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External foundation and corporate support opportunities ~ September, 2011

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.

EXTERNAL CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION OPPORTUNITIES ~ SEPTEMBER 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Turnaround Opportunities: September 20 through September 30 (Details On Pages 2-4)
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Translational Research
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials
Arthritis Foundation – Innovative Research Grants
Health Effects Institute
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Career Development Program
Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute, Brain AVM Research Grant
Searle Scholars Program
NEW FALL OPPORTUNITIES

AGE-RELATED RESEARCH
American Health Assistance Foundation, Alzheimer's Disease Research program
American Federation for Aging Research, Research Award
The Cart Fund, Inc.
Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research
Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award
The Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research
ANESTHESIA
2012 Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award
BIOETHICS
The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
CANCER/MELANOMA/TUMOR RESEARCH
American Cancer Society, Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and Their Families
Postdoc Fellowships, Mentored Research Scholar Grants; Research Scholar Grants,
Clinical Research Professorships
DeGregorio Family Foundation for Stomach and Esophageal Cancer Research and Education
Melanoma Foundation
Melanoma Research Alliance
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Innovative Grants
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Career Development Awards
Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Foundation for Child Development
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--Grand Challenges Explorations
CROHN'S/COLITIS & RELATED DISEASES
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation
DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH
Dermatology Foundation – Research Career Development Award
DRUG TRIALS/DRUG DEVELOPMENT
The Stanley Medical Research Institute, Treatment Trials & Drug Development Awards
GLAUCOMA RESEARCH
American Health Assistance Foundation, National Glaucoma Research Grants
HEARING RESEARCH
National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation
HEREDITARY DISEASE
The Hereditary Disease Foundation
HIV/AIDS
Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research
IMMUNIZATIONS
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--Grand Challenges Explorations
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Awards
MEDICAL EDUCATION/POST DOC
Life Sciences Research Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
The Stanley Medical Research Institute, Treatment Trials and Drug Development
NEUROSCIENCE/ NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE/NEUROBIOLOGY RESEARCH
American Academy of Neurology Foundation
Brain Research Foundation
The Dana Foundation, Clinical Neuroscience Research Proposals
Whitehall Foundation, Research Grants
OPHTHAMOLOGY
American Health Assistance Foundation, Research Program
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
PULMONARY RESEARCH
American Lung Association
Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program
SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE
The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund
STEM CELL RESEARCH
BD Biosciences – Research Grant Program
THORACIC SURGERY RESEARCH
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, 2012 Research Awards
TOXICOLOGY
Colgate-Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research, Society of Toxicology (SOT)
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Qatar National Research Foundation, National Priorities Research Program

QUICK TURNAROUND OPPORTUNITIES: September 20 through September 30

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), Translational Research
Deadline: September 21, 2011 (LOI); October 5, 2011 (full proposal)
Funding: $150,000/year for up to 2 years
Purpose: The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) funds drug discovery and development research programs in the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), related dementias and cognitive aging. ADDF does not support basic research and solely allocates funding towards translational research efforts. The ADDF funds four different categories of research: Drug Discovery (target validation; high throughput screening; medicinal chemistry, including hit to lead development and lead optimization; in vitro and in vivo studies of efficacy, ADME, toxicology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; and in vivo proof‐of‐concept with lead compounds and biologics), Early Detection (development of biomarkers to accelerate drug development and early diagnosis), Clinical Trials (innovative pilot clinical trials) and Prevention (targeted pharmacological and non‐pharmacological approaches to prevention).
Link: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/index.php/research-programs/grant-opportunities

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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials
Deadline: September 21, 2011 (LOI); full proposal due October 5, 2011
Funding: up to $1M
Purpose: The goal of the Program to Accelerate Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease is to increase the number of innovative drugs tested in humans for Alzheimer’s disease. This program will fund biomarker-based pilot clinical trials.
Link: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-pact-rfp.pdf

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Arthritis Foundation – Innovative Research Grants
Deadline: September 26
Funding: Up to $200,000 over two years (including 8% in indirect costs).
Purpose: To support specific targeted research in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoarthritis (OA), Juvenile Arthritis (JA), and projects related to the needs of all patients with arthritis.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent degree and have a faculty appointment. Evidence of independence is required.
Link: http://www.arthritis.org/media/research/2011%20Arthritis%20
Foundation%20IRG%20RFA.pdf

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Health Effects Institute
Deadline: September 20, 2011 (preliminary application)
Funding: $300,000
Purpose: The Health Effects Institute is interested in receiving applications for research on novel and important aspects of the health effects of air pollutants, particularly those derived from motor vehicle emissions. There are two issues the Institute wants proposals to emphasize. One of these is to identify and evaluate effects in susceptible groups that may respond at lower levels of exposure than “normal subjects,” for example certain age groups, people of lower socioeconomic status, or those with pre-existing disease. A second crosscutting issue is innovation and validation: The Institute encourages the development of new methods and technologies that could be used later to provide data useful for regulatory purposes.
Link: http://www.healtheffects.org/funding.htm

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Career Development Program
Deadline: September 15 by 3 p.m. (Letter of Intent)
Funding: Scholars – up to $550,000 over five years.
Special Fellows – up to $195,000 over three years.
Fellows – up to $165,000 over three years.
Purpose: To support basic, clinical or translational research focused on developing treatments for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Eligibility: The Career Development Program supports researchers at the following career stages:
Scholar - a highly qualified investigator with an independent faculty-level or equivalent position and recipient of substantial funding from a national agency;
Scholar in Clinical Research - a highly qualified investigator with an independent faculty-level position conducting applied research through early-stage clinical trials;
Special Fellow - a qualified investigator who has completed a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research training and is ready to transition to an independent research program;
Special Fellow in Clinical Research - a researcher holding a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree with at least two years of clinical hematology, oncology, hematology/oncology or hematopathology training or postdoctoral research training in a clinical discipline; and
Fellow - a promising investigator with less than two years of postdoctoral research training.
Link: http://cml.leukemia-lymphoma.org/CMLApp/Controller?action=
loadContent&itemid=11618

