Willis A.Reid Jr -Student Research Fund Call for 2009 Willis A. Reid Jr. Reseach Proposals
In 2004, the American Society of Parasitologists began a new program to provide small grants to students studying parasitology. At this time, the ASP is able to fund one graduate student ($1000) and one undergraduate student ($500) doing research in the field of parasitology. Proposals must be sent to the ASP Education Committee (electronically) and received by January 16, 2009 for review. Eligibility: The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate level ASP student members affiliated with institutions or major professors who have limited or no grant money to support student research. Both the student and his/her major professor must be members of the ASP at the time of application. (Applications for membership may be found at http://asp.unl.edu/).
Documentation: 1)A brief proposal written by the student (maximum of 3 pages, double-spaced, 11 pt typeface minimum in either MS Word, WordPerfect, or PDF format only) outlining the student's proposed research must be submitted, along with a separate, detailed 1-page budget of how the money will be spent. Money can only be used for supplies, equipment, and travel expenses for research (not to attend and present results at meetings). 2) The student also must include a brief CV (1-2 pages). 3) A letter of support will be required from the student's major professor stating why the student needs funding, as well as justifying the student's academic and research accomplishments. Proposals must be sent to the ASP Education Committee (electronically) and received by January 16, 2009 for review. Awardees will be notified by April 1, 2009 and awards dispersed on that date. NOTE: At the end of one year (April 1, 2010), awardees must submit a brief report (1-2 pages) summarizing their research activities over the year, outlining what was accomplished and the expenses incurred related to the initial proposal. Send proposals to: Lee Couch mailto:lcouch@unm.edu
American Association of Immunologists/ Dana Foundation Award in Human Immunology Research
This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the understanding of the immune processes pertinent to human disease pathogenesis, prevention, and therapy. The award recipient will receive a $5,000 cash award and travel support to attend the AAI Annual Meeting for presentation of his or her work in an award lecture. In addition, the award provides support to one member of the awardee’s laboratory to attend the AAI Annual Meeting. This award is generously supported by the Dana Foundation.
For complete AAI Award eligibility requirements and nomination instructions, visit http://www.aai.org/Awards.
American Association of Immunologists, Inc. 9650 Rockville Pike | Bethesda, Maryland 20814 * Phone: (301) 634-7178 | Fax: (301) 634-7887 Email: infoaai@aai.org | Web: www.aai.org |
American Dental Education Association/International Federation of Dental Education Associations Orna Shanley Prize
A $1,000 prize awarded to an academic dental institution able to demonstrate innovative solutions that address local access to care issues.
The American Dental Education Association/International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations Orna Shanley Prize for Enhancing Access to Care recognizes academic dental institutions around the world that have demonstrated innovative solutions addressing local access to care issues. This prize is made possible by a generous anonymous donor and ADEA member, who agreed to support this prize for five years.
Overview A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an academic dental institution able to demonstrate innovative solutions that address local access to care issues. Examples include initiatives such as student engagement in communitybased patient care settings, novel programs to enhance the effectiveness of the institution in addressing access to care for local communities, and innovative collaborations with governmental agencies to improve reimbursement for services provided by the academic dental institution.
Application Deadline All applications must be received on or before December 8, 2008. Electronic submissions are not accepted. Receipt of entries cannot be acknowledged. Decisions will be made by an award committee comprised of individuals from ADEA and IFDEA.
American Dental Education Association 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: 202-289-7201 Fax: 202-289-7204 www.adea.org
Dear Colleague:It is our pleasure to invite you to nominate up to two individuals for the 2009 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth. These nationally recognized awards, now in their 24th year, are presented annually by the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) to ten recipients -- five professionals and five volunteers -- for their unheralded and exceptional service to young people...We depend on leaders such as you to identify the outstanding work being done in your community on behalf of children and youth. That work can be of almost any kind, from health and welfare to education and recreation.
