Research Funding Opportunities
The information on this page is directed to researchers within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
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Archived announcements for 2012, 2011, and 2010 are available.
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Breast Cancer in Young Women Research Program
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, is pleased to announce the launch of a new competition to support research focused on Breast Cancer in Young Women. This new research funding opportunity has been designed to facilitate progress in this underserved research area toward improving the clinical outcomes and quality of life for young women with breast cancer.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: July 3, 2013
http://www.cbcf.org/ontario/ApplyForGrants/Pages/2013NationalGrantCompetition.aspx
Posted: May 17, 2013
Kennedy’s Disease Association
The Kennedy’s Disease Association (KDA) is planning to fund one or more research grants this fall to further the understanding of the pathological mechanisms of Kennedy’s Disease.
Deadline: June 21, 2013
http://www.kennedysdisease.org/promote-research/research-grants
Posted: May 15, 2013
JDRF - Requests for Applications: Biomarkers of Pancreatic Beta Cell Stress and Health
JDRF, the world’s leading non-profit organization with the mission to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D), invites applications from research investigators having interest and expertise to support the discovery and advancement of biomarkers of pancreatic beta cell stress and health correlating with early beta-cell loss.
The purpose of this call for Letters of Intent is to invite proposals to support and advance the discovery, development, and/or validation of biomarkers of pancreatic beta cell stress and dysfunction. Studies based on use or validation with human beta cells/islets and clinical samples or tissues will be of special interest.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: June 17, 2013.
http://jdrf.org/grant-center/grant-opportunities-and-deadlines/
Posted: May 15, 2013
International Essential Tremor Foundation
The IETF grant program provides funds to members of the scientific community who submit proposals that address the nosology, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment or other topics relevant to essential tremor (ET).
Deadline: Feb 28, 2014
http://www.essentialtremor.org/Research-Program-Grant-Application
Posted: May 15, 2013
Lowe Syndrome Assocation
One-year grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded for projects aimed at promoting a better understanding of and treatment for Lowe syndrome/OCRL/Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome. While many criteria are used to judge research proposals, of primary concern to the LSA Board of Directors and its Medical and Scientific Advisory Board is:
- Achieving a better understanding of the metabolic basis of Lowe syndrome
- Developing a better understanding and better treatments for the major complications of Lowe syndrome
Deadline: June 15, 2013
http://www.lowesyndrome.org/Research/Grants/
Posted: May 13, 2013
Michael J. Fox Foundation - Proposals for Parkin Biology and Therapeutic Development Studies
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is accepting pre-applications for preclinical research projects focused on the biological function and therapeutic potential of Parkin protein. Through the Parkin Biology & Therapeutic Development program, MJFF will award grants to support studies that provide critical insight into the biological mechanisms of Parkin function and the discovery and development of therapeutic agents that have the potential to modulate Parkin function in a manner that will alter the course of Parkinson's disease progression.
Deadline for Pre-Applications: June 19, 2013
https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/grant-detail.php?id=13
Posted: May 13, 2013
Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation
The Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation (CARF) seeks original, focused, and innovative research grant applications dealing with primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA). Applications will be accepted from laboratories around the world. The proposed project must serve to further CARF's research goals, namely, to understand the pathogenesis of PCA, an understanding that will lead to effective prevention and therapy. CARF will give priority to research proposals based on the following topics.
- Role of lipids and lipid metabolism in normal hair follicle stem cell biology and cycling.
- Role of PPARs and other lipid regulators in the pathogenesis of PCA
- Role of peroxisomes in hair follicle biology
- Role of neuroinflammation in PCA
- Role of environmental triggers in the pathogenesis of PCA
- Function of sebaceous glands in normal hair follicle biology.
- Mechanism of hair shaft egress from the terminal hair follicle.
- Hair follicle regeneration in a site of tissue repair
Amount: $5,000 to $20,000
Deadline: Mar 15, 2014
http://www.carfintl.org/grants.html
Posted: May 8, 2013
Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
The signature funding initiative of the Research Awards Program (RAP), is the CLARIONS Grant Program, which stands for Curing Cutaneous Lymphoma by Advancing Research, Innovation and Offering New Solutions. This research grant program supports investigators interested in conducting innovative cutaneous lymphoma research.
Deadline: July 31, 2013
http://www.clfoundation.org/research/research-awards-program
Posted: May 8, 2013
A-T Children's Project
Seed funding is now available for innovative proposals that seek to identify and validate biomarkers of A-T disease progression and that can be used to monitor therapeutic efficacy in clinical trials.
Deadline: September 1, 2013
http://www.communityatcp.org/page.aspx?pid=3538
Posted: May 7, 2013
ALS Therapy Alliance
Our organization traditionally awards grants from one to three years in term ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in funding to both non- and for-profit companies. National and international companies are eligible to apply.
Deadlines: Oct 15; Mar 15
http://alstherapyalliance.org/index.php/research/grant-submission-process.html
Posted: May 7, 2013
Amyloidosis Foundation
The Amyloidosis Foundation is a result of the merge of the Amyloidosis Research Foundation and the Amyloidosis Support Network in 2007. The ARF’s original mission was to support research for all types of amyloidosis and the ASN’s original mission was to increase awareness of the disease and support patients with information. The new organization maintains both missions with the intent of expanding our services to both patients and the medical and scientific community.
The Amyloidosis Foundation sponsors Senior Research Grants and Junior Research Grants.
Deadline: August 1, 2013
http://www.amyloidosis.org/PhysiciansResearchers/grantprogram.html
Posted: May 7, 2013
Children's Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease Research
The Children's Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease Research accepts grant applications that relate to GSD1 research, diagnosis, and/or patient care.
Deadline: June 30, 2013
http://curegsd.org/portal/web/guest/sample-grants
Posted: May 7, 2013
CooperVision – S&T Award Program: Translational Research Award
The goal of the S&T Award Program is to bring award recipients and company scientists together to explore new areas of technology advancement. These awards are intended to bring the best ideas forward to enable the transition of concepts into real-world solutions. Proposed research should demonstrate significant potential for research discoveries and the rapid commercialization of technological advancements within the company's key focus for 2014: To address ocular surface health and anterior segment symptomology through advancement of technologies including, but not limited to, (1) Materials, (2) Devices, and (3) Compounds. The Translational Research Award for a substantive translational research project. Research under this award is milestone-driven in order to remain focused on a well-defined goal.
Amount: funding for up to two years, totaling up to $400,000, including indirect costs. A maximum of $250,000 can be requested for any one year
Deadline for letter of intent: Jun 15, 2013
http://coopervision.com/our-company/science-and-technology-awards
Posted: May 7, 2013
Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation seeks to facilitate the identification and prioritization of research directions in desmoid tumors. The DTRF funds research that will advance the understanding of desmoid tumors and provide novel approaches or refinement of known techniques which will accelerate the search for a cure.
Amount: up to $65,000 per year
Deadline: June 30, 2013
http://www.dtrf.org/index.php/research/apply-for-research-grant.html
Posted: May 7, 2013
International Union Against Cancer - Union Internationale Contre le Cancer - Global Education and Training Initiative (GETI): International cancer technology transfer fellowships (ICRETT)
The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.
Average Amount: US$ 3,400 (as contribution towards the least expensive international travel and living costs)
Deadline: Continuous
http://www.uicc.org/node/12010
Posted: May 7, 2013
Meso Foundation Research Grants
The Meso Foundation (formerly known as MARF) is the non-profit dedicated to ending the suffering caused by mesothelioma. The Meso Foundation offers research grants for two years up to $50,000 per year. Eligible projects may relate to benchwork, translational or clinical research that is not presently funded or pending review and may be conducted through any not-for-profit academic, medical or research institution. Encouraged projects include, but are not limited to, investigations of:
1. Strategies for early detection of new or progressive disease;
2. Definition of targetable differences between normal and transformed mesothelium and development of novel strategies for treatment;
3. Therapeutic intervention, including but not limited to;
a. Immune Response Targeted Therapy
b. Novel chemotherapeutic compounds
c. Novel radiation or surgical techniques
4. Determination of clinical/molecular determinants for prognosis
Deadline: August 2, 2013
http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.kkLUJ7MPKtH/b.4097447/k.2CDD/Grants_for_Mesothelioma_Research.htm
Posted: May 7, 2013
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2013 Distinguished Investigator Grant Applications.
The NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant provides support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological and behavioral research. A one-year grant of $100,000 is provided for established scientists pursuing innovative projects in diverse areas of neurobiological research. Areas of particular interest to the Scientific Council's Selection Committee include patient populations with unique or unusual characteristics and central nervous system developments.
Deadline: June 1, 2013
Posted: May 7, 2013
Reliable Cancer Therapies
Reliable Cancer Therapies (RCT) is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland that provides research-based information on cancer therapies and selectively funds the development of promising therapies. RCT is continuously looking for cancer therapies that have never been thoroughly examined and consider financing cancer treatments that can be deemed promising based on measurable results.
RCT announces € 300 000 for projects repurposing existing drugs for cancer treatment. The drugs must have been developed and approved for other indication(s). Relevant clinical trial endpoints (cancer survival & tumor response) should be the primary research assessments.
RCT also promotes collaborative research projects between researchers at different universities and/or organisations.
