Seed Money/Seed Grant Grants

2009 Request for Barth Syndrome Research Proposals

The Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (BSF) and its affiliates are pleased to announce the availability of funding for research internationally on the natural history, biochemical basis, and treatment of Barth syndrome.

Background

Barth syndrome is a serious X-linked genetic condition associated with cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, skeletal muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, growth delay, and diverse biochemical abnormalities (including defects in mitochondrial metabolism and phospholipid biosynthesis). Because many clinical and biochemical abnormalities of Barth syndrome remain poorly understood, we are seeking proposals for research that may shed light on any aspect of the syndrome. We are determined to find improved treatments—and ultimately a cure—for this rare and under-diagnosed disorder.

Types of Proposals Sought

We are most interested in providing “seed money” to be used by experienced investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collection of preliminary data leading to successful long-term funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other major granting institutions around the world. In addition, we are especially interested in attracting new investigators to the very interesting field of Barth syndrome research.

Funding

We anticipate awarding several one– or two–year grants of up to $40,000 each. Funds will be available as soon as the successful grant applicants have been notified.

Process

We have a simple grant process. Applications should be of 10–15 pages in length and must follow the instructions listed on the BSF website. In general terms, detailed information about the specific aims, significance, research design and methods, personnel, and budget will be required, along with evidence of application to the relevant Institutional Review Board for any work involving human subjects.

Completed proposals will be forwarded to the BSF Scientific and Medical Advisory Board (as well as outside reviewers, in certain cases) for evaluation. Based on the recommendations of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, the BSF Board of Directors and those of our three international affiliates will make the final funding decisions for the grant applications. Please review our “Grants Awarded” webpage for a listing of grants that BSF has awarded to date.

Deadline

The deadline for submission of completed research grant applications from interested researchers is October 31, 2009. Grants will be awarded early March 2010.

Contact Information

Matthew J. Toth, PhD
Science Director
Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
mtoth@barthsyndrome.org

2008 - 2009 Seed Grant Program

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is pleased to announce its annual seed grant program, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary research and MD/Ph.D. collaboration. Two US$25,000 grants will be awarded in 2009, one for each of the following topics:

1. Renal Non-Contrast-Enhanced MRA
2. Technical Advances to Improve the Diagnosis or Treatment of Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

The Project Grant competition is only open to clinical and basic scientists at or just beyond the postgraduate, fellow and junior faculty levels working in MR research in academia, industry, or research institutions. Typical applicants are expected to have no more than the equivalent of five years’ postdoctoral (e.g., Ph.D. or comparable) or 3 years of post-residency (e.g., M.D. or comparable) research, as documented by a curriculum vitae. The applicant would be expected to be in a position to do independent research and a letter of confirming this will be required from the applicant's supervisor, mentor, or department head.

Review Criteria:

A) Topics: Renal Non-Contrast-Enhanced MRA OR Technical Advances to Improve the Diagnosis or
Treatment of Low Back Pain

B) M.D. and Ph.D. collaborative projects, while not required, will be given additional favorable consideration.

C) In addition, preference will be given to research projects submitted by ISMRM members.

To be considered for an ISMRM seed grant, the applicant must provide:

A cover letter from the applicant noting the seed grant by topic for which he/she is applying;

Name(s) of Investigator(s) (The role of each investigator must be clearly articulated and percentage contribution of each clearly described);

Institution;

Description of the Research (Five-page maximum: One-half (½) page aims, one-half (½) page dedicated to the significance of the expected results, one (1) page preliminary work, and three (3) page research methods);

Timeline (include a description of the research milestones you intend to achieve and when: One-half (1/2) page maximum. This can be graphical or text;

Budget- as detailed as possible. Salary support for the Principal Investigator is not allowed, and institutions may only charge 10% overhead to the grant (i.e., direct costs minimum is US$22,500). Please provide a justification for each budgeted item. Support for undergraduate or undergraduate students, post-docs, residents and fellows is allowed;

Description of applicant’s current employment position and how these grant funds and resources will be used to leverage future grants, provide early impact on academic career, (and describe any internal or external sources of funding for this research, either existing, applied for, and/or plans to apply): One (1) page maximum;

Describe any conflicts of interest.

The successful applicant will be announced at the ISMRM 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition in Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA (18-24 April 2009). At the completion of work, the investigators would be asked to present the results of this work at the Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB in Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May 2010 and submit a manuscript for consideration for publication in one of the two ISMRM journals.

