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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 Applications: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Career Enhancement Award

ASBMR is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2012 ASBMR Career Enhancement Award. The award is intended to foster the academic potential and career of a bone and mineral faculty member, clinical, basic and translational scientist, as well as stimulate the academic growth of the applicant's department. There are three types of ASBMR Career Enhancement Awards:

Collaborative Research Support Award
Sabbatical Research Support Award
General Research Support Award

The deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday, April 20, 2012.

Call for Nominations: 2012 Taubman Prize For Excellence in Translational Medical Science

This award is presented annually by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan. It is meant to recognize work in the crucial field of translational research being conducted by the clinician-scientist who has done the most to transform laboratory discoveries into clinical applications for patients suffering from disease.

Prize: $100,000

Eligibility: International scientists are eligible.

U-M scientists are excluded.

Self-nomination is permitted.

Judging Criteria:
Significant contribution to translating basic research findings into medical practice
The manner in which nominee’s clinical activities connects to his or her laboratory research

Deadline: April 1, 2012

Announcement of Winner: At the annual Taubman Institute Symposium in October 2012. The winner will be asked to serve as the keynote speaker at that event.

Nomination Guidelines
For a nomination to be considered by the selection committee, the following items must be submitted with the completed nomination form:

A letter of nomination detailing the individual’s extraordinary or sustained contribution to…
The curriculum vitae of the nominee
A bibliography of significant publications
Two additional letters of support

Electronic submissions are encouraged. Incomplete nominations will not be presented to the nomination committee. The deadline for receiving nominations is April 1, 2012.

If you have any questions, please email them to TaubmanInstitute@umich.edu or call Dr. Stacey Sakowski at (734)763-8284.

Call for Applications: Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Award 2013

The Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Foundation announces that it is accepting applications for the 2013 Cancer Research Award. The award consists of financial support for a cancer-related research project in the maximal amount of CHF 1'000'000.- over four years and, in addition, a personal prize in the amount of CHF 50'000.- awarded to the successful principal investigator. The award and price will be presented to the successful candidate in October 2013 at a public ceremony at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

With this award it is the intent of the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Foundation to support an outstanding project by an innovative investigator early in her or his career. Projects in both basic research and clinical investigations (translational research) are eligible. The award money may be used for salaries of project co-investigators or staff, equipment and any other costs related to the project. The funds cannot be used to support the salary of the principal investigator. The applicant must provide evidence of his professional affiliation and current position as well as of the availability of the infrastructure needed to carry out the proposed project.

The award money is provided in four annual instalments. The Foundation makes the last three payments conditional upon submission of a yearly progress report. Representatives of the Foundation may visit the research group once during the four-year award period. Under no circumstances can the support be extended beyond four years. The Foundation expects written acknowledgments of its support on all reports published.
Evaluation Procedure

The evaluation for the 2013 Prize will take place in three steps. Candidates must first submit a project outline on the official application forms which can be downloaded from www.steinerstiftung.unibe.ch. The completed application and requested documents must be submitted to the president of the Foundation by e-mail with a single attached PDF file. The applications will then be evaluated by the Scientific Advisory Board of the Foundation. The applicants of the best five to six submissions will be invited to submit a detailed research project. These projects will again be evaluated by the Scientific Advisory Board with the additional help of outside referees. The short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. The final decision on the successful applicant will be made on the recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Board by the Council of the Foundation.

Deadline for submission of the project outline: March 31st 2012.

The five to six successful applicants will be notified by the Foundation not later than June 30th 2012.
Deadline for submission of detailed research project: August 31st 2012.

The interviews will take place in January, 2013 in Bern, Switzerland.

The Prize Winner will be notified by the Foundation not later than January 31st 2013. The research work should start between February and December 2013.

Objectives of the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Foundation

The objectives of the Dr. Josef Steiner award are:

to honor outstanding cancer research: new basic concepts, new diagnostic or therapeutic approaches and preventive methods;

to encourage those individuals who have contributed to basic knowledge of cancer by their systematic research work;

to educate the public that cancer research progress is realized in a step by step manner;

to honor even small advances in the hope that a major breakthrough in cancer research will sooner or later occur.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Grants Program

FAER offers four types of grants. Complete descriptions are below.

