NIH Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards

NIH is calling for applications for 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards. Both programs are part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.

Pioneer Awards provide $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years and are open to scientists at any career stage. New Innovator Awards provide $1.5 million in direct costs over the same period and are for new investigators who have not received an NIH regular research (R01) or similar grant.

NIH expects to make 5 to 10 Pioneer Awards and up to 24 New Innovator Awards in September 2008.

Women and members of groups that are underrepresented in NIH research areas are encouraged to apply.

The Pioneer Award application period is from December 16, 2007 to January 16, 2008. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-013.html for application instructions and http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer for more information. Send questions to pioneer@nih.gov.

Submit New Innovator Award applications between March 3 and 31, 2008. Application instructions are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html and additional information is at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/innovator_award. Send questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.

Joyce Brenner Women's Health Research Award

Deadline: December 20, 2007 (Letter of Inquiry)

The Foundation for Women's Wellness (http://www.thefww.org/) created the Joyce Brenner Women's Health Research Award to improve medicine's understanding of women's health.

Research topics should be of importance to women's health in general and/or illuminate gender disparities. Areas of interest include cardiovascular disease, leading female cancers (lung, breast, ovarian), and hormones' roles in causing and treating health concerns; however, any topic deemed significant to a wide scope of women will be considered.

The lead investigator and proposed study must be at an accredited U.S.-based medical institution. Applicants must have M.D., Ph.D., or D.O. degree(s) with junior faculty or assistant professor appointment (or equivalent) at the time the award is given.

The award will provide one-time funding of up to $20,000 to the selected finalist. FWW is currently accepting letter of inquiry forms and curriculum vitae for the Joyce Brenner Women's Health Research Award. Forms should be completed in full and sent along with lead researchers' CV by December 20, 2007, 12p.m. MST via e-mail: sharoncravitz@comcast.net or fax: 303-744-7759. FWW Medical Advisory Board will select finalists to submit full applications. The award recipient will be announced by first quarter of 2008.

To download the letter of inquiry form and read more details on this award opportunity, click here: http://www.thefww.org/research/whrf.htm.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Deadline: December 15, 2007; and June 15, 2008

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide.

Beginning December 15, 2007, AFSP will accept and review applications for all categories of research grants and fellowships two times a year, with submission deadlines of December 15 and June 15. The change is designed to make the foundation's research grant program more responsive to time-sensitive topics, with high relevance for suicide research.

A second change approved by the scientific council is an increase in the grant amounts for Standard Research Grants (from a maximum of $60,000 to $75,000), Young Investigator Grants (from $70,000 to $85,000), and Pilot Grants (from $20,000 to $30,000). Distinguished Investigator Grants and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will remain at their current levels of $100,000.

AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. AFSP grants are awarded for one- or two-year periods.

AFSP offers research funding in five categories:

1. Distinguished Investigator Grants are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publication on suicide;
2. Standard Research Grants are awarded to individual investigators at any level;
3. Young Investigator Grants are awarded to investigators at the level of assistant professor or lower;
4. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awarded to investigators who have received a Ph.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support; and
5. Pilot Grants are awarded to investigators at any level to support new projects that have the potential to lead to subsequent larger investigations.

For complete program guidelines, eligibility criteria, and application procedures, see the AFSP Web site: http://www.afsp.org/.

Funding for Prostate Cancer Research

Funding is available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Awards of a maximum of $75,000 for up to 2 years are available to fund career development and developmental research programs (pilot projects). New Ideas Encouraged!

Deadline: Monday, January 7, 2008

For more information visit: http://prostatecancerprogram.onc.jhmi.edu/

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