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Massachusetts General Hospital

Corporate & Foundation Relations

Office of Development

FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: OCT 25, 2019

Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at

[email protected] if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note

that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.

Please be aware that any grant that brings in less than 15% in indirect costs (IDC) will need to be

supplemented up to the 15% equivalent by existing investigator or departmental sundry funds.

Resolution of this issue must occur prior to submitting a proposal. Training fellowships from

foundations, public charity, and non-profit organizations are excluded from this minimum IDC

requirement.

1. AACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer Research

(AACR) New

The AACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and

support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct breast cancer research and to

establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,

translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and

relevance to breast cancer.

Eligibility requirements (partial list):

• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in

a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.

• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a mentored research

position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent

and must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency -

whichever date is later - within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been

conferred before July 1, 2015) and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic,

medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.

• Applicants must be AACR members.

Citizenship: Unrestricted

Award Amount: $120,000 paid over 2 years

Indirect Costs: None

Application Deadline: Dec 11, 2019

Website: https://www.aacr.org/Funding/Pages/Funding-Detail.aspx?ItemID=82

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2. AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships, American Association for

Cancer Research (AACR) New

The AACR-Genentech Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to

encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct cancer disparities

research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for

funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct

applicability and relevance to cancer disparities.


• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related

field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.


position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent;

have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree

cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the auspices of a

mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.

• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral

degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.

• If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of

application and cannot be contingent upon receiving this grant.







3. AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer

Research (AACR) New

The AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and

support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct immuno-oncology research and to

establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,


relevance to immuno-oncology.




• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a full-time, mentored

research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the

equivalent; have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years



(i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the

auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the

world.

• Applicants with a medical degree must have completed his or her most recent doctoral


• Applicants should be AACR members.






4. AACR Lymphoma Research Fellowships, American Association for Cancer Research

(AACR) New

The AACR Lymphoma Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support

postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct lymphoma research and to establish a

successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic,


relevance to lymphoma.




• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must Have completed their most

recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred

before July 1, 2015; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree

was conferred, as indicated on their diploma and/or transcript) and work under the

auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the

world.












5. AACR-QuadW Foundation Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research,

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

The AACR-QuadW Foundation Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research

represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to

conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in

this field.





position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent;

have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree

cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2015); and work under the auspices of a

mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.



• Applicants should be AACR members.


Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year




6. Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational

Breast Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) New

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational

Breast Cancer Research represent a joint effort to promote and support innovative research

designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast

cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Eligibility is limited to

junior faculty who, at the start of the grant term, will have completed their most recent doctoral

degree or medical residency within the past 11 years. The research proposed for funding must

be translational in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer.




• At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must hold a faculty position

with the title of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or the

equivalent; have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past 11 years

(i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2009); have independent



laboratory space as confirmed by their institution; and work at an academic, medical, or

research institution anywhere in the world.


degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past 11 years and have

independent laboratory space as confirmed by their institution.







7. Junior Investigator Research Award, American Epilepsy Society (AES)

Junior Investigator Research Awards support epilepsy research by recently independent

investigators and are intended to facilitate successful competition for subsequent longer-term

support from the NIH or other sources. Proposals are welcome across the spectrum of basic,

translational, or clinical research into the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy,

seizures, and related disorders and their treatment.


• Hold a MD, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree.

• Have not previously been awarded an American Epilepsy Society or an Epilepsy

Foundation Junior Investigator Award or Research Grant.




Proposal Deadline: Jan 8, 2019

Website:

https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Junior%20Investiga

tor

8. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, American Epilepsy Society (AES)

AES Postdoctoral Research Fellowships support postdoctoral trainees conducting research into

the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy under the guidance of a mentor with

expertise in epilepsy research.


• Hold a MD, PhD, ScD, PharmD, RN, or equivalent degree.

• Be a postdoctoral fellow at an appropriate institution before the start date.


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Website: https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Post-

Doctoral%20Research%20Fellowships

9. Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty, American

Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

The major goal of this program is to assist in the development of the careers of junior

investigators committed to pursuing careers in the field of aging research. GMRF and AFAR

support research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather

than disease-specific research. Projects investigating age-related diseases are supported if

approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes.

Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also

encouraged, as long as these include connections to fundamental problems in the biology of

aging. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of

disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.