Deadline: June 28, 2013
http://www.reliablecancertherapies.com/call-for-cancer-projects
Posted: May 7, 2013
Statistics Canada - Biobank
From May 1 to June 30, 2013, researchers can submit applications to access stored blood, urine and DNA biospecimens from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). The biospecimens were collected over two cycles, from 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2011, and then stored long-term in a biobank at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for use in future health studies. The CHMS has stored about 150,000 small test tubes of whole blood, blood fractions and urine from about 12,000 consenting survey participants aged 3 to 79. The survey also extracts and stores DNA samples from participants 14 years and older, again only with their consent. The blood, urine and DNA samples are frozen and stored anonymously. The test tubes containing each blood and urine sample are labelled with a barcode. No other information is associated with participant biospecimens. Under the authority of the Statistics Act, biospecimens and data are always kept secure and confidential.
Deadline: June 30, 2013
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/5071g-eng.htm
Posted: May 7, 2013
2013 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants
The Fellowships team of UICC is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2013 Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants.
AIMS
• to initiate, set-up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad
• to receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques
• to exploit complementary skills and material
WHO
Individuals with:
• scientific or medical qualifications and a minimum of two years postdoctoral experience
• actively engaged in cancer research
• have recent publications in the international peer-reviewed literature
Amount: USD 10, 000
Deadline: July 1, 2013
http://www.uicc.org/call-proposals
Posted: May 7, 2013
Defense Sciences Research and Technology
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals of interest to the Defense Sciences Office. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science and technology. Specifically excluded is research that results primarily in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of the art.
The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) seeks unconventional approaches that are outside the mainstream, undertaking directions that challenge assumptions and have the potential to radically change established practice. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Biomedical research 2. Rapid response protective or therapeutic treatments for biological and chemical threats 3. Preventing and countering effects of nuclear and radiological weapons 4. WMD remediation and neutralization techniques 5. Neuro-technology and neuroscience research, tools and applications 6. Modeling of biological systems; biomimetic and bio-inspired technologies 7. New ways to assess, optimize, and restore human performance 8. Bioelectronic and biophotonic interfaces 9. New methods for direct manipulation and control of biomaterials 10. Combat casualty care techniques 11. Advanced training technologies 12. Robotic and autonomous technologies 13. Materials science research 14. Quantum science and technologies 15. Power and energy research 16. Applied mathematics 17. Advanced technologies for manufacturing 18. Radically new ways of conducting scientific research
Deadline for White Paper (strongly suggested): Mar 25, 2014
Posted: May 7, 2013
April 30, 2013
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation is accepting proposals to support clinical trials of innovative drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Through its Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials, the foundation will award grants of up to $1 million each for biomarker-based pilot trials of Alzheimer's drugs at the proof-of-concept phase.
Deadlines for full proposals : June 5, September 5, and December 5. Letters of Intent are required at least two weeks prior to the application deadline.
For more info: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/index.php/research-programs/grant-opportunities
Association of Universities and Colleges Canada/International Development Research Centre - Canada-Africa Research Exchange Grants (CAREG)
Funding will support Canada-Africa collaborative projects that strengthen international partnerships and research, graduate student training, and the sharing of resources (e.g. journals, data).
Deadline for Application: Wednesday May 22, 2013 – 4pm EDT
For more info: http://www.aucc.ca/programs-services/international-programs/canada-africa-research-exchanges/apply/
Association of Universities and Colleges Canada/International Development Research Centre - Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants (LACREG)
The Canada-Latin America and the Caribbean Research Exchange Grants program (LACREG) is designed to strengthen international partnerships and consolidate emerging networks among academic researchers from Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to support small collaborative research activities which will contribute to the creation, dissemination and sustained application of knowledge in the development process in at least one area of the International Development Research Centre’s thematic priority.
Amount: maximum of $15,000
Deadline for Application: Thursday, June 20, 2031 – 4pm EDT
For more info: http://www.aucc.ca/programs-services/international-programs/canada-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-research-exchange-grants-lacreg/
Autism Speaks - Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer Award
12 month awards for highly novel "out of the box" transformative projects.
Amount: up to $100,000
Deadline for letter of intent: continuous
For more info: http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program
Killam Prize
Five prizes of $100,000 are awarded each year in recognition of outstanding career achievements (1 prize in each of the 5 fields(humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering).
Deadline for Nomination: June 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam
Killam Research Fellowship
Fellowships are awarded each year, normally to full professors at Canadian universities and research institutes, who have an outstanding reputation in their area of research. The fellowship provides 2 years of release time (valued at $70,000 per year).
Deadline for Full Application: May 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam
**Please contact Justin Patton in Research Western @ jpatton8@uwo.ca for details**
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International – Innovative Grants
JDRF provides seed funding for highly innovative research with potential significant impact on accelerating the mission of JDRF. The innovative research should have the potential for a change in the current paradigm or conventional wisdom or to lead to a seminal discovery or to be groundbreaking. Preliminary data is not required in the proposal but the underlying premise, goal, or hypothesis must be plausible and the proposal must be focused with a well-defined goal.
Amount: one year of support for a maximum of USD 100,000 in direct costs and indirect costs of 10%, for a total of USD 110,000
Deadline: Jul 31, 2013
For more info: http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=113999
Accelerate InDev Program
Funding is now available through Mitacs-Accelerate InDev to collaborate with industry on development-focused projects, funding grad students and post-docs from all disciplines to advance work on an existing process, product or system.
Deadline for Full Application: continuous
For more info: http://www.mitacs.ca/accelerate/
Elevate PDF Program
The Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports recent PhD graduates to work on a joint industry-academia research project for two years. Fellows lead the collaboration and spend about half of their time at the university and half at the company. In addition, Mitacs provides the fellows with business skills training so they are well positioned to take on R&D leadership roles at the end of the program.
Deadline for Intent to Apply: May 29, 2013
Deadline for Full Application: June 12, 2013
For more info: http://www.mitacs.ca/elevate
Enterprise Program
Mitacs Enterprise is a competitive 6-month internship and business mentorship program that gives graduates of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines an opportunity to work with small to medium-sized companies (SME) operating in a STEM sector throughout Southern Ontario.
Deadline for Full Application: continuous
For more info: http://www.mitacs.ca/enterprise
Globalink Summer Internship Program
Mitacs Globalink is a competitive program for international undergraduates from Brazil, China, India and Mexico. Mitacs Globalink invites undergraduate students from around the world to experience Canada as a leading destination for research & innovation. This competitive program pairs top-ranked students and faculty at Canadian universities for a 12-week research project of mutual interest in the period of May to September.
For more info: http://www.mitacs.ca/globalink
US Department of Defense – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
2013 PRE-Announcements: (deadlines to be determined)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
• Autism Research Program
• Bone Marrow Failure Research Program
• Breast Cancer Research Program
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program
• Gulf War Illness Research Program
• Lung Cancer Research Program
• Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
• Neurofibromatosis Research Program
• Ovarian Cancer Research Program
• Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program
• Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
• Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program
• Prostate Cancer Research Program
• Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program
For more info: http://cdmrp.army.mil/
April 15, 2013
The Canadian Celiac Association offers a grant for research projects in Canada of a scientific, applied science, and/or medical nature relevant to Celiac Disease, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and/or non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity, or the socio-economic implications of delayed diagnosis and/or living with these conditions. This award is to encourage research and further the understanding of the full range of implications of Celiac Disease (gluten-induced enteropathy), Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and/or non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity. While open to all types of relevant research, the focus in 2013 will be studies that address gluten sensitivity or socio-economic factors impacting how people live with their condition.
Amount: maximum of $25,000
Deadline: Apr 30, 2013
For more info: http://www.celiac.ca/index.php/about-the-cca/research-awards/
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.- Senior Research Awards
The objective of these awards is to provide established researchers with funds to generate sufficient preliminary data to become competitive for funds from other sources, such as the National Institute of Health (NIH). Proposals must be relevant to inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis).
Amount: total maximum award per year is $115,830
Deadlines for Letters of Intent: May 1; Nov 1
For more info: http://www.ccfa.org/science-and-professionals/research/grants-fellowships/senior-research-awards.html
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
Grants are available to help support the research of faculty members or postdoctoral researchers affiliated with non-profit human service organizations in the United States and Canada. Areas of interest to the Fund are: studies to develop, refine, evaluate, or disseminate innovative interventions designed to prevent or ameliorate major social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or studies that have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries.
Amount: up to US $20,000
Deadline: Nov 01, 2013
For more info: http://www.fahsbeckfund.org/grant_programs.html#contact
Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders
The GFPD is pleased to announce the availability of small grants. Grants are designed to assist investigators in obtaining preliminary findings, testing “proof of concept,” or conducting other research activities designed to prepare and support competitive, full-scale grant applications related to Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder – Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (PBD-ZSD).
