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Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding
opportunities? See ECOR’s website for information on the funding opps
database, Pivot or contact Amy Robb <[email protected]> to
schedule an individual consultation or group training session.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Office of Development
FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: OCT 25, 2019
Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at
[email protected] if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note
that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.
Please be aware that any grant that brings in less than 15% in indirect costs (IDC) will need to be
supplemented up to the 15% equivalent by existing investigator or departmental sundry funds.
Resolution of this issue must occur prior to submitting a proposal. Training fellowships from
foundations, public charity, and non-profit organizations are excluded from this minimum IDC
requirement.
1. AACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) New
The AACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and
support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct breast cancer research and to
establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,
translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and
relevance to breast cancer.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in
a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a mentored research
position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent
and must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency -
whichever date is later - within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been
conferred before July 1, 2015) and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic,
medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
• Applicants must be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 11, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=82
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2. AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships, American Association for
Cancer Research (AACR) New
The AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to
encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct cancer disparities
research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for
funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct
applicability and relevance to cancer disparities.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related
field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a mentored research
position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent;
have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree
cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the auspices of a
mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.
• If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of
application and cannot be contingent upon receiving this grant.
• Applicants must be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=80
3. AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer
Research (AACR) New
The AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and
support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct immuno-oncology research and to
establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,
translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and
relevance to immuno-oncology.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in
a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a full-time, mentored
research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the
equivalent; have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years
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(i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the
auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the
world.
• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed his or her most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.
• Applicants should be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=54
4. AACR Lymphoma Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) New
The AACR Lymphoma Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support
postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct lymphoma research and to establish a
successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,
translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and
relevance to lymphoma.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related
field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must Have completed their most
recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred
before July 1, 2015; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree
was conferred, as indicated on their diploma and/or transcript) and work under the
auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the
world.
• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.
• Applicants must be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=19
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5. AACR-QuadW Foundation Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research,
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
The AACR-QuadW Foundation Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research
represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to
conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in
this field.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related
field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a mentored research
position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent;
have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree
cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the auspices of a
mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.
• Applicants should be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 6, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=12
6. Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational
Breast Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) New
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational
Breast Cancer Research represent a joint effort to promote and support innovative research
designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast
cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Eligibility is limited to
junior faculty who, at the start of the grant term, will have completed their most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency within the past 11 years. The research proposed for funding must
be translational in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in
a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.
• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a faculty position
with the title of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or the
equivalent; have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past 11 years
(i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2009); have independent
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laboratory space as confirmed by their institution; and work at an academic, medical, or
research institution anywhere in the world.
• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral
degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past 11 years and have
independent laboratory space as confirmed by their institution.
• Applicants must be AACR members.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $150,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2019
Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=60
7. Junior Investigator Research Award, American Epilepsy Society (AES)
Junior Investigator Research Awards support epilepsy research by recently independent
investigators and are intended to facilitate successful competition for subsequent longer-term
support from the NIH or other sources. Proposals are welcome across the spectrum of basic,
translational, or clinical research into the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy,
seizures, and related disorders and their treatment.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Hold a MD, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree.
• Have not previously been awarded an American Epilepsy Society or an Epilepsy
Foundation Junior Investigator Award or Research Grant.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
Proposal Deadline: Jan 8, 2019
Website:
https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Junior%20Investiga
tor
8. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, American Epilepsy Society (AES)
AES Postdoctoral Research Fellowships support postdoctoral trainees conducting research into
the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy under the guidance of a mentor with
expertise in epilepsy research.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Hold a MD, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree.
• Be a postdoctoral fellow at an appropriate institution before the start date.
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Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
Proposal Deadline: Jan 8, 2020
Website: https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Post-
Doctoral%20Research%20Fellowships
9. Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty, American
Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
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. GMRF and AFAR
support research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather
than disease-specific research. Projects investigating age-related diseases are supported if
approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes.
Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also
encouraged, as long as these include connections to fundamental problems in the biology of
aging. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of
disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
Examples of potentially fundable areas of research include, but are not limited to:
• Aging and immune function
• Stem cell aging
• Inflammation
• Genetic control of longevity
• Neurobiology and neuropathology of aging
• Invertebrate or vertebrate animal models
• Cardiovascular aging
• Aging and cellular stress response
• Metabolic and endocrine changes
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• The applicant must be an independent investigator with independent research space as
described in a form completed by the Dean or Department Chair, and must be no more
than 10 years beyond start of postdoctoral research training as of July 1, 2020.
Citizenship: United States
Award Amount: Up to $100,000 paid over 1-2 years
Indirect Costs: 8%
LOI Deadline: Dec 16, 2019
Website: http://www.afar.org/research/funding/afar-research-grants/
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10. ASLMS Research Grant Program, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
(ASLMS)
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) supports research projects
designed to foster the development and use of lasers and other related technologies in medical
and surgical applications. While the best research projects will be given priority for funding, a
concerted effort will be made to award a balance of basic science and clinical research.
The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant Program is to conduct research which can
be applied to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference will be given to proposed
research projects which have a direct implication for medical or surgical applications. While the
best research projects will be given priority, a concerted effort will be made to award a balance
of basic science and clinical research.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicants must presently be enrolled in or have completed post-doctoral and/or
residency training after January 1, 2013.
• All non-ASLMS members will be required to apply for and be accepted into ASLMS
membership.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Award Amount: $70,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: 10%
Pre-Application Deadline: Jan 6, 2020
(Invited) Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2020
Website: http://www.aslms.org/grants/researchgrantappguide.shtml
11. Research Scientist Award in Neuroradiology, American Society of Neuroradiology
(ASNR)/The Foundation of the ASNR
The Research Scientist Award in Neuroradiology was created to provide research opportunities
for PhD, MD and MD - PhD investigators to advance the science of neuroradiology. Scientific
research is the foundation upon which the clinical practice of neuroradiology is built. Research
scientists in partnership with radiologists have traditionally led the development of new
imaging technologies and image - guided procedures. The directive of this award is to assist
young scientists in their transition to becoming independent investigators in neuroradiology
research as well as to help established investigators initiate new projects with relevance to
neuroradiology. Although any research area in neuroradiology will be considered, the award
emphasizes the development of diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology, basic science,
and translational research.
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Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• A candidate must be a member of ASNR in good standing with a PhD degree, or
equivalent doctoral degree, in biomedical science, engineering, computer science,
physics or allied fields in science and engineering.
• Postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty are encouraged to participate.
• Physicians with MD or MD-PhD equivalent medical degrees who have exceptional
training in research and a demonstrated track record of peer-reviewed original research
publications are also invited to apply. Physicians who are in clinical practice, more than
25% during the award period are not eligible, as this award is dedicated to the support
of full-time research scientists.
• While under the auspices of the Foundation Research Award, the candidate must be
serving as a postdoctoral fellow or faculty member in a department with an approved
neuroradiology program.
• Postdoctoral fellows must be under the direct supervision of an ASNR Senior Member,
who is willing to act as mentor and project supervisor.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $60,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
LOI Deadline: Nov 4, 2019
Proposal Deadline: Jan 22, 2020
Website: https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159
12. Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research, American Society of Neuroradiology
(ASNR)/The Foundation of the ASNR
The Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research was created to provide funding opportunities
for investigators not yet professionally established in neuroimaging research, and to obtain
experience and competency in newly developing fields within neuroradiology. Scientific
research is the foundation upon which the clinical practice of neuroradiology is built.
Neuroradiologists must be leaders in the development of new imaging technologies and image
- guided procedures, as well as in assessment of the roles of these technologies and procedures
in the care of patients. The directive of this award is to train individuals in neuroscience
research in important areas. Although any research area in neuroradiology will be considered,
the awards emphasize the application of techniques in basic science research to diagnostic
and/or interventional neuroradiology.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Candidates must be a member of ASNR in good standing with an MD or DO degree and
must be board-certified or board-eligible in radiology by either the American Board of
Radiology (ABR) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RSPSC).
