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Academy of Medical Sciences Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7969 5288
	Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
Description:	It is a £5million grant scheme which aims to provide modest ‘starter’ funds to enable research active Clinical Lecturers to pursue their research work, gather preliminary data and so further strengthen their applications for longer-term fellowships and funding.
Funding :	The maximum grant available is £30,000 and this can be spread over two years to contribute towards new and directly incurred research costs such as consumables and equipment.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 01 September 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
American Academy of Dermatology Contact: - Connie Tegeler Phone: - 001 847 240 1280
	Astellas Award
Description:	The Astellas USA Foundation has generously donated funds to be administered by the American Academy of Dermatology for three Astellas Awards. Recipients can be an individual dermatologist or institution who has made significant scientific contributions to public health, especially in dermatology.
Funding :	Each selected recipient will receive a cash award of $30,000 and the Astellas Award at the Academy's 2010 Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, USA. Three awards are available.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 21 August 2009 Duration : Single Payment
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Phone: - 001 571 483-1300
	Young Investigator Award
Description:	The Young Investigator Award is intended to support proposals with a clinical research focus. ASCO’s definition of clinical research is “hypothesis-driven research that employs measurements in whole patients or normal human subjects, in conjunction with laboratory measurements as appropriate, on the subjects of clinical biology, natural history, prevention, screening, diagnosis, therapy, or epidemiology of neoplastic disease” (Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1996 pp. 666-670). In Young Investigator Award proposals, preclinical in vitro and/or animal studies are acceptable as long as the outcome of these studies would ultimately lead to patient-oriented clinical research.
Funding :	The total award amount is $50,000 for one year, payable on July 1 and January 1 in two equal instalments. The number of YIA grants in each funding cycle is not predetermined by The ASCO Cancer Foundation. Awards are given based on individual merit and availability of funds.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 09 September 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	Career Development Award
Description:	The Career Development Award is intended to support proposals with a clinical research focus. ASCO’s definition of clinical research is "hypothesis-driven research that employs measurements in whole patients or normal human subjects, in conjunction with laboratory measurements as appropriate, on the subjects of clinical biology, natural history, prevention, screening, diagnosis, therapy, or epidemiology of neoplastic disease” (Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1996 pp. 666-670). Proposals must have a patient-oriented focus including a clinical research study involving human subjects. Proposals with a predominant focus on in vitro or animal studies (even if clinically relevant) are not allowed.
Funding :	The total award amount is $200,000 payable on 1st July in annual increments of $66,666 over three years. The number of CDA grants in each funding cycle is not predetermined by The ASCO Cancer Foundation. Awards are given based on individual merit and availability of funds.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 09 September 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) Contact: - Honorary Secretary, Dr Ian Gallen Phone: - 01494 526 162 (ext 2079)
	ABCD SpR Training Award
Description:	Members are invited to submit an abstract, 250 words, for their Autumn meeting in London. Abstracts may be for a poster on any subject which might be of interest to members of the Association - diabetes, endocrinology or general medicine. All accepted abstracts will be published on the ABCD website. They will also be published in Practical Diabetes International - thethree best in full, the rest being listed with publication of the linik to the full versions on the ABCD website.
Funding :	This prize of £1000 will go towards attendance at an international meeting.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 31 August 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Contact: - AORN Phone: - 001 303 755 6304
	Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Evidence-Based Practice
Description:	The applicant must be an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the application and/or utilisation of perioperative evidence-based practice.
Funding :	The recipient receives 2010 Congress registration and may select ONE (1) of the following as part of their award recognition: complimentary 3-year AORN membership, or complimentary registration fee to attend an AORN face-to-face educational conference (only conference registration fee applies; must choose to attend an AORN conference scheduled between March 19, 2010 and March 18, 2011; 2011 AORN Congress registration, certificate programs and Periop101 do not apply). Also letter of congratulations from Awards Committee, AORN Press Release announcing all award recipients, photo and biography display during 2010 Congress, recognition of award on the AORN web site, recipient name added to perpetual plaque displayed at AORN Headquarters, outstanding achievement lapel pin and a commemorative plaque.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 13 November 2009 Duration : Unspecified
	Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing
Description:	Although many individuals have been recognised in various ways for contribution to OR nursing and to AORN, there was no specific award to honour an operating room nurse for excellence in perioperative nursing. The AORN Award for Excellence Committee was established by the Board of Directors in 1981.
