Reproductive Health Grants

Women's Health Free Clinic Project: Expanding Access and Education Request for Proposals

The Reproductive Health Access Project is seeking proposals from medical student-run free clinics to establish or expand their scope of reproductive health care services provided. Up to five grants of $5,000 will be awarded. Technical assistance and mentorship will also be provided. Some examples of the types of programs we are interested in supporting include:

* Initiation of reproductive health exams or pregnancy testing services
* Initiating IUD placement procedures or medication abortions
* Purchase of contraception; provision of emergency contraception
* Expansion of clinical education on family planning and reproductive health for medical students

Applicants must be student-run health centers that provide services at no cost to the patient. To be eligible for this grant, applicants must enter into the project in partnership with a physician or be willing to be matched with a family physician able to educate medical students and supervise reproductive health services. A key criterion in the selection process will be the free clinic’s commitment to sustaining the added training for medical students and services for patients after the grant ends.

Proposals are due May 30, 2010. Applicants will be notified of proposal outcome by August 2010.

If you have any questions, please email womenshealthfreeclinic@reproductiveaccess.org

Reproductive Health Access Project
P.O. Box 21191
New York, NY 10025

P: 917-586-3260
F: 314-584-3260

info@reproductiveaccess.org

 

Call for Nominations for the Annual Ira and Ester Rosenwaks New Investigator Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2010 Ira and Ester Rosenwaks New Investigator Award. This award recognizes a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine who has made outstanding contributions to clinical or basic research in reproductive sciences published within ten (10) years after receiving a doctoral degree or completing residency training. The recipient will have made original research contributions that significantly impact the field independently of his or her mentors. Other factors to be considered in making the award will include conceptual breakthrough, the significance of the research to allied fields of investigation, and development of new and innovative clinical or research methodologies.

Nominations may be submitted to Andrew R. La Barbera, Ph.D., ASRM Scientific Director, by members of the Society before June 1, 2010.

Nominations must include

the nominee’s curriculum vitae, bibliography and summary of research accomplishments in the field of reproductive medicine, and must be accompanied by letters of support from at least two senior members of the Society and/or scientific collaborators attesting to the originality and significance of the work.

The recipient will be selected by the Executive Committee and notified by September 1, 2010.

The recipient will be recognized as the Ira and Ester Rosenwaks New Investigator Awardee by presentation of a plaque at the Annual Meeting of the Society. In addition, the recipient will be provided with an honorarium of $1,000.00, airfare/travel expenses up to $500.00, two days hotel accommodations in the ASRM hotel room block, and meals and ground transportation up to a maximum of $600.00. The Society will provide free registration for the ASRM Annual Meeting in the year of the award.

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
1209 Montgomery Highway
Birmingham, Alabama 35216-2809

Telephone: (205) 978-5000
Fax: (205) 978-5005
asrm@asrm.org

Society of Family Planning Request for Proposals

The Society of Family Planning (SFP) was founded in 2004 to bring together professionals committed to the scientific study of family planning, focusing in the areas of contraception and abortion. The activities of the organization are conducted for scientific purposes, for the advancement and promulgation of knowledge regarding family planning, and for the facilitation of personal relationships among scientific investigators of family planning and related topics. SFP is one of the few organizations in the United States that provides research grants for interdisciplinary research in the biological, medical, epidemiological, behavioral and social sciences related to family planning.

Go to www.societyfp.org/research/default.asp to apply. Application submission opens February 1, 2010 and closes at 11:59 pm EST, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. No late materials or changes to your application will be allowed after the cut-off date.

SFP is pleased to announce its fourth competitive grant funding cycle. SFP’s grant program is intended to generate knowledge in the field of family planning through scientific research and strengthen family planning policies, services and programs. Proposals are requested that cover a wide range of research areas—from improvements in underlying conceptual or biomedical knowledge that advance fundamental understanding in the field of family planning, to knowledge of improved programs or policies that will provide family planning more safely, effectively, efficiently, and to wider groups of people in need. The research program will also provide support for research that focuses on social and psychological dimensions of family planning services and programs.

