The Office of Research frequently releases selected funding opportunities, calls for nominations, fellowship and internship announcements. Below are the most recent announcements arranged by deadline. See the Resources for Finding Funding portion of our website for additional information on identifying funding for your research. Contact our office at (919) 966-4581 or email us with any questions regarding these funding opportunities.
For an additional listing of announcements, including UNC internal funding opportunities, please visit this newsletter provided by Research Support through the GrantSource Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Featured Announcement:
NC TraCS announces next round of Pilot Grants program
Summary:
The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences
Institute's (NC TraCS) Pilot Grant Program has $4.3 million available this year
to support basic, clinical, and social scientists for bench-to-bedside and
bedside-to-practice translational research. The goal is to promote development
of novel solutions that will ultimately improve patient and community health
outcomes for the citizens of North Carolina.
The deadlines are as follows:
TraCS $2,000 Pilot Grants: Tuesday, Nov. 17
TraCS $10,000 Pilot Grants: Tuesday, Dec. 1
TraCS $50,000 pilot grants: Tuesday, Jan. 5
For complete information, visit www.tracs.unc.edu.
Deadline dates in:
November 2009
December 2009
January 2010
February 2010
Ongoing Opportunities
November 2009
Komen
NCT announces funding for 2010 - 2011 community health programs
Deadline: Monday, Nov. 16, 5:00 PM
Summary: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, NC Triangle Affiliate4 (Komen
NCT) announces funding for community health programs in 2010 - 2011. Komen NCT funds will support programs that
promote breast health and breast cancer education, screening, treatment support
and post-diagnosis services for low-income, uninsured, underinsured and
underserved women.
For more information, click here.
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Posted: October 27, 2009
AHRQ announces Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in
Comparative Effectiveness grants
Deadline for letters of intent: Wednesday, Nov. 18
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, Dec. 16
Summary:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with
funds from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)announces
an R01 for large projects in comparative effectiveness aimed at generating new
knowledge to help inform decision making in priority areas of clinical care
View the RFA.
Posted: October 19, 2009
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Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Innovative Adaptation
and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products
Deadline for letters of intent: Wednesday, Nov. 18
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, Dec. 16
Summary: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with
funds from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) invite applicants
to propose innovative customizations or adaptations to the content presentation
and/or delivery mechanism(s) of one or more Comparative Effectiveness Research
Review Products where additional customizations are aimed at increasing their
use, implementation and impact among difficult-to-reach populations.
View the RFA.
Posted: October 19, 2009
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UNC NORC invites applications for Pilot & Feasibility
research projects in Nutrition
Letter of intent deadline: Friday, Nov. 20
Contact: Michelle Collins at
mcc@email.unc.edu or (919) 966-3474.
Summary:
The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) formerly
the UNC Clinical Nutrition Research Center) funds 1-2 year grants up to $22,000
per year for Pilot & Feasibility research projects in nutrition. Applicants
must be a faculty member at UNC-CH.
Review complete application instructions here.
Posted: November 13, 2009
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NSF solicits applications for its Ethics Education in
Science and Engineering program
Deadline for submission of materials: Monday, Nov. 23
Contact: Regina Bartolone at regina_bartolone@unc.edu or 919-962-7504
Summary: The National Science Foundation (NSF) solicits applications
for its Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE). This program
supports research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all
of the fields of science and engineering, especially in interdisciplinary or
inter-institutional contexts.
For researchers interested in applying to this program, send
the following information to regina_bartolone@unc.edu
by the deadline:
-
3-5 page
(maximum) pre-proposal
-
list of
potential collaborators
-
CV(s) of
Principal Investigator(s)
-
Names of
3 UNC faculty who may serve on an internal review
For more information, view the announcement.
Posted: November 13, 2009
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DHHS announces ARRA grants for prevention and wellness
programs
Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 24
Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will
award $120 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to
states and territories for prevention and wellness programs. The funding is
part of the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, which will make
$650 million available to states and territories for public health efforts to
address obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and decrease
smoking.
