National Med-Peds Residents’ Association Grants and Awards Program
National Med-Peds Residents’ Association Grants and Awards Program Each year the National Med-Peds Residents’ Association presents several grants and awards to Med-Peds Residents. Applications cycle will open Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Deadline for all awards and grants will be June 19, 2015 11:59 EST, with the exception of Research Grant with a deadline of August 1, 2015 11:59 EST.  Winners will be announced 2-4 weeks after the deadline. Submit Applications by Email to president-elect@medpeds.org Grants and Awards The Gary Onady Award (recognizing significant contributions by a Med-Peds Res...
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Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants
Submission of Letters of Intent deadline: March 31st, 2015. The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is a niche program that supports innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. The participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics has made biological research increasingly quantitative and will con...
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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...
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National Academies Gulf Research Program Exploratory Grants
Many areas of research and development pertaining to the enhancement of oil system safety, the environment, and human health of the Gulf of Mexico and other offshore energy production regions could benefit from innovations. Innovative ideas or technologies often need time and testing to develop and evolve. The Gulf Research Program exploratory grants aim to jumpstart innovations and transformative ideas by providing seed money for research in its early conceptual phase, activities that can accelerate concept to testing, or development of novel approaches. The funding opportunity encourages innovators to explore an...
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Debbie’s Dream Foundation ‐ American Association for Cancer Research Gastric Cancer Research Fellowships
Debbie’s Dream Foundation ‐ American Association for Cancer Research Gastric Cancer Research Fellowships The Debbie’s Dream Foundation‐AACR Gastric Cancer Research Fellowships represents a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct gastric cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to gastric cancer. These fellowships provide a one‐year grant of $50,000 to support the ...
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American Association for Cancer Research-Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Career Development Award for Clinical/Translational Research
The AACR-Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Career Development Award for Clinical/Translational Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support junior faculty to conduct triple negative breast cancer research and establish a successful career path in this field. Eligibility is limited to junior faculty who, at the start of the grant term, will have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency within the past 11 years. The research proposed for funding must be clinical or translational in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to triple negative breast canc...
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8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) Scholarship Program
19-22 July 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The deadline is 3 February 2015, 23:59 CET. The Media and International Scholarship Programmes are an integral part of the conference and provide full and partial scholarships to eligible, highly-evaluated applicants. The aim of the programmes is to bring to the conference individuals who are most able to transfer the skills and knowledge acquired there to their work, organizations and communities. Applicants should note that funding is limited and demand for scholarships is very high. For the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Preventi...
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Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation 2015 Grant Program
Willis-Ekbom disease (also known as restless legs syndrome) is a distinctive but often misdiagnosed sensorimotor disorder that affects more than 5% of the population. Primary features include paresthesias deep in the limbs that compel the person to move in order to relieve the sensations, which occur when the afflicted individual is at rest, primarily in the evening and at night. Associated features include the presence of periodic limb movements of sleep, sleep disturbance (leading to daytime sleepiness), a positive family history, a progressive disease course, and the lack of another medical condition that accounts ...
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Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Fellowship in Medical Journalism
This fellowship program for new faculty members will provide a 1-year experience in medical journalism with the editorial and publishing teams at Family Medicine. Fellows, after completion of this program, will significantly improve their skills in writing, reviewing, and editing scientific papers; these basic scholarly skills will make them better teachers and leaders. The fellowship year will mirror the academic year and will begin in June of each year and complete the following July. Fellow Responsibilities: ◦ Participate in weekly conference calls with the journal’s editorial team ◦ Participa...
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Derek Denny-Brown Neurological Scholar Award
The Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award recognizes early- to mid-career neurologists and neuroscientists who have made outstanding basic and clinical scientific advances toward the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of neurological diseases. ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES Eligible candidates are those who have applied for, and been approved for, new membership to the American Neurological Association (ANA) between September 26, 2014 and April 15, 2015.  The Membership Committee, together with the President, will then select the two awardees, one in Basic Science and one in Clinical Science. ...
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American Physical Therapy Association Federal Government Affairs Leadership Award
The Federal Government Affairs Leadership Award was established in 2003 to recognize outstanding achievements by American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) members in advancing the association's federal government affairs objectives and activities. The award is presented annually to an APTA member who has made significant contributions to APTA's federal government affairs efforts, and has shown exemplary leadership in furthering the association's objectives. Submission Requirements To nominate an APTA member for this award, complete and submit: • the nomination form • a letter o...
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American Society for Radiation Oncology Junior Faculty Career Research Training Award
This award was created to stimulate interest in radiation research early in junior faculty’s careers by offering them the opportunity to have focused time for research projects in radiation oncology, biology, physics or outcomes/health services. You are eligible if: You are a board-eligible physician or physicist in radiation oncology or a radiobiologist within the first three years of your junior faculty appointment. Your institution is recognized as providing a rich environment for career development and possesses qualified faculty in clinical, translational or basic research to serve as mentors. ...
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American Society for Radiation Oncology Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research Seed Grant
This grant is designed to support residents or fellows who are planning a career focusing primarily on basic science or clinical research. It is designed for the exceptional trainee and implies dedication to a career in research. You are eligible if: You show a commitment to a career that focuses primarily on radiation oncology sciences. Your institution has a well-established research and clinical career development program and qualified faculty in radiation oncology sciences to serve as mentors. You have identified a mentor with extensive research experience to support your project. Both the mentor a...
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American Society for Radiation Oncology/ROI Comparative Effectiveness Research Award
This award aims to develop comparative effectiveness research leaders within radiation oncology, and to stimulate research focused on evaluating the effectiveness, complication profile, cost and cost-effectiveness of various radiation therapy treatments, as well as the comparative effectiveness when compared to other therapies. You are eligible if: You are a board-certified or board-eligible physician in radiation oncology at the time the award commences. You are committed to a career that focuses primarily on academic radiation oncology. If you are a junior faculty member, you must name a primary ment...
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American Society for Radiation Oncology Minority Summer Fellowship Award
The application deadline is Friday, March 6, 2015. The purpose of the ASTRO Minority Summer Fellowship Award is to introduce medical students from backgrounds that are under-represented in medicine to the discipline of radiation oncology early in their medical education. Medical students in all years are encouraged to apply; preference will be given to first- and second-year students. In an effort to promote radiation oncology as a career choice, the fellowship will provide medical students with an experience designed to expose students to clinical, basic and translational research questions in radiation oncology....
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