Novartis Awards in Diabetes--Long-standing Achievement
Novartis
All Regions
03/15/2009
$25,000

Novartis Awards in Diabetes--Long-standing Achievement

Who is eligible?

All candidates must be licensed physicians.
They must be nominated and seconded by a peer.
There is no age limit for the Long-Standing Achievement Prize.
Posthumous nominations will not be considered.

Who is eligible?
All who meet the above criteria, with the exception of close current associates of any member of the Novartis Prize in Diabetes Panel.

The nomination process
The nominating peer should provide the materials listed below, typed in English:
Candidate’s curriculum vitae (up to 6 pages) and bibliography (up to 50 original papers)
Letter of nomination (up to 2 pages) outlining the reasons for choosing the recommended candidate
Letters of support (up to 3, each up to 2 pages), one of which is provided by an institution unconnected with the nominee
Date of birth
Passport size photo x1

Novartis will not send back but archive the nomination packages which are not complying with requirements (e.g., CVs including more than 50 publications)

Nominations should be e-mailed by March 15, 2009, to:
Yu Hong Adeline Yao
Prize Coordinator
Phone: +41 61 324 7026
adeline.yao@novartis.com

Cash prize: $25,000

Distinguished Investigator, Distinguished Scholar, Distinguished Scientist, Established Investigator, Physician Researcher, Scientist, Senior Investigator, Senior Researcher, Endocrinologist
Viral Respiratory Disease Fellowship Grant
MedImmune
All Regions
12/15/2008
$35,000

2009- 2010 MedImmune Viral Respiratory Disease Fellowship Grant

Mission:
To help support the continuing education of Fellowship Trainees in American Board of Pediatrics
accredited programs nationwide. MedImmune will be providing up to $210,000.00 in 2009-2010 to
support the training of up to 6 fellows ($35,000.00 per awardee). Grants will be awarded to those
individuals doing original and important research in viral respiratory diseases. Funding will be provided
to the fellow’s institution. We hope to help stimulate increased interest and research in the area of viral
respiratory pathogens important to the health and well-being of children. These grants are to be used to
help supplement project costs. Applications will be reviewed and selected by the Pediatric Academic
Reviewers. Progress reports regarding the progress of your research must be provided quarterly to the
sponsors and at the completion of the project period, a final report of the status of the project must be
submitted. Additionally, MedImmune will be entitled to review and reference all manuscripts, articles or
presentations resulting from the project prior to publication.

Eligibility:
• Will be a full time fellow in an ABP accredited fellowship program (any phase of training), during the
2009-2010 academic year
•The project must be the primary work of the candidate
•The research must involve viral respiratory pathogens or disease conditions as its focus and have clinical
relevance to pediatric patients
•Verification from your institution that the MedImmune Fellowship Grant Award will not be subject to
institutional overhead. The total grant amount ($35,000.00) shall be made available for the use of the
fellow to support their research as described in submitted proposal. The parties agree that Institution shall
allocate a portion of such funds to cover the travel expenses incurred by the Fellow in order to attend and
present at the 2009 PAS meeting. Such financial support shall be paid by check issued to the Institution.
•Candidates may re-apply for consecutive funding years as appropriate
•See application for further details
Timeline:
October 2008 Applications sent out to fellowship directors and available at
www.medimmune.com/about/grants.asp
December 15, 2008: Applications are due no later than December 15, 2008
January – March 2009: Applications will be reviewed through early March 2009
Late March 2009: Winners notified and a completed W-9 will be requested
May 2-5, 2009- PAS
Meeting in Baltimore, MD
Awards will be announced. Grants will be dispersed once all appropriate
paperwork has been received and confirmed and Fellowship Grant Agreement
is executed by Fellow’s Institution and MedImmune.
MedImmune Fellowship Application Process:
• To apply for this MedImmune Fellowship Grant, go to
www.medimmune.com/about/grants.asp

For general inquiries, contact:

Public Affairs
MedImmune, LLC.
One MedImmune Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 398-0000

email: info@medimmune.com

Physician Researcher, Pulmonologist , Virologist
International Flavors and Fragrances Award
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
All Regions
$6,000

International Flavors and Fragrances Award

The IFF Award for outstanding research on “Molecular Systems of Taste” is made possible by the generous support of International Flavors and Fragrances Inc, and is awarded for critical advances of long-lasting impact, in the understanding of the molecular basis of taste. The award is $6000 and the awardee is asked to give the IFF Lecture at the annual AChemS meeting.