Visit Grants.gov.
Posted: October 27, 2009
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NIH R01 grant for Exceptional, Unconventional
Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA)
Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 24
Summary:
NIH solicits R01 applications from
institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative research on novel
hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely
high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research that is germane to the
mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes.
Click here to view the RFA.
Posted: September 18, 2009
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December 2009
NIH offers loan repayment programs
Deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 1
Contact: Megan Columbus, columbum@od.nih.gov or (301) 435-0937
Summary:
Research scientists develop treatments and discover cures
for diseases and disorders that affect us all. More researchers are needed to
meet today's critical health needs. The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs)
encourage promising researchers and scientists to pursue research careers by
repaying up to $35,000 of their qualified student loan debt each year.
More information
Posted: September 8, 2009
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ORD seeks internal applications for the Mellon Foundation's
Sawyer Seminars program
Internal ORD deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 1
Contact: Regina Bartolone at regina_bartolone@unc.edu or 919-962-7504
Summary:
The Office of Research Development (ORD) invites
pre-proposals from the academic community for consideration for submission to
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for consideration to the Sawyer Seminars
program. Sawyer Seminars provide support for comparative research on the
historical and cultural sources of contemporary developments, and engage
imaginative and productive scholars from variety of fields in comparative
inquiry.
For more information, view the announcement.
Posted: November 13, 2009
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ORD seek applications for the Rita Allen Scholars program
Internal ORD deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 1
Contact: Regina Bartolone at regina_bartolone@unc.edu or 919-962-7504
Summary:
The Office of Research Development (ORD) seeks nominations from the academic community for consideration
for the Rita Allen Scholars program. The Rita Allen Scholars Program
supports junior faculty working in the areas of analgesics, cancer, immunology
and neuroscience.
For more information, view the internal call.
Posted: November 13, 2009
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Biology of estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer in
various racial and ethnic groups
Deadline for letters of intent: Saturday, Dec. 5
Deadline for applications: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010
Contact: Neeraja Sathyamoorthy, sathyamn@mail.nih.gov
Summary:
The Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program (EGRP)
announces a new funding opportunity to promote the systematic study of the
biology of ER-negative (ER -) human breast cancers, the characterization of
their molecular features, and the signaling pathways and networks that support
their growth, as well as to identify differences in the biology of ER-negative
breast tumors among racial and ethnic groups.
This funding opportunity solicits applications from collaborative teams
of interdisciplinary investigators focused on characterizing the biologic
drivers, including genetic, epigenetic, molecular, and cellular factors, of
ER-negative human breast cancer development and progression.
Click here to view the RFA.
Posted: September 11, 2009
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ORD announces an
internal call for nominations for the Ellison New Scholar Award in Aging
Internal ORD deadline: Monday, Dec. 7
Contact: Regina Bartolone at regina_bartolone@unc.edu or 919-962-7504
Summary: This award provides
support to junior investigators in the basic biological research on aging
relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related
diseases and disabilities.
View the announcement.
Posted: November 11, 2009
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NCPERRC announces of mini-grant and new investigator awards
Application d
eadline: Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Summary:
The North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response
Research Center (NCPERRC) announces second year of mini-grant and new
investigator awards.
For more information, visit the NCPERRC website.
Posted: November 11, 2009
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NIH announces Roadmap Transformative Research Projects
Program
Deadline for letters of intent: Tuesday, Dec. 22
Deadline for applications: Friday, Jan.
22
Summary:
As part of the NIH Roadmap for Biomedical Research, the
National Institutes of Health invites transformative Research Project Grant
(R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing groundbreaking,
exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research
with the potential to create new scientific paradigms or challenge existing
ones. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in
a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research.
For more information, view the RFA.
