The American Geriatrics Society - Funding - The AGS Special Interest Group (SIG) for Junior Research Faculty Development List of Funding Opportunities

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Level: early career scientists
Award Information: Awardees will receive six-year, non-renewable appointments to HHMI. The Institute will invest more than $300 million in as many as 70 early career scientists.
Description: The new HHMI awards support early career scientists from various biological and medical science disciplines. Eligible candidates hold a tenure or tenure-track position and have at least two, but no more than six, years of experience since their initial appointment as an assistant professor (or equivalent position).
Application: Scientists must notify HHMI that they intend to submit an application by April 30. Deadline: June 10, 2008. Please http://www.hhmi.org//news/earlycareer20080310.html for more information.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Level: for all categories of research grants and fellowships
Award Information: AFSP grants are awarded for one or two-year periods. The grant maximums are: Standard Research Grants $75,000, Young Investigator Grants $85,000, Pilot Grants $30,000 and Distinguished Investigator Grants and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships $100,000.
Description: AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. AFSP grants are awarded for one or two-year periods.
Application: Deadline: December 15, 2007 and June 15, 2008. Please visit click here for more information. Contact: Tracey Auster at tauster@afsp.org or 212-363-3500, ext.15 with questions.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Clinical Scientist Development Award
Level: junior physician-scientists; clinical investigators at the instructor or assistant professor level from accredited, degree-granting institutions in the United States, conducting research in any disease area.
Award Information: the foundation will award at least 15 three-year grants in 2008 of $125,000 per year in direct costs and $10,000 per year in indirect costs
Description: Designed to help junior physician-scientists transition to independent clinical research careers. Each U.S. accredited, degree-granting institution-which encompass all affiliated graduate schools, related hospitals and research institutes and different divisions, departments, hospitals, etc.-may nominate up to three candidates in any disease area. The foundation strongly encourages institutions to nominate women and under-represented minorities in medicine. Eligible nominees have received their M.D., are working in a U.S. degree-granting institution, and have been appointed to their first full-time faculty level position between January 1, 2003 and January 1, 2008.
Application: Deadline: January 8, 2008; Nominations due November 14, 2007. Please visit http://www.ddcf.org/mrp-csda for more information.

The Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Awards Scholars Program
Level: junior faculty
Award Information: Up to ten two-year career development awards will be given in 2008. Each grant will provide two-year support of $75,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doing research. Each scholar's institution must provide a minimum match of $25,000 per year. The Jahnigen Award may not be used to support indirect costs. Awards are not transferable to another institution
Description: The award supports junior faculty in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, and urology. The award allows individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline.
Application: Deadline: December 4th, 2007. Announcement date: April 1, 2008. Please visit http://www.americangeriatrics.org/specialists/jahnigen/apply/.

Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging
Level: Individuals with a clinical doctoral degree and have completed clinical specialty training by the time of award
Award Information: Approximately $1.8 million is available in FY 2008 to fund 8-12 new grants for 3-5 years of mentored career development support
Description: This program provides three to five years of mentored career development support to clinically-trained faculty members in strong research environments to enable them to gain skills and experience in aging research, under the guidance of a mentor or mentors, and to establish an independent program of research in this field. It also includes an annual meeting that allows opportunities to partner with national mentors and fellow awardees. Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and have not received R01 or similar support as a principal investigator. Eligible organizations include: For-profit or non-profit organizations; Public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
Applications: Letter of intent deadline: November 18, 2007. Application deadline: December 18, 2008. For more information, please visit the NIH Web site: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-08-006.html.

