Applied Research Grants

Call for Papers: Public Relations Society of America Health Academy Paper Competition

Quinnipiac University and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Health Academy announce the third annual PRSA Health Academy Paper Competition. The purpose of the competition is to encourage applied research of value to public relations professionals. The winner of the competition will present his/her paper at the PRSA Health Academy Spring Conference to be held April 27-29, 2011 in Washington D.C. In addition, the winner will receive a $250 cash award and will be reimbursed for transportation and one night’s lodging.

Submitted papers should address issues and/or current trends in healthcare public relations, health policy or health management. Papers may also be reports of original research or essays. Qualified authors include professionals currently in the field, doctoral students or candidates, master’s students or candidates or faculty members of any rank (co-authors may be named, but cash reimbursement is only available to the lead author). Papers should be between 15 and 30 pages in length (including references), double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font, and use APA style.

Papers will be judged by a panel of reviewers including academics and members of the PRSA Health Academy Executive Committee. Among the factors judges will consider are usefulness of the paper to working professionals, clarity, writing quality and contribution to the public relations body of knowledge.

The deadline for submissions is Dec. 10, 2010. All papers should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word and sent to Dr. Kurt Wise, APR, Chair, Public Relations Department, School of Communications, Quinnipiac University. Identification material should not be included in the body of the paper. Identification of authors and contact information should be included only in e-mail messages and cover sheet. The winner will be announced by February 2011. All questions should be directed to Dr. Wise.

Quinnipiac University is a private, coeducational university with more than 5,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut, 90 minutes from New York City and two hours from Boston. Quinnipiac University offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees in public relations.

One of the largest Professional Interest Sections within PRSA, the Health Academy comprises nearly 800 members. Its members are mid- to senior-level public relations practitioners representing a broad spectrum of healthcare organizations such as hospitals and health systems, medical societies, long-term care providers, insurers, managed care organizations, biotech and medical device manufacturers, alternative medicine providers, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies and public relations firms with healthcare practices.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Research

The National MS Society welcomes applications for support of mentors and institutions that provide training of postdoctoral fellows in MS research related to rehabilitation. This program provides support for a mentor-institution combination which is responsible for the recruitment, selection, and training of postdoctoral fellows to pursue a career in rehabilitation research applied to MS and similar disorders. The mentor should be an established and active researcher in MS or a related field. The mentor and fellow may come from a variety of different fields including medicine, physical, occupational, or speech therapy, psychology, rehabilitation engineering, nursing, or other fields. The research training may focus on fundamental as well as applied studies but must be relevant to both rehabilitation of individuals with MS and to the Society’s mission to bring us closer to a world free of MS.

Before submitting a proposal for fellowship support, the investigator must consult the Research and Clinical Programs Department by email or telephone to determine whether the training plan is appropriate and relevant to the mission of the Society.

Deadline: Early August

For more information, please contact:

Nicholas LaRocca, PhD
Vice President, Health Care Delivery and Policy Research
(212) 476-0414
nicholas.larocca@nmss.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Training Grants and Fellowships

The National MS Society seeks to attract and train promising young investigators and doctors into the field of MS by supporting the training of postdoctoral fellows in studies related to MS. The Society supports fundamental as well as applied studies, non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in patient management, care and rehabilitation.

The Society offers postdoctoral fellowship grants to unusually promising recipients of M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent degrees when it appears that the program of training to be supported by the grant will enhance the likelihood that the trainee will perform meaningful and independent research relevant to MS in the future, and obtain a suitable position which will enable them to do so.

Before submitting a proposal for fellowship support, the investigator must consult the Research & Clinical Programs Department by phone or email to determine whether the research plan is appropriate and relevant to the mission of the Society.

Deadline: August 13

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Stark, PhD
Director of Research Training Programs
(212) 476-0462
jennifer.stark@nmss.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Grants

The National MS Society welcomes applications for studies related to multiple sclerosis that may serve in any way to advance our mission of preventing, treating and curing MS and improving quality of life. The Society supports fundamental as well as applied studies, non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in patient management, care and rehabilitation.

Before submitting a proposal for research support, investigators must must consult the Research & Clinical Programs Department by phone or email to determine whether the research plan is appropriate and relevant to our goals.

Next Deadline: August 4, 2010

For more information, please contact:

Patricia O’Looney, PhD
Vice President of Biomedical Research
National MS Society
733 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017-3288
(212) 476-0413
patricia.olooney@nmss.org

Salivary Research Award

Supported by Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company

Designed to stimulate and recognize outstanding and innovative achievements that have contributed to the basic understanding of salivary gland structure, secretion and function, or salivary composition and function. The recipient should not be a recipient of a previous IADR Science Awards other than Edward H. Hatton or Young Investigator. This award is supported by the Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company, and consists of a cash prize and a plaque. Significant research achievements can have been accomplished in either basic sciences or applied clinical sciences.

IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards

The deadline for nominations is 11:59pm (HST) on Friday, September 3, 2010.

Begin a Submission: http://dsa.confex.com/dsa/dsa2011/awards/papers/index.cgi
Login to a previously begun submission: http://dsa.confex.com/dsa/dsa2011/login.htm

About:
The Science Awards Committee has the responsibility of selecting awardees from among the nominations of renowned scientists submitted by Association members. The Committee consists of the Science Awards chair and the subcommittee chair for each award. The subcommittee members are composed of the previous award recipients. Appointments are made annually for a period of five years on a rotation basis. Any IADR member may nominate a candidate for a science award. Once a nomination is made, it is considered each year for five years unless the nominee is selected for an award during this period. After the fifth year, the nomination is withdrawn unless a re-nomination is received.

Eligibility:

Science Awards subcommittees are composed of previous winners of the awards; therefore, subcommittee members may not be nominated again for the same award. Members of Science Awards subcommittees may be nominated by another subcommittee. Subcommittee members who have been appointed by the IADR President-elect and who have not already received their subcommittee's award may be nominated for any award; however, appointees must resign if nominated for the award of the subcommittee on which they currently serve.

ONLY IADR members may be nominated.
Posthumous nominations are not acceptable.
Nomination of an individual for more than one award in the same year is discouraged.
No person should be awarded two IADR Science Awards for the same research, with the exception of the Edward H. Hatton and Young Investigator Awards. Any nominations for a second award must include written evidence that the nomination is for work in a different field of research.
Nomination of current IADR and Division Officers is discouraged.
All nominations made within the past five years must be reconsidered in the current selection unless the nominee was selected for an award.
Procedures:
Any IADR member may nominate a candidate for a science award. All nominations must be submitted via the online system.
The following information MUST accompany each nomination and submitted electronically.

Only nominations submitted online will be accepted.

1. Short statement (no more than 700 words) describing the reasons you are nominating the individual for the particular award; and
2. Curriculum vitae

name,
address,
date and place of birth,
education,
honors,
employment,
membership in professional organizations,
bibliography, and
summary of specific scientific contributions of the candidate.
Award: The award consists of a $3,500 cash prize and a plaque presented at Opening Ceremonies of the IADR General Session & Exhibition.

Contact:
Sheri S. Herren
Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager
sherren@iadr.org

International Association for Dental Research
1619 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3406

Phone: +1.703.548.0066
Fax: +1.703.548.1883

Research in Oral Biology Award

Supported by Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

This award is for outstanding research in any field of oral biology, and is intended to cover those fields not included in other IADR Science Awards. The recipient should not be a recipient of a previous IADR Award other than Edward H. Hatton or Young Investigator. This award is supported by Church & Dwight Company, Inc., and consists of a cash prize and a plaque. Significant research achievements can have been accomplished in either basic sciences or applied clinical sciences.

IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards

The deadline for nominations is 11:59pm (HST) on Friday, September 3, 2010.

Begin a Submission: http://dsa.confex.com/dsa/dsa2011/awards/papers/index.cgi
Login to a previously begun submission: http://dsa.confex.com/dsa/dsa2011/login.htm

About:
The Science Awards Committee has the responsibility of selecting awardees from among the nominations of renowned scientists submitted by Association members. The Committee consists of the Science Awards chair and the subcommittee chair for each award. The subcommittee members are composed of the previous award recipients. Appointments are made annually for a period of five years on a rotation basis. Any IADR member may nominate a candidate for a science award. Once a nomination is made, it is considered each year for five years unless the nominee is selected for an award during this period. After the fifth year, the nomination is withdrawn unless a re-nomination is received.

Eligibility:

Science Awards subcommittees are composed of previous winners of the awards; therefore, subcommittee members may not be nominated again for the same award. Members of Science Awards subcommittees may be nominated by another subcommittee. Subcommittee members who have been appointed by the IADR President-elect and who have not already received their subcommittee's award may be nominated for any award; however, appointees must resign if nominated for the award of the subcommittee on which they currently serve.
ONLY IADR members may be nominated.
Posthumous nominations are not acceptable.
Nomination of an individual for more than one award in the same year is discouraged.
No person should be awarded two IADR Science Awards for the same research, with the exception of the Edward H. Hatton and Young Investigator Awards. Any nominations for a second award must include written evidence that the nomination is for work in a different field of research.
Nomination of current IADR and Division Officers is discouraged.
All nominations made within the past five years must be reconsidered in the current selection unless the nominee was selected for an award.
Procedures:
Any IADR member may nominate a candidate for a science award. All nominations must be submitted via the online system.
The following information MUST accompany each nomination and submitted electronically.

