Opportunities with deadlines
for young investigators
Transition to Independence Grants Program
Award Info:
Eligibilty:
- At the time of application, the applicant must hold a doctoral degree, have a primary faculty appointment in an allergy/immunology division/section of an academic institution, be undertaking a project related to allergic respiratory disease, and have completed a training…
Description:
The KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grants Program provides funding for young faculty to foster
evolution to an independent research career and a successful application for a National Institutes of Health
(NIH) full R01 grant or equivalent. By the end of the grant period, a recipient…
Research Grants
Award Info:
Award:
- Support is available for $150,000 per year (plus 12 percent for indirect costs) for up to two years, at which time a grant may be competitively renewed for additional funding.
Eligibility:
United States residents and applicants from outside…
Description:
Research grants are intended to support basic science research. Studies may be carried out at the subcellular, cellular, animal, or patient levels. To be considered, proposals must be hypothesis-driven and provide sufficient preliminary data to justify Cystic Fibrosis Foundation support.
TAA Young Investigator Award
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Budget
The Tourette Association will consider reasonable requests for:
- Salaries (for US institutions, NIH salary caps apply)
- Laboratory supplies and other research-related expenses
- Travel expenses for investigators (up to $1,500 per year)
- Research…
Description:
The Tourette Association of America (TAA) aims to encourage early career researchers to invest their efforts and expertise in increasing our biological understanding of Tourette Syndrome (TS), pursing clinical research aimed at improving patient care, and developing and testing new therapies.
Young Investigator Grant
Award Info:
Applicants must have their M.D., Ph.D. or dual M.D., Ph.D. and must not have achieved an appointment higher than Instructor (Assistant Professor level faculty will not be considered)
Description:
The Young Investigator grant is a three-year award designed to support early career researchers, such as postdoctoral, clinical fellows or instructors, pursuing promising childhood cancer research ideas. These grants aim to cultivate the best and brightest researchers of the future who demonstrate…
OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant
Award Info:
Award Amount:
- $50,000 grant (Directed program)
- Encourages new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis…
Description:
The objective of the OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant is to encourage new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis on arthroplasty. Clinical relevance must be clearly noted in…
Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty
Award Info:
It is anticipated that approximately 10 grants of up to $100,000 each will be awarded in 2021. Applicants may propose to use the award over the course of one or two years as justified by the proposed research. Up to 8% of funds may be budgeted for overhead or indirect costs (not to exceed $7,407).…
Description:
The major goal of this program is to assist in the development of the careers of junior investigators committed to pursuing careers in the field of aging research. GFMR and AFAR support research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather than disease-specific research.…
Logan Nonfiction Fellowship
Award Info:
The Logan Nonfiction Program is a hybrid fellowship for nonfiction writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, podcasters and multimedia creators. The fellowship combines virtual and in-person programming in two classes per year of 10-12 fellows per class.
Fellowships are 10 weeks in length…
Description:
The Carey Institute for Global Good believes that an informed, educated and engaged citizenry is essential to the functioning of democratic society. The Logan Nonfiction Program supports this belief by advancing deeply reported, longform nonfiction about the most pressing issues of the day and helping…
Research Grant Program
Award Info:
Eligibility:
- Applicants must hold a MD, PhD. or equivalent by the time of the start of the funding period and have an appointment at an academic institution.
- Compliance with local and federal statutes and regulations of the country of origin must bemet.
- Revised…
Description:
The OHF seeks to support research that will ultimately lead to new diagnostics, treatments, and a cure for Primary Hyperoxaluria and related Hyperoxaluria conditions.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Award Info:
Amount:
Range of Awards:$0 - $1,000,000
Description:
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is the nation’s leading competitive grants program for agricultural sciences. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awards AFRI research, education, and extension grants to improve rural economies, increase food production,…
Familial RUNX1 Grant Program
Award Info:
Budget:
- RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant: Up to $180,000 over three years
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD (DO, MBBS or equivalent) and be within five years of their first faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor…
Description:
The purpose of the RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant is to promote the establishment of a new generation of translational and clinical researchers interested in tackling inherited hematologic malignancy predisposition disorders with a focus on RUNX1-familial platelet disorder. We…