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The Brookdale Foundation Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: Two years of support to junior academics for a project that will help establish them in an area of aging research. A grant award of up to $125,000 each year is intended to cover 75% of the fellow's time, base salary and fringe benefits.
Description: This program encourages emerging leaders in the field of aging. Eligible candidates demonstrate ongoing commitment to a career in aging; have a mentor at the sponsoring institution; agree to commit at least 75% of his/her time for career development during each year of the fellowship; and are between the first and tenth years of their graduate degree.
Applications: Deadline: November 1, 2007 at 5 pm EST. Applications and more information are available at www.brookdalefoundation.org/Leadership/BNFLeadership.htm. Contact Nora O'Brien at (212) 308-7355, ext. 104 or via email at norao@brookdalefoundation.org with questions.

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2007 Practice Change Fellows and The Atlantic Philanthropies
Level: Applicants should have some experience creating or managing aging-related programs (see FAQ).
Award Information: two-year awards are for $90,000 ($45,000/year). Up to 10 awards will be made in 2007. The applicant's home institution is expected to provide a monetary or in-kind contribution of $45,000 over the two-year period. Practice Change Fellows are expected to dedicate approximately 20% of their full time effort to participating in the program activities, designing, implementing, and evaluating their new geriatric programs or service lines.
Description: The Practice Change Fellows program is designed to expand the number of health care leaders who can effectively promote high quality care to older adults in a wide range of health and health care organizations. The long-term goal is to establish a network of health care practice change specialists with the capacity to influence care for this population on a national scale.
Application: The applications deadline for the 2007 program is April 4, 2007. For further information, please visit www.practicechangefellows.org or contact Amita Chugh at (303) 724-2523 or via email at amita.chugh@uchsc.edu.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Award (K08)
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: Mentor based. Salary and some laboratory/research; 3-5 years support; amount depends on specific NIH Institute; now includes AHRQ.
Description: The purpose of the Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) is to support the development of outstanding clinician research scientists. This mechanism provides specialized study for individuals with a health professional doctoral degree committed to a career in laboratory or field-based research. Candidates must have the potential to develop into independent investigators. The K08 supports a three, four, or five year period of supervised research experience that may integrate didactic studies with laboratory or clinically-based research. The proposed research must have intrinsic research importance as well as serving as a suitable vehicle for learning the methodology, theories, and conceptualizations necessary for a well trained independent researcher.
Application: Applications are due February 1, June 1, and October 1. To access applications and instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: Mentor-based; salary and some laboratory/research; 3-5 years support; amount depends on specific NIH institute
Description: The purpose of the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. This mechanism provides support of supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research. Applicants must justify the need for a period of mentored research experience and provide a convincing case that the proposed period of support and career development plan will substantially enhance their careers as independent investigators in patient-oriented research.
Application: Applications are due February 1, June 1, and October 1. To access applications and instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm

VA Research Career Development Awards
Level: Junior Faculty. Citizenship now required for HSR&D application, at least Green Card for all others (but probably citizenship will be mandatory as well).
Award Information: Mentor based; salary and (minimal) laboratory/research support; salary support available for up to 2-5 years
Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, offers funding opportunities for scientists to develop their research careers through a structured mentored training experience. Awardees submit applications through their local VA research office to central office for peer review and funding decisions. The various award levels allow individuals at different points in their research career to obtain some protected time to devote to research, so that at the end of the award, they are able to compete independently for research funding. We are interested in supporting the early careers of scientists working on problems of importance to veterans' healthcare. This program has resulted in many clinicians and non-clinicians starting and establishing their VA research career.
Applications: Deadlines are variable. Please visit http://www1.va.gov/resdev/funding/CDP.cfm for more information.

John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatrics Health Outcomes Research Scholars Awards Program
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: 4 awards annually; open to geriatricians, generalist physicians, neurologists, and psychiatrists; amount: $130,000 ($65,000/ year for two years).
Description: This program, which is funded by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging, supports physician-scientists committed to improving the health care of older adults during the critical transition from junior faculty to independent researcher.
Applications: Applications are usually available in August via the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging website, http://www.healthinaging.org/hartford/. The application deadline is December 7, 2007.