Deadline

The deadline for electronic submission for research proposals is 23:59 Eastern 17 December 2008.

Where to Submit:

All materials should be sent electronically to the attention of

Gary Glover, Ph.D., Chair
Grant Review Committee
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
2030 Addison Street, Suite 700
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
ISMRM_09Grants@ismrm.org

The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) awards funds to support research related to all forms
of cardiomyopathy affecting children under the age of 18 years. The goal of CCF’s research program is
to advance medical knowledge on the disease and develop more accurate diagnostic methods, lifeimproving
therapies, and ultimately a cure.

The Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) accepts grant proposals on an annual basis for
innovative basic, clinical or translational research relevant to the cause or treatment of cardiomyopathy in
children. CCF’s grant program is designed to provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of
initial hypotheses and collecting of preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by the National
Institute of Health (NIH) and other major granting institutions. Funding is available in the range of US
$25,000 - US $50,000 for total direct costs only. For grant renewals, CCF funding is limited to two years
(consecutive or otherwise) of support.

Grant award decisions are made through a careful and detailed peer-review selection process. Scientific
excellence and relevance to pediatric cardiomyopathy are the basic criteria for selecting supported
research projects. CCF will issue one request for proposals in 2009. The deadline for grant submission
is September 4, 2009 with final award decisions made by January 2010. Upon receipt of a signed letter
of agreement from the selected investigator, CCF will disburse the funds in installments during the grant
period.

Basic Requirements

The principal investigator must hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree and reside in the United States or
Canada. The investigator must have a faculty appointment at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution
and have the proven ability to pursue independent research as evidenced by original research publications
in peer-reviewed journals.

Tel: 866.808.CURE (2873)
Fax: 201.227.7016
E-mail: info@childrenscardiomyopathy.org

Mail: Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
P.O. Box 547
Tenafly, New Jersey 07670
U.S.A.

ASTRO Resident/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grant

Purpose: To support residents or fellows who are planning a career focusing primarily on basic science or clinical research. This grant is designed for the exceptional trainee and implies commitment to a career in research.

Eligibility: Applicant must show a commitment to a career that focuses primarily on radiation oncology sciences. Applicant must be able to identify a mentor with extensive research experience. The applicant’s institution must have a well-established research and clinical career development program and qualified faculty in radiation oncology sciences to serve as mentors. The recipient is expected to devote 75 percent of his or her professional effort toward the goals of this award.

Conditions: Three grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded for a one-year project. No salary support will be provided.

Deadlines: The application deadline is March 29, 2009. The start date is July 1, 2009.

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031 | Phone: 703.502.1550 | Fax: 703.502.7852

AOFAS Research Grants Program

Call for 2009 Grant Applications: Deadline Dec. 1, 2008

Recognizing the importance of research to advancing foot and ankle care, the AOFAS has doubled grant awards for 2009, raising the funding level per grant from $10,000 to $20,000. Applications are reviewed by the Research Committee using a blinded NIH-style process, and research grants are awarded on a competitive basis.

The AOFAS Research Committee invites applications for one year research grants in amounts up to $20,000. The goal of the Research Grants Program is to advance foot and ankle investigation by providing seed funding for promising research projects and to encourage supplemental submissions to national funding sources.

Eligibility for grant funding is a benefit of membership in AOFAS, and the principle or co-principle project investigator must be an AOFAS Active Member, Associate Member - Osteopathic, Candidate Member or International Member. A principle investigators or co-investigator will not be awarded more than two grants in any four consecutive years. Research Committee members and its ad hoc reviewers may not submit applications in the year are reviewing applications.

The AOFAS Research Grants Program is funded by generous donations from individuals and corporations to the Outreach & Education Fund and the Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation.

Questions?? Contact the AOFAS office at aofasinfo@aofas.org or 800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
6300 N. River Road, Suite 510, Rosemont, IL 60018
800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654 (outside US)

Young Investigator Database Research Seed Grant -- Council on Clinical Cardiology and Stroke Council

General Information

The Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Council on Stroke place a great value on the development of young clinical investigators. To further this effort, the council has a limited number of seed grants for young investigators for meritorious research projects based on the data gathered from Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG). A description of GWTG and the database content follows. The Executive Database Steering Committee and the Get With The Guidelines Steering and Science Sub Committee oversee the large database. Members of these committees will be available as mentors to the applicants. Young investigators may be current fellows in training or within five years of completing their cardiology, or neurology fellowship or other doctoral prepared professionals who are early in their career development and have interest in cardiovascular or stroke research.

