Each week, OHSU Research Development compiles a list of funding opportunities from internal sources, the government, and private foundations. This is the newly revived list, which we’ll be publishing here every Thursday. A pdf of the list is also available.

FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
Multidisciplinary Oregon National Primate Research Center Pilot Grant Research Program
What: Funds activities related to the use of nonhuman primates for biomedical research or for studies enhancing NHP welfare or husbandry.
Who should apply: ONPRC core scientists and non-core scientists working with a core scientist.
Award: Up to $75,000/one year
Deadline: LOI due: Jan. 6, 2020; Full application due: Feb. 21, 2020
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Multidisciplinary Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Instrumentation Grant for Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy and Data Science
What: Funds research of advanced light-sheet instrumentation capabilities. Prioritizes multidisciplinary and collaborative science and technology teams.
Who should apply: Interdisciplinary teams that include junior faculty and scientists
Award: Up to $1.2 million
Deadline: Pre-proposal due: March 6, 2020, 5 p.m. PST; Full proposal due: Sep. 18, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

Internal Opportunities

Multidisciplinary Circle of Giving 2020 Women’s Health Research Funding Opportunity
What: Funds research that will lead to improvements in women’s health and lead to additional externally-funded research.
Who should apply: Lecturers and assistant, associate and full professors
Award: $125,000/one year
Deadline: Dec. 12, 2019

Cancer Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center nanoString Digital Spatial Profiler Project Award
What: Funds DSP-related reagent costs for studies on the DSP platform at OHSU for up to six months.
Who should apply: All employees
Award: No minimum or maximum amount
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020 

Cancer Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center Full Project Award
What: Funds CEDAR-relevant cancer early detection work for up to 18 months.
Who should apply: All employees
Award: No minimum or maximum amount
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime

Multidisciplinary OHSU School of Medicine Innovation Fund Pilot Program
What: Subsidizes fees for use of OHSU research cores to develop pilot data for new grant applications.
Who should apply: School of Medicine faculty
Award: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Applications accepted anytime

Limited Submission Opportunities

Neuroscience Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program 
What: Funding for new research projects that could become competitive for an NIH grant or another external funding source.
Who should apply: Full-time assistant and associate professors studying brain function
Award: $80,000/two years
Deadline: Internal due: Nov. 18, 2019; LOI due: Jan. 7, 2020; Full application due: March 25, 2020

Cancer St. Baldrick’s Foundation Spring Cycle Grants 
What: Funds research to find cures for childhood cancers and help survivors. The following programs are available in the 2020 spring grant cycle:

• St. Baldrick’s Scholars for early-career researchers
• St. Baldrick’s International Scholars for researchers from low- and middle- income countries
• Research Grants for laboratory, clinical or epidemiological research
• Supportive Care Research Grants for research related to supportive care of children with cancer

Who should apply: Refer to grant links above for specific eligibility information.
Award: Amounts range from $50,000 to $110,00
Deadline: Internal due: Nov. 22, 2019; LOI due: Jan. 31, 2020; Full application due: March 31, 2020

Neuroscience Michael J Fox Foundation and Edmond J Safra Foundation Fellowship in Movement Disorders
What: Funds training for new movement disorder clinician-researchers. Centers will apply and, if selected, nominate fellows.
Who should apply: Open to established movement disorder centers worldwide. Not open to individuals
Award: $180,000/two years
Deadline: December 13, 2019

Cardiology Vascular Cures Wylie Scholar Program
What: Provides three-year development grants for initial vascular research to enable future research funding.
Who should apply: Early-career vascular surgeon-scientists
Award: $150,000/three years
Deadline: March 2, 2020

Merit Prizes and Awards

Multidisciplinary Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2020 Lasker Medical Research Awards
What: Honors individuals who have made significant contributions in basic or clinical research. Awards are given out for basic and clinical medical research and special achievement in medical science.
Who should apply: Nominate anyone who you feel has made a significant contribution to medical research
Award: $250,000                 
Deadline: Feb. 3, 2020

Multidisciplinary Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Program
What: Awardees will become employees of HHMI on a seven-year renewable term and receive financial support for research and access to capital equipment funds. HHMI focuses on biomedical research areas.
Who should apply: Tenure or tenure-track faculty with between five and 15 years of professional experience and at least three years of PI experience on at least one active research grant as of April 1, 2020
Award: HHMI-provided salary and benefits
Deadline: March 18, 2020, noon PST

