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| Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 202 336 5500 | |
| Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science | |
| Description: | Nominees will have demonstrated their service to the discipline by aiding in association governance; serving on boards, committees and various psychological associations; editing journals; reviewing grant proposals; mentoring students and colleagues; advocating for psychological science's best interests with state and federal lawmakers; and promoting the value of psychological science in the public eye. Nominees may be involved in one service area, many of the areas, or all of the service areas noted above. An individual's service to the discipline and not a person's scholarly achievements are the focus of this award. |
| Funding : | Award recipients will receive an honorarium of $1,000. |
| Amount : |
< £5K
Closing Date :
01 April 2009
Duration :
Single Payment
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| BBSRC - (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) Phone: - 01793 413200 | |
| Industry Interchange Programme | |
| Description: | The Interchange may be full- or part-time, or taken in tranches. Financial support is dependent on the requirements of the proposed project and a significant cash or in-kind contribution from the industrial and/or academic partner is required. |
| Funding : | Awards are typically up to £50,000. |
| Amount : |
£10K - £50K
Closing Date :
10 March 2009
Duration :
Unspecified
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| British Association for Cancer Research Contact: - BACR Secretariat Phone: - 020 8722 4208 | |
| BACR/Translational Research Award | |
| Description: | A prize and presentation of an oral paper at the NCRI Cancer Conference with all conference expenses paid. |
| Funding : | A prize of £1,000 and presentation of an oral paper at the Annnual NCRI Cancer Conference with all conference expenses paid. |
| Amount : |
< £5K
Closing Date :
09 March 2009
Duration :
Single Payment
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| Dystonia Society Phone: - 0845 458 6211 | |
| Jackie Deakin Essay Competition | |
| Description: | Open as long as the content relates to dystonia, for example: •Treatments – is there a cure? •Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and classification of dystonia. •Particular issues for women & children •Genetics •Pathogenesis and pathophysiology •Factors affecting quality of life •Perception of dystonia within general population •Epidemiology •The role of EMG in diagnosis or treatments •Effectiveness of “specialised therapies” •The role of surgery |
| Funding : | 1st - £1,500 2nd - £750 3rd (5 prizes) - £300 each |
| Amount : |
< £5K
Closing Date :
10 April 2009
Duration :
Single Payment
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| Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 496 4000 | |
| Optimization of Small Molecule Probes for the Nervous System (R21) | |
| Description: | RFA-NS-09-003. This FOA will use the 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 two years. Direct costs are limited to $150,000 per year. It is anticipated that the budget will be divided equally between the biology and chemistry components of the proposal. For NINDS approximately $1 million will be available for this FOA in 2009. For NIAAA approximately $250,000 will be available, and for NIDA approximately $500,000 will be available. |
| Amount : |
> £100K
Closing Date :
03 March 2009
Duration :
1 year - 3 years
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| Advanced Neural Prosthetics Research and Development (U01) | |
| Description: | PA-09-063. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will use the U01 Research Project Cooperative Agreements award mechanism. The applicant 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 total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA may not exceed five years. NIH has not specified a maximum number of awards or a maximum total amount of funding that will be awarded under this FOA. The maximum direct costs for any single year may not exceed $1,000,000 per year. |
| Amount : |
> £100K
Closing Date :
05 February 2009
Duration :
> 3 years
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| Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet: Clinical Centers (U01) | |
| Description: | RFA-DK-08-011. This funding opportunity will use the cooperative agreement (U01) award mechanism(s). 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 total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years. The range of expected direct costs for individual awards is between $250,000 and $750,000 per year. The estimated amount of funds available for support of approximately 14 Clinical Centres awarded as a result of this announcement is $5.4 million for fiscal year 2009. |
| Amount : |
> £100K
Closing Date :
10 February 2009
Duration :
> 3 years
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| Contact: - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Phone: - 001 888 463 6332 | |
| Clinical Studies of Safety and Effectiveness of Orphan Products Research Project Grant (R01) | |
| Description: | RFA-FD-09-001. Support will be in the form of a research project (R01) grant. The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the FDA. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. All awards will be subject to all policies and requirements that govern the research grant programmes of the PHS as incorporated in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, dated January 1, 2007 (http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/adminis/gpd/index.htm), including the provisions of 42 CFR Part 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. The regulations issued under Executive Order 12372 do not apply to this program. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) modular grant program does not apply to this FDA grant program. All grant awards are subject to applicable requirements for clinical investigations imposed by sections 505, 512, and 515 of the act, section 351 of the PHS Act, regulations issued under any of these sections, and other applicable HHS statutes and regulations regarding human subject protection. |
| Funding : | Of the estimated FY 2010 funding ($14.1 million), approximately $10 million will fund noncompeting continuation awards, and approximately $4.1 million will fund 10 to 12 new awards, subject to availability of funds. It is anticipated that funding for the number of noncompeting continuation awards and new awards in FY 2011 will be similar to FY 2010. Grants will be awarded up to $200,000 or up to $400,000 in total (direct plus indirect) costs per year for up to 4 years. |
| Amount : |
> £100K
Closing Date :
04 February 2009
Duration :
> 3 years
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| Osteosynthesis & Trauma Care Foundation (OTC) Phone: - 00 41 32 686 60 08 | |
| Research Grants and Young Investigator's Grants | |
| Description: | Topics for 2010 Research Grant Proposals: - Promotion of fracture healing, including treatment and enhancement of fracture repair; - Treatment of fractures in osteoporotic bone; - New technologies in fracture fixation, including computer-assisted surgery; - Prophylaxis and treatment of infections in fractures; - Prospective clinical trials in fracture care; - Numerical methods in trauma surgery |
| Funding : | Research Grants of up to $50,000 in the field of orthopaedic trauma surgery and; Young Investigator's Grants of $10,000. |
| Amount : |
£10K - £50K
Closing Date :
15 May 2009
Duration :
1 year - 3 years
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| Royal Society of Medicine Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7290 2900 | |
| Catastrophes & Conflict Forum Medical Student Essay Prize | |
| Description: | Candidates may select from the titles below or choose their own: 1.The medical response to terrorism at home and abroad. 2.The medical student elective - bane of or benefit to the developing world? 3.The next great epidemic. |
| Funding : | £250 plus encouragement and advice on submitting the essay publication in the JRSM. |
| Amount : |
< £5K
Closing Date :
23 February 2009
Duration :
Single Payment
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| Tesco Charity Trust Phone: - 01992 806973 | |
| Community Award Scheme - Elderly/Disabled Person Grants | |
| Description: | Applications are considered from organisations which support elderly people and people with disabilities. |
| Funding : | Applications are accepted for amounts from £1,000 to £4,000. |
| Amount : |
< £5K
Closing Date :
31 March 2009
Duration :
Single Payment
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