A running list of limited submission opportunities and other funding announcements distributed by Boston University’s Office of Research.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Smith Family Foundation: Odyssey Award
SPONSOR DEADLINE: MARCH 18, 2020. The new Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award was created in 2017 to fuel creativity and innovation in junior investigators in the basic sciences. The Award supports the pursuit of high impact ideas to generate breakthroughs and drive new directions in biomedical research.
Limited Submission Opportunity: CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2020. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to form a collaborative research infrastructure between experts in relevant fields of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antibiotic resistance (AR) to respond to research priorities to protect patients.
Limited Submission Opportunity: U.S. Consulate General Naha Annual Program Statement
SPONSOR DEADLINE: August 1, 2020. PAS Naha invites Statement of Interest (SOI) for projects that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Japan with an emphasis on Okinawa through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Dr. Scholl Foundation Grants
FOUNDATION DEADLINE: March 2, 2020. The Dr. Scholl Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance to organizations committed to improving our world. Solutions to the problems of today’s world still lie in the values of innovation, practicality, hard work and compassion.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2020. The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Immune Tolerance Network (UM1 Clinical Trial Required)
DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2020. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for the Immune Tolerance Network. The major goal of this Network is to develop tolerogenic approaches for the treatment and prevention of disease in three clinical areas: asthma and allergic diseases; autoimmune diseases; and immune-mediated consequences of allotransplantation.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
DEADLINE: JANUARY 27, 2020. A well-educated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is a significant contributor to maintaining the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program addresses the need for a high quality STEM workforce in STEM disciplines supported by the program and for the increased success of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Limited Submission Opportunity: DOS NGO Capacity Building U.S. Mission to Panama
DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2020. The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States in Panama announces an open competition for individuals or organizations to submit funding applications for a project to provide training, information, and guidance to local NGOs, foundations, and civil society leaders in Panama to improve their ability to achieve their respective social, civic, or humanitarian goals.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Natural Experiments of the Impact of Population-targeted Policies to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 4, 2020. Natural Experiment Research Centers to support a 5-year multicenter network of independent research centers to evaluate innovative, health system and non-health system-based natural experimental approaches that alter the diabetogenic characteristics of US communities. Coordinating Center to provide organizational, logistic and communication support to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and public health impact of the Natural Experiments research centers that are funded as part of Component A
Limited Submission Opportunity: Graham Foundation Grants for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2020. The Graham Foundation grants for organizations seek to assist with the production and presentation of significant programs about architecture and the designed environment in order to promote dialogue, raise awareness, and develop new and wider audiences. The foundation supports organizations in their effort to take risks in programming and create opportunities for experimentation.