The deadline for this year’s nominations is Thursday, October 23, 2008. A distinguished national panel of judges will then make the selections, which will be announced early in 2009.The Lewis Hine Awards seek to identify not the one-time hero, but the individual who has made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youth. That commitment may be carried out in a paid job or through volunteering. In either case, the individual’s efforts should symbolize the exceptional work done to improve the lives of young people. We will bring the awardees to New York City for a media-covered ceremony where their outstanding public service will be recognized and each will receive an award of $1,000.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS TO:NCLC 2009 Lewis Hine AwardsSelection Committee1501 Broadway, Suite 1908New York, NY 10036Nominations will NOT be accepted by fax or email. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Please call 212-840-1801
The John M. Lloyd Foundation honors John's contribution to our world by awarding more than $400,000 in small grants each year to organizations around the world, supporting organizations and projects that demonstrate critical and creative thinking about the root causes of HIV/AIDS, and that seek solutions that are compassionate and courageous.In 2006 the John M. Lloyd Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary and the Board took the opportunity to both reflect on the Foundation's history and to strategize how the Foundation's future grants might have greater impact. This process has led to a restructuring of the Foundation's programs with the goal to provide deeper and more targeted support to those individuals, projects, and organizations that are leading the fight to end the pandemic and whose work matches one or more of the Foundation's four funding objectives.The Foundation gives preference to organizations and projects that advocate for evidence-based policies, those that mobilize awareness and support for AIDS programs, and those that employ innovation to battle the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Foundation's specific funding objectives are: 1. To increase funding from public and private sectors to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic, both globally and domestically. 2. To improve domestic and international policies: a. to apply universal protections of human rights to issues concerning HIV/AIDS, b. to expand access to HIV/AIDS healthcare and treatment, and c. to ensure access to accurate information about HIV/AIDS. 3. To amplify global awareness of HIV/AIDS and to facilitate broad-based change in attitudes to reduce stigma and change behavior. 4. To develop the leadership of organizations that fight HIV/AIDS; as well as to foster collaborations among those organizations and leaders.This is the Foundation's long-standing program to provide project support. The Spring cycle is open to any organization that submits a concept letter (see Application Procedures) by December 15 for a project that matches one or more of the objectives listed above. The maximum grant award is $20,000.Through this funding program the Foundation supports projects of newly developed non-profit organizations, of groups that have not yet been funded by the Lloyd Foundation, of small organizations, as well as novel demonstration projects and discreet small-budget projects of larger, more established organizations.There is a two-pronged application process. Following a review of all submitted concept letters, the Foundation will request that a few (usually no more than twenty) organizations submit full proposals. Organizations are not eligible for more than three (3) consecutive Spring Cycle awards.If you are unsure if your project matches the funding guidelines and objectives, please email info@johnmlloyd.org or call 310/ 622-1050. The John M. Lloyd Foundation, a private family foundation, generally makes contributions to non-profit organizations that are described in section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue code. The Foundation also makes grants to non-profit organizations based outside of the United States.The Foundation prefers projects that have promise of making a significant impact and those which are new and innovative. The Foundation gives added preference to the development of programs that will significantly amplify the dollar amount of the grant.In general, the Foundation does not make contributions: * more than once per calendar year to any single organization * more than three consecutive years to any single project * to annual campaigns * to operating budgets of established organizations * to capital expenditures (physical plant, equipment, endowment) * to indirect costs * to individuals * to locally-focused projects in the United States with the exception of locally-focused projects in California. * to organizations that have annual budgets of $5 million or more * for lobbying, as per federal restrictions on private foundations * for health care or service provision * for general support The Foundation does make contributions to: * locally-focused projects in California * U.S.-based projects with a national or global scope * International projects The grant limit for the Spring Funding Cycle is $20,000.The Foundation gives preference to organizations and projects that advocate for evidence-based policies, those that mobilize awareness and support for AIDS programs, and those that employ innovation to battle the HIV/AIDS pandemic.The Foundation's specific funding objectives are: 1. To increase funding from public and private sectors to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic, both globally and domestically. 2. To improve domestic and international policies: * to apply universal protections of human rights to issues concerning HIV/AIDS * to expand access to HIV/AIDS healthcare and treatment, and * to ensure access to accurate information about HIV/AIDS. 3. To amplify global awareness of HIV/AIDS and to facilitate broad-based change in attitudes to reduce stigma and change behavior. 4. To develop the leadership of organizations that fight HIV/AIDS; as well as to foster collaborations among those organizations and leaders.