Amount: up to $25,000
Deadline: June 14, 2013
For more info: http://www.thegfpd.org/for-doctors/grants
National Operating Committee for Standards in Athletic Equipment
The mission of the NOCSAE is to commission research on and, where feasible, establish standards for athletic equipment. In its efforts in this field, the committee fosters and encourages the dissemination of information on research findings on athletic equipment, injury data, and other closely related areas of inquiry through the organizations represented on the NOCSAE Board of Directors, and other entities in the fields of athletic and sports medicine. Applications should describe projects based upon basic and/or applied research bearing a rational relationship towards increasing our understanding of sports injury mechanisms and injury prevention through the use of protective sports equipment. The primary focus of NOCSAE research has been and will continue to be head and neck injury. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate evidence of recurring injury where the injury is either "catastrophic," "serious," or "costly". Catastrophic injury is a life threatening injury or an injury that often leads to permanent disability. Serious injury is less than catastrophic but is sufficiently serious to require immediate medical attention and a lengthy healing or recovery period. Costly injury is an injury that because of its nature or location may incur a significant health care or institutional cost. Projects related specifically to equipment design are not appropriate. Projects analyzing athletic performance are not appropriate.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: May 1, 2013
For more info: http://nocsae.org/research/applying-for-funding/preliminary-grant-application-instructions/
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
NORD is offering the following seed grant funding opportunities in 2013:
•Adult Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
•Dubowitz Syndrome (DS)
•Glycine Encephalopathy, aka Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH)
•Growth Failure in Children with Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome (CFC)
•Post-Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (POIS)
•Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)
Deadline for letters of Intent: May 15, 2013
For more info: http://rarediseases.org/medical-professionals/research-grants/rfps
Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards
The Fund recognizes that young investigators may find it difficult to remain in pediatric research because of a lack of funding. Therefore, the purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area.
Those eligible to apply include:
1. Physicians who are in a residency/fellowship training program, or who completed that program no more than one year before the date of submission of the Concept Paper.
2. Post-doctoral researchers who received the doctoral level degree no more than three years prior to the date of submission of the Concept Paper.
Amount: maximum of $25,000 in direct costs
Deadline for Concept Submission: Oct 10, 2013
For more info: https://www.thrasherresearch.org/SitePages/early-career-award.aspx#four
US Department of Defense – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
2013 PRE-Announcements: (deadlines to be determined)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2013/13alsrppreann.shtml
Breast Cancer Research Program
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2013/13bcrppreann.shtml
Gulf War Illness Research Program
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2013/13gwirppreann.shtml
Prostate Cancer Research Program
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2013/13pcrppreann.shtml
April 5, 2013
Association for Surgical Education Foundation
The Association for Surgical Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Association for Surgical Education, is accepting proposals for projects that promote excellence and innovation in surgical education research.
Through its Center for Excellence in Surgical Education, Research and Training, the foundation will award grants of up to $25,000 within five broad categories: Innovations in Surgical Education that Improve Patient Care Research, Innovations in Performance Evaluation and Assessment, Innovations in Student Programs, Innovations in Resident and Faculty, and Innovations in Educational Administration. Research studies can include teaching techniques, performance evaluation methods, instructional and curriculum design, and educational program design.
Proposals requesting support for the development of new educational programs (including new methods and/or materials) will only be considered if the proposal is theory-based and includes a research component and a plan for evaluation of the program's efficacy.
While ESERT grants are open to members of any national surgical association, priority will be given to ASE members. If a non-ASE member wishes to apply for a grant, the non-member investigators must work in collaboration with, or have their project endorsed by, an ASE member.
Deadline: June 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.surgicaleducation.com/cesert-grants
Canadian Physician Health Institute
The Canadian Physician Health Institute Special Project Fund is designed to support the promotion of physician health and wellness at the national level. Funding proposals must support physician health initiatives (as the good health of physicians is linked to positive patient outcomes). Specifically, funds will be awarded to proposed projects that support at least one of the Institute’s goals:
1.Support increased equitability of access to resources for the emotional, psychosocial and mental well being of physicians
2.Raise awareness and improve understanding of the importance of physicians’ emotional, psychosocial and mental well being
3.Reduce the stigma associated with physician mental health issues
4.Develop and support primary prevention activities related to mental health, for physicians
Deadline: April 22, 2013
For more info: www.cphi-icsm.ca
The Glaucoma Foundation offers grants to researchers striving to improve the lives of glaucoma patients through novel innovations and scientific advances.
Amount: up to $50,000
Deadline: Sept 01, 2013
For more info: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/Grant_Application.htm
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Grant Program
The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) is seeking applications for research grants. We are seeking proposals for research in humans that will ultimately lead to improvements in the understanding of idiopathic gastroparesis, its pathophysiology, and the care of patients.
The mission of IFFGD is patient-oriented. Our goal is to fund high-quality research. A preference will be given to clinical research, as well as basic research that is translational in nature.
Amount: US$40,000
Deadline: Sept 03, 2013
For more info: http://www.giresearch.org/site/gi-research/grants/competitive/2013/
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 2013 Research Fellow Award Program
The MMRF is providing funding to researchers at the post doctorate/medical fellow or junior faculty levels and working under the supervision or guidance of a research sponsor in the multiple myeloma field.
Amount: up to $75,000 total costs, including up to 10% indirect costs, for a one year period
Deadline: May 14, 2013
For more info: http://www.themmrf.org/research-programs/for-academic-researchers/
The VELUX STIFTUNG supports primarly research projects about daylight (investigating the effect and better utilisation), healthy aging and ophthalmology.
Beside very innovative medical, biological and ecologigal research projects within the aim of the foundation could be supported.
The VELUX STIFTUNG is active world wide, and supports innovative projects which generate lasting progress for the benefit of mankind.
For more info: http://www.veluxstiftung.ch/en/index.php?page_id=1&sbycssnr=1
April 1, 2013
American Academy of Pediatrics - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Funds are available from the NRP to support research that furthers knowledge in the area of neonatal resuscitation. These funds may be used to generate pilot data to allow the investigator to develop the basis for an… more » application for independent research support through conventional granting mechanisms.
Amount: up to US$50,000
Deadline for intent for application: May 03, 2013
For more info: http://www2.aap.org/nrp/science.html
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
The Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation is pleased to offer a research fellowship to support the training of exceptionally qualified physicians or scientists who wish to focus on blepharospasm with and without oromandibular dystonia.
Amount: up to $75,000 per year for two years
Deadline: June 30, 2013
For more info: http://www.blepharospasm.org/blepharospasm-fellowship-program.html
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging
The vision of the CCNA is to bring together the best of Canadian research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases affecting cognition - supported by CIHR as well as by other partners - in a collaborative and synergistic space to work on bold, innovative and transformative research that will ultimately impact the quality of life and the quality of services for those having to live with the effects of neurodegenerative diseases affecting cognition and their caregivers.
Deadline for Expression of Interest: May 21, 2013
Cystinosis Research Foundation
The ultimate goal of the Cystinosis Research Foundation is a cure for cystinosis. The foundation is prepared to fund proposals to improve the immediate care of children and young adults with cystinosis and to develop new understanding and treatment of cystinosis to help these children in the future. These grants are for academic research.
Deadline: Apr 24, 2013
For more info: http://www.natalieswish.org/For-Researchers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11
Grand Challenges in Global Health is a family of grant programs focused on one unifying purpose: To overcome persistent bottlenecks in creating new tools that can radically improve health in the developing world.
Explorations Round 11 Topics
• The "One Health" Concept: Bringing Together Human and Animal Health for New Solutions
• Increasing Interoperability of Social Good Data
• Develop the Next Generation of Condom
• New Approaches for Detection, Treatment, and Control of Selected Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Labor Saving Strategies and Innovations for Women Smallholder Farmers
Amount: Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million.
Deadline: May 7, 2013
For more info: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx
GE and the NFL are launching the Head Health Initiative, a four-year, $60 million collaboration to speed diagnosis and improve treatment for mild traumatic brain injury. The goal of the research and innovation program, guided by healthcare experts, is to improve the safety of athletes, members of the military and society overall.
Proposals are currently being accepted for Challenge I: Methods for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries.
For more info: http://www.nflgebrainchallenge.com/
LAM Foundation research awards include Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Established Investigator Awards, and Pilot Project Awards. The Foundation also considers proposals for clinical trials, bridge funding, and special projects.
Deadline for letters of intent: July 30, 2013
For more info: http://www.thelamfoundation.org/research/apply-for-lam-funding
National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation
The National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation will award grants, primarily in the form of Seed Money, for exploration into innovative biomedical research areas in the preventions, causes, treatments and cures of hearing loss and deafness. NOHR encourages proposals related to biological restoration of hearing.
Amount: approximately $20,000
Deadline: April 12, 2013
For more info: http://nohrfoundation.org/research-awards
Partnership for Clean Competition
The Partnership for Clean Competition will support high-quality, high-impact, novel research that has a high likelihood of success and of resulting in methods or products that will advance the anti-doping field and ensure integrity in sport. PCC research priorities are as follows: 1. Improving existing analytical methods to detect particular drugs, e.g., GH, IGF-1 EPO, hCG, discrimination of exogenous and endogenous steroids, screening methods for common steroids, and stimulants 2. Developing analytical methods to detect performance enhancing drugs not currently detectable, e.g., selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, identifying designer steroids, autologous blood transfusions, and other forms of enhanced oxygen transport and use 3. Discovering cost effective approaches for testing widely abused substances 4. Longitudinal studies to document urinary excretion patterns, metabolism and dose-concentration 5. Critical Reviews of the literature from which to develop Position Papers to support interpretation of laboratory data 6. Alternative specimens, (e.g., hair, sweat, saliva, interstitial fluid) for testing 7. Better understanding of how banned substances are used and the implications for the long-term health consequences of athletes.
