Limited Submission Opportunity: The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation Research Grant Fall 2024
URL: https://mathersfoundation.org/?page_id=485
OBJECTIVES:
To support innovative, high-risk high-reward basic science ideally with translational applications. Some examples of currently funded research areas are immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology and infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience. In general, the Mathers Foundation reviewers look for innovative, novel proposals, which have scientific merit with an established published proof of concept, and which may not be fundable at the federal level.
The foundation will not fund work related to COVID-19, Plant Biology Research, Oceanography, Space Exploration, Global Warming related research, medical imaging technology related projects and/or electrical engineering technology development. The foundation will also not fund work conducted with human subjects or requests for clinical trials, drug discovery, or research projects it considers pre-clinical drug development. Preference will be given to research that has not been federally supported.
FUNDING INFORMATION:
Up to $700,000 for three years (including 10% maximum IDC). Careful consideration should be given to the actual costs of the project.
The Foundation’s grant award is not intended to be utilized for purchasing capital equipment (“bricks and mortar”) for the lab and is intended only to support the actual investigation. The Foundation assumes and expects that capital equipment must be provided by the research institution or university.
The maximum allowed for student tuition or equipment is $5,000.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
BU can nominate up to 3 applicants.
Applicants must be independent investigators with their own fully functional and equipped labs and must be nominated by an institutional representative.
Collaborative research projects with other US based organizations are acceptable. However, research collaborations between US based organizations and organizations based outside the US are not encouraged and will be given lower priority.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 8/8/2024
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- A concise summary of the proposed research project (up to 3 pages) that includes a preliminary set of aims, a discussion of previous or related work, and a summary of impactful discoveries;
- A brief budget estimate (for 3 years);
- Up-to-date CV or NIH biosketch for the proposed nominee.
A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select nominees.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST
Sponsor Portal Registration Due: Friday, September 20, 2024 by 8 pm EST
Sponsor LOI Due: Friday, October 4, 2024 by 8 pm EST
Sponsor Application Due: Friday, December 6, 2024 by 8 pm EST