Eligibility: Researchers comprehensively involved with both the theoretical and practical aspects of the research, who have made original contributions on the molecular basis of taste, published within the last three years.

Nominations: may be made by AChemS members. The nominee need not be an AChemS member. Documentation for the nomination should include: 1) A letter of support outlining the important contributions of the nominee; 2) Additional information on the nominee including current position and title, address, telephone, e-mail address, year of receipt of Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) and a list of publications (alternatively a full CV); 3) Up to five other supplemental letters of support; 4) Although reprints of the candidate’s work are welcome, no more than three should be submitted and these should be in the form of PDFs or URL links, if possible.

All nominations must be postmarked by January 16, 2009.

Association for Chemoreception Sciences
5841 Cedar Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: (952) 646-2035
Fax: (952) 545-6073
info@achems.org

Chemist, Molecular Biologist
Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
All Regions
01/16/2009
$3,000

15th Annual Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation

The Ajinomoto Award for Young Investigators in Gustation, made possible by the generous support of The Ajinomoto Corp., is awarded annually to an outstanding junior scientist who is an emerging leader in the field of gustation. The research record should provide evidence of excellence and contributions that have had or are likely to have a major impact on research in the field of gustation. The award is $3,000 and is given during the Welcome/Awards Ceremony on opening night of the Annual Meeting.

Eligibility:
Nominees should have received their doctoral degrees 10 or fewer years prior to the year of the granting of the award. Documentation for the nomination should include:

1) A letter of support outlining the important contributions of the nominee.
2) Additional information on the nominee including the current position and title, address, telephone, e-mail address, year of receipt of the PhD and a list of publications (alternately include a full CV).
3) Up to five other supplemental letters of support.
4) Although reprints of the candidate's work are welcome, no more than three should be submitted, and these should be as pdfs or URL links, if possible.

Electronic nominations are preferred. Please send nominations, including all required supporting materials in pdf format to info@achems.org.

Nominations for the 2009 award must be received by January 16, 2009.

Association for Chemoreception Sciences
5841 Cedar Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: (952) 646-2035
Fax: (952) 545-6073
info@achems.org

Chemist, Junior Investigator, Junior Researcher, Junior Scientist, Young Investigator, Young Scientist
Moskowitz Jacobs Inc. Award
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
All Regions
01/16/2009
$2,000

Moskowitz Jacobs Inc. Award

18th Annual Moskowitz Jacobs Award for Research in Psychophysics of Human Taste and Smell
The Moskowitz Jacobs Inc. Award for Research Excellence in the Psychophysics of Taste and Smell, made possible by the generous support of Moskowitz Jacobs Inc., is awarded annually to an outstanding junior scientist in the field of psychophysics of human taste or olfaction. The research record should provide evidence of excellence and the promise to emerge as a leader in the field. The award is $2,000 and is given during the Welcome/Awards Ceremony on opening night of the Annual Meeting.

Eligibility:
Nominees should have received their doctoral degrees 10 or fewer years prior to the year of the granting of the award. Nominations may be made by AChemS members only.

Documentation for the nomination should include:
1) A letter of support outlining the important contributions of the nominee.
2) Additional information on the nominee including the current position and title, address, telephone, e-mail address, year of receipt of the PhD and a list of publications (alternately include a full CV).
3) Up to five other supplemental letters of support. 4) Although reprints of the candidate's work are welcome, no more than three should be submitted, and these should be as pdfs or URL links, if possible.

Electronic nominations are preferred! Please send nominations, including all required supporting materials in pdf format to info@achems.org.