Funding :	The recipient receives a cash award grant of $1,000 from COVIDIEN (through 2013) and 2010 Congress registration. The recipient may select ONE (1) of the following as part of their award recognition: complimentary 3-year AORN membership or complimentary registration fee to attend an AORN face-to-face educational conference (only conference registration fee applies; must choose to attend an AORN conference scheduled between March 19, 2010 and March 18, 2011; 2011 AORN Congress registration, certificate programs and Periop101 do not apply). Also, letter of congratulations from Awards Committee, AORN Press Release announcing all award recipients, photo and biography display during 2010 Congress, recognition of award on the AORN web site, recipient name added to perpetual plaque displayed at AORN Headquarters, Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing medallion and a commemorative plaque.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 13 November 2009 Duration : Single Payment
	Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Research
Description:	The applicant must be an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in perioperative nursing research.
Funding :	The recipient is recognised with 2010 Congress registration and the recipient may select complimentary 3-year AORN membership or complimentary registration fee to attend an AORN face-to-face educational conference, (only conference registration fee applies; must choose to attend an AORN conference scheduled between March 19, 2010 and March 18, 2011; 2011 AORN Congress registration, certificate programmes and Periop101 do not apply). Also letter of congratulations from Awards Committee, AORN Press Release announcing all award recipients, photo and biography display during 2010 Congress, recognition of award on the AORN web site, recipient name added to perpetual plaque displayed at AORN Headquarters, outstanding achievement lapel pin and commemorative plaque.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 13 November 2009 Duration : Unspecified
Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer Phone: - 0033 45 59 59 59
	Léopold Griffuel Prize
Description:	Since 1970 the Griffuel Award has recognised the contribution of scientists and physicians who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of cancer disease.
Funding :	100,000 euros.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 28 September 2009 Duration : Single Payment
AUA Foundation (American Urological Association) Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 410 689 3700
	The AUA Research Scholar Programme
Description:	At the release of this Program Announcement, there are six one-year awards available for 2010 fellowships. The AUA Foundation continuously seeks sponsors for Research Scholar awards, thus the portfolio for this year’s awards is ever-evolving. The entities listed below may not represent the final list of sponsors that commit to awards in 2010, nor do these sponsors or the AUA Foundation make any guarantees that any/all awards will be filled. Research Scholar awards are granted based on the objective evaluation of all aspects of eligibility criteria, scientific review, and the financial portfolio available at the time the grants are finalized by the AUA Foundation.
Funding :	An annual salary stipend of $40,000 is paid by the AUA Foundation. In addition, the sponsoring institution for M.D. Scholars will be required to match the Foundation's $40,000 salary payment to the Scholar.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 24 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
BBSRC - (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) Phone: - 01793 413200
	Parliamentary Fellowships
Description:	POST is an office of the two Houses of Parliament (Commons and Lords), charged with providing balanced and independent analyses of science and technology based issues of relevance to Parliament. This Fellowship provides the opportunity for BBSRC-funded PhD students to undertake a 3 month secondment to POST, with the aim of working on a policy topic of interest to the Fellow and POST by producing a short briefing note (POSTnote) for Parliamentarians. Up to 5 Fellowships are available in this round.
Funding :	The successful applicants will receive a 3 month extension to their PhD funding as well as travel and accommodation costs for those who live outside reasonable commuting distance.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 30 September 2009 Duration : < 6 months
British HIV Association Contact: - BHIVA Organising Secretariat Phone: - 020 8369 5380
	Registration Scholarships and Community Registrations
Description:	Community registration places are awarded at each BHIVA conference in liaison with the Community Representative on the Executive Committee and 45 community registrations were allocated to attend the Annual Conference in Dublin and 39 for the Autumn Conference in London. Community Scholarships to attend the Annual Conference are awarded to up to 10 UK-based community workers.
