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SPA Weekly Update February 14, 2006 NEWS/FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
NIH Electronic Submission Timeline NIH has adjusted the implementation timeline for electronic application submission to provide an additional four months (one submission round) before the transition of the NIH traditional research grant (R01) mechanism and all subsequent mechanisms. The transition date for the U01s, NIH's Research Cooperative Agreements, has also shifted to allow this mechanism to transition with the other complex research mechanisms in October 2007. The new timeline will benefit both NIH and the applicant community by providing both with additional time to address business process and internal infrastructure changes needed to support this large endeavor. It will also allow NIH to learn from the experience of additional electronic submission cycles. Establishment of Multiple Principal Investigator Awards for the Support of Team Science Projects A federal-wide policy to implement and formally allow more than one Principal Investigator (PI) on individual research awards has initiated by the NIH. The multiple-PI model is intended to supplement, and not to replace, the traditional single PI model. The NIH will make the multiple-PI option available for applications submitted in response to a selected group of Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) with May-June 2006 receipt dates. It is likely that additional initiatives will be selected to pilot this activity for receipt dates in the October time frame. Based on experience from these pilot initiatives, it is expected that the multiple-PI option will become available for most investigator-initiated research grant mechanisms submitted for January 2007 and later application receipt dates. A website has been created to provide general information on the new policy. This includes: background and features of the multiple-PI policy; major issues to be considered in its implementation; PI roles and responsibilities; distribution of credit; allocation of funds; and awards to more than one institution. Preapplication for Interdisciplinary Research Consortium (X02) This initiative differentiates between interdisciplinary vs. multidisciplinary research, fostering different disciplines to work cooperatively in ways that produce a new conceptual framework. For more information: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-122.html NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00) This initiative is a new transitional program for postdoctoral fellows designed to facilitate receiving an R01 earlier in an investigator’s research career. The goal is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported independent investigators. For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-133.html The New York Academy of Medicine Glorney-Raisbeck Medical Student Grants in Cardiovascular Research Up to four $3,000 grants are provided to support clinical or basic cardiovascular research projects, which are normally conducted during the summer between the first and second years of medical school. Qualified applicants are MD candidates from medical schools in the metropolitan New York area. Because $500 of the award funds are allocated for laboratory costs, the awards are paid in two installments directly to the sponsoring institutions for distribution to the students, with final payment contingent on the submission of a project report. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 24, 2006. For more information: http://www.nyam.org/grants/raisbeckstudent.shtml David E. Rogers Fellowship Program The David E. Rogers Fellowship Program is a national fellowship for medical and dental students in support of a project initiated during the summer between the first and second years of medical or dental school. Up to twenty-five fellowships of approximately $3,500 will be awarded. The Fellowship is meant to enrich the educational experiences of students through projects that couple medicine and dentistry with the needs of underserved or disadvantaged patients or populations. Deadline for submission of applications is March 24, 2006. For more information: http://www.nyam.org/grants/rogers.shtml Louis L. Seaman Medical Student Research Grants in Microbiology Up to four $2,500 grants are provided to support microbiology research projects, which are normally conducted during the summer between the first and second years of medical school. Qualified applicants are MD candidates from medical schools in the metropolitan New York area. The awards are paid directly to the student in two installments, with final payment contingent on the submission of a project report. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 24, 2006. For more information: http://www.nyam.org/grants/seaman.shtml Ferdinand C. Valentine Student Research Grants in Urology Up to four $2,500 grants are provided to support urological research projects, which are normally conducted during the summer between the first and second years of medical school. Qualified applicants are MD candidates from medical schools in the metropolitan New York area. The awards are paid directly to the student in two installments, with final payment contingent on the submission of a project report. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 24, 2006. For more information: http://www.nyam.org/grants/valentine_student.shtml The NY Academy of Medicine Student Essay Prize in the History of Medicine and Public Health This annual student essay contest awards a $500 prize, and the winning essay will receive expedited review for possible publication in the Journal of Urban Health. The contest is open to students in accredited professional degree programs in medicine, nursing and public health. The writer must have been a student at the time the essay was written. Essays should address a topic in the history of public health or medicine as they relate to urban health issues; they may consider social or environmental factors in the health of urban populations, institutional histories, or specific diseases. Postmark deadline is April 4, 2006. For more information: http://www.nyam.org/grants/studentessay.shtml March of Dimes Prematurity Research Initiative (PRI) Applicants must be members of not-for-profit institutions. The grants are awarded for a three-year period and do not cover the recipient’s or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. The online process must be completed by April 15, 2006. Decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than May 15, 2006. Applications due on or before July 15, 2006. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications no later than January 1, 2007. For more information: http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com/MODGrants/PRI Research Program Qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. The online process must be completed by April 30, 2006. These grants do not cover the recipient’s or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. The grants are awarded for a three-year period. Decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2006. Applications due on September 15, 2006. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2007. For more information: http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com/MODGrants/LOI Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Program This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those holding recent faculty appointments. These grants do not cover the recipient's salary, but do provide salary support for technical help. They may not exceed $75,000 per year, and are awarded for two years. Basil O'Connor applicants may not be recipients of a major grant (e.g. an RO1, or other grant exceeding $100,000 a year) at the time of the application. Candidates may not simultaneously submit an application for any other March of Dimes research program. Those who have previously submitted an application to the March of Dimes are not eligible for a Basil O'Connor Award, but may apply for a regular research grant. The entire application process must be completed by March 15, 2006. Decision will be transmitted to the candidates beginning June 30, 2006. Final review of the proposals is October 2006. The funding cycle begins on February 1, 2007. For more information: http://researchgrants.marchofdimes.com/MODGrants/BOC Foundation for Aids Research (amfAR) Exploring the Potential for HIV Eradication Research Grants: Principal investigators for research grants must be faculty-level researchers affiliated with a nonprofit institution. Research grants are awarded for one year without assurance of continued funding. Funding will be available for: $100,000 direct costs plus up to 20% for indirect costs for one year starting July 1, 2006. Fellowships: An amfAR fellowship is a grant that encourages the postdoctoral investigator with limited experience in the field to advance a career in HIV/AIDS research. Fellowships are awarded for two years and may not be renewed for additional funding. amfAR fellows and sponsors must be affiliated with the same nonprofit institution. The fellowship applicant must be sponsored by an experienced investigator who: (a) is qualified to oversee the proposed research; (b) has successfully supervised postdoctoral fellows; and (c) is typically at the associate professor level or higher. Funding will be available for: $45,000 for personnel costs per year for two years starting July 1, 2006, $20,000 for supplies (total $110,000), and an additional $3,635 to support transportation, registration and lodging for one conference, as designated by amfAR (following discussion with the fellow) after an award is made, plus up to 10% for indirect costs. Letter of Intent Deadlines: For more information: http://www.amfar.org/rfp NARSAD Independent Investigator Award Program Provides support for investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding. A two-year award up to $50,000 per year (maximum of $100,000 for two years) is provided to scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent, who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator. Application deadline is March 6, 2006. For more information: http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/independent/ii2006webguidelines.html National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces a second availability of grant funds for Fiscal Year 2006. Applicants must comply with all requirements contained in the full funding opportunity announcements for each project competition in this announcement. Applications must be received by the date and time indicated under each program listing in the Supplementary Information section. For a listing of available funding opportunities,
visit: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/E5-7786.htm Caring for Carcinoid Foundation The mission of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is to discover a cure for carcinoid. A leading non-profit funder of carcinoid research making rapid advances in the battle against carcinoid. The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to fund scientists who will accelerate the search for a carcinoid cure. Terms are: • Funding amount: $50,000 - $150,000
per year For more information: www.caringforcarcinoid.org NYS-DOH Spinal Cord Injury Research Board The intent of the CART grants is to foster the translation of results from basic (preclinical) spinal cord injury research into the next research phase by supporting synergistic partnerships of scientific disciplines and/or organizations. CART awards are of up to four years duration with budgets up to $300,000 per year for direct costs. The intent of the IDEA awards is to support innovative scientific approaches to spinal cord injury research that, although as yet untested, hold out significant likelihood of leading to breakthroughs or new avenues of investigation. IDEA awards are two years in length with budgets capped at $300,000. Letter of Intent Deadline: March 22,
2006 For more information: http://www.wadsworth.org/new/rfa/scirb/index.htm |
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