Funding from Foundations/Private Sources

JHU's Corporate and Foundation Relations maintains a Web site listing upcoming grant competitions that are sponsored by foundations and other private sources: http://jhuresearch.jhu.edu/OCFR.htm. They are in addition to the limited-submission RFPs periodically announced by the Research Projects Administration office. The opportunities are listed in order of deadline and links to each funder's application information are provided. Contact Joan Wisner-Carlson (jwisner2@jhu.edu) with any questions.

School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award

The next deadline for School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award applications is Friday, April 1, 2011, 5:00 P.M. Please bring this notice to the attention of promising individuals within your departments and divisions. CSA Guidelines are available at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Research/ora/handbook/csaawards.html. The award provides up to $80,000 per year for a maximum of two years to support up to 75% of the applicant's salary and benefits. If you have questions, call Michelle Linehan at 955-8937.

2011 National Marfan Foundation Grant Program
The National Marfan Foundation grant program for researchers with faculty appointments is designed to provide financial support for investigators studying any or all disciplines involved in the Marfan syndrome. Special areas of interest include cardiovascular, genetic, orthopedic and ophthalmologic issues of the Marfan syndrome and related disorders.

The National Marfan Foundation accepts applications on a yearly basis for one- or two-year grants in basic, translational or clinical research. Applications with budgets up to $50,000 per year for a total of $100,000 are acceptable.

Application Deadline: April 11, 2011
Award Announcement: October 1, 2011
Funds Available: January 1, 2012

For more information, please visit http://www.marfan.org/marfan/2293/Research-Grants or contact research@marfan.org.

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

Deadline: April 27, 2011

The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) is the only organization in the world dedicated to discovering the cure and effective treatment for Progeria and its aging related disorders through medical research, outreach and education. Progeria is a rare, fatal, "premature aging" disease that affects children, who die of heart disease at an average age of 13 years. Scientific studies have linked the Progeria disease process to the same heart disease that afflicts millions, and the aging that affects us all.

Awards of up to $50,000 per year for up to two years are available from PRF to support investigators for basic science research aimed at developing effective treatments and/or cure for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.

For more information, visit the PRF website: http://www.progeriaresearch.org/grant_application.html, or contact 978-535-2594 or info@progeriaresearch.org.

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