July 2023

Organization / Website SpecialityArea / Award/Grant Purpose / Description Target Audience / Eligibility Award Amount / Deadline
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS)
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Orthopaedics

Award/Grant:  Kappa Delta Awards/OREF Clinical Research Award

The awards are bestowed annually for outstanding clinical research related directly to musculoskeletal disease or injury. Manuscripts should represent a large body of cohesive scientific work generally reflecting years of investigation. Manuscripts must be submitted by members (or candidate members) of the AAOS, ORS, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA), or Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society. (CORS). $20,000

Date: 7/1/2023
AAmerican Academy of Optometry
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OB/GYN

Award/Grant:  OB/GYN Training Scholarships

The Scholarship Award is to be used in an academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the United States or Canada to provide research training and experience for a candidate of proven ability who exhibits significant talent, original thought and evidence of dedication to an academic career. Research training may focus on basic or translational research, disease pathogenesis, clinical diagnostics, interventions and prevention, or epidemiology; The award is intended to fund three consecutive years of research training. Candidates must have been awarded an M.D. degree and must be eligible for the certification process of ABOG at the time of the award; At least 75% of the candidate’s efforts should be spent in research training and the conduct of research. $120,000

Date: 7/3/2023

American Gastroenterological Association
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Cardiology


Award/Grant:  Merit Award

To fund investigators with stellar track records of accomplishment, demonstrated by federal or equivalent funding [NIH, AHRQ, HRSA, etc.] from multiple sources and excellent publication records with substantial impact, who have the potential to move a field of science forward with creative approaches that are aligned with the mission of the American Heart Association: To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. PhD or equivalent, tenured or tenure-track professor; principal investigator on multiple active, national peer-reviewed research awards of at least three years’ duration, such as an NIH R01 grant, at the time of application. Mentored awards, career development and training grants do not qualify. $1,000,000

Date: 7/13/23 (LOI)
American Gastroenterological Association
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Medicine 

Award/Grant:  Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women

AMA is seeking innovative research proposals focusing on professional work/practice issues that affect women physicians, including but not limited to:
Leadership training protocols
Gender-based physician practice patterns
Physician satisfaction or burnout
Retention incentives
Practice re-entry issues
The principal investigator listed on the Giambalvo application must be a medical student or a physician (MD or DO).  Students who are pursuing a MD or DO and are enrolled in accredited medical schools in the United States as determined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the AOA’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation are eligible. In the event that the PI for the Giambalvo Award leaves their university, the university agrees to either (a) allow the funds to be transferred to the new institution or (b) allow the individual to remain the Principal Investigator and may add a university employee (must be a MD or DO) to the project if needed. $10,000

Date: 7/15/2023
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
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Surgery

Award/Grant: Fast Track Grants

This research opportunity is designed specifically for residents and fellows, offering a small amount of funding to seed innovative projects related to hand surgery. The scope of the project is smaller, and the time to funding is faster than the traditional AFSH basic science and clinical research grants. Hand surgery fellows or surgical residents in ACGME or RCPSC accredited programs are eligible to apply.

$5,000

Date: 7/1/23 (LOI)

BrightFocus Foundation
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Optometry; Age-related Macular Degeneration

Award/Grant: Innovative Research Grants

This program is intended to provide support for high-risk/high-gain age-related macular degeneration research. We hope to attract established investigators to apply for this support, but the aims of the application must contain outside-the-box ideas that are novel in the field. Applicants who are experts in another field are encouraged to apply their talents to proposing innovative research in the macular degeneration field. Faculty members.

$200,000 per year for up to 3 years

Date: 7/31/2023 (LOI)

Bright Focus Foundation
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Optometry; Age-related Macular Degeneration

Award/Grant: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Support for a young scientist to conduct postdoctoral studies in an established laboratory focused on research contributing to understanding the biological causes and/or new clinical treatment of macular degeneration and should also serve as the basis for the applicant's own independent research career.  Young postdoctoral researchers during their final stages of mentored training.

$200,000 over 2 years

Date: 7/31/2023 (LOI)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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Infectious Diseases

Award/Grant: The Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award

Study pathogenesis, with a focus on the interplay between infectious agents and their hosts, shedding light on how both are affected by their encounters. An accomplished investigator at the mid-to-late assistant professor level with an established record of independent research in a tenure-track position or its well-supported equivalent in non-tenure offering departments.

