Funding Opportunities

Contact: Bernadette R. McNulty, PhD, Director, FCR – College of Medicine
215-255-7388; bmcnulty@drexel.edu.
For additional information on seeking private funding opportunities, please visit the Foundation and Corporate Relations/Medicine website at http://www.drexel.edu/IA/FCR/FCR_CM.html.

Gifts-in-Kind:  If you have received or plan to receive a gift-in-kind of equipment, services, medical supplies or meeting and conference support, contact FCR to ensure proper processing and stewardship.

NOTE: If you decide to apply to any of the below opportunities, please contact the Office of Foundation and Corporate Relations.

EARLY SUMMER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: May through August 30, 2013

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ANESTHESIA

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Deadline: Proposals due by June 16, 2013
Funding: $150,000 for one year
Purpose: Supports research that will clearly improve patient safety and lead to prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from anesthesia mishaps.
Link: http://www.apsf.org/grants_guidelines.php

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AUTISM RESEARCH

Autism Speaks - High-Risk/High-Impact Autism Research Projects
Deadline: Rolling LOI
Funding:  up to $100,000
Purpose:  For "out of the box" autism research projects that open new avenues to understanding the causes, diagnosis, subtyping, prevention, treatment, and cure of autism spectrum disorders.  Grants awarded to support small investigator-initiated high-risk/high-impact projects that are potentially transformative and/or aim to overcome significant roadblocks in autism research within a twelve-month period. In particular Autism Speaks is seeking projects that may be too risky for regular research mechanisms.  Funding restricted to projects that identify risk factors for ASD that can lead to prevention and improved diagnosis and treatment; lower the age at which ASD is detected and improve access to early intervention for children with ASD; enhance quality of and access to medical care for individuals with ASD; promote the development of safe, effective interventions and medicines to reduce core and associated symptoms of ASD throughout an individual's lifespan; and improve the health and outcomes of adults with ASD from a lifetime perspective.
Eligibility: Must hold full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty appointments or equivalent full-time non-tenure track appointments at accredited academic, medical, or research institutions.

Simons Foundation for Autism – Explorer Awards

Deadline: Accepted on a rolling basis

Funding: $60,000, including indirect costs, one year, non-renewable

Purpose: To support exploratory experiments that will strengthen hypotheses and lead to the formulation of competitive applications for subsequent larger-scale funding by SFARI or other organizations. Applications are encouraged from investigators who are new to the field of autism, but who have expertise that could be brought to bear on this complex disorder

Eligibility:  All applicants and collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility.

Link: http://sfari.org/funding/grants/grants/explorer-awards-rfa

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BLOOD RESEARCH

Society for the Advancement of Blood Management-Haemonetics Research Starter Grant
Deadline:  August 1, 2013
Funding:  $20,000 one-year Patient Blood Management grant
Purpose:  To advance field of patient blood management by supporting a young investigator who intends to study methods of promoting blood conservation. Provides starter funding to further scientific inquiry and clinical knowledge in the field of patient blood management. Preferencegiven to junior faculty advised by experienced mentor. Aims for results that can be used as pilot data or preliminary findings to support future grant applications focused on methods to improve blood management and to promote blood conservation. Areas of research considered are Process Improvement: Anemia management, blood conservation (preventing transfusion overuse, education, transfusion guidelines), cost/benefit analysis, point of care testing, blood utilization data collection and presentation; Scientific Inquiry: Pharmaceutical advances, surgical technology, blood salvage, physiology, pharmacology as it relates to patient blood management, point of care testing (thromboelastography and/or platelet mapping), outcome data in relation to blood utilization and blood conservation.
Eligibility:  All applicants will be members of SABM, or become members of SABM for at least one year. Open fellows and junior faculty (three years or less out of training and at a rank no higher than Assistant Professor). Also open to nurses, pharmacists, perfusionists, and blood management or bloodless program coordinators.
Link: http://www.sabm.org/research-projects

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CANCER RESEARCH

Children’s Leukemia Research Association
Deadline: Proposals due by June 30, 2013
Funding: $30,000 over one year
Purpose: Supports promising research into leukemia, in the hopes of isolating the causes and finding a cure for this disease.
Link: http://www.childrensleukemia.org/researchgrants.html

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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Deadline: July 1, 2013
Funding: $450,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support early career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding.
Link: http://www.damonrunyon.org/for_scientists/more/innovation_award_overview

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Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
Deadline: June 30, 2013
Funding: Up to $65,000 per year (1 yr min.)
Purpose:  To fund research that will advance the current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors, resulting in the development of new treatment options and bringing us closer to a cure.
Eligibility: MD, PhD, or equivalent degree.
Link:  http://www.dtrf.org/index.php/research/apply-for-research-grant.html

