FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

MAY 2012

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network Request for Proposals
Grant supports NCCN investigator initiated clinical studies in the treatment of specific solid tumors.Proposals due May 4.

Brain Research Foundation - Scientific Innovations Award for 2013

Program seeks projects in basic and clinical neuroscience that may be too speculative for traditional funding sources but have a high potential of generating key findings. Response requested by May 7.

William T. Grant Scholars Program for 2012

Program supports research conducted by promising young investigators in the social, behavioral, or health sciences, aimed at understanding and improving youth social settings. Internal submission deadline is May 8.

National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship

Researchers may apply for a new track in the NSF's IGERT program as an instrument to address training and education needs in computational and data enabled science and engineering (CDS&E) and cyberinfrastructure research. Response requested by May 11.

Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities
Program supports innovative, high-impact lung cancer research. Idea Development Awarad and Translational Research Partnership Awards available. Preapplications due May 30.

National Marfan Foundation (NMF) Grant Program for Researchers with Faculty Appointments: Request for Proposals
Grant provides financial support for investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in Marfan syndrome and related disorders. Application deadline is June 11.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is June 29, 2012.
 
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APRIL 2012

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network Request for Proposals
Grant supports NCCN investigator initiated clinical studies in the treatment of specific solid tumors.Proposals due May 4.

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program
Program supports innovative, high-impact prostate cancer research with the intent to eliminate death and suffering from prostate cancer. Various deadlines apply.

Department of Defense (DOD) Funding Opportunities in Several Research Programs
Funding opportunities for research in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Bone Marrow Failure, Gulf War Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, and Ovarian Cancer are available. Deadlines vary.

National Marfan Foundation (NMF) Grant Program for Researchers with Faculty Appointments: Request for Proposals
Grant provides financial support for investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in Marfan syndrome and related disorders. Application deadline is June 11.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is June 29, 2012.
 
MARCH 2012

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award
Application deadline is April 2. Guidelines are available online.

Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities
Program supports innovative, high-impact ovarian cancer research. Various awards available with deadlines vary in April.

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities
Programs support innovative, high-impact breast cancer research. Various awards available with deadlines in April and May.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is June 29, 2012.
 
FEBRUARY 2012

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

NEW LIMITED SUBMISSION PROGRAM - The Macy Faculty Scholars Program for 2012

Program honors up to five faculty leaders dedicated to advancing education in medicine and nursing. Internal application deadline is February 7.

Swami Institute for Medical Education-Call for Pilot Study Proposals
Institute invites JHU faculty to submit proposals to fund pilot studies necessary to establish productive US-Malaysia collaborations. Submission deadline is March 15.

 
JANUARY 2012

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Fund supports multidisciplinary career development and developmental research programs in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 9, 2012.

NIH - Planning Grants for Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) (P20) (RFA-TW-12-001)
Funding supports multi-national efforts to plan research, research training, and curriculum development activities which address and inform priority national and regional environmental and occupational health policy issues. JH internal deadline is January 16.

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for 2012
Award supports young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. Internal submission deadline is 8 a.m., January 17.

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for 2012 - PAR-12-017
Program assists in purchasing or upgrading available instruments that are priced greater than $100k for NIH-supported investigators. Proposed project summary due January 21, 2012.

Funding Research on Physical Activity, Eating (dietary), and Sleep-related Behaviors
Center seeks innovative applications for clinical research projects targeting physical activity, eating, or sleep-related behaviors to improve medical outcomes.

Dana Foundation Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging
Program supports promising, high-risk pilot studies aimed at improving human brain and brain-immune functioning in health and disease. Internal submission deadline is February 6.

Global Probiotics Council Young Investigator Grant

Two grants available to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gut microbiota research in the United States. Application is due February 15.
 
DECEMBER 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

NSF 11-503 - Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program for 2012
NSF invites applications that improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering through shared instrumentation. Response needed by December 12.

Mary Kay Foundation - Cancer Research Grant Program for 2012
Foundation accepting applications to fund translational research that would lead to improvements in the treatment of breast, uterine, cervical or ovarian cancer. Internal submission deadline is December 19.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is January 2, 2012.

Johns Hopkins Center for Musculoskeletal Research - Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Program provides support for young investigators with innovative ideason pathogenic mechanisms, basic science, and therapeutic approaches related to bone and muscle research. Letter of intent due January 4, 2012.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Fund supports multidisciplinary career development and developmental research programs in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 9, 2012.

Research Opportunity - Developer Tools for Medical Education Public Physiology Research Platform (DTME-PRP)
Multi-step application submission process administered by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. Deadline is January 10, 2012.

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for 2012 - PAR-12-017
Program assists in purchasing or upgrading available instruments that are priced greater than $100k for NIH-supported investigators. Proposed project summary due January 21, 2012.

 
NOVEMBER 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
RFAs solicit applications for Investigator-Initiated Research Grants, Exploratory Research Grants, and post-doctoral fellows who wish to conduct research in Maryland.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/LUTS Research
Support for pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is November 15.

NSF 11-590 - Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP)
NSF is seeking proposals withscalable approaches for sustainable energy conversion to useful forms as well as storage, transmission, distribution, and use in a variety of subject areas. Response needed by November 16.

Forward Surgical, Enroute Care, Shock, and Tissue Stabilization (FSECSTS)
Go online for extramural announcements and application instructions. Pre-application submission deadline is November 22.

Burroughs Wellcome Collaborative Research Travel Grants Program

Award funds expenses for researchers traveling to laboratories to acquire new research techniques, facilitate or begin collaborations, or attend courses. Application deadline is December 1.

Medical Practice Initiative Breadth of Medical Practice & Disease Frequency Exposure (MPI-BMP)

Go online for extramural announcements and application instructions. Pre-application submission deadline is December 22.

Medical Practice Initiative Procedural Skill Decay and Maintenance (MPI-PSD)

Go online for extramural announcements and application instructions. Pre-application submission deadline is December 22.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Fund supports multidisciplinary career development and developmental research programs in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 9, 2012.
 
OCTOBER 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Department of Defense (DOD) Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBI)

Program supports basic and/or applied research focused on the psychological health and well-being of military personnel and their families. Pre-application is due October 12.

Rangos Medal of Honor for Creative Thinking
Up for a challenge? Medal and cash prize available to the JH trainee who best answers the riddle of why some metastatic cancers are curable while most are not. Applications due November 1.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/LUTS Research
Support for pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is November 15.

Burroughs Wellcome Collaborative Research Travel Grants Program

Award funds expenses for researchers traveling to laboratories to acquire new research techniques, facilitate or begin collaborations, or attend courses. Application deadline is December 1.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Fund supports multidisciplinary career development and developmental research programs in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 9, 2012.

The Ruth D. Vogel Professional Development Award
Four awards available to JHMI students, residents, or postdoctoral fellows for travel or related expenses to attend a scientific workshop, conference, or similar scholarly meeting. Application is due November 1.
 
SEPTEMBER 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Military Infectious Diseases Applied and Basic Research Awards
Support available for research advancing the understanding of areas of most pressing need and relevance to today's battlefield experience. Pre-applications due September 13.

Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Program for 2012
Program supports early career faculty advancing computing research in novel directions with potential for high impact on the state of the art. Internal applications due September 19.

National Science Foundation - Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN)
Competition promotes advancing collaborative research that addresses questions and challenges in sustainability science, engineering, and education. Response is needed by September 23.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
Program provides opportunities to bring multidisciplinary approaches to study pathogenesis, with a focus on the intersection of human and microbial biology. Internal submission deadline is September 27.

Rangos Medal of Honor for Creative Thinking
Up for a challenge? Medal and cash prize available to the JH trainee who best answers the riddle of why some metastatic cancers are curable while most are not. Applications due November 1.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/LUTS Research
Support for pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is November 15.

Biotechnology Development Awards
 Awards up to $200,000 for Biotechnology Commercialization or Translational Research, are now available. Go online for details. Application deadline is September 30.
 
AUGUST 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants
Funding available for pilot projects in the study of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Applications due September 1.

NIH - Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-Lifespan) PAR-10-257
NIH seeks applications involving collaborative research training between U.S. institutions and low-and-middle-income countries. Internal deadline is August 8.

Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Visionary Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Department of Defense providing funding for new investigators studying groundbreaking cutting-edge research for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. The pre-application deadline is August 10.

Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects
NINDS supports transitional research program to develop new and improved therapeutics for chemical threats. Letter of intent deadline is August 14.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Translational Research Opportunities
Go online for a listing of Translational Research opportunities available from NINDS.

NFL Charities Medical Research Grants 2011
Funding available to support sports-related medical research that is relevant to the NFL. Special consideration given to concussion and traumatic brain injury research, cardiovascular research, and MRSA infection research. Internal submission deadline is August 19.

Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP)

Program funds innovative, high-impact, clinically relevant research to advance treatment and rehabilitation from musculoskeletal injuries sustained during combat or combat-related activities. Pre-application deadline is September 7.
 
JULY 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

NIH-NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant Program
Program requesting applications in need of purchasing a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000, but no more than $2 million. Response requested by July 19.

Gruss Lipper Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for 2012

Program encourages collaboration between research scientists in the US and Israel by providing financial support for young Israeli scientists to work in a biomedical research laboratory in the U.S. Application information due July 18.

Searle Scholars Program
Program supports research of young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. Internal deadline is July 25.

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences (2011-2012)
Funding supports young, promising investigators in sciences related to the advancement of human health. Internal deadline is August 1.

Discovery Fund for Cardiovascular Research To Honor Michel and Anna Mirowski
Award offered for high risk, innovative ideas that ordinarily would not be funded by NIH without sufficient preliminary data. Deadline is September 11.
 
JUNE 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Department of Urology Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) Grant in Prostate Cancer
SPORE research team invites ideas for full projects, pilot projects and career development components to be included in submission. Deadline is June 6.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is July 8.

Discovery Fund for Cardiovascular Research To Honor Michel and Anna Mirowski
Award offered for high risk, innovative ideas that ordinarily would not be funded by NIH without sufficient preliminary data. Deadline is September 11.
 
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MAY 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

U.S. Dept. of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Breast Cancer Research Program for 2011
DoD announces five new special funding opportunities in the battle against breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States.

U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Ovarian Cancer Research Program for 2011
Four varied funding opportunities that support new, innovative and translational research as well as research that leverages existing resources and identifies visionaries outside of ovarian cancer field.
 
APRIL 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program
Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is April 11.

William T. Grant Scholars Program for 2011

Program supports research by young investigators aimed at understanding and improving youth social settings. Internal submission deadline is April 29.

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Cancer and AIDS Research Program for 2011

Awards support young investigators with unique research projects in the areas of heart, cancer and AIDS that are unlikely to receive governmental funding. Response needed by April 29.
 
MARCH 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award
Promising candidates encouraged to apply. Deadline is April 1.

2011 National Marfan Foundation Grant Program
Program supports investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in the Marfan syndrome. Application deadline is April 11.

Progeria Research Foundation Seeks Proposals for Research on Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (Progeria)
Foundation to fund basic science research aimed at developing effective treatments and/or cure for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Deadline is April 27.
 
FEBRUARY 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

NCCN 2011 Young Investigator Award (YIA) Program for Physicians, Scientists, and Nurses

Inaugural program expects to support at least five YIA early career candidates. Internal deadline is February 7.

Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Two grants available for young researchers seeking to advance probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the US. Deadline is February 15.

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program for 2011

Hopkins will nominate two candidates within the first three years of their faculty careers in the natural and physical sciences or engineering. Internal submission deadline is February 18.

HERA Foundation Ovarian Cancer Outside-the-box (OSB1) Seed Grant for 2011

Foundation provides grants for innovative scientific research to improve prevention, prognosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. Submission deadline is February 28.
 
JANUARY 2011

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund and NCIs SPORE grant offer support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 11.

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program for 2011
Center supports applications in need of purchasing or upgrading available instruments priced greater than $100k and less than $600k. Proposed project summary due January 19.

Two Dana Foundation Award Programs
Foundation seeking nominees for two award programs: Neuroimmunology of Brain Infections and Cancers, and Brain and Immuno-Imaging. Internal submission date is January 24.

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for 2011
Award funds young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. Internal submission date is January 28.

Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Two grants available for young researchers seeking to advance probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the US. Deadline is February 15.

 
DECEMBER 2010

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Mary Kay Foundation - Cancer Research Grant Program for 2011

Foundation provides support for research efforts on finding cures for breast, uterine, cervical and ovarian cancer. Internal submission deadline is December 13.

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program for 2011

Program supports research and teaching of young faculty members in biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering.Internal submission deadline is December 20.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program

Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is December 27.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund and NCIs SPORE grant offer support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 11.

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for 2011

Award funds young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. Internal submission date is January 28.

Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Two grants available for young researchers seeking to advance probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the US. Deadline is February 15.

 
NOVEMBER 2010

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program

Awards support advancement of established research and promising start up projects. Internal submission deadline is December 27.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund and NCIs SPORE grant offer support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 11.

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Issues Requests for Applications

Three opporutnities to fund basic and translational research with human stem cells of all types, as defined in the Stem Cell Act.

Grant Awards of $25,000 for Environmental Health Sciences Research

Award provides initial support for new investigators to establish new lines of research relevant to environmental health. Deadline is December 15.

Grant Awards of $50,0000 for Research Integrating Translational Research and Environmental Health Sciences
Award funds research that promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration, improves clinical trial and data collection and supports population studies as they relate to environmental health. Deadline is December 15.
 
SEPTEMBER 2010

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Department of Defense (DOD) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP)

FY10's program supports the development of an early detection program for lung cancer in military beneficiaries.

NIH - Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-Lifespan) PAR-10-257
NIH seeks applications for collaborative research training between U.S. institutions and low-and-middle-income countries with the goal of implementing evidence-based interventions relevant to their countries. Internal deadline is September 16.
 
AUGUST 2010

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Research

Funding available to support pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is August 7.

Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant
Center seeking novel developmental research programs in the study of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Applications due September 1.

Brookdale Foundation Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program for 2010
Program supports emerging leaders researching a broad range of disciplines within the field of aging. Response requested by September 27.
 
JULY 2010
 

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Research

Funding available to support pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is August 7.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program, August 2010
Awards provide start-up funds for senior faculty in various fields of medical and health research. Internal submission deadline is July 12.

Searle Scholars Program (2010-2011)
Program supports high-risk research of young faculty in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.Internal deadline is July 23.

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences (2010-2011)
Funding supports young, promising investigators in sciences related to the advancement of human health. Internal deadline is July 30.

Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)
Program provides support for cancer research not addressed by exsiting specific cancer research programs of the CDMRP. Details of each program available online.

Department of Defense (DOD) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP)
Funds support research in spinal cord regeneration and arthritis, and efforts to improve rehabilitation therapies that offer increased quality of life for wounded soldiers.

Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP)

The PRORP Career Development Award mechanism supports a mentored research experience to prepare military investigators for careers in combat-relevant orthopaedic research and/or clinical care.
 
JUNE 2010
 

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Research

Funding available to support pilot and feasibility projects focused on the common male diseases of BPH/LUTS. Deadline is August 7.

The Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award for 2010

Award supports early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge biomedical research with the potential to benefit children's health in the US.

The Hartwell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2010

Fellowship awarded to promising young scientist in medicine or biomedical engineering to pursue further specialized training in innovative biomedical research.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Award for Medical Scientists
Award supports bridge between advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and beginning years of faculty service in the area of basic biomedical, disease-oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Internal submission deadline is August 16.
 
MAY 2010

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

NFL Charities Medical Research Grants 2010
Program supports sports-related medical research with special consideration given to . research on concussion and traumatic brain injury, cardiovascular observation and MRSA infection. Internal submission deadline is May 21.

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Award funds novel and creative research with strong potential for high impact in the cancer field. Pre-proposals due June 1.

Maryland Biotechnology Center Grants
Development program awards are available in Translational Research and Biotechnology Shared Resources.

DoD Fiscal Year 2010 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
Program offers Therapeutic Development and Therapeutic Idea awards for research promoting the introduction of improved therapies for ALS. Pre-applications due May 15.

PhRMA Foundation Awards
Foundation offers a variety of awards in the areas of informatics, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and health outcomes. Go online for details.
 
APRIL 2010

Department of Defense (DOD) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP)
 Idea Development, Career Transition and Exploration - Hypothesis Development awards available.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Award Program, May 2010
Program supports basic science and clinical research advancing knowledge in various fields of medicine and health. Internal submission deadline is April 12.

Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)
Exploration-Hypothesis Development, New Investigator and Postdoctoral Traineeship awards available.

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Health Disparity Research, Health Disparity Training, Laboratory-Clinical Transition, Physician Research Training, Population-Based Research and Prostate Cancer Training awards available.

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Cancer and AIDS Research Program for 2010
Awards support young investigators with unique research projects in the areas of heart, cancer and AIDS that are unlikely to receive governmental funding. Internal submission deadline is May 3.

U.S. - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Call for Proposals in Transformative Science

Applications must include at least one Israeli and one American scientist and be geared toward radically changing understanding of an important scientific concept, or creating a new paradigm or field of science.

