CFR Private FundingOpportunities

January 22, 2018

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I. Engineering, Science & MedicalII. Nursing & Public HealthIII. Education, Humanities, and Social & BehavioralSciencesIV. Fellowships

I. Engineering, Science & Medical

1. A Kid's Brain Tumor Care (AKBTC) Foundation Brain Tumor Research GrantsThe number one priority of AKBTC Foundation is to act as a catalyst for researchersworld­wide to turn their attention to the area of pediatric low grade glioma brain tumorresearch and to award research grants to the most promising programs and studies.Deadline (LOI): RollingAmount: Funding is based on size, impact, and complexity of the project. Up to 3years.Number of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility: Investigators from all over the world are invited to submit a 'Letter of Intent'at any time throughout the year. The guidelines, forms and requirements for the grantproposal will be provided when pre­applicants are notified of AKBTC solicitation. Proposals related to basic and translational projects that can advance understanding ofthe underlying biology of the development and treatment of pediatric low gradeastrocytoma (PLGA) tumors will be considered.

2. Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation The purpose of these Awards is to honor individuals who have made significantcontributions in basic or clinical research in diseases that are the main cause of deathand disability.Deadline: February 5, 2018Amount: $250,000 over 1 yearNumber of Grants/Year: 1Eligibility: The Lasker Foundation seeks nominations of outstanding scientists;nominations of women and minorities are encouraged. The Award winners may residein any country of the world. When the Award is given to more than one individual in acategory, the honorarium will be divided among the winners, and each will receive astatuette and a citation. More than one scientist may be nominated if they have workedas a team, or if they independently have made comparable contributions in their field.No more than three individuals will be considered for an Award in the Basic or Clinicalcategory, but Special Achievement Awards are intended to honor a single individual andcannot be shared. Basic Medical ResearchFor a fundamental discovery that opens up a new area of biomedical science. Clinical Medical ResearchFor a major advance that improves the lives of many thousands of people. Special AchievementFor research accomplishments and scientific statesmanship that engender the deepestfeelings of awe and respect.

3. Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Awards (ELA)Deadline: February 28, 2018Amount: $250,000Number of Grants/Year: 1Eligibility: Targets veteran scientific talent with the title of associate professor orabove who have not previously worked in Lyme disease research. Applicants must beat a US academic institution or corporate equivalent and propose to apply their work inother fields to therapeutics or diagnostics in Lyme disease. Research efforts funded bythis award are required to generate initial proof of concept within 18­24 months. Emerging Leader Awards recognize both established and up­and­coming researchersbringing new approaches and creative thinking to the field of Lyme disease. Thesegrants support new and innovative projects and aim to attract aspiring new scientifictalent to the field of Lyme. Candidate applications must include a viable proposal for aproof­of­concept project to be funded, in part or in sum, by the grant award.

4. Children's Leukemia Research Association (CLRA), Inc.

Research GrantDeadline: June 30, 2018Amount: Up to $30,000Number of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility: Any doctor in the United States at the PhD or MD level who is involved inresearch towards finding the causes and cure for leukemia may apply. The CLRA funds research grants for doctors who are conducting the most promisingresearch into leukemia, in the hopes of isolating the causes and finding a cure.

5. International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Early Career Research Grants ProgramDeadline: February 7, 2018Amount: $20,000Number of Grants/Year: 3­8Eligibility:At the time of application applicants should be:

IASP membersWithin 6 years of having received their final degree, or completing professionaland specialty trainingInitiating their career as an independent investigatorApplicant should not have been a recipient of a grant that provides support equalto or greater than the IASP Early Career Research grant

The IASP Early Career Research Grant facilitates a development of young researchersjust starting their careers as independent investigators.

6. Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovator AwardsDeadline (LOI): February 15, 2018Amount: $200,000 over 1 yearNumber of Grants/Year: 10­15Eligibility: Researchers from any scientific discipline worldwide are eligible for funding.Typically, the researchers we fund hold advanced degrees (MD, PhD or the equivalent)and academic positions at universities, medical centers or research institutions.Innovator Awards may have only one principal investigator, and funding is awarded totheir home institution; however, additional investigators may be listed as co­investigators. All non­profit institutions that are invited to submit a full proposal mustprovide evidence of tax exempt 501(c)3 status and must be classified as "not a privatefoundation" under Section 509(a)(3). Non­profit institutions outside of the United Stateswill be required to undergo Equivalency Determination with NGOsource if awardedfunding. For­profit institutions must demonstrate that their proposed project furthers theFoundation's charitable mission of promoting scientific and medical research. TheFoundation may upon occasion make grants to government and public agencies, aswell as to independent projects that have a qualified tax­exempt fiscal sponsor. Supports high­risk research and challenge investigators to push boundaries to advanceour goal of predicting and preventing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Funding interests span the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical science. To datethe following areas have been funded through the Innovator Awards Program:

BioengineeringDiet and NutritionEpithelial Cell/Molecular BiologyFecal Microbiota TransplantImmunity and InflammationMicrobiomeTherapeutic Development and Delivery

Basic Science: If your research proposal is rooted in basic science, we encourage youto collaborate with investigators who can further the potential for translation of yourideas and findings.

Translational Science: If your research proposal is translational by nature, weencourage you to identify industry and clinical partners to assist in propelling yourresearch toward clinical study. Clinical Science: If you are looking to submit a clinical research proposal, weencourage you to collaborate with individuals who could facilitate potential clinicalimplementation.

7. National Kidney Foundation (NKF)Young Investigator Research Grant ProgramThe National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is dedicated to preventing kidney and urinarytract diseases, improving the health and well­being of individuals and families affectedby kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.Deadline: February 9, 2018Amount: Up to $35,000 over 1 yearNumber of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility:Applications will be considered from individuals who will have completed training innephrology prior to the start of the grant award and who intend to pursue researchdirectly related to these areas. At the time funding begins (July 1, 2018), the applicantmust hold a full­time appointment to a faculty position at a university or an equivalentposition as a scientist on the staff of a research oriented institution, e.g., NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) or other research organization, in the UnitedStates. Customarily, the appropriate faculty rank is that of Assistant Professor. (Insome institutions a title other than Assistant Professor, e.g. Instructor, is used todesignate junior faculty status; individuals at that rank in such institutions are eligible toapply for a Young Investigator Grant.) Qualifications should be documented in thebiosketch (limit: four pages). Grant awardees may be trained in Internal Medicine orPediatrics with subsequent Nephrology fellowship training. Young Investigator Grantswill be awarded to individuals no later than four years after initial appointment to afaculty (or equivalent) position or after appointment to a staff scientist (or equivalent)position in a research organization. Candidates who received a faculty appointmentbefore July 1, 2014 are not eligible for this award in this funding cycle. It is theresponsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that he/she satisfies the eligibilityrequirements for a Young Investigator Grant. Eligibility rules will be strictly enforced. To raise awareness and create interest in the challenge of developing better treatmentsfor kidney disease and its complications, the NKF has established a Young Investigatorgrant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues forpatients with kidney disease. Promising young scientists are encouraged to submitproposals for investigating clinical research questions in nephrology, or closely relatedfields. Projects must be patient­oriented. Elements of patient oriented researchactivities may include but are not limited to development of new technologies,mechanisms of human disease, educational or therapeutic interventions,epidemiological studies, health policy studies, and clinical trials. Individuals who havecompleted fellowship training in an ACGME accredited training program and who holdjunior faculty positions (Instructor or Assistant Professor) at university­affiliated medicalcenters in the United States are eligible to apply.

8. The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF)Neuroscience Investigator AwardsDeadline: February 21, 2018Amount: $1,500,000 over 5 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 3­4Eligibility: Open to researchers based at both national and international accreditedacademic and nonprofit research institutions.To be eligible, candidates must:

Have completed one or more of the following degrees: MD, PhD, DPhilBe within 5 years of starting a faculty (professorship) or comparable position onJune 1, 2018Have demonstrated ability to independently supervise staff and researchHave a publication record containing articles that are innovative and high impact

The goal of this initiative is to foster truly bold, innovative scientists with the potential totransform the field of neuroscience. Applicants are encouraged in the fundamental areasof developmental, cellular, cognitive, and translational neuroscience, broadlyinterpreted. Applicants need not be working in areas related to stem cells. Stem Cell Investigator AwardsDeadline: February 21, 2018Amount: $1,500,000 over 5 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 3­6Eligibility: The award is open to researchers based at both national and internationalaccredited academic and nonprofit research institutions. To be eligible, candidates must:

