Monash Research Office (MRO)

Bone Marrow Failure (BMFRP) Hypothesis Development Awards

The FY2009 Bone Marrow Failure Hypothesis Development Awards will support the initial exploration of innovative, untested, novel, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in bone marrow failure research. Results of studies conducted through this award may provide the scientific rational upon which a new hypothesis can be based, or it should provide initial principles of an innovative hypothesis. The award mechanism is not intended to support ongoing work. Scientific peer reviewers will be blinded to the identity of the PI and the PI’s institution. The presentation of preliminary data is not required. Clinical trials will not be supported under this award mechanism. Because these awards are designed for preliminary investigations, projects involving human subjects or specimens will not be supported unless they are exempt (see program details for more information)

Funding is available for a maximum period of performance is 18 months. Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $100,000. Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

Pre-Application (Letter of Intent) is due July 9, 2009. Full-Proposal from invited aplicants are due July 30, 2009

Granting Body Closing Date: 09/07/2009

Calihan Academic Fellowship Program 2009 - Round 1

The Calihan Academic Fellowships provide scholarships and research grants to future scholars and religious leaders whose academic work shows outstanding potential. Applicants studying theology, philosophy, economics, or related fields must demonstrate the potential to advance understanding in the relationship between theology and the principles of the free and virtuous society. Such principles include recognition of human dignity, the importance of the rule of law, limited government, religious liberty, and freedom in economic life.

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Granting Body Closing Date: 15/07/2009

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Therapeutic Development Awards - 2009

The FY2009 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Therapeutic Development Awards encourage proposals that focus research on ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, specifically on the pre-clinical development of novel therapies to treat this disease. While a number of drugs are in clinical trials, no effective treatments exist now to combat the effects of this neurodegenerative disease. The following funding opportunity information may interest independent investigators at all academic levels. Please forward to bio-life, pharmacology, therapeutic development, and model systems investigators considering ALS research funding.

Funding is available for a maximum period of performance is 3 years. Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,500,000.

Pre-Application are due by the July 15, 2009. Full Proposal from invited applicants are due October 15, 2009

Granting Body Closing Date: 15/07/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Concept Award - 2009

Concept Awards will be awarded in Genetic Cancer Research or Non-invasive Cancer Ablation Research only. The PRCRP Concept Awards support the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory. Presentation of preliminary data is not allowed. Clinical Trials are not permitted.

Funding is available for up to maximum period of performance of 1 year. Reviewers will be blinded to the identity of the Principal Investigator and the Principle Investigators institution. In the application submission, the Project Narrative has a one-page limit. Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $75,000 in direct costs.

Pre-Applications due July 15, 2009, Full Proposals by invitation due July 30, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 15/07/2009

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award - 2009

The PCRP Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award is intended to provide infrastructure support for the development of a prostate cancer biorepository consortium that will facilitate the collection, processing, annotation, storage, and distribution of high-quality human prostate cancer biospecimens through a collaborative network across multiple institutions.

The period of performance for this award is 3 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,300,000 in total direct costs.

Pre-Applicationare due by the July 15, 2009. Full Proposals are to be submitted by the August 5, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 15/07/2009

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program - Clinical Trail Award - 2009

The Clinical Trail Award supports clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on the treatment or management of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Areas of Interest encourages applications that address critical needs of the autism community in either the Co-morbidities of Autism or Predictors for Treatment Outcome.

The maximum period of performance is 4 years. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $750,000 in direct costs.

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Granting Body Closing Date: 22/07/2009

Fellowship for Field Research

The Fellowship for Field Research program supports prominent foreign scholars and professionals to undertake field research in Korea. Those conducting research or serving in the fields of humanities, social sciences, culture and arts related to Korean studies or Korea-related research.