Deadlines for pre-applications: July 1, November 1
For more info: http://www.cleancompetition.org/apply-for-a-grant.aspx
Preeclampsia Foundation – Vision Grants
Vision Grants are intended to provide initial funding for innovative ideas focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy that might otherwise not be pursued due to lack of funding.
Amount: up to $25,000
Deadline: May 17, 2013
For more info: http://www.preeclampsia.org/research/research-funding
Scoliosis Research Society
The purpose of the Scoliosis Research Society is to foster the optimal care of all patients with spinal deformities.
SRS offers the following opportunities:
• Standard
• New Investigator
• Small Exploratory
• Continuation/Extension
• Alf Nachemsom Evidence Based Medicine
Deadline: Oct 01, 2013
For more info: http://www.srs.org/research/
March 15, 2013
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Foundation - 2013 Investigator's Award in Clinical Translation of Cell and Gene Therapy for Cancer
The award is designed to support production and release-testing of clinical trial agents under current good manufacturing practices, necessary pre-clinical pharmacological and toxicological studies in appropriate animal models, and/or clinical translational trials in patients in support of an Investigative New Drug application to the FDA.
Amount: up to $500,000 distributed over two to three years, inclusive of a maximum of 10 percent indirect costs.
Deadline for letter of intent: March 26, 2013
For more info: http://www.acgtfoundation.org/grants_rfas.html
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration Pilot Grant
AFTD provides support for basic and clinical research in frontotemporal degeneration and related clinical conditions (frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive asphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome). This grant is designed to seed original projects, with the goal of generating preliminary data toward a larger grant application to the NIH or other public or private agencies concerned with this important medical and social problem.
Amount: $60,000 for one year
Deadline: July 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.theaftd.org/research/aftd-research-initiatives/current-rfps
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
The BDSRA is pleased to announce that funds are available to conduct research directly relevant to all forms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL, Batten disease), rare, fatal, lysosomal neurodegenerative disorders that strike infants, children and adults. Research is needed across a broad spectrum addressing the underlying mechanisms of neural dysfunction and degeneration in each form of NCL from dysfunctional soluble lysosomal enzymes (PPT1, TPP1, CTSD), transmembrane proteins (CLN3, CLN6, MFSD8, CLN8) and other proteins implicated in lysosome function, membrane trafficking, or neurotransmitter release (CLN5, CSPα). Proposals will be considered for all forms of NCL, with emphasis on CLN1, CLN2, and CLN3.
Amount: maximum of US$100,000
Deadline: May 13, 2013
For more info: http://www.bdsra.org/research/request-for-proposal/
Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation Research Awards Program
The Research Awards Program provides funding for investigator-initiated research projects that fall into either of two categories: (1) preclinical and pilot clinical studies that promise to lead to the development of a reimbursable clinical indication for focused ultrasound within the next five to seven years or (2) high-risk, early-stage, proof-of-concept projects that are unlikely to receive funding from other sources but that, if successful, could have a profound impact on the advancement of the field of focused ultrasound.
As a general rule, this program is not intended to fund projects aimed at developing new—or enhancing existing—technologies. Such projects will only be considered if the technology represents a gating factor in the near-term development of a reimbursable clinical indication.
Amount: up to US$100,000
Deadline for abstracts: April 15, 2013
Deadline for proposals: May 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.fusfoundation.org/Research-Program/research-program-applying-for-funding
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Quest For Cures
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is proud to announce The Quest For Cures (QFC), a new series of Request for Proposals (RFPs) to identify and develop safer, more effective treatment paradigms for patients with hematological malignancies. LLS has formed a partnership with Celgene to create the first of such RFPs that will build the foundation of this new LLS initiative. This initiative will identify and fund priority research areas, with support from biotech and pharmaceutical partners in order to address significant unmet medical needs. The near-term goal of this program is to advance the scientific and medical understanding of the various hematological malignances.
Amount: range of funding available is from $200,000 to $400,000 annually, for research to be completed in a period of 2 years.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: June 3, 2013
Deadline for Full Application: July 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.lls.org/researchershealthcareprofessionals/academicgrants/quest_for_cures/
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Proof-of-Concept Research Grants
The purpose of the program is to support new research projects that are in the early exploratory and developmental stages and have the potential to lead to advances in the scientific understanding of PH. The proposed project should result in preliminary data that will enable the investigator to apply for support for a larger, hypotheses-driven research project.
Amount: up to $25,000 in direct costs
Deadline for letter of intent: Apr 10, 2013
For more info: http://www.thoracic.org/research/pha-proof-of-concept-research-grants/index.php
Sleep Research Society Foundation/JAZZ Pharmaceuticals Early Career Development Research Awards
The awards are intended to further our understanding of sleep and wake disorders in particular, the mechanisms or treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias. Research can range from molecular neuroscience to clinical outcomes research.
Requirements for Applicants:
• Doctoral level degree in any field related to sleep or sleep disorders
• Post-doctoral fellow or within 3 years of the end of post-doctoral training
• Documented history of commitment to sleep research – publications, other grants (not to exceed $75K/year), service to the field, etc
Amount: $50,000 to $75,000
Deadline: May 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.sleepresearchsociety.org/srsfjazzgrant.aspx
February 28, 2013
Appropriate areas of investigation for this RFA include, but are not limited to:
• Identifying and characterizing potential therapeutic targets
• Developing and characterizing chordoma model systems (e.g. genetically engineered mouse models, zebrafish models, etc.)
• Developing or testing therapies for chordoma
Amount: up to $50,000
Deadline for letters of intent: Apr 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.chordomafoundation.org/latest-updates/cf-requests-applications-for-2013-research-seed-grants/
DebRA International - Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Grant
The spring 2013 call for applications for new research funding from DEBRA International, in any of the priority research areas, is now open. DEBRA's current research priorities are:
- Improve the understanding of the… more » biology and genetics of all forms of EB, as better understanding can lead to new approaches to diagnose and treat EB
- Work towards the development of therapies (including possible gene-therapies, cell-therapies, drug therapies or protein therapies)
- Understand the nature of wound healing and the development of skin cancer in EB, and seek to develop better treatments and prevention strategies
- Support clinical care research to improve the management of EB through symptom relief.
Deadline: Mar 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.debra-international.org/research/funding.html
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research - Best Idea Grants (BIG) in Hyperphagia Research
PWSA (USA) and FPWR are challenging the research community to:
• Search for practical solutions to hyperphagia in PWS
• Create an urgency in attaining answers and solutions
• Cut across disciplines and institutions to create collaborative efforts and maximize research efficiency
Amount: Total direct costs (all years) may not exceed $100,000 USD; total direct plus indirect costs may not exceed $108,000.
Deadline: Mar 29, 2013
For more info: http://www.hyperphagia.org/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation - Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those holding recent faculty appointments. The applicants' research interests should be consonant with those of the foundation.
The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited, or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy or early childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e. preconceptional events, perinatal course, and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. (The foundation does not accept applications dealing with infertility.)
Amount: $150,000 for two years, including 10 percent indirect costs to sponsoring institutions.
Deadline: Mar 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.marchofdimes.com/research/researchgrants.html
SmartTots is now accepting applications aimed at investigating whether anesthetics/sedatives are neurotoxic and/or impede the normal development of the human brain. Projects should focus on whether neonatal anesthetic exposure in humans impairs brain development resulting in persistent detrimental effects on cognition or behavior. Studies aimed at identifying either specific anesthetic techniques that do not produce neurotoxic effects or interventions to ameliorate damage will also be considered. Retrospective or prospective studies in any species will be considered, provided they inform the existence of anesthetic-induced developmental neurotoxicity in humans.
Amount: maximum of $200,000
Deadline: April 12, 2013
For more info: http://www.smarttots.org/research/grants.html
Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program
The PRORP was initiated in 2009 to support research focused on optimizing recovery and restoration of function for military personnel with orthopaedic injuries sustained in combat or combat-related duties. The FY13 PRORP challenges the scientific community to address the most significant gaps in care for the leading burden of injury and loss of fitness for military duty by funding innovative, high-impact, clinically relevant research to advance optimal treatment and rehabilitation from musculoskeletal injuries sustained during combat or combat-related activities.
Award mechanisms:
- Clinical Trial Award
- Clinical Trial Development
- Translational Research Partnership Award
- Idea Development Award
Deadline for Preproposals: Apr 4, 2013
For more info: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prorp.shtml
February 14, 2013
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Grant Program supports research directed towards enhancing anesthesia patient safety. Its major objective is to stimulate and fund studies that will clearly improve patient safety and lead to prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from anesthesia mishaps. APSF accepts applications in one of two categories of identified need: Clinical Research and Education and Training. Each year, APSF strives to fund at least one grant in each of the two categories. Highest priority is given to:
- Studies that will yield results that directly increase patient safety, improve patient outcomes, and/or decrease incidence or severity of complications, morbidity, or mortality;
- Studies that address peri-anesthetic safety problems for relatively healthy patients;
- Studies that are broadly applicable to large numbers of patients AND that promise improved methods of patient safety with a defined and direct path to implementation into clinical care; or
- Innovative methods of education and training to improve patient safety; or
- The use of information technology to enhance perioperative patient safety; or
- Standardization of perioperative protocols to improve patient safety.