Celebrating SolutionsThe Mary Byron Foundation created the Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase and applaud local innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of violence. We select programs that can serve as models for the nation and offer $10,000 cash awards in recognition of their pioneering efforts.We accept nominations for the Celebrating Solutions Awards annually. Winners are announced the following Spring. Submissions for the 2008-09 awards will be acceptedFriday August 1 , 2008 -Friday October 17, 2008.Eligibility criteria: * Both the nominated program and the institution must have been operating for a minimum of three years. * The program must address the issue of domestic violence. * The program must be part of a non-profit 501(c) (3) or government agency. * The program should be replicable, or if it is national in scope, the program should have applications for individual communities, regardless of their size or ethnic population.Not eligible for Celebrating Solutions Awards are: * Past Celebrating Solutions Award winners. * Organizations other than non-profit or governmental. * Organizations operating outside the United States or a U.S. territory. * Individuals. * Basic research.The awards process includes submission of a nomination form, a program outline detailing innovative aspects of the program, and a release. Institutions advancing to the next round will be asked to answer additional questions, submit letters of support, and provide a program budget.Nominations are judged by a panel of experts in criminal justice, health care, and public policy, and other disciplines that address domestic violence.The nomination form is available in Adobe PDF format. If you experience difficulty downloading the file, please send e-mail to information@marybyronfoundation.org. We will send you a copy via postal mail or fax.
The Mary Byron Foundation10401 Linn Station RoadLouisville, Kentucky 40223-3842Toll free: (866) 264-6684Fax: (502) 212-0868
About AMDA Foundation/Evercare® AwardsImageIn 2008, the AMDA Foundation partnered with Evercare to create the AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards for “Improving the Quality of Life for Persons Living in Nursing Homes” awards program. The three awards were presented at the AMDA Symposium in Salt Lake City on March 6, 2008. The 2009 AMDA Foundation//Evercare® Awards will be presented at the national AMDA Symposium in Charlotte, NC, March 5-8, 2009.These awards will be based on programs nursing facilities have implemented and demonstrated to improve the quality of life for their long term care residents. Three awards of $10,000 each will be provided. At least one of the awards will be given specifically for improved advanced care planning and/or palliative care programs. The three facilities chosen for the award are expected to present a scientific poster of their quality improvement program at the 2009 AMDA Annual Symposium in Charlotte, NC. In addition, one program will be chosen to give an oral presentation at the Annual Symposium.Types of programs might include: * Patient safety initiatives – reducing falls, medication errors * Reduction of avoidable ER visits and acute hospitalizations * Improved consistency of staffing * Improved comprehensive advanced care planning * Improved palliative care programsAll nursing home facilities are eligible for the awards. Facilities may be for profit or not for profit and/or individual facility, regional chain, or national chain. In order for the program to be eligible, the program must be internally generated and funded by the nursing home facility; have demonstrated measurable outcomes and objectives and have proven sustainability and ability to be replicated in other facilities.Applying Online - The application deadline is November 10, 2008. All completed applications must be submitted electronically. To submit your online application you'll need to first attend to the following preparation:Document UploadsThe 2009 AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Online Application requires that you also obtain, complete as necessary and upload the following documents: * Current copy of state/federal survey results; * Letter of Support from the medical director for the facility/institution; * A completed AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Project Proposal; and * A completed AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Detailed Budget.Documents of the following types are acceptable for uploading: ms-word; pdf; rtf; ms-excel; ms-powerpoint; ms-works; text; and zip. Documents for uploading must not exceed 6,144KB in size (6 megabytes).
American Medical Directors Association Foundation11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 405Columbia MD 21044Telephone: 410-992-3134Fax: 410-740-1318
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