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Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation New Investigators Grant
Deadline: June 30, 2013.
Funding:  Up to $30,000 per year
Purpose:  to fund early stage research that will explore new approaches to advance the current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors, resulting in the development of new treatment options and bringing us closer to our ultimate goal -- a cure. Seeks applications from young investigators who are new to desmoid tumor research, and need seed funding to gather preliminary data to enable the applicant to apply for funding to support a more fully developed line of research in the future. 
Eligibility: MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, with rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor who have not previously received funding for independent research directed at desmoid tumors.
Link:  http://www.dtrf.org/index.php/research/apply-for-research-grant.html

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Doctors Cancer Foundation Grant Program
Deadline:  May 31, 2013
Funding:  $50,000
Purpose:  Best program for management of cancer, with strong interest in cancer stem cells, microRNAi agents, epigenetic agents, others. Particularly interested in promoting best of the young scientists, currently under the radar screen. NOT looking at studies that show that drug A is 3% better than drug B. 
Link:  http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/5/31/doctors-cancer-foundation-grant-program.aspx

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Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Foundation Invites Letters of Intent for the 2013 Research Award
Deadline: June 14, 2013 (Letters of Intent); September 16, 2013 (full proposals)
Funding:  Up to $50,000
Purpose:  Funds hematology/oncology pharmacy practice research projects that facilitate efforts of hematology/oncology pharmacists to optimize care of people affected by cancer. Pharmacy practice is broadly defined as including outcomes, surveys, patient safety, standards validation, and translational science applications. Multiple institutions may be involved, and co-principal investigator projects are allowed.
Link to Complete RFP

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HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation Sean Patrick Multidisciplinary Collaborative Grant
Deadline: June 3, 2013
Funding: $50,000
Purpose:  Funds a project focused on the cause, early detection, treatment, and/or understanding of ovarian cancer. Annual award supports a cross-disciplinary project that is collaborative in nature.  Application must identify two (or more) scientists with different yet complementary skills and explain how skills will be synergistic in addressing the ovarian cancer problem.  Aims to give scientists the opportunity to put their heads together and test ideas that may not be fundable by other agencies.
Eligibility: Scientists/clinicians of US non-profit research, medical service, and educational institutions.

James Ewing Foundation of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Susan G. Komen for the Cure 2013 Fall Clinical Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research
Deadline: Monday, July 8, 2013
Funding:  $100,000 total across 2 yrs
Purpose: To promote patient-oriented research conducted by surgical oncologists in clinical and translational science.
Eligibility:  Must be surgical oncologists within 10 years of completion of training; be full SSO members for at least 6 months prior to application submission; commit to at least 25% effort for this award.
Link:  James Ewing Foundation of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Susan G.
Komen for the Cure 2013 Fall Clinical Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research

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Lung Cancer Research Foundation
Deadline: Proposals due by May 31, 2013
Funding: $50,000 for one year
Purpose: Supports research covering all aspects of lung cancer. Grants are awarded for projects focused on basic science, translational research, and clinical research.
Link: http://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/grant_application.htm

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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – The Quest for Cures
Deadline: LOIs due by June 3, 2013
Funding: $200,000 - $400,000 over two years
Purpose: Aims to identify and develop safer, more effective treatment paradigms for patients with hematological malignancies, in order to understand the underlying causes leading to failure of current treatments and identify novel therapeutic targets and ultimately new treatments.
Link: http://www.lls.org/#/researchershealthcareprofessionals/academicgrants/
quest_for_cures/

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Ovarian Cancer Research Fund – Program Project Development Grants
Amount: $900,000 over three years
Deadline: LOIs due by May 23, 2013
Purpose: Funds ovarian cancer research projects that may involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions.
Link: http://www.ocrf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&
layout=blog&id=141&Itemid=459

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Ovarian Cancer Research Fund – Liz Tilberis Scholars Early Career Awards
Deadline: LOIs due by May 23, 2013
Amount: $150,000 over three years
Purpose: Supports investigators in their first academic faculty appointment who are committed to a career in ovarian cancer research.
Link: http://www.ocrf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&
layout=blog&id=141&Itemid=459

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Prostate Cancer Foundation 2013 Challenge Awards
Deadline: May 24, 2013
Funding: Up to $1 million
Purpose: To support large-scale research projects from teams of at least 3 highly experienced investigators capable of providing unique scientific expertise to the solution of a significant problem in prostate cancer research.
Eligibility: Investigators representing non-profit academic research centers worldwide are eligible to apply. Teams should be composed of at least 3 experienced investigators capable of providing unique scientific expertise to the solution of a significant problem in prostate cancer research.
Link: http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.5849007/k.F70A/Open_RFAs.htm

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Reliable Cancer Therapies – Repurposing of Drugs
Deadline:  June 28, 2013 at 8am GMT (initial proposal); September 13, 2013 (more detailed proposal).
Funding:  €300,000 total across 3 yrs
Purpose: 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. 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 also promotes collaborative research projects between researchers at different universities and/or organisations.
Eligibility: Medical Degree required for Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI; 1 application per PI
Link:  Call for Cancer Projects: Repurposing of Drugs - Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

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CARDIOLOGY/CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE/HEART RESEARCH