DoD Fiscal Year 2010 Autism Research Program (ARP)
The ARP Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award supports the initial exploration of untested, innovative, and potentially groundbreaking concepts, paradigms, and/or methods that address an important issue in autism research.

NIH - Millennium Promise Awards: Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program
NIH announces program designed to build research capacity in low- and middle-income countries in the fields related to cancer, cerebrovascular disease including stroke, lung disease. Deadline is July 15.

 
MARCH 2010

Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)

Three awards available for research promoting the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neurofibromatosis. Pre-Application deadline is April 29.

Department of Defense Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP)

Three awards available for innovative research focused on decreasing the clinical impact of tuberous sclerosis complex. Pre-Application deadlines are March 31 and April 21.

DOD Fiscal Year 2010 Autism Research Program (ARP)

Program seeks high-impact, innovative research advancing Autism Spectrum Disorders understanding and improved outcomes for individuals with autism. Pre-Application due March 31.

Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
Three awards available for innovative research focused on eradicating breast cancer. Pre-Application and pre-proposal deadlines are March 18, 24 and April 21.

 
FEBRUARY 2010

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program for 2010

Program supports innovative individual research in astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, computer science, earth science, and ocean science and all areas of engineering. Internal submission deadline is February 12.

National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)
 Program designed to support scientists and engineering professionals with an interest in being principal agents for cultural change.

Global Probiotics Council - Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO)
Grants support the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the U.S. Program deadline is February 16.

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
Idea Development and Synergistic Idea Development Awards available.

Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Health Award for outstanding and exemplary original scientific investigations that relate tobacco consumption and health. Application deadline is March 31.

The Ruth D. Vogel Professional Development Award

Four awards available to JHMI students, residents, or postdoctoral fellows for travel or related expenses to attend a scientific workshop, conference, or similar scholarly meeting.

NSF - Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program for 2010
Program goal to improve quality and expand scope of research and research training in science and engineering through shared instrumentation. Response needed by March 5.

 
JANUARY 2010

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for 2010

Award supports young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. Internal submission deadline is January 29.

Lasker Foundation Medical Research Awards
Foundation offers support in three categories: Basic Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, and Special Achievement. Deadline for nominations is February 1.

Global Probiotics Council - Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO)
Program seeks senior fellows or early faculty members interested in the health benefits of probiotics and the relationship between probiotics, gastrointestinal microbiota and the body. Deadline is February 16.

2010 Senior Scholar Awards in Aging

The Ellison Medical Foundation seeking established investigators with new, creative programs in aging research.
 
DECEMBER 2009

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Mary Kay Foundation Grant for 2010

Eight new grants available for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer. Internal submission deadline is December 11.

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program for 2010
Program supports faculty members early in their careers in biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering. Internal submission deadline is December 14.

The Ellison Medical Foundation Award Programs for 2010

Foundation offering two awards to support innovative, basic biomedical research on aging. Internal submission deadline is December 18.

Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program for 2010

Program supports early-career faculty members who show leadership promise in analgesics, cancer, immunology and neuroscience research. Internal submission deadline is December 21.

NIH Transformative Research Projects Program

Program supports innovative, high risk research with potential to create new or challenge existing scientific paradigms. Letters of intent due December 22.

Doris Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships Program for 2010
Fellowships support exceptional undergraduate students seeking advanced education and graduate study within the U.S. and have financial need. Deadline is December 21.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund offers support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 4.

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for 2010

Award supports young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. Internal submission deadline is January 29.

Lasker Foundation Medical Research Awards
Foundation offers support in three categories: Basic Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, and Special Achievement. Deadline for nominations is February 1.

Global Probiotics Council - Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO)
Program seeks senior fellows or early faculty members interested in the health benefits of probiotics and the relationship between probiotics, gastrointestinal microbiota and the body. Deadline is February 16.

 
NOVEMBER 2009

NIH Transformative Research Projects Program

Program supports innovative, high risk research with potential to create new or challenge existing scientific paradigms.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
 Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund offers support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 4.

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
"Era of Hope Scholar Awards" and "Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards" Program Announcements now open for submissions.

Klarman Family Foundation Grants Program in Eating Disorders Research

Program supports exceptional research in the biology of eating disorders with long term clinical outcomes. Application deadline is December 8.

Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Grant promotes young researchers conducting probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research. Application deadline is February 16.

The Professor Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program

Program funds scientific trips by young American or Israeli scientists to the other country. Application deadline is December 17.
 
OCTOBER 2009

Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations offers website listing funding opportunities sponsored by foundations and other private sources.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund offers support for multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 4.

Department of Defense (DOD) Lung Cancer Research Program
Funding Opportunity for the Lung Cancer Biospecimen Resource Network (LCBRN) Award announced.

Funding Opportunity for Combat-Relevant Orthopaedic Research Clinical Consortium

Program supports clinically relevant research to advance treatment and rehabilitation from musculoskeletal injuries sustained during military combat or combat-related activities.

Maryland Stem Cell Commission Issues Requests for Applications

Three grants awarded will fund basic and translational research with human stem cells of all types, as defined in the Stem Cell Act.
 
SEPTEMBER 2009

NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards

Programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

NIH Transformative R01 Program
Program supports exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research projects that have the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms.

John Merck Scholars Program in Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children
Program backs research contributing to the treatment of neurodevelopment disabilities.

Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP)
 BMFRP seeks applications from all areas of basic, translational, and epidemiological research related to bone marrow failure.
 
AUGUST 2009

FY09 DOD Peer Reviewed Lung Cancer Research Program Concept Awards

Awards support exploration of a highly innovative new concept addressing an important lung cancer problem.

DOD Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Programs

Funding available in the areas of Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development, Concept and Investigator-Initiated Research.

Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program

Program supports innovative and clinically relevant research to advance treatment and rehabilitation from injuries sustained during combat-related activities.

Lupus Foundation of America 2009 Evelyn V. Hess Award
Foundation seeks clinical or basic researchers committed to advancing the understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, or treatment of lupus.

Lupus Foundation of America 2009 Mary Betty Stevens, MD, Young Investigator Prize
Award supports achievements of an investigator in the early part of his or her independent career in lupus research.
 
JULY 2009

New JHU Web Site Features Private Funding Opportunities

Additional funding opportunities for both clinical and basic science research now accessible online.

FY09 DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program

Program supports innovative research on cancers not addressed by the Breast Cancer Research Program, the Prostate Cancer Research Program, or the Ovarian Cancer Research Program.

Searle Scholars Program
 Awards fund high-risk research in the biological sciences by faculty in their first or second year. Internal deadline is July 17.

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
 Program supports innovative research in the basic and clinical sciences related to the advancement of human health by young investigators. Internal deadline is July 31.

 
JUNE 2009

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²) Recovery and Reinvestment

NSF establishes new program seeking proposals for instrument development or acquisition of a single instrument or a system of related instruments. Internal submission deadline is June 12.

Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²)
NSF creates program to revitalize existing research facilities through repair, renovation, or replacement. Internal submission deadline is June 19.

William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation (WLBHF) Grant Opportunity - Pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia
Foundation encourages applications with translational bent getting new therapies to children with leukemias or identifying targets used for therapy. Deadline is September 16.
 
MAY 2009

Pilot Projects in Cancer Research

Projects on gastrointestinal and breast cancers and those incorporating nanotechnology or novel imaging technologies encouraged. Applications due June 1.

National Science Foundation Instrumentation for Materials Research-Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
Program supports Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) and Construction (CNST) awards. Internal submission deadline is June 1.

Doris Duke Innovation in Clinical Research Award
The 2009 Award seeks to fund clinical research with potential to catalyze innovative breakthroughs in the treatment of sickle cell disease. Application (letter of intent) deadline is May 20.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations, Round 3
Initiative seeks unconventional research on a specific group of hot topic areas related to global health solutions. Creative, unorthodox thinking required. Application deadline is May 28.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Preterm Birth Initiative
New program addresses scientific issues related to preterm birth through diverse interdisciplinary expertise. Letters of intent deadline is June 1.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Rachleff Innovation Award
Program funds early-career researchers with innovative ideas aimed at prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer but insufficient data for funding . Pre-proposal deadline is June 1.

The Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative (BTFC) 2009 Call for Grant Proposals

BTFC seeks to fund research that contributes toward progress against adult and pediatric glioma. Application deadline is June 15.
 
APRIL 2009

NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research

New program supports research on topic areas addressing specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

NIH-NCRR High End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (PAR-09-118)
Applications now requested for the $600K to $8M High-End Instrumentation Grant Program. Proposed project summary due April 6.

Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure "Grand Opportunities"
New program supports specific biomedical and biobehavioral research endeavors with high short-term impact, and high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery.

