Announcements, events, funding opportunities and more news for the Mass General Research Institute community. |
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Funding Opportunities:
• COVID Funding Opportunities
• Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
• Foundation Funding Opportunities
Announcements:
• GraphPad Prism Software: Annual License Renewal and Signup
• LabArchives Summer Maintenance
• New Software Opportunity: ChemDraw
• Discount Biorender Licenses Available
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COVID Funding Opportunities
We have aggregated opportunities from federal and private funding sources including NIH, DoD, CDC, EPA, foundations, and more. The database defaults to sorting by award amount and can also be sorted by deadline or filtered by research focus.
Upcoming deadlines:
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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:
NEW! Academic Development of a Training Program for Good Laboratory Practices in High Containment Environments (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) - This program consists of the continued development and implementation of a certified, academic training course for instruction in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) in a Biosafety Level (BSL) 4 High Containment Environment.
Cummings $30M Grant Program -- Funds a variety of local causes, especially those related to human services, healthcare and social justice.
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers -- Awards designed to develop or strengthen programs that focus on, and sustain progress in, a key area of aging research.
Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research Related Operations (R24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) -- Invites qualified academic or research institutions to apply for funding to support the purchase of advanced equipment that will enhance and modernize research operations.
George M. O'Brien Kidney National Resource Center (U54 -- Clinical Trial Not Allowed): Join a consortium that is leading a nation-wide effort to advance kidney research.
National Coordinating Center for the George M. O'Brien Kidney National Resource Centers (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed): The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invites applications for the George M. O’Brien Kidney Consortium — National Coordination Center (NCC) to lead a nation-wide effort to advance kidney research.
NEW! Coordinating Center for the NICHD Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program
The purpose of this funding announcement is to support a coordinating center for the NICHD Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program (PDRIP).
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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.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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AACN Impact Research Grant | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Amount: $50,000. Application Deadline: October 28
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Clinical and Scientific Research Grant | American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Amount: $75,000 | LOI Deadline: September 15
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ACS Resident Research Scholarships | American College of Surgeons (ACS). Amount: $60,000 | Application Deadline: September 15
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant for Alternatives to Animal Research in Human Health or Sex Differences, American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research (AFAAR). Amount: $40,000 | Application Deadline: October 1
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Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR): Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, BrightFocus Foundation | Amount: $200,000. Application Deadline: November 1
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Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR): Standard Awards, BrightFocus Foundation. $300,000 | Application Deadline: November 1
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National Glaucoma Research (NGR): Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, BrightFocus Foundation | Amount: $150,000. Application Deadline: October 25
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National Glaucoma Research (NGR): Standard Awards, BrightFocus Foundation. Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: October 25
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Career Development Award (CDA), Conquer Cancer Foundation/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: October 20
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Young Investigator Award (YIA), Conquer Cancer Foundation/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: September 22
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Epilepsy Foundation Shark Tank Competition, Epilepsy Foundation. Amount: Amount: $250,000 | LOI Deadline: October 31
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Diana Davis Spencer Clinical Research Fellowship Award Program in Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerations, Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB).
Amount: $65,000 | Application Deadline: October 20
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Venture Grants, CurePSP – Foundation for PSP/CBD and Related Brain Diseases. Amount: $100,000 | Application Deadline: October 14
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Job Syndrome Research Grant, Job Research Foundation.
Amount: $200,000 | Application Deadline: October 14
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NEW! Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Innovator Awards, Kenneth Rainin Foundation. Amount: $300,000 | LOI Deadline: September 30
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NEW! Patient-Centric Clinical Trial Team Science Awards, Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
Amount: $1.5 million | LOI Deadline: October 5
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Research Fellowships and Young Clinician Investigator Awards, Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF)/American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: November 1
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Research Awards & Grants (Multiple Opps), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).
Amount: $150,000 | Application Deadline: December 12
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NEW! Douglas/Schwarz Emerging Investigators Research Award in Sleep-Disordered Breathing, ResMed Foundation
Amount: $100,000 | Application Deadline: September 15
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Pilot Study Grants, Retina Research Foundation (RRF).
Amount: $50,000 | Application Deadline: October 25
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Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Amount: $500,000 | (Optional) LOI Deadline: September 6
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NEW! Research Grants in Childhood Cancers, St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Amount $100,000 | Application Deadline: September 26
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Victoria S. Levin Grant for Early Career Success in Young Children's Mental Health Research, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).
Amount: $25,000 | Application Deadline: October 1
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Colgate-Palmolive Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in In Vitro Toxicology, Society of Toxicology (SOT).
Amount: $44,000 | Application Deadline: October 9
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ULF Research Grant Program, United Leukodystrophy Foundation (ULF).
Amount: $30,000 | Application Deadline: October 4
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NEW! Össur and Ottobock Research Trust Fund for Advancement in Prosthetic Limb Technology, University of the Arctic (UArctic)
Amount: $500,000 | Application Deadline: December 31
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GraphPad Prism Software: Annual License Renewal and Signup
If you have a GraphPad Prism license through the Research Computing Core, it's time to renew. Annual licenses expire each year on August 31st, but the new license is available now! To prevent a break in service, request a software license through the ERIS Research Computing Core Service Catalog. The annual fee is $40/license. More information about Prism, and other software offerings are on the ERIS Research Computing Core site.
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LabArchives Summer Maintenance
The LabArchives servers in the US will be updated beginning 12 AM, Sunday, August 14th. It is estimated that this will last 3 hours during which none of the LabArchives services (ELN, Inventory, or Scheduler) will be available on the US server only. In-app messages will be posted for users so they can plan accordingly. All services will be available on the UK, EU, and Australian servers during those 3 hours.
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Discount Biorender Licenses
BioRender is a web application that can be used to create scientific figures, diagrams, and illustrations from a scientifically accurate image library, all in a matter of minutes. Discounted licenses are available through the Research Computing Core.
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ChemDraw
ChemDraw is a powerful, yet easy-to use, tool for producing chemical and biological drawings. You can create your own drawings or use those provided in the library of available templates. This is a subscription service with an annual fee.
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