Have completed one or more of the following degrees: MD, PhD, DPhilBe within 5 years of starting a faculty (professorship) or comparable position onJune 1, 2018Have demonstrated ability to independently supervise staff and researchHave a publication record containing articles that are innovative and high impactHave demonstrated or strategized true innovation for translation of basicsciences to a clinical setting

The goal of this initiative is to foster bold and innovative scientists with the potential totransform the field of stem cell research, and advance understanding and use of stemcells in the development of treatments for human disease. In addition to providingfunding, NYSCF partners with investigators to advance and translate their research.

9. North American Spine Society (NASS)Research GrantsDeadline (LOI): February 12, 2018Amount: Up to $100,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: Up to 3Eligibility:

Any spine­related proposal will be considered. Applicants do not need to beNASS members. Any qualified applicant in any specialty will be considered.International applicants are welcome to apply. Medical residents are eligible withthe condition that they have a mentor/faculty support to work with them.NASS strongly encourages new investigators to apply.

NASS research grants provide funding for promising research projects by qualifiedinvestigators in the field of spine. Research grants should focus on basic science,clinical or translational research. Basic research may focus on projects that further ourunderstanding of the mechanisms of disease and developing novel models forprevention and/or treatment. Clinical research may focus on projects that investigatethe epidemiology, prevention, and or treatment of spine disease. Translational researchmay focus on projects that move findings from the 'bench to bedside'. Young Investigator GrantsDeadline (LOI): February 12, 2018Amount: Up to $100,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 1­2Eligibility: Principal investigators may be any age. MD applicants must be within fiveyears of completion of training at the time of application; PhD applicants must be withinfive years of their post­doc training. Applicants may not have received previous grantfunding from the NASS Research Project Management Committee. Nontraditional, Nonsurgical Treatment GrantsDeadline (LOI): February 12, 2018Amount: Up to $100,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: Up to 3Eligibility:

Any spine­related proposal will be considered. Applicants do not need to beNASS members. Any qualified applicant in any specialty will be considered.

International applicants are welcome to apply. Medical residents are eligible withthe condition that they have a mentor/faculty support to work with them.NASS strongly encourages new investigators to apply.

This grant supports research of disc­related and/or neuropathic back pain bynonsurgical techniques. These funds must be used for new, nontraditional methods ofnonsurgical treatment of such back and neck pain and radiculopathy. If TNF­inhibitorsother than etanercept are used in research and/or treatment funded, comparison studiesusing perispinal etanercept in at least as many research subjects or patients should bedone.

10. Research Foundation of the American Society of Colon andRectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Career Development Award (CDA)The primary mission of the Research Foundation of the ASCRS is to raise and awardfunds to support research and educational programs related to colon and rectaldiseases.Deadline: March 1, 2018Amount: $150,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 6Eligibility:

Within 5 years of first full­time faculty appointment in the United States orCanadian government, public or private not­for­profit medical institutionUnited States or Canadian citizen having completed an approved colorectalsurgery training program; if foreign national, then must have valid working visa attime of application for colorectal department/institution where work is proposedASCRS members onlyApplicant must not currently have or have previously received a careerdevelopment award from another external funding source. If the applicantreceives the Career Development Award from the Research Foundation of theASCRS and is subsequently awarded another career development award fromanother external funding source with overlapping funding period, the applicantmust return the residual funds to the Research Foundation of the ASCRS, ordecline the funding from another source. The exception is a career developmentaward from the NIH K­series award or funding from the applicants owninstitution.

The goal of the CDA is to provide young surgeons with the support necessary for theinitiation and development of an academic career in colorectal surgery. As opposed tothe LPG awards, the CDA focuses on career development and mentorship of theindividual rather than solely on the research proposal. The award is intended for theacademic investigator demonstrating significant creativity in research relevant to thepathophysiology or management of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum, oranus.

