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Featured this month ... Ajinomoto Co., Inc.: Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (3ARP); Endocrine Society: 2007 Lilly Endocrine Scholars Award; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research and more

Funding News, February 2007

José Fernández
United States
2 February 2007

February 2007
15 NEW ITEMS

GrantsNet Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities are now available on GrantsNet and GrantsNet Express. Please contact Allison Millar for more information.

New Faculty-Postdoc-Graduate Programs

February 2007

Endocrine Society: 2007 Genentech Clinical Fellows Travel Grants

Endocrine Society: 2007 Endocrine Scholars Award

March 2007

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.: Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program

Endocrine Society: 2007 Lilly Endocrine Scholars Award

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research

April 2007

Spina Bifida Association: Young Investigator Awards

FARAN Laboratories sa: Prostate Cancer Prevention Grant

June 2007

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Five-Year Named Chair for Senior and Junior Faculty Grant

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Individual Research Grant

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: One-Time Start-Up Costs Grant

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Postdoctoral & Graduate Student Fellowship Grant

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The Broad Foundation: Broad Medical Research Program

Undergraduate Programs

February 2007

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network: NNIN REU Program

March 2007

Arkansas State University RISE: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE)

California State University, Fullerton RISE: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE)

Other Funding News Features

Deadline Watch

Other new grant opportunities from U.S. government agencies

Highlights this month from Science Careers' Academic Career Center

Dealing With Deception
As incentives for scientific cheating increase, early-career researchers need ways of protecting their own careers while safeguarding the integrity of science.

What You Need to Know About Electronic R01 Submissions
Science Careers gives you the lowdown on electronic submission of NIH R01 grant proposals as the first deadline approaches.

New Faculty-Postdoc-Graduate Programs

Endocrine Society: 2007 Genentech Clinical Fellows Travel Grants
Through the support of an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, The Endocrine Society offers travel grants to U.S. pediatric and adult clinical endocrinology fellows to support their travel to ENDO ‘07, the Society's annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, 2-5 June 2007.
Deadline: February 15, 2007

Endocrine Society: 2007 Endocrine Scholars Award
The Endocrine Society created these awards in 2005 to recognize research trainees for outstanding achievements in basic endocrine research. Trainees must be currently enrolled as a graduate student in a Ph.D. granting program or as a 1st through 3rd year postdoctoral fellow in a basic-science post-doctoral fellowship program.
Deadline: February 28, 2007

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.: Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program (3ARP)
Amino acids serve multiple roles in the biological system. Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Japan, is interested in supporting innovative research focusing on the biological aspects of amino acids, such as nutritional, physiological, and pharmacological functions and properties.
Deadline: March 15, 2007

Endocrine Society: 2007 Lilly Endocrine Scholars Award
This program provides funding for trainees with outstanding potential for careers as physician-scientists in cardiovascular or stroke research during the crucial period of career development which spans the completion of research training through the early years of the first faculty/staff position. Special funding is available from the Emergency Medicine Foundation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine to support a career development award for an individual interested in embarking on an academic career into emergency medicine research.
Deadline: March 15, 2007

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports highly qualified individuals to undertake broad studies of America's most challenging policy issues in health and health care. Grants of up to $335,000 are awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines for innovative research projects that have national policy relevance.
Deadline: March 28, 2007

Spina Bifida Association: Young Investigator Awards The purpose of the award will be to provide initial or continuing financial support to a fellow in an established research program. One of the awards is named the Ashley Rose Research Fellowship.
Deadline: April 23, 2007

FARAN Laboratories sa: Prostate Cancer Prevention Grant
Faran Laboratories announces funding for prostate cancer research. It is anticipated that a 2-year grant will be awarded for a maximum amount of $100,000, of which no more than 10% can be used for indirect costs. The second year of funding will be based upon successful completion of measurable goals in the first year of study.
Deadline: April 30, 2007

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Five-Year Named Chair for Senior and Junior Faculty Grant
The NJCSCR will fund grants totaling $1,000,000 for senior faculty and $600,000 for junior faculty for a Five-Year Named Chair for Senior and Junior Faculty grant to recruit highly qualified researchers to conduct spinal cord research in New Jersey.
Deadline: June 8, 2007

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Individual Research Grant
The NJCSCR will fund research activities that hold promise of developing effective interventions and cures for paralysis and other consequences of spinal cord injury and disease.
Deadline: June 8, 2007

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: One-Time Start-Up Costs Grant
The NJCSCR will fund start-up costs to facilitate the establishment of new spinal cord injury research laboratories. The primary focus of the research must hold promise of developing effective interventions and cures for paralysis and other consequences of spinal cord injury and disease. These awards may be used for the renovation of space, support of research personnel (maximum of one year salary for technical support staff; after the first year, no personnel costs are permitted), and the purchase of equipment directly related to the research.
Deadline: June 8, 2007

New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research: Postdoctoral & Graduate Student Fellowship Grant The NJCSCR will fund Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Fellowship grants to attract and retain in New Jersey's qualifying academic research institutions talented young scientists who wish to pursue careers in spinal cord regeneration and repair research.
Deadline: Junr 8, 2007

The Broad Foundation: Broad Medical Research Program
The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation created the Broad Medical Research Program (BMRP) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Grants in 2001. The BMRP will provide rapid funding for up to 2 years for basic or clinical IBD research projects that: (a) are innovative; (b) are in the early stages of exploration; (c) will improve diagnosis, therapy, or prevention of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis in the near future; and (d) will lead to funding by more traditional granting agencies. Preference is given to proposals with strong potential of clinical applicability in the foreseeable future. Basic and clinical investigators and scientists not currently working in IBD and interdisciplinary teams are encouraged to apply.

Undergraduate Programs

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network: NNIN REU Program National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NNIN REU) from June through August. Engineering and science students with broad interests across disciplines focusing on nanotechnology are eligible to apply if they are not graduating before the end of the program.
Deadline: February 19, 2007

Arkansas State University RISE: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE)
RISE is a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates site providing summer research experiences in Environmental Science to undergraduate science majors from across the United States. Specifically, RISE is designed to meet the education needs of under-represented minority students with the primary goal of our program being to increase the diversity of the science workforce. From recruitment, to mentoring, to follow-up, RISE is designed to provide students who do not have access to research opportunities a research experience that will give them the tools of success they need to stay in the sciences and pursue advanced degrees in their chosen fields.
Deadline: March 1, 2007

California State University, Fullerton RISE: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE)
RISE is a National Science Foundation funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates site providing summer research experiences in Environmental Science to undergraduate science majors from across the United States. Specifically, RISE is designed to meet the education needs of under-represented minority students with the primary goal of our program being to increase the diversity of the science workforce. From recruitment, to mentoring, to follow-up, RISE is designed to provide students who do not have access to research opportunities a research experience that will give them the tools of success they need to stay in the sciences and pursue advanced degrees in their chosen fields.
Deadline: March 9, 2007