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Targeted Research Initiative for Women with Epilepsy
Application Deadline: March 21, 2012
Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year Apply via Proposal Central website
The Targeted Research Initiative for Women with Epilepsy grant program was developed to support research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will have direct relevance to care of women with epilepsy. Research should focus on investigation of one of the many areas that preferentially affect women with epilepsy during the reproductive life cycle. The research may target any point along the reproductive spectrum, including puberty through menopause. Examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas: neuroendocrine disorders, hormone influence on seizure susceptibility, infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, contraceptive strategies, complications during pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes.
The Foundation invites research grant applications from interested investigators to conduct innovative research in these areas, ultimately leading to advances in diagnosis and optimal therapeutic strategies for women with epilepsy. The broad focus of this RFP includes both fundamental and clinical research, and encourages translational research. The peer review for this program will assess proposals based not only on scientific merit, but also on relevance to the goals of the program.
Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.
Epilepsy Foundation 8301 Professional Place Landover, MD 20785-7223 Telephone: 1-800-332-1000 Fax: 1-301-577-2684 Email: ContactUs@efa.org
Call for Submissions: 2012 Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights
Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) Law School Initiative invite submissions for the seventh annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize.
The theme this year is “Legislating Stereotypes: Reproductive Rights Rollback in the States.”
LSRJ & CRR seek student scholarship that focuses on the ways that recent state legislation relies on negative stereotypes about gender, race, poverty, and sexuality to strip away reproductive rights. Examples of false stereotypes used to justify reproductive oppression include: women of color as irresponsible (“welfare queens”); undocumented immigrants as hyper-fertile (“anchor babies”); gays and lesbians as unfit role models for children; women as weak, vulnerable, incompetent decision makers, and in need of special protection; adolescent and teenage sexuality as reckless; and abortion providers as economically motivated to exploit women.
Examples of legislated (or legislation-supported) reproductive oppression include: the annual renewal of the Hyde Amendment; exclusion of new and undocumented immigrants from health insurance exchanges and Medicaid; attempts to defund Planned Parenthood; the proliferation of and state funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers; mandatory waiting periods, physician statements, and ultrasounds for abortion; TRAP laws regulating clinics and limiting patients’ access; race- and sex-selection bans; curtailing health insurance coverage for reproductive health services; attempts to take away birthright citizenship; drug-testing of welfare recipients; prosecution of pregnant women and mothers battling substance abuse; resistance to making the HPV vaccine more accessible to minors; and laws allowing the denial of reproductive services on the basis of conscience.
We encourage writing that amplifies lesser heard voices, applies an intersectional approach to legal thinking, offers anti-essentialist analysis, and/or suggests innovative solutions that take into account the practical realities and the lived experiences of the people affected by various forms of subordination and reproductive oppression.
Papers should have a domestic focus, but may draw on international materials such as human rights treaties, international legal norms, and comparative law, in addition to U.S. statutory law and regulation and/or constitutional case law. Authors are asked to apply a reproductive justice lens and/or human rights framework to their analyses of the issues. To learn more:
-- What is Reproductive Justice?: http://lsrj.org/orientation/ --Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: http://reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/RRareHR_final.pdf -- Previous winning submissions: www.lsrj.org/awards/#writingprize
Papers must be at least 20 pages in length (not including footnotes), double-spaced in 12-point font with footnotes in 10-point font, conforming to Bluebook citation format. Only original scholarship by current law students or 2011 graduates will be accepted. Papers submitted for publication elsewhere will be considered, but will be ineligible for first place if published elsewhere. Papers already contracted for publication as of March 2012 will not be accepted. Winners will be selected by an outside panel of legal and academic judges. Send your submission (in Word format as an email attachment) to submissions@lsrj.org by 5:00pm PST on Monday, March 5, 2012.
The 1st place winning submission will be published in New York University School of Law’s Review of Law and Social Change. Winning authors will receive cash prizes: $750 (1st place), $500 (2nd place), or $250 (3rd place) and have the opportunity to be published in the Reproductive Justice Law & Policy SSRN e-journal.
Society of Family Planning Sixth Competitive Grant Funding Cycle
Applications must be submitted online.
RFPs for sixth competitive grant funding cycle now available. The SFP Research Fund is now pleased to announce the sixth competitive grant funding cycle. Online proposal submissions will be accepted from February 1, 2012 through April 12, 2012. In the meantime, check our RFPs for research grants and for career development grants, including junior investigator’s career development awards (K-type awards) specifically for abortion-related research, mid-career investigator/ mentor awards specifically for abortion and family planning, and trainee research grants.
The SFP Research Fund'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 the SFP Research Fund's mission. Priority will be given to high-quality research that is unlikely to be funded elsewhere.
