DoD Gulf War Illness New Investigator Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-15-GWIRP-NIA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 29, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: May 14, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The New Investigator Award mechanism was first offered in FY14. That year, 11 New Investigator Award applications were received, and 4 were recommended for funding. New for FY15: The GWIRP New Investigator Award contains explicit prescriptive language (see below) to guide applicants wishing to propose investigations of potential biomarkers of GWI. The intent of the GWIRP New Investigator Award is to support investigators new to the field of GWI research at different stages of career development. This award enables such investigators to compete for funding separately from investigators with established programs of GWI research. Previous experience in GWI research is allowed, but not required. However, Principal Investigators (PIs) with a limited background in GWI research are strongly encouraged to strengthen their applications through collaboration with investigators who are experienc...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding