‘Funding Opportunity’
Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences, applications open June 6, 2022
Jun. 9, 2022—The Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides support for young scientists from Latin America to receive postdoctoral training in the United States. The program gives these individuals an opportunity to further their scientific knowledge by promoting exchange and collaboration between investigators in the United States and Latin America resulting in advances...
Funding Opportunities: Drug Discovery and Delivery Fellowships and Grants (Application Deadline: June 16, 2022)
May. 18, 2022—The PhRMA Foundation is now accepting applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and faculty starter grants in the areas of drug discovery and drug delivery for 2023. Predoctoral Fellowships: $25,000 a year for up to two years Postdoctoral Fellowships: $60,000 a year for up to two years Faculty Starter Grants: $100,000 for one year Application...
Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute Fall 2022 Professional Development & Training Grant
May. 5, 2022—Nature of the Grant: The Graduate Leadership Institute (GLI) will provide up to $1,000 of support for graduate students seeking non-credit bearing professional development and training opportunities to further develop their academic and professional skills. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, training workshops, short courses, conferences (where the student has not submitted an...
Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grants
Apr. 20, 2022—The Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute provides awards of up to $2000 for research expenses related to student’s dissertation (previous awardees). These grants are designed for PhD Students with outstanding potential to accelerate progress on their research, adding depth or breadth to their work. They are granted on a competitive basis. See full information on their...
Giovanni Armenise Harvard Foundation Career Development Award
Mar. 28, 2022—The Giovanni Armenise – Harvard Foundation supports basic scientific research at Harvard Medical School and in Italy with several different programs (http://www.armeniseharvard.org for more information). In particular, the Career Development Award (“CDA”) is designed to foster young, newly independent researchers, making it possible for them to join and enhance the Italian scientific community, and to strengthen and develop collaborative relationships between...
PhRMA Foundation Announces 2022 Translational Medicine Award Program – Applications Due Feb. 10
Jan. 11, 2022—Translational medicine is a discipline focused on bridging discoveries in experimental and computational research to their application in clinical practice. To be successful, this requires working with clinicians to first identify critical unmet clinical needs. The PhRMA Foundation’s 2022 Translational Medicine Award program offers postdoctoral fellowships and research starter grants to deserving researchers focused on...
Dannon Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant
Dec. 20, 2021—The Dannon Company is pleased to announce its 10th Dannon Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant opportunity. Established in 2012, the Dannon Fellowship Grant has been expanded to include the gut microbiome in recognition of its remarkable potential on the human body. As part of their continued commitment to support scientists and advance research...
SFARI Bridge to Independence Award available for Postdocs
Dec. 15, 2021—The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce the 2021 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications (BTI RFA). The BTI Award program promotes talented early-career scientists by facilitating their transition to research independence and providing grant funding at the start of their professorships. Awardees will receive a commitment of $495,000 over...
L’Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
Nov. 15, 2021—The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations. The For Women in Science program was created out of a simple belief: the...
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Accepting Applications for Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
Oct. 15, 2021—The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is accepting applications for its 2022 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program. The annual program awards grants of up to $60,000 over three years to support career-development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution (including affiliated graduate and medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions) in the United States or Canada whose training and...
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is now accepting applications!
Oct. 15, 2021—The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 8/9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in...
NIH Loan Repayment Programs Now Accepting Applications
Aug. 23, 2021—The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and clinical specialties are forcing some scientists to abandon their research careers for higher-paying private industry...
Ford Foundation Fellowship Applications open September 7
Aug. 23, 2021—The Ford Foundation Fellowships is now accepting applications for fellowships that provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement,...
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program Fellowship
Aug. 19, 2021—NBBTP/IRTA is a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH Bethesda, MD campus. NBBTP/IRTA offers two-year post baccalaureate and postdoctoral fellowships. The mission and vision of the NBBTP/IRTA Fellowship is to prepare biosafety and...
PEO Scholarship for female US and Canada resident doctoral students, 2021 applications
Aug. 2, 2021—Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) is a unique advocacy group for women that has roots dating back to the 1860′s. The sisterhood runs several projects designed to advance education among women, including its International Peace Scholarship, Program for Continuing Education, Doctoral Scholar Awards, and the P.E.O. STAR Scholarships for high school seniors. As if that were not enough,...
Versatile PhD Innovation Challenge: The Air You Wear
Jul. 29, 2021—The Versatile PhD is excited to launch their first PhD-level innovation challenge sponsored by NHLBI, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NASA Tournament Lab. This “Air You Wear” challenge is an exceptional career development opportunity for graduate students and post-docs who are motivated to solve an important medical and technological challenge...
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants
Apr. 21, 2021—The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants are $150,000 research grants given annually to support promising researchers who are applying disruptive concepts and inventive processes to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. The 2021 Michelson Prizes will be looking for research proposals in two areas: Human Immunology and...
April 27 Webinar on Finding Funding Opportunities
Apr. 20, 2021—The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is hosting an upcoming webinar on finding funding opportunities. The webinar is for researchers at all career stages and in all disciplines. Finding Funding Opportunities: Strategies for Success – Register Here April 27, 2021 • 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CT This session will cover resources to identify federal and...
Apply for a Peggy Girshman Idea Grant. Applications due March 31
Mar. 3, 2021—The NASW Grants Committee is now accepting applications for a new round of Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. Applications are due on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. NASW invites proposals from individuals or groups for grants of up to $15,000 to support projects and programs that will help science writers in their professional lives and/or benefit the field of science...
Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core Call for Applications
Feb. 24, 2021—The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core announces a new round of Community Scholars Awards for the 2021-2022 school year. The Community Scholars Award provides support for two graduate or post graduate trainees to perform a community engaged research project collaboratively with a community-based organization, during the academic school year. Scholars will also participate in the...