Private Philanthropic Opportunities

Neurology National Multiple Sclerosis Society Therapeutic Development Opportunities for Symptom Management in Multiple Sclerosis
What: Funds commercial development opportunities for MS symptom management.
Who should apply: Anyone partnering with a commercial organization in MS research
Award: Up to $400,000                 
Deadline: Pre-application due: Jan. 8, 2020; Full application due: Jan. 15, 2020

Autism Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2020 Research Award
What: Supports research of unresolved questions in autism, particularly questions that connect etiology to brain function and behavior.
Who should apply: Faculty with a research interest in autism
Award: Up to $1.3 million/four years                 
Deadline: Jan. 10, 2020

Federal Opportunities

Multidisciplinary National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R01)
What: Supports research in the area of physics and mechanics of embryonic development.
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in embryonic development
Award: No minimum or maximum            
Deadline: Applies to due dates on or after February 5, 2020

Multidisciplinary National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R21)
What: Supports research in the area of physics and mechanics of embryonic development to be explored in model organisms.
Who should apply: Anyone with a research interest in embryonic development
Award: Up to $275,000/two years
Deadline: Applies to due dates on or after February 16, 2020

Multidisciplinary NIH Administrative and Revision Supplements to Expand Vaping Research and Understand EVALI
What: Supplemental funds are available to actively funded grants to investigate research questions relevant to vaping associated lung injury.
Who should apply: Anyone with an actively funded NIH grant and a research interest in EVALI
Award: Up to equal amount of parent award      
Deadline: Feb. 27, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

Multidisciplinary National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Administrative Supplement for Collaborative Science
What: Funds are available to a subset of existing NIDCR-funded grants to form an unanticipated new collaboration.
Who should apply: Existing awardees of certain NICDR grants (full list at above link)
Award: Up to $150,000            
Deadline: March 20, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

Previously Published Opportunities

Private

DUE TOMORROW: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Pilot Research Awards Program

Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative Single-cell Analysis of Inflammation Due: Nov. 19, 2019. This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aligning Systems for Health Brief proposals due: Nov. 22, 2019; Full proposals due: Feb. 5, 2020. This organization is on the President’s List; submit a notice of intent form before applying.

Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award Due: Dec. 2, 2019, 1 p.m. PST

Prostate Cancer Foundation and Pfizer, Inc. Global Challenge Award Due: Dec. 10, 2019, 1 p.m. PST

Basser Center for BRCA 2020 External Research Grant Program LOI due: Dec. 16, 2019; Full application due: Jan. 27, 2020

Federal

National Human Genome Research Institute Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Diversity Action Plan (R25) LOI due: Nov. 25, 2019; Full application due: Jan. 25, 2020

National Institute on Aging Collaborative Network to Optimize Emergency Care of Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (R61/R33 Clinical Trials Optional) LOI due: Jan. 3, 2020; Application due: Feb. 3, 5 p.m. PST

National Institute on Aging Innovations to Foster Healthy Longevity in Low-Income Settings (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Jan. 3, 2020; Application due: Feb. 3, 5 p.m. PST

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Ethical Issues in Translational Science Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) LOI due: Jan. 6, 2020; Application due: Feb. 6, 5 p.m. PST

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Bioinformatics Interdisciplinary Predoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (F31) Due: Jan. 7, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Bioinformatics Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (F32) Due: Jan. 7, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

NIAID, NIMH and NICHD Getting To Zero: Understanding HIV Viral Suppression and Transmission in the United States (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Due: Jan. 7, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

NIMH, NIAAA and NIDA Identification, Validation, and Manipulation of Neural Circuits Related to Mental Illness and Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Non-human Primates (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) LOI due: Jan. 10, 2020; Application due: Feb. 10, 5 p.m. PST

National Institute of General Medical Sciences Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (R35 – Clinical Trial Optional) Due: Jan. 17, 2020 by 5 p.m. PST

The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) Due: March 30, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

National Human Genome Research Institute Administrative supplements for short-term research career enhancement in genomics for experienced investigators Due: May 15, 2020, 5 p.m. PST

National Science Foundation Cellular and Biochemical Engineering Due: Applications accepted anytime

National Science Foundation Biophotonics Due: Applications accepted anytime