Support is provided for scholars who are university professors and instructors, doctoral candidates, professional researchers at research institutes and other qualified professionals who want to conduct field research on relevant subjects in Korea. Duration is from one to twelve months. Fellows receive a monthly stipend and round-trip international airfare.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/07/2009

Korean Language Training Fellowships 2009

Fellowship for Korean Language Training is designed to enhance competency in Korean language among overseas Korean Studies scholars, graduate students and professionals in Korea-related fields, by providing an opportunity to undertake intensive language training in a Korean language program at the leading universities in Korea.

Basic qualifications and academic background are as follows: Graduate students who are majoring or minoring in Korea-related subjects for master's or doctoral degrees; Faculty members and researchers engaged in teaching or research activities at universities or research institutes; or Professionals with cultural/artistic organizations related with Korea (e.g., museum curators, librarians, government officials in charge of Korean affairs, etc.)

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/07/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Collaborative Translational Science Award - 2009

The Collaborative Translational Science Awards supports the development of translational research collaborations among two or three independent investigators to address one of the two Focus Areas in melanoma and other skin cancers in a manner relevant to military service that would be less readily achievable through separate efforts.

The maximum period of funding is 5 years. The maximum combined allowable funding for each collaborative partnership for the entire period of performance, regardless of whether there are two or three Investigators, is $1,125,000 including direct and indirect costs.

Pre-Applications due August 5, 2009. Full Invited Proposals due December 9, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 05/08/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Idea Award - 2009

Idea Awards are to promote the exploration of ideas that are still in the early stages of development yet have the potential to yield high-impact results and open new avenues of investigation in genetic cancer research and its relation to exposure to the various environments that are unique to a military lifestyle.

Preliminary data are not required. However, research projects should include a well formulated, testable hypothesis based on a strong scientific rationale. Focus areas are described in Program Announcement Page 2-3. The maximum period of funding is 3 years. The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $375,000.

Pre-Applications due August 5, 2009. Full Invited Proposals due December 9, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 05/08/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Award - 2009

Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Awards are designed to promote new ideas that are still in the early stages of development while training outstanding candidates in the topic area of noninvasive cancer ablation treatment research including selective targeting with nanoparticles. The research should have the potential to yield highly impactful data and new avenues of investigation. A predoctoral student currently enrolled full-time in an accredited doctoral program and who has successfully completed comprehensive examinations or otherwise met predissertation requirements by the time of award obligation to the institute or agency.

The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $475,000 ($375,000 for research plus $100,000 for the Predoctoral Fellow to cover stipend or salary and tuition).

Pre-Applications due August 5, 2009. Full Invited Proposals due December 9, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 05/08/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - New Investigator Award - 2009

New Investigator Awards are support the career transition and/or continued development of promising researchers who have innovative, high-impact ideas or new technologies applicable to genetic cancer research and its relation to exposures to the various environments that are unique to a military lifestyle. The New Investigator Award supports independent Principal Investigators in the early stages of their careers, and it strongly encourages a designated collaborator.

The maximum period of funding is 3 years. The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $275,000.

Pre-Applications due August 5, 2009. Full Invited Proposals due December 9, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 05/08/2009

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - Synergistic Idea Award - 2009

The Synergistic Idea Awards must address pediatric brain tumors within the field of childhood cancer. Within the field of pediatric brain tumor studies, the study of rare pediatric brain tumors is especially encouraged. The Synergistic Idea Award supports innovative approaches to pediatric brain tumor research involving two to four independent, faculty-level Principal Investigators. This award is designed to encourage and support both new and pre-existing partnerships.

Funding is available for up to maximum of 3 years. The maximum combined allowable funding for one collaborative partnership for the entire period of performance, regardless of whether there are two, three, or four PIs, is $1,750,000 including direct and indirect costs.

Pre-Applications due August 5, 2009. Full Invited Proposals due December 9, 2009

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Granting Body Closing Date: 05/08/2009

Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) - Metric Development and Validation Award

The Metric Development and Validation Award is designed to develop and/or validate readily accessible, cost-effective, analytical methods that may be utilized to quantify the disease, monitor disease progress, and/or evaluate the efficacy of disease therapies. Particular emphasis is laid on the development of measurement processes with regard to reproducibility and accuracy and/or the validation of existing and novel measures.