Citizenship: Unrestricted
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Award Amount: $60,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
LOI Deadline: Nov 4, 2019
Proposal Deadline: Jan 22, 2020
Website: https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159#
13. Young Investigator Award (YIA), Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF)
The Young Investigator Award (YIA), CTF's longest running award program, provides funding
for two years to early-career NF researchers, helping them to get established as independent
investigators. The main function of the YIA program is to serve as a 'seeding mechanism' for
researchers to secure larger grants, such as from the NIH and CDMRP NFRP. Several former
YIAs are now leaders in the NF research and clinical communities. In fact, CTF's `seeding' of the
NF field with new talent has been hailed as a key reason for rapid advancements in NF research
in recent years.
Program Focus:
The YIA mechanism supports basic and translational research towards -
• Understanding cellular, genetic, and molecular mechanisms underlying the
pathogenesis of neurofibromatoses (NF)
• Identifying novel therapeutic targets
• Testing novel therapeutic targets
• Testing candidate therapeutics
• Analysis of natural history of NF
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Applicant must be one of the following -
o A postdoctoral fellow (MD, Ph.D., or equivalent) with no more than 7 years past
completion of their first doctoral degree OR
o A graduate student pursuing their MD, Ph.D., or equivalent
• Note: Applications from individuals holding a faculty position will NOT be accepted.
• Applicant must be affiliated with the laboratory of a senior researcher who is the
applicant's research sponsor. The sponsor must offer a training environment that is
conducive for the growth and education of an early-career NF researcher. As part of the
application, the mentor will be asked to describe the intended training plan.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $64,000-$108,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: 10%
LOI Deadline: Jan 3, 2020
(Invited) Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2020
Website: http://www.ctf.org/research/awards-applications
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14. Clinical Trials in Thalassemia Cell and Gene Therapy Grant Award, Cooley's Anemia
Foundation
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for
grants to facilitate clinical trials in Cell and Gene Therapy to advance a cure for thalassemia.
Both phase I (safety) and phase II (efficacy) trials are eligible for support.
Studies proposed for this RFA must be accompanied by a realistic timeline of progress to
human trials. The Foundation recognizes that this timeline can be long. While the funds may be
used toward any aspect of launching a human gene therapy trial, the Foundation will request
careful documentation of other support of the investigator(s) and the project, and a thorough
justification of the allocation of costs to various support mechanisms. This will best enable
reviewers to assess feasibility of the proposed project. Examples of expenses allowed will
include:
• Clinical-grade vector production and quality control
• Research subject assessments
• Late-preclinical studies and ex vivo studies on research subjects required for safety and
efficacy assessments (including, but not limited to, evaluation of vector genome
integration events, studies of transduction efficiency, studies of globin production by
transduced hematopoietic stem cells from subjects)
• Patient care costs directly related to the study
• Research assistant or research nursing support.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Award Amount: $75,000-$150,000 paid over 1-2 years
Indirect Costs: 8%
LOI Deadline: Dec 20, 2019
Application Deadline: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-
medical-research-grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/
15. Research Fellowships, Cooley's Anemia Foundation
The Foundation invites national and international clinical and basic science investigators
(postdoctoral or junior faculty) to apply for its prestigious fellowship program. Applications
should be focused on the understanding or treatment of thalassemia or a complication that is
related to thalassemia. The areas of interest include, but are not limited to, studies of globin
gene regulation, globin gene transfer and expression, fetal hemoglobin production,
hematopoietic stem cell research, bone marrow transplantation, iron chelation and iron
overload, endocrine and cardiac disorders in thalassemia, and transfusion therapy and its
complications.
Fellowships are awarded to the medical institutions where the research is to be undertaken;
thus, each application must be approved by and administered through the appropriate
administrative representative at the institution. Assurance must be given that adequate
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laboratory facilities exist and are available to conduct the research project and, in case of
investigations involving human subjects, that the project has been reviewed and approved by
the appropriate committee or governing body on human research. The research may not be
conducted at a for-profit laboratory.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Postdoctoral applicants must have adequate preceptorship and guidance by an
experienced investigator. The sponsor of a postdoctoral fellow should be an investigator
with adequate experience and at an institution with adequate research facilities. The
application is expected to be the original work of the candidate but should reflect the
close advice of the interested and involved sponsor. Postdoctoral applicants must have
an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, and cannot hold a faculty position.
