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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: Susan Hardy, MD, PhD (Chair) hardys@dom.pitt.edu.
Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging (K08 & K23)
Level: Individuals with a clinical doctoral degree and have completed clinical specialty training by the time of award
Award Information: Usually fund 8-12 new grants for 3-5 years of mentored career development support, up to $800,000 over 5 years.
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: In past, letter of intent due December and application due January. For more information, please visit the NIH Web site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-10-010.html.
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American Society of Nephrology and Association of Specialty Professors Junior Development Grant In Geriatric Nephrology
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: The sponsor supports developing academic subspecialists interested in careers focused on the geriatric and gerontologic aspects of nephrology during the early years of a first faculty appointment.
Description: The sponsor provides support to develop academic subspecialists interested in careers focused on the geriatric and gerontologic aspects of nephrology during the early years of a first faculty appointment. A two-year award will be made with funding at the level of $75,000 per year. An applicant must be an active member of the ASN. At the time of submission the applicant's membership must be current and have their dues paid. Appointment to full-time faculty must be confirmed in writing by the Department Chair. Candidates must have completed a subspecialty internal medicine fellowship leading to certification in Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and be within the first four years of initial faculty appointment. Additionally, applicants will be considered ineligible should they submit more than one type of ASN grant application during any particular grants cycle.
Funding: A two-year award carries funding at the level of $75,000 per year. The funding can support the salary of the recipient and/or the purchase of supplies, the salaries of technical personnel, and other resources necessary for the completion of the research project. The award will also include a one-time travel grant of $3,000 to be allocated for travel grants which must be used to attend the meetings of the American Geriatrics Society in years one and two of the award, and Renal Week in year two of the award.
Application: Online only, including proposal and career development plan. Applicants will automatically be considered for the Gottschalk Grant and Siegel Grant.
Deadline: January 30 in past years. Please visit http://www.asn-online.org/grants_and_funding/asn-asp-Grant.aspx for more information.
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The National Palliative Care Research Center Grants Program - Junior Faculty Career Development Award
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive two years of support for salary and/or research activities in the amount of $70,000 per year (direct costs), plus 10% allowable indirect costs. Awards are not renewable.
Description: The NPCRC awards support investigators conducting pilot/exploratory clinical research in palliative care. Research should focus on seriously ill patients and their families in the areas of: exploring the relationship of pain to quality of life; methods of improving communication between adults living with serious illness, their families and their health care providers; and evaluating models and systems of care for patients living with advanced illness, and their families. Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent, hold a full-time faculty position, and be U.S. citizens.
Application: Letters of Intent have been due November 1 in past. Full proposals are accepted by invitation only.
Deadline: January 15 in past years. Start date July 1. Please visit www.npcrc.org for more information.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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). Researcher with a doctoral degree holding a faculty appointment as assistant professor or equivalent at one of >200 eligible institutions.
Application: In past, scientists must notify HHMI that they intend to submit an application in April and submit the grant in June. Please visit http://www.hhmi.org//news/earlycareer20080310.html for more information.
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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Young Investigator Grants
Level: Assistant Professor or lower
Award Information: AFSP grants are awarded for one or two-year periods. The grant maximums are: Standard Research Grants $60-75,000, Young Investigator Grants $70-85,000, Pilot Grants $20-30,000 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: In past, in December and June. Please visit http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B for more information.
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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 20 three-year grants in 2009 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 with 5 years of the start date
Application: Deadline: In past, nominations due November and applications due December or January. Please visit http://www.ddcf.org/mrp-csda for more information.
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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: In past, in November. Applications and more information are available at http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/Leadership/Fellows/fellows.html.
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The Practice Change Fellows Program
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. 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: Deadline: In past application due April. For further information, please visit www.practicechangefellows.org.
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National Institutes of Health 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: In past, applications due February, June and October. To access applications and instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
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National Institutes of Health 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: In past, applications due February, June and October. To access applications and instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
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VA Research Career Development Program - Entry Level Program (CDA-1)
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. There are 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. In past, letter of intent in April/October and application due in June/December. Please visit www.research.va.gov/funding/CDP.cfm for more information.