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Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute (LMNI) Brain AVM Research Grant
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Funding: $30,000
Purpose: The mission of the LMNI is to provide information to patients and the community concerning neurological and physiological disorders, encourage the prevention of brain and spinal cord injury, promote the early diagnosis of neurological disorders and diseases, improve the quality of life for individuals affected by neurological disorders and diseases, and help find a cure for diseases of, and related to, the brain and spinal cord. The LMNI offers this research grant to support projects that will potentially advance the field of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) research and/or translate to directly benefit those affect by AVM's.
Link: http://www.lmni.org/grant.html

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Searle Scholars Program
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Funding: $300,000 over three years
Purpose: The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding young scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. Applicants for year 2012 awards will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.
Eligibility: Candidates should have begun their first appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2010. The appointment must be a tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution (of which Drexel is one). The Searle Scholars Program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components.
Note: Individuals from an invited institution who are considering submitting applications should consult with their Provost, Graduate Dean and Vice President for Research or a similarly situated academic officer to determine how many applications their institution has been allowed to submit, as well as how selections will be made within their institutions.
Link: http://www.searlescholars.net/go.php?id=5

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NEW FALL OPPORTUNITIES

AGE-RELATED RESEARCH

American Health Assistance Foundation
Deadline: October 12, 2011
Funding: $100,000-$400,000
Purpose: The American Health Assistance Foundation's Alzheimer's Disease Research program provides funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to a greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Preference is given to exciting, cutting-edge type projects that would not, at their present stage, be competitive for large government or industry awards. Awards are typically made to junior investigators, or to more established investigators who are proposing particularly innovative research. The program offers three types of awards.

The ADR Standard Award provides $400,000 over three years to researchers who have already generated some amount of preliminary data, but who still require significant support for further research before they can apply to governmental or industrial funding entities.
The ADR Pilot Award provides $150,000 over two years for highly innovative proposals with minimal preliminary data. These awards are typically described as being "high risk, high reward." Pilot awards are often given to investigators who need funding to demonstrate the validity of a very focused hypothesis.
The ADR Postdoctoral Fellowship Award provides $100,000 over two years to young researchers in the final stages of mentored training. These awards are meant to fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant's own independent research career.

Link: http://www.ahaf.org/research/apply/main.html

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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), Research Award
Deadline: December 15, 2011 (proposal)
Funding: Up to $100,000 for a one- to two-year award
Purpose: Research projects concerned with basic mechanisms of aging, age-related diseases if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders, as long as these include connections to fundamental problems in the biology of aging. Projects on clinical problems such as diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
Eligibility: Independent investigator with independent research space as assigned by departmental chair or equivalent; within the first ten years of receiving a doctoral degree by July 1, 2012.
Link: http://afar.org/afar99.html

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The Cart Fund, Inc.
Deadline: December 1, 2011 (LOI)
Funding: $250,000 awards
Purpose: Exploratory/ developmental Alzheimer's research projects: support for early and conceptual plans of projects not yet supported by extensive preliminary data, but that have potential to advance biomedical research.
Eligibility: Full time faculty (or equivalent status) at U.S. based public and private institutions.
Link: http://www.afar.org/CART.html

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Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research
Deadline: October 17, 2011
Funding: One-year fellowships ranging from $46,346 to $60,492
Purpose: Funding for postdoctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs) who conduct research in the fundamental mechanisms of aging.
Eligibility: Postdoctoral fellows at all levels of training are eligible. The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree) at the start date of the award (July 1, 2012). The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible. Applicants who have received postdoctoral training beyond 5 years must provide a justification for the additional training period. Fellows may not hold any concurrent foundation or not-for-profit funding.
Notes: Up to fifteen will be awarded.
Link: http://www.afar.org/ellisonpostdoc.html

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Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award
Deadline: December 15, 2011
Funding: Two-year grants of up to $200,000
Purpose: To pilot high risk research program with promise of transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging.
Eligibility: Full-time faculty (Assistant Professor or higher) with strong record of independence.
Notes: Projects that focus on genetic controls of aging and longevity, delay of aging by pharmacological agents or dietary means, or which elucidate the mechanisms by which alterations in hormones, anti-oxidant defenses, or repair processes promote longevity.
Link: http://www.afar.org/GlennBIG.html

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The Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research
Deadline: December 15, 2011.
Funding: Four-year awards of $550,000
Purpose: Sustain/promote careers of clinically trained individuals pursuing research careers in aging.
Eligibility: Encourages outstanding mid-career scientists without history of aging research whose research is relevant and could lead to novel approaches to aging. Also - aging researchers whose research is high risk, and not attractive to NIH or other traditional sources, but with high potential to make an impact.
Link: http://www.afar.org/Ellison%20Mid-Career.html

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ANESTHESIA

2012 Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA).
Deadline: November 1, 2011 (online application)
Funding: Up to must not exceed $750,000 payable over 3 years.
Purpose: Applicants must address one of the following research areas:

Fundamental Neuroscience Unknowns (including anesthesia safety in children)
Immune and Metabolic Consequences of Trauma, Surgery and Critical Care
Best Use of Systems-Based Practice to Enhance Patient Safety & Quality

Eligibility: Applicant must be a member of the International Anesthesia Research Society.
Candidates must be pursuing independent research careers in anesthesiology.
Link: http://www.iars.org/awards/frontiers_rules.asp

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BIOETHICS

The Greenwall Foundation, Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
Deadline: November 1, 2011 (preliminary application)
Funding: $50,00 and up per year, renewable.
Purpose: The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. This research will also put Faculty Scholars in a position to help set public policy and standards of clinical practice.
Eligibility: Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment in a tenure series at a university or non-profit research institute in the U.S. Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet been considered for tenure, who have not received a comparable career development award, and whose work will have an impact on public policy or clinical practice. Within this group, priority will be given to applicants whose research addresses innovative and emerging topics. Lower priority will be given to applicants who are working on institutional change, educational reform, or primarily theoretical research. Only one applicant from an institution will be considered; institutions are requested to have an internal screening and selection process. At a university with a law school, medical school, and school of arts and sciences, for example, only one candidate may submit a preliminary application.
Link: http://www.greenwallfsp.org/index.htm