The V Foundation for Cancer Research Translational Grant
Foundation seeks cancer research project that brings together pre-clinical and clinical investigators for grant consideration.

Whitehall Foundation Grant Programs Supporting Basic Research in Neurobiology
Grants support research aimed to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. Letters of Intent deadline is April 15.

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award

Research projects with potential to impact a large number of children as well as projects that address severe problems affecting relatively few children will be considered. Concept papers deadline is June 19.
 
MARCH 2009

FY 2009 DOD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) releases Award Announcements

Details on six awards now are available electronically for downloading.

Michael J. Fox Foundation Clinical Intervention Award for Parkinson's Disease Research

Award supports research of therapies that may improve treatment of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Applications due March 12.

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Releases Call for Applications
Four-year postdoctoral research awards available for physicians from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. Applications due March 12.

FY 2009 DOD Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP)Award Announcements

Program announcements with detailed descriptions now available online.

FY 2009 DOD Genetic Studies of Food Allergies Research Program Award Announcements

Program announcements with detailed descriptions now available online.

Sontag Foundation Accepting Applications for Brain Tumor Research Awards
Distinguished Scientist Awards available for research generating new knowledge of causes, cure or treatment of primary brain tumors/brain cancer. Application deadline is March 24.

FY 2009 DOD Autism Research Program (ARP) Releases Idea Development Award Announcement
Award supports high-impact research to improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders now.

The Gerber Foundation
Grants support research on pediatric health, nutrition, and effects of environmental hazards on children from before birth to age 3.
 
FEBRUARY 2009

National Science Foundation - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program

Opportunities for scientists and engineering professionals in research and education with interdisciplinary backgrounds to become principal agents for cultural change in graduate education.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - Young Faculty Award Program (YFA)
Program focused on innovations enabling ground-breaking progress in the areas of quantum science and technology, bio-info-micro, mathematics, structural materials, functional materials, power and energy, micro-/nano-electronics, MEMS/NEMS, photonics, lasers, manufacturing science and technology, and neuroscience. Proposal due February 16.

FY 2009 DOD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) releases Award Announcements

Detailed announcements and deadline information available online.

FY 2009 DOD Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) releases Idea Development Award Announcement
Program supports innovative research to eradicate Ovarian Cancer. Pre-application Letter of Intent due March 2.

FY 2009 DOD Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) releases Award Announcements
Idea Development and Synergistic Idea Development Awards to fund research that will eliminate Prostate Cancer. Pre-application pre-proposal deadline for both awards is March.

FY09 DOD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Releases Funding Opportunities
Investigator-Initiated Research Award, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award, and Clinical Trial Award support scientifically meritorious proposals that may impact the field of research and/or patient care across a diverse range of diseases and disorders.
Pre-application letter of intent for all due March 19.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Basic and Physician Scientists
Scholarships offered to promising young investigators researching cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. Application deadline is March 16.

American Cancer Society RFA: The Role of Healthcare and Insurance in Improving Outcomes

RFA to stimulate research on the effects of the US healthcare system structure and the role of insurance on access to screenings and treatment. Application deadline is April 1.

National Marfan Foundation Traditional Grant Program
Program designed to provide financial support for investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in the Marfan Syndrome. Application deadline is April 3.

Whitehall Foundation Grant Programs


Foundation supports scholarly research in the life sciences not heavily supported by federal agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. Application deadline is April 15.
 
JANUARY 2009

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program -PAR-09-028

FY 2009 applications limited to instruments that cost at least $100,000 per instrument or integrated instrument system. Application deadline is March 23, 2009.

National Marfan Foundation Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program

Program designed to cultivate promising physician scientists or research scientists conducting basic, translational or clinical research in Marfan's Syndrome. Application deadline is January 16.

The Ellison Medical Foundation Award Programs for 2009
Two awards available for new and senior researchers focusing on basic biomedical research on aging related to understanding lifetime developmental processes and age-related afflictions.Response requested by January 23.

Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Injury Education and Training Foundation

Foundation seeking innovative educational projects that enhance the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease. Application deadline is February 1.

Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Grant for 2009
MKACF now accepting applications to fund at new and original grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer. Internal application deadline is January 16.

NARSAD Independent Investigator Award Program

Program provides support for investigators during time between initiation of research and the receipt of funding.Research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. Application deadline is March 5.
 
DECEMBER 2008

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program -PAR-09-028

FY 2009 applications limited to instruments that cost at least $100,000 per instrument or integrated instrument system. Application deadline is March 23, 2009.

NIH Seeks Proposals for 2009 Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards

Programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Funding available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 5, 2009.

Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces 2009 Funding Programs for Parkinson's Disease Research

Foundation announces availability of total funding up to $11 million in 2009 for research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's Disease.

FY 2009 DOD OCRP releases Consortium Development Program Announcement
The FY 2009 DOD Ovarian Cancer Consortium Development Award has been released and is available online. Pre-application letter of intent due January 13, 2009.
Proposal submission deadline is January 27, 2009.

2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research

Grant aims to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the U.S. Deadline is February 10, 2009

American Diabetes Association Research Funding Program- Henry Becton Innovation Award
Grants designed to support hypotheses in the areas of medical informatics, insulin delivery, community-based care, role of allied health professionals, and care of children with type 2 diabetes. Application deadline is January 15, 2009.
 
NOVEMBER 2008

NIH Seeks Proposals for 2009 Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards

Programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

New! Transformative R01 Program

NIH seeks highly creative, high risk "out-of-the-box" projects that result in high rewards.
Application deadline is January 29, 2009 (Letter of Intent due date December 29, 2008).

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Concept Award

Award supports exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to breast cancer.

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Postdoctoral Award
 Award enables recent medical or other doctoral degree graduates to obtain the necessary experience to pursue an independent career in breast cancer research.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Funding available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 5, 2009.

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Opportunities

Three grants fund basic and translational research with human stem cells of all types.

Goldhirsh Foundation Brain Tumor Research Awards Program
Program funds brain tumor research that accelerates progress toward more effective treatment for malignant diffuse glioma tumors. Application deadline is January 13, 2009.

American Geriatrics Society Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Awards Program
Two-year career development awards to allow junior faculty to create a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline. Deadline is December 9.
 
OCTOBER 2008

American Cancer Society Request for Applications (RFA): The Role of Healthcare and Insurance in Improving Outcomes in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment

ACS hopes to stimulate research on the effects of the US healthcare system structure and the role of insurance on access to screenings and treatment. Application deadline is October 15.

American Health Assistance Foundation Accepting Applications for Alzheimer's Disease Research
Program offers three types of awards: Standard Grants, Pilot Awards and Research Fellowships. Details available online. Program Deadline is October 22.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) Clinical Scientist Development Award Program 2009
Program supports junior-level faculty working in any disease area making the conversion from trainees to independent clinical investigators. Response needed by October 27.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Funding available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 5, 2009.

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience 2009 McKnight Scholar Awards
Awards encourage young neuroscientists to focus on disorders of learning and memory for their career. Application deadline is January 2, 2009.

NIH Roadmap Transformative R01 Program (R01)

NIH looking for innovative or unconventional research that clearly demonstrates potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. Application deadline is January 29, 2009 (Letter of Intent due date December 29, 2008).
 
SEPTEMBER 2008

Fund For Medical Discovery (FMD)

Fund promotes interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research at Hopkins by providing modest support for proposals not funded by extramural agencies. Application deadline is September 15.

Department of Defense Deployment Related Medical Research Program (DRMRP)

Several opportunities available to support deployment health-related research in areas such as blood safety, injury prevention, trauma treatment and rehabilitation and wound infection, among others.

W. M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research Program for 2009
Program seeks young faculty conducting groundbreaking, innovative, and potentially high impact research addressing the fundamental mechanisms of human disease in pioneering or emerging fields. Response needed by October 1.

 
AUGUST 2008

Fund For Medical Discovery (FMD)

Fund promotes interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research at Johns Hopkins by providing modest support for proposals not funded by extramural agencies. Application deadline is September 15.

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry for 2009
>Foundation supports development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry. Sponsor deadline is August 14.

Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship Program for 2009
Program awards promising, creative young researchers who are improving and expanding the boundaries of computer science. Response needed by September 1.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program for 2009
Program seeks assistant professors studying pathogenesis of infectious diseases using multidisciplinary approaches at the most fundamental level. Response is needed by September 15.

Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award for 2008
Hartwell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2008>
Foundation providing awards for both seasoned faculty and promising young scientists involved in innovative biomedical research with potential to benefit children in the U.S.
Response is needed by September 15.