Examples of potentially fundable areas of research include, but are not limited to:

• Aging and immune function

• Stem cell aging

• Inflammation

• Genetic control of longevity

• Neurobiology and neuropathology of aging

• Invertebrate or vertebrate animal models

• Cardiovascular aging

• Aging and cellular stress response

• Metabolic and endocrine changes


• The applicant must be an independent investigator with independent research space as

described in a form completed by the Dean or Department Chair, and must be no more

than 10 years beyond start of postdoctoral research training as of July 1, 2020.

Citizenship: United States

Award Amount: Up to $100,000 paid over 1-2 years

Indirect Costs: 8%

LOI Deadline: Dec 16, 2019

Website: http://www.afar.org/research/funding/afar-research-grants/

https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Post-Doctoral%20Research%20Fellowships

https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding%20for%20junior%20investigators/Post-Doctoral%20Research%20Fellowships

http://www.afar.org/research/funding/afar-research-grants/


10. ASLMS Research Grant Program, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

(ASLMS)

The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) supports research projects

designed to foster the development and use of lasers and other related technologies in medical

and surgical applications. While the best research projects will be given priority for funding, a

concerted effort will be made to award a balance of basic science and clinical research.

The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant Program is to conduct research which can

be applied to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference will be given to proposed

research projects which have a direct implication for medical or surgical applications. While the

best research projects will be given priority, a concerted effort will be made to award a balance

of basic science and clinical research.


• Applicants must presently be enrolled in or have completed post-doctoral and/or

residency training after January 1, 2013.

• All non-ASLMS members will be required to apply for and be accepted into ASLMS

membership.

Citizenship: Unspecified


Indirect Costs: 10%

Pre-Application Deadline: Jan 6, 2020

(Invited) Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2020

Website: http://www.aslms.org/grants/researchgrantappguide.shtml

11. Research Scientist Award in Neuroradiology, American Society of Neuroradiology

(ASNR)/The Foundation of the ASNR

The Research Scientist Award in Neuroradiology was created to provide research opportunities

for PhD, MD and MD - PhD investigators to advance the science of neuroradiology. Scientific

research is the foundation upon which the clinical practice of neuroradiology is built. Research

scientists in partnership with radiologists have traditionally led the development of new

imaging technologies and image - guided procedures. The directive of this award is to assist

young scientists in their transition to becoming independent investigators in neuroradiology

research as well as to help established investigators initiate new projects with relevance to

neuroradiology. Although any research area in neuroradiology will be considered, the award

emphasizes the development of diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology, basic science,

and translational research.

http://www.aslms.org/grants/researchgrantappguide.shtml



• A candidate must be a member of ASNR in good standing with a PhD degree, or

equivalent doctoral degree, in biomedical science, engineering, computer science,

physics or allied fields in science and engineering.

• Postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty are encouraged to participate.

• Physicians with MD or MD-PhD equivalent medical degrees who have exceptional

training in research and a demonstrated track record of peer-reviewed original research

publications are also invited to apply. Physicians who are in clinical practice, more than

25% during the award period are not eligible, as this award is dedicated to the support

of full-time research scientists.

• While under the auspices of the Foundation Research Award, the candidate must be

serving as a postdoctoral fellow or faculty member in a department with an approved

neuroradiology program.

• Postdoctoral fellows must be under the direct supervision of an ASNR Senior Member,

who is willing to act as mentor and project supervisor.




LOI Deadline: Nov 4, 2019


Website: https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159

12. Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research, American Society of Neuroradiology

(ASNR)/The Foundation of the ASNR

The Scholar Award in Neuroradiology Research was created to provide funding opportunities

for investigators not yet professionally established in neuroimaging research, and to obtain

experience and competency in newly developing fields within neuroradiology. Scientific

research is the foundation upon which the clinical practice of neuroradiology is built.

Neuroradiologists must be leaders in the development of new imaging technologies and image

- guided procedures, as well as in assessment of the roles of these technologies and procedures

in the care of patients. The directive of this award is to train individuals in neuroscience

research in important areas. Although any research area in neuroradiology will be considered,

the awards emphasize the application of techniques in basic science research to diagnostic

and/or interventional neuroradiology.


