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Neuroscience Nursing Foundation 2013 Research Grants for American Association of Neuroscience Nurse Members

Deadline for application is August 16. There are two categories of grants, both funded to NNF by the Integra Foundation. The first, the NEW INVESTIGATOR grant is for up to $10,000. The NEW INVESTIGATOR grants are designed to provide funding to a promising new AANN investigator to support foundational work for significant research that will have the potential to change the impact of neuroscience nursing on patient care and patient outcomes. The NEW INVESTIGATOR will be a neuroscience nurse who has never received any external funding.

Separate from the $10,000 research grants, there is now an additional four grants available for a maximum of up to or around $2,500. The purpose of these grants is to help AANN neuroscience nurses implement EVIDENCE BASED changes in their practice setting.

To Apply:

Deadline for both grants August 16, 2013

Any questions can be directed to the NNF Office - p: 509.738.2542 or email: nnf@nnfoundation.net.

Call for Applications: Neuroscience Nursing Foundation Travel Grant World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses 11th Quadrennial Congress

NNF Travel Grants to World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses (WFNN), September 13-16, 2013, Nagaragawa Convention Center, Gifu, Japan

Amount of Travel Grant:

Up to $1,000.00 which can be used for registration, special sessions, and/or travel expenses. Total number of awards and amount of each award will be determined by the NNF Board of Trustees. Awardees must register for and attend the 11th Quadrennial Congress. The grant award will be given out on site once attendance has been confirmed.

Eligibility:

Open to all neuroscience nurses, excluding current board or directors of the AANN, CANN, EANN, WFNN, ABNN and NNF Board of Trustees.

The applicant must be currently working in neuroscience nursing.

Deadline:

Completed applications must be received at the NNF Headquarters by email nnf@nnfoundation.net (only email will be accepted) no later than the end of the business day, Pacific Standard Time, June 15, 2013

Notification:

All applicants will be informed of the Board decision by mid-July, 2013. Any questions related to the Travel Grant or application can be directed to the NNF Office - p: 509.738.2542 or email: nnf@nnfoundation.net.

Request for Proposals: Funding Opportunities for Kennedy’s Disease Research

The Kennedy’s Disease Association (KDA) is planning to fund one or more research grants this fall to further the understanding of the pathological mechanisms of Kennedy’s Disease.

The KDA projects that funding for each grant will be up to $25,000.

Applications from junior investigators and from senior post-doctoral fellows are encouraged.

Your proposals must be received by Friday, June 21, 2013.

International Essential Tremor Foundation Grant Program

The IETF grant program provides funds to members of the scientific community who submit proposals that address the nosology, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment or other topics relevant to essential tremor (ET).

The aim of program is to stimulate inquiry into this poorly understood clinical disorder and to provide support to projects that are innovative and give promise of receiving more substantial support from NIH, K Award, R01 and/or other sources if sufficient preliminary information can be obtained from projects supported by the IETF. Preference will be given to individuals who do not currently have any R01 support from NIH.

The IETF would very much like to encourage anyone interested to submit a proposal.

Proposals can be submitted between November 1 and February 28 each year. Questions regarding research funding or grant submission should be directed to Catherine Rice, Executive Director, at 913.341.3880 or email at crice@essentialtremor.org

ALS Therapy Alliance Grants Program

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for grant funding to the ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA). Our organization traditionally awards grants from one to three years in term ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in funding to both non- and for-profit companies. National and international companies are eligible to apply.

The following outline will help you prepare the information needed for our next funding review, which happens twice a year in April and November.

Please note grant submission deadlines and number of copies requested in order to ensure timely processing of your application. The ALS Therapy Alliance does not cover indirect costs.

If you have questions about the submission process or this application, please contact Ray Bisson, Grants Manager at (603) 664-5005 or ray@alstherapyalliance.org, or visit our FAQ page.

http://alstherapyalliance.org/index.php/research/grant-submission-process/faqs.html

What to include with your grant proposal

ATA grant applications should follow the following format and adhere strictly to the maximum page limits (using only 11 point font or greater):

■ Abstract (1 page)

■ Background and Significance (2 pages)

■ Preliminary Data (2 pages)

■ Experimental Plan (3 pages)

■ References (no limit)

■ Budget

■ Budget Justification

■ NIH Biosketch (including present and pending support, 4 pages maximum) for PI's, post-docs and others involved in the project (excluding laboratory technicians)

■ Letters of collaboration and support

Grant proposal submission deadlines

To have your grant proposal reviewed at our April meeting, please submit by March 15th. To have your grant proposal reviewed at our November meeting, please submit by October 15th.

Where to send your grant proposal

Please email your proposal in PDF format to ray@alstherapyalliance.org.

ALS Therapy Alliance Grants Program

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for grant funding to the ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA). Our organization traditionally awards grants from one to three years in term ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in funding to both non- and for-profit companies. National and international companies are eligible to apply.

The following outline will help you prepare the information needed for our next funding review, which happens twice a year in April and November.

Please note grant submission deadlines and number of copies requested in order to ensure timely processing of your application. The ALS Therapy Alliance does not cover indirect costs.

