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Grant and Funding Opportunities
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The Health Effects Institute (HEI) Announces its Fall 2011 Research Agenda
The Request for Applications booklet includes RFA 11-2, the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award. Please refer to HEI’s website for a description of the RFA, deadlines and contact information, eligibility criteria, and instructions for applying.
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The purpose of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science and engineering research. The ranks of NSF Fellows include numerous individuals who have made transformative breakthroughs in science and engineering research, many who have become leaders in their chosen careers, and some who have been honored as Nobel laureates.
Program Guidelines: NSF 11-582
- Gordon Research Conference Travel Funding for Undergraduate Faculty
Two cost sharing awards of $600 each will be available for research active scientists from a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI) to attend the Gordon Conference on “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity” August 7–12, 2011, at Proctor Academy, New Hampshire. A PUI is defined as an institution where undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment and where no more than an average of 10 doctorate degrees are awarded per year. Apply no later than July 17, 2011.
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- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations
Grand Challenges Explorations is an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and for profit companies.
Grant proposals are being accepted online until May 19, 2011 on the following topics:
- Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
- Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges
- The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Innovative Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and Monitor Eradication
- Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
- Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
- Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Solutions for Improved Uptake and Coverage of Childhood Vaccinations
Initial grants will be U.S. $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to U.S. $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available on the Grand Challenges Web site.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Announces New Funding Opportunity
Title: Developing High-Throughput Assays for Predictive Modeling of Reproductive and
Developmental Toxicity Modulated Through the Endocrine System or Pertinent
Pathways in Humans and Species Relevant to Ecological Risk Assessment
Open Date: 01/28/2011
Close Date: 05/05/2011
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for research in development of high-throughput assays for use in analyzing chemicals or mixtures of chemicals to explain how exposure can be causally related to adverse, apical outcomes related to development and reproduction. These applications can address toxicity modulated by chemical effects on the endocrine system or via a variety of other pathways. Assay systems of interest are those relevant to humans and other species relevant to human health and/or ecological risk assessment. For more detailed information, please visit the U.S. EPA Web site.
- U.S. EPA Seeks Applicants for $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Grants to Address Local Health and Environmental Issues
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is accepting grant applications for $1.2 million in funding to support projects designed to research, educate, empower, and enable communities to understand and address local health and environmental issues. Eligible applicants from non-profit, faith-based, and tribal organizations working in the community of the proposed project are encouraged to apply.
Environmental Justice Small Grants funding is available for two categories of projects:
- 40 grants of up to $25,000 each to support projects that address a community’s local environmental issues through collaborative partnerships, and;
- 4 grants of up to $50,000 each to gather better science on the environmental and health impacts of exposure to multiple sources of pollution in communities.
Environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race or income, in the environmental decision-making process. Environmental justice issues often involve multiple sources of contamination, like pollution from several industrial facilities within one neighborhood, environmental hazards at the workplace or home, or contamination resulting from the consumption of fish or other subsistence food.
Environmental contamination can lead to costly health risks and can discourage investments and development in low-income, minority, and indigenous communities disproportionately impacted by pollution. Understanding the impacts of multiple environmental risks can help communities develop more effective solutions to their environmental and health concerns.
More information on eligibility and how to apply 
More information on the Environmental Justice Small Grant program
- The NIH Common Fund
The NIH Common Fund was enacted into law by Congress through the 2006 NIH Reform Act to support cross-cutting, trans-NIH programs that require participation by at least two NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) or would otherwise benefit from strategic planning and coordination. The requirements for the Common Fund encourage collaboration across the ICs while providing the NIH with flexibility to determine priorities for Common Fund support.
As the Common Fund grows, and research opportunities and needs emerge in the scientific community, the portfolio of programs supported by the Common Fund will likely evolve to encompass a diverse set of trans-NIH programs, although the NIH Roadmap is likely to remain a central component.
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Collaborative Research Travel Grant
The Collaborative Research Travel Grant supports Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty researchers traveling to laboratories domestically or internationally to acquire new research techniques, facilitate or begin collaborations, or attend courses.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or are studying for a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering and are interested in investigating research opportunities in the biological sciences. The award provides up to $15,000 in travel costs.
Application Request Deadline: December 1, 2010
- NIH Loan Repayment Application Cycle Opens September 1
The next application cycle for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs will open tomorrow, September 1. Please share this information with your colleagues and/or members. These programs repay up to $35,000 educational debt annually and are open to biomedical and behavioral researchers who are committed to conducting two years of qualified biomedical or behavioral research at a nonprofit, university or government institution. On average, nearly 40 percent of all new LRP applications are funded, and the awards are renewable.
The five LRPs are clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, and clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. To qualify research must fit within one of these program areas, and individuals must
- possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP);
- devote at least 20 hours per week to research funded by a domestic nonprofit, university or government entity;
- have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their annual institutional base salary; and
- be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
The application cycle will close November 15, 2010, at 8:00 PM EST. More details and the application can be found at www.lrp.nih.gov. For additional assistance, potential applicants may call or e-mail the LRP Information Center at 866.849.4047 or lrp@nih.gov. Also, to receive program updates throughout the application cycle updates, follow us on Twitter @NIH_LRP or www.twitter.com/NIH_LRP.
- CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI)
Applications are being accepted for the seventh cohort of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) from August 15, 2010, to October 31, 2010. EPHLI application instructions and information are available on-line.
EPHLI Background
In December 2003, CDC convened a group of emerging leaders in environmental public health to discuss workforce issues. This group recommended that CDC develop and support a national leadership development program for environmental public health professionals. In response to this recommendation and several Institute of Medicine reports (The Future of Public Health: Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?; The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century) that identified the need to develop leaders in public health, CDC created EPHLI. This leadership development program was launched in 2005 and has helped to develop more than 180 environmental public health leaders.
EPHLI identifies, trains, and assists in the development of environmental public health leaders. Each year, the institute enhances the leadership and problem-solving skills of approximately 30 environmental public health practitioners. With these enhanced skills, practitioners are better able to anticipate, recognize, and respond to environmental health threats.
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- Gates Foundation Grant Opportunities—New Grand Challenges Explorations Topics (Anyone Can Apply)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level, in any discipline, and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
Grant proposals are being accepted on-line until November 2, 2010, on the following topics:
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New! The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and Monitor Eradication
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New! Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
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New! Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
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Create New Technologies to improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
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Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Diseases
Initial grants will be U.S. $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to U.S. $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at www.grandchallenges.org.
We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, apply. If you know someone else who may have a great idea, please forward this message.
Thank you for your commitment to solving the world’s greatest health challenges.
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Grants Guide
Career Awards at the Scientific Interface provide $500,000 to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of faculty service. These awards are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences and engineers whose work addresses biological questions.
These awards are open to U.S. and Canadian citizens or permanent residents as well as to U.S. temporary residents.
In previous years, candidates for this award had to be nominated by a North American degree-granting institution. This year, eligible candidates for this award may self-nominate by submitting a preproposal by September 1, 2010.
Preproposals will be reviewed by the Interfaces in Science Advisory Committee and selected candidates will be invited to submit a full application. Full invited applications must be submitted by January 12, 2011.
For full grant details, visit the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Web site.
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Centers (STEP Centers)
We are drawing your attention to a new National Science Foundation grant opportunity in undergraduate education. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Centers, “STEP Centers,” competition allows a group of faculty representing a cross section of institutions of higher education to identify a national challenge or opportunity in undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to propose a comprehensive and coordinated set of activities that will be carried out to address that challenge or opportunity within a national context. In the current competition, efforts must be related to the biological sciences, engineering, or the geological sciences. Anticipated award size for each Center is $10 million over five years.
This opportunity is being offered jointly by the Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Division of Undergraduate Education), the Directorate for Biological Sciences, the Directorate for Engineering, and the Directorate for Geosciences. Further information about the STEP Centers and a link to the solicitation NSF 10-569 can be found at the NSF Web site.
Important due dates are:
- Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required)—August 4, 2010
- Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required)—September 7, 2010
- Full Proposal Deadline(s) BY INVITATION ONLY—January 20, 2011
For further details, please see the STEP Centers solicitation.
- AMP’s Public Outreach Fellowship Seeks Applicants for 2010–2011 Term
Americans for Medical Progress is seeking applications for its third annual AMP/Michael D. Hayre Public Outreach Fellowship. The program is designed to inspire and motivate young adults to become the next generation of leaders in research advocacy.
The program is open to those between the ages of 18–30 and is for the 2010–2011 academic year. Fellows design their own outreach programs to advance public understanding of the use of animals in biomedical research. AMP provides a stipend, a materials budget and staff expertise to help the Fellows make their vision a reality.
Please visit the AMP Web site to learn more and to see the many successful programs created by current and past Fellows. Consider whether you might know someone at work or within your circle of friends who would be interested in applying. If you would like a poster to publicize the Fellowship, a PDF version may be found on our Web site.
The program is named in memory of AMP’s former chairman Michael D. Hayre, D.V.M., DACLAM, a veterinarian and scientist who devoted his life to biomedical research and laboratory animal medicine. He was a dedicated teacher, friend and mentor to many who now work in comparative medicine. Mike believed in the power and faith of people. He was constantly urging his friends and the many young adults under his supervision to go beyond their comfort zones, to visualize a seemingly out-of-reach goal and then strive for it. His driving force and leadership led to the creation of many of AMP’s advocacy programs. We can think of no greater way to honor him than to provide support for young voices on our issue.
Please note—AMP is able to support the Fellowship only because of the generosity of so many in the research community. You may go to the program’s Web site, to make an individual or institutional donation that will go directly to the AMP/Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, or you may contact us at info@amprogress.org to make arrangements to contribute.
- Postdoctoral Opportunity
A NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship is available starting Spring 2010 at The University of Rhode Island.