Deadline: Jun 16, 2013
For more info: http://www.apsf.org/grants_guidelines.php
Broad Medical Research Program
Research grants are available for innovative proposals that will lead to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis or therapy of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Preference is given to proposals for work conducted with human samples or patients. Research using non-human material should lead to translational benefits to patients with IBD.
Deadline: Continuous
For more info: http://broadmedical.org/funding/what_we_fund.html
Autism Speaks invites both Full- and Pilot-Level Treatment research grant applications to conduct innovative clinical studies of novel interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) throughout the lifespan. These may include medical, complementary and alternative forms of health care; pharmacological, and/or behavioral/psychosocial interventions; and evaluation of the efficacy, safety or therapeutic benefits of interventions.
For all RFAs, Autism Speaks is focusing on a set of targeted research priorities. All treatment study projects will be required to demonstrate direct relevance to at least one of these targeted research priorities:
1. Identify risk factors for ASD that can lead to prevention and improved diagnosis and treatment.
2. Reduce age of detection and improve access to early intervention and treatment for children with ASD.
3. Enhance quality of, and access to, medical care for individuals with ASD.
4. Promote the development of safe, effective interventions and medicines to reduce core and associated symptoms of ASD throughout the lifespan.
5. Improve the health and outcomes of adults with ASD from a lifetime perspective.
Amount: Full-level research grants are awarded at a maximum of $150,000 per year, for between 1 and 3 years. Pilot-level research grants are awarded at a maximum of $60,000 per year, for between 1 and 2 years.
Deadline for letter of intent: Feb 21, 2013
For more info: http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program
Earl Russell Trainee Grants in Pain Research
Mini-grants are available annually to provide seed funding for pain research projects initiated by trainees registered at Western University.
Amount: up to $10,000
Deadlines: April 01, 2013
For more info: contact Dr Dwight Moulin, Earl Russell Chair Pain Research, at dwight.moulin@lhsc.on.ca
ISTPCanada - Canada-China Joint Initiative on Human Vaccine Research and Development
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People’s Republic of China have established a joint funding opportunity to support industrial-academic collaborative research and development (R&D) in the area of vaccines against infectious diseases in humans. The focus of this initiative is on the translation of innovations with high potential for down-stream commercialization.
The scope of this initiative encompasses basic and clinical health research which may also include health services research and population health research in the field of vaccines against infectious diseases. Although not exclusive, applications in the following area are strongly encouraged:
• Approaches and optimized techniques used for polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccines
• Studies of novel vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems
• Mucosal immunology and mechanistic studies for vaccine development
• Influenza and existing and emerging viruses
• Bioprocessing and production
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: March 22, 2013
For more info: http://istpcanada.ca/international_programs/China/ChinaActiveCFPs/CIHRHumanVaccines/index.php
Liam’s Land Organization - Kathryn Barton Hobbs Medical Research Grant
Liam’s Land Organization is bringing lymphatic malformation research to the forefront. LLO will partner with prestigious childrens’ hospitals and reputable institutions to advance research efforts and clinical trials in lymphatic malformation.
Amount: up to $25,000 annually
Deadline: Nov 01, 2013
For more info: http://www.liamsland.org/liams-land-medical-reseach-grants/
Lupus Research Institute Distinguished Innovator Awards
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for its Distinguished Innovator Awards, a global program that will provide outstanding scientists with substantial support for up to four years to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus and so provide new directions toward a cure or prevention.
Amount: up to $250,000 per year, for a term of up to four years
Deadline: May 16, 2013
For more info: http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-research/grant-application
The Lymphoma Research Foundation CLL/SLL, FL and MCL Consortiums are seeking proposals for high quality research studies in the three disease areas listed below. Applications to this initiative must include the study of primary CLL/SLL, FL or MCL patient samples to assure relevance to the human disease. In addition, applicants are required to explicitly delineate how the proposed research will incorporate collaborative interactions between/among investigators in different disciplines (e.g. pathology & medical oncology, basic science research & clinical investigators) and/or different institutions.
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) Collaborative Grant
• Follicular Lymphoma (FL) Pathways Grant
• Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) Exploratory/ Development Grant
Deadline: Feb 19 2013
For more info: http://www.lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=bkLTKaOQLmK8E&b=6330663
Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation
The Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2013 Grant Competition. The Foundation will consider applications in two particular areas:
(a) The Molly Towell Fellowship will provide support for clinical or basic science students who wish to acquire further training and experience in research in preparation for a career in academic medicine; and
(b) Applications for operating funds to support novel and original research by young investigators also will be considered.
Deadline: April 1, 2013
For more info: www.MTPRF.org
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is committed to funding the best science relevant to hereditary and sporadic types of ataxia in both basic and translational research. Funding for Ataxia-Telangiectasia research proposals will receive a lower priority unless they lend themselves to an overall better understanding of the ataxia disease process. Opportunities include:
• Research Grant
• Young Investigator Award
• Young Investigator Award for SCA Research
• Research Post-Doc Fellowship Award
• Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award
For more info: http://www.ataxia.org/research/ataxia-research-grants.aspx
National Marfan Foundation Early Investigator Grant Program
The National Marfan Foundation (NMF) is pleased to announce its newest grant program for the early investigator. Applications are new being accepted for two-year grants in basic or clinical research on Marfan syndrome and related disorders. The NMF's grant program is designed to provide financial support for early investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in this area.
Amount: $37,500 per year for two years
Deadline: Apr 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.marfan.org/marfan/2293/Research-Grants/
National Marfan Foundation/Canadian Marfan Association Faculty Grant Program
The National Marfan Foundation (NMF) is pleased to partner with the Canadian Marfan Association (CMA) to support Marfan syndrome and related disorders research. Applications are being requested for two-year grants for basic or clinical research. The grant program is designed to provide financial support for faculty studying any or all disciplines involved in Marfan syndrome and related disorders.
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: Apr 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.marfan.org/marfan/2293/Research-Grants/
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) Research Unit announces the 2013 Open Operating Grant competition. The PRU’s Open Operating Grant is available on an ad hoc basis and is intended to fund Ontario-based projects that involve at least three POGO tertiary centres. These projects are often time sensitive and may fall outside of the priorities of typical funding sources.
Amount: annual maximum award of $50,000 for a maximum of two years
Deadline: March 18, 2013
For more info: http://www.pogo.ca/research/trainingandresearchg/
Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
The Foundation’s granting interests are in two areas: education of practising physicians and health research with an emphasis on research relevant to patient care.
Programs include:
• Health Research Grants
• Healthcare Research by Community Physicians
• Educational Fellowships for Practicing Physicians
• Resident Research Grants
Note: Per PSI guidelines, applications to PSI Foundation from London researchers must be submitted through Western. PSI applications cannot be submitted through Lawson.
Deadlines: March 7, 2013; June 6, 2013
For more info: http://www.psifoundation.org/
Scleroderma Foundation - Established Investigator Grant
The Scleroderma Foundation seeks applications from promising established investigators both inside and outside the field of scleroderma research who wish to propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing with a highly innovative and/or highly relevant theme related to the disease. This grant will support pilot research that is likely to lead to more substantial unlimited research project grants from federal or non-federal sources.
Amount: up to $75,000 (Up to 8 percent of the direct costs per year of award may be set aside as indirect costs. The indirect cost amount will be subtracted from the yearly total [up to $75,000] of the award) per year for up to two years (total for two years not to exceed $150,000)
Deadline: Sept 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.scleroderma.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prof_research_types
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Pilot Research Grant Program
The Pilot Research Grant is designed to fund research in areas identified by SIR Foundation as important to the advancement of interventional radiology and patient care. These grants generally address a specific hypothesis and generate preliminary data that could be used to justify or strengthen subsequent comprehensive applications to national peer-reviewed funding agencies. These grants may be issued to support the initial research efforts of faculty as well as those who have limited research experience.
Applications from non-Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) members will be considered, but such applications are required to have significant input and involvement by an SIR member.
Amount: up to $25,000
Deadline: Dec 14, 2013
For more info: http://www.sirfoundation.org/grants-awards/
Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health
The Graham Boeckh Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research are pleased to launch a call for expressions of interest through their partnership, TRAM, for an upcoming research network. This will involve bringing together Canada’s youth mental health communities to collectively build one unique pan-Canadian research-to-practice network. The intent is to identify the groups, resources, and ideas that will form a pan-Canadian network. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to take part.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: April 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.tramcan.ca/
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs' Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program
The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs' Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program (formerly called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program) was established In 2007. Key priorities of the PH/TBI Research Program are to complement ongoing DOD efforts to ensure the health and readiness of our military forces and to support the Department of Defense Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence in its efforts to advance and spread PH/TBI knowledge, enhance clinical and management approaches and facilitate other vital services to best serve the needs of warrior families impacted by PH problems and or TBI.
Deadline for pre-application: Feb 27, 2013
For more info: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/phtbi.shtml
January 31, 2013
American Tinnitus Association Research Grant Program
The American Tinnitus Association Research Grant Program financially supports scientific studies investigating tinnitus. Studies must be directly concerned with tinnitus and contribute to ATA's goal of finding a cure.