American Heart Association – Scientist Development Grant
Deadline: July 18, 2013
Funding: $308,000 over 3 years
Purpose: Funds research projects that can bridge the gap between completion of research training and readiness for successful competition as an independent investigator.
Link: http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Research/FundingOpportunities/
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American Heart Association – Established Investigator Award
Deadline: July 18, 2013
Funding: $400,000 over five years
Purpose: To support mid-career investigators with unusual promise and an established record of accomplishments. A candidate's career is expected to be in a rapid growth phase.
Link: http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Research/FundingOpportunities/ForScientists/
Summer-2013---National-Established-Investigator-Award_UCM_321935_Article.jsp

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American Heart Association – Innovative Research Grant
Deadline: July 18, 2013
Funding: $150,000 over 2 years
Purpose: To support innovative research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and stroke research.
Link: http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Research/FundingOpportunities/ForScientists/
Summer-2013---National-Innovative-Research-Grant_UCM_321936_Article.jsp

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American College of Cardiology Foundation/Merck Research Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease
Deadline: September 23, 2013
Funding:  $70,000 to be used for salary support, for one year of research to begin July 1, 2014
Purpose:  Recipients will be expected to pursue a full-time project in clinical research during their year of supported training. Proposals addressing CVD and Cardiometabolic disorders are encouraged. Including pathophysiology, molecular genetics, metabolic abnormalities leading to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, inflammatory mechanisms and new pathways for drug discovery. Proposals focusing on clinically relevant outcomes as a result of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes or obesity are also encouraged. Outcomes studies should focus on clinical/and or systems of care (e.g., quality improvement) interventions, and use outcomes measures of importance to both patients and society, including mortality, significant morbidity or quality of life changes, or economic effects.
Eligibility: Anyone currently in an adult cardiology fellowship training program recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association and who has the recommendation and agreement of his/her training program director and institution.
Link:  http://www.cardiosource.org/ACC/About-ACC/Awards-Program/Research-and-Career-Development-Awards.aspx

Children’s Heart Foundation
Deadline: Proposals due by June 7, 2013
Funding: $200,000 over two years
Purpose: Supports basic and clinical research in congenital heart disease, including molecular genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology, device and procedural research. 
Link: http://www.childrensheartfoundation.org/sites/default/modules/tinytinymce/tinymce/jscripts/
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. – Clinical Research
Deadline: June 3, 2013 (LOI)
Funding: Up to $100,000/year (plus 8% indirects) for up to 3 years for single-center clinical research grants. Up to $225,000/year (plus 8% indirects) for up to 3 years for multi-center clinical research.
Purpose:  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.
Link: http://www.cff.org/research/CFFT/

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DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

International Rett Syndrome Foundation – Research Grants
Deadline: July 1, 2013 (LOI)
Funding: $100,000 over 2 years
Purpose: To support biomedical research to promote the understanding of MeCP2 in the pathogenesis of the neurobehavioral phenotype of Rett syndrome (RTT).
Link: http://www.rettsyndrome.org/research-programs/grant-programs/basic-program

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DIABETES/JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH

American Diabetes Association – Junior Faculty Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $414,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support new investigators who are establishing their independence in diabetes research. Applicants can have any level of faculty appointment up through assistant professor. Senior postdoctoral fellows are eligible to apply.
Link: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89696#
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American Diabetes Association – Career Development Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $862,500 over 5 years
Purpose: To fund outstanding Assistant Professor level faculty investigators conducting diabetes-related research. Applicants must hold an assistant professorship within their institution.
Link: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89696#
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American Diabetes Association – Basic Science Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $345,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support new and established investigators. Applications will be considered in any area that is relevant to the etiology or pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications.
Link: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89695#
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American Diabetes Association – Innovation Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $100,000 over 2 years
Purpose: These pilot and feasibility grants are designed to support novel hypotheses that may lack preliminary data, but offer considerable promise for the cure, prevention, or treatment of diabetes.
Link: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89695#
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American Diabetes Association – Translational Science Award
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $600,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support research that accelerates the transition of scientific discoveries into clinical applications by efficiently advancing knowledge of efficacy to the next level of clinical application.
Link: http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89695#
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American Diabetes Association/Merck and Company - Clinical/Translational Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Award*         
Deadline:  July 15, 2013 (Full Application); 8/30/13 (Addendum Materials)
Funding:  Up to $150,000 over two years
Purpose:  To support the training of clinical diabetes investigators in the area of clinical/ translational research.
Eligibility: Must hold a MD, PhD, DPM or PharmD degree, must not be serving internship or residency during the fellowship period. Cannot have more than 3 yrs postdoctoral research experience at commencement of fellowship. No citizenship requirements               
Link:  http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=91956

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JDRF Biomarkers of Pancreatic Beta Cell Stress and Health  
Deadline: June 17, 2013, 5 PM (LOI); October 4, 2013 5 PM, Application  
Funding: Pilot & Feasibility Grants (P&Fs): Up to $110,000 (inc. 10% indirect costs)/1 year.
Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs): Up to $250,000/yr (inc. 10% indirect costs)/Up to 3 yrs.
Purpose:  To support the discovery and advancement of biomarkers of pancreatic beta cell stress and health correlating with early beta cell loss.
Link: http://www.jdrf.org/

