Deadline Note

Letters of Intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due February 16, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funding to encourage the development and testing of new hyptheses and/or new methods in research areas relevant to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. The maximum available support is $40,000 for a period up to one year.

Deadline Note

Letters of Intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due February 16, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funds to encourage the development of new information that contributes to the understanding of the basic biology of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin expression, and the pathogenesis/management of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. The maximum available support is $65,000 per annum for a period up to two years.

Deadline Note

Letters of Intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due February 16, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides up to $35,000 per year for two years to postdoctoral research fellows who are starting their research careers and are working in the laboratories of established researchers or conducting research with the mentorship of established researchers.

Deadline Note

Letters of Intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due February 16, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funding for excellent Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) related research projects that have been submitted to and approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but cannot be supported by the available NIH funds. One-year grants of $25,000 will be made.

Deadline Note

Letters of Intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due February 16, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funds to encourage the development of new information that contributes to the understanding of bioethical, legal, economic and/or social issues associated with AAT Deficiency. Proposals may come from a broad spectrum of disciplines, including humanities, social and natural sciences, and health professions.

Deadline Note

Letters of intent must be received by September 15, 2008. Full applications are due December 1, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funds to encourage the testing for and diagnosis of individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides grants to residents who wish to complete a clinical pediatric elective in the developing world during residency. Grants will be $500.

Synopsis

The sponsor awards the Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research to recognize a scientist: who has made a major scientific discovery in basic cancer research or who has made significant contributions to translational cancer research; who continues to be active in cancer research and has a record of recent, noteworthy publications; and whose ongoing work holds promise for continued substantive contributions to progress in the field of cancer.

Deadline Note

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2008. The deadline for materials is September 15, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor makes awards to recognize young investigators who have made important contributions to the field of developmental biology and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments.

Deadline Note

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2008. The deadline for materials is September 15, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides an award to someone who has made a distinguished contribution to the advancement of anatomy through discovery, ingenuity, and publications in the field of cell biology.

Deadline Note

August 15, 2008 is the deadline for nominations. The deadline for materials is September 15, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor makes an award to recognize young investigators who have made important contributions to the field of comparative neuroanatomy and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments.

Deadline Note

The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2008. The deadline for materials is September 15, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor's award was established to provide recognition to investigators in the early stages of their careers who have made important contributions to biomedical science through research in the morphological sciences, as broadly defined, and have demonstrated remarkable promise of future accomplishments.

Synopsis

The sponsor offers an annual award of $2,500 to stimulate fundamental research in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics by young investigators. The candidate must not have passed their forty-second birthday on April 30 of the year of the award.

Deadline Note

The deadline date is September 15 in alternate years.

Synopsis

The sponsor offers an award of $2,000 for the purpose of recognizing and stimulating outstanding research leading to better clinical control of epileptic seizures.

Synopsis

The sponsor offers an award of $2,500 to recognize and stimulate outstanding basic laboratory or clinical research in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.

Deadline Note

The deadline date is September 15 in alternate years.

Synopsis

An award of $3,500 is presented biennially for significant contributions over many years to the advancement and extension of knowledge in the field of pharmacology.

Synopsis

The award is presented annually for significant contributions to understanding the biochemical mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of drugs and for contributions to mentoring other pharmacologists.

Synopsis

The awards are given to 1) recognize those individuals whose research has the potential to lead to the introduction of novel pharmacologic approaches or technologies that may offer significant advances in clinical medicine in the future and 2) to facilitate that translational process.

Synopsis

The sponsor will award $30,000 to a qualified young cytopathology professional with no more than five years since completion of training, to conduct important research in cytopathology and attend the sponsor's Annual Scientific Meeting to present his/her data.

Deadline Note

Applicants must be approved for submission via the online grant application form in order to submit a full grant application. Applications must be filled out by September 15th for the November 1st deadline.

Synopsis

Support is provided to programs of nonprofit organizations that are led by or support adults with disabilities. The sponsor funds programs in the areas of education, advocacy and the arts.

Synopsis

Support is provided in the zones of education, health, public safety, and governmental oversight.

Deadline Note

Grant requests are accepted throughout the year. Grants are generally awarded two times per year, in fall and spring. Applications should be postmarked by September 15 for the November meeting, and by January 16 for the March meeting.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides support to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, primarily in the Dallas, Texas area.

Deadline Note

Proposals must be received on or before March 15 for consideration at the Spring meeting and September 15 for consideration at the Fall meeting. Proposals may be submitted by email or a CD. It is not required for applicants to submit 25 copies.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides support for research proposals that address biosecurity, new use applications, their expanded use as feed ingredients and in particular industrial use applications for rendered animal protein and fat products.

Synopsis

Support is provided to Kalamazoo, Michigan area nonprofit, tax exempt organizations, whose work benefits, or will benefit, the community. Priority areas are: the arts, culture and humanities; human services; education and youth activities; community development; and health and well-being. At times, the sponsor may provide assistance for operating costs, but generally only for a limited duration.

Synopsis

The foundation accepts grant proposals from public agencies and nonprofit organizations that serve the greater Glendale, California area. Grants are generally under $10,000.

Deadline Note

Applicants are asked to contact the sponsor before submitting an application.

Synopsis

The sponsor invests in organizations and programs that build vibrant and healthy communities throughout Central Massachusetts. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides grants of up to $120,000 in support of excellence and innovation in health care delivery, education and research in the Worcester, Massachusetts area.

Synopsis

Support is provided under the following program areas of interest: arts; economic development and community revitalization; education; environment; and human services. The sponsor gives priority to the Greater Cleveland area.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides support for research in the following areas of inquiry: genetics of interstitial cystitis; immunology of interstitial cystitis; novel therapies for interstitial cystitis; and treatment of interstitial cystitis pain.

Synopsis

The sponsor funds research in the following areas of inquiry: etiology of interstitial cystitis; epidemiology of the disease; neurophysiology; serum or urine markers; potential interstitial cystitis treatment modalities; pregnancy and interstitial cystitis; and pain management.

Deadline Note

Concept Letters are due September 15, 2008. Full proposals will be invited.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funding for the unmet, social, economic, and health needs of Jewish females in the New York metropolitan area.

Deadline Note

Mandatory preliminary applications are due by 3 pm September 15, 2008. Full applications must be received by 3 pm October 1, 2008.

Synopsis

The sponsor supports research activity of the highest quality in pursuit of the amelioration, cure of prevention of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Grants of $110,000 per year for a five-year term support research toward a cure or control of leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.

Deadline Note

Mandatory preliminary applicationa are due by 3 pm September 15, 2008. Full applications must be received by 3 pm October 1, 2008.

Synopsis

Grants of $65,000 per year for a three-year term support qualified investigators who have completed a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research training and are continuing their research under the direction of a research sponsor.

Deadline Note

Mandatory preliminary applications are due by 3 pm September 15, 2008. Full applications must be received by 3 pm October 1, 2008.

Synopsis

Grants of $55,000 per year for a three-year term support promising investigators with less than two years of postdoctoral research training.

Deadline Note

Mandatory preliminary applications are due by 3 pm September 15, 2008. Full applications must be received by 3 pm October 1, 2008.

Synopsis

Support is provided to highly qualified investigators who are expected to hold independent faculty-level appointments and who are conducting original, independent applied research, often involving early-stage clinical trials which will advance the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of hematologic malignancies.