Monash Research Office (MRO)

Long Term Fellowships 2012

The EMBO Long Term Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support post doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world (This may be up to three years if the receiving institute is in Singapore). International exchange is a key feature in the application process. All fellowships must involve movement between countries and one of those countries must be an EMBC Member State. Only candidates who have had a career break for at least one year for child–care reasons will be given special consideration when applying to stay within the same country.

Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent before the start of the fellowship but not necessarily at the time of application.

Please refer to the EMBO's website for submission details.

Last updated: 19/01/2012

Eighteenth Annual NIHCM Foundation Health Care Research Award

Recognizing outstanding work from researchers furthering innovation in health care financing, delivery and organization or the implementation of health care policy. A $10,000 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, DC in May 21, 2012.

Selection criteria: Originality and creativity of the research, Impact that the research may have in advancing the public policy debate or improving health care delivery and management, and Relevance to one or more of the subject areas (health care financing, delivery and organization and/or the implementation of health care policy).

Eligibility: Articles must have been published in a peer–reviewed journal or similar quality publication during calendar year 2011 either in print or online ahead of print. (An article cannot be submitted in more than one competition year), Applications are encouraged from authors in diverse fields, including economics, health policy, political science, public health, etc. and from individuals in non–academic settings, such as research firms and policy organizations, and All research articles must address some aspect of health care financing, delivery, organization or the implementation of health care policy.

Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 19/01/2012

Production and Presentation Grants to Organizations

The Graham Foundation offers Production and Presentation Grants to organizations. These grants assist organizations with the production–related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects may include, but are not limited to, publications, exhibitions, installations, conferences/lectures, films, new media projects, and other public programs. Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, budgets, and production and dissemination plans.

Grant amount: Production and Presentation Grants to organizations do not exceed $30,000 and are likely to be less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is not always able to fund grantees at the full request amount. Grant period: Production and Presentation Grants must be completed within two years. Applicants should allow sufficient time to plan, implement, close out their project, and, if funded, acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all printed media.

Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 19/01/2012

Defense Health Program (FY12)

he DoD just released a Program Announcement, W81XHW–12–PHTBI–WVM "Workplace Violence in the Military". Applications are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program (DHP). Approximately $8M is available to the Joint Program Committee for Military Operational Medicine (MOM JPC–5) for this Program Announcement.

The primary focus of this Program Announcement is behavioral–based predictors of potential targeted acts of violence in the workplace. Targeted violence refers to deliberate and planned violent acts toward a specific target or set of targets. The intent of this Program Announcement is not to focus on targeted acts of violence that have previously been extensively studied (e.g., acts of terrorism, sexual assault, child abuse). The primary environment for both studies is the occupational setting. Domestic violence and child abuse are not a primary focus; however, they may constitute a component of workplace violence if the individual is in uniform as they are considered on duty 24/7, and/or if the physical assault occurs in garrison. While not the primary focus, it is expected that the results of both the prospective and retrospective studies will yield data and information that will be valuable to civilian authorities and mental health professionals as they develop policies and protocols to address an ever7#8211;increasingly violent society. The public purpose/military relevance of this research is that it is anticipated to lead to approaches that would help to mitigate the risk of potential targeted violence in the workplace.

Pre–application Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm Eastern time (ET), 27 February 2012 Invitation to Submit a Full Application: March 2012 Application Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, 26 April 2012 Scientific Peer Review: May 2012 Programmatic Review: June 2012 Funding/Not Funding Notification Letters: June 2012. Questions related to the submission of the Pre–application should be directed to the TATRC Help Desk. Phone 77#8211;703–674–2500, ext. 207 or email tatrc@aibs.org. Questions related to the Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity content or submission requirements should be directed via email to programannouncements@tatrc.org. You must include the Funding Opportunity number W81XWH–12–PHTBI–WMV in the subject line of the email to ensure a timely response.

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Last updated: 02/02/2012

2012 LRI Distinguised Innovator Awards

The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for a new global funding program that will run in parallel with our established Novel Research Grant program. LRI Distinguished Innovator Awards will provide outstanding scientists with substantial support for up to four years to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus and so provide new directions towards a cure or prevention. Advances across many disciplines have led to novel treatments that aim to suppress the manifestations of lupus. Yet few interventions are being developed that seek to reverse permanently or prevent the disease. LRI Distinguished Innovators will address this gap by pioneering research into the fundamental, causative pathways of lupus.

In pursuit of this goal, the LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis– or discovery–driven proposals in human and/or animal model based lupus research. The research proposal must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure or prevention, as opposed to suppressive treatments for lupus. Continuations of long–term projects will not be considered. Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. We encourage applications from investigators in diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, immunology, genetics, molecular, cell and systems biology. Scientists who have not previously worked in lupus are encouraged to apply, as are researchers working outside the U.S. Applicants must hold an established position at an academic institution.

