Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines (Updated)
TO: Boston University Faculty and Staff FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost for Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs DATE: May 25, 2022 SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines (Updated) UPDATE: Since we originally distributed the memo below on Wednesday, May 18, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a […]
Funding Opportunity: Smith Family Awards for Excellence in Biomedical Research
SPONSOR DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 29, 2022. . The mission of the Smith Family Awards Program is to launch the careers of newly independent biomedical researchers with the ultimate goal of achieving medical breakthroughs.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Immune Drivers of Autoimmune Disease
INTERNAL MATERIALS DUE: Friday, May 27th. The main objective of this program is to enhance our understanding of the immunologic processes, events, and changes that underlie the clinical manifestations of autoimmune diseases, including disease flare, remission, and progression of established disease, as well as the progression from a state of elevated risk to clinical diagnosis of autoimmune disease.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Awards
INTERNAL MATERIALS DUE: Friday, June 3rd 2022. The Hartwell Foundation supports innovative, early-stage biomedical research that has not qualified for funding from traditional sources and that has the potential to benefit children in the US.
Funding Opportunity for BUSM Faculty: Karin Grunebaum Faculty Research Fellowship
INTERNAL DEADLINE: MAY 9, 2022. The Karin Grunebaum Faculty Research Fellowship, a BUSM annual faculty award, will provide $55,000 in total funds to a selected faculty member for a period of one year. In addition, upon request, the Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation will separately provide up to $1,500 for the selected faculty member to travel to seminars and meetings related to their research.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
INTERNAL MATERIALS DUE: Friday, May 6, 2022 SPONSOR DEADLINE: Monday, September 6, 2021, 5:00pm EST The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: William T. Grant Scholars Program
SPONSOR DEADLINE: July 6, 2022 for applications; June 15, 2022 for mentor and reference letters. The program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: BRF 2023 Scientific Innovations Award
INTERNAL MATERIALS DUE: Friday, April 29, 2022 SPONSOR DEADLINE: Thursday, June 23, 2022
The objective of the program is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and funding as well as significant publications in high impact journals.
Research Revealed: Finding Collaborators, Funding, and More
March 2022 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Collaborate RESEARCH HOW-TO Find a Collaborator at BU Thorny problems require creative input from a team of experts that span disciplines. The good news: BU offers a suite of resources to help you identify research collaborators. A new on-demand webinar offers an overview of […]
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Charles H Hood Foundation 2023 Major Grants Initiative to Advance Child Health
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Charles H Hood Foundation 2023 Major Grants Initiative to Advance Child Health URL: https://tmfgrants.sharefile.com/share/view/sb5ffabb0ef9e42c4b1a9eca825d33800 OBJECTIVES: The Charles H. Hood Foundation is pleased to announce its 2023 Major Grant Initiative to Advance Child Health. This Award Program supports outstanding senior investigators conducting innovative and transformative research in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The […]