All SFP members are eligible to apply. Colleagues that are not currently members of the SFP must apply for membership no later than January 31, 2012, in order to join and become eligible to participate in this funding cycle.
For additional information or questions, please contact Marlo Polonsky.
Marlo Polonsky, Grants Officer MPolonsky@societyfp.org
Call for Submissions: Council on Anthropology and Reproduction Graduate Student Paper Competition
The deadline for submission of the graduate student paper is September 15, 2012
The Council on Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR), an interest group of the Society for Medical Anthropology, is pleased to announce its 12th annual award competition for the best graduate student paper on anthropology and reproduction. Submissions from all anthropological subdisciplines are encouraged.
Criteria on which the papers will be judged:
* Ethnographic richness based on original fieldwork
* Anthropological methodology
* Linkage of work to literature in anthropology and reproduction
* Effective use of theory and data
* Originality/Creativity
* Organization, quality of writing, and coherence of argument
Please remove identifying information on the paper itself. On a separate page, include your name, mailing address, email address, and school affiliation.
Papers should be double-spaced, no more than 9,000 words including references, and references should be formatted in American Anthropologist style.
Papers already published or accepted for publication at time of submission are not eligible.
The papers will be read by a committee of CAR members. The author of the winning paper will receive a cash award of approximately $250. The winner will be announced in both the CAR Newsletter and the Anthropology Newsletter, and an abstract will be published in the CAR Newsletter.
Questions may be directed to Jill Fleuriet at jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu
Submissions must be emailed or postmarked by September 15, 2012, 11:59pm.
Please send electronic copies to:
Jill Fleuriet at jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu
K. Jill Fleuriet, PhD Associate Professor and MA Graduate Advisor of Record Department of Anthropology University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Ph. 210.458.5721 Fax 210.458.7811
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Traveling Scholars Program
The annual Cappy Rothman, M.D. and Charles Sims, M.D., California Cryobank Endowment for SMRU Traveling Scholars Program has the primary objective of stimulating the scientific interests of residents and fellows in the study of male reproductive medicine. The objective of this award is to provide an opportunity for trainees to learn more about the field of male infertility by attending educational activities at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Preference will be given to applicants in their earlier years of training, however, applicants in their senior years of training also will be considered. Applicants not currently in the field of male infertility, but who are considering entering this field, also will be considered.
Awardees will receive the following:
Reimbursement of up to $1,000 in travel expenses to attend the ASRM Annual Meeting.
Registration fee waived for the scientific sessions of the ASRM Annual Meeting.
Registration fee waived for the SMRU Postgraduate Course.
Registration fee waived for one Roundtable Luncheon.
Registration fee waived for the SMRU banquet.
Requirements:
Applicants must be trainees in the field of male infertility, or trainees who are considering entering the field of male infertility. Trainees may include residents, fellows, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows.
To receive travel reimbursement, awardees must attend the SMRU Postgraduate Course as well as special interest sessions on each day of the ASRM Annual Meeting.
Although submission of an abstract is not required, preference will be given to applicants who are co-authors, and especially first-authors, of abstracts submitted to the ASRM meeting.
Applications must include the application form, CV, personal statement, and a letter of recommendation from the trainee’s mentor.
Completed application materials must be received by May 1, 2012.
If you would like to know more about the SMRU Traveling Award, please contact the SMRU Project Coordinator at asrm@asrm.org
American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2012 In-Training Research Award: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
This is a $10,000 in-training research grant awarded by ASRM and supported by Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The purpose of this award is to foster the development of an innovative, short-term research project focused on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. Funds are available for project expenses, technical assistance, patient expenses, supplies and durable laboratory equipment, indirect costs, or institutional overhead. Previously unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to reapply.
REQUIREMENTS A research project in which the applicant is the primary investigator is the essential core of the grant. A progress report and a financial report on the work sponsored by the In-Training Research Grant are required at the completion of the short-term, clinical research project. The report should be signed by the recipient of the award and the Chair of the Department. At the conclusion of the project, an abstract should be submitted for consideration at the ASRM Annual Meeting in 2014. If selected, the abstract would be published in the abstract supplement to Fertility and Sterility. A final report with an accounting of funds spent also should be submitted to the ASRM office. Acceptance of the grant assumes that the recipient has no other major grant to fund the research project.
SELECTION Selection of the award recipient is made by the Research Committee of the ASRM and is based primarily on the scientific merit of the proposed study and the applicant’s potential for continued scholarship and research. Consideration is given to the availability of resources to conduct the proposed study and the identification of a project director or mentor who can offer an appropriate environment for the pursuit of the proposed project. The recipient will be notified by June 1, 2012. The recipient is required to attend the ASRM Annual Meeting in 2012 to receive formal recognition.
