American Lung Association Grant Offerings
The following awards will be offered as a part of the 2011-2012 American Lung Association Nationwide Awards and Grants Portfolio:
Important Dates
Applications Open: June 21, 2010
Letter of Intent for Lung Cancer Discovery Award*: July 23, 2010
Application Deadline: October 21, 2010
*This is the only American Lung Association Grant that requires a LOI
I. TRAINING AWARDS
Lung Health Dissertation Grant (1 grant available): $21,000/yr. Pre-doctoral support for nurses or students with an academic career focused on the various disciplines of social science. Research areas of particular interest are: psychosocial, behavioral, health services, health policy, epidemiological, biostatistical and educational matters related to lung disease.
Senior Research Training Fellowship (8-10 grants available): $32,500/yr. Post-doctoral support for MDs and/or PhDs receiving further academic training as scientific investigators. Research areas of particular interest are: adult pulmonary medicine, pediatric pulmonary medicine and lung biology.
II. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Biomedical Research Grant (10-12 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology.
Dalsemer Research Grant (1 grant available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching interstitial lung disease.
Clinical Patient Care Research Grant (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on traditional clinical studies examining methods of improving patient care and/or treatment for lung disease.
Social-Behavioral Research Grant: (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on epidemiological and behavioral studies examining risk factors affecting lung health. This grant includes studies concerning the ethical, legal and economic aspects of health services and policies.
DeSousa Award (1 grant available): $100,000/yr. Supports investigators, at any level of research experience, focusing on bronchiectasis, infection with atypical Mycobacteria, particularly Mycobacterium Avium, and/or infection with Nocardia species.
Lung Cancer Discovery Award (1 grant available): $100,000/yr. Supports investigators, at any level of research experience, focusing on novel treatments or a cure for lung cancer.
A Letter of Intent is required for this award.
Additional grant opportunities may become available at a later date.
American Lung Association
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Washington, DC 20004
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F: 202 452 1805
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