Funding :	These scholarships cover the conference registration fee and include up to £100 towards travel expenses, a maximum of £70 per night for up to three nights’ accommodation
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 28 August 2009 Duration : Unspecified
British Transplantation Society Phone: - 01625 504060
	BTS Non-Clinical PhD Research Studentship
Description:	The non-clinical studentship will normally be held for three years with the start date being within 6 months of the date of the award. The Subject of the research should be within the field of transplantation
Funding :	Fellowship provides for a salary for the student and a small amount to cover consumables to a total value of £80,000 over three years.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 08 January 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Cancer Research UK Phone: - 020 7242 0200
	Collaborator Bursaries
Description:	The Bursary provides funding for: Applicants for their travel and research expenses to support themselves or their postdoctoral scientist when visiting a collaborating research group (in the UK or overseas); Applicants to alternatively, invite their collaborator to visit their research group; Collaborating visits of between 1 to 6 months duration; Collaborating visits which have specific benefits to an already Cancer Research UK funded project (e.g. introducing a new technique, performing a distinct piece of work).
Funding :	The bursary provides funding (maximum £6,000) for travel and subsistence allowances, and research expenses during the collaborator's visit.
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 04 September 2009 Duration : < 6 months
Cancer Research Wales Contact: - Administrator Phone: - 029 2031 6283
	Research Project Grants
Description:	The charity is particularly keen to work in partnership with others to achieve this goal. Cancer Research Wales provides grants for cancer research which must be carried out in Wales. Applications from young scientists wishing to pursue a career in cancer research and leading to a higher degree are particularly encouraged. Research grants are awarded for a maximum of three years. In exceptional circumstances a limited extension may be given.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 01 February 2010 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) Contact: - The Graduate Center Phone: - 001 212 817 1955
	The Martin Duberman Fellowship
Description:	An endowed fellowship named for CLAGS founder and first executive director, Martin Duberman. The winner of the fellowship may be asked to participate in CLAGS's Colloquium Series the following academic year to present her/his research project.
Funding :	Award: $7,500.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 15 November 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association Phone: - 0207 611 2500
	MacQueen Award
Description:	Nominations are invited for the MacQueen Award 2009.
Funding :	The amount of funding available is unspecified.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 04 September 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Department of Defense Contact: - Commander Phone: - 001 301 619 7079
	Collaborative Translational Science Award for Melanoma and other Skin Cancers only
Description:	The key initiative of the Collaborative Translational Science Award is to encourage collaborations among clinicians and laboratory scientists that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in melanoma and other skin cancers into clinical applications. This award is intended to support both new and established scientists across a broad spectrum of disciplines in research projects that are likely to make a major impact on melanoma and other skin cancers for those service members (and their families) deployed in areas of high exposure.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 5 years. The maximum combined allowable funding for each collaborative partnership for the entire period of performance, regardless of whether there are two or three Pis, is $1,125,000 including direct and indirect costs. The maximum allowable funding is to be divided between the Pis of each collaborative partnership. The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program expects to allot $3.4M of the $16M FY09 appropriation to fund approximately 3 Collaborative Translational Science Award applications, depending on the quality and number received.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : > 3 years
	Synergistic Idea Award For Pediatric Brain Tumor Research only
Description:	Applications for the FY09 PRCRP Synergistic Idea Award must address paediatric brain tumours within the field of childhood cancer. No other topic areas should be addressed in this funding opportunity. Within the field of paediatric brain tumour studies, the study of rare paediatric brain tumours is especially encouraged. Studies should include comprehensive methods for tumour data collection and host data collection.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum combined allowable funding for one collaborative partnership for the entire period of performance, regardless of whether there are two, three, or four Pis, is $1,750,000 including direct and indirect costs. The maximum allowable funding is to be divided between the Pis of each collaborative partnership. The CDMRP expects to allot $1.75M of the $16M FY09 PRCRP appropriation to fund approximately 1 Synergistic Idea Award in Pediatric Brain Tumor collaborative partnership (representing 2-4 individual awards).