T. Franklin Williams Career Development Award
Level: Junior Faculty (the level of assistant professor for no longer than four years at the time the grant becomes effective)
Award Information: one 2-year award available annually; $75,000 in project support over two years ($37,500/year); can hold other research career development awards simultaneously; must devote 75% of time to research
Description: T. Franklin Williams Awards are funded by a grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies and sponsored jointly by the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging from the Association of Subspecialty Professors (ASP). The T. Franklin Williams Scholars Award is for academic geriatricians who are conducting research on older patients that has applicability to the care provided by sub-specialists of internal medicine. The award must be matched by support (either from the applicant's home institution or a grant-making agency) that provides for 75% protected time for research.
Application: The application deadline is January 11, 2008. For more information visit: http://www.healthinaging.org/franklin_Williams/

Pfizer Scholars Grants
Available grants include:
AASM/Pfizer Scholars Grants in Sleep Medicine
Pfizer Scholars Grants in Clinical Epidemiology
Pfizer Scholars Grants in Public Health
Level: Junior Faculty (within two years of becoming an instructor, an assistant professor, or an equivalent junior faculty rank at an accredited academic medical institution). Doctoral degree, relevant research experience, and postdoctoral clinical training appropriate for the proposed research are encouraged to apply.
Award Information: Up to two grants of $130,000 per award recipient are made on a competitive basis with grant payments typically beginning in July of each year for two years. Pfizer grants awards based on the recommendation of independent academic advisory boards. Visit each program page for a list of board members.
Description: Through Medical & Academic Partnerships (MAP), Pfizer is pleased to support the retention and promotion of talented physician-scientists through a number of Scholars Grants programs. These nationally competitive career development awards augment specialty training and encourage the development of senior faculty scientists.
Application: Applications are available online. The application deadline is usually in the beginning of January. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.physicianscientist.com/GrantsEligibility.aspx?EligibilityID=1001

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Level: junior faculty members with at least two but no more than five years of experience in a faculty role.
Award Information: The program will award up to $350,000 for three years to 15 scholars each year. Candidates who completed their doctoral degree within 10 years of receiving their initial nursing degree are encouraged to apply.
Description: The foundation will award $28 million to outstanding junior nursing faculty - over the next five years - to help them advance in their fields and seek faculty positions earlier in their careers. Participants in the program will develop a research program and other academic activities, work closely with institutional and national mentors, and network with other scholars, experts, and colleagues in their field as well as related fields.
Application: Deadline: April 1, 2008. Please visit http://www.rwjf.org/ or http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20021 for more information.

Minority Career Development Awards

NIH Minority Supplement Award
Level: Junior Minority Faculty MDs and PhDs
Award Information: Mentor-based, $50,000/year for 3 years, for salary and research support. Duration can be more or less depending on mentor and parent grant (usually mentor has a RO1).
Description: This program, originally announced in 1989, was established to address the need to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists participating in biomedical research and the health related sciences. The funding mechanism is through administrative supplements to existing grants for the support and recruitment of underrepresented minority investigators and students. The aim of these supplements is to attract and encourage minority individuals to enter and pursue health-related research careers in areas within the mission areas of all the awarding components of the NIH. Principal Investigators at domestic institutions who hold an active R01, R10, R18, R22, R24, R35, R37, P01, P20, P30, P40, P41, P50, P51, P60, U01, U10, U19, U41, U42 or U54 grant are generally eligible to submit a Request for an administrative supplement to the awarding component of the parent grant for any of the supplemental programs offered here. Principal Investigators holding an Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15), an Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) or a Small Grant Award (R03) also may apply for a supplement under this program. Grantees with support from these mechanisms MUST check with the appropriate awarding component before an application for a supplement is submitted.
Application: The application deadline is variable. For more information, visit: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/policy/emprograms/overview/minority.htm