• Candidates must be a member of ASNR in good standing with an MD or DO degree and

must be board-certified or board-eligible in radiology by either the American Board of

Radiology (ABR) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RSPSC).


https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159




LOI Deadline: Nov 4, 2019


Website: https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159#

13. Young Investigator Award (YIA), Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF)

The Young Investigator Award (YIA), CTF's longest running award program, provides funding

for two years to early-career NF researchers, helping them to get established as independent

investigators. The main function of the YIA program is to serve as a 'seeding mechanism' for

researchers to secure larger grants, such as from the NIH and CDMRP NFRP. Several former

YIAs are now leaders in the NF research and clinical communities. In fact, CTF's `seeding' of the

NF field with new talent has been hailed as a key reason for rapid advancements in NF research

in recent years.

Program Focus:

The YIA mechanism supports basic and translational research towards -

• Understanding cellular, genetic, and molecular mechanisms underlying the

pathogenesis of neurofibromatoses (NF)

• Identifying novel therapeutic targets

• Testing novel therapeutic targets

• Testing candidate therapeutics

• Analysis of natural history of NF


• Applicant must be one of the following -

o A postdoctoral fellow (MD, Ph.D., or equivalent) with no more than 7 years past

completion of their first doctoral degree OR

o A graduate student pursuing their MD, Ph.D., or equivalent

• Note: Applications from individuals holding a faculty position will NOT be accepted.

• Applicant must be affiliated with the laboratory of a senior researcher who is the

applicant's research sponsor. The sponsor must offer a training environment that is

conducive for the growth and education of an early-career NF researcher. As part of the

application, the mentor will be asked to describe the intended training plan.


Award Amount: $64,000-$108,000 paid over 2 years

Indirect Costs: 10%

LOI Deadline: Jan 3, 2020

(Invited) Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2020

Website: http://www.ctf.org/research/awards-applications

https://foundation.asnr.org/?page_id=159

http://www.ctf.org/research/awards-applications


14. Clinical Trials in Thalassemia Cell and Gene Therapy Grant Award, Cooley's Anemia

Foundation

The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for

grants to facilitate clinical trials in Cell and Gene Therapy to advance a cure for thalassemia.

Both phase I (safety) and phase II (efficacy) trials are eligible for support.

Studies proposed for this RFA must be accompanied by a realistic timeline of progress to

human trials. The Foundation recognizes that this timeline can be long. While the funds may be

used toward any aspect of launching a human gene therapy trial, the Foundation will request

careful documentation of other support of the investigator(s) and the project, and a thorough

justification of the allocation of costs to various support mechanisms. This will best enable

reviewers to assess feasibility of the proposed project. Examples of expenses allowed will

include:

• Clinical-grade vector production and quality control

• Research subject assessments

• Late-preclinical studies and ex vivo studies on research subjects required for safety and

efficacy assessments (including, but not limited to, evaluation of vector genome

integration events, studies of transduction efficiency, studies of globin production by

transduced hematopoietic stem cells from subjects)

• Patient care costs directly related to the study

• Research assistant or research nursing support.

Citizenship: Unspecified

Award Amount: $75,000-$150,000 paid over 1-2 years

Indirect Costs: 8%


Application Deadline: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-

medical-research-grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/

15. Research Fellowships, Cooley's Anemia Foundation

The Foundation invites national and international clinical and basic science investigators

(postdoctoral or junior faculty) to apply for its prestigious fellowship program. Applications

should be focused on the understanding or treatment of thalassemia or a complication that is

related to thalassemia. The areas of interest include, but are not limited to, studies of globin

gene regulation, globin gene transfer and expression, fetal hemoglobin production,

hematopoietic stem cell research, bone marrow transplantation, iron chelation and iron

overload, endocrine and cardiac disorders in thalassemia, and transfusion therapy and its

complications.

Fellowships are awarded to the medical institutions where the research is to be undertaken;

thus, each application must be approved by and administered through the appropriate

administrative representative at the institution. Assurance must be given that adequate

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laboratory facilities exist and are available to conduct the research project and, in case of

investigations involving human subjects, that the project has been reviewed and approved by

the appropriate committee or governing body on human research. The research may not be

conducted at a for-profit laboratory.