High-priority research areas
SFP’s primary goal is to support the best scientific research that contributes to the greater understanding and advancement of family planning; therefore, we will fund the top merit-based proposals that fall within SFP’s guidelines. Secondarily, we are interested in the following topic areas:

Post-abortion infection
Post-abortion contraception
Cervical preparation for second trimester abortion
Pain management in surgical abortion
Factors associated with decision-making between medical and surgical abortions
Multi-center tabulations of second-trimester abortion complications
Abortion stigma, including perspectives of patients, providers, and the public

Abortion providers—factors that determine providers’ surgical limits in terms of gestational age
Contraceptive decision-making and the impact of a recent unplanned pregnancy
Management of breakthrough bleeding in continuous hormonal contraception
Intrauterine, implantable and injectable contraception
Health care providers—how their personal contraceptive choices impact patient decision-making

Small research grants

The purpose of the small research grants is to provide start-up or supplemental funds to support the initial phase of a project, including solidifying collaborations, identifying research questions, negotiating roles and responsibilities, detailing the research plan and methods, and collecting pilot data. Such a study may be designed to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger and more expensive research project, test a new method or approach, or to collect data on a sample of subjects to document the practicality of a project.

Funds can be used for a variety of purposes: to hire a research assistant or statistical consultant; to acquire special data sets; meet unusual computer processing or programming needs; or cover costs associated with the collection or processing of primary or secondary data; or for other similar purposes.

SFP prefers not to pay institutional indirect costs for this very modest award; if the institution is unwilling to waive such costs, they are limited to no more than 10% of the total direct costs. The total costs (direct and indirect) may not exceed $15,000. These awards are designated for Society of Family Planning Junior Fellows.

Maximum duration: 12 months
Budget cap: $15,000 per grant (including direct and indirect costs)

Large research grants

These awards provide support for projects representing the investigator’s specific interest and competencies. The project must be original research relevant to the field of family planning and abortion. Research proposals responding to SFP’s high priority research areas or those difficult to fund from other sources will be given priority. Indirect costs up to 20% of total direct costs are allowed. The total costs (direct and indirect) may not exceed $120,000.

Duration: 12 or 24 months
Budget cap: $120,000 per grant (including direct and indirect costs)

Eligibility
The principal investigator of any proposed large research project must be an SFP Fellow, Candidate Fellow, or Junior Fellow and a faculty or staff member of the applicant institution. Small grants are reserved for SFP Junior Fellows.

Grants will be made to institutions on behalf of a named principal investigator, not to individuals. Eligible organizations employing SFP members include but are not limited to universities, independent non-profit agencies, community-based organizations, and hospitals. Investigator(s) must have principal investigator status at a non-profit institution with at least 10% of effort contributed to the proposed study.

For questions regarding grant requirements:
Marlo Polonsky, Grants Officer
MPolonsky@societyfp.org

Society of Family Planning
255 South 17th Street
Suite 1102
Philadelphia, PA 19103
866.584.6758, ext. 301

 

Society for the Study of Reproduction Travel Grants for Underrepresented Minority Trainees and Junior Faculty

A generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund makes possible travel fellowships for underrepresented Minority Trainees and Junior Faculty. Each fellowship will cover registration and reimbursment up to USD $1,500.00 for housing and travel. Four minority trainees and one minority junior faculty will be selected to receive these fellowships. Applications for these fellowships must be received by 1 June 2010.

Society for the Study of Reproduction
1619 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711-2063
Phone: (608) 256-2777
Fax: (608) 256-4610
Email: ssr@ssr.org

Society for the Study of Reproduction Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund

The Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund was established by the Society for the Study of Reproduction in honor of the late Dr. Larry Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of SSR’s commitment to trainees. The Fund is intended to provide travel assistance for Trainee Members of the Society to attend and present their research results at the Society's Annual Meeting. It is administered by the Trainee Affairs Committee, and is supported by donations, by a grant from the NIH/NICHD, and by the sale of commemorative t-shirts at each meeting. Any Trainee member of the Society who is presenting an abstract at the Society's Annual Meeting may request travel assistance. Funding is intended for trainees who are active in research but have limited funds. Grants are considered a reimbursement of meeting expenses. Trainees should preregister for the annual meeting before submitting an application for a travel grant.

To be a qualified applicant, you must be

1. a trainee member of SSR (paid up by 15 March 2010, the deadline for submission of abstracts), and
2. the presenter of an accepted abstract at the Annual Meeting.

The application must be accompanied by a photocopy of the SSR abstract acceptance notification. Applicants are encouraged to fax applications. Applications for LEMTTF funds must be received by 1 June 2010; please allow one week to receive confirmation of receipt before refaxing the application.

