First Time Trainee Travel Awards for SLEEP 2015
The Sleep Research Society will offer a limited number of First Time Trainee Travel Awards for SLEEP 2015. Only Trainees who have not previously attended a SLEEP Annual Meeting are eligible to receive this award. To apply for a First Time Trainee Travel Award, applicants must submit the following materials and must address each of the topics listed below: 1. Applicant CV: Including current mailing and email address (preferable) and fax number, educational history, relevant employment history, honors and awards, research funding and publications. 2. Applicant letter (maximum 2 pages): Including a statement ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 7, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Sleep Research Society Source Type: funding

International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology 2015 New Investigator Award
The International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology has created a program to recognize promising new investigators across the broad range of methodological, regulatory and substantive programmatic interests of the society. Up to one international and  four (4) domestic NI Award applicants will be selected each year.  Appointments as NI Awardees will be for one year. Eligibility Criteria:  Early career (second-year or beyond postdocs or those within 8 years of the completion of training) academic or industry professionals in relevant disciplines and positions; research fellows in CNS di...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology Source Type: funding

Sleep Research Society Foundation Early Career Development Research Awards
The SRS Foundation recognizes the challenges of transitioning from post-doctoral training to independent research funding. The goal of these mentored awards is to invest in promising early career researchers and assist with their transition into independence as junior investigators. These grants will be funded up to $75,000. The awards will provide one year of support for 2-4 individuals. Recipients are expected to apply for a mentored or independent federal research award within the funding period. In any year that this request for applications is posted, awardees may apply for a second year of funding, providing the...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Sleep Research Society Foundation Source Type: funding

Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards
Named to honor the memory of a pioneer in RLS research and established in 2010, the Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards are presented at the annual meeting of the IRLSSG. The $1,000 awards recognize research efforts by new investigators in an attempt to promote interest in the study of RLS. The 2015 Wayne Hening Young Investigator Awards will be made to welcome: 1. Either young investigators new to the RLS/PLMS field who are no more than 10 years past receiving their PhD or MD; or 2. Senior investigators new to the RLS/PLMS field (first publication of a first author abstract or journal article in the RLS/PL...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 18, 2014 Category: Research Authors: International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Source Type: funding

NHLBI Announces Availability of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for RFA-HL-15-005 "Revision Applications for Research Using Aged Animal Models to Study Chronic Disorders of Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep (R01)"
Notice NOT-HL-14-237 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - September 9, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: funding