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JDRF - Innovative Grants
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Funding: $110,000 over 1 year
Purpose: To support innovative research with potential impact on accelerating the mission of JDRF.
Link: http://jdrf.org/grant-center/information-for-applicants/grant-mechanism-descriptions/
innovative-grants/

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JDRF – Career Development Grants
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Funding: $75,000 over 5 years
Purpose: To support scientists early in their careers and give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the JDRF research emphasis.
Link: http://jdrf.org/grant-center/information-for-applicants/grant-mechanism-descriptions/
career-development-awards/

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EARLY CAREER RESEARCH

Helen Hay Whitney Foundation – Pilot Grants
Deadline: July 1, 2013
Funding: $150,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences.
Link: http://www.hhwf.org/HTMLSrc/ResearchFellowships.html

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AO Foundation – Start-up Grants
Deadline: July 15, 2013
Funding: $120,000 over 2 years
Purpose: To support investigators in the first five years of an assistant professor position and experienced researchers submitting novel projects in the areas of general trauma, surgery of the loco-motor system, and spine and cranio-maxillofacial surgery.
Link: https://www.aofoundation.org/Structure/research/research-funding/Pages/
Start-up-grants.aspx

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EPILEPSY

American Epilepsy Society Seed Grant Program
Deadline:  June 29, 2013
Funding: A max of 5 one-year grants of $20,000 each will be awarded annually.  Non-renewable.
Purpose:  To foster collaborative interactions between two or more established investigators* to make future grants related to epilepsy more competitive for larger awards, and to fuel multi-investigator projects.  Small awards are designed to enable information exchange/technology transfer, travel of postdoctoral fellows between laboratories, and modest supplies for the project.
Eligibility:  At least one PI must be an active member of the Society; Must be a new initiative that will add value to the field or fill a gap in knowledge; Techniques in a collaborative effort must be complementary; Must involve two or more established investigators, at least one of which is an epilepsy-focused investigator. Established investigator is defined as at least Asso Prof or equivalent, with history of successful NIH/NSF /VA funding.  Work can be basic, translational, or clinical research.
Link:  American Epilepsy Society Seed Grant Program

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American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation Research Infrastructure Awards
Deadline: August 19, 2013 (LOI)
Funding:  Up to $50,000 per year (2 years possible)
Purpose:  To Establish Collaborative Multicenter Research Programs, the AES and the Epilepsy Foundation are partnering to allow scientists to obtain support for nationwide or international networks of clinical or basic science researchers focused on understanding the causes, consequences and treatment of epilepsy. Funds are meant to be used to support pilot projects and hold organizational and planning sessions with representatives from each center in the planned network.
Link:  American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation Research Infrastructure Awards

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American Epilepsy Society (AES) Research Initiative Awards: Grants for Innovative, Collaborative Research
Deadline: August 19, 2013 (LOI)
Funding:  $30,000 – $50,000
Purpose:  AES has established a novel grant opportunity for its membership that will provide seed support to encourage innovative basic or clinical research associated with the epilepsy field. The objective of these awards is to encourage established investigators to think "outside the box" and involve other established investigators who may not now be working in the field of epilepsy. Members who are candidates for an Epilepsy Foundation Junior Investigator Award or AES and EF research or training fellowships will not be considered. Incorporation of collaborative aspects to innovative research awards are encouraged, but not required.
Eligibility:  Must be AES member.
Link:  American Epilepsy Society Research Initiative Awards

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FAMILY MEDICINE/PRIMARY CARE

American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Deadline: June 1, 2013
Funding: Up to $50,000
Purpose: The Joint Grant Awards Program (JGAP) supports research that poses questions of high relevance to Family Medicine. The program goals are to support research of value to the practicing family physician; encourage proposals by junior investigators; and fund pilot studies.
Eligibility: The following candidates may apply: Individual family physicians, Family Medicine organizations or associations, Family Medicine residency programs, Departments of Family Medicine, educational and health care institutions or organizations that will use the JGAP support exclusively for research projects directly involving and impacting Family Medicine.
The principal investigator or one of the co-investigators must be an AAFP member. JGAP encourages the submission of proposals for which a family physician is the principal investigator.
Link: http://www.aafpfoundation.org/online/foundation/home/awards-and-
grants/individuals/jointgrants.html

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Commonwealth Fund - Patient-Centered Coordinated Care
Deadline:  LOIs accepted on a rolling basis.
Funding:  Varies with project size and replicability.
Purpose: Activities aimed at improving the quality of primary health care in the United States, including efforts to make care more centered around the needs and preferences of patients and their families.
Eligibility:  See link.
Link:  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Program-Areas/Delivery-System-Innovation-and-
Improvement/Patient-Centered-Coordinated-Care.aspx

