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Research Grant Application Guidelines
Award Info:
Grants are awarded for $150,000 over 2 years (beginning January 1 of each year), with indirect costs not to exceed 10% of the award.
Applicants should be affiliated with a research or academic institution (excluding for-profit companies), may be US or foreign based, established in their field,…
Description:
Research Grant Awards are one of the two largest types of grants awarded by DSF. Research grants are intended for established, experienced, independent investigators affiliated with a research or academic institution whose proposed projects investigate hypotheses directly related to Dravet syndrome.…
Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson’s Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award Info:
Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) are eligible to be named as the PI. The NETP Program IIRA requires that the PI dedicate at least 15% of their full-time professional effort to this award during the award period.
Description:
The NETP Program IIRA supports highly rigorous, multidisciplinary, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to neurotoxin exposure and treatment-related Parkinson’s research. This award mechanism supports the full spectrum of research from basic…
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research
Award Info:
Candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Hold a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field.
- As of Sept. 9, 2021, hold a full-time appointment at the rank of assistant professor. (Appointments such as research assistant…
Description:
LIMITED SUBMISSION: The Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research is a national initiative designed to support promising early career scientists whose research will accelerate discovery and advance progress to a cure for cancer. The program—funded by The Alexander and Margaret Stewart…
Grants to Individual
Award Info:
Not limited to early career faculty but focused on seed funding for research-related expenses.
Description:
The Graham Foundation offers two types of grants to individuals: Production and Presentation Grants and Research and Development Grants. 1) Production and Presentation Grants will be awarded to assist individuals with the production-related expenses necessary to take a project from conceptualization…
New Investigator Grant
Award Info:
Eligibility Requirements:
Applications may be submitted by domestic non-profit organizations, public and private such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories. Foreign organizations and institutions are not eligible. These new investigator grants may not be used to support thesis or…
Description:
The Scleroderma Foundation seeks applications from promising new investigators who hold faculty or equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in research related to scleroderma. This grant supports promising research that is likely to lead to individual research project grants.
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)
Award Info:
CISE expects the total funding to be up to $10,000,000 each year, subject to the availability of funds.
Each award will be up to $175,000 for a period of 24 months.
Due Third Monday in September, annually
Description:
The NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) seeks to award grants intended to support research independence among early-career academicians who specifically lack access to adequate organizational or other resources. It is expected that funds obtained through this…
Discovery Grants
Award Info:
The principal investigator must be personally and actively responsible for the conduct
of the proposed research, hold an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent academic degree, and be eligible to
apply as a Principal Investigator by their institution. The principal investigator need not be a United
States…
Description:
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is seeking grant applications that encourage the advancement of
innovative research into psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities. Discovery Grants fund
researchers while they explore preliminary ideas and conduct proof-of-concept experiments.…
Avenir Award Program for Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Award Info:
Applicants must meet the definition of an Early Stage Investigator (ESI): a new investigator (defined as a PD/PI who has not completed successfully for a significant NIH independent research award) who is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing…
Description:
The award will support those in an early stage of their career who may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant, but who propose high impact research and who show promise of being tomorrow's leaders in the field. The Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Abuse Avenir Award program supports…
Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant
Award Info:
Amount: $100,000 per year
Award durations: Standard Awards can be up to 3 years. Fellowship Awards can be up to 2 years.
Eligibility: Fellowships are limited to researchers within 5 years of doctoral degree conferral (or end of residency). All other applicants are encouraged…
Description:
BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The goal of the program is to accelerate our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying…
NAS Award in Molecular Biology
Award Info:
Young scientist (defined as no older than 45).
Description:
The NAS Award in Molecular Biology is supported by Pfizer Inc. and recognizes a recent notable discovery by a young scientist (preferably no older than 45) who is a citizen of the United States. On a case-by-case basis, scientists up to 50 years of age are eligible for consideration. The award is…