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CANCER/MELANOMA/TUMOR RESEARCH

American Cancer Society (ACS), Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and Their Families
Deadline: October 15, 2011 by 5:00 p.m.
Funding: Up to $120,000 over two years (plus 20% indirect costs)
Purpose: To support pilot and exploratory research whose purpose is to test interventions, develop research methodologies, and explore novel research in palliative care of seriously ill cancer patients and their families. Must address one or more of the following areas: 1) exploring the relationship of pain and other distressing symptoms on quality and quantity of life, independence, function, and disability and developing interventions directed at their treatment in patients with advanced and chronic illnesses; 2) studying methods of improving communication between adults living with serious illness, their families and their health care providers; and/or 3) evaluating models and systems of care for patients living with advanced illness and their families.
Eligibility: Must hold a doctorate degree; have a full-time faculty position; and be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents.
Link: http://www.cancer.org/Research/ResearchProgramsFunding/
FundingOpportunities/IndexofGrants/

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American Cancer Society
Deadline: October 15, 2011
Funding: $44,000-$48,000 (Postdoctoral Fellowships); $135,000 per year over five years (Mentored Research Scholar Grants); $400,000 per year over five years (Research Scholar Grants and Clinical Research Professorships)
Purpose: The Extramural Research and Training Grants (EG) Department of the American Cancer Society has made the reduction of cancer health disparities a priority area of focus for the Cancer Control and Prevention Research Program with a call for applications in psychosocial and behavioral research and in health policy and health services research that address cancer health disparities. Within the Cancer Control and Prevention Research Program (one of five research programs in the EG department), meritorious applications focusing on disparity reduction will be funded prior to meritorious applications focusing on these areas in cancer control and prevention research: Psychosocial and Behavioral Research, Health Policy and Health Services Research, and Palliative Care and Symptom Management.

Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for the training of researchers who have received a doctorate, providing initial funding leading to an independent career in cancer research.
Mentored Research Scholar Grants in Applied and Clinical Research provide support for mentored research and training to full-time junior faculty, typically within the first four years of their first independent appointment. The goal is for these beginning investigators to become independent researchers as either clinician scientists or cancer control and prevention researchers.
Research Scholar Grants support investigator-initiated research projects by independent researchers.
Clinical Research Professorships are awarded to outstanding mid-career investigators who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy or epidemiologic research.

Link: http://www.cancer.org/Research/ResearchProgramsFunding/FundingOpportunities/
IndexofGrants/NewInitiatives/priority-focus-in-cancer-control-and-
prevention-research-program-health-disparities-research

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DeGregorio Family Foundation for Stomach and Esophageal Cancer Research and Education
Deadline: November 01, 2011 (Full Proposal)
Funding: $250,000
Purpose: The DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer offers a funding opportunity for gastroesophageal malignancies research. The Foundation seeks to promote and facilitate collaborative research on the pathogenesis, early diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies. They wish to support high quality and innovative bench, clinical, and translational research to improve our understanding of the biology of these diseases, or identification of potential novel therapeutic targets, or in the development and evaluation of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment.
Eligibility: Ph.D., M.D., other professional.
Link: http://www.degregorio.org/missionstatement.cfm

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Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF)
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Funding: $100,000 over two years (Career Development); $200,000 over two years (Established Investigator)
Purpose: The Foundation's mission is to fund research to find more effective treatments and a cure for melanoma, to educate clinicians, related healthcare providers, patients and families about melanoma prevention and treatments, and to advocate on behalf of the melanoma patient and scientific community. Career Development Awards are a means to encourage junior investigators to enter the field of melanoma research. The purpose of the Established Investigator grant is to encourage investigators to attempt high-risk, but potentially high-yield, melanoma research projects.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or M.D. degree or equivalent, have a title equivalent to associate professor or higher, and show evidence of strong departmental or institutional support and commitment. Applicants are limited to submitting one application to the MRF Established Investigator Award Program per year.
Link: http://www.melanoma.org/research/research-award-programs

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Melanoma Research Alliance
Deadline: December 1, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Funding: (1) Individual investigator awards: A) young investigator, $75,000/yr for 2 to 3 yrs for innovative, early concept scientific projects; B) established investigator, up to $125,000/yr for 2 to 3 yrs to conduct projects supported by preliminary data; and C) pilot study, award of $50,000/yr for 2 yrs.
(2) Team science awards emphasizing collaboration: multidisciplinary teams of two or more PIs, up to $1 million total over 2 to 3 yrs.
Purpose: Addressing the gap in translational science, i.e., turning scientific discoveries into tools and/or treatments for high risk individuals or melanoma patients with emphasis on prevention, diagnosis and staging or treatment.
Eligibility: PIs holding a faculty appointment at an academic research institution (Assistant Professor or above). Investigators need not be specifically trained in melanoma research; however, they should be working in an environment capable of conducting high quality, high impact melanoma research.
Notes: Fellows or those in other training positions are not eligible. Individuals employed by federal government agencies may participate in research proposals as non-funded collaborators, but may not apply for direct funding. Multiple applications will be accepted from a single institution, provided that each application has a different PI and represents a different hypothesis.
Link: http://www.melanomaresearchalliance.org/mra_research/rfp.html

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Innovative Grants
Deadline: October 3, 2011 (LOI)
Funding: $200,000 over two years
Purpose: Supports creative and cutting edge ideas or approaches, including those successful in other areas of cancer with promise for pancreatic cancer.
Eligibility: For full-time junior and senior faculty.
Link: http://www.pancan.org/section_research/research_grants_
program/apply_for_a_grant.php

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Career Development Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2011
Funding: $200,000 over two years
Purpose: Supports newly independent investigators to develop or strengthen a research program in pancreatic cancer.
Eligibility: For junior faculty in first four years of a full-time appointment.
Link: http://www.pancan.org/section_research/research_grants_
program/apply_for_a_grant.php

