Transplantation Grants

Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support excellence in nurses engaged in blood and marrow transplantation

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
Be a recognized expert in the field of blood and marrow transplantation (e.g., through publications, presentations, research, and peer review)
Made a significant contribution to one or more of the following related to blood and marrow transplantation: professional/patient education, clinical practice, and/or nursing research
Serves as a role model for other nurses.

Criteria:
The scoring criteria for judging this nomination is as follows:

ONS involvement: Participation should include involvement at the local or national level.
Includes membership on committees, holding office, or task force participation.
Recognized expert in the field of blood and marrow transplantation, contributing to the development of blood and marrow transplantation.
Includes articles in newsletters, journals, reports, video, multimedia, computer assisted instruction, chapters in books (do not include research here, include research in last criteria point).
Significant contribution to the following areas:
Professional/patient education related to blood and marrow transplantation
Presentations
Examples in letters of role modeling
Specific educational interventions
Program development
Support groups
Adjunct faculty to preceptor for students
Community outreach
Clinical practice related to blood and marrow transplantation:
Theoretical concepts used
Nursing process used
Professional development of self and others
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Quality assurance
Ethical decision-making used
Reviews/applies nursing research
Blood and marrow transplantation research

Application deadline: October 31, 5pm ET.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6162 (fax)
customer.service@ons.org

Advanced Transplant Provider Award

Deadline: September 14, 2010

Attendence to ASTS Winter Symposium:
Complimentary Registration
2 nights hotel accomodations
Travel expenses (up to $750)

Description This award recognizes the time and effort dedicated to advancing clinical practice through translation of scientific information, development of standards and clinical mentoring of the Advanced Transplant Provider, with a travel prize to the ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium. Self nominations are accepted.

Amount Expenses (registration, 2 nights hotel accomodations, and travel costs up to $750) associated with attendance at the ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium

Applicant Eligibility

Please review these eligibility requirements to ensure that you apply for the appropriate award.

ASTS Member (Associate Members only)
May not have won the ASTS Advanced Transplant Provider award within the last five years

Submission Requirements Online Application Form
Nominator must write a maximum 500 word description of the advanced transplant provider’s contributions to the field of transplantation
CV

Other Requirements The Awardee must attend the ASTS Awards Ceremony at ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium to formally accept the award.

Review
Criteria Applications will be scored on the following criteria:

Consistently promotes evidence based patient driven excellence
Serves as a role model in skilled communication, multidisciplinary collaboration and effective decision making in the various phases of transplantation.
Enriches the field of transplantation by demonstrating leadership as a mentor in achieving excellence.
Demonstrates academic contributions to the field of transplantation thru publication, public speaking or society committee involvement.
Furthers the ASTS mission thru project initiates that benefit patients, promotes education and advances the science of transplantation.

Other 1 award available annually

* The funding of ASTS research awards is contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of qualified applications.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2461 South Clark St., Suite 640 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-414-7870 Fax: 703-414-7874

American Society of Transplant Surgeons Vanguard Prize

$2,500 & expenses to the ASTS Winter Symposium

Deadline: September 14, 2010

Description ASTS continues to recognize and honor ASTS junior members for their efforts in basic and clinical research by awarding travel prizes to the ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium. It is designed to identify the best clinical and basic research manuscripts from young investigators in the previous year. Self nominations are accepted as well as nominations of junior faculty within five years of fellowship.

Amount $2,500 Honorarium
Expenses (coach airfare, hotel and registration) associated with attendance at the ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium

Applicant Eligibility

Please review these eligibility requirements to ensure that you apply for an appropriate award.
ASTS Member (Regular or Candidate Member)
Clinical Instructor or Assistant Professor surgical faculty member at a UNOS approved (or Canadian equivalent) transplant center, within 5 years of appointment

Submission Requirements Online Application Form
Published Paper
CV

Other Requirements The Awardee must attend the ASTS Awards Ceremony at ASTS State of the Art Winter Symposium to formally accept the award.

Previous recipients of the Vanguard Prize are not eligible.

Other 2 awards available annually

* The funding of ASTS research awards is contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of qualified applications.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2461 South Clark St., Suite 640 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-414-7870 Fax: 703-414-7874

Career Development Award in Liver Transplantation in Memory of the University of Michigan Transplant Team

Application Submission Deadline: October 15, 2010
Recipient Notification: February 2011
Award Period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013

The AASLD Career Development Award in Liver Transplantation in Memory of the University of Michigan Transplant Team is intended to foster career development for an individual performing clinical and/or translational research in the field of liver transplantation and who has shown commitment to excellence in the field at an early stage of his or her career. The award is designed to support a junior faculty member in the development of liver transplant research so that further funding can be obtained.

