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Postdoctoral fellowships are available for candidates interested in research at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research (BIDR) for a period of one to two years.

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The sponsor provides a postdoctoral fellowship for candidates interested in conducting research at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research for a period of one to two years.

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The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research is to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States and to attract promising, young researchers to this field of study.

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The sponsor will support robust and innovative stem cell research programs of the most promising researchers newly recruited to California.

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The Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (BBDC) will be awarding a number of post-doctoral fellowships to qualified applicants who meet all eligibility requirements. The one-year fellowships are to be used for full-time diabetes research training at the University of Toronto or one of its fully affiliated institutions. The applicant's proposed supervisor must hold a full- time faculty appointment with the University of Toronto, and must be conducting diabetes research.

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This grant program supports the development, implementation, creative utilization, application and evaluation of distance education opportunities for maternal and child health (MCH) professionals. Up to $300,000 is available to fund up to 3 grants.

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The Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme offers two fellowship positions each year for a period of ten months. The Fellowship Programme has four core aims: to provide young scholars at the postdoctoral level, particularly from developing countries, with an opportunity to experience the unique international academic environment of UNU/IAS; to provide these young scholars with an opportunity to participate in and contribute to the research activities of UNU/IAS in regard to issues of pressing global importance; to provide an opportunity for young scholars from developing countries to interact with the Japanese academic community and, in doing so, provide a conduit between the host country and developing country academia and also the host country and the UN system; and to provide UNU/IAS and its academic community with an opportunity to benefit from the diverse knowledge, background, and experience offered by high caliber young scholars from around the world.

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The fellowship program is designed to provide opportunities for promising, highly qualified, young researchers to conduct cooperative research under the leadership of their host researchers of Japanese universities and research institutions especially in the fields relevant to the main thematic focus of UNU-IAS, located in Yokohama, and UNU Centre, located in Tokyo.

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Postdoctoral research applications are open twice yearly. The first round applications are open between 1st August and 1st September. The second round between 15th January and 1st March.

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Each year, the sponsor offers a favourable research opportunity for both domestic and international postdoctoral researchers. Candidates can easily find their fields of interests in versatile areas of mathematics and physical sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences at AS.

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The award recognizes investigators who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of health services research through scholarship and teaching, advancement of science and methods, and leadership.

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The award recognizes the contribution of new scholars to the field of health services research. The award consists of a $2,500 prize, and complimentary registration and lodging to attend the annual research meeting.

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The Article-of-the-Year Award recognizes the best scientific work that the fields of health services research and health policy have produced and published. Articles must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.

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Individuals receiving research stipends will be responsible for producing a 30- to 40-page research report.

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One award of $6,000 is available for a summer or sabbatical residency of six continuous weeks to utilize the resources available from the college and the Cornell University Library.

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The sponsor provides fellowships so that researchers can devote full-time to the challenge of cancer research. Universities, hospitals and other institutions are invited to nominate researchers who meet the criteria.

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An award is available for research in residence at the Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine. This is a competitive annual fellowship.

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The deadlines for receipt of pre-applications are: March 1, July 1 and November 1. The corresponding deadlines for full applicaitons, if invited, are: April 1, August 1 and December 1.

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The sponsor provides support for high-quality, high-impact, novel research that has a high likelihood of success and of resulting in methods or products that will advance the anti-doping field and ensure integrity in sport.

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This one-year award is intended to support -new investigators entering the field of neuromuscular diseases, - investigators early in their science careers and – established neuromuscular researchers who will propose innovative projects which do not require preliminary data.

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The sponsor provides awards which celebrate and support outstanding individuals 60 or older who are already producing significant social innovation and accomplishing work of great importance. The Purpose Prize is focused on funding efforts of researchers in the second half of their lives that are aiming to find solutions to challenges in our communities, country and world.

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This year the sponsor will award up to $75,000 in grants of $1,000 to $25,000 to scholars and professionals in all career stages to study integrity in public communication.

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A non-binding letter of intent is requested by March 5, 2010; applications will be accepted through April 1, 2010.

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The sponsor provides support for research into the causes of Alzheimer's and related diseases, methods of treatment, ways that families may cope with the stresses of caregiving, and the impact of these diseases on the citizens of Virginia. Eligible applicants are institutionally-affiliated scientists in Virginia.

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The primary aim of this scheme is to provide universities with additional support to enable them to attract to this country, or keep here, respected scientists of outstanding achievement and potential.