The seed grants provide adequate funds to 1) allow initial project design, access to the GWTG data and statistical analysis; and 2) cover travel expenses of the recipient to travel to an AHA conference to present the results. Mentors provide recipients methods of clinical research using GWTG Steering or Subcomittee or EDSC databases. Our goal is to have this initial effort succeed in opening future opportunities for research, collaboration and scientific advancement for the young investigator.

What is Get With The Guidelines?

Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) is a hospital-based quality improvement program designed to close the treatment gap in cardiovascular disease and stroke. It includes modules for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure (HF) and stroke. Each program provides physicians and healthcare providers with materials, information and tools based on relevant AHA/ACC guidelines — i.e., for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, for treatment of HF, or the AHA/ASA guidelines for stroke treatment. Using standard protocols in the hospital setting will help ensure that cardiovascular disease patients are placed on appropriate medications, informed of recommended behavioral modifications, and improve the rate of intervention with cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients both in-hospital and post-discharge to reduce the incidence of CVD events. A key component of this continuous quality improvement program is to monitor progress through the Web-based Patient Management Tool (PMT).

What information is collected in the Get With The Guidelines database?

The information captured in the Get With The Guidelines database parallels the American Heart Association guidelines information.

Process for Developing and Submitting a Proposal
Study questions (hypotheses) need to be developed within the context of data acquired through the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program. The applicant should review the data elements collected across each of the modules (CAD, Heart Failure and Stroke). To avoid developing a proposal already in progress, it will also be helpful to review prior published publications and the list provided of abstracts and manuscripts already in process. Data are also collected during hospitalization and longitudinal data post discharge is not available.

Next steps:

1) Complete the online proposal form and send to laura.shuey@heart.org. Please be sure to provide your e-mail address on the form.

2) If you have questions, please contact laura.shuey@heart.org.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed jointly by GWTG committee leadership and the leadership of Clinical Cardiology or the Stroke Council to determine funded applications.

If awarded funding, data access will be arranged through a designated GWTG mentor and statistical analysis will be arranged through the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The monetary award will cover statistical analysis up to $6,000 in addition to $2,000 to support travel to the national conference for presentation.

Deadline (twice a year): Sept. 30 and March 28

Award: Three awards approximately $8,000 each

Seed Grant Research Program

Program description
An increasing number of young physician scientists are experiencing difficulty finding the resources and support to do research. Consequently, fewer physicians are choosing careers in research which is a terrible loss to medicine.

To address this trend, the American Medical Association Foundation established the Seed Grant Research Program to encourage medical students, physician residents and fellows to enter the research field. The program provides $2,500-$5,000 grants to help them conduct small basic science, applied, or clinical research projects. These funds will round out new project budgets, rather than sustain current initiatives.

2009 program
In March 2009, one-year grants will be awarded in the following research categories:

Cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases
HIV/AIDS
Leukemia
Neoplastic diseases
Secondhand smoke*

*Secondhand smoke grants are supported by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI).

The application deadline is Dec. 12, 2008.

Grant amounts
Grants in Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Leukemia, and Neoplastic Diseases will be $2,500. Grants in the Secondhand smoke category will be $5,000.

Eligibility and funding restrictions
Seed grant funds cannot be used for salary or stipend, indirect/administrative costs, to hire a consultant or contractor, and solely for travel expenses. Seed grants will not be awarded to any applicant who has previously received an AMA Foundation seed grant in the research category in which they are applying. Applicants must be a medical student, physician resident or fellow of an accredited US medical school or institution; they must also be either a US citizen or a permanent resident of the US. Projects must be applicant-conceived, rather than ongoing research of their mentor or Principal Investigator.