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (formerly: Minority Medical Faculty Development Program
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: four-year postdoctoral awards; annual stipend of up to $65,000 and a research stipend of $26,350; at least 70% of time devoted to research; up to 12 awardees a year
Description: The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program was created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians. Four-year postdoctoral research awards are offered to historically disadvantaged physicians who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine, to improving the health of underserved populations, and to furthering the understanding and elimination of health disparities. Each Scholar will study and conduct research in association with a senior faculty member located at an academic medical center noted for the training of young faculty and pursuing lines of investigation that are of interest to the Scholar. Scholars are expected to spend at least 70% of their time in research activities.
Application: Applications are due in early March. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.amfdp.org

Fellow Awards

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32)
Level: Fellow
Award Information: Mentored award; this grant could be used to support the 2nd year of a geriatric fellowship. Awardees must devote 40 hours/week to research.
Description: The proposed postdoctoral training must be within the broad scope of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research and must offer an opportunity to enhance the fellow's understanding of the health-related sciences and extend his/her potential for a productive research career. The proposed postdoctoral training must be within the broad scope of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research and must offer an opportunity to enhance the fellow's understanding of the health-related sciences and extend his/her potential for a productive research career. Fellowship awardees are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis. Research clinicians must devote full-time to their proposed research training and must restrict clinical duties within their full-time research training experience to activities that are directly related to the research training experience. A Kirschstein-NRSA fellowship (F32) may not be used to support studies leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., or other similar health-professional degrees. N
Application: Applications are due: January 10, May 10, and September 10. For more information visit: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067.html. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Robin Barr at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Please Telephone: 301-496-9322 and Email: rb42h@nih.gov with any additional information concerning the areas of research, receipt dates, and other types of pre-application instructions.

Research Grants

National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award
Level: Scientists at any career level, including the early to middle stages
Award Information: between 5 and 10 awards expected in September 2008; $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years ($500,000/year)
Description: The program supports scientists with innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research. Eligible applicants are scientists who are U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents currently engaged in a field of research, and willing to commit at least 51% of their research effort to the Pioneer Award Project. Women, members of groups that underrepresented in biomedical research and individuals in the early to middle stages of their careers, are especially encouraged to apply.
Application: Applications period opens on December 16, 2007 and closes on January 16, 2008; Applications are accepted in December and January; exact dates announced each year. Please visit http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer for more information. Email questions to pioneer@nih.gov.

National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award
Level: new investigators who have received a doctoral degree or completed medical internship and residency within the past 10 years
Award Information: up to 24 awards expected in September 2008; $1.5 million in direct costs over 5 years
Description: This award is open to new investigators who have not yet obtained an NIH R01 similar grant, hold a research position at a US Institution, and agree to commit at least 25% of their research effort to the project.
Application: Deadline: March 31, 2008. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/innovator_award for more information. Email questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.

The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality's Exploratory/Developmental Award
Level: organizations that will do exploratory research studies
Award Information: AHRQ has $3.7 million for awards up to $200,000. Eligible applicants are federal, state county or city governments, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
Description: The grant is designed to expand the understanding of how to optimize decisions about preventive care and management of chronic diseases in complex patients especially in primary care. Exploratory research studies will contribute evidence to help guide the appropriate integration (i.e., prioritization, timing, provision and coordination) of therapeutic and preventive services in individuals with multiple chronic conditions. This information should help clinicians better integrate care provided to such individuals, help patients make informed decisions about health care choices, and help policy makers identify better ways to measure and promote quality care for complex patients.
Application: Deadline for letters of intent: November 2, 2007; Deadline: November 29, 2007. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-08-003.html for more information.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations
Level: Any researcher
Award Information: Projects selected for funding will receive approximately $100,000 each, and those that are successful will be eligible for additional funding.
Description: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made a five-year, $100 million commitment to promote and accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health. The initiative aims to encourage scientists worldwide to explore creative, unorthodox ideas that could lead to major breakthroughs against some of the greatest health challenges facing poor countries. Specific topics are being determined, but in general the research should lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year. It is likely that the topics will vary over time, to cover the range of innovation needs in global health.
Application: The call for proposals will be announced during the first half of 2008, with grants to be awarded multiple times a year on a rolling basis, with each funding round addressing specific topics or themes. More instructions and application instructions will be posted on the Grand Challenges in Global Health website located at http://www.gcgh.org/channels/gcgh.