The overall research focus of our laboratory is the mechanisms by which xenobiotic transport influences
the susceptibility of target organs to drug and toxicant exposure using in vitro and in vivo experimental
approaches. A secondary research focus is to test novel compounds derived from plants and berries for
novel antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Our laboratory is located in College of Pharmacy, which
has state-of-the-art facilities for imaging, flow cytometry, genomics, and chemical analysis.
Multidisciplinary experimental approaches of our laboratory include cellular, biochemical, genetic,
surgical, and toxicological assays and consist of in vitro cell culture and whole animal models.
Candidates must hold A Ph.D. in life science areas such as toxicology, biochemistry, molecular biology,
cell biology, or pharmacology and possess strong independent research abilities, excellent verbal and
written communication skills, be self-motivated, and able to work well in a team. Candidates with
experience performing basic molecular biology techniques, small animal handling experience, plasmid
manipulation and gene cloning, mammalian cell culture, and standard molecular biology methodology are
also highly desirable. The successful applicant will be offered a competitive salary and benefits
commensurate with experience. Applicants must be able to meet criteria listed under NIH PA-05-015,
which promotes Diversity in Health-Related Research. Applicants should e-mail their curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests and experience, and contact information for three individuals to
provide letters of recommendation to Angela Slitt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of
Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 41 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881. The University of Rhode Island is an equal opportunity employer.
- Innovation Acceleration Partnership Fellowship Opportunity
Washington University in Saint Louis, in conjunction with the University of Missouri, the Center for Emerging Technologies, and Innovate Saint Louis, is now offering positions in one of the nation’s top research environments. This is our second year of funding from the National Science Foundation for the Innovation Acceleration Partnership (IAP) Fellowships. IAP is also supported by a large number of community organizations in the St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri, region.
We seek individuals with an advanced degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in the biomedical engineering, life sciences, nanotechnology, or medical fields, who have an interest in expanding their understanding of technology transfer and commercialization, or individuals with MBA or JD degrees who have strong academic or practical science credentials. Fellowships are full-time for a 13-month term, and will start in October 2009, overlapping the current fellows' term by one month. A competitive salary and benefits are provided.
The fellowship begins with an intense four-month training and orientation cycle with support from Washington University’s Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Office of Technology Management, as well as community partners including the BioGenerator nonprofit seed venture fund. At the conclusion of this orientation and training cycle the fellows will have the opportunity to work with faculty to select a promising idea and pursue starting a venture. Fellows will have access to a broad array of faculty-discovered technologies including concepts that go from the idea to the issued patent stages. They will also benefit from a large pool of community mentors who support the IAP Fellows as they pursue startup companies.
A printable flyer is available. Please feel free to post this flyer or forward it to interested scientists and researchers. We ask interested individuals to send their curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three references, and a cover letter expressing their interest to IAP@wustl.edu. Washington University is an equal opportunity employer, and women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- New NIH Recovery Act Opportunity Seeks to Fund High Impact, Large-Scale, Accelerated Research
Goal to Promote Growth and Investment in Biomedical R&D, Public Health and Health Care Delivery
The National Institutes of Health highlighted a new funding opportunity under the Recovery Act that will support approximately $200 million in large-scale research projects that have a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health and health care delivery. The purpose of this new program, the Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (GO), is to support high impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term funding and may lay the foundation for new fields of scientific inquiry.
“With this new program, we will support large biomedical and biobehavioral research endeavors that will benefit from a significant two-year jumpstart in funds and are ready for immediate implementation,” said Acting NIH Director Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D. “The goals are to fund high impact research that will lead to growth and investment in these fields and stimulate the economy in the process.”
In responding to this opportunity, grant applicants may propose to address either a specific research question or the creation of a unique infrastructure/resource designed to accelerate scientific progress in the future. The GO grants will support large-scale research projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied research on cutting edge technologies, and new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams.
Each participating NIH Institute has indicated their priorities for the GO grants. An example of the type of project that could be funded under this program is the identification and validation of biomarkers in human genetics and biology that indicate the risk for disease or that could serve as a marker of disease progression and/or responsiveness to treatment. Validation of biomarkers could dramatically improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of disease. Another priority is research on information technology that will enable physicians to share radiological images across health care institutions, which could result in reduced health care costs, as well as improved accuracy for medical decision-making.
For more information, see Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (RC2).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)—The Nation’s Medical Research Agency—includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit the NIH Web site.
- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the Recovery Act:
The NICHD, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. For more information, visit the Web site.
The NIH—The Nation’s Medical Research Agency—includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit the NIH Web site.
- Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Children’s health continues to be a high priority for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). More than $12 million will be awarded to researchers to address childhood diseases that may result from environmental exposures. The NIEHS, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have developed a joint program with multiple opportunities to enhance the research in children’s environmental health to meet each agency’s mission as well as fill the identified research gaps. There will be two types of centers funded: The Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Formative Centers (P20) and The Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (P01).
These funding opportunities will serve to create the next phase of the Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (CEHCs). We encourage you to spread the word about these new funding opportunities.
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