Surgery Research - Funding Opportunities
Research Residents Funding Opportunities
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Reminders:
- Electronic Submission of Proposals Reminder (5-16-07)
- Updated HSC information regarding DoD proposal submissions: (2-21-07)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5th of each month
Office of the Vice President for Research:
NIH Bridge Funding Program
The VPR NIH Bridge Funding Program is intended to provide temporary
support to investigators whose competitive renewal applications were not
successful. Up to $30,000 will be provided by the Office of the Vice
President for Research for six month periods; departments/schools and,
in some cases, centers, are required to match the VPR share. A complete
description of the program and application guidelines is available on
the Office of Sponsored Programs' website:
http://research.uthscsa.edu/ogm/bridge%5Ffunding.htm.
NEW NIH Pathway to Independence Award Program
NIH released information about the Pathway to Independence Program on
January 27, 2006. This program is a combined mentored and non-mentored
program for post-doctoral fellows (see eligibility criteria below). It
represents a new way to support early career scientific investigators
from their post-doctoral studies to running their own research programs.
Click here to learn more about this program.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Funding
DARPA is a Department of Defense organization that sponsors high risk and cutting-edge research projects, including medical research. They do
not fund projects already in implementation. Initial funding for new projects is $500,000.
Please visit their website to learn more about
DARPA programs.
The National Trauma Institute (RFP: NTI-NCH-TRA-10)
Requests
for Proposals (RFPs) for Clinical or Translational Trauma Research
Deadline: July 23, 2010 (pre-proposals) and September 2010 (full proposals)
The National Trauma Institute is currently accepting proposals for clinical or translational research
in trauma. Single and multi-center proposals will be considered with an emphasis on prospective
studies. See the RFP for specific information regarding the priority research areas.
NTI Funding Opportunities Website:
http://www.nationaltraumainstitute.org/research/funding_opportunities.html
Society of University Surgeons (Program Number: 76300)
Ethicon-Society of University Surgeons
Surgical Research Fellowship Award
Deadline: 08/09/2010
This fellowship reflects the sponsor's objective of advancing the art and science of surgery by:
encouraging the pursuit of original investigations both in the clinic and in the laboratory; the
development of methods of graduate teaching of surgery with particular reference to the resident
system; free and informal interchange of ideas pertaining to the aforementioned subjects.
E-mail: fmeric@mdanderson.org
Web Site: http://www.susweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=93041&orgId=sous
Outside funding resources
- Texas Cancer Council
- Duke University - comprehensive list of current funding opportunities
- Emergency Medicine Foundation funding resources
- GrantsNet Funding News - Funding opportunities, loan repayments, etc.
- Current NIH RFAs - May be sorted on type (R01, etc.), expiration date, etc.
- UT Southwestern - listing of grant opportunities
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- Department of Defense - Small Business Innovation Research (not eligible to UTHSCSA Faculty) and Small Business Technology Transfer
- Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program
- Doris Duke Foundation
- Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (Texas)
- Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons - listing of grant and award opportunities
- American College of Surgeons - Research
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons - Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation - supports research and educational programs for plastic surgeons in a variety of areas