Society for the Study of Reproduction
1619 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711-2063
Phone: (608) 256-2777
Fax: (608) 256-4610
Email: ssr@ssr.org

March of Dimes Request for Proposals for the Prematurity Research Initiative 2011 Program

THE ADDRESS FOR OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IS HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI.
PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INQUIRIES TO mailto:RESEARCHGRANTS@MARCHOFDIMES.COM

The March of Dimes seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. The intent is to provide new insights into the large, and increasing, proportion of preterm deliveries in which the cause (and thus the means of prevention) remains elusive. The proposals need to consider especially, but not be limited to, genetics, gene-environment interactions, and animal models. We encourage novel approaches. Applicants must be members of not-for-profit institutions.

Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI.

The Letter of Intent must include the following information in this order:

1. Its objective.
2. Major hypothesis to be tested and key specific aims.
3. Any preliminary data.
4. A brief description of the study design including key outcome variables and the statistical framework that will be applied to the analysis.
5. A plan for evaluating the results.
6. Projected time frame for the investigation.
7. Current financial support: list each current grant or contract for the conduct of this and any other research. If there are no other grants, state “NONE.”

The online process must be completed by April 15, 2010.

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. For your information, the financial characteristics of the previous year's grant cycle are as follows:

(Per Year) AVERAGE: $145,680 MEDIAN: $141,922 RANGE: $110,070 TO $168,554

The Letters of Intent will be evaluated and applications will be invited from those who are selected. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than May 15, 2010. We request no telephone inquiries. Those who are invited to apply will have to do so on or before July 15, 2010. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications no later than January 1, 2011. Funding will be initiated on March 1, 2011.

March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605

National Office Phone:
(914) 997-4488

Year 2011 March of Dimes Research Program Request for Proposals

THE ADDRESS FOR OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IS HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/LOI.
PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INQUIRIES TO RESEARCHGRANTS@MARCHOFDIMES.COM

We invite all 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. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.*

*In Social and Behavioral Sciences, we are interested in applications proposing research that advances our understanding of – and therefore our ability to prevent – the cognitive and behavioral risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period, and subsequent child development. Because change in behavior is an important component of several of our campaigns, we are interested in studies that address this method of prevention.

Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/LOI.

The Letter of Intent must include the following information in this order:

1. The objective.
2. The relevance to birth defects or reproductive health.
3. The hypothesis or hypotheses to be tested.
4. Preliminary data.
5. A statement of the methods of procedure.
6. A plan for evaluating the results.
7. Current financial support: list each current grant or contract for the conduct of this research. If there are no other grants, state “NONE.”
8. If this is a request for a renewal of a current March of Dimes grant or Basil O'Connor phase-in application, it must include a summary of its progress.

The online process must be completed by April 30, 2010.

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. For your information, the financial characteristics of the previous year's grant cycle are as follows:

(Per Year) AVERAGE: $97,732 MEDIAN: $98,340 RANGE: $59,416 TO $129,690

The Letters of Intent will be evaluated by a scientific advisory committee, and applications will be invited from those whom the committee recommends. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2010, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning September 15, 2010. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2011. Funding will be initiated on June 1, 2011.

The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy or early childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e. preconceptional events, perinatal course, and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. (We do not accept applications dealing with infertility.)

March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605

National Office Phone:
(914) 997-4488

Anna Lalor Burdick Program to Educate Young Women About Human Reproduction

The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life.

The Program focuses particularly on young women who have inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health, including the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination, and as such may be particularly lacking options in their lives.

Funding Interests

Because limited foundation funding is available in the field of human reproductive education for young women, the trustees are interested in stretching the benefit of its grants as far as possible. Accordingly, the Anna Lalor Burdick Program emphasizes:

--Support for one-time projects, ongoing projects, new projects and initiatives that demonstrate realistic plans to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency.

--Support for new or smaller organizations, including grassroots efforts, where funding will increase public visibility, improve standing with funders, facilitate overall organizational development, or, in the case of the well defined projects of larger organizations, add a new dimension or capability to operations.

--Support for collaborative efforts among nonprofit organizations.

--Support for organizations that can demonstrate a proven ability to reach out to, include and involve young women with inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health.

--Support for new ideas, initiatives and demonstration projects, which, if proven effective, may be successfully replicated or provide multiple benefits.

Geographic Focus

The Program has no geographic limits.