ELIGIBILITY Candidates eligible for the ASRM In-Training Research Award:
Earned an M.D. or D.O. degree Be enrolled in a residency or fellowship program in obstetrics and gynecology at the commencement of the award Must have identified a project director or mentor who has been an active member of ASRM for at least one year Will conduct research project in the United States. Have not ever received any other ASRM research award (not including Reproductive Scientist Development Program, Frontiers in Reproduction Program, and SREI/ASRM traineeship [T32] awardees)
APPLICATION There is no application form. The application consists of the following items in this order (10 point font or greater):
Cover sheet - including title of research proposal, applicant’s name and degree(s), address, telephone, fax, and email.
Research Proposal – the description of the research project should be presented using six pages or less.
A one-page budget should be prepared and signed by the applicant and by the Department Chair.
Statement of Career Goals – briefly list and/or describe career goals.
Curriculum Vitae – this should include basic personal data, educational background, past and present positions, honors, achievements, and publications; limited to two pages, please.
Letter of Recommendation from Division Director or Department Chair – signed letter on company/organizational letterhead.
Letter of Intent from Chair of the Department – this letter should state that the award money will only be allocated to salary support for research time, project supplies, patient expenses, and/or support personnel for the project.
The letter should also state that the award money will not be used for laboratory equipment, indirect costs or institutional overhead, and should affirm that appropriate facilities will be available for the awardee to carry out the project.
The application is submitted electronically as a single PDF file to asrm@asrm.org.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 15, 2012.
You will receive an email acknowledgement when your application is received. If you have not received an acknowledgement by May 1, 2012, please contact: Dr. Andrew R. La Barbera, ASRM, 205-978-5000 x144, Fax 205-978-5005, or email alabarbera@asrm.org.
American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2012 Research Grants
The ASRM 2012 Research Grants provide funds in amounts of $10,000 to $50,000 to foster the development of innovative research, to facilitate the research endeavors of new investigators, and to provide bridge funding for projects that advance the Society’s mission. Proposals from junior faculty, particularly those in their first three years of faculty appointment, will receive priority. The total available funds from ASRM budgeted for these research grants for 2012 is $200,000.
Funds are available for project expenses, technical assistance, patient expenses, research supplies and durable laboratory equipment. Up to ten percent (10%) of funds may be used for indirect costs or institutional overhead in circumstances deemed to be extraordinary by the Research Committee. Innovative projects or projects that have previously been funded by other sources and are in need of bridge funding are appropriate.
Research grant funds may be expended over a 2-year time interval. If residual funds remain after 2 years, the principal investigator can apply for a no-cost extension. An individual is eligible to receive only one grant in each funding cycle. Grants may be renewed under extraordinary circumstances, such as may be necessary to sustain an ongoing activity of importance to the Society.
REQUIREMENTS
Recipients of an ASRM Research Grant may also have other grants contributing to the funding of their project; however, the additional funding amounts must be noted on the grant application. A progress report and a financial report on the work sponsored by the ASRM Research Grant are required annually and within 60 days of the completion date of funding for the project. The final report should include a summary of the project and an accounting of funds spent, be signed by the recipient of the award and the institutional grants officer, and submitted to the ASRM office. All unused funds will be returned to the ASRM at the completion of the project unless additional time has been approved by no-cost as described above, or if the project has not been initiated at the end of the first year.
An abstract should be submitted for consideration at an ASRM Annual Meeting either prior to or after completion of the project.
SELECTION
The Research Committee of the ASRM reviews the applications and makes recommendations for action to the Board of Directors. Selection is based primarily on the scientific merit of the proposed study. Projects proposed by new investigators, highly innovative studies, and studies of high scientific merit requiring bridge funding will have priority.
Evaluation of the proposals by the ASRM Research Committee will include the availability of resources to conduct the proposed study and the identification of a principal investigator who can offer an appropriate environment for the pursuit of the proposed project. The recipient is required to attend the ASRM Annual Meeting.
The ASRM Research Committee will evaluate all proposals. The Committee may utilize the review services of non-Committee experts if necessary to ensure a competent and balanced review. Members of this Committee will recuse themselves from the selection process for a given year if any proposals for that year involve members of their institutions. The Executive Committee will review the process of funding to ensure that it is fair and equitable. Members of the Executive Committee are not eligible to submit applications and they will recuse themselves from this review if any of the proposals for that year involve their institutions.
In addition the ASRM Research Committee will review the progress reports and financial reports on the work sponsored by the ASRM research grants annually and upon completion of funding for the project. Members of the Research Committee will recuse themselves from the review of reports for any project that involves their institutions of employment.
The applicant will be notified of the decision by April 1, 2012.
ELIGIBILITY Candidates eligible for the ASRM Research Grant:
Earned an M.D. and/or Ph.D. and/or D.O. and/or D.V.M. degree The Principal Investigator must have been an active member of ASRM for at least one year prior to submission of the application.