AFAR Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program
Level: Postdoctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs)
Award Information: up to fifteen one-year awards ranging from $44,850 to $58,850
Description: The program was developed to address the current concerns about an adequate funding base for postdoctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs) who conduct research in the fundamental mechanisms of aging. Postdoctoral fellows at all levels of training are eligible.
Application: Deadline: December 17, 2007. Visit http://afar.org/grants.html for more information or contact at grants@afar.org with questions.

AFAR Research Grants
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: up to $60,000 for one- to two-year awards
Description: The AFAR grant supports junior faculty (MDs and PhDs) to do research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts. AFAR-supported investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the role of estrogen in the development of osteoporosis, the genetic factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and much more.
Application: Applications are due December 15 with awards starting in July of the following year. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.afar.org/grants.html

The Pfizer/AFAR Innovations in Aging Research Award Program
Level: Junior Faculty
Award Information: junior faculty scientists; requires US citizenship or permanent resident status; $150,000 in first year (total) plus $50,000 in 2nd year
Description: Provides support for promising junior faculty scientists who wish to start highly innovative projects focused on the basic biology of aging and its relationship to human disease. Applicants must hold an MD, DO, DVM, and/or PhD degree and be a US citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Applicants must have a junior faculty appointment (Instructor, Assistant Professor or their equivalents), and must demonstrate an established independent research program. Six awards are funded per year. Candidates who submit an application for the AFAR Research Grant program cannot also submit an application for the Pfizer/AFAR Innovations in Aging Research program.
Application: Applications are due December 15 with awards starting in July of the following year. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.afar.org/grants.html

NIA Pilot Research Program (R03)
Level: Small grant support is for new projects only; Small grant support may not be used for thesis or dissertation research
Award Information: $ 50,000/yr for 1-2 yrs. Funds cannot be used to cover PI's salary.
Description: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is seeking small grant (R03) applications in specific areas to: (1) stimulate and facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into aging research, and (2) encourage established investigators to enter new targeted, high priority areas in this research field. This Small Grant (R03) Program provides support for pilot research that is likely to lead to a subsequent individual research project grant (R01) and/or a significant advancement of aging research.
Application: Electronic applications are due in early June. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm.

NIH/NIA Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21)
Level: Research projects
Award Information: Funding up to two years with total direct costs up to $275,000; no preliminary data is required but may be included if available; budgets in modular format
Description: The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage new, exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early stages of their development. All investigator-initiated exploratory/developmental grant applications described in this announcement will be assigned to ICs according to standard PHS referral guidelines and specific program interests. Applications that are assigned to non-participating ICs may be returned to the applicant. Such projects could assess the feasibility of a novel area of investigation or a new experimental system that has the potential to enhance health-related research. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models or applications that could have major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
Application: Electronic applications are usually due in early June. The application is 15-pages and in modular budget format. Please visit, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r21.htm for more information.

Loan Forgiveness

NIH Loan Repayment Programs
Level: Doctoral Level
Award Information: In exchange for a two-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse any state taxes that result from these benefits.
Description: NIH Loan Repayment Programs are a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in clinical, pediatric, health disparity, or contraceptive and infertility research. Basic eligibility requirements: doctoral-level degree, government research funding (federal, state or local) or domestic nonprofit research funding, student loan debt equal to at least 20% of annual salary, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, non-Federal government job. So far, those with VA Career Development Awards are not eligible because of Federal employee status.
Application: Applications are available via the NIH Loan Repayment Programs page: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/HomePage.aspx. The online application is good until June 2008. Applications open in September of each year and winners are announced between June and September of the following year.

