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Funding Opportunities

• Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award
• Interim Support Funding 24-1
• The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention 
• Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
• The Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry
• The MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards
• Limited Submission Funding
• Foundation Funding Opportunities

Announcements:

• NEW My Green Lab Certification
• NEW NORC Initiative – Inspire Program 
• Claflin Consultation Initiative 2024
• The Global Non-Communicable Disease Research Training
• Mass General Brigham MESH Core 2024, Submit an Abstract
• Discounted Stata Licenses

Events:

• Fun Fridays
• Fava Well-Being Lecture Series
• NEW CRN Collaborative Journal Club
• 2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 12
• Research Tech Talk
• Munn Nursing Research Grand Rounds
• NEW Responsible Conduct of Omics Research
• Speed Mentoring Hour
• NEW Parenting Series Panel: “Looking Ahead to College"
• NEW 2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 13
• Two Meditation Sessions available every week

Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award

The 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. The awards will fund high-risk, high-reward pilot projects.

Eligible applicants must be junior investigators who received their first independent faculty appointment on or between November 1, 2015 and November 1, 2020.

There is no longer a limit on the number of applications from a given institution. Applicants no longer need to be internally selected and nominated by their institutions. Please apply directly to the sponsor.

Amount: The award is $400,000 over two years ($200,000 per year).

Deadline: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:00 Noon

Interim Support Funding 24-1

The Interim Support Funding (ISF) Program is open to Principal Investigators during a lapse or delay in their research funding from the NIH or another Federal agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense). Investigators must have applied for independent, long-term support (R01, R21, U01 and P01). The intent of the program is to rescue strong scientific programs that are in need of bridge funding in order to sustain their research. Applications will be accepted regardless of percentile or score, including applications that were not discussed.

When is the deadline?

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 5:00 PM

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP)

CSRP Pilot Grant Program

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) is launching its Pilot Grant Program to support burgeoning research in the space of suicide prediction and prevention.  

Award amount

Selected projects will receive $50,000 (inclusive of indirect costs) to advance their research for one (1) year. Funds can be used flexibly to support salary or research costs.

Deadline

Applications will be accepted until Thursday, February 15, 2024 @5:00 PM EST

CSRP Scholars Program

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) is launching its Scholars Program to support innovative early-career and advanced investigators with an interest in suicide prevention research.

Award amount

The Scholars Program provides a stipend up to $50,000 (inclusive of indirect costs). 

Deadline

Thursday, February 15, 2024 @5:00 PM EST.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Novel Therapeutics and Women’s Health Collaboration Programs

The Novel Therapeutics Delivery program aims to foster the development of novel technologies and techniques for the delivery of existing or innovative therapies by working at the intersection of engineering, biology, chemistry, and medicine. Specifically, it strives to capitalize and incentivize translational projects to address complex challenges in “therapeutic” delivery – from biomanufacturing, to targeted delivery, to biomaterials and more.

Up to $5 million capital dollars are available for the current program round, with each award anticipated to be up to $750,000 to support work and equipment at not-for-profit partners.

The deadline for the full application to the sponsor is November 17, 2023. Please note that the deadline to submit your materials to Research Management is eight business days prior to the sponsor deadline. If you plan on applying for this opportunity, please contact ECOR at ecor@mgh.harvard.edu by Monday, October 30, 2023.  

The Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry

The Center for Precision Psychiatry (CPP) is committed to fostering the careers of early career investigators in the emerging area of precision psychiatry. Integrating research, clinical implementation, education and training, the Center is committed to driving innovation to implementation and making discoveries that can be translated to clinical care.

The Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry will support innovative research efforts by early career investigators. Scholars will work with CPP faculty on projects aligned with the CPP mission and goals including therapeutics, big data analytics, precision treatment matching, mobile health technologies, genomics, neuroscience, and clinical trials.

Applications Due: January 15th, 2024, 5:00pm EST

Please direct any questions to mghctrprecisionpsych@mgh.harvard.edu

The MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards

for Junior Faculty Women Investigators 

What are the Claflin Awards?