Funding is available for up to maximum period of performance of 1 year. Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $100,000 in direct costs.

Granting Body Closing Date: 13/08/2009

Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) - Synergistic Idea Award

The Synergistic Idea Award is designed to promote innovative ideas and scientific collaborations by supporting novel approaches to MS research that will move the field toward the MSRP vision of preventing the occurrence, reversing or slowing the progression and disability, and lessening the impact of MS. This award mechanism is designed to support new ideas, not ideas that are extensions of existing collaborative efforts.

Funding is available for up to maximum period of performance of 2 years. Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $400,000 in direct costs.

Granting Body Closing Date: 13/08/2009

Australian-American Health Policy Fellowships Program 2009

Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship was known as the Packer Policy Fellowships, named in honor of the late Mr. Kerry Packer AC, former chairman of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. This program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionals—academics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision makers in managed care and other private health care organizations, and journalists - to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting research and working with Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries.

The Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship is sponsored by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. Administration of the program in the United States is provided by The Commonwealth Fund, a New York City-based private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.

The Fellowship provides up to $55,000 (AUD) for six to ten months in Australia. In addition, a supplemental allowance is provided to fellows accompanied by a spouse and/or children.

Granting Body Closing Date: 15/08/2009

Research Grant Program 2009

The purpose of the VF Research Grant Program is to provide one or two year seed grants to support pilot studies in vasculitis. Suitable applicants will be medical researchers in areas such as, but not limited to, rheumatology, immunology, nephrology, otolaryngology, pulmonary and respiratory diseases, and internal medicine.

Maximum awards will be US$50,000 for twelve months. Some awards will be available for two years.

Granting Body Closing Date: 17/08/2009

Smuts Visiting Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies - Wolfson College

Fellowships are available for research in the field of Commonwealth Studies, including the Commonwealth related aspects of archaeology, anthropology, economics, history, human geography, law, literature, oriental studies, sociology, politics and social psychology.

The maximum duration of a Fellowship is nine months, beginning in October 2010, but the Managers would be willing to consider applications requiring less time in Cambridge. Fellowship holders are expected to live in Cambridge for the bulk of their tenure and accommodation is normally offered by Wolfson College. Fellows are expected to advance Commonwealth Studies in Cambridge mainly by pursuing research, but also by taking part in seminars and similar activities within the University.

Applicants should be members of staff of another University or similar institution outside the UK. They should hold a PhD or, if not, be working at a post-doctoral level. The Managers will give preference to scholars with a distinguished research profile who are nationals or permanent residents of the overseas countries of the Commonwealth and who have active research interests in an area or areas of scholarship falling within the remit of the Smuts Fund as specified above.

Granting Body Closing Date: 27/08/2009

AERA Grants Program 2009

AERA invites education policy- and practice-related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other (US) national data bases. Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.

Research topics may cover a wide range of policy- or practice-related issues that include but are not limited to: science and mathematics education; the supply (pipeline) of students taking mathematics and science courses; teachers and teaching, including supply, quality, and demand; policies and practices related to student achievement and assessment; policies and practices that influence student and parental attitudes; contextual factors (individual, curricular, and school related) in education; educational participation and persistence (kindergarten through career entry); at-risk students; early childhood education; postsecondary education; US education in an international context; school finance; the quality of educational institutions; and methodological studies. The research project must include the analysis of data from at least one NSF or NCES data set. Additional large-scale nationally representative data sets may be used in conjunction with the obligatory NSF or NCES data set. If international data sets are used, the study must include U.S. education.