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GLAUCOMA

Glaucoma Foundation Research Grant Program
Deadline:  September 1, 2013
Funding:  Up to $90,000; $40,000/1 yr, with potential renewal up to $50,000
Purpose:  To improve the lives of glaucoma patients through novel innovations and scientific advances.
Link:  http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/Grant_Application.htm

Glaucoma Research Foundation – Shaffer Grants
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Funding: $40,000 over 1 year
Purpose: To support new high-impact clinical, epidemiological and laboratory research.
Link: http://www.glaucoma.org/research/applying-for-a-grant.php

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GLYCOSCIENCE

Twenty-First Research Grant Offer by Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience
Deadline:  Between July 1 and September 1, 2013 (Tokyo Time) (Applications)
Funding:  Up to 7,000,000 yen, including up to 10% indirects.
Purpose:  Basic and applied studies in the field of glycoscience.
Eligibility: An applicant must 1) have a doctor's degree or its equivalent, 2) have a documented capability of performing independent studies and 3) be a member of a research institute where he or she can carry out the proposed project. Previous grant recipients who were awarded prior to 2009 are eligible
Note:  Address questions to info@mizutanifdn.or.jp
Link:  http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/9/1/call-for-applications-twenty-first-
research-grant-offer-by-mizutani-foundation-for-glycoscience.aspx

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LOWE SYNDROME

Lowe Syndrome Association - Clinical Research Projects
Deadline: June 15, 2013
Funding:  up to $25,000
Purpose: Accepting applications from clinical investigators for projects that lead to a better understanding, treatment, and prevention and/or cure of Lowe syndrome/OCRL/Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome; Promoting a better understanding of the metabolic basis of Lowe syndrome and/or developing a better understanding of and improved treatments for major complications associated with the disease.
Link: Lowe Syndrome Association

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LUPUS RESEARCH

Alliance for Lupus Research - Target Identification in Lupus Grant
Deadline:  (LOI)  June 25, 2013, 5 PM; application August 1, 2013, 5 PM
Funding:  $200,000/yr, max of 3 yrs, including indirect costs
Purpose:  (1) characterize key steps in disease pathogenesis to allow for development of new therapeutic agents; (2) promote basic and clinical research studies to identify and/or better characterize promising lead compounds for lupus treatment; and (3) support research that facilitates clinical evaluation of innovative approaches to prevention/treatment of lupus and its complications. Intended to be highly focused on lupus and, as such, should lead directly to knowledge that will facilitate drug discovery and/or testing of new treatments.
Link: http://www.lupusresearch.org/lupus-research/for-researchers.html#.UYKuAErcCHQ

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Lupus Research Institute – Novel Research Grant Program
Deadline: May 30, 2013
Funding: $300,000 over 3 years
Purpose: To support idea-driven, novel research projects relevant to basic, translational or clinical investigation in lupus.
Link: http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-research/grant-application/
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Lupus Research Institute – Distinguished Innovator Awards
Deadline: May 16, 2013
Funding: $1 million over 4 years
Purpose: To support novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model based lupus research.
Eligibility: The research proposal must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure, prevention, or highly effective therapy
Link: http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-research/grant-application/2013-
distinguished-innovator-awards

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MEDICAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

National Board of Medical Examiners - Edward J. Stemmler, M.D., Education Research Fund
Deadline: July 1, 2013 (LOI)
Funding: Up to $150,000
Purpose:  Advancing research and development for innovative assessment methods in medical education or practice.
Link: http://www.nbme.org/research/applicationcenter.html

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MESOTHELIOMA RESEARCH

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation - Mesothelioma Research Grants
Deadline:  August 2, 2013 5 PM
Funding:  Up to $50,000/year for 2 years 
Purpose:  Projects may relate to benchwork, translational or clinical research that is not presently funded or pending review. The Foundation seeks exceptional projects for which the Foundation's funding is demonstrated to be essential and not duplicative. Funded researchers will also be entitled to facilitated access to the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB). They will receive expedited review of requests to use the NMVB, and they will have direct, no-cost access to materials in the bank, as well as enhanced collections from the main sites of materials.
Link:   https://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=94

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Career Transition Fellowships*        
Deadline: April/May (Pre- Applications); Mid-August (Full Application)
Funding: Up to $550,000 over five years
Purpose: To support young scientists with the potential to make significant contributions to MS research.
Eligibility: Must hold a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent). Individuals with less than two or more than five years of postdoctoral research experience at the time are ineligible.
Link: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ms-clinical-care-network/researchers/
get-funding/career-transition-fellowships/index.aspx

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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Muscular Dystrophy Association – Research Grant
Deadline: LOIs due by June 15, 2013
Funding: Unlimited, but the average grant is $450,000 over three years
Purpose: Supports research on the causes of neuromuscular diseases or that assists in developing strategies for their diagnosis and treatment.
Website: http://mda.org/research/guidelines-mda-research-grants-programs##awards