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	New Investigator Award For Genetic Cancer Research Only
Description:	The PRCRP New Investigator Award supports independent Principal Investigators (PIs) in the early stages of their careers, and it strongly encourages a designated collaborator. The PRCRP seeks to support the career transition and/or continued development of promising Pis who have innovative, high-impact ideas or new technologies applicable to genetic cancer research and its relation to exposures to the various environments that are unique to a military lifestyle.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $275,000. The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot $2.1M of the $16M FY09 PRCRP appropriation to fund approximately 5 applications, depending on the quality and number of applications received.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Idea Award For Genetic Cancer Research Only
Description:	The PRCRP Idea Award is intended to promote the exploration of ideas that are still in the early stages of development yet have the potential to yield high-impact results and open new avenues of investigation in genetic cancer research and its relation to exposure to the various environments that are unique to a military lifestyle. This mechanism supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $375,000. The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot $3.4M of the $16M FY09 PCRP appropriation to fund approximately 6 applications, depending on the quality and number of applications received.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Award for Non-invasive Cancer Ablation Research only
Description:	The FY09 PRCRP Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Award mechanism is designed to promote new ideas that are still in the early stages of development while training outstanding candidates in the topic area of noninvasive cancer ablation treatment research including selective targeting with nanoparticles. The research should have the potential to yield highly impactful data and new avenues of investigation in the PRCRP topic area of noninvasive cancer ablation treatment research including selective targeting with nanoparticles.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 3 years. The maximum allowable direct cost amount for the entire period of performance is $475,000 ($375,000 for research plus $100,000 for the Predoctoral Fellow to cover stipend or salary and tuition). The Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot $1.4M of the $16 M FY09 appropriation to fund approximately two Mentor-Predoctoral Fellow Research Awards in noninvasive cancer ablation research including selective targeting with nanoparticles applications, depending on the quality and number of applications received.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
	Concept Award For Genetic Cancer Research or Non-invasive Cancer Ablation Research only
Description:	The PRCRP Concept Award supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory. The Concept Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project but, instead, supports high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. Research completed through a Concept Award may provide sufficient preliminary data to enable the Principal Investigator (PI) to prepare a proposal for future research.
Funding :	The maximum period of performance is 1 year. The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $75,000 in direct costs. The PRCRP expects to allot approximately $1.3M of the $16.0M FY09 PRCRP appropriation to fund 11 Concept Awards applications, depending on the quality and number of applications received.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 15 July 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Phone: - 00 41 61 686 77 99
	Training Fellowships
Description:	Training may take place in a research laboratory, a clinical department or a public health institution. It can consist of experimental, clinical or other work. For members from outside Europe, training must be carried out in Europe. For European members it may be carried out anywhere.
Funding :	The maximum amount provided per fellowship is EUR 9,600 (max. EUR 600 for travel support plus max. EUR 1,500 per month for up to 6 months for subsistence).
Amount :	£5K - £10K Closing Date : 01 November 2009 Duration : < 6 months
European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 0043 1 889 0503
	Department to Department Co-operation Programme
Description:	The purpose of this award is to support the accommodation and board expenses in the city of his/her practice. The higher grant is supposed to allow for a visit of a duration up to six weeks. If a participant is able to accept a low budget board, e.g., a canteen and an accommodation in a college provided by the hosting institute, or perhaps be spending some of his/her own money, it may be possible to stay longer than six weeks in the hosting department.
Funding :	1500 € plus travel expenses up to € 300 (Note: € 300.- will only be paid after receipt of your final report), and to honour 66 applicants each year.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : < 6 months
European Society of Biomechanics
	Clinical Biomechanics Award
Description:	At every biennial ESB Conference the Award will be given to the most meritorious proceeding abstract. Eligibility includes ESB membership and an indication at the time of abstract submission that you would like to compete for the Award.
Funding :	The first author receives a certificate and an amount of €1000.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : Single Payment
	Poster Award
Description:	At every ESB Congress one Poster Award will be given to the best poster presentation based on the selection made by an ad hoc Award Committee.
Funding :	The Award consists of a certificate and 300 €.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : Single Payment
	Student Award
Description:	At every biennial ESB Congress one first prize student award and three runner up awards will be given to four students based on the recommendation of the awards committee selecting the four best proceeding abstracts for a final presentation at the ESB Congress and on a secret ballot to select the first place, which will be held amongst the meeting delegates attending the award lectures.
Funding :	The award consists of a certificate for each winner and €1,000 for the first place and €250 for the runners up.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Innovative electronics Manufacturing Research Centre (IeMRC) Phone: - 01509 227614
	Flagship Proposals
Description:	The Innovative electronics Manufacturing Research Centre is inviting proposals from eligible UK academics to launch a number of 'Flagship' projects with funding commencing March 2010.