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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: Deadline: In past, application due January. For more information visit: http://www.healthinaging.org/franklin_Williams/
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Pfizer Scholars Grants
Available grants include: Cardiovascular Medicine, Health Literacy, Diabetes, Health Disparities, Health Policy, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Oncology, Pain Medicine, Public Health, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Ophthalmology and Urology.
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. In past, the application deadline was January. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.pfizermap.com/
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists
Level: Postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty.
Award information: $700,000 over five years for salary and research support.
Description: This program is designed to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service for researchers in the area of basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research.
Application: Deadline: In past, in October. Suspended for the 2009-2010 cycle. Please see http://www.bwfund.org/page.php?mode=privateview&pageID=188&navID=190 for more information.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program
Level: Junior faculty
Award information: $300,000 each over three years.
Description: This program provides junior faculty with mentoring, protected time, networking and the opportunity to gain valuable research experience. The program produces academic leaders who are creative and well-positioned to improve the nation's health care.
Application: Deadline: Usually August. See http://rwjfpfsp.stanford.edu for more information.
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National Institutes of Health Supplements To Promote Reentry Into Biomedical And Behavioral Research Careers (PA-04-126, reissued as PA-08-191)
Level: Prior research experience (fellowship/PhD) and career interruption 1-8 years (generally)
Award Information: Up to 3 years of salary support
Description: Supplement existing NIH grants to support individuals with high potential to reenter active research careers after taking time off to attend to family responsibilities.
Application: Deadline: Anytime providing there will be two full years of funding remaining for the parent grant; applications only undergo administrative review; decision in about 10 weeks. Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-126.html for more information.
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Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Research Grant Program
Level: Junior faculty within 10 years of doctorate
Award Information: $100,000 over two years for research and salary support, annual costs not to exceed $60,000
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide new investigators with funding that will allow them to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses.
Application: Deadline: In past, letter of intent late November or early December; complete application December or January. Please see http://www.alz.org/professionals_and_researchers_new_investigator_research_grants.asp for more information.
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NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-08-190; formerly NIH Minority Supplement Award)
Level: Junior faculty MDs and PhDs
Award Information: Funds range from $5,000 to $75,000, depending upon the level and duration of the position.
Description: This program makes funds available for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. 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: In past, the application deadline was variable. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-190.html.
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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 $75,000 and a research stipend of $30,000; 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: In past, applications are due in early March. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://www.amfdp.org
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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.
Application: Deadline: In past, applications were due January, May, and September. For more information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-107.html. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Robin Barr at the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
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Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Award Level: Young Investigators who are senior fellows with a committed faculty appointment or early faculty member within five years of their first appointment.
The Amount of Each Award: $50,000
Description: The Global Probiotics Council has announced the third year of the grant. Two annual grants of $50,000 each will contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States. Young investigators who are senior fellows with a committed faculty appointment or an early faculty member within five years of their first appointment are eligible to apply. Research must be conducted in the United States.
Application: The Deadline for this grant is February. Application procedures and additional details on the program can be found at www.probioticsresearch.com.
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The American Federation For Aging Research
Level: Maximum 5 years post doctoral
Award Information: Awardees will receive prizes of $1,500 along with reimbursement for travel expenses (up to $500)
Description: The AFAR-GE Healthcare Junior Investigator Award for Excellence in Aging Heart Research seeks innovative research related to the interface between cardiovascular disease and the biology of aging. Only applications that deal with how basic mechanisms in the biology of aging "set the stage" for the emergence of cardiovascular diseases or how such mechanisms can serve to enhance early diagnosis and treatment will be considered.
Application: Usually due in September. Please visit http://afar.org/grants.html for more information.
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The Biomarkers Consortium of The Foundation for the National Institute of Health (FNIH)
Level: Any investigator from the public or private sector
Award Information: Up to six institutions will be given awards for $40,000 for 12 months.
Description: The new FNIH awards requests proposals that analyze existing data sets to support the development of guidelines for the diagnosis of sarcopenia, muscle weakness, and indicators of treatment benefit. Eligible applicants are any investigators, including those not based within the United States.