Muscular Dystrophy Association - Development Grant 
Deadline:  June 17, 2013
Funding:  Up to $60,000, including 10% indirects.
Purpose: Supports research grant from candidate who may be a member of a research team in the lab of an independent investigator (Principal Investigator) under whose guidance the applicant will be given flexibility to conduct a neuromuscular disease research project.
Eligibility: Hold a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.); Be qualified to conduct a program of original research under the supervision of a Principal Investigator; Have an acceptable research plan for a specific disease in MDA's program; Have eighteen (18) months of post-doctoral research laboratory training at the time of application, but no more than 5 years (60 months).
Link: http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/6/15/muscular-dystrophy-association-
research-grants-programs.aspx

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NEUROBIOLOGY/NEUROSCIENCE/NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration – Pilot Grants
Deadline: July 1, 2013
Funding: $60,000 over 1 year
Purpose: To support basic and clinical research in frontotemporal degeneration and related conditions.
Link: http://www.theaftd.org/research/aftd-research-initiatives/current-rfps

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Dana Foundation - Clinical Neuroscience Research Grant Program
Deadline: Requests reviewed on a rolling basis
Funding: Up to $300,000 over three years
Purpose: To support clinical researchers with new therapies and treatment in neuroscience
Eligibility: Junior and senior level investigators are eligible to apply
Link: http://www.dana.org/grants/clinical/

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Ellison Medical Foundation - New Scholar and Senior Scholar Awards in Neuroscience
Deadline: June 21, 2013 (Letter of Intent); late September 2013 (Invited Applications)
Funding: New Scholar: Up to $400,000 over 4 ys; Senior Scholar: Up to $600,000 over 4 yrs
Purpose:  To support innovative, basic neuroscience research that often falls outside the scope of traditional funding sources: such research may include projects involving the application of new concepts or new technologies whose feasibility is not yet proven; projects seeking commonalities among social and anti-social behaviors that might yield new insights into neural mechanisms of aggression and related violent disorders; or projects seeking to bring together diverse scientific disciplines in the study of aggression and social behaviors.
Eligibility: Any investigator employed by a US-based non-profit college or university. See link.
Link: e Ellison Medical Foundation - New Scholar and Senior Scholar Awards in
Neuroscience

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OBESITY RESEARCH

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Round 8
Deadline: July 10, 2013 (concept papers)
Funding: Up to $170,000
Purpose: To support research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity.
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed a M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree after November 1, 2003).  Project must span 12 to 18 months in duration.  Applicants must be from a group that has been historically disadvantaged or underrepresented in research disciplines supported by RWJF.
Link: http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2013/healthy-eating-research--
building-evidence-to-prevent-childhood-.html

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ORTHOPAEDICS – SPORTS MEDICINE

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant
Deadline:  Pre-Review August 15th, 2013. Final Application: December 1, 2013
Amount:  Up to $40,000
Purpose:  Provides "seed money," or start-up funds, for pilot projects.
Eligibility: PI must be an early career orthopaedic surgeon, fellow, or resident with interests in sports medicine research. Any investigational team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.
Note:  Pre-reviews: In an effort to improve the quality and competitiveness of submissions, the AOSSM Research Committee will pre-review and critique applications prior to the final application deadline. This pre-review is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED but not required; should improve application successes.
Link:  American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant

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PAIN RESEARCH

Mayday Fund of New York, Pain Related Projects
Deadline:  No deadlines
Funding:   $25,000 to $400,000
Purpose:   The Mayday Fund is dedicated to alleviating the incidence, degree, and consequence of human physical pain. Grant-making targets include projects that result in clinical interventions to reduce the toll of physical pain, pediatric pain, pain in non-verbal populations, and pain in the context of emergency medicine.  Mayday will also continue to be proactive in its commitment to promote networking between veterinary and human medicine, especially to inform measurements of pain in nonverbal populations. Also, trustees wish to respond to special opportunities as presented. 
Eligibility:  PhD., MD, other professional.
Link:  http://www.maydayfund.org/maydayguidelines.html

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PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - LRRK2 Challenge 2012   
Deadline:  Proposals accepted on a rolling basis
Funding:  Up to $125,000 over one year
Purpose:  To support work that can significantly contribute to a better understanding of the gene/protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), its relevance to Parkinson's disease (PD) and effective ways to translate LRRK2 research into therapies for patients.
Eligibility:  Postdoctoral fellows are NOT eligible to apply as Principal Investigators
Link:  https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/grant-detail.php?id=4

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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Neurotrophic Factors Challenge 2012
Deadline: Proposals accepted on a rolling basis
Funding:  Up to $125,000 over one year
Purpose:  Research that can accelerate neurotrophic factor therapeutic development for Parkinson's disease.
Eligibility: Postdoctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as principal or co-principal investigators
Link: https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/apply-for-grant.html

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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Dyskinesia Challenge 2012          
Deadline: Proposals accepted on a rolling basis
Funding: Up to $125,000 over one year
Purpose: To engage researchers and drug makers focused on studying and/or therapeutically treating levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID).        
Eligibility: US and non-US entities, public and private non-profit entities, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments. Postdoctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as principal or co-principal investigators.
Link: https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/apply-for-grant.html