11. The Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) Treatment TrialsDeadline: March 15, 2018Amount: Up to $900,000 over 3 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 5­7Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from researchers in any country except whereprohibited by United States law. The skills and academic experience of the applicantwill be considered, but no particular academic degree is required. The purpose of this program is to support the testing of medications to assess theirefficacy for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. SMRI is most interested insupporting research on the efficacy of drugs which act on the immune system orinfectious agents, but ultimately we are interested in the best ideas available, related ornot to immune hypotheses. SMRI aims to support clinical trials testing the efficacy ofcompounds or biological interventions. Although studies can include a psychosocialcomponent, studies that have a psychosocial intervention as the primary focus will notbe considered, nor will analyses of existing data, or trials of drugs focused onalleviating side effects of existing medications. Applications should include information

regarding whether the proposed compound crosses the blood brain barrier, withsupporting data. If the compound does not cross the blood brain barrier, explanation willbe needed as to why the compound could be helpful for treating schizophrenia or bipolardisorder.

12. Thrasher Research Fund Early Career AwardsDeadline: March 13, 2018Amount: Up to $50,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: Up to 30Eligibility: A new investigator who holds a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K award(including a K12 award) or a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) is noteligible to apply for the Early Career Award. Each project needs to be under theguidance of a mentor. The qualifications and experience of the mentor will beconsidered in the evaluation of the application. A mentor may have only one ThrasherResearch Fund Early Career Awardee at a time. There are no restrictions with regard tocitizenship. The Fund is open to applications from institutions both inside and outsidethe United States. Those eligible to apply include:

1. Physicians who are in a residency/fellowship training program, or who completedthat program no more than one year before the date of submission of theConcept Paper.

2. Post­doctoral researchers who received the doctoral level degree no more thanthree years prior to the date of submission of the Concept Paper.

The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research inchild health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a footholdin this important area. The Fund is open to a wide variety of research topics; notfocusing on a particular disease, but all projects deal directly with children's health. Inthe Early Career Award Program, the Fund is particularly interested in applicants thatshow great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research.

13. World Anti­Doping Agency (WADA) Scientific Research GrantsWADA is committed to increasing the volume of research dedicated to developing newand improved detection methods for prohibited substances and methods. WADA is alsoresponsible for studying emerging doping threats, such as gene doping.In addition to the regular Research Grant Program, urgent doping research topicsidentified by WADA (e.g. detection of emerging doping substances) or research projectsof high interest in the fight against doping in sport presented outside the regularProgram application process may receive funding as part of the Target Research orReactive Research Programs, respectively.Deadline: February 15, 2018Amount: Up to $80,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 15­30Eligibility: On a yearly basis, WADA promotes and funds Scientific Research GrantProjects regarding development, or optimization, of analytical tools for the detectionand/or quantification of doping substances or methods, consolidation of the AthleteBiological Passport (ABP); as well as, the pharmacology of prohibited substances anddrug cocktails. With this objective, WADA gives high priority to projects with direct andimminent applicability in the fight against doping in sport; and therefore, rarely fundsbasic research projects. It should be noted that higher priority will be granted to proposals addressing:

Detection of peptide hormones and growth factorsImproved window or limits of detection for prohibited substances/methods (e.g.detection of new long­term metabolites, improved methodologies of detection,etc.)Autologous blood transfusionsThe ABP (e.g. new biomarkers and target analytes of the ABP including itsendocrine module, improvement of current models, etc.).

II. Nursing & Public Health 14. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (ASPF) Annual Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) GrantsIIR Grants support research directed towards improving patient safety and theprevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from anesthesia mishaps. Potential areasinclude a wide variety of patient safety topics.Deadline (LOI): February 12, 2018Amount: Up to $150,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 2­5Eligibility: Awards are made to a sponsoring institution, not to individuals ordepartments. Any qualified member of a sponsoring institution (hospital, university,clinic, etc) in the United States or Canada may apply.

Only one person may be listed as the principal investigator and all other co­investigators, collaborators and consultants must be listed. Applications will not be accepted from a principal investigator currently funded bythe APSF.While there is no limit to the number of applications that may be submitted perindividual or institution, APSF will award funding to no more than one proposalper PI in a given funding cycle. Submissions of previously unfunded applications are allowed but must addressthe reviewer's comments and how the re­application differs.

