty, grants administration staff, and students engaged in research are invited, as well as science center staff and GK-12 math and science educators. There will be opportunities to find collaborators in NH with shared interests, and to discuss best practices for grant administration and proposal writing. Posters from NSF-sponsored research projects are welcome. There is no fee for this conference; however, registration is required before Monday, April 26. An online registration form is available on the NH EPSCoR website:  http://www.epscor.unh.edu/

New Hampshire EPSCoR ● The Power of Partnerships

NH EPSCoR
University of New Hampshire
Gregg Hall, 35 Colovos Rd.
Durham, NH 03824
www.epscor.unh.edu

Funding provided by NSF grant # EPS-0701730

NH EPSCoR is a partnership between the University System of New Hampshire,
Dartmouth College, the Community College System of NH, and the State of New Hampshire

Questions? Email us at nh.epscor@unh.edu.

Download a printable PDF of this announcement.

Grand Challenges Explorations Round 5: Now accepting Proposals

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 5 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a US $100 million initiative to encourage unconventional global health solutions. Anyone can apply, regardless of education or experience level. 

Grant proposals are being accepted online at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations until May 19,2010, on the following topics:

New!   Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions
NEW!   Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns 
       Create New Technologies for Contraception
       Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Diseases
       
Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to $1 million US Dollars.  Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.

We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from scientists around the world and from all scientific disciplines. If you don't submit a proposal yourself, we hope you will forward this message to someone else who might be interested.

Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health challenges.


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NSF Grad Student (Underrepresented) Supplements Engineering

The establishment of Graduate Research Supplements (GRS) reflects the continuing effort by ENG to promote increased participation of new Ph.D. students in all fields of engineering research with particular emphasis on individuals from underrepresented groups. The long-term goal of GRS is to increase the number of persons from underrepresented groups in advanced academic and professional careers.

Recognizing the importance and impact of the program, the Directorate for Engineering at this time is continuing GRS for its Divisions of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems; Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems; Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation; Engineering Education and Centers; and Industrial Innovation and Partnerships. It is anticipated that GRS will help in the development of intellectual synergy between faculty and students, will provide faculty with the opportunity to involve additional graduate students in on-going research programs, will foster a learning and career advancement environment that supports students, and will lead to greater retention of students in the underrepresented populations.

Anticipated Type of Award: Supplements to currently active Directorate for Engineering (ENG) research awards.

Eligibility: A request for funding of a GRS should be made by the Principal Investigator (PI) of a currently active ENG research award. Only one new Ph.D. student for GRS may be supported under each research award. The exception is for Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) (or other center-type awards), which are multi-campus and usually multi-state awards. PIs for Center awards can request a GRS for more than one student associated with more than one PI. The request must be submitted by the PI of the lead university and there is a limitation of two students per award. Each of the students must be located on two different campuses funded by the Center. Sub award budget requests should be included for any students not located on the campus of the lead university.

GRS candidates must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. The graduate students must be newly enrolled in, or planning to pursue the Ph.D. degree in engineering disciplines. Newly enrolled students’ means that the student started in the spring 2010 semester or will be starting in the fall 2010 semester.

For complete announcement refer to http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10035/nsf10035.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179