The purpose of this award is to foster career development for an individual performing clinical and/or translational research in the field of liver transplantation and who has shown commitment to excellence in the field at an early stage of his or her career. The award is designed to support a junior faculty member in the development of liver transplant research so that further funding can be obtained.

ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for this award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be in the first five years of appointment as a junior faculty member (instructor or assistant professor) at a UNOS approved transplant center who spends 50% or more of his/her time in clinical transplantation or transplantation-related sciences.
2. Applicant must show commitment to making substantial contributions to the field of liver transplantation.
3. Applicant does not hold other similar research awards. Applicants who hold other similar research awards (including but not limited to NIH-K08, NIH-K23, Veterans Administration-Research Associate, Clinical Investigator, AGA Research Scholar Award, Glaxo Institute of Digestive Health Award, American Liver Foundation Liver Scholar Award, etc.) are not eligible.
4. Sponsor should be the applicant's research mentor and must be an AASLD member in good standing.
5. Applicant must be an AASLD member in good standing by the award start date and maintain active membership for the duration of the award period (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013). If the applicant is not a member at the time of application, a membership application should be submitted along with the award application.
6. Each sponsoring institution may submit only one application. Those institutions with more than one location may submit only one application per location.

AWARD AND REQUIREMENTS
One award of $90,000 will be provided over two years ($45,000 per year). Money may be used for salary support or for technical support/laboratory supplies for the investigator and no indirect costs are provided. It is expected that additional funds are available to the candidate in order to carry out the proposed research.

This award is intended to support the recipient’s continued research. Funds will be issued to the recipient’s institution and are not transferable from one recipient to another. The award cannot be transferred to another institution without prior written approval from AASLD.

Recipients must acknowledge the award in all publications resulting from research performed during the tenure of this award. Abstracts, manuscripts, or other articles that reflect research funded by this award must acknowledge support from AASLD, and copies must be forwarded to AASLD. In addition, a scientific progress and financial report must be sent to AASLD at the end of each award year and upon completion of the award. Funding of the second year of the award is contingent upon receipt of a first year progress report. All awardees are strongly encouraged to present their work at The Liver Meeting®.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be evaluated based upon their background, their commitment to a research career, the strength of their research project and the environment in which they will conduct this project.

The AASLD Awards Committee will review the applications and select recipients of the award. Applications will be reviewed based only on the written materials submitted. All decisions are final. Incomplete applications and applications that fail to adhere strictly to the instructions (including the submission deadline and page limitations) will not be reviewed. Selection decisions will be announced by February 2011.

DEADLINE
The application deadline for this award is 11:59 pm Eastern time, October 15, 2010. The completed application, letters of support or commitment and other documents as applicable 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 permitted. Please email the application to awards@aasld.org.

NOTIFICATION DATE/START DATE
Notification date will be February 2011 for a July 2011 start date. The award period is July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013.

Questions? Contact Denise Seise or Kristin Hutcherson via email at awards@aasld.org.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-299-9766
Fax: 703-299-9622
Email: aasld@aasld.org

Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Application Submission Deadline: October 15, 2010
Recipient Notification: February 2011
Fellowship period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

The AASLD Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship program provides salary and benefit support for GI fellows pursuing an additional, full-year of training focused on patient care in advanced/transplant hepatology. The intent of the program is to prepare the trainee to be eligible for certification in transplant hepatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and/or the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).

The purpose of this program is to provide salary and benefit support for GI fellows pursuing an additional, full-year of training focused on patient care in advanced/transplant hepatology, beginning on July 1, 2011. The intent of the training program is to prepare the trainee to be eligible for certification in transplant hepatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).

ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for this award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:
1. The applicant must complete his/her GI fellowship training (at an ACGME approved institution) in the U.S. by July 1, 2011 or have been accepted to a U.S. GI training program (ACGME approved) beginning between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013.
2. The sponsoring institution must have a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) approved liver transplant program, which must be in good standing and must perform at least 10 liver transplantations per year. The program must have a full-time faculty member or members capable of teaching a curriculum with a broad-base of knowledge in transplant medicine and hepatology. The program must provide training in living donor transplantation.
3. The applicant must have a faculty mentor who is active in hepatology at the applicant’s sponsoring institution.
4. The applicant must be member of AASLD by the award start date and maintain active membership for the duration of the award period.
5. The applicant will be mentored during the fellowship period (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) by a member of AASLD.
6. The applicant is a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or recipient of a student or trainee Visa to the U.S.
7. The award is strictly for an additional year of clinical hepatology fellowship training and the applicant may not be faculty during the fellowship period (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012).
8. The applicant will not hold other, similar fellowship awards during the fellowship period (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012).
9. Each sponsoring institution may submit only one application. Those institutions with more than one location may submit only one application per location.

AWARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
An award of $60,000 will be provided for one year. Money is for salary and benefit support (up to 8% or $4,800) only for the fellow. Awards are granted to the individual applicant, not the applicant’s institution. However, funds will be paid directly to the awardee’s institution. In addition, the fellow’s travel-related expenses incurred to attend the 2011 AASLD Annual Meeting and 2012 Digestive Disease Week® will be reimbursed up to $2,000 per meeting and according to guidelines provided prior to each meeting. Awards cannot be transferred to another institution and recipients cannot change their mentor without prior written approval from AASLD.

Recipients must provide a final report by July 31, 2012, summarizing their activities related to this award. The report is to be sent to AASLD and is not considered confidential. In addition, a financial report from the institution must be sent to AASLD at the end of the award year, together with any unexpended funds, also no later than July 31, 2012. The awardee’s institution will be notified of reports that are not received in a timely manner. In the event that a grant is canceled, AASLD can not assume responsibility for expenditures in excess of payments already made to the awardee’s institution prior to the effective date of cancellation. All unexpended funds must be returned to AASLD. If an award is to be canceled, the recipient must provide written explanation to AASLD.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be evaluated based upon their background and their commitment to a career in adult or pediatric clinical hepatology. Specifically, candidates will be reviewed based on:
• Professional potential of the applicant
• Experience, productivity, and commitment of the faculty mentor(s)
• Clinical and/or academic environment
• Quality of proposed clinical program

AASLD will review the applications and select recipients of the award. Applications will be reviewed based only on the written materials submitted. All decisions are final. Incomplete applications and applications that fail to adhere strictly to the instructions (including the submission deadline and page limitations) will not be reviewed. Selection decisions will be announced by February 2011.

Questions? Contact Denise Seise or Kristin Hutcherson via email at awards@aasld.org or by phone at 703-299-9766.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Phone: 703-299-9766
Fax: 703-299-9622
Email: aasld@aasld.org

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Applications due September 15, 2010

This grant provides seed money and start-up funding for a new investigator doing research in the topic areas of stem cells and orthopaedic allograft research. One grant totaling up to $100,000 for a maximum time period of two years is available, conditional upon annual review, thanks to generous support from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. Clinical relevance must be clearly noted in the abstract and specific aims, and be explicit in both the project title and the study design. The principal investigator or the co-principal investigator must be an orthopaedic surgeon. PhDs and DVMs are eligible if they are affiliated with an orthopaedic department and working with an orthopaedic surgeon who is the principal investigator or co-principal investigator. Funds may not be used for salary. Applications for projects of a clinical or basic science nature will be accepted.

For more information please contact:

Jean McGuire, V.P., Grants (847) 384-4348
Mary Marino, Grants Administrator (847) 384-4359

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
6300 N. River Road Suite 700
Rosemont, IL 60018-4261

Tel: (847) 698-9980 Fax: (847) 698-7806
Email: communications@oref.org

American Society of Nephrology Grants and Funding

Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant, John Merrill Grant in Transplantation, Norman Siegel Research Scholar Grant & The Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant

Please note: Applicants applying for the Gottschalk Grant, Halpin Grant, Merrill Grant, or Siegel Grant will be automatically considered for any of the four awards. There is no need to send in separate applications.

Next Application Deadline: Friday, January 28, 2011*

Purpose
To provide funding for young faculty to foster evolution to an independent research career by providing transition funding toward successful application for an RO1 grant. Applicants must be within 7 years of initial faculty appointment and may be in the last two years of a mentored award. Applicants must be able to show evidence of progress toward capability to oversee an independent research project or its equivalent.

Although not a restricted award, preference for the Norman Siegel Research Scholar Grant will be given to a pediatric investigator.

Although not a restricted award, preference for the John Merrill Grant will be given to a transplant investigator.

The Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant supports research on topics in immunology and genetics directly relevant to human membranous nephropathy. The research proposal must include an explanation of how the proposed research is relevant to human membranous nephropathy.

Eligibility
Applicants must be a resident of North America, an active member of the ASN (full dues-paying membership), and hold an MD or PhD or equivalent degree. At the time of submission the applicant's membership must be current and their dues paid. Appointment to full-time faculty must be confirmed in writing by the Department Chair, indicating the date of first full-time faculty appointment, and providing assurance that the department will provide needed resources for conducting independent research (laboratory and office space, salary support, and protected research time of at least 75%). It must be assured that the proposed project is independent of previous mentors.