Funding :	The IeMRC shall award up to 80% of the Full Economic Cost (FEC) of each Flagship prioritised for funding. As an indicative level of scale, we expect each Flagship to amount to an FEC of no more than £1.5M, that shall be supported at an 80% level of around £1.2M.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 07 August 2009 Duration : Unspecified
Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy Phone: - 00 353 1 87 131795
	Research and Development Funding Programme
Description:	The following criteria will be used to judge the grant application: - Benefit to patients; - Benefit to Profession of Radiography or Radiation Therapy; - Encourages role development; - Professional development; - Aims and objectives aligned with those of the IIRRT; - Full consideration of ethical issues; - Collaborative research; - Scientific rationale; - Detailed and reasonable methodology; - Definite direction shown for research; - A critical approach to the research question.
Funding :	The IIRRT funding scheme has limited funding each year and the amounts awarded by the funding committee will be non-negotiable.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 12 September 2009 Duration : Unspecified
Jérôme Lejeune Foundation Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 00 33 1 44 49 73 30
	Research Funding
Description:	The Fondation Jérôme Lejeune invites interested teams and researchers to submit fundamental or clinical research projects to its Scientific Committee (neurosciences, behaviour, genetics, molecular biology, therapeutics, adult or cord blood stem cells, etc.), aimed at leading to the discovery of treatments improving abilities of patients suffering from genetic diseases with mental deficiency, especially the trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). The Fondation also considers support for congresses or courses organization.
Funding :	The Fondation Jérôme Lejeune is now granting more than 100 projects worldwide, for a 2 million euros amount.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 24 September 2009 Duration : Unspecified
José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation Phone: - 00 34 93 414 55 66
	E.D. Thomas Post Doctoral Fellowship
Description:	Applications are invited for one post doctoral fellowship to provide funding for one year, renewable yearly for two additional years upon satisfactory performance.
Funding :	IInitially, applications will be accepted for one post doctoral fellowship to provide funding of 50,000 US dollars for one year, renewable yearly for two additional years upon satisfactory performance.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 02 November 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Lady Davis Fellowship Trust (The) Contact: - Ayellet Raz-Katalan - Coordinator for Visiting Scientists Phone: - 00 972 4 829 2560
	Graduate Students Fellowships
Description:	The Fellowship includes a monthly stipend and one return ticket (tourist class) to Israel and back. Graduate fellowships are granted initially for one semester or one year with the possibility of extension, for the duration of degree requirements, subject to the necessary recommendations
Funding :	The Fellowship includes a monthly stipend ranging from $750 (for M.Sc. students) to $1000 (for Ph.D. students) and one return ticket (tourist class) from their home town to Israel and back. Payments are made in Israeli Shekels and linked to the representative rate of exchange
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	Post Doctoral Fellowship
Description:	Fellowships are granted for one year with the possibility of prolongation for an additional year. The starting date of the visit should not be later than three years after the receipt of the Doctoral Degree.
Funding :	The monthly fellowship (tax free) is $1,250 and the housing allowance $100. Payments are made in Israeli Shekels and linked to the representative rate of exchange. Fellows are entitled to one airline ticket (Apex or similar kind of ticket) for a direct flight from their home town to Israel and back.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	Visiting Professor Fellowships
Description:	Visitors are entitled to one airline ticket (Apex or similar kind of ticket) for a direct flight from their home town to Israel and back. Also a monthly salary and housing allowance. Visits are for three to nine months during the Academic Year at the Technion.
Funding :	The monthly salaries are $2,400 (professor) and $2,000 (associate professor). The monthly housing allowance is $100. Payments are made in Israeli Shekels and linked to the representative rate of exchange.
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 30 November 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
Nancy R.Gelman Foundation Phone: - 001 206 441 7225
	Seed Grant Competition
Description:	Funding for projects aimed at improving outcomes for women with breast cancer by promoting global improvement in services provided to women with or at risk of breast cancer.
Funding :	Seed grant amounts will not exceed $1,500 to any one recipient.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 05 August 2009 Duration : Single Payment
National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) Phone: - 023 8059 5586
	Co-administration of vaccines for Influenza
Description:	This project has been requested by the Department of Heath to help to inform immunisation services. The NIHR call for research into pandemic influenza is funded by the NIHR, with contributions from the CSO in Scotland and WORD in Wales, and the Research and Development Office in Northern Ireland.