Eligibility: Applicants for Research Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Applicants must have received the doctoral degree by the start date of the grant. Please note that researchers who have previously received a major award through the AERA Grants Program (i.e., AERA Research Grant as a PI or Co-PI, AERA Postdoctoral Fellowship, or AERA Fellowship) may not apply for a Research Grant. However, applicants who have received an AERA Dissertation Grant are eligible to apply for a Research Grant. Dissertation Grant recipients must complete the Dissertation Grant before applying for a Research Grant. Underrepresented minority researchers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Granting Body Closing Date: 01/09/2009

Visiting Fellowships 2009

Each year the College offers a number of Visiting Fellowships to men and women who intend to engage in study and research in Oxford and are prepared to participate in the academic life of the College. There is no limitation upon the field of study. A Visiting Fellow may be elected for a period of one, two or three terms within the Oxford academic year. For each term, there are normally nine Visiting Fellowships available.

Most Visiting Fellows are persons holding university posts, but the College welcomes applications from others who wish to carry out scholarly work in Oxford. Visiting Fellows enjoy nearly all the rights of ordinary Fellows (including lunches and dinners without charge), but are not members of the governing body of the College. The College provides without charge, a study in College and fully-furnished residential accommodation in Oxford, including some flats for families. The summer 2009, the College will be advertising Visiting Fellowships for the academic year running from October 2010 to June 2011. These Fellowships are intended to enable their holders to carry out study and research in Oxford and to participate in the academic life of the University.

Granting Body Closing Date: 04/09/2009

NRF Research Fellowship 3rd Call

The National Research Foundation (NRF) Research Fellowship Scheme is a globally competitive programme aimed at attracting, recruiting and rooting outstanding young scientists and researchers to conduct independent research in Singapore. Applicants should be under the age of 40 years at the date of application, and within 10 years post PhD.

The NRF Research Fellowship will provide attractive funding to brilliant, young scientists and researchers to carry out independent, cutting edge research in Singapore. Appointees could be offered concurrent faculty positions at local universities or other research organizations. This will build up a pool of bright, passionate researchers in various fields to augment Singapore’s research talent pool.

The NRF is looking for the following qualities in the candidates - the best young research talents who are ready for their first independent research, usually having completed their first post-doctoral fellowship stint; with the potential to become the next generation of research leaders; quality and scientific excellence of the research project proposal; outstanding performance demonstrated at a prior post-doctoral stint at a reputable university.

Granting Body Closing Date: 06/09/2009

Jennings Randolph Fellowships Program - Senior Fellowship 2010

The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards Senior Fellowships to enable outstanding scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals from around the world to conduct research at the U.S. Institute of Peace on important issues concerning international conflict and peace.

Fellowships are usually awarded for 10 months beginning in October. Shorter term residencies are also available. The program attempts to match the recipient's earned income during the year preceding the fellowship, up to a maximum of $80,000 for 10 months. The award covers health insurance premiums (80%), travel to and from Washington for fellows and dependents, and half-time research assistants.

Granting Body Closing Date: 08/09/2009

Mission Awards - Request for Proposals

Psychology Beyond Borders (PBB) is an international non-profit, non-government organization committed to assisting communities and individuals impacted by natural disasters, incidents of terrorism and armed conflict by: Delivering psychosocial initiatives that are evidence based or evidence informed; Conducting rigorous research and program evaluations; Providing education and training to help build on natural resiliencies and capacities; Establishing collaborative global networks to access and share the knowledges gained from combining research and practice; and Developing policy recommendations.

These annual awards were designed to support research and service projects supporting the five key elements of the PBB mission: research, social service delivery, education, public policy development, and networking with the ultimate goal of helping alleviate psychological suffering, and contributing to the prevention, preparedness and response to terror attacks, armed conflict or natural disaster.

Projects of $5,000 - $15,000 (USD) will be funded with an expected project duration of one year (beginning January 2010). So that more projects may be funded, preference will be given to projects with smaller budgets that focus on a specific population or intervention.

Granting Body Closing Date: 11/09/2009

Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy 2010 - 2011

The Commonwealth Funds Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.

Granting Body Closing Date: 15/09/2009

Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)

Researchers are invited to submitt of applications in the areas of developmental and formative behavioral research in cancer prevention and control.