Other Sources of Funding

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Level: allopathic medical schools and accredited osteopathic medical schools
Award Information: The Reynolds "Aging and Quality of Life Program" 4-year grants, of roughly $2 million each, are being awarded to a fourth cohort of 10 academic centers.
Description: The Reynolds grants support comprehensive projects and initiatives that improve geriatrics training for medical students, residents, and practicing clinicians in all specialties. To avoid duplication of effort and expense, applicants will be required to devote at least 10% of each year's budget to previous grantees, to provide for consulting and technical assistance in implementing programs or products already developed.
Application: Deadline for letters of intent: February 1, 2008; and proposals, July 1, 2008. Reverse site visits for finalists will be scheduled September 22-25, 2008. Grants will begin January 1, 2009. Please visit http://www.dwreynolds.org/Programs/National/Aging/AboutAging.htm for more information.

The John A. Hartford Foundation and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI)
Level: any surgical specialists who treat geriatric patients
Award Information: Up to 25 two-year grants of $20,000 per year will be awarded to institutions that demonstrate in their proposals the most promise for success. No funds will be provided in support of indirect costs.
Description: Specialty-specific initiatives from training centers to develop, initiate, and evaluate programs designed to increase education for residents in the geriatrics aspect of their disciplines. Target specialties include: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thoracic Surgery, and Urology.
Application: Deadline for mentor request: November 2, 2007. Deadline for receipt of completed applications: March 2, 2008. For additional information, please visit http://www.americangeriatrics.org/specialists/.

The Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program
Level: Junior Faculty (Assistant Professor Level)
Award Information: U.S. and Canadian Scientists only; 2005-2006 award level was $400,000/five years ($80,000/year)
Description: The program description provided here is for the 2005-2006 program. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is currently developing guidelines for the 2006-2007 program and these will be available on its website in mid-June. The Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease program provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases. This award provides $400,000 over a period of five years ($80,000 per year). The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for accomplished investigators still early in their careers to study the pathogenesis of infectious disease at its most fundamental level-the points where human and microbial systems connect. The program supports research that sheds light on overarching problems in this encounter: how colonization, infection, commensalisms, and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones.
Application: Applications for the 2007-2008 awards cycle will be available in mid-June at: http://www.bwfund.org/programs/infectious_disease/pathogenesis_background.html. Applications are usually due in the beginning of November.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Level: Advanced Postdoctoral Training/Junior Faculty
Award Information: $500,000 over five years to support up to two years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of a faculty appointment (no indirect costs); grants must be made to degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada on behalf of the award recipient (during the postdoctoral and faculty periods); honorees must devote at least 80 percent of their time to research-related activities. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in one of the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry (physical, theoretical, or computational), computer science, statistics, or engineering. Exceptions will be made only if the applicant can demonstrate significant expertise in one of these areas, evidenced by publications or advanced course work
Description: The grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/computational sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research. Candidates are expected to draw from their training in a scientific field other than biology to propose innovative approaches to answer important questions in the biological sciences. Examples of approaches include, but are not limited to, physical measurement of biological phenomena, computer simulation of complex processes in physiological systems, mathematical modeling of self-organizing behavior, building probabilistic tools for medical diagnosis, developing novel imaging tools or biosensors, applying nanotechnology to manipulate cellular systems, predicting cellular responses to topological clues and mechanical forces, and developing a new conceptual understanding of the complexity of living organisms. Proposals that include experimental validation of theoretical models are particularly encouraged.
Application: For more information and to access applications and instructions, please visit: http://www.bwfund.org. Applications are usually due in the beginning of May of each year. The fund will only accept electronic applications via proposalCENTRAL.

Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science
Level: Junior Faculty (Assistant Professor)
Award Information: $108,000 per year for up to three years; U.S. citizens or aliens who have been granted permanent U.S. residence (proof required); must have a MD degree from a U.S. medical school or the equivalent of an M.D. degree from an educational institution equivalent to a United States medical school; applicants must have at least one year of post-doctoral clinical training. Must be an assistant professor and can not be promoted to Associate Professor before the onset of the award. Only one candidate may be nominated per institution.
Description: Funded by Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the objective of these awards is to provide United States medical schools or equivalent United States educational institutions support, on behalf of candidates, including salary and core research expenses, on behalf of carefully selected physician scientists of high potential achievement who are committed to careers in academic medicine.
Application: Applications are usually made available in the beginning of the year. For more information and to access applications and instructions, please visit http://www.goldmanpartnerships.org/Culpeper/Culpeper%20Medical%20Scholars%20Info.htm. Application deadline is usually mid-August of each year.

Charles E. Culpeper Biomedical Pilot Initiative
Level: Applicants may include young investigators seeking to establish independent directions or established investigators pursuing new directions.
Award Information: Grants of up to $25,000 will be made on a one-time basis with the possibility for renewal for a second year upon re-application; no more than eight percent (8%) of the grant may be allocated to cover indirect costs; nonprofit health care organizations, accredited medical schools, and universities in the United States
Description: The Initiative is designed to encourage the investigation of novel ideas that further Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships interest in cures for disease, particularly in the areas of molecular genetics, bio-engineering, and molecular pharmacology. Research into complimentary and alternative medicine will also be considered. The purpose of these grants is to explore new and even untested hypotheses, thus substantial preliminary information is not required. These Pilot Grants could be viewed as "venture capital" investments that should lead to greater funding opportunities through traditional sources.
Application: There is no application form for this program or submission deadlines for application. Proposals are accepted throughout the year and each successful proposal will be funded generally within four months of receipt. For more information and to access applications and instructions, please visit http://www.goldmanpartnerships.org/Culpeper/Culpeper%20Biomedical%20Pilot%20Initiative%20grants.htm

The Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
Level: New PhDs in economics, political science, and sociology to advance their involvement in health policy research.
Award Information: Up to 12 awards given annually for the two-year fellowship; Green Card or citizen; must have received a doctoral degree in Economics, Political Science or Sociology; preference will be given to applicants who have not previously worked in the areas of health or health policy research
Description: The Scholars in Health Policy Research Program is intended to help develop a new generation of creative thinkers in health policy research within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Honorees will spend two years at one of three nationally prominent universities - Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley (in collaboration with the University of California at San Francisco), and The University of Michigan with the expectation that they will seek to make important research contributions to future health policies in the United States.
Application: Please visit http://www.healthpolicyscholars.org in the spring of each year for information on the next application season and application deadlines.

The Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Level: MD; completion of doctoral training
Award Information: Up to 18 awards given annually; recipients must have completed doctoral training; must be willing to relocate; stipends are provided of $77,000/year 1 and $80,000/year 2; scholars will have access to a full range of university resources, plus health insurance from their university site. Scholars additionally will have access to financial support for research-related expenses, training workshops and travel to professional meetings.
Description: Awards provide an intensive two-year interdisciplinary program in population health at one of six nationally prominent universities (Columbia, Harvard, University of California: San Francisco and Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin). Application is open to outstanding individuals who have completed doctoral training in one of a variety of disciplines, ranging from the behavioral and social sciences to the biological and natural sciences and health professions. Applicants are expected to have significant research experience. Past training in health-related areas is not a requirement, but applicants must clearly connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns.
Application: Applications are usually made available online in mid-July. For more information and to access applications and instruction, please visit http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org. Application deadline is usually in mid-October. Award winners usually enter the program in August or September of the following year.

About the AGS Junior Faculty Special Interest Group
The AGS Special Interest Group (SIG) for Junior Research Faculty Development seeks to disseminate information and provide support to junior faculty who are pursuing a research career in academic geriatrics (including clinical, basic science, epidemiology, public policy and health services research). For more information, contact: Ursula Braun, MD MPH (Chair) ubraun@bcm.tmc.edu