Funding :	Unspecified.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 21 July 2009 Duration : Unspecified
	Responsive Funding in the NIHR SDO Programme
Description:	The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation Programme (SDO) has just established a new responsive funding workstream, and this is its first call for proposals. We anticipate spending about £3 million pa once this funding workstream is well established, and there will be two calls for proposals each year. They have established a new panel – the SDO Studies Panel, chaired by Professor Lorna McKee to assess proposals submitted to this workstream. The Studies Panel funding workstream is not wholly open. Each call is likely to identify a number of areas in which we are seeking proposals. These will include particular research topics, or research approaches, or other targeted areas of work. This first call identifies three such areas: follow-on empirical studies, evidence synthesis, and scoping reviews for future research needs.
Funding :	This first call is constrained to proposals for projects of up to 12 months in duration, and up to £150,000 in cost. Please see their website for further details.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 20 August 2009 Duration : 6 mths - 1 year
	SDO Research Utilisation and Knowledge Mobilisation by Healthcare Managers
Description:	Research proposals are now sought on the following topic: KM259 Research utilisation and knowledge mobilisation by healthcare managers.
Funding :	Whole call: up to £2.3m. Individual projects: up to three years duration; funding up to a maximum of £450,000 per project.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 20 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
NIH - National Cancer Institute Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 800 422 6237
	The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Developmental Laboratories (U01)
Description:	RFA-CA-09-017. This funding opportunity uses the NIH U01 cooperative agreement award mechanism(s).The Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/Pis) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The estimated amount of funds available for support of 20-25 projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $10-11 million for fiscal year 2010. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years at a budget of up to $600,000 per year (direct costs). The upper budget limit may be appropriate for larger projects involving multiple laboratories (and possibly multiple PIs). Smaller projects (e.g., involving one PI and a single laboratory) are also encouraged but they are expected not to exceed $400,000 per year (direct costs).
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 29 October 2009 Duration : > 3 years
	Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modelling Network (CISNET) (U01)
Description:	RFA-CA-09-025. This funding opportunity will use the NIH U01 award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The estimated amount of funds available for support of approximately 6 projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $5.4 million for fiscal year 2010 and $6.0 million for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, although amounts will depend on annual appropriations. The NCI’s general intent is to fund not more than one project for the modelling of each of the identified cancer types. Applicants may request project periods of up to 5 years and budget for up to $1.3M total costs for the first year.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 03 November 2009 Duration : > 3 years
NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Phone: - 001 301 496 5717
	Partnerships for Biodefense Viral Pathogens (R01)
Description:	RFA AI-09-028. This FOA will use the R01 award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The estimated amount of funds available for support of 5-10 projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $7.3M for fiscal year 2010. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years. The annual direct costs that can be requested may not exceed $750,000. Applicants may request up to a total of $300,000 in first-year costs for major equipment to ensure that research aims can be met and biohazards can be contained.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 23 September 2009 Duration : > 3 years
	Partnerships for Biodefense Food- and Water-borne Diseases (R01)
Description:	RFA-AI-09-027. This FOA will use the R01 award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The estimated amount of funds available for support of 5-10 projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $7.3M for fiscal year 2010. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years. The annual direct costs that can be requested may not exceed $750,000. Applicants may request up to a total of $300,000 in first-year costs for major equipment to ensure that research aims can be met and biohazards can be contained.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 23 September 2009 Duration : > 3 years
NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 443 1124
	Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21)
Description:	PAR-09-222. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 2 years. Although the size of award may vary with the scope of research proposed, it is expected that applications will stay within the budgetary guidelines for an exploratory/developmental project; direct costs are limited to $125,000 per year over an R21 two-year period. The total anticipated amount to be awarded is $2.5 M per year, for approximately 14 awards.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 21 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 496 4000
	Fertility Preservation Research: Advancing Beyond Technology (R01)
Description:	RFA-HD-09-009. This FOA will use the Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development intends to commit approximately $1,500,000 and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health intends to commit $500,000 in total costs in fiscal year 2010 to fund up to five new applications. Direct costs may not exceed $500,000 per year for individual awards. The total project period may not exceed five years.
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 20 October 2009 Duration : > 3 years
	NIDDK Small Grants for Clinical Scientists to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R03)
Description:	PAR-09-223. This FOA will use the R03 award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. This FOA uses “Just-in-Time” information concepts. It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats.