 
JULY 2008

Explore Funding Opportunities from The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund

Learn how to increase funding chances at the free July 11 session. Register soon, as space is limited.

BCRF-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research

Grant supports projects that accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer. Application deadline is noon, July 9.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure-AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research

Award recognizes an innovative, young investigator whose work has a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of breast cancer. Application deadline is 4 p.m., July 10.

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Heart Research Grants for 2009
Private foundation invites JHM to submit nomination for Heart Resarch Program. Response needed by July 21.

Beckman Young Investigator Program for 2009

Foundation supports the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will introduce new areas and concepts in chemistry and life sciences research. Response needed by July 23.

Biomedical Scholars Programs
Three Biomedical Scholars Awards Programs available including: 1. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS); 2. The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences (one basic science, one clinical nomination) and 3. The Searle Scholars Program. Go online for application details. Response needed for all by July 30.

RWJ Physician Faculty Scholars Program
Program supports young physicians' efforts in the fields of health policy, epidemiology, health services, or community-based research. Internal deadline is July 11.

Progeria Research Foundation Seeks Proposals for Research on Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (Progeria) and Progeroid Laminopathies

PRF supports investigators in basic science research aimed at developing effective treatments and/or cure for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and its aging related disorders. Deadline is August 7.

The Fondation Leducq 2008-2009 Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Program
Program supports internationally collaborative research teams working together to advance our knowledge and treatment of cardiovascular and neurovascular disease. A Transatlantic Fellowship Award is also available.

PhRMA Foundation 2009 Awards in Pharmacology
Several fellowships and research starter grants available to bring the perspective of molecular, cell, and systems biology to bear on research in pharmacology and toxicology.

PhRMA Foundation 2009 Awards in Informatics
Several fellowships and research starter grants available to promote the use and development of informatics toward the understanding of human biological and disease processes.
 
JUNE 2008

Avon Foundation Offers Funding for Breast Cancer Research Project
Initiative provides bridge funding to scientists with innovative concepts in breast cancer but lacking pilot data necessary to seek funding from larger sources. Deadline is July 1.

American Heart Association National Innovative Research Grant Program
Funding is available for highly innovative, high-risk, high-reward research directly related to cardiovascular function and disease, stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, and public health problems. Application deadline is July 1.

Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program
Program funds Idea Awards, Investigator-Initiated Research Awards, and Clinical Trial Awards.

 
MAY 2008
Fund For Medical Discovery
Priority given to proposals leading to new extramural grant applications for core resources, shared instrumentation, program-projects, research centers, and more. Application deadline is May 15.

Human Growth Foundation Small Grants Program
Program supports research relevant to human growth and development, including but not limited to areas of biology, psychosocial, and nutrition, with special consideration given for the chondrodystrophies. Letter of intent due May 15.

Autism Speaks Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants
Two RFAs for 1) training students in autism research and 2) projects investigating the influence of environmental factors in autism. The Postdoctoral fellowship program deadline is May 14.

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Innovation Award

Award designed to fund exceptionally creative research with potentially significant impact on the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. Pre-proposal deadline is June 2.

Michael J. Fox Foundation: Research to Improve Drug Delivery for Parkinson's Disease

New funding program addresses two major challenges in the treatment of Parkinson's disease related to drug delivery. Deadline for pre-proposals is May 15.

American Heart Association National Innovative Research Grant Program
 Funding to support high-risk, high-reward research directly related to cardiovascular function and disease, stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, and public health problems. Application deadline is July 1.

 
APRIL 2008

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Innovative Global Health Research Program 2008

$100 million initiative to pursue never before tested ideas for solving major health problems including infectious diseases, drug resistance, HIV infection and TB latency. Letter of intent due May 15; Application due May 30.

Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
Supports research in a wide variety of areas with additional funds for bone marrow failure disorder reserach. Opportunities include investigator-initiated research, translational research, clinical trials and advanced technology/therapeutic development. Letter of intent due June 4; Application due July 2.
 
MARCH 2008

Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MARCE) Solicitation for Research Projects

Research proposals considered as R01-like projects for inclusion in one of five MARCE Research Programs described in MARCE Competitive Renewal Application. Application deadline is March 29 (electronic version) and March 24 (original version).

Global Probiotics Council Young Investigator Grant
Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research contributes to the advancement of probiotics and gut microbiota research in the United States. Application deadline is April 1.
 
FEBRUARY 2008
 

NIH New Innovator Awards

Program supports scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. Submit applications between March 3 and 31.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R01 and R21)
FOA aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine.

Administrative Supplements for High-Quality Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibodies for Studies of the Nervous System

Funds provided to NINDS, NIMH, NIDCD or NIAAA-funded research projects for collaboration with the UC Davis NeuroMab Facility. Applications due March 21.

Human Microbiome Demonstration Projects (UH2/UH3)

FOA invites applications for projects that examine the relationship between changes in the human microbiome and human health and disease. Letters of intent due April 22. Application due May 22.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering 2008

Young scientists devoted to the disciplines of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, or any branches of engineering are encouraged to apply. Response needed by February 15.

The James S. McDonnell Scholar Awards
Awards support investigator-initiated research in the topical area of Understanding Human Cognition. Application deadline is April 7.

Lance Armstrong Foundation Releases Request for Proposals for Cancer Research
Grants for both established investigators and young researchers available for work focusing on physical, emotional, and/or practical issues that cancer survivors experience due to cancer and/or cancer treatment. Letters of intent due March 14.

Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches Second Year of Rapid Response Innovation Awards
 Foundation provides funding for strong ideas in Parkinson's disease research being tested for the first time. Awards designed to allow researchers to pursue good ideas without delay. Rolling deadline.
 
JANUARY 2008
 

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

Go online to apply. Applications are limited to instruments that cost at least $100,000 per instrument or integrated instrument system. Application deadline is March 24.

NIH Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards
Programs are part of NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support scientists who take innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Awards are available to fund career development and developmental research programs through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 7.

Human Microbiome Demonstration Projects (UH2/UH3)

FOA invites applications for projects that examine the relationship between changes in the human microbiome and human health and disease. Letters of intent due April 22.

Centers for Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Antibodies (CENA, U24)

FOA solicits applications directed toward the creation of a center (or centers) to perform examination of monoclonal antibodies immunoreactivity in the developing central and peripheral nervous systems of multiple model systems. Letters of intent due January 15.

Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC) Research Using Non-Embryonic Sources (R01 and R21)

In response to President Bush's Executive Order, funding opportunity encourages new research applications proposing research on hPSCs from non-embryonic sources.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R01 and R21)

FOA aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine.

Administrative Supplements for High-Quality Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibodies for Studies of the Nervous System

Program to enhance NINDS, NIMH, NIDCD or NIAAA-funded research projects that facilitate production of new monoclonal antibodies to targets with high relevance to nervous system studies. Applications due March 21.
 
DECEMBER 2007

NIH Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards
Programs are part of NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support scientists who take innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

Joyce Brenner Women's Health Research Award
The Foundation for Women's Wellness seeks applicants researching women's health or gender disparities. Letter of Inquiry deadline: December 20.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Foundation changes timing of submission deadlines and increases most awards. Deadlines are December 15, 2007 and June 15, 2008.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Awards are available to fund career development and developmental research programs through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 7.
 
NOVEMBER 2007

NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Program - 2008
Program increases access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. Response needed by November 14.

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Requests for Applications
Two grant programs established to broaden and advance basic knowledge of human stem cell biology that will be relevant for eventual development of clinical applications. A Letter of Intent must be submitted by November 15.

American Geriatrics Society Seeks Applicants for Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards
Program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in the development of a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of his/her discipline. Application deadline is December 4.

American Geriatrics Society Seeks Applications for Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents Program
Program designed to improve amount and quality of geriatric education received by medical and surgical residents by bringing geriatrics expertise into residency programs. Application deadline is March 2.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Awards are available to fund career development and developmental research programs through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 7.

Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Cancer Research Grant Program
 Foundation seeking applications from scientists searching for a cure for cancers that affect women. Grant applications accepted through Feb. 15, 2008.
 
SEPTEMBER 2007
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program for 2008
Program supports study of pathogenesis using multidisciplinary approaches and focusing on the intersection of human and pathogen biology. Response due by September 17.
 
AUGUST 2007
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center Grants
Pilot project grants available for research with promising translational potential on adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Applications due August 31.

NIH RFA-NR-08-001 NINR Nursing Science Research on Interventions in Chronic Illness (P01)
Program designed to support research in which the funding of several interdependent, but conceptually related or synergistic projects offers significant scientific advantages over support of these same projects as individual regular research grants (e.g., R01s). Response needed by Friday, August 31.