Additionally, applicants will be considered ineligible should they submit more than one type of ASN grant application during any particular grants cycle. ASN career development grants are not renewable and previous recipients are not eligible for a second grant.

Grant Amount
The award will provide $100,000 annually for two years, beginning between July 1 and September 1, and will cover salaries/supplies related to the candidate's research proposal. A maximum of 10% ($10,000) may be used to cover indirect costs at the candidate's sponsoring institution.

Previous or Current Funding Allowed
Applicants are allowed to have currently, or have had previously, extramural (NIH or Foundation) mentored career development grant funding (e.g., NIH K08). However, total grant funding including the ASN career development grant cannot exceed $250,000 in annual direct costs, irrespective of scientific overlap. The amount of the ASN grant will be reduced as appropriate if total funding exceeds this amount at any time during the funding period of the grant.

Use of Grant Funds
Salary/Fringe: Up to $70,000 can be used for the PI's salary/fringe.

Supplies: Any or all of the funds can be used for research supplies or support salary of research assistant.

Equipment: Funds cannot be used to purchase equipment that costs more than $5,000, unless such purchase is clearly justified in the research plan and approved by ASN.

Restrictions: Up to $2,000 a year may be used on travel to attend relevant scientific meetings. Funds may not be used for clinical or administrative time.

Post-Award Requirements
A progress report is required for non-competitive renewal of the grant for the second year. A final report is also required at the end of the funding period. The award is for continuous support, and interruptions in the period of support will require prior written approval from ASN.

Progress reports should include the following: Summary of progress during tenure of the ASN award, publications during the tenure of the award, an updated listing of current and pending grant support from all sources, and plans for continuing the research project in the next year.

Additional Requirements
Research Scholars are required to devote at least 75% of their time to research. Awardees shall be known as Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholars of the American Society of Nephrology, Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Scholars of the American Society of Nephrology, John Merrill Grant Scholars of the American Society of Nephrology or Norman Siegel Research Scholars of the American Society of Nephrology.

Researchers shall acknowledge ASN's support in publications resulting from their proposed work.

Each grant may be transferred from one institution to another only with the prior approval of ASN. ASN must receive written assurance from the Department Head/Division Director of the new institution that the investigator at the time of or before the invitation will be permitted to devote at least 75% of his or her time to research, have a full-time faculty appointment, and that appropriate research facilities will be available.

Application
Only online applications will be accepted. All parts of the application must be completed by Friday, January 28, 4:00 EST.

Please note: Applicant should allow enough time for all parts of the application to be completed. Letters of reference must be uploaded by the original author (not the applicant).

The required signature form must be emailed to grants@asn-online.org by Friday, January 28, 4:00 EST. Signatures will need to be collected from the applicant's Department Chair and the Institution's Fiscal Officer.

Please note the following in regards to the application:

The research proposal text should be in size 12 font.
The research proposal has a 10-page length limit including figures.
You do not need to include a proposed budget with your application.

Evaluation Criteria
The Review Committee will consider the potential of the applicant and the proposed project for eventual funding by a NIH R01 grant or its equivalent. Assessment will include the qualifications of the applicant with respect to prior training, productivity, and independence, as well as the scientific merit of the proposed project. The institutional commitment to the development of the applicant as an independent investigator will also be assessed.

No-Cost Extension Policy
No-cost extension requests must be submitted to Holly Osborne (hosborne@asn-online.org) in writing at least 30 days before the end of the research period. A progress report and a financial report must be submitted along with the extension request letter. Grants may only be extended for one year at a maximum of 50 percent of the previous year's funding.

Contact
For more information about research grants, please contact grants@asn-online.org.

Next Application Deadline: Friday, January 28, 2011*

*All parts of the application must be completed by Friday, January 28, 4:00 EST

Thomas E. Starzl Postdoctoral Fellowship in Transplantation Biology

The Thomas E. Starzl Postdoctoral Fellowship in Transplantation Biology has been established to train outstanding national or international M.D., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. postdoctoral fellows who exhibit potential to develop into highly successful independent investigators and likely to remain in transplantation research. The purpose of this two-year fellowship is (1) to foster the training of research fellows with the potential to develop into successful independent investigators and (2) to foster, through training research fellows, transplant-related research that is of high merit.

Additional fellowship information, application instructions, and application forms will be available in the summer of 2010. Inquiries concerning the application process should be made to stiresearch@pitt.edu.

Application deadline is December 1, 2010 with a beginning start date of July 1, 2011.