$500,000 over 5 years

Date: 7/17/2023 (LOI)

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Medicine

Award/Grant: Deep Tissue Imaging

To gain a deeper mechanistic understanding of biological systems, CZI’s Imaging program aims to visualize and measure them across biological scales and in their biological context. This Request for Applications (RFA) seeks to drive development of imaging technology focused on obtaining cellular resolution readouts within complex living organisms. This grant program will advance the field of deep tissue imaging, which aims to obtain cellular resolution in complex tissue and through skin and bone. Eligibility is not limited to CZI Deep Tissue Imaging Phase 1 grant awardees; must have PhD or equivalent

Various

Date: 7/11/23 (LOI)

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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Cancer - All 

Award/Grant: Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists

The Damon Runyon Fellowship identifies the nation’s top postdoctoral fellows and provides funding that enables them to complete their training under the mentorship of a leading senior scientist and encourages them to follow their own bold ideas. At the end of the Fellowship, there are often a select few who have greatly exceeded the Foundation’s highest expectations. These spectacular young scientists are the most likely to make paradigm-shifting breakthroughs that transform the way we prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. To catapult their research careers—and their impact on cancer—the Foundation will make an additional investment in these exceptional individuals by selecting them as recipients of the Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists.

Damon Runyon Fellows are eligible to apply in the final year of their Fellowship. Currently, Damon Runyon Fellows selected in November 2019, May 2020, and February 2021 (DRG-2385-20 to DRG-2417-20, DRSG-32-20 to DRSG-33-20, DRQ-10-21 to DRQ-12-21) are eligible to apply.

    ›  Fellows who have terminated their awards early to accept an independent academic faculty position or other funding are eligible.

    ›  Fellows who have moved to a position at a for-profit organization are not eligible.

$100,000

Date: 7/14/2023

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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Cancer - All 

Award/Grant: Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

Designed to support new researchers with novel, high-risk/high-reward ideas. Specifically designed to fund an innovative idea that lacks sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding; it is not designed to support incremental advances.  Applicants must be either: 1) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, 2) Clinical Instructors or Senior Clinical Fellows, 3) Distinguished Fellows; must devote 80% of their time to research; must conduct proposed research independently; must have doctoral degree. 

$400,000

Date: 7/6/2023

Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation
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Cancer

Award/Grant: Fibrolameller Research Funding

FCF aims to drive and support high-impact research that is critical for the discovery of better treatments for FLC; to support innovative research leading to improved understanding and curative treatments for fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC). Non-profit institution

Various

Date: 7/1/2023

Glaucoma Research Foundation
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Glaucoma

Award/Grant: Shaffer Grant Program

Support new high-impact clinical, epidemiological and laboratory research; strategic goals include to protect and restore the optic nerve, accurately detect glaucoma and monitor its progress, find the genes responsible for glaucoma, understand the intraocular pressure system and develop better treatments, determine the risk factors for glaucoma damage using systematic outcomes data. Grant applicants must possess at least a graduate degree. Interdisciplinary teams and collaborations that may lead to new glaucoma treatments are encouraged.

$55,000

Date: 7/1/2023

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
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Diabetes

Award/Grant: Kellogg Family Early-Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Awards

Designed to provide crucial support to investigators who plan to pursue a career in diabetes-related clinical investigation. Awards are made in the later stages of training and include the ability for recipients to transition to independent faculty or research appointments. Clinical researchers who have received their first faculty-level appointment less than 5 years before the submission date are eligible to apply for this award. Applicants must have an MD, MD-PhD or PsyD, hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine in a clinical department, and conduct human clinical research.

$200,000/year for up to 5 years

Date: 7/6/2023

Kennedy's Research Association
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Kennedy's Disease

Award/Grant: 2023 SBMA Research Grants

To fund one or more research grants this year to further the understanding of the pathological mechanisms or possible treatments of Kennedy's Disease. Applications from junior investigators and from senior post-doctoral fellows are encouraged.  

Up to $100,000

Date: 7/3/2023

National Eczema Foundation
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Dermatology

Award/Grant: Catalyst Research Grant

This award is intended to stimulate the entry of early-career scientists into areas of research related to eczema, as they seek to become an independent research investigator with a commitment to this field. Assistant Professors (or equivalent) without current or previous NIH R funding as a Senior or Co-PI, Post-doctoral fellows, Medical Residents or Fellows, Research Associates, and Nurse Practitioners are eligible to apply.