Only nominations submitted online will be accepted.

1. Short statement (no more than 700 words) describing the reasons you are nominating the individual for the particular award; and
2. Curriculum vitae

name,
address,
date and place of birth,
education,
honors,
employment,
membership in professional organizations,
bibliography, and
summary of specific scientific contributions of the candidate.
Award: The award consists of a $3,500 cash prize and a plaque presented at Opening Ceremonies of the IADR General Session & Exhibition.

Contact:
Sheri S. Herren
Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager
sherren@iadr.org

International Association for Dental Research
1619 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3406
Phone: +1.703.548.0066
Fax: +1.703.548.1883

American Psychological Association Science Student Council Early Graduate Student Researcher Award

These Science Student Council awards recognize outstanding student researchers who are currently early in their graduate training.

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Sponsor: APA Science Student Council

Description

The purpose of the Early Graduate Student Research Awards program is to recognize students for conducting outstanding research early in their graduate training (i.e. research conducted within the first three years of doctoral study). The award focuses on both the student’s general research experience and specific completed research projects.

The funds may be used for direct research expenses (e.g., computer time, animal care, equipment, participant fees, and incentives), software, and/or conference travel; it may not be used for tuition, fees, or personal expenses.

Each recipient receives an award of $1,000.

To be eligible for this award, at the time of the application deadline the student must meet each of the following requirements:

1. Be currently enrolled in a doctoral program in psychology at a regionally accredited university located in the United States or Canada.
2. Be in the first three years of their doctoral program at the time of the application deadline, OR may be beginning their fourth year, but may not have completed the first semester/quarter of their fourth year.
3. Be an APA student affiliate or associate member, OR apply for APA affiliation before the award application deadline.

We are unable to accept submissions from advanced graduate students (i.e. students in year 4 of their doctoral program or beyond) or from students not currently enrolled in a doctoral program at the time of application.

Strong preference will be given to students who demonstrate outstanding research abilities early in their graduate training, and who show a considerable level of independence in conducting their research.

To ensure geographic diversity, only a maximum of one student per department will be selected for an Early Graduate Student Researcher Award per year.

Up to three awards are given each year, drawn from basic science, applied science, and interdisciplinary science areas.

Please contact the APA Science Directorate with any questions by e-mail or telephone: (202) 336-6000.

Society for Applied Anthropology Peter K. New Student Prize

The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) announces an annual student research competition in the applied social and behavioral sciences. The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize, a crystal trophy, and travel funds to attend the annual meetings of the SfAA.

The award honors the late Peter Kong-ming New, a distinguished medical sociologist-anthropologist and former president of the SfAA. The award will be given to the best paper which reports on an applied research project in the social/behavioral sciences. The research question should be in the domain of health care or human services (broadly construed). The paper must be submitted to the SfAA Business Office no later than December 31 by emailing to:

info@sfaa.net

Eligibility

The Competition is open to any person who was registered as a student at the graduate or undergraduate level in a college or university during the most recent calendar year. An eligible student is one who does not have a previously-earned doctoral degree. For example, a person with an M.D. degree who is registered as a student in a Ph.D. program is not eligible, and vice versa.

To be eligible, the manuscript should report on research that in large measure has not been previously published. The competition will be limited to manuscripts that have a single author; multiple-authored papers will not be eligible.

The winner of the Competition must be available to attend the annual meeting of the Society and present the paper. The winner is also expected to submit the paper to our journal, Human Organization, for review and possible publication. Students who have previously won either first or second place in the Peter K. New Competition are not eligible in subsequent years.

Submission

The paper should be double-spaced and must be less than 45 pages in length (this includes footnotes, tables, and appendices). The paper should conform to the guidelines of conventional style manuals. Electronic submissions are encouraged at:

info@sfaa.net

Topic

The research and the paper should use the social/behavioral sciences to address in an applied fashion an issue or question in the domain (broadly construed) of health care or human services.

Timetable

All submissions must be received in the Business Office of the Society by December 31. The judging for the Competition will begin in January. The winner will be announced in early February. The winner will be recognized and the paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society.

Criteria/Judging

The papers will be evaluated on the basis of the following general criteria:

* Originality
* Research design/method
* Clarity of analysis and presentation
* Contribution to the social/behavioral sciences

Prizes

The winner of the Competition will receive a cash prize of $1,000 as well as a sum of $350 to partially offset the cost of transportation and lodging at the annual meeting of the Society. In addition, the winner will also receive a Steuben crystal trophy. Depending on the quality of the submissions, the jurors may elect to award a second and third place prize.