Funding Availability and Limits

The trustees award a small number of grants in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.

Normally grants are awarded for one year only. Under special circumstances, renewals are considered, such as for projects which clearly require more than one year of support for effective implementation, or for projects which demonstrate outstanding results or promise during their first year.

Eligibility

Eligible U.S. applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code, and defined as "not a private foundation" under section 509(a) of the Code.

If the applicant is not located in the United States and has not already been classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, please contact the Foundation office at the address or phone number listed at the end of this document.

Reproductive education must be the centerpiece of the proposed project, which should include attention to the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination.

The project must focus on young women, including young mothers and preteens.

The proposal should include a succinct plan for assessing and reporting on the project's results. In this regard, the trustees are interested in learning from projects that have fallen short of expectations as well as those which have succeeded.

Areas Where Grants Are Not Normally Made

To full proposals submitted in advance of a concept paper that has been reviewed and approved by the trustees for further consideration.

To individuals, or for individual research projects and scholarship.

To requests for endowment or major capital support.

To prior grantees which have failed to provide grant reports.

To organizations with no track record or no personnel known to the trustees or to the staff at Grants Management Associates.


Application Procedures
Organizations are asked to begin the application process by submitting a concept paper in accordance with the foundation's concept paper application format. The concept paper application form is available on the Foundation's web site or through the Foundation office at the address and phone number listed at the end of this document. Concept papers should be submitted by mail.

Full Proposals - Applicants whose concept papers have been approved by the trustees will be invited to submit full proposals.

Deadlines
The trustees meet twice a year, in June and December. Proposals are not normally considered out of cycle. The respective deadlines for the receipt of concept papers are May 15 and November 1, or in the case of holidays or weekends, on the next business day.

Applicants will be informed of the foundation's decision regarding the concept paper by July 15 and January 15 respectively.

Please submit your concept papers no earlier than 8 weeks prior to a deadline. For the November deadline, concept papers may be submitted between September 1 and November 1. For the May deadline, concept papers may be submitted between March 15 and May 15.

Applicants who are invited to submit a full proposal will have 60 days from the date of notification to submit their proposal and will be notified of the foundation's decision 30 days after receipt of the proposal.

Please contact us by phone or e-mail if you have any questions about the application process or funding priorities.

The Lalor Foundation, Inc.
c/o Susan Haff
GMA Foundations
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1006
Phone: 617-426-7080 x 323
FAX: 617-426-7087
E-mail: shaff@gmafoundations.com

Ferring Research Infertility and Gynaecology Grant (FRIGGA)

FRIGGA is a biennial grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

The grant is named after Frigga, the goddess of fertility, motherhood, love, family and home from Scandinavian mythology and echoes the Scandinavian roots of the company.

The grant offers researchers across the world the opportunity to apply for one of two EUR 50,000 grants for research on fundamental fertility and gynaecology. A different theme is set every two years.

Ferring Research Infertility and Gynaecology Grant (FRIGGA) 2010 Theme:

Reducing multiple pregnancies following infertility treatment

If you wish to apply for the 2010 grant, please email your name, institution and contact details to:
frigga@greenhouse-communications.com

The FRIGGA application closing date is 31st March 2010.
All entries must have been received by this date.

The announcement of the winners will take place at: the 2010 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Congress in Rome (27th – 30th June 2010).

Eligibility requirements

* Worldwide applications for this grant will be accepted.
* Applicants can be either individual researchers or research units/departments.
* Applicants (individual researchers or research units/departments) must be over the age of 18yrs and already be engaged in active research or practice in the therapeutic areas of fertility and gynaecology.
* Applicants must prove a track record of their research in fertility and gynaecology by providing the following:
* A list of references of published research carried out by the individual researcher OR research unit/department
* Categories of organisations accepted include Higher Education Institutes; Universities; Independent Research Organisations; Hospital and Medical Research Affiliations/Institutions and Government Research Organisations.

The application form must be completed in English and emailed by the lead applicant in saveable word documents along with the following mandatory supplementary information:

1. A list of references of published research carried out by the individual researcher OR research unit/department
2. Biographies of research team members
3. Credentials for the academic institution which plans to support the research

Please send all submission documents via email to: frigga@greenhouse-communications.com

Please include both country and institution in the email subject box. Applications submitted by post will not be accepted.

For all applications and questions regarding the grant application process please email the secretariat on frigga@greenhouse-communications.com