Nominations for the 2009 award must be received by January 16, 2009

Association for Chemoreception Sciences
5841 Cedar Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: (952) 646-2035
Fax: (952) 545-6073
info@achems.org

Chemist, Junior Investigator, Junior Researcher, Junior Scientist, Young Investigator, Young Scientist
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Scholar Award 2009
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
All Regions
12/01/2008
$1,250,000

JDRF Scholar Award  Request for Applications

Application Deadline Date: December 1, 2008

In an effort to expedite the progress toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) offers a Scholar Award. This award provides sustained support for pioneering basic or clinical research aimed at fulfilling the goals of JDRF—finding a cure for type 1 diabetes or its complications. The Scholar Award is designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering research to reach these goals. The Scholar Award, which is JDRF’s most prestigious award, will fund investigators with extraordinary talent and vision, who are willing to take risks and attempt new approaches to accelerate type 1 diabetes research. The Scholar Award is meant to support outstanding investigators who intend to pursue new research directions that are not funded from other sources. The awards are not meant simply to expand the funding of persons already well supported for exploring this concept. Each Scholar Award provides up to USD 250,000 annually, including indirect costs, for up to five years. A list of current JDRF Scholar Awards can be found at www.jdrf.org/scholarawards.

BACKGROUND
To fulfill its mission, JDRF depends critically on the creativity and excellence of individual scientists. In order to explore and develop the full potential of novel paradigms, the foundation will select a handful of scholars to operate without the restraints that are put on other forms of funding. JDRF thus seeks to support scientists, whose ideas have the potential for high impact, but may be too novel, span too diverse a range of disciplines, or be at a stage too early to succeed in the traditional peer review process. The Scholar Award is intended to encourage highly creative biomedical and clinical scientists to devote a major part of their career to seminal research in type 1 diabetes. The awards are not meant to support specific, fully defined research projects but rather to support original research directions and provide support to exceptionally creative scientists to pursue innovative approaches.

ELIGIBILITY
The JDRF Scholar Award is intended for researchers who hold an academic degree (D.M.D., D.O., D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent) in a scientific discipline and who also hold an independent investigator position at a university, health-science center, or comparable institution. The candidate will typically have at least ten years of relevant experience since receiving his/her degree. Prior research investigation in the field of type 1 diabetes is not mandatory. Scholar Award research may be conducted in any nation, within for-profit or non-profit, public or private organizations, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, or eligible agencies of federal governments. No citizenship requirements apply to the JDRF Scholar Award. Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply as principal investigators. If selected, investigators must show evidence of institutional infrastructure support.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
Applications
Full applications must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL: http://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=16
Full on-line applications must be submitted no later than 11.59 p.m. ET on December 1st, 2008.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-4001
Phone:(800) 533-CURE (2873)
Fax: (212) 785-9595
E-mail: info@jdrf.org

Physician Researcher, Established Investigator, Scientist, Senior Investigator, Senior Researcher
Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
All Regions
02/13/2009
$250,000
The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences

Deadline: February 13, 2009
Announcement: late April 2009

Introduction
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announces the establishment of the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences. The prize, to be awarded biennially, will consist of a citation, a medal, and a monetary award of $250,000. The prize will be awarded to an individual in a selected area of chemistry to recognize exceptional and original research that has advanced the field in a major way. The first Dreyfus Prize will be awarded in the field of materials chemistry, honoring the accomplishments of the Dreyfus brothers, Camille and Henry.

Eligibility
The prize is restricted to U.S. residents. Nobel laureates are not eligible. Dreyfus Foundation Advisors and reviewers who serve in the year of the selection are not eligible. There is no restriction on the number of nominees who are at a given institution, nor is institutional approval required.

Selection
The prize will be awarded to an individual unless the research that is the principal basis for the prize was done jointly. The award decision will be based primarily on the originality and impact of the nominee's research, as described in the letters of nomination and support. If the cited research is substantially interdisciplinary, those aspects that represent original chemistry should be made clear.