Although women scientists are recruited to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) programs, their advancement to senior faculty positions is still far less frequent than that of their male counterparts. In 1993, The Women in Academic Medicine Committee, originally chaired by Mrs. Jane D. Claflin, Honorary Trustee, was established to facilitate the academic careers of women in science at MGH.  

How much is each award?

These are two year awards for $60,000 per year in direct costs, plus 20% for indirect costs.

When is the deadline?

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 5:00 PM

We encourage you to attend the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards Informational Panel Discussion on Tuesday, November 7 from 10:00 – 11:00am. More information can be found in the call for applications.

We also encourage all to apply for the Claflin Consultation Initiative by Friday, December 1, 2023.

Limited Submission Funding Opportunities

We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination. 

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See full details for all awards on our website.

Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award to Promote Diversity (UE5 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

MGH LOI Deadline: 11/29/23

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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – NEW!

MGH LOI Deadline: 12/12/23

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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) – NEW!

MGH LOI Deadline: 12/12/23

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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) – NEW!

MGH LOI Deadline: 12/12/23

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The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) – NEW!

MGH LOI Deadline: 1/10/24

Learn more

Foundation Funding Opportunities

Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.

For all open foundation funding announcements, see the MGB Innovation External Funding Database



CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See full details for all awards on our website.

1. Transition to Independence Grants (multiple opps), ASN Foundation/American Society of Nephrology. $200,000 (10% IDC). Application Deadline: December 6
2. William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, ASN Foundation/American Society of Nephrology. $100,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: December 6
3. NEW! Supporting Research in Health Disparities, Policy and Ethics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Research (HPE-ADRD), Alzheimer's Association (ALZ). $240,000 (10% IDC). LOI Deadline: December 9
4. Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Science, American Heart Association (AHA). $134,832 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 17 (extended from December 5)
5. Young Investigator Award (YIA) For Postdoctoral Fellows, Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF). 2-3 years salary support (10% IDC). LOI Deadline: November 30
6. OutSmarting Osteosarcoma Grant (multiple career stages), MIB Agents. $100,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 26
7. Community Grants, Parkinson's Foundation. $25,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 31
8. Faculty Starter Grants (multiple opps), PhRMA Foundation. $100,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
9. Postdoctoral Fellowships (multiple opps), PhRMA Foundation. $120,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
10. PFF Scholars Program, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF). $100,000 (8% IDC). Application Deadline: December 1
11. Education Project Award, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). $20,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 12
12. NEW! Evidence for Action: Indigenous-Led Solutions to Advance Health Equity and Wellbeing (multiple tracks), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). $750,000 (12% IDC). LOI Deadline: March 1
13. Research Grants, Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA). $50,000 (10% IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
14. Research Grants (multiple opps), Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF). $100,000. (No IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
15. Young Investigator Research Grant, Society for Pediatric Pathology. $35,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 31
16. Pilot Study Awards, Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. $75,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: December 1

Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding opportunities? Please click here to request a research consultation with Amy Robb or see ECOR’s website for information on the Pivot database.

NEW My Green Lab Certification

MGB is looking for 20 labs interested in receiving My Green Lab Certification

Research is one of the most energy and waste-intensive parts of the healthcare enterprise, with labs using up to 10 times more energy than typical office space, and producing large amounts of plastic, chemical, and biohazard waste. As part of its effort to meet the Healthcare Sustainability Pledge, Mass General Brigham (MGB) will provide funding for 20 research labs across the system to enroll in the “My Green Lab” Certification Program in laboratory sustainability. 

Recognized by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign as a key measure of progress towards a zero-carbon future, My Green Lab certification is considered the gold standard for laboratory sustainability best practices around the world. They have supported over 900 labs in a wide range of sectors, including academic medical research centers, by providing scientists and their research teams with actionable ways to make meaningful change.

Applicants must have a primary full-time faculty appointment and their own research lab at a Mass General Brigham institution.  

NEW NORC Initiative – Inspire Program 

The INSPIRE Program is an inter-NORC initiative whose overarching goal is to promote the careers of early career scientists (i.e. INSPIRE Scholars) by facilitating speaking opportunities and career development mentorship at NORCs outside of the Scholar’s institution. INSPIRE Scholars will be paired one to one with mentors (i.e. INSPIRE Champions) who will provide guidance and support for research presentations, facilitate national speaking opportunities, and provide career development mentorship.