Funding :	A project period of up to three years and a budget for direct costs of up to five $25,000 modules, or $125,000 per year, for up to three years (i.e., a maximum of $375,000 over three years in 15 modules of $25,000 each).
Amount :	> £100K Closing Date : 07 September 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years
Phadia AB Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 00 46 18 16 50 00
	International Award
Description:	This Award, characterised as a personal prize, is offered annually to a scientist, who has made outstanding contributions to the field of allergy through creative and independent research efforts. The scientific achievements of the candidate should have contributed to a better understanding of allergic inflammation, as well as to improved diagnostic procedures and to improved treatment, resulting in optimal patient management.
Funding :	$50,000
Amount :	£10K - £50K Closing Date : 31 December 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Royal College of Nursing Phone: - 020 7409 3333
	Akinsanya Award for Innovation in Doctoral Studies in Nursing 2010
Description:	Excellence in scholarship, innovation and the potential to influence health care policy or practice will be the main criteria for deciding the Award. The successful applicant will be supported in the dissemination of their work through a variety of media.
Funding :	The successful applicant will be awarded a free place at the RCN international nursing research conference in Newcastle Gateshead in 2010. They will also receive a cash prize of £250.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 30 September 2009 Duration : Single Payment
	Marjorie Simpson New Researcher's Award
Description:	Annual award available to new or inexperienced researchers, currently undertaking a post-graduate course of study leading to a higher degree (MSc, Mphil, PhD). Successful applicants will be required to submit a report of the annual International Nursing Research Conference to the Research Society Steering Committee. This report may subsequently be submitted to Research Headlines and/or placed on the Research Society's website.
Funding :	The award will cover the cost of the conference fees, conference accommodation and up to £100 travel costs.
Amount :	< £5K Closing Date : 31 October 2009 Duration : Single Payment
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) Contact: - Head Office Phone: - 0808 808 0123
	PhD Studentships
Description:	The projects should bring tangible benefits closer for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or who have tinnitus. PhD studentship applications are invited in any of the following areas: * Sensorineural hearing loss: cause, prevention and treatment. Research that will improve understanding of the causes of sensorineural hearing loss and/or advance therapeutic approaches for this type of hearing loss. * Hearing devices: improving benefit. Innovative research that aims to improve the effectiveness of hearing devices (e.g. hearing aids, cochlear implants) or rehabilitation techniques to ensure maximum benefit. * Central auditory system: normal and abnormal function. Research that will improve understanding of how auditory signals are processed. Outcomes should provide insight into the causes and/or treatment of conditions affecting central auditory function or perception. * Tinnitus: causes and alleviation. Projects that aim to understand the biological causes, discover novel ways of preventing/treating tinnitus, or evaluate the efficacy of new treatments are encouraged.
Funding :	Funding will be around £25,00 per year for three or four years for established 4-year programmes.
Amount :	£50K - £100K Closing Date : 24 August 2009 Duration : > 3 years
Wellcome Trust Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7611 8888
	Medical Humanities - Programme Grants
Description:	Programme grants allow researchers the opportunity to concentrate on research, and establish and retain teams of research workers, without having continually to seek funds from a variety of sources to maintain the group on short-term funding.
Funding :	A programme grant normally lasts for five years, and provides: - the salaries and associated costs for research assistants (if named, please include a full CV) - funds to cover travel, equipment and other items essential for research - a set amount for the applicant and any research assistants to attend conferences, seminars and other meetings of a scholarly nature. The level of support available depends on the needs of the programme, and the amount requested does not need to be above any particular threshold.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 01 October 2009 Duration : > 3 years
	Translation Awards
Description:	Projects covering any aspect of technology development from a range of disciplines - including physical, computational and life sciences - will be considered. Projects must address an unmet need in healthcare or in applied medical research, offer a potential new solution, and have a realistic expectation that the innovation will be developed further by the market.
Funding :	Providing it is adequately justified, modest equipment purchase and maintenance costs may be included in a Translational Award application. Building or refurbishment expenditure will not normally be considered. Applications may not include requests for academic institutional overheads. Salaries may not be re-charged. Awards will normally be for periods of two to three years.
Amount :	Unspecified Closing Date : 14 August 2009 Duration : 1 year - 3 years

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