$50,000

Date: 7/31/23

National Eczema Foundation
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Dermatology

Award/Grant: Champion Research Grant

Funding support for experienced researchers with recognized productivity – either within or outside the eczema field – to conduct highly innovative, cutting-edge investigations related to eczema. Associate Professors and above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past 5 years on an R01 grant or its equivalent.

$100,000

Date: 7/31/23

National Eczema Foundation
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Dermatology

Award/Grant: Impact Research Grant

Funding support for collaborative research projects to conduct multi-institution innovative eczema research. This is a multiple Principal Investigator award. Co-Principal Investigators that are Associate Professors and above that have or have had national-level funding as a principal investigator (or Co-PI) within the past 5 years on an R01 grant or its equivalent.

$150,000

Date: 7/31/23

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Multiple Sclerosis

Award/Grant: Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

The goal of the prize is to recognize an exceptional scientist or a team of scientists whose work in MS research has demonstrated outstanding innovation and originality.  Nominees should have no more than 20 years of experience as an independent investigator or team leader to be eligible. There are no specific requirements for residency or citizenship. 

$100,000

Date: 7/30/23

North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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GI

Award/Grant: George Ferry Young Investigator Development Award

This grant is awarded to support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas or nutritional disorders of children. Applicant must be junior faculty, must be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years, and pediatric gastroenterology, advanced fellowship training, or basic post-doctoral training within 5 years of the application.

$75,000 per year for up to 2 years

Date: 7/1/23

North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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GI

Award/Grant: Mead Johnson Nutrition Research Young Development Award

In support of a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project relating to nutrition in infancy, childhood or adolescence. Be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years.  Have or will complete pediatric gastroenterology, advanced fellowship training, or basic post-doctoral training within 5 years of the application due date for this award. Concurrent completion of advanced fellowship training is not allowed for this award. Hold a full time faculty position below the rank of Associate Professor in an academic institution within the United States of America, Mexico or Canada and hold an MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree at the start of the award in December 2023.

$75,000 per year for up to 2 years

Date: 7/1/23

North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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GI

Award/Grant: Mid-Level Career Award

For applicants pursuing research in
pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.
Applicant must be 1) Mid-level career (at least 6 years out from first faculty position;) 2) Hold an MD, PhD or equivalent degree and a full-time faculty position; 3) Be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years and; 4) Not have an active R01

$100,000 per year for up to 2 years

Date: 7/1/23

North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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GI

Award/Grant: Research Award for Disoders Associated with Carbohydrate Maldigestion/Malabsorption in Children

For studies focused on disorders of carbohydrate (CHO) maldigestion/malabsorption in children, either primary or secondary. Applicants at any career level may apply; PI must be a member in good standing of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for at least one year at the time of the application. Inclusion of co-investigators or collaborators in other scientific disciplines is encouraged. Applicants must hold a faculty position at a North American University or research institute and hold an MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD or equivalent degree. 

$75,000 per year for up to 2 years

Date: 7/1/23

Paralyzed Veterans of America
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Spinal Cord Injury/Disease

Award/Grant: Research Grants 

Projects should be grounded in basic laboratory science and aim to find a cure for paralysis or secondary medical conditions, and technologies associated with spinal cord injury and disease. Must have completed doctoral degree; post-doctoral fellows are also encouraged. 

Various

Date: 7/5/23

Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation
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Spinal Cord Injury/Disease

Award/Grant: Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Supports innovative research that improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D). Applications can be Basic Science; Clinical Applications; or Design and Development/Assistive Technology  Postdoctoral students in basic science, clinical applications, or design and development, intended to encourage training and specialization in the field of spinal cord research. 

$100,000

Date: 7/5/23

Pfizer
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Medicine; Muscular Dystrophy