Next Grant Deadline: February 15, 2012

If you have questions, please contact Carol Demulling at demulling.carol@mayo.edu or 507-538-7879.

Mentored Research Training Grant - Basic Science (MRTG-BS)
The Mentored Research Training Grant - Basic Science (MRTG-BS) is a two-year grant (the first year is funded at $75,000 and the second year is funded at $100,000) awarded for basic science research. Individuals who have completed their clinical anesthesia training and have academic appointments at the instructor or assistant professor level, no more than 10 years after completion of residency or fellowship, are eligible to apply. The recipient must be guaranteed 75% protected non-clinical time for research, which may include research related to but not specifically for the project being funded. The research mentor must have a minimum of 40% non-clinical academic time devoted to research activities during the two-year duration of the grant. A detailed mentoring and career development plan is part of the application for an MRTG-BS.

Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational Science (MRTG-CT)
The Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational Science (MRTG-CT) is a two-year grant (the first year is funded at $75,000 and the second year is funded at $100,000) awarded for clinical or translational research. Individuals who have completed their clinical anesthesia training and have academic appointments at the instructor or assistant professor level, no more than 10 years after completion of residency or fellowship, are eligible to apply. The recipient must be guaranteed 75% protected non-clinical time for research, which may include research related to but not specifically for the project being funded. The research mentor must have a minimum of 40% non-clinical academic time devoted to research activities during the two-year duration of the grant. A detailed mentoring and career development plan is part of the application for an MRTG-CT.

Research Fellowship Grant (RFG)
A Research Fellowship Grant (RFG) provides a one-year $75,000 grant to individuals participating in a clinical training program that is part of an ACGME-approved anesthesiology residency program. This 12 contiguous months of FAER-sponsored research must be combined with at least six months of research that is part of the residency program continuum (CBY – CA3 years), consistent with the ABA templates for research, for a total of 18 months of research experience. Alternately, the 12 months of FAER-sponsored research can be in conjunction (either before or after) a one-year clinical fellowship sponsored by an ACGME-approved residency program. A research mentor must be identified and must provide written commitment to strong, direct involvement in all research activity. During the 12-month fellowship period the recipient will be required to spend a minimum of 80% of his or her time in research related to but not specifically on the project.

Research Education Grant (REG)
A Research in Education Grant (REG) is a two-year grant to be awarded competitively to individuals who have completed their clinical anesthesia training and have academic faculty appointments. The REG is intended to stimulate career development for anesthesiologists interested in research into the concepts, methods and techniques of education in anesthesiology in all its forms, including novel approaches to educating medical students, residents, fellows and practicing physicians. Applications from both junior and senior faculty are accepted. A mentor with expertise in education is required for all applicants. Each of the two years is funded at $50,000 per year. The recipient must be guaranteed a minimum of 40% protected non-clinical time for research related to this education project. Application may be made for a second two-year award and will be reviewed competitively with other applications.

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research
200 First Street SW, WF6-674
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone: (507) 266-6866
Fax: (507) 284-0291

American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards

Two awards will be given to young basic, translational and clinical investigators residing outside North America to provide travel expenses to attend Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).

Eligibility: Young investigators outside of North America
Amount/year: $500
Duration: N/A
Deadline: March 9
Start Date: July 1

This award provides $500 to two young basic, translational or clinical investigators residing outside North America to support their travel and related expenses to attend DDW. Recipients will be acknowledged at the Researchers Recognition Celebration during DDW.

Objective

To enable young investigators outside of North American institutions to attend DDW and encourage them to maintain a commitment to digestive disease research.

Eligibility Criteria

* Candidates for this award must hold an MD or PhD degree or a non-US equivalent degree (e.g. MB, ChB, MBBS, DO), be 35 years of age or younger at the time of DDW and be fluent in English.
* AGA membership is required at the time of application submission. The applicant must be sponsored by an international AGA member. For information about AGA membership, please call 301-654-2055, extension 651 or visit www.gastro.org/membership.
* Applicants must be the first author of an abstract accepted by the AGA for presentation at DDW and provide evidence of abstract acceptance.
* Applicants may only submit one abstract for consideration.

