Research Enterprise Newsletter - April 2008: Funding Opportunities
IOM offers $25,000 award
The Institute of Medicine is now accepting nominations for the 23rd annual Gustav O. Lienhard Award. The award-- a medal and $25,000-- recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving health care services in the United States.
The Gustav O. Lienhard Award honors individuals whose creative or pioneering efforts have appreciably improved personal health services rather than on contributions to the science base of health care. To encourage consideration of the widest possible range of candidates, no eligibility limits are placed on the education and profession of individuals who may be nominated; however, their achievements should be national in scope. For more information on the award, visit iom.edu.
To submit a nomination, use the online nominations form at nationalacademies.org.
Online nominations will be accepted through May 5, 2008. The award will be presented at the IOM s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on October 13, 2008.
Gates Foundation offers "Grand Challenges" funding
From March 31 through May 15, 2008, the Gates Foundation is accepting submissions for the first set of their Grand Challenges Explorations. This is a $100 million initiative to search for new ideas for global health. They are going to fund innovative, early-stage projects with $100,000 grants in 4 topics areas: 1) Explore the Basis for Latency in TB, 2) Create New Ways to Prevent or Cure HIV Infection, 3) Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Diseases, 4) Create Drugs and Delivery Systems to Limit Drug Resistance. They are looking for bold, innovative ideas that need a little help to get tested. The twopage, on-line proposals require creative thinking, but no preliminary data. For further information and to submit a proposal, go to gcgh.org. Julie Koh is available if you would like some help with your proposal.
NARSAD accepting Distinguished Investigator applications
NARSAD will begin accepting applications for the 2009 Distinguished Investigator Award online starting May 1, 2008. The Distinguished Investigator Award is a one-year $100,000 USD grant for scientists at the full professor level (or equivalent). This award program is intended for established scientists who maintain peer-reviewed, competitively funded scientific programs. The deadline for application submission is May 15, 2008. For more information regarding eligibility or requirements, go to narsad.org.
To apply online starting May 1st, visit narsad.org/research/apply/distinguished/.
$25,000 offered for rosacea research
The National Rosacea Society is seeking applications for grants to support research on rosacea, with funding from $10,000 - $25,000 per year. See the Society's web site for more information.