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PATIENT CENTERED CARE/HEALTH CARE QUALITY

Gladys Brooks Foundation
Deadline: May 31, 2013
Funding: Up to $100,000
Purpose: To provide for the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of Americans by establishing and supporting non-profit libraries, educational institutions, and hospitals.  Areas of interest include resource endowments and capital construction for libraries, educational endowments to support scholarships, and improvement in the quality of health care and reduced health costs.
Link: http://www.gladysbrooksfoundation.org/guidelines.html

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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) – Multiple Opportunities
Deadline:  June 15 (LOI)  August 15 (Application)
Funding:  Up to $500,000 across 3 years
Purpose:  (4 Funding Announcements)
1. Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options –Supports projects that address critical decisions that patients, their caregivers and clinicians face with too little information.
2. Improving Healthcare Systems – Supports projects addressing critical decisions that face health care systems, patients and caregivers who rely on them, and clinicians who work in them.
3. Communication and Dissemination Research– for projects that address critical elements in the communication and dissemination process among patients, their caregivers and clinicians.
4. Addressing Disparities – Supports studies that will identify best options/ inform the choice of strategies for eliminating disparities.
Link:  http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/funding-announcements/application-center/

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PEDIATRICS

Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation Research Grant Program
Deadline: June 14 by 5:00 p.m. EST (LOI); September 6, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. EST (application).
Funding:  $25,000 to $50,000/year, 1 to 2 years.
Purpose:  To provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collecting preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by NIH/ other granting institutions.
Eligibility: Must hold M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent degree and reside in the US or Canada. Must have a faculty appointment at accredited U.S. or Canadian medical institution and the ability to conduct independent research w/publications in peer-reviewed medical/scientific journals.
Link:  http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php

Gerber Foundation - Pediatric Research - Novice Researcher Award
Deadline: June 1, 2013 (Concept Paper)
Funding: Up to $20,000
Purpose: Research in Pediatric Health, Nutrition and Environmental Hazards
Eligibility: For physicians, Ph.D. candidates, and Pharm.D. candidates who are  in a residency or fellowship training program or those who are no more than one year post training; have not received a K award from the NIH; have an assigned mentor for the project and a current development plan.

Link: http://www.gerberfoundation.org/pd-research/novice-research-awards/application-process

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Gerber Foundation - Pediatric Research Awards Program
Deadline:  June 1, 2013 (Concept Paper)

Funding:  $20,000 to $200,000

Purpose: Research in Pediatric Health, Nutrition and Environmental Hazards

Notes:  Preference for an initial concept paper with subsequent communication between the grant applicant and Program staff as the grant proposal is developed. Applicants encouraged to contact Foundation at any point in the process to discuss project.

Link: http://www.gerberfoundation.org/pd-research/research-awards/application-process

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New York Life Foundation and National Alliance for Grieving Children 2013 Grief Reach
Deadline: July 8, 2013
Funding: Up to $100,000
Purpose: To provide funds to Children's Bereavement Programs to expand the reach of their programs to include underserved youth populations (18 years and younger). The funds for these grants are generously provided by New York Life Foundation and the oversight and RFP process is managed by the National Alliance for Grieving Children.
Edibility: The projects need to have a direct impact on children. 50% of the children served must be from low-income families, or 50% of the children must be from minority communities. Collaborations are strongly encouraged.
Link: http://www.childrengrieve.org/2013-grief-reach-request-proposals

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards

Deadline:  June 7, 2013. at noon MST (Concept paper)  July 19, 2013 at noon MST (full proposal)
Funding:  Maximum of $25,000 in direct costs, plus 7% direct costs

Purpose:  Supports a variety of research topics important to children's health. Both incidence and severity are considered when determining the significance of a problem being studied. The Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact the field of children's health through medical research. Both an applicant's aptitude and inclination toward research are considered. The quality of the mentor and the mentoring relationship are also considered to be important predictors of success.

Eligibility:  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.

A new investigator who holds a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K award or a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) is not eligible to apply for the Early Career Award.

Link:  https://www.thrasherresearch.org/SitePages/early-career-award.aspx#four

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PEROXISOMAL DISORDERS

The Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders, Small Grants
Deadline:  Friday, June 14, 2013 is the due date for all applications. By mail, postmark no later than June 14. Emailed applications must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST, June 14, 2013.
Funding:  Up to $25,000 annually for direct costs.
Purpose:  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).
Eligibility: Clinicians and researchers qualified in any aspect of PBD-ZSD may apply.
Link:  http://www.thegfpd.org/for-doctors/grants

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RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH

2013 ASPIRE Rheumatology Research Awards
Deadline:  July 1, 2013, 11:59pm EDST
Funding:  Max of $75,000/year for up to 2 years
Purpose: To further the understanding of certain rheumatologic conditions and contribute to excellence in patient care. Focus: 

• Biomarker development/validation using patient-derived material
• Studies to improve diagnosis, prognosis or treatment
• Imaging in early diagnosis
• Imaging in treatment monitoring
• Patient-Reported Outcomes
• Impact of Discordance Between Patient/Physician Ratings of Disease Activity on Outcomes