15. Jeffrey Modell Foundation Child Health Initiative to Lessen Disease through Research and Education Now(C.H.I.L.D.R.E.N.)Deadline: RollingAmount: Up to $50,000 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility: The purpose of the C.H.I.L.D.R.E.N. program is to alleviate disease, seek cures, andultimately improve the quality of life of children affected with Primary Immunodeficiencythroughout the world. The focus of this grant program is to investigate immunologicaldisorders, control of infectious disease, and initiatives to decrease infant mortality.Additionally, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation encourages applicants to strongly consideraddressing healthcare disparities, especially in developing countries, through education,testing, diagnosis, and treatment. Project Objectives:

1. To stimulate research by attracting innovative and public health­focusedinvestigations of Primary Immunodeficiency research.

2. To support innovative investigations in Primary Immunodeficiency diseases andnovel clinical strategies to detect Primary Immunodeficiency diseases, and todevelop innovative new therapies.

3. To apply cellular, genomic, and molecular biological principles to PrimaryImmunodeficiency research; to create new platforms for diagnostics includinggenome and exome sequencing.

4. To focus on immunological disorders, control of infectious disease, and infantmortality, especially in developing countries; to seek and promote safe, effective,and appropriate vaccines.

5. To address healthcare disparities, especially in developing countries, througheducation, testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

6. To build upon the Jeffrey Modell Foundation's existing platforms of criticaltechnology including the TREC and KREC assays for Newborn Screening; todevelop laboratory diagnostics or build partnerships with institutions that haveexisting laboratory diagnostics.

7. To maximize collaboration through integration with the Jeffrey Modell CentersNetwork and to replicate successful programs achieved at leading academic

medical centers with application to global health; to build partnerships throughoutthe Network through fellowships, training, symposia, and other continuingmedical education­focused initiatives.

III. Education, Humanities, and Social & BehavioralSciences

16. The Commonwealth Fund Small GrantsAmount: Up to $50,000Deadline (LOI): RollingNumber of Grants/Year: Up to 25Eligibility: The Fund awards grants to tax­exempt organizations and institutions andpublic agencies. If an organization does not have 501(c)3 status or other tax­exemptrecognition, the Fund will determine whether a grant is possible based on a review ofthe project and the organization's expertise in conducting the research. The Fund supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grantsto improve health care practice and policy. We are dedicated to helping people becomemore informed about their health care and improving care for vulnerable populationssuch as children, the elderly, low­income families, minorities, and the uninsured.

17. Conservation Alliance Conservation ProjectsDeadline: May 1, 2018Amount: Up to $50,000Number of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization. However, beforeapplying for funding, an organization must first be nominated by one of the alliance'smember companies. The Conservation Alliance seeks to protect threatened wild places throughout NorthAmerica for their habitat and recreational values. As a group of outdoor industrycompanies, we recognize our responsibility to help protect the wild lands andwaterways on which our customers recreate and wildlife thrives. Grants are awarded toorganizations whose work meets each of the following criteria:

The project should seek to secure lasting and quantifiable protection of a specificwild land or waterway. We prioritize landscape­scale projects that have a clearbenefit for habitat. The campaign should engage grassroots citizen action in support of theconservation effort. We do not fund general education, stewardship, or scientificresearch projects.All projects must have a clear recreational benefit.The project should have a good chance of final success within four years.

We also welcome proposals from organizations for campaigns that:

Seek to preserve and defend the integrity of our public lands system. These defensive projects should focus on any attempt by Congress toundermine our public lands and the laws that support them.

18. Chesapeake Bay Trust Restoration Research AwardDeadline: February 21, 2018Amount: Up to $800,000

Literature reviews ­ Up to $50,000 over 6 monthsResearch projects ­ N/A over up to 3 years

Number of Grants/Year: N/AEligibility: Both not­for­profit entities (academic institutions, non­profit organizations)and for­profit entities are permitted to apply. The strongest proposals will showcommitted partnerships with various types of organizations. Organizations need not bebased in Maryland, but the work conducted with these funds must occur in Maryland orbe relevant to a Maryland application. The goal of this research program is to answer several key restoration questions.Funding partners hope that answering these questions will ultimately lead to increasedconfidence in proposed restoration project outcomes, clarification of the optimal siteconditions in which to apply particular restoration techniques, information useful toregulatory agencies in project permitting, and information that will help guide monitoringprograms. Investigators may request funds to undertake the following pertaining to any of thesequestions:

1. Conduct a literature review/synthesis, if the case can be made that enough isalready known about a question

2. Answer a component of the question with a research project in which specifichypotheses are tested. Research projects may include:

1. Experimental or descriptive work in the field2. Experimental work in the laboratory3. Modeling studies4. Use of existing data, if deemed appropriately suited (properly collectedwith appropriate metadata).

19. Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health Research GrantDeadline: November 1, 2018Amount: Up to $15,000 over 1 yearNumber of Grants/Year: 2Eligibility: N/A Funds are available to support research that demonstrates the effectiveness of grouppsychotherapy. The Foundation is seeking research­focused, rather than program­focused, applications.

20. The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Ronald Barnes Memorial FundDeadline: March 1, 2018Amount: Up to $11,500 over 2 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 1­2Eligibility: Application for the grant is open to all North Americans. For individuals to pursue studies, within North America, in North American carillonperformance, composition, music history or instrument design.

21. Spencer Foundation Small Research GrantsDeadline: February 1, 2018. May 1, 2018Amount: Up to $50,000Number of Grants/Year: 50­100Eligibility:

Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co­PIs applying for a research grant must havean earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriateexperience in an education research­related profession.The PI must be affiliated with a college, university, school district, non­profitresearch facility, or non­profit cultural institution that is willing to serve as thefiscal agent if the grant is awarded. The Spencer Foundation does not awardgrants directly to individuals.

Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however all proposalsmust be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

The program aims to fund academic work that will contribute to the improvement ofeducation, broadly conceived.Historically, the work funded through these grants hasspanned a range of topics and disciplines, including education, psychology, sociology,economics, history, and anthropology, and they employ a wide range of researchmethods.

IV. FellowshipsPlease note: CFR cannot assist with fellowships that are not funneledthrough OGCA. 22. The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc. Klingenstein­Simons Fellowship Awards in NeuroscienceDeadline: February 15, 2018Amount: $225,000 over 3 yearsNumber of Grants/Year: 10­15Eligibility:

1. To qualify for an award, investigators must hold the PhD and/or MD degrees,and have completed all research training, including post­doctoral training.Applications will be reviewed, and selections made by an Advisory Committee ofdistinguished neuroscientists.

2. Candidates must have a tenure track appointment or equivalent. A letterindicating the commitment of institutional resources to establish the investigatorand the prospects for long term support by the institution must be provided by aninstitutional official, including date of appointment.

3. The candidate must be an independent investigator at a university, medicalcenter or research institute and be within 4 years of completing postdoctoraltraining and the start of his/her tenure track or equivalent appointment (betweenJuly 1, 2014 and July 1, 2018).

4. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement, but it is expected that candidates will bepermanent residents of the U.S. and that their research will be carried out inU.S. institutions.

5. Applicants must inform the Fund of other sources of funding. Although there isno strict prohibition against holding more than one fellowship at one time, theFund may take other funding into account when deciding whether to make anAward.

Aimed at advancing cutting­edge investigations, the awards are presented to highlypromising, early career scientists. At this critical juncture in young investigator'scareers, when funding can be a challenge, the fellowship awards promote higher­risk,and potentially higher­reward, projects. The Klingenstein­Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences supports, in theearly stages of their careers, young investigators engaged in basic or clinical researchthat may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation recognize that to accomplish thisgoal it is necessary to encourage a variety of new approaches. Several areas within theneurosciences are of particular interest:

Cellular and molecular neuroscience­Studies of the mechanisms of neuronalexcitability and development, and of the genetic basis of behavior.Neural systems­Studies of the integrative function of the nervous system.Translational research­Studies designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis,treatment and our understanding of the causes of neurological and psychiatricdisorders.

Request Support from CFR! The CFR Support Request Form is organized to reflect the order and type of information thatmost foundations look for in their grant applications. It can help you better frame your ideasand create a more consistent structure for your letter of intent (LOI) or funding request.Follow the link and get started today!

Tips for Grant Writing! Please read "100 Words That Kill Your Proposal," by Bob Lohfeld. This article will help youavoid some of the most common mistakes that weaken a proposal. Look at "Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals" to betterunderstand the contrast between traditional academic writing and grant proposals. Also check out "How to Fail at Grant Writing," an article in The Chronicle of HigherEducation, written by UMass faculty successful at obtaining grants. For more help, and a step­by­step walk through, read Texas Instruments' "Successful GrantWriting Strategies."

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