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Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation (PLGA)
Deadline: Open (LOI). The grant cycle is an ongoing process throughout the year.
Funding: Award funding is based on size, impact, and complexity of projects. All grants are awarded with the understanding of 0 percent overhead. Funding can be awarded over one, two, or three years.
Purpose: The PLGA Foundation was founded to improve the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for children with brain tumors through research, support, education, and advocacy. Priority is to act as a catalyst for researchers world-wide to turn attention to the area of PLGA brain tumor research and award research grants for the most promising programs and studies that will lead to a better understanding of the causes of PLGA, creation of more effective brain tumor treatments, and a cure for pediatric low grade astrocytoma tumors. Proposals related to basic and translational projects that can advance understanding of the underlying biology of the development and treatment of PLGA tumors will be considered. Will also consider funding start-up, dedicated PLGA research programs at specific medical institutions.
Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional. Investigators in the early years of their careers are encouraged to apply. Previous PLGA Foundation grant recipients are eligible to apply. Investigators from all over the world are invited. Guidelines, forms, and requirements for the grant proposal will be provided when pre-applicants are notified of PLGA Foundation solicitation.
Link: http://www.fightplga.org/research/Apply_for_a_Grant

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Foundation for Child Development (FCD)
Deadline: November 2, 2011
Funding: $150,000 maximum
Purpose: The FCD Young Scholars Program (YSP) focuses on understanding the changing faces of the nation’s children as reflected in the current demography of the United States. YSP seeks to support a new generation of scholars conducting research on the development of children in immigrant families from birth to age ten, particularly those who are living in low-income families. Given the limited research on young immigrant children, proposals focused on children from birth to age eight are highly encouraged. Fellowship recipients are expected to produce a book or article(s) suitable for publication, and to articulate how their research may potentially inform public policies regarding young newcomer children.
Eligibility: Scholars must have earned their Ph.D. within the 15 years prior to June 30, 2011 (seven years from completion of residency for M.D.s). Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine). Special consideration will be given to candidates who are more junior in their careers. Candidates from diverse backgrounds (e.g., ethnicity, discipline) are highly encouraged to apply. FCD is committed to supporting scholars from traditionally underrepresented groups. At the time of application deadline on November 2, 2011, applicants may either:

Not have received tenure and hold a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at an American college or university located in the United States. Please note tenure equivalent positions are not eligible for the fellowship.
Have received tenure within the past four years, and hold a full-time faculty position at an American college or university located in the United States.

Link: http://fcd-us.org/our-work/new-american-children/apply-ysp?doc_id=447982

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--Grand Challenges Explorations
Deadline: November 17, 2011
Funding: $100,000
Purpose: Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas to fight our greatest health challenges. Phase I grants of $100,000are awarded initially; projects have one opportunity to apply for a follow-on Phase II grant of up to $1,000,000. Proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 8 grants are being accepted for the following topics:

Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
Design new approaches to optimize immunization systems
Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges

Eligibility: Grand Challenges Explorations is open to both foreign and domestic non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies and academic institutions. Grants will not be provided to individuals.
Link: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx

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CROHN'S/COLITIS & RELATED DISEASES

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
Deadline: November 1, 2011 (LOI)
Funding: $117,000 per year for one to three years (Senior Research Awards), $90,000 per year for one to three years (Career Development Awards)
Purpose: For Senior Research Awards, the purpose 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). For Career Development Awards, purpose is to encourage the development of individuals with research potential to help them prepare for a career of independent basic and/or clinical investigation in the area of inflammatory bowel disease. Proposals must be relevant to inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis).
Eligibility: Applicant must hold an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and must be employed by an institution (public non-profit, private non-profit or government) engaged in health care and/or health related research. He/she must have attained independence from his/her mentor (Senior Research Awards). For Career Development Awards, candidates holding M.D. degrees must have five years of post doctoral experience, two years of which must be documented research experience relevant to IBD. Generally, the candidates must not be in excess of ten years beyond the attainments of the doctoral degree. Applicants holding Ph.D.s must have at least two years of documented post-doctoral research relevant to IBD.
Link: http://www.ccfa.org/ccfaprof/research-grant-opps/

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Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation Broad Medical Research Program (BMRP) - IBD/Diabetes Mellitus/Crohn’s Disease Research
Deadline: Continuous
Funding: $100,000 (approximately)
Purpose: The BMRP provides funds for research that will lead to improvements in the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In addition, the BMRP wants to attract scientists who are not currently working in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) to apply their knowledge, expertise, and techniques to IBD research. The BMRP is interested in early stage exploratory innovative research proposals to investigate the similarities and differences between IBD and diabetes mellitus (DM). Proposals should be exploratory in nature designed as pilot projects researching possible commonality in the etiopathogenesis between IBD and DM. Human or animal model studies are welcomed. Preference is given to proposals for work conducted with patients and with strong potential of clinical applicability in the foreseeable future. Research using non-human material should lead to translational benefits to patients with IBD.
Eligibility: The Principal Investigator can be a postdoctoral fellow or someone with a faculty or equivalent appointment at the institution. Only one PI for each proposal. Basic and clinical investigators, scientists not currently working in inflammatory bowel disease, and interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to apply.
Link: http://www.broadmedical.org/funding.htm

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DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH

Dermatology Foundation – Research Career Development Award
Deadline: October 17
Funding: Up to $165,000 over three years.
Purpose: To assist researchers in the transition from a fellowship to a career as an investigator focused on dermatology.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold an M.D.; M.D., Ph.D.; Ph.D.; or D.O. degree, have completed initial training in biomedical research (i.e., two to three-year fellowship or postdoctoral training), and be a junior faculty member in a department of dermatology. Recipients of federally funded career development awards may not apply.
Special Note: In addition to the Research Career Development Award, the Dermatology Foundation offers several other grant opportunities with the same deadline, including the Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship, the Clinical Career Development Award in Dermatologic Surgery, and the Clinical Career Development Award in Health Care Policy/Public Health. See the URL below for more details.
To Apply: http://dermatologyfoundation.org/pdf/rap/2012/DF_RAP_Announce_2012_0706.pdf

