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October 2005
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES- Back

NIH Loan Repayment Program

The NIH is now accepting applications for its five Loan Repayment Programs. All applications for 2006 awards must be submitted by December 1, 2005.

National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) can repay up to $35,000 a year of qualified educational debt for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. The programs also provide coverage for Federal and state tax liabilities. For specific instructions for Hopkins applicants, click here: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/
research/funding/NIH_LRP.html
. For further information and to apply online, click here: www.lrp.nih.gov.


Tilghman Traveling Fellowship

Deadline:   none, applications are reviewed as they are submitted
Amount:   up to $7,500 for travel, living expenses, and/or tuition costs
Eligibility:   Full or part time SOM faculty members who are native born U.S citizens
Additional Information:   http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Research/ora/Funding/tilghman.html



Fund for Medical Discovery

Deadline:   January 15th, 2006
Amount:   varies
Eligibility:   Full time faculty
Additional Information:   The primary goal of the FMD is to enhance interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research at Johns Hopkins. Note for the January 15th, 2006 deadline: Special consideration will be given to ovarian cancer related research. Projects that focus on the early detection of ovarian cancer are strongly encouraged. Guidelines are posted at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Research/ora/Funding/
FMD.html


W. M. Keck Foundation Young Scholars Award Program (RESPONSE NEEDED BY Friday, October 21, 2005)

The goal of the W.M. Keck Foundation’s Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research program is to provide "an opportunity to investigate promising and unproven new ideas which would be difficult to fund through traditional sources." This program provides up to $1 million over a period of five years ($200,000 per year).

Eligible candidates must be holding their first full-time, tenure track faculty appointment (or equivalent), and have held the faculty appointment (or equivalent) for at least one year and no more than four years. Once again this year, Hopkins has been invited to submit one nomination for this award program. Therefore, an internal peer review to select our nominees will be managed through the Provost's Office.

Required materials for internal review:

  1. JHU Internal Submission Cover Sheet (see attached)
  2. Research plan (5-7 pages, not including figures and references)
  3. Budget (one page)
  4. Curriculum Vitae (2-4 pages)
  5. A letter of recommendation from the candidate's department head

Full program information can be obtained on the W. M. Keck Foundation website located at: http://www.wmkeck.org/index.html.

PLEASE NOTE: The W.M. Keck Foundation prefers applications be submitted prior to the Thursday, December 1, 2005 deadline. Therefore, interested candidates should submit a complete packet of materials for internal review no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2005, via email, to graceb@jhu.edu. This will ensure that internal selection will be completed and the candidate's application will be submitted to the Keck Foundation by Tuesday, November 22, 2005. We ask that you not contact the Keck Foundation if you have questions. Please feel free to contact Grace Bigelow (410-516-5256 or graceb@jhu.edu) or Margaret Hindman of the JHU Foundation Relations Office (410-516-7288, mhindman@jhu.edu).


NSF - Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN) Programs-2006 (RESPONSE NEEDED BY October 14, 2005)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is requesting proposals on collaborative research and education in the area of active nanostructures and nanosystems, and on the long-term social change associated with these innovations. The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze synergistic science and engineering research and education in several emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology, including: fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes in active nanostructures; nanosystems with improved functionality and new architectures; hierarchical nanomanufacturing; and long-term societal and educational implications of scientific and technological advances on the nanoscale. This solicitation will provide support for Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) and Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER).

  • NIRT award - will be in the range of $250,000-$400,000 per year for four years depending on the scope of work proposed. Hopkins may submit 3 proposals as the lead institution.
  • NER award - are made as one-year grants, cannot exceed $130,000 and cannot be renewed. Hopkins may submit 2 proposals as the lead institution.

A detailed description of each program can be found on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05610/nsf05610.htm

Full proposals must be received by NSF (via FastLane) no later than 5 p.m. November 29, 2005. Since there are limits on the number of proposals that can be submitted, please contact Grace Bigelow with a brief project summary at graceb@jhu.edu by Friday, October 14, 2005, in order to determine if an internal review process is required. The summary of your intended project should include:

  1. NSF Award of interest (NIRT or NER)
  2. The names of all investigators
  3. Summary (1-3 pages) of project that includes the anticipated impact of the research
  4. All costs associated with the proposed project

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Grace S. Bigelow (410-516-5256, graceb@jhu.edu).


The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics (RESPONSE NEEDED BY Friday, October 21, 2005)

The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to conduct original research that will help to determine important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences.

Greenwall Faculty Scholars will receive 50 percent salary support up to NIH salary cap guidelines and benefits for three (3) years. They are expected to devote 50 percent of their time on the project. Eligible candidates must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60 percent appointment. Priority will be given to applicants who are below the rank of Associate Professor and who have not received a comparable career development award.

Once again this year, Hopkins has been asked to submit one nomination for this award program. Therefore, an internal peer review to select nominees will be managed through the Provost's Office.

Required materials for internal review:

  1. 1. JHU Internal Submission Cover Sheet (see attached)
  2. 2. Letter of Intent, (up to 3 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. font,) see Greenwall's website for details
  3. 3. Curriculum Vitae (up to 5 pages)
  4. 4. A letter of recommendation from the candidate's department head

Full program information can be obtained on the Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics website located at: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/greenwall/

Interested candidates should submit a complete packet of materials for internal review no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2005, via email, to graceb@jhu.edu. This ensures that the internal selection can be completed in a timely fashion and the final proposal can be submitted to the Greenwall Foundation by the Thursday, December 2, 2005 deadline.

If you have any questions, please contact Grace Bigelow (graceb@jhu.edu) or visit the University Research Projects Administration website: http://jhuresearch.jhu.edu/
funding.htm#jhu-coordinated


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October 2005 articles:
All New Research Protocol Submissions Must Now Be Submitted Electronically
Clinical Trials Registration
Course on Research Ethics (C.O.R.E) Offered October 17, 2005

Seminar Series

NIH Loan Repayment Program
Tilghman Traveling Fellowship
Fund for Medical Discovery
W. M. Keck Foundation Young Scholars Award Program
NSF - Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN) Programs-2006
The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
 
Professional Development Office
BME Longitudinal Design Teams

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