Requirements

* The award recipient must present the abstract. No exceptions are allowed.
* Abstracts must have been selected by the AGA for presentation at DDW.
* The applicant is expected to have a faculty sponsor, who is typically the mentor for the project.
* A letter of recommendation from the sponsor is required certifying that the applicant is actively engaged in GI-related research at the sponsoring institution with a commitment to a career in that field.
* Recipients and their sponsor will be expected to be present at the Researchers Recognition Celebration during DDW where they will be recognized.

Selection Criteria

Recipients will be selected on the basis of the applicant's credentials and achievements as documented in the curriculum vitae, letter documenting interest in attending and the benefits of attending along with summary of future goals, and letter of support from the applicant’s sponsor summarizing the candidate’s attributes and the impact of attending DDW. The letter should also demonstrate institutional commitment to the candidate’s future career.
Review Process

A selection committee comprised of members of the AGA Research Award Panel, one member of the AGA International Committee and two members-at-large selected by the award donors will review the applications and select the award recipients.

Notification Deadlines

Selected candidates will be notified by April 30.

Application Process

The deadline for receipt of applications is March 9. The typed application, curriculum vitae, copy of accepted DDW abstract, copy of AGA acceptance notification and letter of support must be combined into and submitted as one PDF document. The document must be titled by the applicant’s last name and first initial only. Hard copies are not accepted. Please e-mail the application document to awards@gastro.org. The applicant's full name and project title are to be included in the submission e-mail. Direct all questions to the Research Awards Manager via telephone at 301-222-4012 or e-mail at awards@gastro.org.

Support for this program by Anil Rustgi, MD and Vinod Rustgi, MD is gratefully acknowledged.

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards

2013 Nominations are now open.

Deadline: March 1, 2012

Thanks to a generous donation from Pfizer Ophthalmics, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) has established the AFER/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards in honor of Carl B. Camras, MD.

Dr. Camras was highly respected for his work as a glaucoma specialist and a research scientist. He was most widely recognized for developing prostaglandin analogues for the treatment of elevated IOP in patients with glaucoma. During his distinguished career, he took a personal interest in developing the next generation of eye and vision researchers.

Pfizer Ophthalmics is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients with eye disorders and committed to supporting ophthalmic research. Its mission is to become the most valued partner in ophthalmics. The AFER/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Award demonstrates this unwavering commitment.

Up to three awards of $10,000 each will be presented annually.

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

Early career researchers, who are no more than 45 years old at the time of nomination.
Exhibit excellence in research and their fundamental scientific discoveries, concepts and novel technologies
The discovery or observation must have led to, or have the promise of leading to, clinical applications

Nominations must be submitted online. Recipients will be notified June 2012, and the awards will be presented at 2013 ARVO Annual Meeting keynote Session in Seattle, Washington.

For additional information, contact ARVO Director of Awards & Grants Barbara Holli at bhollils@arvo.org or 240-221-2940.

Pediatric Radiology Pilot Award

The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15.

In response to surveys of the membership, surveys of past grant recipients and SPR Board discussions, in February 2010, the SPR Research and Education Foundation established the Pediatric Radiology Pilot award.

This new grant award is designed to provide a higher level of support for pediatric radiology-related projects of merit.

This grant can be used to fund protected time.
Amount – up to $50,000.

Funding will be based on merit, including expertise and available resources, but should also endeavor to focus on unique aspects of imaging or image-guided therapy/intervention in children, promote the importance of imaging or imaging expertise in improving health care in children, embrace broader cross boundary impact, including public policy or translational medicine, cultivate multidisciplinary cooperation, and provide opportunities for additional funding

Beginning in 2011, SPR Seed and Pilot grants will be applied for using the Common Application through the IORC website: www.radresearch.org.

To begin:

Go to www.radresearch.org
Select Common Application from the Navigation menu on the left
If you are not already registered, register your name and password
Select the desired Grant Program
Print the Instructions from the page
Begin completing the form

Questions? Contact Jennifer Boylan at jboylan@acr.org.