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DRUG TRIALS/DRUG DEVELOPMENT

The Stanley Medical Research Institute, Treatment Trials & Drug Development Awards
Deadline: October 1, 2011 (Application)
Funding: Up to $300,000/year for 1-3 years ($900,000 max.)
Note: For most awards, the maximum amount is $300,000 per year for up to three years, depending on the stage of development of compounds to be tested and the type of trial required. Special treatment trials may be funded at a higher level. Indirect costs of up to 15 percent may be included as part of the total grant budget, i.e., the total direct and indirect costs for each year cannot exceed $300,000. Applicants should request whatever funds they will need to conduct the proposed research. SMRI is flexible on budget item inclusions.
Eligibility: Applications accepted from researchers in any country except where prohibited by United States law. Skills and academic experience will be considered, but no particular academic degree is required.
Purpose: The largest program at SMRI is for identification of medications to improve treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Although some medications have been available since the 1960s, they have proven only partially effective. Many individuals with these diseases continue to have symptoms even when taking available medications, while others find it difficult to take medications because of side effects.
Two Award Types:
I. Regular Treatment Trials: To support testing of medications to assess their efficacy for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. SMRI is especially interested in supporting testing of medications that are unlikely to be tested by pharmaceutical companies because they are not commercially profitable.
II. Special Treatment Trials and Drug Development: Special treatment trials are usually multi-center trials that require more than $300,000 per year to carry out. Such trials are usually reserved for medications for which preliminary SMRI-supported trials have been promising. SMRI has, in the past, also supported the development of promising medications at selected corporate biotechnology companies. At this time, such funds are fully committed, and new applications are not being accepted.
Link: http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/TreatmentTrialsandDrug
Development/Overview/tabid/158/Default.aspx

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GLAUCOMA RESEARCH

American Health Assistance Foundation – National Glaucoma Research Grants
Deadline: October 26, 2011 (proposal deadline)
Funding: $100,000 over two years
Purpose: Initial funding for highly innovative experimental ideas. Most awardees use AHAF funds to demonstrate key findings that lead to later interest and additional funding from industrial or governmental agencies. The standard glaucoma research award provides funding for researchers who have generated preliminary data, but often still require significant progress before they can apply to governmental or industrial funding agencies.
Eligibility: PIs must have held the academic rank of assistant professor or higher. Non-tenure-track positions are welcome to apply for funding if they are appropriately trained and are permitted by their organizations to manage the grant and supervise any key personnel.
Notes: The portfolio of AHAF supported research extends from basic molecular and cellular biology through clinical and behavioral health research.
Link: http://www.ahaf.org/research/apply/openawards.html

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HEARING RESEARCH

National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation
Deadline: October 7, 2011
Funding: $20,000
Purpose: The Organization awards grants for exploration into innovative biomedical research
areas in the preventions, causes, treatments and cures of hearing loss and deafness. It encourages proposals related to biological restoration of hearing.
Eligibility: Clinicians and researchers qualified in the field of auditory science may apply. Applications from researchers in other disciplines who will conduct research directly relevant to auditory science are also encouraged.
Link: http://nohrfoundation.org/2011awards

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HEREDITARY DISEASE

The Hereditary Disease Foundation
Deadline: LOIs accepted continuously; full applications due by October 15, 2011
Funding: $40,500-$56,000 (John J. Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships); $50,000 max (Research Grants)
Purpose: The focus of the Hereditary Disease Foundation is on Huntington's disease. Support will be for research projects that will contribute to identifying and understanding the basic defect in Huntington's disease. Areas of interest include trinucleotide expansions, animal models, gene therapy, neurobiology and development of the basal ganglia, cell survival and death, and intercellular signaling in striatal neurons. Research Grants are considered seed money. If the project shows promise, it is hoped that other institutions will fund it thereafter.
Note: Anyone accepting funding from the Hereditary Disease Foundation must agree to abide by the following policy: Propagatable materials (including monoclonal antibodies and recombinant DNAs) should be freely available to other investigators following publication. The Foundation's position is that there be no restrictions or proprietary rights in materials produced with our support.
Link: http://www.hdfoundation.org/funding/grants.php

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HIV/AIDS

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR)
Deadline: October 17, 2011
Funding: Up to $150,000 (direct costs) per year for up to 2 years, plus applicable indirect costs. Second year funding contingent on demonstration of satisfactory progress during year one. International awardees are limited to 8% IDC. Additional support will be provided for grantee and mentor to attend the International AIDS Society conferences. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute at least 25% of their time to the CNIHR project. CNIHR anticipates making 6-12 awards.
Purpose: To create a mechanism via the established Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to fund developmental projects to bring insight and new ideas to the HIV/AIDS field of study from early stage investigators with expertise in other disciplines. The intent of this program is to attract both international and U.S.-based young, early stage investigators from outside the field of HIV/AIDS research to help address new questions related to emerging issues of long-term survival with HIV infection and the prevention of HIV transmission. Research topics could include any aspect of science, but may not include clinical trials of new drugs, treatments, or devices; or off-label use of a licensed drug.
Eligibility: Investigators with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. They can be from any relevant discipline. Eligible PIs must work with their institution to develop application. Applicants may be located at a CFAR site or elsewhere. Applicants from all countries (excluding embargoed countries) are encouraged to apply. Junior investigators (completed terminal degree/medical residency within last 10 years) who are faculty (e.g. assistant professor, senior lecturer, etc.) in good standing at an academic or research institution. Post-doctoral trainees are eligible to apply IF they have completed their training and have faculty or comparable position prior to February 9, 2012.
Researchers with any previous grant, contract, sub-award or publication in HIV/AIDS research are ineligible.
Link: http://cnihr.org/requestforproposals