INSPIRE Scholars will also be provided opportunities to receive peer to peer mentorship with other INSPIRE Scholars with events/ meetings hosted by the INSPIRE Program. Further, the program will also provide funding to Scholars to cover costs associated with in-person national presentations facilitated by the INSPIRE Champions.

Application Deadline: December 18, 2023 at 5pm EST

Claflin Consultation Initiative 2024



If you are applying for a Claflin Distinguished Scholars Award, and would like help preparing your application, ECOR and the Office for Women’s Careers (OWC) encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Claflin Consultation Initiative (CCI) for applicants. By submitting a survey for the CCI, you will be matched with a Claflin alumna who best fits your area of research. The CCI is designed to help eligible faculty prepare their best application for the 2024 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards. 

The last date to enroll in the CCI is Friday, December 1, 2023 at 5pm

The Global Non-Communicable Disease Research Training

This post-doctoral fellowship, led by Dr. Jessica Haberer, is now accepting applications! We encourage you to apply for this fellowship if you are interested in research training related to a wide range of global NCDs, primarily involving cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, lung, and blood (non-cancer) diseases, as well as interactions between infectious diseases and such conditions. Types of research include clinical epidemiology, clinical trials, environmental exposures, diagnostics, genomics, health services research, and implementation science.

The application deadline is December 15, 2023.

For any questions, reach out to Lindsey Garrison (legarrison@mgh.harvard.edu). 

Mass General Brigham MESH Core 2024, Submit an Abstract



MESH Core, presented by MGB Innovation, is a two-day intensive, in-person, hands-on healthcare innovation course designed for beginners and seasoned innovators alike. Open to both internal and external attendees, the course is suitable for physicians, researchers, allied health professionals, students, executives, investors, and the public. A combination of lectures, hands-on cases, networking, roundtables, and scientific sessions.

The abstract submission deadline is December 15th, 2023, and top-voted abstracts have a chance to win a cash award. Accepted abstracts will be notified in early 2024. Register (for internal MGB registrants) and attend to present your work and engage with a diverse audience. For submission guidelines and more details, click here.

Discounted Stata Licenses

The Research Computing Core offers Stata licenses to the Research Community at a discounted rate via rcservices.partners.org. Stata is a statistical software package that provides tools for analysis, data management and graphics. Interested in learning new tips or looking to learn about new functionality with Stata 18? Check out the Stata Webinars, which are offered free of charge via the vendor's website.

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Fun Fridays- Painting Demonstration with Troods

Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Join artist Patricia Nolan-Brown, who will be demonstrating her favorite way to paint - which anyone can learn! You will see how painting can be a form of joyful meditation once you let go of expectations.

Facilitator: Patricia Nolan-Brown, BA (aka Troods) is an artist, with a BA in art from Framingham State University. She has used her creative brain to launch many inventions, build businesses, publish a book about the creative process and raise her three daughters.

Fava Well-Being Lecture Series

“Removing the Mask - One Surgeon’s Lived Experience of Health, Stigma, and Support”

Thursday, November 30, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 am

In this session, Dr. Cunningham will discuss the current world-wide mental health crisis among health care professionals. Through her owned lived experience, she will discuss the current state, barriers to care, and a multifaceted approach to enacting change in mental health awareness, reducing stigma and increasing resources for those who are struggling in our community.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

• Summarize the current state of mental health in our community.
• Discuss the impact of cultural norms and stigma on seeking treatment.
• Outline personal, institutional, and societal strategies to enact change.

NEW CRN Collaborative Journal Club

Tuesday, December 4, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00

Transitioning to the clinical research nurse role – a qualitative descriptive study. 

It is essential for professional growth to collaborate and discuss one’s role as a clinical research nurse. This journal club will allow the clinical research nurse to receive the most recent up to date EBP and EBR that they may otherwise not have had an opportunity to discuss.