• Postdoctoral applicants must have adequate preceptorship and guidance by an

experienced investigator. The sponsor of a postdoctoral fellow should be an investigator

with adequate experience and at an institution with adequate research facilities. The

application is expected to be the original work of the candidate but should reflect the

close advice of the interested and involved sponsor. Postdoctoral applicants must have

an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, and cannot hold a faculty position.

• Junior faculty applicants must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, and must have

completed less than five years at the assistant professor level at the time the applications

are due. Junior faculty members do not require sponsors.


Award Amount: $50,000 paid over 1 year and may be renewable for a second year upon

reapplication

Indirect Costs: 10%

Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2020

Website: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-medical-research-

grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/

16. Support for Ongoing Clinical Research in Thalassemia, Cooley's Anemia Foundation

The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for

grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia.

The goal of this initiative is to support investigators from all disciplines and backgrounds (MD,

RN, PhD, MPH, MSW or other disciplines) with their ongoing clinical projects to address one or

more of the following areas impacting patients with thalassemia, including but not limited to:

cardiac issues and iron overload; fertility, pregnancy and family planning; quality of life,

psycho-social impact and/or burden of disease.


• Junior and senior faculty are eligible; fellows and trainees are not eligible.



Indirect Costs: 10%






Website: https://www.thalassemia.org/caf-accepting-applications-for-2020-medical-research-

grants-fellowships-until-feb-3-2020/

17. Mentored Research Training Grants (MRTG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and

Research (FAER)

Mentored Research Training Grants help anesthesiologists develop the skills, preliminary data

for subsequent grant applications and research publications needed to become independent

investigators.

All areas of research that contribute to advances in patient care and can lead to sustained

extramural research will be considered, including basic science, clinical, translational, health

services, and education research.


• Be an anesthesiologist who is within 10 years of graduating from residency and who has

a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the U.S.

• Be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

• The MRTG is not intended for established investigators who are changing areas of

interest.

Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa that will be valid

through the period of FAER funding. A J-1 visa holder would not qualify.




Website: http://www.asahq.org/faer/researchandeducation/mentoredresearchtraininggrants

18. Research Fellowship Grant (RFG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

(FAER)

Research Fellowship Grants are intended to provide anesthesiology residents and fellows with

the opportunity to obtain significant training in research techniques and scientific methods.

The RFG is awarded in conjunction with clinical training in an anesthesiology residency or

fellowship program. The RFG requires 80 percent research time.


• Be a graduate physician who is enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program in

anesthesiology or who is accepted into a clinical fellowship program sponsored by an

ACGME-accredited residency program in anesthesiology, and no more than 10 years

from completion of any foreign anesthesiology residency training. Note that the

particular clinical fellowship program does not need to be ACGME-accredited.



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• Prior to beginning FAER-funded research, the recipient must have completed at least six

months of research as a part of their core residency program (CA1 - CA3). This work

should be consistent with the American Board of Anesthesiology templates for research.

The six months of research must be completed before the start of a FAERfunded project,

but it does not have to be completed before submitting a FAER grant application.

• Be an active or resident member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

• The RFG is not intended for residents and fellows who have received previous

extramural funding (more than $100,000).

Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 visa with minimum of

three years remaining. A J-1 visa holder would not qualify.




Website: http://faer.org/research-grants/research-fellowship-grant/

19. Research in Education Grants (REG), Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

(FAER)

The Research in Education Grant advances the careers and knowledge of anesthesiologists

interested in improving the concepts, methods and techniques of education in anesthesiology.

The REG is focused on developing innovative approaches for anesthesia education.

The REG is a two-year primary investigator (no co-investigators) award that provides funding

to anesthesiologists who have completed their clinical anesthesia training and have academic

faculty appointments. It is available to faculty members of all ranks.


• Be a graduate physician with an unexpired, permanent, unconditional and unrestricted

license to practice medicine or osteopathy in at least one state or jurisdiction of the

United States.

• Be a graduate of an ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency program.

• Be certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology or in the examination system. The

FAER Grants Management Committee will consider applicants with acceptance into the

ABA Alternative Entry Path (AEP). The AEP acceptance letter must be provided to

FAER at the time of grant application submission.

• Be an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Citizenship: Be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident, or holder of H-1 or O-1 visa with

minimum of three years remaining.



http://faer.org/research-grants/research-fellowship-grant/



Website: http://www.asahq.org/faer/researchandeducation/researchineducationgrant

20. General Research Grant, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)

FARA supports research across the spectrum from basic research through drug development

and clinical research programs in FA.

