Career Advancement Opportunities
Health Sciences
| Sponsor | Program Title | Approximate Deadline(s) |
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| The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation | Medical Research Awards | Feb |
| Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation | New Scientist Awards - Alcoholism Treatment/Prevention | Feb, Sep |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand For Pediatric Cancer Research | Young Investigator Awards | Feb |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand For Pediatric Cancer Research | Pediatric Oncology Nursing Small Project Grants | Aug |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand For Pediatric Cancer Research | Pediatric Oncology Nursing Mid-Level Project Grants | Aug |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand For Pediatric Cancer Research | Distinguished Pediatric Oncology Nurse Researcher Grant | Aug |
| Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy | Research Grants | Sep |
| American Association for Cancer Research | AACR Career Development Awards | Dec |
| American Association for Cancer Research | AACR-Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Career Development Award in Breast Cancer Research | Dec |
| American Association for Cancer Research | Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award | Dec |
| American Brain Tumor Association | Translational Research Grant for Brain Tumors | Jan |
| American Cancer Society | Institutional Research Grants (IRG) | Apr |
| American Cancer Society | Research Proposals Directed at Poor and Underserved Populations |
Apr, Oct |
| American Cancer Society/Canary Foundation | Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in the Early Detection of Cancer | Jan LOI Feb Proposal |
| American Cancer Society | Research Scholar Grants in Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Cancer Control Research | Oct |
| American Diabetes Association | Career Development Awards | Jan, Jul |
| American Diabetes Association | Junior Faculty Awards | Jan, Jul |
| American Federation for Aging Research | AFAR Research Grants | Dec |
| American Federation for Aging Research/Ellison Medical Foundation | Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research | Dec |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Pilot Grants | Dec, Jun |
| American Gastroenterological Association | Research Awards - Digestive Diseases | Sep, Jan |
| American Geriatrics Society | New Investigator Awards | Dec |
| American Health Assistance Foundation | Alzheimer's Disease Research Program | Oct |
| American Health Assistance Foundation | National Glaucoma Research (NGR) Awards | Oct |
| American Health Assistance Foundation | National Heart Foundation (NHF) Starter Grants Program | Nov |
| American Heart Association | Established Investigator Grant | Jul |
| American Heart Association | Scientist Development Grants | Jul |
| American Heart Association | Young Investigator Database Research Seed Grant--Council on Clinical Cardiology and Stroke Council | Sep, Mar |
| American Heart Association (Pacific Mountain Affiliate) | Beginning Grant-in-Aid | Jan |
| American Institute for Cancer Research | Investigator-Initiated Grants (IIG) | Dec |
| American Institute for Cancer Research | Postdoctoral Grant Awards (PDA) | Dec |
| American Liver Foundation | Liver Scholar Awards - Physiology, Metabolic Diseases | Oct |
| American Lung Association | Career Investigator Award | Sep |
| American Lung Association | Biomedical Research Grants | Sep |
| American Lung Association | Clinical Patient Care Research Grant | Sep |
| American Lung Association | Social-Behavioral Research Grant | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant (AL) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | Senior Research Training Fellowship (RT) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | Nursing Post-Doctoral Award (NP) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / COPD Foundation Research Grant (CP) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / Dalsemer Research Grant (DA) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / LAM Foundation Research Grant (LR) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / LAM Foundation Career Investigator Award (LC) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / LUNGevity Foundation Lung Cancer Discovery Award (LCD) | Sep |
| American Lung Association | American Lung Association / Diane Emdin Sachs Lung Cancer Award (DE) | Sep |
| American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. | Research Grants | Mar |
| American Physiological Society | APS Teaching Career Enhancement Awards | Sep |
| American Physiological Society | Arthur C. Guyton Awards for Excellence in Integrative Physiology | Nov |
| American Physiological Society | Giles F. Filley Memorial Awards for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and Medicine | Nov |
| American Physiological Society | Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award | Nov |
| American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship | Jan |
| American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) | Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) | Jan |
| American Society for Microbiology | Dade MicroScan Young Investigator Award | Oct |
| American Society for Microbiology | Eli Lilly and Company Research Award | Oct |
| Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center | Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center Pilot Study Program | Feb |
| Arthritis Foundation | Arthritis Investigator Award | Sep |
| Arthritis Foundation | New Investigator Grant for Arthritis Health | Sep |
| ASHP Research and Education Foundation | Junior Investigator Research Grant Program | Aug |
| Bayer Health Care | Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program | Nov |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation | Distinguished Achievement Awards | Varies |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases - Limited Submission | Nov |
| Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | Research Fellowships | Sep |
| Cancer Research Institute | Investigator Award in General and Cancer Immunology | Mar |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC Mentored Public Health Research Scientist Development Award (K01) | Mar |
| The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Individual Research Grants | Dec |
| Commonwealth Fund | Packer Policy Fellowships: An Australian-American Health Policy Fellowships Program | Aug |
| Cooley's Anemia Foundation | Research Fellowships - Thalassemia | Mar |
| Cure Autism Now | Young Investigator Awards - Etiology or treatment of Autism | Mar |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research Grants and Award Programs | Varies |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Junior Investigator Research Grants Program | Sep |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program | Sep |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Targeted Research Initiative for Mood Disorders | Feb |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Targeted Research Initiative for Seniors | Feb |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes | Feb |
| Eppendorf AG | Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology | Jun |
| Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Fund | Klingenstein Fellowship Awards to Support Young Investigators Researching Epilepsy | Dec |
| Foundation for Child Development | Changing Faces of America's Children - Young Scholars Program | Nov |
| Grass Foundation | Grass Fellowships in Neuroscience | Dec |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Early Career Scientist Competition | Apr 30: Intent to Apply May 1-Jun 10: Application |
| Human Frontier Science Program Organization | HSFP Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) Program | Aug |
| Human Growth Foundation | Small Grants Program | May |
