Research Enterprise Newsletter - July 2008: Funding Opportunities
Searle Scholars Program accepting applications
The Searle Scholars Program is accepting nominations for its 2009 Searle Scholars Awards. Applicants must be pursuing independent research in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. Candidates should have begun their first appointment at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2007. This appointment must be a tenure-track position (or its equivalent) in an academic department. The Searle Scholars Program recently increased the amount of its awards to $300,000 for a 3-year period. Vanderbilt is limited to only two nominations across the entire institution. A joint VU/VUMC faculty committee will review the nominations and select two candidates to apply. To nominate, please email a CV, letter of nomination from the department chair, and a 3- to 6-page research plan to Julie Koh in Medical Center Development by Friday, July 11. Final applications are due at Searle no later than September 26. For more information, please go searlescholars.net. If you have any questions, contact Julie Koh, Elizabeth Rapisarda or Jen Howe.
Proposals sought in promoting international research in cardiovascular disease
The Fondation Leducq, a French nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting international research in cardiovascular disease, is issuing a call for applications for its 2008-2009 Transatlantic Networks of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Program. This program awards up to U.S. $6 million over five years to internationally collaborative research teams, who work together to advance knowledge and treatment of cardiovascular and neurovascular disease. The Fondation Leducq expects to award funding to four new networks in June 2009. Prospective networks must submit an expression of interest that outlines the theme of the proposed research, and the organization of the network. The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is the end of the day, Paris time, September 19, 2008. Information about applying to the Transatlantic Networks Program is available on the Fondation Leducq web site.
Transatlantic Fellowship Award for young researchers available
The Fondation Leducq is also offering a two-year Transatlantic Fellowship Award that will allow four outstanding young researchers per year, two from North America and two from Europe, to work internationally with one of the scientific teams already assembled under the Leducq Foundation Transatlantic Networks of Excellence program. The fellowship is designed to provide support to program fellows to work with a network member on the other side of the Atlantic from his or her country of origin. Fellows must commit to spending at least one of the two years abroad; they can work at other sites in the network as the needs of the research program dictate, including, for a maximum of one year, in their country of origin. Applications are encouraged from qualified young investigators who are not currently working within the network, but who could benefit from the opportunities of collaborative research in an international context. Prospective applicants should read through the materials on the Fondation Leducq web site and either contact the network coordinators directly or contact the Fondation Leducq (info@fondationleducq.org) for more information. Applications for this program must be received in the Paris office by the end of the day, Paris time, September 18, 2008.
NIH Funding Opportunities
- Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R01)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): October 17, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-08-003.html - Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R21)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): October 17, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-08-004.html - Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) (U01)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt Date(s): August 28, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-09-006.html - Harnessing Inflammation for Reconstruction of Oral and Craniofacial Tissues (R01)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Application Receipt Date(s): October 31, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-09-001.html - Harnessing Inflammation for Reconstruction of Oral and Craniofacial Tissues (R21)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Application Receipt Date(s): October 31, 2008
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-09-002.html - Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Women: An Understudied Population at Great Risk (U10)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Application Receipt Date(s): March 18, 2009
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-08-029.html - Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Studies using Cells, Tissues, and Animal Models of Disease (R21)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute
Office of Dietary Supplements
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-185.html - Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21)
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-183.html - Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01)
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-184.html - Medications Development for Polydrug Addiction Treatment (R01)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-08-186.html - Medications Development for Polydrug Addiction Treatment (R21)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-08-187.html
NIH Funding Opportunities
- National Science Foundation
Geomechanics & Geotechnical Systems (GGS) Modification 8
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=1256 - National Science Foundation
CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010 Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18001 - National Science Foundation
Arctic Observing Network Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18003 - National Science Foundation
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18004 - Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Support the Implementation and Expansion of High Quality HIV Care, Prevention and Treatment Activities in Nyanza Province in the United Republic of Kenya under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18005 - National Science Foundation
Geomechanics & Geomaterials Grant
grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18006