Award/Grant: Global Awards for Research in DMD-AWARD

Research projects that will be considered for support include the following basic and clinical research of gene therapy for DMD:
• Prevalence of Adeno-associated virus (AAV) neutralizing antibodies within a DMD patient population
• Strategies to circumvent pre-existing neutralizing antibodies (nABs) to AAV to allow re-dosing or eligibility for gene therapy for patients with pre-existing nABs
• Mechanism underpinning the immunologic adverse effects of gene therapy and strategies that can be used to mitigate the risk and treat adverse responses
• Mechanisms that influence the response to gene therapy and what factors predict response to guide decision making
• Innovative and novel approaches that can support assessment and long-term follow-up for those DMD boys receiving gene therapy
• Establish Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for relevant assessment used in DMD
• Identify novel risk factors and potential management strategies for rapid DMD disease progression, cognitive impairment or development of other co-morbidities
• Understand and predict response to treatment and the disease course of DMD
• Develop and/or validate diagnostic, prognostic or response biomarkers in DMD
• Clinical, economic and societal burden of DMD
• Changes in motor function related to changes in patient and caregiver quality of life and/or activities daily living
• Treatment patterns in DMD, including the evolving use of steroids, exon-skippers, and gene therapy
Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or medical practice groups.
• The applicant (PI) must have a medical or postdoctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent), an advanced nursing degree (BSN with a MS/PhD), or a degree in Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, or Social Work.
• Applicant must be affiliated with a host institution.
• Both early career and experienced investigators are encouraged to apply and consideration will be given to all proposals meeting the selection criteria.
Date: 7/10/23
Prevent Cancer Foundation
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Cancer - All 

Award/Grant: Research Grants 

Research project should reduce the frequency of epithelial neoplasms, focus on primary prevention through the reduction of the carcinogenic process, and focus on secondary prevention, such as early detection. All proposals must demonstrate substantial near-term potential for impact on cancer prevention or early detection. Pre-clinical research with clear applicability to cancer prevention/early detection is acceptable, provided a translational relationship is evident within 5 years.  Early career researchers at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level. More-senior researchers who have changed career paths may also apply.

$100,000 over 2 years

Date: 7/11/23

Prevent Cancer Foundation
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Cancer - All 

Award/Grant: Fellowships Programs

Research project should reduce the frequency of epithelial neoplasms, focus on primary prevention through the reduction of the carcinogenic process, and focus on secondary prevention, such as early detection. All proposals must demonstrate substantial near-term potential for impact on cancer prevention or early detection. Pre-clinical research with clear applicability to cancer prevention/early detection is acceptable, provided a translational relationship is evident within 5 years.  Postdoctoral level applicants only. Young investigators who wish to pursue a career in cancer prevention and early detection research and are at the post-doctoral level. Applicant must have a mentor to supervise the research. Fellows must fulfill an educational requirement by enrolling in one to two courses per year in an area in which the candidate has not received prior training and is relevant to their cancer prevention and early detection research training. 

$100,000 over 2 years

Date: 7/11/23

Progeria Research Foundation
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Aging Research

Award/Grant:  Medical Research Grant
"PRF’s research focus is highly translational. Topics must fall within the following research priorities: -Projects that are likely to lead to clinical treatment trials within 5 years. This includes the discovery and/or testing of candidate treatment compounds in cell-based or animal models of HGPS. Only proposals that test compounds in a progerin-producing animal or cell model will normally be considered. Analyses in non progerin-producing models are acceptable, but only as a comparison to progerin-producing models and with strong justification. -Development of gene- and cell-based therapies to treat Progeria -Assessment of natural disease history of disease that may be important to developing outcome measures in treatment trials (preclinical or clinical)" Principal investigators must hold a faculty appointment or equivalent. $75,000

Date: 7/1/23 (LOI)
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
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Chemistry, physics, or astronomy

Award/Grant: Cottrell Scholars Ward

Honors and helps to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills. Successful research plans identify relevant problems of high scientific significance and describe innovative and feasible approaches toward solutions; contain a research plan, an educational plan, and a clear statement on how the applicant will become an outstanding teacher-scholar with strong academic citizenship skills. Eligible applicants are early career tenure-track faculty who hold primary or courtesy appointments in chemistry, physics, or astronomy departments that offer bachelor's and/or graduate degrees in the applicant's discipline. Eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure-track appointment anytime in calendar year 2020.

$120,000 over 3 years

Date: 7/1/23

Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Rheumatology

Award/Grant: Scientist Development Award 

This award is designed for individuals in the early stages of their career (typically Fellows) or those without significant prior research experience who plan to embark on careers in biomedical and/or clinical research in rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this award is to provide support for a structured research training program for rheumatologists or health professionals in the field of rheumatology. Non-profit institution; ACR Members: Must be within 6 years of terminal degree at the time of award start date; ARP Members: Must be within 3 years of terminal degree at the time of award start date. 