• Junior faculty applicants must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, and must have
completed less than five years at the assistant professor level at the time the applications
are due. Junior faculty members do not require sponsors.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $50,000 paid over 1 year and may be renewable for a second year upon
reapplication
Indirect Costs: 10%
Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2020
Website: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-medical-research-
grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/
16. Support for Ongoing Clinical Research in Thalassemia, Cooley's Anemia Foundation
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for
grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia.
The goal of this initiative is to support investigators from all disciplines and backgrounds (MD,
RN, PhD, MPH, MSW or other disciplines) with their ongoing clinical projects to address one or
more of the following areas impacting patients with thalassemia, including but not limited to:
cardiac issues and iron overload; fertility, pregnancy and family planning; quality of life,
psycho-social impact and/or burden of disease.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Junior and senior faculty are eligible; fellows and trainees are not eligible.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: 10%
LOI Deadline: Dec 20, 2019
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Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2020
Website: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-medical-research-
grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/
17. Mentored Research Training Grants (MRTG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and
Research (FAER)
Mentored Research Training Grants help anesthesiologists develop the skills, preliminary data
for subsequent grant applications and research publications needed to become independent
investigators.
All areas of research that contribute to advances in patient care and can lead to sustained
extramural research will be considered, including basic science, clinical, translational, health
services, and education research.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Be an anesthesiologist who is within 10 years of graduating from residency and who has
a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the U.S.
• Be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
• The MRTG is not intended for established investigators who are changing areas of
interest.
Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa that will be valid
through the period of FAER funding. A J-1 visa holder would not qualify.
Award Amount: $250,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2020
Website: http://www.asahq.org/faer/researchandeducation/mentoredresearchtraininggrants
18. Research Fellowship Grant (RFG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
(FAER)
Research Fellowship Grants are intended to provide anesthesiology residents and fellows with
the opportunity to obtain significant training in research techniques and scientific methods.
The RFG is awarded in conjunction with clinical training in an anesthesiology residency or
fellowship program. The RFG requires 80 percent research time.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Be a graduate physician who is enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program in
anesthesiology or who is accepted into a clinical fellowship program sponsored by an
ACGME-accredited residency program in anesthesiology, and no more than 10 years
from completion of any foreign anesthesiology residency training. Note that the
particular clinical fellowship program does not need to be ACGME-accredited.
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• Prior to beginning FAER-funded research, the recipient must have completed at least six
months of research as a part of their core residency program (CA1 - CA3). This work
should be consistent with the American Board of Anesthesiology templates for research.
The six months of research must be completed before the start of a FAERfunded project,
but it does not have to be completed before submitting a FAER grant application.
• Be an active or resident member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
• The RFG is not intended for residents and fellows who have received previous
extramural funding (more than $100,000).
Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa with minimum of
three years remaining. A J-1 visa holder would not qualify.
Award Amount: $75,000 for 1 year
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2020
Website: http://faer.org/research-grants/research-fellowship-grant/
19. Research in Education Grants (REG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
(FAER)
The Research in Education Grant advances the careers and knowledge of anesthesiologists
interested in improving the concepts, methods and techniques of education in anesthesiology.
The REG is focused on developing innovative approaches for anesthesia education.
The REG is a two-year primary investigator (no co-investigators) award that provides funding
to anesthesiologists who have completed their clinical anesthesia training and have academic
faculty appointments. It is available to faculty members of all ranks.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Be a graduate physician with an unexpired, permanent, unconditional and unrestricted
license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the
United States.
• Be a graduate of an ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency program.
• Be certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or in the examination system. The
FAER Grants Management Committee will consider applicants with acceptance into the
ABA Alternative Entry Path (AEP). The AEP acceptance letter must be provided to
FAER at the time of grant application submission.
• Be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 or O-1 visa with
minimum of three years remaining.
Award Amount: $100,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
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Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2020
Website: http://www.asahq.org/faer/researchandeducation/researchineducationgrant
20. General Research Grant, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
FARA supports research across the spectrum from basic research through drug development
and clinical research programs in FA.
FARA grant program priorities:
1. Advancing understanding of neuroscience/ systems: Understanding the
neurodegeneration of FA and implications for therapies.