This FOA will support innovative pilot projects or feasibility studies, which will facilitate the growth of research science in the cancer control continuum from a behavioral perspective. This FOA encourages applications that include small cross-disciplinary teams of investigators who bring perspectives from the behavioral and social sciences, as well as other fields of public health. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after May 16, 2009. The deadlines for receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: 16 February, 16 June and 16 October annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related applications are: 7 January, 7 May, and 7 September annually. This program will expire on 8 May, 2012.

Granting Body Closing Date: 17/09/2009

Annual Grant Competition

Support is provided for research, education and training, and information dissemination in the areas of international peace and conflict resolution. Duration is usually one to two years. Awards range from US $50,000 to $120,000 each.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Conflict analysis and prevention; Mediation and conflict resolution; Postconflict peace and stability operations; Religion and peacemaking; Rule of law and transitional justice; International organizations and collective security; Economies and conflict; Social, psychological, and physical impacts of war and conflict; Media and conflict. The Institute sets no disciplinary restrictions. It welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.

Granting Body Closing Date: 01/10/2009

Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)

Researchers are invited to submitt of applications in the areas of developmental and formative behavioral research in cancer prevention and control.

This FOA will support innovative pilot projects or feasibility studies, which will facilitate the growth of research science in the cancer control continuum from a behavioral perspective. This FOA encourages applications that include small cross-disciplinary teams of investigators who bring perspectives from the behavioral and social sciences, as well as other fields of public health. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after May 16, 2009. The deadlines for receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: 16 February, 16 June and 16 October annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related applications are: 7 January, 7 May, and 7 September annually. This program will expire on 8 May, 2012.

Granting Body Closing Date: 16/10/2009

Calihan Academic Fellowship Program 2009 - Round 2

The Calihan Academic Fellowships provide scholarships and research grants to future scholars and religious leaders whose academic work shows outstanding potential. Applicants studying theology, philosophy, economics, or related fields must demonstrate the potential to advance understanding in the relationship between theology and the principles of the free and virtuous society. Such principles include recognition of human dignity, the importance of the rule of law, limited government, religious liberty, and freedom in economic life.

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Granting Body Closing Date: 31/10/2009

AERA Grants Program 2010

AERA invites education policy- and practice-related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other (US) national data bases. Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.

Research topics may cover a wide range of policy- or practice-related issues that include but are not limited to: science and mathematics education; the supply (pipeline) of students taking mathematics and science courses; teachers and teaching, including supply, quality, and demand; policies and practices related to student achievement and assessment; policies and practices that influence student and parental attitudes; contextual factors (individual, curricular, and school related) in education; educational participation and persistence (kindergarten through career entry); at-risk students; early childhood education; postsecondary education; US education in an international context; school finance; the quality of educational institutions; and methodological studies. The research project must include the analysis of data from at least one NSF or NCES data set. Additional large-scale nationally representative data sets may be used in conjunction with the obligatory NSF or NCES data set. If international data sets are used, the study must include U.S. education.

Eligibility: Applicants for Research Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Applicants must have received the doctoral degree by the start date of the grant. Please note that researchers who have previously received a major award through the AERA Grants Program (i.e., AERA Research Grant as a PI or Co-PI, AERA Postdoctoral Fellowship, or AERA Fellowship) may not apply for a Research Grant. However, applicants who have received an AERA Dissertation Grant are eligible to apply for a Research Grant. Dissertation Grant recipients must complete the Dissertation Grant before applying for a Research Grant. Underrepresented minority researchers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Granting Body Closing Date: 06/01/2010

NIDDK Multi-Center Clinical Study Implementation Planning Grants (U34) 2010

The sponsor provides support for investigator-initiated, multi-center clinical studies through a two-part process that includes an implementation planning (U34) grant.

The total project period for an application may not exceed two years. Applicants may request up to $250,000 in direct costs per year.

Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

Granting Body Closing Date: 18/03/2010

International Program: Global Security and Sustainability

The Program on Global Security and Sustainability seeks to protect the security and well-being of people and the environment around the world. To meet these broad objectives, the international program focuses on several areas of concern. The Foundation works to encourage peace within and among countries, conserve global biological diversity, support responsible reproductive choices and reduction of maternal mortality, and protect human rights and strengthen the system of international justice.

Letters of inquiry are invited at any time, with the following exceptions: Concept papers for the International Peace and Security Asia - Security Initiative Policy Research Grants will be accepted June 1 and December 15, 2009.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research - Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Sciences

The Aerospace, Chemical and Material Science Directorate strives to find, support, and foster new scientific discoveries that will ensure future novel innovations for 'The Future AF'. The Directorate leads discovery and development of fundamental and integrated science that advances future air and space power. Award amounts and durations vary from proposal to proposal.

Areas of interest include: Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Microsystems; Structural Mechanics; Surface and Interfacial Science; Organic Materials Chemistry; Theoretical Chemistry; Molecular Dynamics; High Temperature Aerospace Materials; Polymer Matrix Composites; Hypersonics and Turbulence; Flow Control and Aeroelasticity; Space Power and Propulsion; Combustion and Diagnostics.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research--Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences

Support is provided for research in mathematics, information and life sciences. Anyone qualified to perform research is encourged to apply. Award amounts and durations vary from proposal to proposal.

Research interest areas include: bioenergy; complex networks; computational mathematics; distributed intelligence and information fusion; dynamics and control; mathematical modeling of cognition and decision; natural materials and systems; optimization and discrete mathematics; sensory information systems; collective behavior and socio-cultural modeling; systems and software; information operations and security.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research--Physics and Electronics

Support is provided to qualified individuals and institutions for physics and electronics research. Qualified individuals and institutions are eligible to apply. Grant funding ranges from proposal to proposal.

This announcement will remain open through the remainder of FY09 or until replaced by a successor BAA. Proposals may be submitted at any time during this period.

Support is provided for physics and electronics research in: Electro Energetic Physics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Physical Mathematics and Applied Analysis; Electromagnetics; Laser and Optical Physics; Remote Sensing and Imaging Physics; Space Sciences; Quantum Electronic Solids; Adaptive Multi-Mode Sensing and Ultra-High Speed Electronics; Semiconductor and Electromagnetic Materials; Optoelectronics: Components, Integration and Information Processing and Storage; Sensing, Surveillance, Navigation.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Awards

The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to health. They offer timely scientific programs, ongoing education, opportunities for networking, and professional development.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Grants

FIA provides support for research projects conducted by established investigators relevant to clinical and scientific problems associated with food allergies.

Applications are reviewed throughout the year. Researchers interested in solving the clinical and scientific problems associated with food allergies are encouraged to apply for funding.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Various programs

The National Institute of Health (NIH), administered by a US government Department, offers a vast range of funding oppurtunities for research on an international scale.

Closing dates for funding opportunities vary throughout the year. Please see individual opportunities for details.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award

Participating institutes of the National Institutes of Health provide support to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects.

The NIH seeks to foster the introduction of novel scientific ideas, model systems, tools, agents, targets, and technologies that have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. Applications should be exploratory and novel. These studies should break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

The applicant may request a project period of up to two years with a combined budget for direct costs of up US$275,000 for the two year period. Normally, no more than US$200,000 may be requested in any single year.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Research Project Grant

The Research Project Grant (R01) is an award to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by named Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) in areas representing the investigators ' specific interests and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH, to support health-related research and development.

The R01 research plan proposed by the applicant institution/organization must be related to the stated program interests of one or more of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on descriptions of their programs.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999

Grants Program

The sponsor seeks to improve the health of children through research that offers substantial promise for meaningful advances in the prevention and treatment of children's diseases.

The Fund's median award is $230,000, with the majority between $150,000-$300,000. The Fund will participate in the payment of indirect costs up to an amount of seven percent of the yearly Grant budget excluding equipment allocations.

Granting Body Closing Date: 31/12/9999