FARA grant program priorities:

1. Advancing understanding of neuroscience/ systems: Understanding the

neurodegeneration of FA and implications for therapies.

2. Advancing understanding of cardiac disease in FA: Understanding the cardiomyopathy

associated with FA and developing therapies to reduce the morbidity and mortality

caused by cardiac disease in FA.

3. Advance drug discovery: Highest priority in this category will be given to genetic,

epigenetic, and protein approaches that target increasing frataxin levels. We also

strongly consider high probability projects relating to therapeutics in pathways likely to

affect the disease progression or disease symptoms.

4. Facilitate the drug development process and translational research: FARA aims to

support promising discoveries and to facilitate the rapid translation of those works into

the clinic. Highest priority in this category will be given to IND-enabling studies, as well

as discovery and validation of clinical outcome measures and/or biomarkers.

5. Advance clinical research: FARA supports efforts to enable effective clinical research.

These include: natural history studies, discovery and validation of clinical outcome

measures and/or biomarkers, identification of early (including pre-symptomatic)

quantifiable clinical features, patient reported outcomes, investigator-initiated clinical

trials, and evidence-based clinical treatment guidelines. Highest priority in this category

will be given to clinical research that utilizes or expands resources of the Collaborative

Clinical Research Network in FA. As well, highest priority in this category will be given

to continued development of biomarker discovery and validation, and early phase or

pilot clinical studies.




LOI Deadline: Feb 1, 2020

(Invited) Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2020

Website: http://curefa.org/grant-types

21. Emerging Research Grants (ERG), Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)

The primary purpose of this Award is to enable the Principal Investigator (PI) to become

established and/or produce quality research that will allow the PI to successfully compete for

NIH grants or grants from other sources.

http://www.asahq.org/faer/researchandeducation/researchineducationgrant

http://curefa.org/grant-types


Applications will be considered for research on specified research topic areas of the auditory

and vestibular systems. Both fundamental and clinical research proposals are welcome.

Applications must only be submitted in one of the stated research topic areas below.

Applications outside of these areas will not be considered.

• General Hearing Health

• Central auditory processing disorders (capd)

• Hearing loss in children

• Hyperacusis

• Meniere's Disease

• Tinnitus

• Usher Syndrome


• HHF Emerging Research Grants are intended primarily for promising researchers who

are in the early stages of their careers and focusing on hearing loss, hearing restoration

and hearing and balance related conditions. Senior investigators are also eligible for

grants in specific hearing and balance topics.


Award Amount: $50,000 for 1 year; renewable for one additional year

Indirect Costs: 10%


Website: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/how-to-

apply?bblinkid=181719616&bbemailid=16208763&bbejrid=1199460076

22. Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

HHMI seeks to increase diversity in the biomedical research community. We know that the

biggest challenges in science call for diverse perspectives and original thinking. The goal of the

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is to recruit and retain individuals from gender, racial, ethnic,

and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those individuals from

disadvantaged backgrounds. Through their successful careers, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows will

become leaders in academic research and inspire future generations of scientists from America's

diverse talent pool.

Following the "people, not projects" philosophy of HHMI, the competition is open to those

dedicated to basic research from both doctoral and/or medical training paths in the biomedical

and life science disciplines, including plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical

biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology. Fellows have freedom to change

their research focus and follow their own curiosity for the duration of the award.

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Fellows will receive funding through their academic institution for postdoctoral training and

may continue to receive funding during their early career years as independent faculty. The

program provides opportunities for career development, including mentoring and networking

with others in the HHMI scientific community.


• The program application is open to individuals who:

o are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life

sciences, including those individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. This

includes, but is not limited to, women of any ethnic or racial group as well as any

individual identifying as Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, or

American Indian / Alaska Native.

o hold a PhD and/or MD (or equivalent), which must be conferred by the start of

the grant term.

• U.S. citizens must have a degree from a research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto

Rico) or an international research institution.

• Non-U.S. citizens and applicants with other nationalities must have a degree from a

research institution in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico).

o have been accepted to join a laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher at a research

institution located in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) at the time of the

application due date.

o PhD applicants can have no more than 16 months of postdoctoral research

experience at the time of the application due date.

o MD or MD/PhD applicants in residency, clinical fellowship, or postdoctoral

training can have no more than 16 months of postdoctoral training by January 8,

2020.


