Pre-doctoral Research Training Fellowship for Research Related to Epilepsy
The Pre-doctoral Research Training Fellowship supports predoctoral students with dissertation research related to epilepsy, thus strengthening their interest in establishing epilepsy research as a career direction. Graduate students must be matriculating in a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program with an academic career focus. Areas of interest considered include, but are not limited to neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics, nursing, or pharmacy. Pre-doctoral fellowships are supported by AES in conjunction with the Lennox & Lombroso Trust, industry supporters, and the Epilepsy...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Epilepsy Society/Lennox & Lombroso Trust/Epilepsy Foundation Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Discovery
Awarded to recognize an accomplishment or discovery in basic research within the past five years. The fields of science for each presentation will rotate from among chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, astronomy, physics, and materials science. Endowed in 2014 through a gift from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). Inaugural presentation in 2015 for a recent discovery in chemistry, biochemistry, or biophysics. Nominations must be submitted via our online nomination form at https://awards.nasonline.org/. Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 pm EDT, Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Questi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: National Academy of Sciences Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Reviewing
Awarded to give recognition and pay tribute to authors who have performed significant service to science and their fellow scientists in writing scientific reviews that have influenced the course of scientific thinking. Supported by Annual Reviews in honor of J. Murray Luck, the award comes with a $10,000 prize. Scheduled for presentation in 2015 in biochemistry. Nominations must be submitted via our online nomination form at https://awards.nasonline.org/. Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 pm EDT, Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Questions? Contact us at awards@nas.edu. (Source: ScanGrants feed)
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: National Academy of Sciences Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology
The Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology was established in 1991 to honor the memory of the eminent American pharmacologist who shaped the fields of neuroscience, drug metabolism, and biochemistry and who served as a mentor for numerous eminent pharmacologists around the world. The Julius Axelrod Award is presented for significant contributions to understanding the biochemical mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of drugs and for contributions to mentoring other pharmacologists. ASPET assumed responsibility of the Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology from the Catecholamine Club in 2007. Presentation ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 11, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Source Type: funding
Centennial Travel Award in Basic Science Tropical Disease Research
Application deadline: June 25, 2014 The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Centennial Travel Award was established in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its parent society. This centennial milestone is honored with this award that fosters international collaboration in the basic science of tropical infectious diseases. This award also provides physicians and scientists the opportunity for field experience in combination with laboratory studies of parasitic, bacterial or viral infectious diseases in endemic developing countries. In an effort to stimulate interest in tropical...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Source Type: funding
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Affiliates Network Undergraduate Research Award
The purpose of this award is to provide support for undergraduate students conducting summer research projects. The amount of each award is $1,000. Each UAN region may apply for up to two awards per year. 2015. Applications are due February 27, 2015. Qualifications -- Applicant must be a current ASBMB UAN member -- Applicant must be conducting the proposed research project in the lab of an ASBMB member Use of Award Money -- Award money may only be used for reagents and supplies for the project. -- Award money may not be used for stipends. -- All awards will be sent to th...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Source Type: funding
Request for Letters of Intent: Glucose Responsive Insulin Discovery and Validation
Letter of Interest Deadline: July 11, 2014 JDRF, the world’s leading non-profit organization with the mission to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D), invites Letters of Intent (LOI) for the discovery and validation of novel glucose responsive insulin (GRI) drugs for better treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and reducing the burden of daily management of the disease, particularly T1D. Proposals (supported by strong rationale and/or preliminary data) will be considered for a maximum budget of up to $500,000* per year for up to 3 years of funding (including 10% indirect ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 27, 2014 Category: Research Authors: JDRF Source Type: funding
Call for Applications: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology HOPES Seed Grants
The ASBMB is now accepting applications for the 2014 Hands-on Opportunities to Promote Engagement in Sciences (HOPES) seed grants. The goal of the HOPES seed grants is to incentivize and support the development of outreach programs and partnerships by teachers and researchers. Each grant is worth up to $2,000 and will be awarded to teams consisting of one or more Junior High/High School teacher(s) (or other K-12 educator) and one or more university, college, or institutional (e.g. NIH, NSF, USDA) research scientist(s). Participants of the April 26, 2014 workshop in San Diego will be afforded prefer...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 22, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Source Type: funding
Call for Applications: Society for Histochemistry Robert Feulgen Prize 2015
The Robert Feulgen Prize will be awarded for an outstanding achievement in the field of histochemistry. The monetary prize to be awarded in 2014 is 3,000 EUR; the monetary prize to be awarded from 2015 is 2,000 EUR. The contributions may be either towards the development of new histochemical and cytochemical techniques or in the application of existing technology towards solving important problems in biology and/or medicine. Addressed are scientists working in microscopical sciences (in the widest sense) as well as in biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, in situ molecular techniques, and neurosciences. Scientist...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 8, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Society for Histochemistry Source Type: funding
Call for Submissions: Nutrition Research Fifth Annual David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Achievement in Nutrition Research and Publication
An International Publication for Nutrition to Advance Food and Life Science Research Articles must be submitted to the Journal by December 31, 2014. Nutrition Research announces the fifth annual David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for achievement in nutrition research and publication Call for papers! Nutrition Research is now accepting submissions for the fifth annual David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award in nutrition. The purpose of the award is to promote the interest of young investigators in studying and contributing to the field of nutrition in order to advance food and life science research. ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 7, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Nutrition Research Source Type: funding
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientist Mentor Program
Deadline: September 8, 2014 Announcement: early November 2014 The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation supports emeritus faculty who maintain active research programs with undergraduates in the chemical sciences. The Senior Scientist Mentor Program provides an award of $20,000 over two years for undergraduate stipends and modest research support. Eligibility The Senior Scientist Mentor Program is open to all academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's degree or higher in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Source Type: funding
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
Deadline: May 19, 2014 Announcement: early August 2014 The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. The award is based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching, and provides an unrestricted research grant of $60,000. Eligibility The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is open t...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 5, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Source Type: funding
Undiagnosed Diseases Gene Function Research (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-RM-14-005 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.310Eligible 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 the I...
Source: Grants.gov - April 18, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
Undiagnosed Diseases Gene Function Research (R21)
Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-14-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Exploratory/Developmental Research Funding Opportunity intends to support gene function studies in collaboration with the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) building upon the NIH Intramural Research Programs Undiagnosed Diseases Program (NIH-UDP). Responsive applications will propose to investigate the underlying genetics, biochemistry and/or pathophysiology of newly diagnosed diseases in association with the respective gene variant(s) identified through the UDN. In recent years, gene function studies combined with genetic and genomic...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - April 18, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: 2015 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Awards
The 2015 award nomination deadline is May 19, 2014 The ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education is given annually to a scientist who encourages effective teaching and learning of biochemistry and molecular biology through his/her own teaching, leadership in education, writing, educational research, mentoring or public enlightenment. Nominations must be originated by Society members, but the nominees need not be ASBMB members. The Award will consist of a cash prize of $3,000, and the winner will present a plenary symposium lecture at the 2015 ASBMB Annual meeting. The ASBMB-Merck Award rec...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 14, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Source Type: funding