Application: Deadline: September 8, 2009. Submit an application to Maria Vassileva, The Biomarkers Consortium Metabolic Disorders Steering Committee Scientific Program Manager, at mvassileva@fnih.org or call 301-594-6596.
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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 last year; $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: In past, applications period opened in December and closed in January; Applications usually 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.
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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; $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: In past, applications due in March. Please visit http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator/ for more information. Email questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.
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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: Grants are awarded multiple times a year on a rolling basis, with each funding round addressing specific topics or themes. More instructions and application instructions are posted on the Grand Challenges in Global Health website located at http://www.gcgh.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx.
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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: Usually December. Visit http://afar.org/ellisonpostdoc.html for more information or contact at grants@afar.org with questions.
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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: Deadline: In past, applications due December with awards starting in July of the following year. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://afar.org/grants.html
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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.
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 due in early June, October, or February. For more information and to download application materials, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm.
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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: Applications due in early June, October, or February. The application is 15-pages and in modular budget format. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r21.htm for more information.
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Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Aging
Level: First three years of faculty appointment
Award Information: Awardees will receive $100,000/year for 4 years. Up to $10,000/year can be used for the scholar's salary, with the remainder for research expenses.
Description: This award supports new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological and clinical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. Applicants must be from an eligible institution and be in the first three years of their faculty appointment.
Application: Deadline: Usually February. Please see http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/adsp.jsp?key=nsa_over for more information.
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NIH Loan Repayment Program
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/. Applications are usually open in September of each year and are due in December.
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The John A. Hartford Foundation and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI)
Level: Any surgical specialists who treat older 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: In past, mentor request November, receipt of completed applications March. For additional information, please visit http://www.americangeriatrics.org/specialists/.
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The Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Program
Level: Junior faculty (Assistant Professor Level)
Award Information: U.S. and Canadian Scientists only; 2009 award level is $500,000/five years ($100,000/year) with up to 16 awards
Description: The program provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases. 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 the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of this encounter: how colonization, infection, commensalism and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones.
Application: Usually due in the beginning of November. See http://www.bwfund.org/ for more information.
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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 April.
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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.
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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: Deadline is usually in mid-October. For more information and to access applications and instruction, please visit http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org.
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American Cancer Society Cancer Control Career Development Awards for Primary Care Physicians
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Mentor-based; three years with progressive stipends of $50,000, $55,000, and $60,000 per year. The grant also provides up to $10,000 additional funds per year for support of mentor.
Description: This award is made to support primary care physicians with a rank of instructor to assistant professor who are pursuing an academic career with an emphasis on cancer control.
Application: Deadline: Usually October. Please see www.cancer.org
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American Diabetes Association Junior Faculty Award
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awards are up to $120,000 per year for up to three years for direct costs, plus 15% allowable indirect costs. Additionally, applicants can request up to $10,000 per year towards the repayment of the principal on loans for a doctoral degree.
Description: These awards support new investigators who are establishing their independence in diabetes research. Applicants can have any level of faculty appointment up to assistant professor.
Application: Deadline: Please see http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=60655 for more information.
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American Diabetes Association Career Development Award
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awards are $150,000 per year for up to five years, plus 15% allowable indirect costs. Additionally, applicants may request a $25,000 stipend for each of the first two years for additional equipment.
Description: The award's purpose is to assist outstanding Assistant Professor level faculty investigators in conducting diabetes-related research and to enable the investigator to advance his/her career as an independent investigator.
Application: Deadline: Usually January. Please see http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=60655 for more information.
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American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant
Level: Fellows and junior faculty
Award Information: Mentor-based; four years with salary and research support up to $65,000 per year; at least $35,000 per year must be used for project support
Description: To support highly promising beginning scientists in their progress toward independence by encouraging and adequately funding research projects that can bridge the gap between completion of research training and readiness for successful competition as an independent investigator. Must be in first four years of faculty appointment.
Application Deadline: Usually January. Please see http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004142#SDG for more information.
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Association of Subspecialty Professors (ASP)/CHEST Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Geriatric Development Research Award
Level: First four years of faculty appointment
Award Information: Awardees will receive $50,000/year for 2 years plus up to $3000 for travel to meetings. Can support salary or research expenses.