2. Advancing understanding of cardiac disease in FA: Understanding the cardiomyopathy
associated with FA and developing therapies to reduce the morbidity and mortality
caused by cardiac disease in FA.
3. Advance drug discovery: Highest priority in this category will be given to genetic,
epigenetic, and protein approaches that target increasing frataxin levels. We also
strongly consider high probability projects relating to therapeutics in pathways likely to
affect the disease progression or disease symptoms.
4. Facilitate the drug development process and translational research: FARA aims to
support promising discoveries and to facilitate the rapid translation of those works into
the clinic. Highest priority in this category will be given to IND-enabling studies, as well
as discovery and validation of clinical outcome measures and/or biomarkers.
5. Advance clinical research: FARA supports efforts to enable effective clinical research.
These include: natural history studies, discovery and validation of clinical outcome
measures and/or biomarkers, identification of early (including pre-symptomatic)
quantifiable clinical features, patient reported outcomes, investigator-initiated clinical
trials, and evidence-based clinical treatment guidelines. Highest priority in this category
will be given to clinical research that utilizes or expands resources of the Collaborative
Clinical Research Network in FA. As well, highest priority in this category will be given
to continued development of biomarker discovery and validation, and early phase or
pilot clinical studies.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $150,000-$300,000 paid over 1-2 years
Indirect Costs: None
LOI Deadline: Feb 1, 2020
(Invited) Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2020
Website: http://curefa.org/grant-types
21. Emerging Research Grants (ERG), Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)
The primary purpose of this Award is to enable the Principal Investigator (PI) to become
established and/or produce quality research that will allow the PI to successfully compete for
NIH grants or grants from other sources.
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Applications will be considered for research on specified research topic areas of the auditory
and vestibular systems. Both fundamental and clinical research proposals are welcome.
Applications must only be submitted in one of the stated research topic areas below.
Applications outside of these areas will not be considered.
• General Hearing Health
• Central auditory processing disorders (capd)
• Hearing loss in children
• Hyperacusis
• Meniere's Disease
• Tinnitus
• Usher Syndrome
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• HHF Emerging Research Grants are intended primarily for promising researchers who
are in the early stages of their careers and focusing on hearing loss, hearing restoration
and hearing and balance related conditions. Senior investigators are also eligible for
grants in specific hearing and balance topics.
Citizenship: United States
Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year; renewable for one additional year
Indirect Costs: 10%
Application Deadline: Feb 10, 2020
Website: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-
apply?bblinkid=181719616&bbemailid=16208763&bbejrid=1199460076
22. Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
HHMI seeks to increase diversity in the biomedical research community. We know that the
biggest challenges in science call for diverse perspectives and original thinking. The goal of the
Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is to recruit and retain individuals from gender, racial, ethnic,
and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds. Through their successful careers, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows will
become leaders in academic research and inspire future generations of scientists from America's
diverse talent pool.
Following the "people, not projects" philosophy of HHMI, the competition is open to those
dedicated to basic research from both doctoral and/or medical training paths in the biomedical
and life science disciplines, including plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical
biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology. Fellows have freedom to change
their research focus and follow their own curiosity for the duration of the award.
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Fellows will receive funding through their academic institution for postdoctoral training and
may continue to receive funding during their early career years as independent faculty. The
program provides opportunities for career development, including mentoring and networking
with others in the HHMI scientific community.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• The program application is open to individuals who:
o are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life
sciences, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. This
includes, but is not limited to, women of any ethnic or racial group as well as any
individual identifying as Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, or
American Indian / Alaska Native.
o hold a PhD and/or MD (or equivalent), which must be conferred by the start of
the grant term.
• U.S. citizens must have a degree from a research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto
Rico) or an international research institution.
• Non-U.S. citizens and applicants with other nationalities must have a degree from a
research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico).
o have been accepted to join a laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher at a research
institution located in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) at the time of the
application due date.
o PhD applicants can have no more than 16 months of postdoctoral research
experience at the time of the application due date.
o MD or MD/PhD applicants in residency, clinical fellowship, or postdoctoral
training can have no more than 16 months of postdoctoral training by January 8,
2020.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount:
• Postdoctoral Training Phase: Fellows will receive annual support of a $70,000 salary for
the initial year and a $20,000 expense allowance, paid through a non-renewable grant to
the training institution. This phase of the award is for a minimum of two and maximum
of four years.
