All Opportunities
for young investigators

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Must hold an M.D., Ph.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., or equivalent post-baccalaureate doctoral degree. At the time of award activation an awardee must hold a faculty/staff position up to and including the rank of assistant professor (or equivalent); and no more than five years may have elapsed since the first… 

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The AHA funds basic, clinical, behavioral, translational and population research, bioengineering/biotechnology and public health problems broadly related to fulfilling our mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Its purpose is to support highly promising healthcare and… 

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Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards provide up to $100,000 per year for two years. Each year, up to three awards are given. Funds may be used toward a variety of research activities but not the recipient’s salary.

LOI due on December 6, 2021

Description:

The program seeks to advance and enlarge the range of technologies available to the neurosciences. It does not support research based primarily on existing techniques.

The Endowment Fund is especially interested in how technology may be used or adapted to monitor, manipulate, analyze, or model… 

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This program provides a research grant of $100,000 for one year

The “starter” aspect of the program strives to assist individuals who are establishing careers as independent investigators. The program is not offered as a means to augment an ongoing research effort. Funds must be… 

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The PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants help promising young scientists advance their research projects. Research Starter Grants offer financial support to individuals beginning independent research careers at the faculty level.

Award Info:

Funding:
$5,000 gran

Who Applies:
Domestic non-profit, public and private institutions of higher education, such as hospitals, medical schools, universities and colleges.
The applicant (PI) must be an orthopaedic surgery resident in an ACGME-Accredited orthopaedic program in… 

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The goal of the annual program is to produce the next generation of clinician-educators by enabling applicants to improve their teaching skills through the acquisition of education tools and support for projects aimed at advancing any aspect of nephrology education and teaching. To that end, grants of… 

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Junior investigators are encouraged to apply. We can consider applications from any investigator who is eligible to receive NIH grants according to the rules of their home institution. Awards are contingent on the availability of funds; funds will be allocated for Core services. Only under very unusual… 

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The San Antonio Nathan Shock Center is soliciting applications to support the research of any investigator who is developing a new project in the basic biology of aging. (This opportunity is not targeted to local investigators in San Antonio; please see other opportunities on the main RD Core page.)

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Applicants must be advanced doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, or non-tenured junior faculty members who are no more than two years beyond the receipt of their Ph.D. (or equivalent graduate degree). There are no limitations on the disciplinary background of the researcher. The Foundation… 

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RSF offers small grants to doctoral students at the dissertation stage and recent Ph.D. recipients to support innovative, high-quality research and to encourage young investigators to enter these developing interdisciplinary fields. Small grants are currently offered under the Foundation’s program… 

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LOI is due prior to the deadline and the sponsor will send out invitations to those who are eligible to apply. 

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be within the first five years of their faculty appointment.
• The Career Development Awards are mentored awards; a mentoring… 

Description:

LUNGevity’s Career Development Award in Lung Cancer Translational Research program supports future research leaders who will keep the field of lung cancer research vibrant with new ideas. Projects that will be funded in 2022 are expected to have a direct impact on the early detection of lung cancer… 

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Applications may request up to $250,000 direct costs per year. Investigators are encouraged to request what is actually well justified for their research program. Budget categories should not include inflationary escalation for recurring costs in out-years. Cost efficiency is one of the goals of the… 

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The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) under this FOA is a grant to provide support for the program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this FOA, a program of research is the collection of projects… 

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Most YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. Each three year budget must not exceed $150,000; regardless if the total budget is $450,000. Exceptional proposals will be considered individually for higher funding levels and/or longer duration.

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The Fiscal Year 2023 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support early in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 1 April 2015 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to… 

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Applicants must have no more than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the initial (new) or the subsequent resubmission application. The K99/R00 award is intended for individuals who require at least 12 months of mentored career development (K99 phase) activities before transitioning… 

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Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
The overall goal of the NIH Research Career Development program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.…