Amount: maximum of $150,000 at $50,000 per year over three years.
Deadline: November 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.ata.org/research/grant-program
Applications in the preclinical, translational and clinical research areas that investigate all aspects of Angelman syndrome will be considered. Highest priority will be given to pilot projects to test new ideas about pathogenesis and therapeutics of Angelman syndrome. Researchers from all countries are encouraged to apply.
Amount: One- or two-year grants will be awarded for amounts ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per year.
Deadline: April 12, 2013
For more info: http://www.angelman.org/research/2013-call-for-research-proposals/
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (AA&MDSIF) is pleased to help researchers dedicated to the study of bone marrow failure advance the understanding and treatment of aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Preference will be given to applications submitted by New Investigators who propose a project that will contribute toward their professional development in bone marrow failure disease research.
Amount: up to $60,000 ($30,000/year for two years)
Deadline: Feb 28, 2013
For more info: http://www.aamds.org/2013-research-grant-guidelines
Arthritis Society - Investigator and Young Investigator Salary Awards
The Arthritis Society is pleased to announce the Investigator and Young Investigator Award competitions for the 2013-14 granting year.
An Investigator award supports individuals who are four to ten years into their careers as investigators and have made outstanding contributions and demonstrated leadership in arthritis research. It is intended for those who have developed a reputation for excellence in arthritis research. Leadership plays an important role in this position. A national and international reputation is expected at this stage.
The Young Investigator Salary Award is intended to provide junior academics within 4 years of their first full time research appointment.
Deadline: Feb 20, 2013
For more info: http://www.arthritis.ca/page.aspx?pid=1020
Arthritis Society - Strategic Operating Grant
The theme for the 2013/14 competition is Restoration of Joint Structure and Function.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: February 4, 2013
For more info: http://www.arthritis.ca/page.aspx?pid=1020
Autism Speaks Full- and Pilot-Level Treatment Research Grants
Full- and Pilot-Level Treatment research grant applications to conduct innovative clinical studies of novel interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) throughout the lifespan. Autism Speaks will make a limited number of treatment research grants determined by the available financial resources.
Amount: Full-level research grant 1-3 years $150,000/year maximum
Amount: Pilot-level research grant 1-2 years $60,000/year maximum
Deadline for letter of intent: Feb 21, 2013
For more info: http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Young Investigator Awards
This Award is intended to support the development of outstanding research scientists and clinical cancer research investigators who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the understanding and treatment of bladder cancer. Investigators may be working in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiologic, bioengineering or any other field, but must be working in a research environment capable of supporting transformational bladder cancer research.
Applicant should be within ten years following completion of a professional degree or clinical training such as MD, PhD, MD-PhD, MPH, or equivalent. Applicant may be post-doctoral PhD, resident in ACGME approved program (or Canadian equivalent), post-residency fellow, or in first five years of first faculty position.
Amount: $50,000/year for two years
Deadline: March 6, 2013
For more info: http://www.bcan.org/medical/research-award/
Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health – General Research Grants
The CFWH General Research Grants are awarded to those committed to finding solutions to the reproductive health issues that face women both in Canada and around the world. Open to any area within the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, these grants aim to help make further advancements in women’s health treatment, research, and education. Applicant must be a member in good standing of the Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada.
Deadline: Feb 15, 2013
For more info: http://cfwh.org/index.php?page=grant-information&hl=en_CA#general
Cancer Research Society/Pancreatic Cancer Canada/John van Haastrecht operating grant
The Cancer Research Society (CRS) is pleased to announce the addition of an operating grant specifically for detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer, within the scope of the regular annual CRS operating grants competition.
Amount: maximum of $60,000/year for two years
Deadline for letter of intent: Feb 18, 2013
Deadline for full application: Apr 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.crs-src.ca/page.aspx?pid=2234
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) offers two annual grant programs to support innovative basic, clinical, population, or translational studies relevant to the cause, diagnosis, or treatment of cardiomyopathy (Dilated, Hypertrophic, Restrictive, Left Ventricular Non-Compaction, or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) in children under the age of 18 years. The goal of CCF’s grant programs is to advance medical knowledge of the basic mechanism of the disease and to develop more accurate diagnostic methods and improved therapies for children affected by cardiomyopathy.
Amount: US$25,000 to US$50,000 for one year of total direct costs
Deadline: Sept 6, 2013
For more info: http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php
Children's Tumor Foundation 2013 Young Investigator Award
The Children's Tumor Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the 2013 Young Investigator Award (YIA) application process. CTF's longest running program, YIAs provide two-year awards for young scientists early in their careers, bringing them into the NF field and helping to establish them as independent investigators.
Applicants must be either:
a. A postdoctoral fellow (MD, Ph.D. or equivalent) but no more than 7 years past the completion of their first doctoral degree, OR
b. A graduate student pursuing their MD, Ph.D. or equivalent
NOTE: Applications from individuals holding a faculty position will NOT be accepted.
Deadline for pre-applications: Feb 4, 2013
For more info: http://www.ctf.org/item/2013-young-investigator-awards-pre-applications.html
China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative
The China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative is jointly managed and funded by the CIHR and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Its aim is to promote the development of Canadian-Chinese… more » scientific cooperation between universities, hospitals, research institutes or affiliated research organizations in Canada and China through the support of collaborative research grants.
Amount: up to $75,000 per year for up to three years
Deadline: Mar 14, 2013
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
The CdLS Foundation has a vision and researchers have the determination to find treatments to help individuals with CdLS overcome many of the challenges they face. Previous Foundation grants have supported research on a range of topics, including dental anesthesia, behavior, aging, parental stress, thrombocytopenia, cell-based studies, and animal models.
Deadline: Apr 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.cdlsusa.org/research/grants.htm
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Pilot and Feasibility Awards
The mission of the foundation is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis (CF) and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. Pilot and Feasibility award applications should focus on basic science research. These awards are offered to support projects that will develop and test new hypotheses and/or new methods (or those being applied to the problems of CF for the first time), and to support promising new investigators as they establish themselves in research areas relevant to CF.
Amount: up to $40,000 per year, plus 8 percent indirect costs, for up to 2 years
For more info: http://www.cff.org/research/ForResearchers/FundingOpportunities/ResearchGrants/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug discovery and development affiliate of the CF Foundation, offers competitive awards to support clinical research projects directly related to CF treatment and care.
Projects may address diagnostic or therapeutic methods related to CF or the pathophysiology of CF, and applicants must demonstrate access to a sufficient number of CF patients from CF Foundation-accredited care centers and to appropriate controls.
Up to $100,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for a maximum of three years may be requested for single-center clinical research grants. For multi-center clinical research, the potential award is up to $225,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for a maximum of three years.
Deadlines for letters of intent: June 1/December 1
For more info: http://www.cff.org/research/ForResearchers/FundingOpportunities/ClinicalResearchAwards/
FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society Research Grants and Fellowships
The FSH Society offers basic research grants, research fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships to support research relevant to understanding the molecular genetics and cause of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD).
Support will be given for research projects expected to contribute to identifying and understanding the basic defect in FSHD. Areas of interest include tissue, cell and molecular biology studies of FSHD and the development of animal models for FSHD. Proposals are sought for research that involves isolation and characterization of the causative gene(s) and understanding of the genetic, neuromuscular and developmental mechanisms of the disease. Further, there is interest in the development of gene therapy and other therapeutic programs that may arise from that understanding.
Amount: $30,000 - $45,000 per year for one year, with a possibility of renewal for up to two years
Deadline: Feb 28, 2013; Aug 31, 2013
For more info: http://www.fshsociety.org/pages/resGOverview.html
Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types, Inc.
The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting new initiatives that will lead to ongoing, self-supporting programs in ichthyosis research. Investigations leading to improved understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of ichthyosis and to novel approaches to the management and treatment of the ichthyoses will be considered.
Amount: up to $25,000
Deadline for letter of intent: Feb 20, 2013
For more info: http://www.firstskinfoundation.org/content.cfm/Ichthyosis/FIRST-Research-Grant-Program/page_id/771
HSF Ontario Personnel Award programs
The Heart and Stroke Foundation-Ontario is delighted to announce the Call for Proposals for two new personnel award programs:
• Clinician-Scientist Award Phases I & II
• Mid-Career Investigator Award
Deadline: March 28, 2013
For more info: http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/heart-and-stroke-foundation-ontario
International Diabetes Federation: BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems)
BRIDGES funds translational research projects in primary and secondary prevention of diabetes to provide the opportunity to ‘translate’ lessons learned from clinical research to those who can benefit most: people affected by diabetes. The BRIDGES project solicits proposals that support cost effective and sustainable interventions that can be adopted in real world settings, for the prevention and control of diabetes. Projects should be based on interventions already proven to be effective in trials to prevent and treat diabetes, to improve care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and delay its complications. The interventions proposed should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice, individuals and communities. The scope of the funding is to help communities around the globe to identify special needs related to intervention and prevention.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: February 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.idf.org/BRIDGES/
The IOCDF awards grants to investigators whose research focuses on the nature, causes and treatment of OCD and related disorders. The IOCDF has a long history of funding projects for both junior and senior investigators. We are hoping that many junior investigators will apply this year as grant from us will help build their research programs and keep them interested in studying the field of OCD and related disorders.
