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Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity
Award Info:
The Distinguished Innovator Awards provide outstanding scientists with substantial support (up
to $250,000 per year for up to four years) to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes
of systemic lupus erythematosus and so provide new directions towards a cure.
Description:
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is the world’s leading private funder of lupus research. The
organization’s mission is to improve treatments for lupus while advancing towards a cure
through the support for research. At present, therapy for lupus is empiric and involves a variety
High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (HEI)
Award Info:
Applications will be accepted that request a single, commercially available instrument or integrated system. The minimum award is $600,001. There is no upper limit on the cost of the instrument, but the maximum award is $2,000,000. Since the cost of the various instruments will vary, it is anticipated…
Description:
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to continue the High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program administered by ORIP. The objective of the Program is to make available to institutions high-end research instruments that can only be justified on a shared-use basis and that are needed for NIH-supported…
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Award Info:
Unrestricted cash prize of $50,000 is awarded to each prizewinner
Description:
You were born outside the United States
You are not more than 38 years old
You have conducted creative, independent research in basic, applied, and/or translational biomedical science
Beckman Young Investigators Program
Award Info:
The BYI program is open to those within the first four years of a tenure-track position, or an equivalent independent research appointment, at a United States academic or non-profit institution that conducts research in chemical and life sciences.
Tenure-Track dates for the 2024 program must…
Description:
Projects proposed for the BYI program should be truly innovative, high-risk, and show promise for contributing to significant advances in chemistry and the life sciences. They should represent a departure from current research directions rather than an extension or expansion of existing programs.…
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Award Info:
Awards will be in two multi-year segments of three years and two years. The three-year segment will have an award budget up to $900,000 in direct costs. The two-year segment will have an award budget up to $600,000.
Awardees are required to commit at least three person-months (25%) of their…
Description:
NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Award Info:
The maximum project period is five years.
Description:
The NIH Director's Transformative Research Award Program supports collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose unusually innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in a broad area of relevance to the NIH. To be considered transformative,…
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Award Info:
Pioneer awardees are required to commit the major portion (more than 6 person-months or at least 51%) to activities supported by the Pioneer Award research project in the first three years of the project period.
Awards will be for $700,000 in direct costs per year, 5 years max
Description:
RFA-RM-24-002
In the Pioneer Award program, emphases are on the qualities of the investigator, the innovativeness, and potential impact of the proposed research. Preliminary data and detailed experimental plans are not requested. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect…
Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)
Award Info:
The CAMS award of $700,000 is a five year program.
Description:
The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides awards for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career, to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.
Proposals must be in the area…
Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR)
Award Info:
Must have a doctoral degree, including MD, PhD, DrPH, DO, or equivalent; Must not have held any faculty appointment, including non-tenure and tenure track appointments combined, for more than a total of 6 years at the time of Full Application submission. Must not currently be a Principal Investigator…
Description:
CCR Grants provide unique opportunities for scientists who have held faculty positions for no more than six years at the time of full application to achieve research independence. CCR grants provide support for hypothesis-driven research projects that have significant potential to advance our understanding…
Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)
Award Info:
Up to 24 full-time-equivalent months of support may be requested.
Description:
The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to recent recipients of doctoral degrees to conduct an integrated program of independent research and professional development. Fellowship proposals must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplinary programs…