• Faculty Phase: Fellows will receive $250,000 in research funding and a $20,000 expense
allowance per year, paid through a non-renewable grant to the institution where they
have attained a faculty position. This phase of the award has a maximum length of four
years.
Indirect Costs:
• Postdoctoral Phase: None
• Faculty Phase: 20%
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2020
Website: http://www.hhmi.org/programs/hanna-h-gray-fellows-program
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23. PKD Foundation Fellowships, Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD Foundation)
The PKD Foundation's principal mission is to support basic, translational and clinical research
that will benefit patients with ARPKD and ADPKD. The Foundation accomplishes this in part
through funding of basic and translational research.
The PKD Foundation is interested in fostering research in the areas relevant to polycystic
kidney disease (PKD) with the goal of furthering our understanding of the physiological,
biochemical, molecular and genetic mechanisms of this disease. This fellowship is designed to
facilitate young investigators to obtain significant research experience as they initiate careers in
polycystic kidney disease research. This program is intended to assure the continuity over time
of outstanding investigators committed to the study of PKD.
Under this RFA, the PKD Foundation solicits research fellowship applications in the following
areas:
• Basic research - to enhance understanding of molecular basis of PKD and its
pathobiology
• Translational research - to accelerate development of therapeutic strategies for PKD
• Clinical research - small pilot studies
• Epidemiology/data analysis research - to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing
existing database resources, or to develop new statistical methodologies or test
hypotheses using existing data
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• May not have completed more than three years of research training (excluding clinical
training) after completion of the MD (or equivalent) or postdoctoral research training
after the PhD at the time the award begins. This does not include medical leave or
FMLA.
• Complete research under the direction of a mentor.
• Not hold another full fellowship award although institutional supplemental support is
acceptable.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years
Indirect Costs: None
Application Deadline: Jan 6, 2020
Website: https://pkdcure.org/research-medical-professionals/research-funding/apply-for-
funding/
24. RPB/LCIF Low Vision Research Award, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) New
The RPB/Lions Clubs International Foundation Low Vision Research Award (RPB/LCIF Award)
serves as a catalyst to launch brand new lines of research which target damage to the visual
system. The research should seek to answer such questions as: what happens to degraded input
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and how is it processed; what are the adaptive strategies in the visual pathway in response to
visual impairment; how does the brain re-organize itself with visual damage; and how can the
visibility of objects be enhanced?
Citizenship: United States
Award Amount: $150,000-$300,000 paid over 2-3 years
Indirect Costs: None
Nomination Deadline: Dec 15, 2019
Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2020
Website: https://www.rpbusa.org/rpb/grants-and-research/grants/grants-for-individuals/grants-
for-individuals/
25. Research Grants, Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
Research grants are available to established scientists of all ages working at accredited
institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the
innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant.
The Whitehall Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly
research in the life sciences. It is the foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic
biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations
with specialized missions.
The Foundation is currently interested in basic research in neurobiology, defined as follows:
Invertebrate and vertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology, specifically investigations of
neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole
organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral
output or brain mechanisms of behavior.
The Foundation does not support research focused primarily on disease(s) unless it will also
provide insights into normal functioning.
Eligibility requirements (partial list):
• Must be an Assistant Professor (or higher)
• Must hold Principal Investigator status
• Must be considered an "independent investigator" with her/his own dedicated lab space
or with lab space independent of another investigator
Citizenship: United States
Award Amount: Research grants of up to three years will be provided. A renewal grant with a
maximum of two years is possible, but it will be awarded on a competitive basis. Research
grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive,
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substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose. Research grants
normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year. The purchase of permanent scientific
equipment is limited to $30,000 and it should remain with the researcher during the life of the
grant.
Indirect Costs: 25% of equipment and research supplies
LOI Deadline: Jan 15, 2020
(Invited) Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2020
Website: http://www.whitehall.org/grants/