American Medical Association Seed Grant Research Program

An increasing number of young physician scientists are experiencing difficulty finding the resources and support to do research. Consequently, fewer physicians are choosing careers in research which is a terrible loss to medicine.

To address this trend, the AMA Foundation established the Seed Grant Research Program in 2000 to encourage medical students, physician residents and fellows to enter the research field. The program provides $2,500 grants to help them conduct small basic science, applied, or clinical research projects. These funds will round out new project budgets, rather than sustain current initiatives.

Grant amounts and timeline

One-year grants of up to $2,500/each are awarded. Grants will support research in Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Leukemia, and Neoplastic Diseases. The application deadline will be Dec. 6, 2010 and recipients will be announced in March 2011. The grant period and project duration is up to one year from the date of the grant check.

American Medical Association
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
(800) 621-8335

American Cancer Society International Fellowships for Beginning Investigators

Advance your career by visiting another institute: American Cancer Society international fellowships for beginning investigators (ACSBI).

The ACSBI fellowship emphasizes the transfer of knowledge from the host institute to others at the home institute. It offers the fellow the opportunity to be mentored by experts in the chosen field, receive hands on experience in clinical, behavioural or basic research, intellectual stimulation, research guidance, narrative transfer and many other opportunities to evolve scientifically and academically.

The goals include not only developing future leaders in cancer research in low/middle income countries, but also facilitating a global effort in cancer prevention and control. This will be done by developing the necessary intellectual infrastructure in home countries (since ACSBI fellows must return to their home institute), encouraging collaborative interactions to facilitate interdisciplinary basic and applied cancer research, and establishing a network of researchers and translational scientists for rapid dissemination of new knowledge and technology in developing and sharing of best practices.

Since its inception, the ACSBI fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 90 Fellows from over 35 countries.

Target candidates
Strong preference will be given to research investigators, clinician scientist, epidemiologists, public health professionals from low-, lower-middle- and upper-middle-income countries, as defined by the World Bank.

Duration: 12 months
Extension Up to 12 months with funding secured by the fellow from other sources and at no cost to the UICC

Available 6-8 per year

Value US $45,000 each for travel and stipend
Application closing date 1 December

Notification of result April the following year

Objectives

* To foster a bi-directional flow of research knowledge, experience, expertise, and innovation between countries
* To support the promotion of cancer control in developing countries through epidemiology, cancer control etc
* To advance the academic career development of beginning cancer investigators through clinical, behavioural or translational research projects

Goals

* Increased research capacity
* Building up of infrastructure capacity at the home institution Cancer control
* Reduced burden of cancer in own country
* Development of individuals to disseminate and apply learned skills and knowledge upon return to home institute

Eligibility

* Be a beginning investigator or clinician in the early stages of their independent investigator career and must possess a terminal*, advanced degree with a desire to become an independent investigator
* Applicants are to be in the early phases of their career and no longer under research mentoring.
* Hold an academic university or hospital position with an explicit commitment to return to the home institute
* Conduct the research at not-for-profit institutions

Please note that this is not a first post doctoral fellowship

Research plan

* Applied* or clinical* or translational* cancer research projects will receive funding preference, particularly meritorious applications from the target candidate group.
* We especially encourage epidemiology applications

Note: This is not a clinical training fellowship

Unsolicited applications will not be accepted from, nor will fellowships be awarded for, the support of research conducted at for-profit institutions nor will any projects concerning human embryonic stem cells or human fetal stem cells and tissue be funded by ACS.

*Definitions

Terminal degree: is generally accepted as the highest degree in a field of study. An earned academic (or research) doctorate such as a Doctor of Philosophy is considered the terminal degree in most academic fields of study in some countries. Many professional degrees are also considered terminal degrees because they are the highest professional degree in the field, even though "higher" research degrees exist.

Applied research: is directed towards achieving specific objectives such as the development of a new drug, diagnostic test or procedure, therapy, or surgical procedure. It involves the application of existing knowledge, much of which is obtained through basic research, to a specific biomedical problem. It can be conducted with animals, non-animal alternatives such as computer models or tissue cultures, or with humans.

Clinical research: builds upon knowledge learned through basic and applied research, and is conducted on human beings, usually in a hospital, clinical or community setting. The knowledge obtained from this research results in establishing treatments and drugs, psychosocial and behavioral interventions, or policy changes that directly improve human health, quality of life or healthcare delivery.

Translational Research: is the translation of novel findings obtained from basic research laboratories into testable hypotheses for evaluation in clinical trials in human subjects.

Contact fellowships team

By mail

Ms Beate Vought
Head of Fellowships
International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
62 route de Frontenex
1207 Geneva
Switzerland

fellows@uicc.org

By telephone or fax

Telephone: +41 22 809 1843
Fax +41 22 809 1810