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IMMUNIZATIONS

Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
Design new approaches to optimize immunization systems
Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Awards
Deadline: November 1, 2011(application)
Funding: $500,000 over five years
Purpose: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease awards offer opportunities for accomplished investigators at the assistant professor level to study pathogenesis, with a focus on the intersection of human and microbial biology. The program is intended to shed light on the overarching issues of how human hosts handle infectious challenge. The awards are intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to pursue new avenues of inquiry and higher-risk research projects that hold potential for advancing significantly the biochemical, pharmacological, immunological, and molecular biological understanding of how infectious agents and the human body interact.
Eligibility: Candidates will generally have an M.D., D.V.M., or Ph.D. degree. (References to degrees include all types of medical and scientific doctoral level degrees.) Candidates must have an established record of independent research and hold a tenure-track position as an assistant professor or equivalent (at the time of application) at a degree-granting institution. Applications from non-tenure track investigators at tenure-offering, degree-granting institutions will not be accepted. Applications from institutions or departments that do not offer tenure may or may not be accepted. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada at the time of application. Candidates at the appropriate career stage who have held or are currently holding a Burroughs Wellcome Fund award must contact BWF in advance to determine eligibility for this program.
Note: Contact your dean or provost to request a nomination. A U.S. or Canadian institution— including its medical school, graduate schools, and all affiliated hospitals and research institutes—may nominate up to two candidates. The institution must submit a statement of nomination for each candidate. BWF encourages institutions to nominate underrepresented minorities and women for this program.
Link: http://www.bwfund.org/pages/105/Investigators-in-the-Pathogenesis-
of-Infectious-Disease/

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MEDICAL EDUCATION/POST DOC

Life Sciences Research Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 1, 2011
Funding: Up to $168,000 over three years
Purpose: To support young researchers in basic life sciences research in the fields of: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; and virology.
Eligibility: Must hold an M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., or D.D.S. degree and not yet have a faculty appointment. No more than one LSRF fellow in any one laboratory at a time.
Link: http://www.lsrf.org/pages/application.htm

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MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Funding: $30,000-$225,000
Purpose: AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. A suicide outcome measure must be included. Submitting treatment feasibility studies or adding a suicide component (e.g., sample or treatment) to an existing grant are also acceptable. AFSP offers the following types of grants:

Pilot Grants (up to $30,000 over one or two years): awarded to investigators at any level. These grants provide seed money for new projects with the potential to lead to subsequent, larger investigations and are typically feasibility rather than hypothesis-driven studies.
Standard Research Grants (up to $75,000 over two years): awarded to individual investigators at any level.
Young Investigator Grants (up to $85,000 over two years): awarded to investigators at the level of assistant professor or lower. In addition to a maximum of $75,000 for the investigator’s research, these grants provide an additional $10,000 ($5,000 per year) for an established suicide researcher who will mentor the Young Investigator. AFSP can assist in matching mentors with mentees.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (up to $100,000 over two years): awarded to investigators who have received a Ph.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support. Fellows receive a progressive stipend of $42,000 for the first year and $46,000 for the second year, with an institutional allowance of $6,000 per year.
Distinguished Investigator Grants (up to $100,000 over two years): awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publication on suicide.
Linked Standard Research Grants (up to $225,000 over two years): awarded to investigators at any level performing research involving three or more unique sites.

Eligibility: Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. A currently-funded grantee may not submit a new application until completion of the ongoing grant and submission of a Final Report within the prescribed period (i.e., 60 days following grant completion or termination). New grantees must begin their studies within six months of the approved start date. Failure to begin the study within this time frame may result in withdrawal of the grant award.
Link: http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-
D7A9A6BCFFE3574B

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The Stanley Medical Research Institute, Treatment Trials and Drug Development
Deadline: October 1, 2011
Funding: Up to $300,000/year for up to 3 years
Purpose: The Stanley Medical Research Institute is a nonprofit organization supporting research on the causes of, and treatments for, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The Institute's Treatment Trials and Drug Development program supports the testing of medications to assess their efficacy for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The Institute is especially interested in the repurposing of existing drugs and supporting the testing of medications that are unlikely to be tested by pharmaceutical companies because they are not commercially profitable.
Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from researchers in any country except where prohibited by United States law. The skills and academic experience of the applicant will be considered, but no particular academic degree is required.
Link: http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/TreatmentTrialsandDrugDevelopment/
Overview/tabid/158/Default.aspx

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NEUROSCIENCE/ NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE/NEUROBIOLOGY RESEARCH

American Academy of Neurology Foundation
Deadline: October 1, 2011
Funding: $120,000 over two years (Clinical Research Training Fellowships and Practice Research Training Fellowships); $230,000 over three years (Clinician-Scientist Development Awards)
Purpose: The Foundation has dedicated its grant making efforts toward investing in young researchers. It has identified and developed several funding mechanisms to help achieve this goal:

Clinical Research Training Fellowships are mentored awards designed for relatively new investigators in the early-to-mid stages of their training in clinical research methodology.
Clinician-Scientist Development Awards are three-year awards to support clinical research leading to discovery of new therapies in specific disease areas (Myasthenia Gravis for 2012).
Practice Research Training Fellowships are two-year awards to support training in clinical practice research and are intended to create unique training opportunities, previously difficult to access for neurologists. Clinical practice research may include evaluation of health services, quality of care, implementation of proven therapies, physician performance, or patient adherence.

Link: http://www.aan.com/go/foundation/research

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Brain Research Foundation
Deadline: October 17, 2011 at 4 p.m. (LOI)
Funding: $300,000 over two years
Purpose: The Brain Research Foundation invites U.S. institutions to nominate one faculty member to submit a Letter of Intent for the Scientific Innovations Award (SIA). The Brain Research Foundation’s Annual Scientific Innovations Award Program provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. The objective of the SIA is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings.
Eligibility: The nominated candidate must be a tenure-track or tenured professor or associate professor at a U.S. institution, working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential. Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease. The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources. This grant is not to be used as a source of bridge funding.
Link: http://thebrf.org/Sub+Pages/Scientific+Innovations+Award+Guidelines

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The Dana Foundation -- Clinical Neuroscience Research Proposals
Deadline: Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. (LOI)
Funding: Up to $300,000 payable over three years
Purpose: "First in man" studies of patients with devastating brain diseases for which there currently is no effective treatment. "Controlled clinical studies" in patients with specific brain disease, based on promising animal studies suggesting a specific therapy either treated condition or prevented it from worsening.
Eligibility: Clinical researchers.
Link: http://www.dana.org/grants/clinical/