Amount: $25,000-50,000
Deadline: Mar 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.ocfoundation.org/Research.aspx
International Rett Syndrome Foundation
The International Rett Syndrome Foundation has the following programs:
- Regular Research grants
- Translational research program
- Mentored Training Fellowships
Research funding is currently focused in several mission-critical areas:
- Understanding the role of MeCP2 during normal brain development
- Characterizing the role of MeCP2, including MeCP2 target genes, in normal structure and function of the developing and adult nervous system
- Determination of the relationship between patterns of expression of MeCP2 and related proteins in the nervous system and the neurologic and behavioral phenotypes of patients with RTT and/or related animal models
- The investigation of neuronal abnormalities that result from MeCP2 dysfunction
- The development of novel assays and the testing of innovative therapeutic approaches to treat or reverse RTT
- Development of assistive technologies to improve the quality of life of individuals affected by RTT
- Support for advances in physical therapy, communication and education
Deadline for Letters of Intent: July 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.rettsyndrome.org/research-programs
JDRF - Expressions of Interest for Studies Relevant to the Discovery and Development of Antigen Specific Therapies for Human Type 1 Diabetes
JDRF is soliciting expressions of interest (EOI) for the discovery, development, pre-clinical or pilot clinical testing of novel antigen-specific therapeutic approaches designed to induce durable immunoregulation for human type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF is committed to translation of research findings towards clinical results and is most interested in projects that have clinical translation potential.
Deadline for expressions of interest: Feb 13, 2013
For more info: http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=114027
JDRF CCTN and the WB Family Foundation Translational Program To A Cure Awards
JDRF Canadian Clinical Trial Network (“JDRF CCTN,” www.jdrf.ca/cctn) is a platform that has been established for clinical research in Southern Ontario to test new treatments and technologies for type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF CCTN is pleased to announce a gift of $3 million from the WB Family Foundation (WBFF) that is intended to support additional research opportunities in Canada (without restriction to Southern Ontario) to focus efforts aimed at curing T1D.
Applications to the JDRF CCTN-WBFF Translational Program To A Cure Program should focus on one or more of the following:
- Develop and/or evaluate in proof-of-concept (POC) trials novel approaches and agents (including novel combination therapy approaches) for inducing beta cell-specific immune tolerance in human T1D;
- Develop and/or evaluate in proof-of-concept (POC) trials for replacing beta cells, through transplantation, preferably without immunosuppression; or for promoting beta cell regeneration, to be used in human T1D
- Develop and/or evaluate in proof-of-concept (POC) trials agents for preventing the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, or for promoting beta cell survival in human T1D;
Applications must focus on human T1D and address a critical gap that will directly or have the potential to ultimately translate to the development and evaluation of therapeutic interventions to reverse or prevent human T1D. Applications may include more than one project, and may include pre-clinical research with the direct potential to lead to clinical trials. Collaborations among institutions, investigators, and industry, especially those intended to take advantage of and build upon JDRF CCTN infrastructure, are encouraged. Programs that build upon ongoing JDRF CCTN activities are welcome.
Deadline for Letter of Intent: February 15, 2013
Deadline for Application: April 15, 2013
For more info: http://jdrf.org/files/General_Files/Get_Involved/JDRF_CCTN_and_the_WB_Family_Found_RFA_FINAL.PDF
The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, was established in 1992 to define, study, and educate lesbians and their health care providers about lesbian health issues. LHF's mission is to improve the health of lesbians, other sexual minority women (SMW) and their families through research.
Research areas include:
• Understanding social, family, and interpersonal influences as sources of stress or support
• Eliminating inequalities in health care, including barriers to care, and improving quality of care and utilization rates
• Development and testing of interventions to address mental and physical health needs of lesbians and other SMW, including but not limited to depression, identity related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse, obesity, cancer risks, cardiovascular disease and sexually transmitted infections
• Sexual and reproductive health, including family & parenting issues
Amount: range from $500 to $10,000
Deadlines for applications: May 15; October 15
For more info: http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=959&grandparentID=594&parentID=922&nodeID=1
Applications are now being accepted for new RFAs for LFA's 2013 National Research Program:
- Advancement of Research on Stem Cells in Lupus
- Neuropsychiatric Lupus
- Pediatric Lupus: Quality of Life
Deadline for letter of intent: Feb 22, 2013
Deadline for applications: Mar 22, 2013
For more info: http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_researchgrant.aspx?articleid=155&zoneid=567
W. Garfield Weston Foundation Awards
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Awards are two grants focusing on projects that advance evidence-based research in pertinent female reproductive health issues. The 2013 Awards are concentrated on the area of obesity and reproductive health.
Deadline: Feb 15 2013
For more info: http://cfwh.org/index.php?page=grant-information&hl=en_CA#garfield
January 15, 2013
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine - Research in Clinical Obstetric Ultrasound
The AIUM supports critical research in the field of medical ultrasound with the member-funded Endowment for Education and Research (EER). The fund provides investigators from all disciplines of medical ultrasound with an opportunity to further their professional development and secure the most promising future for ultrasound in medicine. Each year, the EER makes available grant opportunities. They may be for any ultrasound-related research or educational endeavor or for specific topics, such as measuring competence in point-of-care ultrasound.
The EER has issued a request for applications (RFA) for research projects related to clinical obstetric ultrasound. Preference will be given to obstetric ultrasound projects that investigate clinical outcomes, efficacy, role of new ultrasound applications, and, in general, advance the science of obstetric ultrasound.
Amount: Up to $50,000
Deadline: May 17, 2013
For more info: http://www.aium.org/grants/availableGrants.aspx
Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)
CANFAR was incorporated in 1987 primarily to meet an urgent need for research on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the conditions related to it, all of which are associated with an infection with the retrovirus HIV. To this end CANFAR awards research grants in the basic sciences, clinical, biological, epidemiological and psycho-social areas related to: fundamental and applied research; education and prevention; psycho-social; community research; and care.
Deadline: Feb 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.canfar.com/en_CA/p/canfar-research-grant-application
Children’s Tumor Foundation - 2013 Young Investigator Award
CTF's longest running program, YIAs provide two-year awards for young scientists early in their careers, bringing them into the NF field and helping to establish them as independent investigators.
Deadline for pre-applications: Jan 25, 2013
For more info: http://www.ctf.org/Funding/CTF-Awards-Grants-and-Contracts/
Cystic Fibrosis Canada - Senior Scientist Research Training Awards
Senior Scientist Research Training awards provide support to a limited number of established Cystic Fibrosis (CF) investigators by offering them an opportunity to obtain additional training that will enhance their capacity to conduct research directly relevant to CF.
Amount: maximum of $30,000
Deadlines: Apr 01, 2013; Oct 01, 2013
For more info: http://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/en/research/TrainingAwards_SeniorScientistResearch.php
The ECD Global Alliance funds research dedicated to learning more about Erdheim Chester Disease. In addition, the organization works with research teams and patients to facilitate communication between the two groups. The organization is interested in exploring the diagnosis, cause, treatments, and cure of Erdheim-Chester Disease.
Amount: up to $50,000
Deadline: May 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.erdheim-chester.org/Grants.html
International COEN Initiative in Neurodegeneration
Abstract:The Network of Centres of Excellence in Neurodegeneration (COEN) is an international initiative involving research funders in the UK, Canada (Canadian Institutes of Health Research), Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, and Spain.
The aim of the initiative is to encourage collaborative research between recognised national centres of excellence in neurodegeneration in order to accelerate progress in understanding the mechanisms of disease as well as the identification of new therapeutic approaches.
Phase II of the initiative aims to further catalyse collaborative research between centres with a critical mass of resources and expertise to drive a step change in neurodegeneration research.
Deadline: Mar 04, 2013
For more info: http://www.coen.org/call-for-proposals.html
Lady Tata Memorial Trust - International Awards for Research in Leukaemia
The Lady Tata Memorial Trust invites applications worldwide for Awards to individuals to support research on leukaemia. Awards are restricted to studies of leukaemogenic agents, and the epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunology and genetic basis of leukaemia and related diseases for the Academic Year beginning 1 October. Awards are open to suitably qualified investigators of any nationality. Priority will be given to those intending to move to other centres with a view to establishing scientific collaboration between laboratories.
Amount: £25,000 - £35,000 per year
Deadline: Mar 15, 2013
For more info: http://www.ladytatatrust.org/StaticPage/Awards/0
National Center for Responsible Gaming
The National Center for Responsible Gaming is devoted to funding peer-reviewed scientific research that contributes to the knowledge base about gambling disorders and leads to effective prevention and treatment of the problem. The NCRG’s funding priorities include research on the following topics:
• Prevention of gambling disorders
• Outcome research on behavioral and pharmacological treatment strategies
• Decision-making and neuroeconomics
• The impact of new gaming technology on gambling and gambling disorders
• Gambling among minorities, especially Native Americans, and issues of health disparities
• Impact of DSM-5 changes in pathological gambling diagnosis
• Biogenetic vulnerabilities to gambling disorders
• Animal models
• Gambling among the elderly and emerging adults
Deadlines: see website for specific programs
For more info: http://www.ncrg.org/research-center
NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE)
The objective of the CREATE program is to support the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs
Deadline for letter of intent: May 1, 2013
For more info: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATE-FONCER_eng.asp
Parkinson Society Canada - Pilot Project Grants
Through this initiative, PSC invites grant applications from professionals committed to conducting novel, emerging, or innovative research in areas relevant to the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment and/or understanding of Parkinson's disease and related disorders including: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), other Parkinson's conditions and its implications on society. This program is, therefore, a strategic initiative to encourage established investigators to enter into the study of Parkinson's disease and perform research in new, specifically targeted, high priority areas.