Nomination Procedure
Any person may nominate a candidate for the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences. Self-nominations are not accepted. All nomination materials and letters of support are due at the Foundation office by February 13, 2009. A final decision will be made by the Foundation's Board of Directors and announced in late April 2009.

Required Information
Nomination package: The original nomination and one additional copy should be printed single-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size, and assembled as:

1. Nomination letter (three-page limit)
2. CV of not more than four pages (include highest degree and advisor)
3. List of not more than ten papers relating to the nomination
4. Provisional citation

Please fasten each copy of the nomination with one binder clip. The use of staples, paper clips, folders, colored paper or bond paper is discouraged.

Submit all nomination materials to:

Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3301

Letters of Support: No more than three, sent directly to the Foundation, and not part of the nomination package. All letters of support should be sent directly to:

Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3301

Letters of support must arrive by the deadline, February 13, 2009. Because of the volume of mail anticipated near the deadline, the Foundation requests that a delivery service be used that provides proof of delivery. Letters cannot be accepted via electronic mail, facsimile, or if received with the nomination package. Questions may be directed to the Foundation office by e-mail at prize@dreyfus.org or by telephone at 212-753-1760.

Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held at the institution of the prizewinner and will include the presentation of the award, an award talk, and a reception. The ceremony will most likely be held in September, depending on the institutional calendar.
Chemist
Zenith Fellows Award--Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Alzheimer's Association
All Regions
12/01/2008
$450,000

Zenith Fellows Award

Competition objectives

The Zenith Fellows award was initiated in 1991 to provide a vehicle for research support for donors with a substantial personal commitment to the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease research. The awards are made possible by the generosity of a group of individuals and organizations (Zenith Fellows) that have each committed $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Association for support of the program.

The objective of the 2009 Zenith Fellows Awards competition is to provide major support for investigators who have:
1) contributed significantly to the field of Alzheimer’s disease research or
2) made significant contributions to other areas of science and are now beginning to focus more directly on problems related to Alzheimer’s disease and 3) are likely to make substantial contributions in the future.

The proposed research must be “on the cutting edge” of basic science or biomedical research and thus may not conform to current conventional scientific wisdom or may challenge the prevailing orthodoxy. The proposed research should address fundamental problems related to early detection, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Alzheimer's Association recognizes the need to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented groups in the research enterprise. Researchers from these groups are encouraged to apply.

Funding and award period: We anticipate funding five awards under this competition. Each award is limited to $450,000 (direct and indirect costs) for three years. Requests in any given year may not exceed $250,000 (direct and indirect costs). Indirect costs are capped at 10 percent (rent for laboratory/office space is expected to be covered by indirect costs paid to the institution).

Eligibility: Only established independent investigators are eligible as evidenced by:
1) academic appointment;
2) major, peer-reviewed, external multi-year grant support on which the applicant is the principal investigator (PI);
3) independent laboratory operation;
4) quality and independence of publication record.

Only applicants who have already contributed significantly to the field of Alzheimer’s disease research or have the clear likelihood of making significant contributions will be seriously considered. Previous recipients of Zenith Awards, Medical and Scientific Advisory Council members and members of the National Board of the Alzheimer’s Association are ineligible to apply.

Deadlines and award dates: Letters of intent must be received by 5:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME, December 1, 2008. Letters of intent will not be accepted after the receipt date. No exceptions will be made.

Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME, January 8, 2009. Scientific and technical review will be conducted from February through May 2009. The second-level review by the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council will be conducted in June 2009. Funding will be awarded by July 2009.

Mechanism of award, reporting requirements and allowable costs: The mechanism of award is the regular research grant. The maximum duration of award is three years — there is no program for competing continuation applications (3-year) funding as was the case in the early years of the Zenith program. Annual progress and financial reports are required. Continuation of the grant over the awarded duration is contingent upon receipt of scientific progress and financial status reports.

Budget: A “budget summary” for the proposed research project is required and must be submitted with the application and within the allowable page limits. However, if the application is to be awarded, a more detailed budget will be required and must be approved prior to the disbursement of funds. Your budget must not exceed the maximum amount of the award ($450,000 for Zenith).