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(312) 464-4200

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Hope Street Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of childhood cancer through advocacy, education, and the support of pioneering research in pediatric oncology, invites applications for funding of projects in the following areas:

(Priority ordered)

* Basic, translational, clinical, and applied research projects and fellowships.
* Palliative and pain management or procedural pain management associated with cancer and treatment. (e.g.—innovative pain-free diagnostic testing for routine procedures such as blood draws or spinal taps.)
* Behavioral intervention projects to support children and their families as they cope with cancer diagnosis and treatment.
* Psychosocial research directed at understanding and improving the impact of cancer and cancer treatment on children and their families.

o Priority will be given in the following areas:
+ Focus on pediatric cancers, especially solid tumors.
+ Post-doctoral Fellowships for pediatric cancer research.
+ Grants for junior faculty development in pediatric cancer research at the instructor or assistant professor level. In particular, precedence will be given to fostering promising fellow's transition to faculty positions.
+ Creative or innovative approaches to pediatric cancer research, which could potentially become advanced studies or clinical trials with initial seed support.
* Grants awarded for two years at $40,000 per year for a total of $80,000
* Applications must be completed and submitted online, plus one copy of the application and other required materials sent by regular mail.

Deadlines

* Electronic Submission Deadline: January 9, 2009
* Hard Copy Deadline: January 14, 2009

To apply:

1. Visit https://proposalcentral.altum.com
2. Click on "Enter the Submission System" to access our live application forms and specific instructions.

Questions regarding the Hope Street Kids Grant and Fellowship Program should be directed to the Executive Director at (703) 836-4412 or cynthia.duncan@preventcancer.org

Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials Call for Implementation Partners Application Deadline: Friday, December 5th at 8 pm EST

Background:
Less than three percent of all adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials. The accrual rate is even lower among people of color, older people, and the medically underserved, who tend to have higher cancer mortality rates than the population as a whole. These low numbers compromise the value of clinical research and raise important questions about access to quality care and social justice for all communities affected by cancer.

In recent years, a number of reports have called for the inclusion of public representatives in research design and implementation to address low accrual and improve research outcomes. Communities as Partners in Cancer Clinical Trials: Changing Research, Practice and Policy, a national federally funded initiative spearheaded by the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH), released a report in October 2008 that makes recommendations for improving multi-site, phase III cancer clinical trials through the use of community-based participatory research principles and approaches.1 Communities as Partners is the first national report to detail how the cancer clinical trial process can involve communities affected by cancer – from trial design to implementation to dissemination of results -- with a focus on community engagement strategies. With input from a diverse group of stakeholders, the report includes research, practice and policy-related recommendations for improving accrual rates and addressing persistent disparities in phase III therapeutic cancer trials. More information about the project, including a link to the report, is available at www.communitiesaspartners.org.

Through this “Call for Implementation Partners” we seek to support the implementation process of a number of these recommendations in a variety of settings. In December 2008, we will award one-year seed grants of up to $8000 and provide technical assistance to up to six implementation partners to begin to implement one or more of the recommendations contained in the report.

Major Funders Include:
* Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
* The National Cancer Institute
* California Breast Cancer Research Program
* American Society of Clinical Oncology
* Genentech
* GlaxoSmithKline
* Lance Armstrong Foundation
* Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
* ICC/EDICT
* The Wellness Community

For more information, contact:
Stacy Collins, MSW
Project Coordinator
ENACCT
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 770
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Stacy.collins@enacct.org
301-562-2778 (Direct)
301- 562-2774 (office)

Education Seed Grant

Deadline Date: January 10, 2009

Purpose: To provide funding opportunities for individuals with an active interest in radiologic education.

Nature of Projects: Any area of education related to the radiologic sciences. Projects may include, but are not limited to: Development and dissemination of printed or electronic educational materials; research of teaching methods and evaluation processes; education in emerging nations; medical student or resident education.

Amount: Up to $30,000 for a 1-year project to support the preliminary or pilot phase of education projects, not to supplement major funding already secured. No salary support for the principal investigator will be provided.

Eligibility:

* Applicant must hold a faculty position in a department of radiology, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine within a North American educational institution.
* Applicant must have completed advanced training and be certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent, or on track for certification. See the American Board of Radiology Website for details, TheABR.org.
* Applicant must not have been principal investigator on education grant/contract amounts totaling $50,000 or more in a single calendar year. The restriction on prior funding includes support from single or combined grants or contracts from any source including government, private or industrial/commercial sources.
* Applicant/co-principal investigators must not be agents of any for-profit, commercial company in the radiologic sciences.
* Applicant may not submit more than one research or education grant application to the RSNA R&E Foundation per year. Acceptance of an award from another source for the same project is prohibited unless one source provides only salary support and the other source provides only support for non-personnel research expenses.
* Recipients may not have concurrent RSNA grants.

Radiological Society of North America, Inc., 820 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, IL 60523-2251
Tel. 1-630-571-2670 || fax 1-630-571-783