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Find Funding in Biomedical Innovation: Working with ARPA-H (2024)
Founded in 2022, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is a federal funding agency that supports high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. Like other Advanced Research Projects Agencies, ARPA-H provides research funding to create new opportunities and solve important problems through ambitious, well-defined, […]
NIH Loan Repayment Program Webinar on October 7, 2024
Below is a message from the NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The NIH LRP program is now accepting applicants and this year the deadline is November 21, 2024. The LRPs offer unique opportunities with significant benefits to early-stage researchers. The LRP can provide up to $100,000 towards federal and private student loans in exchange for […]
Meet the American Parkinson Disease Association (2024)
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is a nationwide grassroots network dedicated to fighting Parkinson’s disease (PD) and works tirelessly to help the approximately one million with PD in the United States to live life to the fullest in the face of this chronic neurological disorder. Chief Mission Officer Rebecca Gilbert will join us to […]
From Ideas to Impact: Identifying and Effectively Conveying Your Core Messages (2024)
Looking to elevate your research communication skills and make a lasting impact? Join Throughline Group’s Christina Mozaffari and Joel Schwartzberg for a dynamic 90-minute workshop designed to help you sharpen your key messages and deliver them with confidence. Throughout this webinar, you’ll learn how to develop and refine key messages and deliver them with precision. […]
Instagram Insights: Exploring Strategy, Timing, and Creative Success for Researchers (2024)
Curious about how Instagram can help you expand the reach of your research? Join Suzanne Whitby, founder of SciComm Success, for a 90-minute workshop on how to effectively use Instagram’s visual platform to connect with new audiences and showcase your work. Unlike X (formerly Twitter), Instagram thrives on visual communication, offering a unique way to […]
Meet the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (2024)
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research with the promise to bring society closer to preventing, treating, and curing many devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and many others. Neuroscience Program Manager Joel Krogstad will join us to discuss the Fund’s two signature programs: Neurobiology of […]
Meet the Russell Sage Foundation (2024)
The Russell Sage Foundation is dedicated to “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” RSF funds social science research that extends the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences to better document and understand the nation’s most pressing social, political, and economic problems. The Foundation supports visiting scholars in residence and publishes […]
Meet the Wenner-Gren Foundation (2024)
The Wenner-Gren Foundation is committed to playing a leadership role in anthropology, helping researchers advance field knowledge, build sustainable careers, and amplify the impact of anthropology within the wider world while fostering inclusiveness within the discipline. President Dr. Danilyn Rutherford will provide a virtual session focused on the foundation’s grantmaking in the areas of research, […]
NSF Graduate Student Mentoring Plans: Resources for PIs (2024)
Beginning this month, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be requiring investigators to describe mentoring plans for graduate students funded on awards, similar to postdoctoral mentoring plans required previously. These requirements, described in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 24-1), will be in effect for all NSF proposals submitted on or after […]
Meet the American Cancer Society (2024)
As the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit source of funds for scientists studying cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS) remains committed to funding basic, translational, clinical, and cancer control research now and in the future. ACS supports early-career and established investigators who perform innovative cancer research across a wide range of disciplines, to meet critically important […]