Eligibility: MD, PhD, PharmD or equivalent; Reside in US
Link: http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/7/1/2013-aspire-rheumatology-research-awards.aspx

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SURGERY/SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

American Surgical Association Foundation (ASAF), Fellowship
Deadline:  June 15, 2013, or earlier (Full Application)
Funding:   $75,000 per year, renewable.
Purpose:   Fellowship is a career development award intended to support and encourage gifted young surgeons who choose careers in investigation and academic surgery. During the fellowship years, the awardee should have a primary role in research and teaching. It is expected that the fellow will have a faculty position following the fellowship in the department of surgery of the sponsoring institution.  Primary consideration will be given to applicants who have previously had relevant research experience. 
Eligibility:  PhD., MD, other professional.  Be a citizen or permanent resident of the US or Canada and have an M.D. or equivalent medical degree. Must have completed an ACGME-approved residency in general surgery or a surgical specialty and hold a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or a similar medical institution. Application must be submitted within five years from the time that the applicant has completed their residency. All candidates must have completed an NIH-certified course in research ethics or plan to do so within the first year of the fellowship award. The fellowship is meant to support young investigators who have not been funded by NIH. Acceptance of other career development or fellowship awards such as the NIH K08 Career Development Award or the American Cancer Society (ACS) Mentored Research Scholar Grant precludes application for the ASAF Fellowship. 
Link:  http://www.americansurgical.info/awards_Fellowship.cgi

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American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 2014 Research Grant Program
Deadline:  September 12, 2013
Funding:  Up to $20,000
Purpose:  The objective of the ASES Research Grant is to encourage new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising shoulder and elbow research projects.
Link:  http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/9/12/american-shoulder-and-elbow-
surgeons-2014- research-grant-program.aspx

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James Ewing Foundation of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Susan G. Komen for the Cure 2013 Fall Clinical Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research
Deadline: Monday, July 8, 2013
Funding:  $100,000 total across 2 yrs
Purpose: To promote patient-oriented research conducted by surgical oncologists in clinical and translational science.
Eligibility:  Must be surgical oncologists within 10 years of completion of training; be full SSO members for at least 6 months prior to application submission; commit to at least 25% effort for this award.
Link:  James Ewing Foundation of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Susan G.
Komen for the Cure 2013 Fall Clinical Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research

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VACCINE RESEARCH

2013 ASPIRE Awards in Adult Vaccine Research (pneumococcal disease)
Deadline:  July 2, 2013 11:59pm EDST
Funding:  Max of up to $100,000/1 year.
Purpose:  Funds innovative research proposals for evaluation of the epidemiology and burden of pneumococcal disease in adults with underlying disease comorbidities and/or those living in long-term community settings. hould have a strong research interest within the areas of focus and should consider the following components when developing their research proposals:

• The burden of pneumococcal disease and serotype distribution in adults including but not limited to Individuals with increased risk of pneumococcal disease including those with underlying comorbidities.
• Comorbidities may include but are not limited to:
• Diabetes mellitus
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other chronic pulmonary disorder
• Oncologic disorders
• Chronic renal disease
• Hepatic disease
• Autoimmune disorders
• Those living in community settings (e.g., extended-care facilities, correctional institutions).
• Regional evaluation of pneumococcal resistance and serotype distribution.
• Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the adult population.
• Association of pneumococcal pneumonia with influenza or other respiratory viral illnesses

Link:  http://www.scangrants.com/grant/2013/7/2/request-for-proposals-2013-aspire-
awards- in-adult-vaccine-research.aspx

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Vaccine Innovation Award
Deadline: July 31, 2013
Funding: $250,000
Purpose: To recognize and celebrate revolutionary ways children in the poorest parts of the world are immunized. Nominees will be assessed on 3 broad criteria: developing country impact, innovation and creativity, and scale of the project.
Eligibility: Open to individuals from any discipline, including academic institutions, governments, health care facilities, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies may be nominated.
Link: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Vaccine-Delivery/
Vaccine-Innovation-Award

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YOUTH IMPACT

William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program
Deadline: July 3, 2012
Funding: $350,000 over 5 years
Purpose: To support promising early-career researchers from diverse disciplines, who have demonstrated success in conducting high-quality research and are seeking to further develop and broaden their expertise. Current research interests include how the everyday settings can be improved for youth ages 8 to 25, and how research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth.
Eligibility: Projects must address issues that have relevance for theory, and policies or practices, affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States or a vulnerable subpopulation of those youth. Applicants must have received their terminal degree within seven years of submitting their application.
Link: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/fellowships/william_t__grant_
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William T. Grant Foundation - Distinguished Fellows*
Deadline:  8/1/13 (Letter of Inquiry)
Funding:  Up to $175,000 over two years
Purpose:  To increase the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research to improve the lives of youth.   
Eligibility: Must be influential, mid-career policymakers, practitioners or researchers           

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