Allowable costs under this award:

It is required that most of the funds awarded under this program be used for direct research support.
Other allowable costs include:

Purchase and care of laboratory animals
Small pieces of laboratory equipment and laboratory supplies
Computer software if used strictly for data collection
Salary for the principal investigator, scientific (including postdoctoral fellows) and technical staff (including laboratory technicians and modest secretarial support)
Support for travel to scientific and professional meetings, not to exceed $1,000 per year
Costs not allowed under this award include:

Computer hardware or standard software (e.g., Microsoft Office)
Construction or renovation costs
Tuition
Rent for laboratory/office space

National office
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Chicago, IL 60601-7633
tel: 312.335.8700
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fax: 1.866.699.1246

Cell Biologist, Distinguished Investigator, Distinguished Scholar, Distinguished Scientist, Established Investigator, Molecular Biologist , Neurologist, Neuroscientist, Physician Researcher, Scientist, Senior Investigator, Senior Researcher
Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lectureship in Vascular Pharmacology
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
All Regions
09/15/2009
$3,000
Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lectureship in Vascular Pharmacology

Deadline for submission of nominations for the 2010 Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lectureship in Vascular Pharmacology is September 15, 2009

The Paul M. Vanhoutte Award in Vascular Pharmacology was established to honor Dr. Vanhoutte’s lifelong scientific contributions to our better understanding and appreciation of the importance of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle function in health and disease and for his mentoring of countless prominent endothelial and vascular biologists and pharmacologists.

The Paul M. Vanhoutte Award is a biennial award, consisting an honorarium of $1,000, a custom-designed crystal bowl depicting the named Lectureship, and up to $2,000 travel expenses including registration to the annual spring ASPET meeting. A recipient will be selected and invited to deliver a state-of-the-art lecture on recent advances in vascular biology and pharmacology at the spring ASPET meeting (Division’s programming session). The presentation of his/her research should be of broad interest and contribute to the growth of the Cardiovascular Pharmacology Division.

There are no restrictions on institutional affiliation, nationality, or age of the candidate, but the recipient must be a member of the ASPET. Nominations must be made by a member of the ASPET, and no member may nominate more than one candidate per year. Final selection of the recipient will be made by the Award Committee of the Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology.

Nominations should consist of not more than five letters from nominators describing the contributions to vascular biology and pharmacology of the candidate that make him/her eligible for this Award and listing of his/her major contributions, together with a complete curriculum vitae. To ensure consideration, all information must be submitted electronically to: Margie Arkin (markin@aspet.org), American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3995 no later than September 15, 2009.
Clinical Pharmacist, Distinguished Investigator, Distinguished Scholar, Distinguished Scientist, Established Investigator, Senior Investigator, Senior Researcher
Call for Nominations 2009 Eminent Parasitologist Lecturer
American Society of Parasitologists
All Regions
01/15/2009
$2,000
Eminent Parasitologist Lecture

Call for Nominations 2009 Eminent Parasitologist Lecturer
The Eminent Parasitologist Lectureship honors someone of eminence and international visibility for a substantial contribution to parasitology over a substantial period of time.

Nominations will close January 15, 2009.
The award consists of travel and accommodation expenses, a $2,000 honorarium and a plaque presented during the Annual Meeting of the Society. The Eminent Parasitologist Lecturer will be required to give a one hour presentation.

Selection criteria:
a) Eminence and international visibility for a substantial contribution to parasitology over a substantial period of time;
b) eligibility is not limited to American Society of Parasitologists members;
c) Nominations or selection committee initiative would be acceptable.

Closing Date for Nominations - January 15, 2009

Contact: Dr. Robert B. Grieve, Heska Corporation, 3760 Rocky Mountain Avenue,
Loveland, CO 80538. Email bob.grieve@heska.com
Distinguished Investigator, Distinguished Scholar, Distinguished Scientist, Physician Researcher, Senior Investigator, Senior Researcher, Veterinary School Faculty

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