Society for Pediatric Radiology
1891 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703-648-0680
SPR@acr.org

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group American College of Radiology Radiation Oncology Resident Training Fellowship

The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), with support from the American College of Radiology (ACR), has established a Radiation Oncology Resident Training Fellowship. This five-day fellowship at RTOG Headquarters in Philadelphia will focus on introducing residents to radiation oncology research. The RTOG Fellows will participate in a two-day RTOG Study Chair Education and Training Session and a subsequent three-day program designed by the resident and RTOG leadership and staff to investigate more fully his or her area of interest in radiation oncology research.

Residents interested in applying for the Fellowship must submit an application, including a CV and a brief narrative describing the intended focus of their three-day session. The intended area of focus can be a disease site (RTOG's principal disease sites are: brain, bladder, cervix, breast, head & neck, lung, prostate, and GI sites), an RT treatment modality (IMRT, brachytherapy, stereotactic, 3DCRT), or revolve around an outcomes or translational research question. RTOG staff will help successful applicants finalize their research focus. Applicants must be from a current RTOG member facility in North America. Participation of the resident's home institution as an RTOG member will also be considered during the application review. Each Fellow will also be required to submit a brief review of the value of the experience and a critique of the program at the conclusion of the Fellowship.

The ACR, working with RTOG, will provide for reasonable reimbursement of travel, room and board. RTOG will award two Fellowships for each Study Chair Education and Training Session. Upcoming training sessions are scheduled as follows:

Study Chair Training & Fellowship Session

Application Due Date

September 12 - 16, 2011--05/13/2011

March 12 - 16, 2012--12/05/2011

September 10 - 14, 2012--05/14/2012

Applications and information about RTOG's research areas are available at www.rtog.org.

For additional information please contact Nancy Soto, BS, Director, Protocol Development & Regulatory Compliance, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, American College of Radiology, Philadelphia Office, by e-mail: RTOG-SCWS@acr.org.

A-T Children's Project Basic and Translational Research Grants Related to Ataxia-Telangiectasia

The A-T Children's Project strives to assist respected scientists in developing a clearer understanding of ataxia-telangiectasia. We are determined to find a timely cure, or life-improving treatments, for this serious disease. Grant awards are made through a careful and detailed selection process. The members of our Scientific Advisory Board examine each proposal and make their independent recommendations to our Board of Directors which then votes on each proposed project. Proposals from junior investigators, from scientists in related disciplines, and from individuals with innovative new ideas for A-T research are particularly encouraged, as are laboratories and teams working together from industry as well as teaching universities.

The Project provides competitive grant awards for basic and translational research grants related to A-T. One- and two-year projects are funded up to a maximum total direct cost of US$75,000 per year. Grants of US$75,000 per year, however, are rare; grants in the US$25,000 - 50,000 per year range are much more common.

Applicants please note that the A-T Children's Project is currently focusing its funding efforts on grant proposals that are relevant to a therapeutic intervention for A-T and/or proposals that facilitate translational or clinical research for this disease. As such, these types of applications will be given priority funding.

Applicants should also be aware that meritorious proposals may be rejected if:

The proposed research is too far from being relevant to a therapeutic intervention
Our Scientific Advisory Board finds the research redundant and in no need of validation
The proposed research is likely to happen anyway, without our support
The research cannot realistically be achieved with the proposed budget

Letters of Intent

A Letter of Intent is not required. However, prior to submission of a full-length proposal, applicants seeking Scientific Advisory Board input may submit a Letter of Intent directly to the A-TCP Science Coordinator at cynthia@atcp.org . This letter (not to exceed two pages) should include a brief abstract describing the proposed research, specific aims and an estimated budget.

Proposal Submission Information and Deadlines

Applicants must submit an electronic copy of their Proposal in either MSWord or .PDF formats to grants@atcp.org Applicants must also submit three (3) copies of the Proposal to:

Cynthia Rothblum-Oviatt, PhD

Science Coordinator

A-T Children's Project
5300 W. Hillsboro Blvd. Suite 105
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073 USA
Phone: 954.481.6611 / Fax: 954.725.1153

Submission deadlines for grant applications are September 1 and March 1 of each year (or the following business day if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday). Hard copies of grant applications need to be postmarked by the deadline.

Grants are reviewed and awarded quickly compared to most other grant-giving organizations. In most cases, a grant decision will be made and communicated to the applicant within 90 days after the grant application deadline.