| International Life Sciences Institute | Future Leader Awards | Jun |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Fellowship Training Grant in Sleep Medicine | July |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International | Career Development Awards | Jul |
| Klingenstein Fund, Inc., Esther A. and Joseph | Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences | Dec 2007 |
| Lalor Foundation | Mammalian Reproductive Biochemistry Postdoctoral Fellowships | Jan |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Sep 15: LOI Oct 1: Proposal |
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| Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. | New Investigator Research Grants | Feb |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Research Grants | Mar |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Adult Stem Cell Lupus Research | Apr |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Michael Jon Barlin Pediatric Lupus Research | Apr |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Neuropsychiatric Lupus Research | Apr |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Novel Pilot Projects in Lupus Research | Apr |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) | Fellowship Research Grants (Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowships) | Jul |
| March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation | Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award | Mar |
| March of Dimes | Research Program | Apr |
| March of Dimes | Prematurity Research Initiative | Apr |
| McDonnell Foundation, James S. | James S. McDonnell Scholar Awards | Apr |
| McDonnell Foundation, James S. | Brain Cancer Research - 21st Century Research Awards | Mar |
| McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | McKnight Scholar Award - Learning and Memory | Jan |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | MMRF Fellows Award Program | Mar |
| NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association | Staglin Schizophrenia Research Award | Dec |
| NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association | Young Investigator Awards - Schizophrenia and Mental Illness | Jul |
| NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association | 2008 Staglin Music Festival NARSAD Rising Star Research Awards |
Apr |
| National Ataxia Foundation | Young Investigator Award | Sep |
| National Hemophilia Foundation | Career Development Award | Feb |
| National Hemophilia Foundation | Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowships | Dec |
| NIH | Pathway to Independence (PI) Award | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH | Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH | International Neuroscience Fellowship | Aug |
| NIH | Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH | Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH | NIAMS Small Grant Program for New Investigators | Feb |
| NIH | Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH | Short Term Career Development Award in the Environmental Health Sciences for Established Investigators | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral, and Population Sciences Career Development Award | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | The NCI Transition Career Development Award | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | NCI Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH/National Cancer Institute | NCI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to Promote Diversity | Mar, Jul, Nov |
| NIH/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine & Bernard Osher Foundation | CAM Practitioner Research Career Development Award | Feb, Oct AIDS App: May, Jan |
| NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | NIAAA Career Transition Award | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | NIAMS Small Grant Program For New Investigators | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowships In Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, and Outcomes Research In Orthopaedic Surgery (F32) | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Innovative and Exploratory Research in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition - NIDDK | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Pilot and Feasibility Program in Hematological Diseases - NIDDK | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Pilot and Feasibility Program Related to the Kidney - NIDDK | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse | Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction (ECHEM) – NIDA (R03) | Feb, Jun, Oct |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholarships | Feb |
| National Psoriasis Foundation | Seed Grant Program | Oct |
| National Sleep Foundation | Pickwick Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Sleep | Nov |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA) | Research Starter Grants in Pharmaceutics, Health Outcomes, and Informatics | Sep, Oct |
| Preeclampsia Foundation | Vision Grants | May |
| Prevent Blindness America | Grants-in-Aid | Mar |
| Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation | Research Grants | Jun |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Special Solicitation | Feb |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Health Policy Fellows | Nov |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | New Connections Initiative: Round 3 (Senior Consultants) | Jan |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars | Apr |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | New Connections Initiative: Round 3 (Junior Investigators) |
Jan |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research |
Mar |
| Sandler Program for Asthma Research | Sandler Program for Asthma Research | Feb |
| The Sturge-Weber Foundation | Young Investigator Awards and Pilot Research Studies | Required LOI: Sept Application: Dec |
| United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation | Start-Up Grant Program | Nov |
| United States Department of Defense | The Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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Required pre-app: Mar |
| United States Department of Defense | The Neurofibromatosis New Investigator Research Award
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Required pre-app: Mar |
| United States Department of Defense | Required pre-app: Mar | |
| United States Department of Defense | The Breast Cancer Era of Hope Scholar Award | Required pre-app: Mar |
| United States Department of Defense | The Breast Cancer Innovator Award | Required pre-app: Mar |
| United States Department of Defense | Prostate Cancer New Investigator Award | Required pre-app: May |
| United States Department of Defense | Prostate Cancer Health Disparity Research Award | Required pre-app: Jun |
| United States Department of Defense | Health Disparity Training Award |
Required pre-app: Jun |
| United States Department of Defense | Tuberous Sclerosis Research Program Career Transition Award Grant | required pre-app: May |
| United States Department of Defense | DOD Ovarian Cancer Career Development Award | pre-app: Mar |
| United States Department of Defense | DOD Peer Reviewed Medical Investigator-Initiated Research Award | required pre-app: Jun |
| United States Department of Defense | DOD Peer Reviewed Medical Investigator-Initiated Research Award (Specific appropriation for bone marrow failure disorder research) | Required pre-app: Jun |
| United States Department of Defense | DOD Gulf War Illness Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award | Required pre-app: Jul |
| University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Center for AIDS Prevention Studies | Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities | Jan |
| Vilcek Foundation | The Vilcek Price for Creative Promise: Biomedical Research | Jul |
| The Whitaker Foundation | Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program | Feb |
| Whitehall Foundation, Inc. | Grants-in-Aid - Neurobiology | Jan, Apr, Oct |
| Whitehall Foundation, Inc. | Research Grants - Neurobiology | Jan, Apr, Oct |
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