APPLICATION There is no application form. The application consists of the following eight items in this order:
Cover sheet - including title of research proposal, applicant’s name and degree(s), address, telephone, fax, and email. Research Proposal – the description of the research project must be presented in NIH format using six pages or less. Use Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface; a font size of 11 points or larger; no more than 15 characters per inch; no more than six lines per inch; one-half inch margins. A one-page budget should be prepared and signed by the applicant and by the Department Chair and the appropriate institutional official. Recipients may have other grants that contribute to funding of their project, and notation of this funding must be included in the application budget. Applicable institutional certifications of regulatory compliance, e.g., human subjects, animals, biohazards, radioactive materials, recombinant DNA, etc. Statement of Career Goals – briefly list and/or describe career goals if the applicant is a new investigator. Curriculum Vitae – this should include basic personal data, educational background, past and present positions, honors, achievements, and publications; limited to three pages; an NIH biosketch is acceptable. Letter of Recommendation from Division Director or Department Chair – signed letter on company/organizational letterhead. Letter of Intent from Chair of the Department – this letter should state that the award money will only be allocated for the items noted in the budget and should affirm that the appropriate time will be allotted for completion of the research by the faculty member and that appropriate facilities will be available for the grant recipient to carry out the project.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS February 15, 2012.
You will receive an email acknowledgement when your application is received. If you have not received an acknowledgement by March 1, 2012 please contact: Ms. Cherie Holverstott, ASRM, 205-978-5000 x155, Fax 205-978-5005, or email cholverstott@asrm.org.
Request for Manuscripts for Consideration for the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Student Prize Paper Award
Deadline: March 2, 2012
The Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) requests manuscript for consideration for the annual Student Prize Paper Award. This competition is open to graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, research trainees, and clinical fellows interested in reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology. The winner of the award will present the selected paper at the SPER Annual Meeting.
An award of $500 plus expenses for travel, two days lodging, and SPER Annual Meeting registration will be given to the author of the selected paper. The paper should represent work in reproductive, perinatal, or pediatric epidemiology conducted as a student or trainee during the two years prior to the upcoming meeting. The paper must be written by the student/trainee and must be unpublished at the time of the meeting. The submitted manuscript should be prepared according to the Author Guidelines in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.
The author may submit the paper simultaneously to the Abraham Lilienfeld Student Prize Paper competition of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER); however, if the paper is selected for that award, it will not be eligible for the SPER award. Authors do not have to be members of SPER to apply.
Please note: Applicants must also submit the abstract of their paper via the regular Annual Meeting call for abstracts to ensure consideration for the program should their manuscript not be selected for the award.
To apply for this award, please submit the following materials in electronic format to the Society’s Secretary by March 2, 2012:
1. A cover letter indicating the name of the student or trainee, the title of the paper, academic affiliation and name of the mentor. 2. Manuscript in PPE format 3. Letter of support from mentor under whom the work was completed indicating student or trainee’s specific contribution
Request for Submissions: Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Heinz Berendes International Travel Award
The Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) requests submissions of manuscripts for the Heinz Berendes International Travel Award. The manuscript should represent work in reproductive, perinatal, or pediatric epidemiology, and research that concerns populations in developing countries is encouraged.
To be eligible for this award, the applicant SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THIS WORK OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE RESIDED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA. The paper must be unpublished at the time of submission. Authors do not have to be SPER members to apply for the award but are asked to join SPER if selected for presentation. The winner will present the selected paper at the SPER Annual Meeting.
An award of $250 plus expenses for travel, 2 days lodging, and SPER Annual Meeting registration will be given to the author of the paper selected by the International Travel Award Committee. The submitted manuscript should be prepared according to the Author Guidelines in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. You will also be asked to provide the name and address of your academic affiliation or research establishment and your country of residence in the previous six months.
A cover letter indicating the name of the applicant, title of the paper, academic affiliation or research establishment, and country of residence for the previous six months. Manuscript in PPE format
Travel Grant for the Royan International Twin Congress
The 8th International Congress on Stem Cell Biology and Technology will be held in in Tehran, Iran in conjunction with the 13th Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine (Royan International Twin Congresses), September 5-7, 2012.
Royan International Twin Congress offers a limited number of travel grants especially young scientists to support a portion of their travel expenses. The grants aim to stimulate the attendance of selected young researchers and practitioners who would have difficulties attending Royan International Twin Congress without this assistance.
If you are interested in a travel grant, please fill in the "Travel Grant Application Form" and email it with a full new version of your CV under the name of “Travel Grant Application” to congress secretariat via : info@royancongress.com
If your abstract is accepted for oral presentation in the congress, please also mention the title of your abstract and your submission code in your application email.
Deadline for all grant application is May 31, 2012. Applications will be evaluated after deadline and you will be informed of the results in June.
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