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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Invites Applications for the Translational Research Program

The Translational Research Program was established to encourage and provide support for new and novel clinical research. The goal of the program is to accelerate transfer of findings from the laboratory to clinical application. The program's purpose is to fund research that shows high promise for translating basic biomedical knowledge to prevention or new treatments and, ultimately, to prolong and enhance life. A principal intent of the program is to permit the acquisition of sufficient data to apply to an appropriate agency or sponsor for sustained support. Applications may be submitted by an individual holding an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent, working in domestic or foreign nonprofit organizations, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, unites of state and local governments, or eligible agencies of the federal government. Applicants need not be United States citizens but should have an independent research or academic position. Awards will be limited to a maximum of $200,000, which include direct costs and a maximum overhead of $20,000 or 11.1 percent of direct costs per year for three years. A renewal of the grant may be funded for an additional two years if it includes an approved clinical trial. The application deadline is March 1, 2009. (more info)

Pfizer Funds Visiting Professorships in Neurology

The Pfizer Visiting Professorships in Neurology are designed to facilitate in-depth, educationally focused visits by prominent medical experts to U.S. medical schools or teaching hospitals. These unrestricted educational grants are nationally competitive, and grant recipients are chosen by an independent academic advisory board of recognized leaders in neurology. Accredited U.S. medical schools (allopathic or osteopathic) and affiliated teaching hospitals with divisions or departments of neurology, or any other divisions or departments, adult or pediatric, engaged in neurology are eligible to apply. The head of the division or department should serve as the "host" of the visiting professor and the visit. Up to eight grants of $7,500 each will be awarded to selected organizations to cover the Visiting Professors' honorarium, travel expenses, and other direct expenses related to the visit. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2009. (more info)

Prevent Cancer Foundation Announces Availability of Research and Education Grants

The goal of the research program is to provide funding for innovative projects expected to lead to future funding from other peer-reviewed sources. Proposals will be considered for basic, clinical, translational, and population-based research projects; education programs in cancer prevention; early detection projects; and behavioral intervention projects. Eligible to apply are researchers at the instructor or assistant professor level, more senior researchers who have shifted their area of interest toward primary and secondary cancer prevention, and researchers at any academic level who need seed funding to test an innovative hypothesis. Awards begin at postdoctoral level only. Researchers need not be U.S. citizens. However, research must be conducted in the U.S.A. primarily. Funds will only be granted to nonprofit institutions or organizations. Grants will be awarded for two years at $40,000 per year, for a total of $80,000. Electronic applications are due by February 27, 2009, for Cycle 1 and by September 15, 2009, for Cycle 2. Original applications are due one day after the deadlines. (more info)

Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Requests Applications for Cancer Research Grant Program

The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation is currently accepting applications for innovative grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer. Accredited medical schools and schools of public health in the United States may apply. Applications must be submitted by one principal investigator, selected by the applicant institution. Only one grant application will be accepted from each eligible institution. The program will offer at least eight grants. The awards will be up to $100,000 each for two years. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 13, 2009. (more info)

Epilepsy Foundation Seeks Applications for Behavioral Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The fellowship develops excellent behavioral scientists to teach the appropriate psychosocial intervention techniques used in working with people with epilepsy, and contributes to the body of behavioral research in epilepsy. Individuals who will have received their doctoral degrees in a field of the social sciences by the time the fellowship commences, and desire additional postdoctoral research experience, may apply. The fellowship carries a stipend of up to $40,000, dependent on funds available. Applications are due by March 2, 2009. (more info)