Research to Advance Vaccine Safety (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-12-037 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.36193.85593.856Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) ...
Source: Grants.gov - December 12, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy - Rutgers University The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy announces the 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The program is intended for highly motivated undergraduates interested in a research career in the pharmaceutical and environmental sciences. Students are provided with an opportunity to conduct full-time research in areas related to Pharmacology and Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Clinical Pharmacy. The SURF program is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled at a university...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 11, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy - Rutgers University Source Type: funding

High Priority Immunology Grants (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-15-055 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.85593.856Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with th...
Source: Grants.gov - December 5, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

High Priority Immunology Grants (R01)
Funding Opportunity PAS-15-055 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to augment the maintenance and growth of the NIAID portfolio of investigator-initiated R01 grants in fundamental immunology. It seeks to address a decline in NIAID immunology R01 applications and awards that has occurred in the past several fiscal years. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 4, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

American Association of Immunologists Careers in Immunology Fellowship Program
AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship Program Application Deadline: March 16, 2015 This is a fellowship program intended to provide salary support to predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, especially positions in danger of being defunded. This fellowship program will provide support for one year of a trainee’s salary. Eligibility This fellowship will be awarded to an independent research scientist (PI) to support a designated trainee in his or her laboratory. Applicants must be AAI Regular members in good standing. Trainees funded under this program are also required to be AAI members in g...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Immunologists Source Type: funding

Vasculitis Foundation Request for Proposals for Research on Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg Strauss Syndrome)
The Vasculitis Foundation, the leading international supporter of research on vasculitis, is pleased to announce a special funding opportunity to fund research on Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg Strauss Syndrome). EGPA is a rare systemic vasculitis predominantly affecting small-sized vessels.  Main clinical characteristics of EGPA include late-onset allergic rhinitis and asthma, increased blood eosinophil count and vasculitis manifestations, some of which can be life-threatening.  Mechanisms of the disease are complex and not completely elucidated, but treatment is wel...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 26, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Vasculitis Foundation Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Transforming CURES Initiative (TCI) - Intercepting Progression to Advanced Myeloid Blood Cancers
Request for Proposals: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Transforming CURES Initiative (TCI) - Intercepting Progression to Advanced Myeloid Blood Cancers The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is proud to announce the "Transforming CURES Initiative (TCI) - Intercepting Progression to Advanced Myeloid Blood Cancers," a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify and develop novel, safe and effective treatment paradigms for patients with hematological malignancies. The near term goal of this program is to advance the scientific and medical understanding of myeloid disease progression from an early stage to fra...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 17, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Source Type: funding

Host-Directed TB Therapy: New Approaches (UH2/UH3)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-14-058 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.85593.856Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c...
Source: Grants.gov - November 13, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Host-Directed TB Therapy: New Approaches (UH2/UH3)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AI-14-058 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for support of preclinical evaluation, planning for and conduct of proof-of-concept clinical studies for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) treatment that will be applicable in the context of HIV co-infection using host-directed agents already approved for clinical use or in late-stage clinical trials for other conditions. Host-directed therapies (HDT) for TB that may also have activity against HIV, either directly or by enhancing immunologic reactions, are ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 12, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding

New Resource for International Clinical Research Regulatory Information
ClinRegs is a new online database of country-specific clinical research regulatory information to help you explore regulations within a country and compare requirements across countries. The website, maintained by NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, compiles current regulatory information for multiple countries in a central resource, to help persons involved in planning and implementing international clinical research understand regulatory policies. Users can obtain a succinct overview of a country’s regulatory requirements related to a specific topic (such as sponsorship or ethics ove...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - November 7, 2014 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources Source Type: funding

Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award
Deadline: December 15, 2014 To encourage and support research on advancing the understanding of allergic respiratory disease, the American Lung Association (ALA) and the Allergy Asthma and Immunology Education and Research Organization (ARTrust), a supporting organization to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Inc., have teamed up to offer the Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award. The Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award is for $75,000 per year. No more than 25% of the requested budget may be used for an awardee’s salary and/or fringe benefits and no more than 30% ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Lung Association/Allergy Asthma and Immunology Education and Research Organization Source Type: funding

2015 ARTrust/Mastocytosis Society Research Award in Mastocytosis and/or Mast Cell Activation
Deadline: December 15,2014 Objective: The ARTrust/The Mastocytosis Society (TMS) Research Award in Mastocytosis and/or Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is a collaborative effort between the ARTrust and TMS. The award program is administered by the ARTrust. The award supports research that will advance the understanding of Mastocytosis and/or Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Funding is restricted to support studies related to mastocytosis and/or mast cell activation syndrome. Sponsors: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Education and Research Organization, Inc. (ARTrust) and The Mastocytosis Society (TMS) Amount: ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: ARTrust/Mastocytosis Society Source Type: funding

Request for Applications for Pilot Projects: Earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test
The current grant application deadline is December 1, 2014. Earlier.org - Friends For An Earlier Breast Cancer Test is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and education and to raising funds for research into earlier detection of breast cancer. Since its inception in 1995, Friends has awarded over $3.5 million in seed grants to qualifying projects. We continue to offer several grants to be used for pilot projects in the area of early breast cancer detection. We award up to $40,000 over a 1-3 year period. We are requesting applications for pilot projects that focus on new methods to improv...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 29, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test Source Type: funding

Kure It-American Association for Cancer Research Research Grant for Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer
Grant Amount $250,000 USD Application Deadline 12/2/2014 12:00:00 PM The Kure It-AACR Research Grant for Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer represents a joint effort to promote and support innovative cancer research. This grant is available to full time, independent junior and senior investigators to study immunological aspects of, or treatments for, kidney cancer. Research projects should advance the basic knowledge of tumor immunology mechanisms, or develop new concepts in the treatment, control, or prevention of kidney cancer by immunology-based therapeutic approaches. Proposed projects may be basic, translatio...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 27, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Kure It/American Association for Cancer Research Source Type: funding

FARE Investigator in Food Allergy Awards
Proposal Deadline: November 14, 2014 A crucial goal of FARE’s strategic plan for research is to expand the participation and involvement of the scientific and medical community in food allergy research, with a particular emphasis on attracting new investigators to the field. To achieve this goal, the FARE Investigator in Food Allergy Awards provide salary and research support over a two- to five-year period, allowing outstanding new and mid-career investigators to direct, or redirect, their career toward the study of food allergy, including developing the theories, tools, methods or approaches to study t...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 21, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Food Allergy Research & Education, Inc. Source Type: funding