Amount: up to $45,000, over a one-year term. Successful applicants may re-apply to renew funding.
Deadline: Feb 04, 2013
For more info: http://www.parkinson.ca/site/c.kgLNIWODKpF/b.5158907/k.95C2/Applications.htm
Stiftelsen Promobilia - Promobilia Foundation
The Foundation Promobilia will support research and development projects. The goal of the projects will be to improve the condition of disabled persons in a way that fits the rules of the Foundation.
The Foundation mainly gives support for development of tools for mobility handicapped but has also supported research about the comprehension of reading and writing difficulties. The Foundation has also supported research around diseases that could lead to severe motion problems.
Amount: up 10 mio SEK
Deadline: Apr 12, 2013; Oct 12, 2013
For more info: http://www.promobilia.org/inEnglish
January 4, 2013
American Stroke Association-Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence In Stroke Collaborative Research for Regeneration, Resilience and Secondary Prevention
The Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation has joined with the American Stroke Association to support a network of three Centers of Excellence in Stroke Collaborative Research for a period of four years. The intent of this initiative is to support a collaboration of basic, clinical and population researchers from different specialties whose collective efforts will lead to new approaches, not only to improve the prevention of stroke, but to also expand upon the previous Bugher Stroke initiatives by inviting research on recovery after a stroke; including the areas of repair, regeneration, neuro-plasticity and rehabilitation.
Within the scope of stroke research, scientific disciplines may range from basic to clinical to population with bridges to translational research. The application must contain at least two of these three disciplines. Areas of recovery, secondary prevention, nursing, psychology, psychiatry and neuropsychology are strongly encouraged.
Deadline for letters of intent: April 1, 2013
Azrieli Neurodevelopmental Research Program
The Azrieli Foundation in partnership with Brain Canada will support excellent systems or translational research in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders, with a special focus on ASD and Fragile X syndrome. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to develop new diagnostics, treatment and prevention strategies for neurodevelopmental disorders, to reduce their economic and social burden on Canadians, and to improve the quality of life for those affected by neurodevelopmental disorders and their families.
Deadline for letters of intent: April 5, 2013
For more info: http://www.braincanada.ca/files/NEURODEV_MIRI_RFA_EN.pdf
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation invites applications for basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms. Any project with the potential to advance basic scientific and translational brain aneurysm research will be considered. Clinical projects will not be funded.
This year, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation will be funding a grant for Translational Phase I research focused on vasospasms.
The foundation also has a grant available for a project focused on early detection.
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: Apr 19, 2013
For more info: http://www.bafound.org/applying-research-grant
Chagnon Family - Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative - Interventions for Prevention of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Supported by a joint venture between the Chagnon Family and Brain Canada (Canada Brain Research Fund), the purpose of these MIRI grants is to accelerate novel and transformative intervention research that will improve the prevention of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD). This will be the largest investment in interventions for prevention of ADRD ever made in this country and sets forth a challenge to fast-track a quantum leap in the field.
This initiative will reward “outside the box” ideas by supporting research that is truly innovative and may challenge standard paradigms. The Partners aim to support potentially high-gain research that might have difficulty being funded by other agencies, perhaps because it is conceptually ahead of its time, involves unusual alliances between disciplines, and features novel approaches, including interventions involving complementary and alternative medicine, and alternative uses for existing medications approved for other conditions
Amount: $1-2 million per year per team
Deadline for letters of intent: Feb 22, 2013
For more info: http://braincanada.ca/files/ADRD_MIRI_RFA_EN.pdf
Cooley's Anemia Foundation - Support for Ongoing Clinical Research in Thalassemia
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia. The goal of this initiative is to support investigators from all disciplines and backgrounds (MD, RN, PhD, MPH, MSW or other disciplines) with their ongoing clinical projects to address one or more of the following areas impacting patients with thalassemia, including but not limited to: cardiac issues and iron overload; fertility, pregnancy and family planning; quality of life, psychosocial impact and/or burden of disease.
This level of funding would be appropriate for support of innovative small-scale pilot studies, observational trials, or ancillary support for ongoing interventional studies (for example, support of a trainee joining an existing trial, or new biological endpoint analyses for an existing trial). In the case of ancillary studies, investigators should clearly document the support for the parent trial in their "other support" declarations. Investigators must interact directly with patients or patient-related data.
Amount: $40,000 annually with possibility of one year renewal
Deadline for letter of intent: Jan 18, 2013
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) is dedicated to curing Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) through research. FARA grants and activities provide support for basic and translational FA research, pharmaceutical/ biotech drug development, clinical trials, and scientific conferences. In addition to General Research Grants, FARA offers named awards for projects fitting specific criteria: (1) Cardiac Research; (2) Translational Research; and (3) International Collaborative Research.
Deadlines for Letters of Interest for General Research Grants: Feb 01, 2013; July 15, 2013
Deadlines for Letters of Interest for Translational Research Award or International Research Collaboration Award: May 15. 2013
For more info: http://www.curefa.org/types-of-grants.html#general
McDonnell Foundation, James S. - Scholar Awards in Complex Systems Science
The JSMF Scholar Awards are designed to support research with a high probability of generating new knowledge and insights.
Amount: $450,000
Deadline: Mar 13, 2013
For more info: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/scholar-cs/
Movember – The GAP1 Unique TMA project
The unique TMA project will be a two year global project that will involve researchers from around the world collaborating to maximize patient cohorts to produce highly innovative, clinically valuable, and unique TMAs that can facilitate a better understanding of treatment response and resistance and can be utilized to further validate promising prostate cancer tissue-based biomarkers.
Deadline for Expressions of interest: Feb 28, 2013
For more info: http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/attachments/1/ProstateNews/Movember%20GAP1%20Unique%20TMAs%20EOI%20Announcement%20Final.pdf
Movember - The Prostate Cancer Xenograft project
The GAP1 xenograft project will be of two years duration and will ultimately be a single unified global project that will involve researchers from around the world collaborating as a team to integrate their xenograft activities to maximise the value of patient cohorts. The aim is to assist in characterization and utility of existing prostate cancer xenografts and to produce new highly valuable prostate cancer xenograft models that can facilitate a better understanding of metastasis, treatment response and treatment resistance in castration resistant prostate cancer.
Deadline for Expressions of interest: Feb 01, 2013
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Inc.
NTSAD is soliciting proposals for innovative research projects that involve basic research, translational studies or clinical studies in the areas of neurodegenerative disorders affecting the CNS, especially lysosomal storage disorders and pediatric leukodystrophies (such as Canavan and Krabbe). Basic research and translational studies should generate strong preliminary data to enable future major funding. Projects may be in such areas as stem cells, molecular chaperones, substrate inhibitors, small molecule drug screening, gene therapy, novel drug delivery to the brain and biomarkers (including imaging), as well as exploring other novel therapeutic strategies.
Amount: up to $50,000/one year
Deadline: Feb 08, 2013
For more info: http://www.ntsad.org/index.php/research
Neilsen Foundation - Clinical and Scientific Research Grants Addressing Spinal Cord Injury
The mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation is to improve the quality of life for those living with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to support scientific exploration for effective therapies and treatments leading to a cure. Applications are invited for the following research grant funding categories:
• The Neilsen Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Grant is available to individuals with a Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., or comparable research degree received within five years of the application due date. Grants are intended to provide mentored research training for scientists engaged in SCI research and provide two years of funding at $75,000 per year.
• The Neilsen Pilot Research Grant is for junior investigators beyond the postdoctoral level (i.e., instructor, assistant professor, or equivalent research position), or for research projects that are considered "high risk/high gain." Grants provide two years of funding at $150,000 per year.
• The Neilsen Senior Research Grant is for established investigators (i.e., at the level of associate professor or above). Applicants should have a proven track record of SCI research experience. Grants provide three years of funding at $200,000 per year.
Applicants for any grant may address basic-applied science, translational-preclinical, or clinical (human subjects) research projects. Applicants also must work in a nonprofit academic institution, research organization/institution, or rehabilitation facility with a demonstrated capability to conduct grant funded research.
Deadline for Letters of Intent: Feb 1, 2013
For more info: chnfoundation.org/
Kenneth Rainin Foundation - 2013 Innovator Awards Program for Transformative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Projects
As part of its mission to find a cure for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation is inviting Letters of Intent for its 2013 Innovator Awards Program for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
The program supports innovative "out-of-the-box" research projects that are potentially transformative to the foundation's efforts to diagnose, treat, and/or cure IBD.
Amount: $100,000 for one year
Deadline for Letters of Intent: February 15, 2013
For more info: krfoundation.org/grants/health/
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