$225,000

Date: 7/3/23 (LOI)

Rheumatology Research Foundation
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Rheumatology

Award/Grant: Investigator Award

Encourage junior investigators in the period between completing post-doctoral fellowship training; while being competitive for more significant funding and establishing themselves as independent investigators. Non-profit institution; ACR Members: Individuals more than 8 years from the beginning of fellowship (or 9 years for pediatric rheumatologists) at the time of award start date may not apply; ARP Members: Must be within 6 years of terminal degree at the time of award start date. 

$375,000

Date: 7/3/23 (LOI)

Russell Sage Foundation
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Social, Political and Economic Inequality

Award/Grant: Research Grants

LOIs under all of its core programs and special initiatives: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. In addition, RSF will also accept LOIs relevant to any of its core programs that address the effects of social movements, such as drives for unionization and mass social protests, and the effects of racial/ethnic/gender bias and discrimination on a range of outcomes related to social and living conditions in the United States. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate.

Varies

Date: 7/26/23 (LOI)

Sigma Global Nursing Excellence
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Nursing

Grant/Award: Sigma/Doris Bloch Research Award  

The Sigma/Doris Bloch Research Award encourages nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through research. The principal investigator(s) should be registered nurses (or country equivalent) with current license (if applicable) and have at least a master's in nursing (or country equivalent).
Submission of a completed research application package and signed research agreement.
Ready to implement research project when funding is received.
Complete project within one (1) year of funding.
Submit a final report and completed abstract to the Sigma Repository to receive final grant disbursement, if owed.

$5,000

Date: 7/1/23

Skin Cancer Foundation
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Skin Cancer

Grant/Award: Research Grants

To support pilot research projects related to prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer. Our program is open to dermatology residents, fellows and investigators within 10 years of their first academic appointment. Must have MD or PhD.

$25 - 50,000

Date: 7/14/23

The Hope Foundation
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Adult Cancer

Award/Grant: SWOG/HOPE Foundation Impact Award

 Aims to advance SWOG research by funding the early and conceptual stages of these projects. The work proposed should use resources from completed SWOG studies or be directly translatable to future clinical trials in SWOG and the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). Projects may involve scientific risk but potentially lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on cancer research.It is expected that support via this mechanism will lead to subsequent extramural funding from other sources, and will be a metric of success for this grant program. In addition, publications citing SWOG and The Hope Foundation will be further measurements. Any SWOG member investigator eligible for NIH funding is encouraged to submit to this program.

$250,000 over 2 years

Date: 7/1/2023

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
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Neuroscience; Memory Loss

Award/Grant: Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss

One award will be made to support innovative studies focusing on clinical translational research and another will support innovative studies of basic biological mechanisms underlying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. It is expected that the proposed research will yield transformative discoveries and thus proposals are invited that are high risk/high gain in nature and that would be less suitable for conventional sources of funding. To be eligible, the applicant must:

Have completed research training prior to the beginning of this award (October 1, 2023):
o PhD candidates: no more than 7 years from the completion of formal post-doctoral research training post-PhD,
o MD or combined degree candidates: no more than 12 years from the date when finished residency.
Be an independent investigator at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (appointed no earlier than October 1, 2020), who has received R01 funding (or equivalent funding such as an NIH DP5, R35 or NSF Research awards.)
Be tenure-track faculty or equivalent in an academic or non-profit institution with evidence of long-term institutional support as indicated by commitment of resources including independent laboratory space, start-up research funds and personnel. Candidates not in a tenure-track position are also eligible and should demonstrate similar evidence of long-term institutional support and not be in a time-limited appointment.
Have a proven track record of research accomplishments in cognitive aging as indicated by their publications in high-impact journals, awards, and other metrics of peer recognition.

$750,000 over 3 years

Date: 7/31/23


The Sigma Foundation for Nursing
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Nursing

Award/Grant:  Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant
Encourages nurses in clinical settings to apply evidence to practice and evaluate the effects on patient outcomes Principal project lead must be a registered nurse with current license and have at least a master's in nursing; principal project lead must be a member of either American Nurses Association or Sigma, proposed EBP project can be inter-professional in design, but must be nurse-led. $20,000

Date: 7/1/2023
William T. Grant Foundation
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Health disparities

Award/Grant: Scholars Program 

Focus areas are research that increases understanding in programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes and strategies to improve the use of research evidence in a way that benefits use. Must be within 7 years of receiving last doctoral degree.

$350,000 over 5 years

Date: 7/6/23