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Whitehall Foundation, Research Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2011 (Letter of Intent)
Funding: Up to $225,000 over three years
Purpose: To support basic research in neurobiology.
Eligibility: Applicants must be assistant professors or productive senior scientists who wish to move into new fields of interest. They must dedicate a minimum of 20 percent of their time to the proposed project and have less than $200,000 of existing support.
Additional Information: The Foundation's current focus is on invertebrate and vertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology, specifically investigations of neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal of the research should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior.Research should not be well supported by federal agencies or other foundations. Letters of intent must be sent by U.S. or other mail carrier (not email), and include a cover page and abstract of proposed research.
Special Note: The Foundation also has a grants-in-aid program with the same deadline. See URL below.
Link: http://www.whitehall.org/applying

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OPHTHAMOLOGY

American Health Assistance Foundation, National Glaucoma Research Program
Deadline: October 26, 2011
Funding: $100,000 over two years
Purpose: The American Health Assistance Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research program is accepting grant proposals from domestic as well as international researchers. Grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit and relevance of the research to understanding aspects of glaucoma that lead to improved treatments, prevention strategies, and diagnoses. Preference is given to exciting pilot projects that would not, at their present stage, be competitive for large government or industry awards. Recipients range from junior investigators to more established investigators who are proposing particularly innovative research or attempting to enter the glaucoma disease field.
Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to nonprofit institutions or government research facilities. Applications from institutions outside the United States are welcome.
Link: http://www.ahaf.org/research/apply/main.html

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PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's Research
Deadline: Pre-proposals due October 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. (Clinical Intervention) and November 29, 2011 at 6 p.m. (Target Validation). No deadlines for Rapid Response.
Funding: unspecified for Clinical Intervention; $75,000 over one year for Rapid Response; $250,000 over two years for Target Validation
Purpose: The Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research, part of MJFF‘s annual Pipeline Programs, represents funding opportunities focused on the following critical points along the translational pathway to new Parkinson's Disease (PD) therapies:

Rapid Response Innovation Awards: This program quickly supports high-risk, high-reward projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of PD.
Target Validation: This program supports work seeking to determine if modulation of a novel biological target has impact in a PD-relevant animal model – an essential early step to the development of potential targeted therapies.

Clinical Intervention Awards: The flagship clinical program supports human trials testing promising PD therapies that may significantly and fundamentally improve treatment for people with PD.

Eligibility: For Target Validation and Clinical Intervention Awards,post-doctoral fellows are NOT eligible to apply as PIs. For the Rapid Response Innovation Awardsprogram post-doctoral fellows are eligible to apply as PIs, but must collaborate with an Administrative PI who serves as the director of the laboratory in which the research will be conducted. The Administrative PI will be responsible for assisting in providing all institutional documents required for the project and will be required to sign any award contract. Biographical information is required for both the postdoctoral fellow acting as PI, as well as for the Administrative PI. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will rest solely with the PIs. Training or mentoring-only proposals will not be considered
Link: http://www.michaeljfox.org/research_openFundingPrograms_program.cfm?ID=45

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Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
Deadline: November 15, 2011 at 5 p.m. (LOI)
Funding: $75,000 over two years
Purpose: The Foundation's International Research Grants Program (IRGP) is designed to promote innovative research that has a high potential to significantly advance the knowledge of Parkinson's disease (PD) but little likelihood of securing funding through more traditional sources. By supporting novel, "high risk/high reward" research, the goal of the IRGP is to enable investigators to demonstrate the feasibility of their ideas while generating preliminary data necessary for the support of future funding. Successful IRGP projects are:

novel research hypotheses of Parkinson's disease;
inventive in terms of methodology or approach; and
clinical, preclinical, or basic research proposals that will directly impact Parkinson's disease or its treatment.

Eligibility: The IRGP is open to independent investigators both nationally and internationally, possessing postdoctoral training or a medical degree, with clinical, preclinical or basic research proposals that will directly impact Parkinson's disease or its treatment. Preference will be given to scientists who are at an early stage in their professional careers. Postdoctoral researchers/scientists and fellows are not eligible to apply for this program. Investigators who receive funding from PDF may not receive funding for other projects supported by PDF during the same year, nor receive funding from other foundations or institutions for the same project during that year.
Link: http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding_irg

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PULMONARY RESEARCH

American Lung Association
Deadline: October 20, 2011
Funding: $32,000-$100,000
Purpose: The following awards will be offered as a part of the 2012-2013 American Lung Association Nationwide Awards and Grants Portfolio:

Senior Research Training Fellowship (8-10 grants available): $32,500/yr. Post-doctoral support for MDs and/or PhDs receiving further academic training as scientific investigators. Research areas of particular interest are: adult pulmonary medicine, pediatric pulmonary medicine and lung biology.
Biomedical Research Grant (10-12 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology.
Dalsemer Research Grant (1 grant available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching interstitial lung disease.
Clinical Patient Care Research Grant (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on traditional clinical studies examining methods of improving patient care and/or treatment for lung disease.
Social-Behavioral Research Grant: (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on epidemiological and behavioral studies examining risk factors affecting lung health. This grant includes studies concerning the ethical, legal and economic aspects of health services and policies.
American Lung Association / The CHEST Foundation Asthma Clinical Patient Care Grant: (1 grant available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on traditional clinical studies examining methods for improving patient care and treatment for asthma.
American Lung Association / AAAAI Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award (2 grants available): $75,000/yr. Supports investigators at any level of research experience, working in an allergy/immunology division/section on a project related to allergic respiratory disease.