Posted: November 13, 2009
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NIEHS and NCI seek applications to establish a Breast Cancer
and the Environment Research Program Coordinating Center
Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 30
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA)
issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is to solicit cooperative agreement grant
applications from institutions to conduct coordinating functions for the Breast
Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP). The main focus of the
Coordinating Center will be to: act as a central repository and clearinghouse
for cross-site data from an ongoing study of environmental influences in
puberty in young girls; organize annual meetings and regular conference calls
for the Steering Committee and its subcommittees, the BCERP supported
investigators, and the public; facilitate the BCERP Steering Committee and the
Breast Cancer and the Environment Working Group (BCE WG); and provide progress
reports and updates as requested by NIH staff.
View the RFA.
Posted: November 11, 2009
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January 2010
Third round of Gillings Innovation Labs focuses on assistant professors
Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 14
Contact: Julie MacMillan,
Julie_MacMillan@unc.edu or 919-843-3952.
Summary: The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is calling for proposals for the third round of Gillings Innovation Lab awards. Assistant professors with primary appointments in the School are eligible to apply for the awards.
Visit Carolina Public Health Solutions for more information.
Posted: October 30, 2009
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Pfizer announces Fellowships in Public Health
Deadline for applications: Sunday, Jan. 31
Summary:
Pfizer, Inc. is proud to sponsor the Pfizer Fellowships in
Public Health. These awards are meant to support the career development of
junior faculty in public health. These educational grants are nationally competitive,
and chosen by an independent Academic Advisory Board of recognized leaders in
public health.
View the Call for Applications.
Barbara Wallace, associate director of development for
corporations and foundations for the Office of External Affairs, can assist
researchers from the School in working with foundations. Individuals interested
in submitting proposals should contact her at bobbi_wallace@unc.edu.
Posted: October 27, 2009
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February 2010
NIDA and NCI announces new R01 grant: Accelerating
the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Epidemiology, Prevention, and
Treatment Research Data
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 5
Summary:
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National
Cancer Institute (NCI) invite applications to support the innovative analysis
of existing social science and behavioral data to study the etiology and
epidemiology of drug using behaviors (defined as alcohol, tobacco and other
drug), HIV risk behaviors, related disorders, prevention and treatment of these
behaviors and health service utilization including quality, access and costs.
View the program announcement.
Posted: November 11, 2009
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NCI seeks applications to Application and Early Stage
Development of Emerging Technologies in Cancer Research
Deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the
National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits
grant applications that propose exploratory research projects on the initial
application of emerging analytical technologies as laboratory or clinical
tools. An "emerging technology" is defined as one that has passed the initial
developmental stage, but has not yet been evaluated within the context of its
intended use. Projects proposed in response to this FOA should have the
potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of cancer-relevant
research. If successful, these technologies would accelerate research in cancer
biology, cancer treatment and diagnosis, cancer prevention, cancer control and
epidemiology, and/or cancer health disparities. This FOA solicits R21
applications that have high potential impact and allows for an element of
technical risk; preliminary data are not required.
View the RFA.
Posted: November 11, 2009
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars releases call for proposals
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 26
Summary: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program fosters the development of physicians who will lead the transformation of Americans' health and health care.
Visit the RWJF website.
Posted: October 30, 2009
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Ongoing Opportunities
DOD Announces Additional Funds Available through the Autism
Research Program
Summary:
The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act
provides $8 million to the Department of Defense Autism Research Program (ARP) to support
high-impact, innovative research to improve the lives of individuals with
autism spectrum disorders now. This
program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. Detailed
descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and
submission requirements can be found in the FY09 ARP Program Announcements.
Program announcement, deadlines and further information are
available here.
Posted: March 16, 2009
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RWJF, Pew launch $7.2 million initiative to promote use of health impact assessments
Summary: The Health Impact Project call for proposals (CFP) is seeking applicants to undertake health impact assessment (HIA) demonstration projects. The goal of the CFP and subsequent HIAs is to demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their incorporation into local, state, tribal, and federal decision-making.
