National Institutes of Health (NIH)
K01 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
K02 - Independent Scientist Award
K99/R00 - Pathway to Independence Award
The purpose of the (K01) is to provide support and protected time (three, four, or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant NIH staff.
For additional information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-190.html
The (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant NIH staff.
For additional information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-193.html
The (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three, four, or five years of salary support and protected time for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the relevant Institute or Center (IC) staff.
For additional information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-192.html
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS (CDMRP)
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Bone Marrow Failure Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Breast Cancer Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016/2017 (FY16/17) Defense Medical Research and Development Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Lung Cancer Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Ovarian Cancer Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Translational Team Science Award (Cancer Program)
For additional information visit: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services –Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides a variety of funding opportunities designed to support and enhance the education and career development of health services researchers. AHRQ’s training opportunities are designed to prepare researchers to address the vast changes occurring in health care delivery.
For additional information visit: http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/active/researched/index.html
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation Invites LOIs for Research Grants
DEADLINE: June 12, 2016 (Letters of Intent)
The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent from investigators for basic science, clinical, population/epidemiologic, and translational research on cardiomyopathies affecting children age 18 and younger. Seed funding grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of studies focused on the causes, diagnosis, or treatment of dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular, and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
For additional information visit: http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php
Lupus Research Institute Seeks Applications for Distinguished Innovator Awards
DEADLINE: July 8, 2016
The Lupus Research Institute is inviting applications for its Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Awards in Lupus and Autoimmunity, LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model-based lupus research. The research 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. In this round of funding, LRI expects to award up to four grants of up to $250,000 per year over four years.
For additional information visit: http://lupusresearchinstitute.org/2016-dr-william-e-paul-distinguished-innovator-awards-lupus-and-autoimmunity
AGA Foundation Invites Applications for Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
DEADLINE: August 12, 2016
The American Gastroenterological Association, is inviting applications for the 2016 Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer. Sponsored by the R. Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Charitable Trust, the annual award is designed to support an established investigator in the field of gastric biology whose research has the potential to enhance the fundamental understanding of gastric cancer pathobiology and ultimately contribute to the prevention and/or development of a cure for the disease. The recipient will be selected based on novelty, feasibility, and significance of his/her proposal. A single two-year grant of up to $100,000 will be awarded to an established investigator working on novel approaches in gastric cancer research, including the fields of gastric mucosal cell biology, regeneration and regulation of cell growth (not as they relate to peptic ulcer disease or repair), inflammation (including Helicobacter pylori) as precancerous lesions, genetics of gastric carcinoma, oncogenes in gastric epithelial malignancies, epidemiology of gastric cancer, etiology of gastric epithelial malignancies, or clinical research in the diagnosis or treatment of gastric carcinoma.
For additional information visit: http://www.gastro.org/grants/aga-r-robert-sally-funderburg-research-award-in-gastric-cancer
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Seeks Letters of Intent for Research Grant
DEADLINE: August 15, 2016 (Letters of Intent)
The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation is seeking Letters of Intent for its grant program in oncology nursing research. Two-year grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded for pilot or feasibility studies or for the development of a new aspect of a program of research. Preference will be given to projects that address ONS Research Priorities and/or the ONS Research Agenda.
To be eligible, principal investigators must be actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research and be Ph.D.- or D.N.Sc.-prepared. Priority will be given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice. Membership in ONS is not a requirement of eligibility.
For additional information visit:http://www.onsfoundation.org/apply/re/RE01
If interested in applying for extramural grant funding contact Cindy Dickson at cdickson@llu.edu or x44571