Link: http://www.lungusa.org/finding-cures/grant-opportunities/grant-offerings.html

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Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 12, 2011 at 9 p.m.
Funding: $156,000 over three years
Purpose: The Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research is intended to support the development of outstanding investigators embarking on careers in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. The program seeks to help them as they make the transition to independent, self-supporting, faculty members. Parker B. Francis Fellowship grants are awarded to institutions for the purpose of providing stipends, fringe benefits, and modest travel expenses in support of qualified post-doctoral fellows or newly appointed assistant professors. There are no restrictions regarding discipline or department.
Eligibility: Applicants are eligible to apply for a Fellowship if they are:

Scientists holding a relevant doctoral degree (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D, D.V.M,, Dr. P.H.) who are embarking on a career in clinical, laboratory or translational science related to Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at a U.S. or Canadian university or research institution;
A citizen or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada or have a permanent residency application on file with the U.S. or Canadian Immigration Services;
A Ph.D. or other non-M.D. scientist no more than seven years beyond completion of their doctoral degree or an M.D. scientist no more than seven years beyond clinical training (i.e., residency, internship, clinical fellowship). Candidates with greater than seven years since the doctoral degree require approval for continued training from the Scientific Director of the Fellowship Program.
Applicants must be approved by their department to apply for the Fellowship. Institutions may have no more than three Parker B. Francis Fellows in a single department at a given time and a department may submit no more than two applications annually.
Individuals are ineligible for a Fellowship if they are the principal investigator on an NIH K or R series research grant at the time of application. Fellows in the second or third year of their Fellowship, who receive an NIH K or R series award or similar grant, may request approval to retain the Fellowship and to reallocate a portion of the Fellowship salary support to supplies or other research costs.
PBF Fellows are required to have at least 75 percent of their time available for research.

Link: http://www.francisfellowships.org/learn.htm

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SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE

The Morton Cure Paralysis Fund
Deadline: October 31, 2011 and April 30 2012 (full proposal).
Funding: $5,000 - $75,000 for one year. A second year may be considered upon review of a progress report.
Purpose: Funds activities that hold promise of identifying cures for paralysis with a focus on moving research to clinical trial. Focus areas are understanding the effects of spinal cord injury at the cellular level; studying strategies to promote neuronal growth and survival, encourage the formation of synapses, enhance the production of myelin, restore conduction capabilities, or otherwise lead to restoration of the compromised circuitry in the acutely and chronically injured central nervous system; and, evaluating new therapies in clinical trial. Awards promote innovative early work to develop national research support, and do not provide long-term support.
Eligibility: Senior scientists or postdoctoral fellows may serve as PIs.
Link: http://www.mcpf.org/Grants/tabid/145/Default.aspx

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STEM CELL RESEARCH

BD Biosciences, Research Grant Program
Deadline: October 31
Funding: Up to $100,000 worth of research reagents and labware.
Purpose: To support scientists with innovative ideas in stem cell research.
Eligibility: Not specified.
Additional Information: Awards will be based on creativity, content and innovation, including how the applicant proposes to use BD Biosciences reagents to further stem cell research goals.
To Apply: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/research/grant/apply/stem_cell.jsp

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THORACIC SURGERY RESEARCH

Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, 2012 Research Awards
Deadline: October 16 by 11:59 p.m.
Funding: Up to $80,000 over two years.
Purpose: To provide seed funding to early-career cardiothoracic surgeons for either original clinical or laboratory-based investigations original research toward the advancement of thoracic surgery.
Eligibility: Thoracic surgeons who received their first faculty appointment after October 16, 2006 and have completed or will complete a program leading to certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery by the grant start date. Applicants must spend at least 30% of their time on research.
Additional Information: The Foundation seeks to fund investigations that will generate data that will lead to continued funding from other sources.
To Apply: http://www.tsfre.org/Awards/grants.html

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TOXICOLOGY

Colgate-Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research, Society of Toxicology (SOT)
Deadline: October 9, 2011 (Application)
Funding: $40,000
Purpose: These grants will identify and support efforts that promote, develop, refine, or validate scientifically acceptable animal alternative methods to facilitate the safety assessment of new chemicals and formulations. High priority will be given to projects that use:

in vitro or non-animal models
reproductive and Developmental Toxicology
neurotoxicology
systemic toxicology
sensitization
acute toxicity

Eligibility: Ph.D., M.D., other professional. Scientists at any stage of career progression may submit a proposal.
Link: http://www.toxicology.org/ai/af/awards.aspx

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ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Deadline: October 12, 2011 (deadline)
Funding: $200,000 award
Purpose: The Warren Alpert Foundation supports innovative individuals and organizations dedicated to understanding and curing disease through groundbreaking research, scholarship and service. Each year the Foundation receives between 30 and 50 award nominations for the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, which was first awarded in 1987. Many of the world's foremost physician-scientists and researchers, working in a variety of disciplines, are nominated by their colleagues for this prestigious honor. The goal is to recognize contributions to humanity and breakthroughs in the understanding and curing of major diseases. Winners of the Alpert Prize are presented with a $200,000 award at the Foundation's annual ceremony.
Eligibility: Nominations should be made for scientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders or for research results that constitute a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our ability to treat disease.
Link: http://warrenalpert.org/foundation/

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Qatar National Research Foundation, National Priorities Research Program (NPRP)
Deadline: Oct 11, 2011 Letter of Intent
Funding: $20,000 to a max of $350,000/award/year; 1 to 3 years; few $5M/5 year awards.
Purpose: To advance knowledge and education by supporting original, competitively selected research for researchers at all levels, from students to professionals, in the private, public, and academic sectors. The NPRP is the primary means by which QNRF will seek to address key national, regional, and global needs through research. QNRF also solicits scientists with exceptional ideas, approaches, procedures and models that may solve key issues of national, regional or global interest to apply for the National Priorities Research Program - Exceptional Proposals (NPRP-EP), an additional funding opportunity within the NPRP program. QNRF seeks to support a broad variety of projects, including basic and applied research projects in the natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Eligibility: PhD., MD, other professional. Lead Principal Investigators (LPIs) must hold a research oriented doctorate; at least five peer reviewed publications uploaded in his profile and a good track record in research and particularly good research skills and experience in the field of the proposed project. He/she should be affiliated with a well-recognized academic institute, research institute, research oriented company, or research organization from the public or private sector.
Link: http://www.qnrf.org/fund_program/nprp/index.php

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