Opportunities with deadlines
for young investigators

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We consider it vital to invest funds in new high-impact research that may lead to major government and philanthropic support. All Glaucoma Research Foundation grants to explore new ideas are in the amount of $50,000.
To be eligible, applicants must possess at least a graduate degree. Interdisciplinary… 

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Founded in 1978, the San Francisco-based Glaucoma Research Foundation was created to encourage innovative research aimed at finding better ways to care for people with glaucoma — the leading cause of preventable blindness. Through its Shaffer Grants program, the foundation will award one-year… 

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Principal investigator(s) must hold an M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., or equivalent degree. Candidates for these degrees along with their Principal Investigator may apply. All candidates must have an accredited faculty, medical institution, or other research institute appointment and have the ability to conduct… 

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The THRIVE grant program is designed to provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collecting of preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by the National Institutes of Health and/or other major granting institutions. Funding is available in the range… 

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Typical awards are $510,000 over a 36-month period of performance. Applicants may request up to $170,000 for each 12-month interval. These funds may be budgeted against any reasonable costs related to conducting the proposed research, for example, salary for the investigator, graduate student support,… 

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for its Young Investigator Program (YIP). ONR's Young Investigator Program seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic… 

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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.

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The 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 2016 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to foster creative… 

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DOE expects the typical award size will be in a narrow range around $750,000 over five years.

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Pre-application is required.

-Must be an untenured Assistant or Associate Professor
-No more than 10 years can have passed between the year the PI PhD was awarded
-No co-PIs

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Applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and be appointed at the level of a post-doctoral trainee, or equivalent, within an academic institution.

Applicant should have completed their Ph.D. or clinical training within the past five (5) years.

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This fellowship supports post-doctoral trainees who are currently working on projects with clear relevance to OI, or who have projects that will enable them to develop expertise in OI research. Eligibility:A qualified applicant must hold an MD, DDS, DO, or PhD, and be appointed at the level of a post-doctoral… 

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There are no citizenship or geographic requirements. However, by submitting a Letter of Intent for this grant, an applicant applying from an institution located in a country in which they are not a citizen or a permanent resident assures that the visa status will provide sufficient time to complete… 

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The AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship encourages and supports postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to establish a successful career path in cancer research.

This fellowship provides $110,000 over a two-year period to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while… 

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The LRF Clinical Investigator Career Development Award provides a total of $225,000 to grantees over three years. The Grant provides salary support in the amount of $70,000 per year. Incidental funds of $5,000 per year may be budgeted for research supplies or professional development expenses such… 

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The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) remains dedicated to finding a cure for lymphoma through an innovative
research program and by supporting the next generation of lymphoma researchers. LRF provides education for people
with lymphoma, their loved ones and caregivers, including comprehensive… 

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• This award provides $40,000 for one year to an early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cancer.
• Applicants must hold a full-time faculty or equivalent position at an institution… 

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The objective of this AGA Research Foundation award is to provide supplemental funding to early career investigators who have existing career development awards and are conducting research relevant to the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of digestive cancer.

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This award provides $30,000 for one year to independent investigators at any career stage researching new directions focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Funding for this award is provided by Pfizer, Inc.

Applicants for this award must hold an… 

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The objective of this AGA Research Foundation Pilot Research Award is to provide funds for early career investigators to help establish their research careers or to support projects that represent new research directions for established investigators. Projects must focus on new research areas that…