Description: This award is intended to provide the impetus required for long-term career development focused on integrating geriatrics into the subspecialties of internal medicine. It will be given to an academic internist who is a member of ACCP to develop and implement a basic, clinical, or health services research project focused on a geriatric aspect of chest medicine.
Application: Deadline: Usually April. Please see http://www.chestfoundation.org/foundation/clinical/geriatricAward.php for more information.
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Fellowship to Faculty Transition Awards (Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition)
Level: Advanced fellow
Award Information: Awardees will receive $40,000 for two years.
Description: The objective of the award is to prepare physicians for independent research careers in digestive diseases. The award provides salary support for additional full-time research training in basic science to acquire modern laboratory skills. The additional two years of research training provided by this award should broaden and expand the scope of investigative tools available to the recipient, generally in basic disciplines such as cell or molecular biology or immunology. Applicants must be MDs, or MD/PhDs currently in a gastroenterology-related fellowship, clinically active, at a North American institution and committed to academic careers. They will have completed at least two years of research training at the start of this award. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application: In past, deadline in September. Please see http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=102 for more information.
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Designated Research Scholar Award in Geriatric Gastroenterology
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive $60,000 for two years, with a 3rd year possible.
Description: This award is intended to to enable young investigators to develop independent and productive research careers, with a focus on research related to geriatric gastroenterology, by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research. Candidates must hold a faculty position at a North American academic institution by the start of the award, be members of the AGA, and be within 5 years of completion of clinical training (or PhD if non-clinical).
Application: Deadline: In past, in December. Please see http://www.fdhn.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=103 for more information.
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease
Level: Early junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive $60,000 over 1-2 years.
Description: This program supports research in areas in which more scientific investigation is needed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. The program also encourages junior investigators in the United States and Israel to pursue research and academic careers in the neurosciences, and Alzheimer's disease in particular.
Application: Deadline: Usually December. Please see http://www.afar.org/Gilbert.html for more information.
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ASP-ASH Geriatric Hematology Research Award
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive $150,000 over 2-3 years.
Description: This program supports junior faculty who are interested in hematology aging research. Applicants must be within the first 2 years of their initial tenure-track appointment
Application: Deadline: Usually May. Please see http://www.hematology.org/education/awards/scholar.cfm for more information.
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ADA-ASP Young Investigator Innovation Award in Geriatric Endocrinology
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive $75,000/year for up to 2 years.
Description: This award provides grant support to new investigators. This program supports entry-level faculty to integrate geriatrics with novel basic, clinical, or health services diabetes research. This award supports pilot and feasibility studies that may lack preliminary data, but offer considerable promise for the cure, prevention, or treatment of diabetes in an aging population.
Application: Deadline: January 15, 2009 for July 1, 2009 funding. Please see http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?cid=60656 for more information.
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Health and Aging Policy Fellows
Level: All career stages
Award Information: Stipends for residential fellows will range and be commensurate with each individual's current salary (up to $120,000, roughly approximate to the General Schedule (GS) Pay Scale for a board certified physician). In addition to a stipend, financial support will be provided for travel, relocation, and health insurance. Non-residential fellows will submit a budget proposal of up to $30,000 to cover related project costs which may also include support for a portion of their time spent participating in program activities. Travel costs to fellowship-related meetings for all fellows will be reimbursed by the National Program Office (NPO) and are in addition to residential fellows' stipends and non-residential fellows' budgets. Up to 7 fellows per year in past.
Description: Nine-to-twelve month program in residential or non-residential track. The residential track allows fellows to participate in the policymaking process on either the Federal or state level as legislative assistants in Congress, professional staff members in executive agencies or policy organizations. The non-residential track allows fellows to work on a policy project and brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Core program components focused on career development and professional enrichment are provided for fellows in both tracks. Fellows also have the opportunity to apply for second-year funding to continue components of their fellowship experience/project either at their placement sites, at the state/local levels, or with non-governmental organizations.
Application: Deadline: In past, applications were due April. Please see http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/ for more information.
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