Talecris Biotherapeutics' Talents Program Accepting Applications for Research Grant Awards

Grants provide a source of funding for research scientists investigating the cause and treatment of immune disorders. Letter of intent deadline is August 15.

J.P. McCarthy Fund Developmental Grant Award Program
Program welcomes innovative, hypothesis-driven, developmental projects in basic, translational, and clinical research in hematological diseases. Application deadline is August 15.

Sturge-Weber Syndrome Research Funding
Funding provided through Young Investigator Awards and Pilot Research Studies for projects focusing on the pathogenesis or treatment of Sturge-Weber syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay, or Port Wine Stain birthmarks. Letter of intent deadline is September 1.

Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences 2008
The Pew Charitable Trusts offers program to support young scientists from Latin America for post-doctoral training in the United States. Deadline is October 1.
 
JULY 2007

NIH NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant Program
Applications limited to a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research costing at least $750,000. Internal deadline is August 6.

Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Sciences

Research on the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancers and other life-threatening diseases is highly encouraged. Internal deadline is July 13.

2008 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program
jProgram supports young physicians' career development in academic medicine. Preference is given to applicants interested in health policy, epidemiology, health services or community-based research. Internal deadline is July 13.

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Heart Research Grants for 2008
Hopkins has been invited to submit one nomination for the Heart Research Grant Program. Response needed by July 20.

The Beckman Young Investigator Program for 2008

Foundation supports non-profit institutions' research efforts in chemistry and life sciences. Proposed projects should be innovative departures in research. Response needed by July 23.

Caring for Carcinoid Foundation Announces Request for Research Proposals
Foundation awards grants to scientists whose work will unlock the genetic causes of carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors and lead to new, genetically targeted therapies. Letter of intent deadline is August 1.

Biomedical Scholars Awards Programs for 2008
Nominations will be accepted for the Searle Scholars Program, the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences (one basic science, one clinical nomination) and
the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists. Response needed by August 3.

Talecris Biotherapeutics' Talents Program Accepting Applications for Research Grant Awards

Grants provide a source of funding for research scientists investigating the cause and treatment of immune disorders. Letter of intent deadline is August 15.

J.P. McCarthy Fund Developmental Grant Award Program
Program welcomes innovative, hypothesis-driven, developmental projects in basic, translational, and clinical research in hematological diseases. Application deadline is August 15.

Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences 2008
The Pew Charitable Trusts offers program to support young scientists from Latin America for post-doctoral training in the United States. Deadline is October 1.
 
JUNE 2007

HHMI Investigator Competition 2008

Competition will fund new approaches to the research of biological problems in biomedical disciplines and related fields. Submission deadline is June 13.

Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research
Program to award Assistant or early Associate Professor bringing new approaches to translational research. Minorities are encouraged to apply. Internal deadline is June 20.

New Funding Opportunities from the Department of Defense Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program

Program funds Concept Award, Idea Development Award, and Clinical Partnership Award for research leading to improved treatment outcomes for Austism Spectrum Disorder. Letters of intent due June 22 and July 10.

AACR Funding Opportunity for Metastatic Colon Cancer Research
Grants support innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery and development of new agents to treat metastatic colon cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Application deadline is June 26.

Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Changemakers offers online competition to identify ways in which the health and health care marketplace can offer hard-to-get services, tools and choices for consumers. Application deadline is July 18.

NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association Invites Applications for Young Investigator Award Program

Program supports only research relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. Application deadline is July 25.

Talecris Biotherapeutics' Talents Program Accepting Applications for Research Grant Awards

Grants provide a source of funding for research scientists investigating the cause and treatment of immune disorders. Letter of intent deadline is August 15.

J.P. McCarthy Fund Developmental Grant Award Program
Program welcomes innovative, hypothesis-driven, developmental projects in basic, translational, and clinical research in hematological diseases. Application deadline is August 15.

 
MAY 2007

HHMI Investigator Competition 2008

Competition will fund new approaches to the research of biological problems in biomedical disciplines and related fields. Submission deadline is June 13.
 
APRIL 2007

2007 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program
Program designed to stimulate highly innovative research and support promising new investigators.

The NIH Director's Bridge Award
Awards designed to provide continued funding for new and established grantees who have submitted a competing renewal grant application that describes a highly meritorious project.

AACR Funding Opportunities for Pediatric and Ovarian Cancer Research
Two Career Development Awards are available to junior faculty. One award must have 100% applicability to pediatric cancer. One award must have 100% applicability to ovarian cancer. Application Deadline is May 8.
 
MARCH 2007
Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award in Aging 2007
Program funds established investigators conducting research in the basic biological and basic biomedical sciences on aging. Letter of intent due March 8.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Program 2008

Program supports physical and computational scientists entering the biological sciences who are dedicated to academic research. A response is needed by March 12.

April Clinician Scientist Award Application Deadline

The next deadline for SOM CSA applications is April 2. CSA Guidelines available online.
 
FEBRUARY 2007
NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
The FY 2007 announcement and guidelines available online. Application deadline is March 21. Please indicate interest in applying to ORA by February 9.

Clinician Scientist Award Program

Congratulations to the seven salary grant awardees of the Fall 2006 cycle. Next CSA application deadline is April 1.

Michael J. Fox Foundation LEAPS 2007 Initiative
Program funds high risk, high reward projects tackling critical scientific roadblocks that open new avenues for Parkinson's Disease therapy. Pre-proposal deadline is March 20.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Program established to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds in academic medicine. Application deadline is March 23.

March of Dimes Year 2008 Research Program
Funding supports research directed at the prevention of birth defects. Application deadline is April 30.
 
JANUARY 2007

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Funding to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 8.

Goldhirsh Foundation Brain Tumor Research Awards Program
 Program seeks research strategies that will improve outcomes for brain tumor patients. Letters of Intent due January 10.

HERA Foundation Ovarian Cancer OSB1 Seed Grant
Grants will fund two basic, translational and/or clinical research projects. Deadline is January 15.

Sandler Program for Asthma Research Award Programs
 Program supports groundbreaking ideas in the development of new pathways of investigation in basic research on the pathogenesis of asthma. Sponsor deadline is February 8.

The New York Academy of Medicine Post Resident Research Fellowships
Fellowships include: Glorney-Raisbeck Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases (deadline is February 4); Charles A. Elsberg Fellowship in Neurological Surgery (deadline is February 20); Mary and David Hoar Fellowship in the Prevention and Treatment of Hip Fracture (deadline is February 26); Ferdinand C. Valentine Fellowship for Laboratory or Clinical Research in Urology (deadline is March 5) and Edwin Beer Research Fellowship in Urology and Urology-Related Fields (deadline is March 26).

The American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Program 2007
Program provides "seed money" for the initiation of promising new projects by independent junior investigators. Response needed by March 1.
 
DECEMBER 2006

The Welch Foundation Award in Chemistry for 2007
Award recognizes basic chemical reserach contributions to the benefit of mankind. Response needed by January 5.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) Clinical Scientist Development Award Program 2007
Program designed to assist young physician-scientists in making the conversion from trainees to independent clinical investigators. Response needed by January 8.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Funding to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Deadline is January 8.

The Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Programs in Aging for 2007
Programs support new investigators showing outstanding promise in basic biological sciences research to understand aging processes and age-related disabilities. Response needed by January 15.

HHMI Investigator Competition in Patient-Oriented Research Program-2007
Howard Hughes Medical Institute announcea national competition for the appointment of outstanding physician-scientists as HHMI investigators. Deadline is January 18.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Invites Applications for Translational Research Program
The Program's goal is to accelerate transfer of findings from the laboratory to clinical application. Preliminary Application deadline is March 1.

Canary Foundation and the American Cancer Society Announce a New Cycle of Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in the Early Detection of Cancer
Research awarded will be directed at new approaches to improve clinical methods for the screening of primary tumors and/or metastases in a variety of areas. Letter of intent deadline is January 16.
 
NOVEMBER 2006

Institute for Cell Engineering (ICE) Challenge Grants for Stem Cell Research

Challenge Grants enable investigators to be competitive for upcoming state funding for stem cell research and provide a 20% additional match, up to a total of $100K/yr. Application deadline is November 6.

NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Program - 2007
MRI program encourages development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. Response needed by November 29.

American Association for Cancer Research Invites Applications for Research Awards

AACR offers a number of research grants for cancer researchers at various stages in their careers to foster the development of promising scientists. Deadline is December 1.

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Grant Competitions
AFAR offers a number of grants in the field of aging research. Deadlines vary throughout December.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund supporting multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer. Deadline is January 8, 2007.
 
OCTOBER 2006

American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Investigator Awards

ASCI Council offers five awards to R01 and K08 applicants whose applications were reviewed in 2006 but missed the funding mark. Letters of intent due October 16.