Award Amount:

• Postdoctoral Training Phase: Fellows will receive annual support of a $70,000 salary for

the initial year and a $20,000 expense allowance, paid through a non-renewable grant to

the training institution. This phase of the award is for a minimum of two and maximum

of four years.

• Faculty Phase: Fellows will receive $250,000 in research funding and a $20,000 expense

allowance per year, paid through a non-renewable grant to the institution where they

have attained a faculty position. This phase of the award has a maximum length of four

years.

Indirect Costs:

• Postdoctoral Phase: None

• Faculty Phase: 20%

Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2020

Website: http://www.hhmi.org/programs/hanna-h-gray-fellows-program

http://www.hhmi.org/programs/hanna-h-gray-fellows-program


23. PKD Foundation Fellowships, Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD Foundation)

The PKD Foundation's principal mission is to support basic, translational and clinical research

that will benefit patients with ARPKD and ADPKD. The Foundation accomplishes this in part

through funding of basic and translational research.

The PKD Foundation is interested in fostering research in the areas relevant to polycystic

kidney disease (PKD) with the goal of furthering our understanding of the physiological,

biochemical, molecular and genetic mechanisms of this disease. This fellowship is designed to

facilitate young investigators to obtain significant research experience as they initiate careers in

polycystic kidney disease research. This program is intended to assure the continuity over time

of outstanding investigators committed to the study of PKD.

Under this RFA, the PKD Foundation solicits research fellowship applications in the following

areas:

• Basic research - to enhance understanding of molecular basis of PKD and its

pathobiology

• Translational research - to accelerate development of therapeutic strategies for PKD

• Clinical research - small pilot studies

• Epidemiology/data analysis research - to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing

existing database resources, or to develop new statistical methodologies or test

hypotheses using existing data


• May not have completed more than three years of research training (excluding clinical

training) after completion of the MD (or equivalent) or postdoctoral research training

after the PhD at the time the award begins. This does not include medical leave or

FMLA.

• Complete research under the direction of a mentor.

• Not hold another full fellowship award although institutional supplemental support is

acceptable.





Website: https://pkdcure.org/research-medical-professionals/research-funding/apply-for-

funding/

24. RPB/LCIF Low Vision Research Award, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) New

The RPB/Lions Clubs International Foundation Low Vision Research Award (RPB/LCIF Award)

serves as a catalyst to launch brand new lines of research which target damage to the visual

system. The research should seek to answer such questions as: what happens to degraded input

https://pkdcure.org/research-medical-professionals/research-funding/apply-for-funding/

https://pkdcure.org/research-medical-professionals/research-funding/apply-for-funding/


and how is it processed; what are the adaptive strategies in the visual pathway in response to

visual impairment; how does the brain re-organize itself with visual damage; and how can the

visibility of objects be enhanced?




Nomination Deadline: Dec 15, 2019


Website: https://www.rpbusa.org/rpb/grants-and-research/grants/grants-for-individuals/grants-

for-individuals/

25. Research Grants, Whitehall Foundation, Inc.

Research grants are available to established scientists of all ages working at accredited

institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the

innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant.

The Whitehall Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly

research in the life sciences. It is the foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic

biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations

with specialized missions.

The Foundation is currently interested in basic research in neurobiology, defined as follows:

Invertebrate and vertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology, specifically investigations of

neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole

organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral

output or brain mechanisms of behavior.

The Foundation does not support research focused primarily on disease(s) unless it will also

provide insights into normal functioning.


• Must be an Assistant Professor (or higher)

• Must hold Principal Investigator status

• Must be considered an "independent investigator" with her/his own dedicated lab space

or with lab space independent of another investigator


Award Amount: Research grants of up to three years will be provided. A renewal grant with a

maximum of two years is possible, but it will be awarded on a competitive basis. Research

grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive,

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substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose. Research grants

normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year. The purchase of permanent scientific

equipment is limited to $30,000 and it should remain with the researcher during the life of the

grant.

Indirect Costs: 25% of equipment and research supplies

LOI Deadline: Jan 15, 2020

(Invited) Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2020

Website: http://www.whitehall.org/grants/

http://www.whitehall.org/grants/

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