If you have questions about the submission process or this application, please contact Ray Bisson, Grants Manager at (603) 664-5005 or ray@alstherapyalliance.org, or visit our FAQ page.

http://alstherapyalliance.org/index.php/research/grant-submission-process/faqs.html

What to include with your grant proposal

ATA grant applications should follow the following format and adhere strictly to the maximum page limits (using only 11 point font or greater):

■ Abstract (1 page)

■ Background and Significance (2 pages)

■ Preliminary Data (2 pages)

■ Experimental Plan (3 pages)

■ References (no limit)

■ Budget

■ Budget Justification

■ NIH Biosketch (including present and pending support, 4 pages maximum) for PI's, post-docs and others involved in the project (excluding laboratory technicians)

■ Letters of collaboration and support

Grant proposal submission deadlines

To have your grant proposal reviewed at our April meeting, please submit by March 15th. To have your grant proposal reviewed at our November meeting, please submit by October 15th.

Where to send your grant proposal

Please email your proposal in PDF format to ray@alstherapyalliance.org.

Request for Application: A-T Children's Project

Attention Researchers:

Request for Application (RFA) for March 1, 2013 and September 1, 2013

Seed funding is now available for innovative proposals that seek to identify and validate biomarkers of A-T disease progression and that can be used to monitor therapeutic efficacy in clinical trials.

Please note that investigator-initiated proposals are also welcome for the March 1 and September 1 grant submission deadlines; however priority will be given to proposals that address the above referenced RFA.

We welcome investigators to contact Cynthia Rothblum-Oviatt, PhD, our Science Coordinator, if help is needed forming collaborations and/or obtaining reagents for A-T/ATM research.

Cynthia Rothblum-Oviatt, PhD
Science Coordinator
A-T Children's Project
5300 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 105
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
cynthia@atcp.org
Phone: 703-765-1223

Call for Proposals: NCL Research Award for Research on Batten Disease

The NCL Foundation provides regulary the NCL research award. The goal is to find a cure against the deadly children's disease Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL), also called Batten disease. This metabolic disorder is the most common neurodegenerative disease of childhood and is inevitably fatal. The gradual stages of the suffering are blindness, dementia, epilepsy, loss of speech, paralysis and complete helplessness.

We invite medical and basic science researchers worldwide to submit innovative clinical oriented or translational basic science projects, which can contribute to finding a cure for juvenile NCL.

Scientists from related areas of science including Alzheimer's disease, aging, and other lysosomal storage disorders, are particularly encouraged to apply with the aim to extend the NCL research community in move more efficiently towards a cure for NCL.

NCL Research Award 2013

This year, the NCL Foundation offers for the fifth time the NCL Research Award.

Grant monies (100,000 euros) are to be used for a postdoctoral fellowship in order to undertake the research project. In this fashion our goal is to promote the next generation of young NCL research scientists.

The deadline for applications: October 31, 2013                                                   

Please send the required documents to: Research@ncl-foundation.com

Call for Applications: Grass Foundation - American Neurological Association Award in Neuroscience

The Grass Foundation and the American Neurological Association (ANA) are now accepting nominations for The Grass Foundation – ANA Award in Neuroscience.  This Award was established in 2007 to honor outstanding young investigators doing research in basic or clinical neuroscience.  The Grass Foundation www.grassfoundation.org was established in 1955 by Albert and Ellen Grass to advance research and education in neuroscience, with a special focus on investigators early in their careers.

Eligibility

Candidates include:

• physician-scientist neurology faculty members early in their careers (MD or MD/PhD)

• who are 5 years or less out of postgraduate or post fellowship training

• conducting research in neuroscience

Award

The awardee will receive:

• $1,000 honorarium

• inclusion in the scientific program of the ANA’s Annual Meeting as either a poster or platform presenter

• gratis Annual Meeting registration

• up to $1,500 travel reimbursement

• a commemorative plaque

Nomination Process

To submit a nomination, please send a letter of recommendation and the nominee’s CV and bibliography to ana@llmsi.com. Both self-nominations and nominations from second parties will be accepted.

All nomination materials must be submitted by February 15th of each year.

American Epilepsy Society Seed Grant Program

This program is intended to foster collaborative interactions between two or more established investigators* to make future grants related to epilepsy more competitive for larger awards, and to fuel multi-investigator projects.  These small awards are designed to enable information exchange/technology transfer, travel of postdoctoral fellows between laboratories, and modest supplies for the project.

Criteria:

• At least one PI must be an active member of the Society

• Must be a new initiative that will add value to the field or fill a gap in knowledge

• Techniques in a collaborative effort must be complementary

• Must involve two or more established investigators, at least one of which is an epilepsy-focused investigator.

• Although not required, trans-disciplinary projects, projects integrating clinical and basic research, and research directions with translational relevance are encouraged.

*An established investigator is defined as having at least an Associate Professor or equivalent level appointment, and who has a history of successful NIH/NSF/VA funding.  Their work can be focused on basic, translational, or clinical research.

Funding: A maximum of five one-year grants in the amount of $20,000 each will be awarded annually.  Grants are non-renewable.

Application Procedures:

Application should be no more than two pages not counting the face page and include:

a) a face page (use this Word document or facsimile)

b) an overview of the research and technical expertise of the participating laboratories/clinical research sites.

c) the research collaboration that is proposed,

d) how the seed grant mechanism will foster this research and the overall collaboration, and

e) a budget.

Applications should also include an NIH format Biosketch for all principal investigators, including present and past funding. This Biosketch should highlight the 5 most significant publications of each investigator published over the past 10 years.

Deadlines

There are three rounds of consideration each year.  Applications will be reviewed by a committee of the Research & Training Council and results will be announced within six weeks of the application deadline.

Submission deadlines (no extensions):

• March 29, 2013

• June 29, 2013

• September 30, 2013

Applications (in Word or PDF format) should be sent to the AES Office by email to ctubby@aesnet.org by close of business on the date of the deadline.