Annual funding of up to $250,000 per year, for a term of up to four years, will be awarded for approved projects. We anticipate that no more than four Distinguished Innovator Awards will be made in 2012. To assist planning, all applicants must submit a one page Letter of Intent by February 29, 2012. The full grant application, including a research plan of no more than six pages is due April 2, 2012.

Please refer to the Institute's website for submission details.

Last updated: 01/02/2012

NCRG Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has served as the only national, private funder of scientific research on gambling disorders in the United States since 1996. (For a list of grants supported by the NCRG since 1996, go to www.ncrg.org.) The NCRG awards grants on a competitive basis under the leadership of the Scientific Advisory Board. Composed of leading independent scientists with expertise in addiction and related topics, the Scientific Advisory Board plays a vital role by ensuring the NCRG follows rigorous standards in awarding grants for only the highest quality research proposals.

Applicants may request up to a total of 跾,000 in direct costs for a period not to exceed 3 years. The NCRG expects to award two Centers of Excellence in 2012.

Eligibility: Both public and private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Profitmaking organizations should contact Christine Reilly (creilly@ncrg.org). Foreign institutions are required to collaborate with a U.S. institution. Applications involving a non–U.S. institution must have a principal investigator and fiscal agent based at a U.S.institution.

Note that Deadline for Letters of Intent: March 1, 2012 and Application Deadline: July 2, 2012

Last updated: 31/01/2012

Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award 2013 Program

This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those holding recent faculty appointments. The applicants' research interests should be consonant with those of the Foundation.

Deans, Chairs of Departments, or Directors of Institutes/Centres should submit nominations for this award addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs. In addition, the required information must be provided via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/BOC. The entire process must be completed by March 15, 2012.

The submissions will be reviewed for appropriateness of the qualifications of the applicant. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning June 30, 2012. Our scientific advisory committee will conduct the final review of the proposals in October 2012, and the candidates will be informed of the decisions shortly thereafter. The funding cycle begins on February 1, 2013.

Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 13/01/2012

Louis and Arthur Lucian Award for Research in Circulatory Diseases

The Louis and Artur Lucian Award was established through a bequest to McGill University under the will of the late Olga Leibovici to honour the donor's two brothers, and was conferred for the first time in 1978. The Award is designed to honour outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators whose contribution to knowledge in this field is deemed worthy of special recognition. As per the terms of the bequest, the work of the nominee must be current. The Louis and Artur Lucian Award consists of a $60,000 CDN prize to the recipient. It is hoped that through this Award, collaborative research in the field of circulatory diseases can be established between McGill and research centres elsewhere in Canada, the United States and other countries of the world.

The successful recipient is invited to spend a minimum of a one to two week period of time at McGill University to give a formal Lucian Lecture, to have interchanges with members of the McGill community, and possibly to undertake a research collaboration with McGill investigators in the field of circulatory diseases. Prospective recipients should be nominated on the form provided. This form, together with the supporting materials, should be returned to Dr. Jacques Genest, Chair, the Louis and Artur Lucian Award Committee. The Award Committee recognizes no geographical limitations, and nominations are invited without distinction as to gender or nationality. Preference will be given to work done in the recent past.

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Last updated: 29/11/2011

Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) 2013

The March of Dimes seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. The intent is to provide new insights into the large, and increasing, proportion of preterm deliveries in which the cause (and thus the means of prevention) remains elusive.

The proposals need to consider especially, but not be limited to, genetics, gene-environment interactions, and animal models. Novel approaches are encouraged. Applicants must be members of not-for-profit institutions.

Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI. The online process must be completed by April 15, 2012. Please do not include References Cited with your Letter of Intent. The Letters of Intent will be evaluated and applications will be invited from those who are selected. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than May 15, 2012. Those who are invited to apply will have to do so on or before July 15, 2012. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications no later than January 1, 2013. Funding will be initiated on March 1, 2013.

Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 13/01/2012

Research Grants 2013

Qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions are invited to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.

Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent summarizing the proposed studies via the online system. The online process must be completed by April 30, 2012. Please do not include References Cited with your Letter of Intent.

The Letters of Intent will be evaluated by a scientific advisory committee, and applications will be invited from those whom the committee recommends. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2012, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning September 15, 2012. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2013. Funding will be initiated on June 1, 2013. The March of Dimes defines

Please refer to the the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 13/01/2012

Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences 2012

This award was established in 1947 and recognizes outstanding clinical or laboratory research by a medical school faculty member related to health and disease that has contributed to the substance of medicine. The nomination deadline is May 4, 2012.

The Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease. The research recognized should have contributed to the substance of medicine. The AAMC has awarded a prize in this arena, in partnership with various sponsors, since 1947.

Nominations may be made by anyone on the faculty or staff of a medical school or teaching hospital or by a member of an academic society. The nominee must be an individual who serves on the faculty of an AAMC member medical school or teaching hospital.

Last updated: 31/01/2012

David E. Rogers Award 2012

Sponsored by the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this award honors David E. Rogers, M.D., a former president of the foundation and an exemplar of academic medicine's commitment to meeting the health care needs of our nation. The award recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people. The nomination deadline is May 4, 2012.

Nominations may be made by any faculty or staff member of a medical school or teaching hospital or by any member of an academic society. The Award is limited to an individual who has spent the majority of his or her career in academic medicine in the United States

Presentation of the Rogers Award and a prize of $10,000 will be made at the 2012 AAMC annual meeting.

Last updated: 31/01/2012

Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences 2012

The Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences is intended to recognize breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality, and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes. The award may recognize a specific contribution or series of contributions that demonstrate the nominee's significant leadership in the development of research concepts or their clinical application. Particular emphasis will be placed on research which champions novel approaches and challenges accepted thinking in the biomedical sciences.

Eligible nominees are exceptional Ph.D. and M.D. scientists whose research has set the standard for excellence. More than one nomination can be made from the same organization. International nominations are eligible and the number of years in a position is not relevant to the nomination. This international award is presented annually and consists of a $35,000 prize and a luncheon in honor of the recipient. The award is presented at a ceremony at The Rockefeller University, where the recipient delivers an honorary lecture as part of The Rockefeller University Lecture Series.

The evaluations of each nominee will depend on the information provided in the nomination packages. Therefore it is important that the nominations be as complete, current, and accurate as possible. Please refer to the Foundation's website for submission details.

Last updated: 23/01/2012

Breast Cancer Research Program – Anticipated Funding Opportunities Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11)

The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Congressional funds for the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) BCRP have not yet been appropriated. However, the BCRP is providing the information in this pre–announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop applications. The BCRP anticipates offering the following award mechanisms for FY11 pending availability of congressional funds. This pre–announcement should not be construed as an obligation by the government.

There are a range of awards open for 2011 under the Breast Cancer Research Program. These include the Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Era of Hope Scholar Award, Innovator Award, Transformative Vision Award and Idea Award. For further details of the pre–announcement of each award please visit the website provided.

Please note that this is a pre–announcement only. Further information regarding these funding opportunities including actual closing dates will follow as soon as available.

Last updated: 15/12/2010

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the basic research investment for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). As a part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR's technical experts foster and fund research within the Air Force Research Laboratory, universities, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support USAF needs. Using a carefully balanced research portfolio, research managers seek to create revolutionary scientific breakthroughs, enabling the Air Force and U.S. industry to produce world–class, militarily significant, and commercially valuable products.

It is anticipated the awards will be made in the form of a grant, cooperative agreement or contract. AFOSR reserves the right to select and fund for award; all, some, part or none of the proposals in response to this announcement.

The focus of AFOSR is on research areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national warfighting and peacekeeping capabilities. These areas are organized and managed in three scientific directorates: Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences, Physics and Electronics, and Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences. The research activities managed within each directorate are summarized in this section.

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Last updated: 13/10/2010

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.

Last updated: 23/03/2009

International Peace and Security: Asia Security Initiative (ASI)

The sponsor is looking for ways to build their capacity for security policy research and develop policy recommendations on the most important security challenges facing Asia–Pacific nations.

OBJECTIVES: The sponsor is looking for concept papers that would assit in their Asia Security Initiative covering the sponsor'srecognized areas of focus: Regional Security Cooperation: They will advise policymakers on how to better use multilateral institutions, bilateral relationships and alliances to prevent conflict, manage differences, and foster peace and security. Northeast Asia: They will develop actionable plans for international cooperation to decrease tensions over North Korea, Taiwan and between Northeast Asian nations. Internal Challenges: They will recommend regional cooperation to help Asia–Pacific nations manage internal challenges, from increasing domestic demand for scarce resources to violent internal conflict. Grants are awarded in the strategy areas outlined above for policy research linked to prescriptions for action, outreach to the public and policymakers, and fellowship programs.

Concept papers will be accepted by June 1, 2010 for consideration by the Foundation board in September and by December 15, 2010 for consideration by the Foundation board in March, 2011.

Funding duration will be for 18 months.

Last updated: 06/04/2009

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.

Last updated: 06/04/2009

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.

Last updated: 02/01/2008

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.

Last updated: 02/05/2007

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.

Last updated: 02/05/2007

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.

Last updated: 11/02/2008