American Association of Anatomists Innovation Grants Program
Application deadline: October 1 The Innovation Grants Program is a pilot initiative that will provide funding to support new scientific, educational, and professional development programs and services developed by AAA’s members and/or Committees. All initiatives must directly connect to the organization’s strategic plan goals: Transform the perception of AAA and the discipline of anatomy Lead in innovative, high impact biological and biomedical research Lead the world as the premier source for information about the field of anatomical sciences Maximize member engagement Ensure finan...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 12, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Request for Applications: Autism Science Foundation 2015 Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards & Medical Student Gap Year Research Training Awards
Request for Applications: Autism Science Foundation 2015 Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards & Medical Student Gap Year Research Training Awards Applications Due: November 14, 2014 Informational Conference Call: September 15, 12:00pm ET The Autism Science Foundation invites applications for its Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards from graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders. The proposed training must be scientifically linked to autism and may be broadened to include training in ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 12, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Autism Science Foundation Source Type: funding

Biological Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Funding Opportunity Number: 14-561 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.075Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: Jul 28, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 20Creation Date: Apr 28, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Biological Anthropology Program supports multifaceted research which advances scientific knowledge of human biology and eco...
Source: Grants.gov - April 29, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Request for Applications: Autism Science Foundation 2014 Undergraduate Summer Research
Applications Due: April 18, 2014 Notification of Awards: May, 2014 The Autism Science Foundation invites applications from highly qualified undergraduates interested in pursuing basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders during the summer. The proposed research must be scientifically linked to autism or a closely related field.  Autism Science Foundation will consider all areas of related basic and clinical research including but not limited to: human behavior across the lifespan (language, learning, communication, social function, epilepsy, sleep, self-injurious behavior, catat...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Autism Science Foundation Source Type: funding

Request for Nominations: Chi-Bin Chien Award
This is to announce the 2nd Chi-Bin Chien Award, nominations for which are due March 26, 2014. The Chi-Bin Chien Award has been established by the zebrafish research community and GSA in memory of Dr. Chi-Bin Chien (1965 – 2011). Chi-Bin was Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah and served the international zebrafish community in numerous ways, including his service as Director of the Zebrafish Neural Development and Genetics Course at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and as an organizer of the International Conference on Zebrafish Genetics and Development. The Award will...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 19, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Genetics Society of America Source Type: funding

Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Institute Scholarship
Purpose: to provide instructors of anatomy and physiology that want to take a HAPS Institute course with financial support. Criteria: 1. must be a HAPS member in good standing. 2. must verify their status by providing a signed letter from the Department Chair or Dean stating that the applicant is a regular full-time employee teaching anatomy and physiology. 3. have a teaching load that includes at least one section/class of anatomy and physiology. Award: Covers tuition cost of one credit (typically equivalent to one half of the tuition fee) for one HAPS Institute. Expires after one year without use...
Source: ScanGrants feed - March 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Association of Anatomists Young Investigator Awards
Nominations are due each year on August 15; nominees are then asked to submit three representative papers by September 15. Winning nominees and their nominators will be notified of selection in late October and will be expected to present a lecture at the AAA Annual Meeting/EB. Beginning with nominations made in 2008, AAA’s Young Investigator Awards combine three long-standing AAA awards with a new award to recognize investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to biomedical science through their research in cell/molecular biology, developmental biology, comparativ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Association of Anatomists Basmajian Award
Nomination deadline: October 15 Materials deadline: November 15 Award presented at the Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology This award recognizes health science faculty who are in the formative stages of their career (within 10 years of their highest earned degree at time of nomination), teach human or veterinary gross anatomy, can document excellence in their contribution to the teaching of gross anatomy, and have outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research or scholarship in education. At the AAA Annual Banquet, the recipient is presented with a plaque and a $1,000 honorarium. The recipient also ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: American Association of Anatomists Short-term Visiting Scholarships
Application deadlines: February 1, June 1, and October 1 AAA's Short-term Visiting Scholarship Program is intended to provide travel expenses to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty to facilitate visiting a laboratory or participating in a course outside their home institution. The Scholarship consists of up to $1,000, plus registration fee (at early registration rate) and partial travel support to the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting/ EB. The program will cover up to twelve (12) scholarships per year. ELIGIBILITY • Visiting Scholarships may be used in any ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Lippincott Williams Wilkins/American Association of Anatomists Education Research Scholarship
Application deadline: October 15 Award Presented: April for Fall semester The Lippincott Williams Wilkins/AAA Education Research Scholarship is intended to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. It is anticipated that the proposed project will help foster a learning environment for students that is characterized by creativity, originality, and rigor. Th...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Lippincott Williams Wilkins/American Association of Anatomists Source Type: funding