The advisory selection committee will review full proposals on a monthly basis.
For more information, visit www.healthimpactproject.org.
Barbara Wallace, associate director of development for
corporations and foundations for the Office of External Affairs, can assist
researchers from the School in working with foundations. Individuals interested
in submitting proposals should contact her at bobbi_wallace@unc.edu.
Posted: October 30, 2009
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DOD Announces Additional Funds Available through the Prostate
Cancer Research Program
Summary:
The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act
provides $80 million to the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research
Program (PCRP) to fund research that will eliminate Prostate Cancer. This
program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
(CDMRP). Detailed descriptions of each
of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can
be found in the FY09 PCRP Program Announcements.
Program announcement, deadlines and further information are
available here.
Posted: March 16, 2009
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NIDA seeks research proposals addressing the impact of the Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Contact: Louise Wideroff, (301) 451-8663
or wideroff@nih.gov
Summary: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks research
proposals addressing the clinical, population, and societal impact of the
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256), enacted in 2009.
View the notification.
Posted: October 27, 2009
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Golden LEAF Foundation/UNC-Chapel Hill Collaborative
Contact: Jean Elia, 919-962-2624 or jean_elia@unc.edu
Summary: The Golden LEAF Foundation is interested in outreach project ideas developed and delivered by UNC-Chapel Hill investigators that focus on rural business assistance, rural health care, community asset-based economic development, tourism, community leadership development, program evaluation, professional economic development education, or K-12 education. Outreach project ideas in these areas are intended to lead to the systemic or long-term capacity building necessary to create competitive communities over time. Whenever possible, the projects should involve collaboration with regional universities and community colleges, and advance one or more of the UNC Tomorrow report recommendations. Faculty and/or staff can submit project ideas at any time to GLFCollaborative@unc.edu.
More Information
Barbara Wallace, associate director of development for
corporations and foundations for the Office of External Affairs, can assist
researchers from the School in working with foundations. Individuals interested
in submitting proposals should contact her at bobbi_wallace@unc.edu.
Posted: March 28, 2008
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Working on Women in Science (WOWS) Announces Productivity Maintenance Awards
Contact: Dr. Trish Byrns, pbyrns@med.unc.edu or (919) 843-7232
Summary: The WOWS (Working on Women in Science) program through the UNC School of Medicine announces a pilot program for 2008-09. The goal of the Productivity Maintenance Award program is to assist a faculty member to maintain productivity or meet key professional goals or deadlines during periods of increased personal demand that coincide with critical career junctures or events.
To qualify for a PMA, a faculty member must be facing a new, and generally unexpected or complicated, personal demand on time that could negatively impact productivity or ability to pursue activities that are key to continued career advancement. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with funds becoming available starting June 1, 2008.
WOWS website
Posted: June 6, 2008
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservation and the Environment Grant Program
Contacts: William Robertson IV, wr@mellon.org, (212) 500-2497 or Doreen N. Tinajero, dnt@mellon.org, (212) 500-2496
Summary: The Andrew Mellon Foundation seeks applications to its Conservation and the Environment grant program for junior faculty. Junior Faculty Research grants are awarded to new faculty as they begin their first tenure-track positions. The idea is to provide intellectual venture capital to promising researchers at the critical and formative stage when they begin their independent research careers. This program is devoted to basic research on how natural ecosystems work. It emphasizes support of leading institutions, innovative research, and the training of promising doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The proposed research must be in the field of plant ecosystem ecology--here we include soils ecology, and plant and ecosystem processes. The project or projects must be field research, and not to support analysis, modeling, correlations or surveys using extant data sets.
Conservation and the Environment Grant Program Website
Barbara Wallace, associate director of development for
corporations and foundations for the Office of External Affairs, can assist
researchers from the School in working with foundations. Individuals interested
in submitting proposals should contact her at bobbi_wallace@unc.edu.
Posted: May 2, 2008
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