Clinician Scientist Award (CSA)

Information and application instructions are posted on the CSA webpage. Fall application deadline is November 1.

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program

Program to support innovative research focused on eradicating breast cancer. Nominations due November 7.

NIH Loan Repayment Program

NIH is accepting applications for five Loan Repayment Programs. Submission deadline is December 1.

Applications Invited for Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards
American Geriatrics Society-administered program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in a variety of specialties. Deadline is December 5.

Applications Invited for Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research Program

Program sponsored by the Ellison Medical Foundation and supports outstanding mid-career scientists who have not been engaged in aging research but whose research is relevant and could lead to novel approaches to aging. Deadline is December 15.
 
SEPTEMBER 2006

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program 2007

Program looking for young, talented, full-time tenure-track faculty to continue outstanding contributions to research and teaching. Deadline is September 18.

Global Partnerships for Social Science AIDS Research (R24)
RFA calls for collaborative applications between U.S institutions and institutions in countries hard hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Response needed by September 18.

National Science Foundation (NSF) - Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Awards 2006
Program invites collaborative relationships with U.S. institutions and international groups or institutions to promote development of a globally-engaged, U.S. scientific and engineering workforce. Response needed by September 25.

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Accepting Applications for Young Investigator Award
Candidates must hold an M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., or equivalent degree, and be a tenure-track assistant professor within five years of their initial appointment. Deadline is September 13.

L'Oreal USA Announces Call for Applications for Fellowships for Women in Science Program
National program aims to annually recognize, reward, and support five women post-doctoral researchers in the United States. Deadline is October 31.

American Federation for Aging Research Invites Grant Applications
AFAR promotes career development of junior investigators committed to pursuing careers in the field of aging research. Deadline is December 15.

Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MARCE) Basic Science Career Development Awards
Program solicits basic scientist career development awards focused on basic research in biodefense or emerging infectious diseases, to enhance MARCE's current research portfolio. Letter of intent submission deadline is October 1.

Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MARCE) Patient Oriented Clinical Scientist Career Development Awards
 Program solicits patient-oriented clinical scientist career development awards focused on patient-oriented research in biodefense or emerging infectious diseases. Letter of intent submission deadline is October 1.

 
AUGUST 2006

Tilker Medical Foundation Seed Funding Award and Outstanding Investigator Award

Foundation offers two kinds of grants to recognize and promote pioneering research in the areas of stem cell research and nanotechnology. Deadline is September 1.

American Cancer Society Request for Applications RFA-02-2006

ACS looking to stimulate research on effects of the US healthcare system structure and the role of insurance on access to screenings and treatment. Letters of intent due August 15. Applications due October 15.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Accepting Research Grant Applications
Foundation looking to fund three separate research grant programs related to breast health and breast cancer research. Deadline is August 30.

Pancreatic Cancer Pilot Project Funds Available
Grant available from The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at JHM. Applications are due September 1, 2006.

American Health Assistance Foundation Invites Applications for Alzheimer's Disease Research Program
Program supports research in fields ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology that improves the understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Deadline is October 13.

Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program to Support Research and Education
Grants provided to early career investigators, fellows in training, and other hemophilia care professionals. Letters of intent deadline is November 30.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Research Proposals on Disparities Issues
RWJF invites research proposals offering solutions toward reducing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the fields of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and/or depression. Rolling deadline.
 
JULY 2006
W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Heart Research Grants for 2007
Hopkins to submit two nominations. Response for internal review is needed by July 21.

The Beckman Young Investigator Program for 2007
Foundation awards support research efforts in chemistry and life sciences by promising young faculty members. Response for internal review is needed by July24.

Biomedical Scholars Awards Programs for 2007
Provost's Office accepting nominations for the Searle Scholars Program and the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. Nominations needed by August 4.

American Cancer Society Request for Applications RFA-02-2006
ACS looking to stimulate research on effects of the US healthcare system structure and the role of insurance on access to screenings and treatment. Letters of intent due August 15. Applications due October 15.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Accepting Research Grant Applications
Foundation looking to fund three separate research grant programs related to breast health and breast cancer research. Deadline is August 30.

Pancreatic Cancer Pilot Project Funds Available
Grant available from The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at JHM. Applications are due September 1, 2006.

American Health Assistance Foundation Invites Applications for Alzheimer's Disease Research Program
Program supports research in fields ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology that improves the understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Deadline is October 13.

Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program to Support Research and Education
Grants provided to early career investigators, fellows in training, and other hemophilia care professionals. Letters of intent deadline is November 30.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Research Proposals on Disparities Issues
RWJF invites research proposals offering solutions toward reducing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the fields of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and/or depression. Rolling deadline.
 
JUNE 2006

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Research Proposals on Disparities Issues

RWJF invites research proposals offering solutions toward reducing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the fields of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and/or depression. Rolling deadline.

Cure Autism Now Invites Letters of Intent for Treatment-Related Awards
Organization invites research proposals focused on all aspects of transitional research. Letter of intent deadline is September 1, 2006.

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship

Up to $7,500 available to full or part time SOM faculty members who are native born U.S. citizens.
 
MAY 2006

National Science Foundation - Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program 2006.

Grant supports partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation. Deadline is May 15.

NARSAD, the Mental Health Research Association, Invites Letters of Intent for Distinguished Investigator Award Program
Program to support new approaches and projects relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses by senior investigators. Deadline is May 15.
 
APRIL 2006

National Organization for Rare Disorders Announces Funding Opportunities

Funding available for clinical research in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Cat Eye Syndrome; olivopontocerebellar atrophy and related diseases. Deadline is May 1.

Robert Wood Johnson Active Living Research Initiative Round 6

Program stimulates and supports research identifying environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity. Submission deadline is May 10.
 
MARCH 2006

Clinician Scientist Award (CSA) Spring Application Deadline April 3, 2006

Maximum award available for salary and fringes increases to $80,000. Details available online.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Program 2007
Support available for physical and computational scientists entering the biological sciences, dedicated to academic research. Response needed for internal review by March 13.

Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award in Aging 2006 Foundation awards established investigators conducting aging research. Submission Deadline is March 9.

Damon Runyon Fellowship Award for 2006
Support available to encourage theoretical and experimental cancer research. Submission deadline is March 15.

The Johns Hopkins University-Weizmann Institute of Science Cooperative Program

Funding available for collaborative research projects between JH and WIS investigators, giving preference to research in areas of oncology, diabetes and neuro-biology. Response due by March 17.

Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Awards available in Tuberous Scelerosis, Neurofibromatosis and Ovarian and Prostate Cancer research areas.

March of Dimes Year 2007 Research Program
Program supports research directed at the prevention of birth defects. Letters of Intent due April 30.

March of Dimes Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI)
Initiative funds research projects related to causes of prematurity. Applications due April 15.

March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
Award supports young scientists embarking on independent research careers. Nominations due March 15.
 
FEBRUARY 2006

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

Guidelines for the FY 2006 NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant ("SIG") Program available online. Application deadline is March 22. Response needed by February 10.

Alzheimer's Disease Research Center to Fund Pilot Project Applications

JHMI Center invites new investigators to submit pilot project applications on clinical and basic aspects of Alzheimer's disease or aging. Application deadline is February 10.

The American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Program 2006
Program provides "seed money" for promising new projects by independent junior investigators. Preference given to applicants who have the greatest need for funding. Response needed by March 1.

Applications Invited for Glenn/American Federation for Aging Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards
Awards program designed to support pilot research programs targeting the fundamental biology of aging. Application deadline is May 1.
 
JANUARY 2006

HERA Foundation Ovarian Cancer OSB1 Seed Grant

Grant supports basic, translational and clinical research projects that address challenges posed by ovarian cancer. Application deadline is January 15.

Fund for Medical Discovery
Special consideration given to ovarian cancer related research. Deadline is January 15.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award Program 2006
Go online for eligibility criteria and application instructions. Pre-proposals and letters of intent deadline is January 31.

The American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Program 2006
Program provides "seed money" for promising new projects by independent junior investigators. Preference given to applicants who have the greatest need for funding. RESPONSE NEEDED BY March 1, 2006.

Alex's Lemonade Stand Invites Applications for Childhood Cancer Research
Foundation's Medical Advisory Board reviews Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Awards, Innovation Awards and Young Investigator Awards applications. Deadline: February 1.

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program
Concept Awards available for development of new, innovative, high-risk but potentially high-gain avenues of investigation. Submission deadline is February 7.

Applications Invited for Glenn/American Federation for Aging Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards
Awards program designed to support pilot research programs targeting the fundamental biology of aging. Application deadline is May 1.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Call for Proposals for Research on Childhood Obesity
First round of funding focuses on school food policies and environments. Application deadline is March 7.
 
DECEMBER 2005

NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program Nominations Due February 27, 2006
Program to support highly creative and pioneering individuals pursuing new, non-supported research directions.

Fund for Medical Discovery
Special consideration given to ovarian cancer related research. Deadline is January 15, 2006.

Pfizer Public Health Medical & Academic Partnership Fellowships
Junior physician-scientists from each department/division encouraged to apply. Details available online.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Awards of $50,000 to $100,000 available to fund career development and pilot projects. Deadline is January 9, 2006.

 
NOVEMBER 2005

NIH Loan Repayment Program

Program repays up to $35,000 a year of debt for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. Application deadline is December 1, 2005.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Awards of $50,000 to $100,000 available to fund career development and pilot projects. Deadline is January 9, 2006.

 
OCTOBER 2005

NIH Loan Repayment Program

Program repays up to $35,000 a year of debt for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. Application deadline is December 1, 2005.

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Rolling deadline application for U.S. born SOM faculty.

Fund for Medical Discovery
Special consideration given to ovarian cancer related research.Deadline: January 15, 2006.

W. M. Keck Foundation Young Scholars Award Program (Response Needed by Friday, October 21, 2005)

Up to $1 million provided for an opportunity to investigate promisign and unproven new ideas.

NSF - Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN) Programs-2006 (Response Needed by October 14, 2005)

NSF looking for proposals on collaborative research and education in the area of active nanostructures and nanosystems.

The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics (Response Needed by Friday, October 21, 2005)

A career development award for outstanding junior faculty members to conduct original research involving ethics and the life sciences.
 
SEPTEMBER 2005

NIH Loan Repayment Program

Program repays up to $35,000 a year of debt for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. Application deadline is December 1, 2005.

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Rolling deadline application for U.S. born SOM faculty.

National Science Foundation - Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MRI) (RESPONSE NEEDED BY Tuesday, September 13, 2005)
Funding provides support for two types of awards: Conceptual and Engineering Design awards and Construction awards.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award Program in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease for 2006 (RESPONSE NEEDED BY September 23, 2005)

BW seeking accomplished investigators to study pathogenesis.
 
AUGUST 2005

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Heart Research Grants for 2006 (RESPONSE NEEDED BY August 10, 2005)
The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust invites Hopkins to submit one nomination. Application for internal review due August 10.

Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program (Deadline: October 15, 2005)
Program enables post-doctoral students to engage in intensive 2-year program at one of six nationally prominent universities, beginning fall semester of 2006. Application deadline is October 15.

Pancreatic Cancer Pilot Project Funds Available
The Sol Goldman Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at Hopkins announces a pilot project grant. Applications due September 12.

 
JULY 2005

Human Immunology Award Program Invites Applications From Postdoctoral Researchers

Irvington Institute for Immunological Research and the Dana Foundation seek postdoctoral investigators researching Human Immunology. Application deadline is July 12.

Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research

BW Fund designed to develop and increase productivity of established physician-scientist who will strengthen translational research. Internal deadline is July 13.

Biomedical Scholars Awards Programs for 2006

Details on The Searle Scholars Program, The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award in Biomedical Sciences available online. Application materials due August 5.
 
JUNE 2005
Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Rolling deadline application for U.S. born SOM faculty.
 
MAY 2005

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Rolling deadline application for U.S. born SOM faculty.

Fund for Medical Discovery
Application deadline: May 15.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award 2005
Junior physician-scientists researchering cardiovascular diseases, cancer, AIDS, and sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders encouraged to apply. Deadline: May 17.

W.W. Smith Charitable Trust - Cancer and AIDS Research Grants for 2005
Grants for basic medical research for young investigators available. Application selection to be managed through the Provost's Office. Deadline: May 20.
 
APRIL 2005

HHMI-NIBIB Med into Grad Initiative: Integrating Medical Knowledge into Graduate Education Program
Funding available to support educational programs that incorporate the knowledge and skills of medicine and pathobiology into graduate education. Letter of Intent/Internal Deadline: April 20, 2005.
 
MARCH 2005

Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Awards

Support for early career scientists in brain cancer research has March 22, 2005 deadline.
 
FEBRUARY 2005

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
$7,500 available to young faculty for assistance during a sabbatical leave to travel outside the Baltimore area in pursuit of new theories, methods and techniques.

New NIH Guide Query by Active RFA and RFP Announcements
Access the database online.

NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program Nominations due between March 1st and April 1st 2005
In search of highly creative and pioneering individuals pursuing new research directions that are not already supported by other mechanisms.
 
JANUARY 2005

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
Guidelines for the FY 2005 NIH National Center for Research Resources Shared Instrumentation Grant Program are available online. Application deadline is March 22.

 
DECEMBER 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the December 2004 issue.

 
NOVEMBER 2004

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Funding is available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund.
 
OCTOBER 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the October 2004 issue.

 
SEPTEMBER 2004

Fund for Medical Discovery

Deadline approaches (September 15 !) and application instructions have changed.
 
AUGUST 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the August 2004 issue.

 
JULY 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the July 2004 issue.

 
JUNE 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the June 2004 issue.

 
MAY 2004

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the May 2004 issue.

 
APRIL 2004

Fund for Medical Discovery

Instructions and eligibility requirements available online for May 15 application deadline.

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Support for Young Faculty during sabbatical leave.
 
MARCH 2004

NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program
NIH funding available for investigators to develop and test far-ranging ideas.

Radiology-Funded Pilot Project Grants for Molecular Imaging in Cancer
Pilot project grant funds available to support new innovative projects in molecular imaging.

Blaustein Pain Research Fund
Funding to support clinical research and basic research activities in pain; Application deadline March 15, 2004.

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Translational Research Fund
Financial support for evidence-based interventions with high likelihood of clinical improvement in the functioning of spinal cord injured individuals available.
 
FEBRUARY 2004

NIH-NCRR Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
Guidelines for the FY 2005 NIH National Center for Research Resources Shared Instrumentation Grant Program now available online.

Soy Health Research Program
Incentive grants awarded for research proposals on soy and human health.

 
JANUARY 2004
Fund for Medical Discovery
Application deadline is January 15, 2004.
 
DECEMBER 2003

American Heart Association Program Deadlines
The AHA announces its January 2004 deadlines online.

Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
Nominations due January 15, 2004 for the largest prize of its kind in the United States.

Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program
Two new funding opportunities have been announced.

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities
Multiple awards to support innovative research to eliminate prostate cancer announced.
 
NOVEMBER 2003
Awards in Gene Therapy for Lymphoma and Leukemia
Grants awarded up to $1,000,000 over a period of three to five years; Deadline is February 16, 2004.
 
OCTOBER 2003

Radiology-Funded Pilot Project Grants For Molecular Imaging In Cancer
Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2003.

Keck Distinguished Young Scholars Program
Deadline for submissions is October 17, 2003.

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
Applications due to Provost's Office by October 10, 2003.
 
SEPTEMBER 2003
Fund for Medical Discovery
Application deadline is September 15, 2003.
 
AUGUST 2003

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the August 2003 issue.

 
JULY 2003

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the July 2003 issue.

 
JUNE 2003

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the June 2003 issue.

 
MAY 2003

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the May 2003 issue.

 
APRIL 2003

There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the April 2003 issue.

 
MARCH 2003
HERA Foundation Ovarian Cancer Seed Grant Program
Applications solicited by March 17, 2003.
 
FEBRUARY 2003

CDC Potential Extramural Projects
PEPs provide funding opportunity for variety of research projects.

CAM Pilot Funds Now Available
Funds support modalities considered alternative medicine to cancer research.

 
JANUARY 2003

New Deadline for Fund for Medical Discovery -— January 15, 2003
January 15, May 15 and September 15 are new deadlines.

Kirsch Investigator Award Program
Nominations welcome for two established associate professor candidates.

 
DECEMBER 2002
There are no Funding Opportunities articles in the December 2002 issue.
 
NOVEMBER 2002

Albany Medical Center Prize
$500,000 is the largest prize in medicine in the United States.

Sandler Program for Asthma Research
Senior and Junior Investigator Awards for basic research in asthma.
 
OCTOBER 2002

Submitting Proposals for Affiliated ICE Program Funding
ICE now accepting letters of intent for Affiliated ICE Programs.

Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD)
Application deadline is November 1.

SEPTEMBER 2002

Internal Funding Opportunity: Molecular and Cellular Engineering Pilot Program
Support for stem cell biology and engineering projects.

CAM Research Funds Available
Investigating therapies for use in cancer or cancer-related conditions.
 
   
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