Learning Objective(s):

At the end of this activity, the CRN will be able to explain how one learned EBP/EBR discussed will influence or be incorporated into practice

2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 12

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 5:00 - 6:00

"Breast Imaging in the Developing World"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Presenter: Bagyam Raghavan, MD, Radiologist, Apollo Cancer Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Research Tech Talk

Thursday, December 7, 2023, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

Tim White, Vice President, Infrastructure Technology Services (ITS), will give a comprehensive update on ITS: current projects and the road ahead

Herb Harrison, Director – ITS Enterprise Technology Platforms, MGB and team will present an overview of MGB Digital's Disaster Recovery Services Program

Munn Nursing Research Grand Rounds

Thursday, December 7, 2023, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Nutrition and Diet Quality among Vulnerable Populations during Pregnancy

Nursing Research Grand Rounds highlights nursing science on a quarterly basis. Presentations aim to provide nurses at all practice levels with current examples of clinically-relevant, nurse-lead research to support best practices and improve patient outcomes. This program will discuss how adverse pregnancy outcomes, specifically cardiometabolic conditions, are disproportionally experienced among people of color.

Contact Hours: 1.0 ANCC contact hour

NEW Responsible Conduct of Omics Research

Thursday, December 7, 2023, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

This conference is sponsored by the MGRI Division of Clinical Research. The goal of this conference is to cover various topics relevant to human genetic research in the modern era, including Ethical Dimensions of Genetic Research, Return of Results, the MGB Biobank, the Importance of Identifiability, Data Sharing and Security, and Research Integrity. The target audience includes junior and senior research faculty, postdocs, graduate and medical students, as well as cross-training established investigators who are just getting started on complex trait genetics. This conference offers Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) credit for students, trainees, and investigators with career development awards who have NIH or NSF support.

Speed Mentoring Hour

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Every month, two mentor leaders from different departments will answer your questions about any aspect of being a mentee or mentor. You do not need to be in the same department as the leaders—this event is open to faculty across MGH, but registration is required. Come ready with your questions and be ready to learn not only from the senior mentoring leaders but also from fellow attendees.

This session is scheduled for December 13, 12 – 1 pm, with Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, Vice Chair, Basic and Translational Research, Department of Ophthalmology; and Joshua Goldstein, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Emergency Medicine.

Mentor leaders will meet with up to 8 faculty members, each given 7-8 minutes to ask questions on any aspect of mentoring or being mentored and receive input from the mentor leaders.

NEW Parenting Series Panel: “Looking Ahead to College"

Wednesday, December 14, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm

“College”—this one word can set a parent’s heart racing. How does a parent navigate the tempestuous winds of personal expectations for one’s child, social pressures, the vast panoply of available advice, financial considerations, and a child’s wishes, needs, and academic profile? The rite of passage from high school to college brings with it a strong current of emotion, not least of which is knowing one’s child will be leaving home. We have brought together this panel of parents to share their experiences in the aim of creating a community of support and understanding, a safe space to discuss concerns, confusions, and questions.

Panel Speakers:

Anne Levy, PhD, Senior Program Manager, Center for Faculty Development

Andy Nierenberg, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, HMS

Bo Rueda, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HMS

Sue Slaugenhaupt, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, HMS

NEW 2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 13

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

"Pediatric Heart Health: 4 High Impact Topics for General Pediatricians and Pediatric Cardiologists"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the role of preventive cardiology in general and subspecialty pediatrics care.
• Discuss the role and impact of targeting modifiable childhood cardiovascular disease risk factors.  
• Discuss recent advances in fetal cardiology. 
• Discuss recent advances in pediatric cardiology.

Target Audience: This activity is intended for faculty and faculty trainees.

Course Director: Darshan H. Mehta, MD, MPH, Office for Well-Being; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Presenters:

Hanano Watanabe, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and General Pediatric Cardiologist, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York

Two Meditation Sessions available every week

SESSION 1: Meditation Mondays with Dr. Darshan Mehta 

Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom next session, Monday, November 13!

Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being and the MGPO Frigoletto Committee

Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director, Office for Well-Being, for a guided meditation session on Monday morning. 

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SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader 

Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom next session, Wednesday, November 15!

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being

Join guest leader, Jennifer Cataldo, E-RYT 500 Hour Yoga, Meditation and Reiki Master/Teacher, for next Wednesday’s guided meditation session on November 15^th!

Register and add to calendar

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