Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees (provided by Laurence Frabotta, PhD – Board of Directors, National Postdoctoral Association; former Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Virginia; and former Director of Postdoctoral Development Program, City University of New York) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training and Fellowships (F and T mechanisms) • • • • • • • • • • NIH Research Training Opportunities http://grants.nih.gov/training/extramural.htm NIH “All About Grants” Podcast http://grants.nih.gov/podcasts/All_About_Grants/index.htm Funding for NRSA Fellowships and Training Grants (by Specific NIH Institutes) http://grants.nih.gov/training/trainingfunds.htm NRSA FAQ http://grants.nih.gov/training/q&a.htm NRSA Individual Fellowships (F32) and Training Grants (T32) (includes links to the F and T Kiosks) http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm NRSA policy guidelines http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part10.htm#_Toc54600187 NRSA Stipend, Tuition, Fees for FY2011 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-‐files/NOT-‐OD-‐11-‐067.html NRSA grant policy http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2011/index.htm NRSA F32 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-‐files/PA-‐11-‐113.html NRSA T32 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-‐files/PA-‐11-‐184.html NIH Career Development Awards • K Kiosk (includes Career Award Wizard and descriptions of all K mechanisms) http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm Other NIH sites of interest • • • • Training and Career: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/traincareer/pages/default.aspx Research Training and Career Development: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-‐funding/training/index.shtml NIH Loan Repayment Programs http://www.lrp.nih.gov/index.aspx NIH Forms and Applications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm 1 Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees Private Organizations Note: This list should not be viewed as exhaustive. It is provided as a quick sampling of organizations that support research through grants, fellowships, and contracts. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • American Association for Cancer Research http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/aacr-‐research-‐funding.aspx American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org/advancing-‐research/ American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/research/researchprogramsfunding/index American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) http://www.acls.org/grants/default.aspx?id=354 American Federation for Aging Research http://www.afar.org/research/funding/ American Heart Association http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthcareResearch/Healthcare-‐ Research_UCM_001093_SubHomePage.jsp American Institute for Cancer Research http://www.aicr.org/research/ American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/2013_research_awards/ American Lung Association http://www.lung.org/finding-‐cures/our-‐research/awards-‐and-‐grants/ American Physiologic Society http://www.the-‐aps.org/mm/awards American-‐Scandinavian Foundation http://www.amscan.org/fellowships_grants.html American Society for Microbiology http://www.asm.org/index.php/professionaldevelopment/postdocs American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org/ Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/research/for-‐researchers/ Astra-‐Zeneca Postdoc Programs http://astrazenecacareers.com/students-‐all/postdoc-‐program2/ ASU Graduate College Bisgrove Postdoctoral Scholars Program http://graduate.asu.edu/bisgrove Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation http://dreyfus.org/awards/overview_and_programs.shtml Cancer Research Institute http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/fellowship.html Jane Coffine Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (Cancer) http://www.jccfund.org/fellowship-‐information Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/science-‐and-‐professionals/ Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org/research/ Damon Runyon-‐Walter Winchell Cancer Research Foundation Fund http://www.damonrunyon.org/research_results/categories/category/award_programs/ 2 Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/research/grants.cfm Dermatology Foundation http://dermatologyfoundation.org/rap/ Ford Diversity Fellowships Program (National Research Council of the National Academies) http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm FRAXA Fragile X Research Foundation http://www.fraxa.org/ Google RISE Awards http://www.google.com/edu/rise/index.html William T. Grant Foundation http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation http://www.hhwf.org/ Henry Luce Foundation: Clare Boothe Luce Program http://www.hluce.org/cblprogram.aspx Hereditary Disease Foundation http://www.hdfoundation.org/home.php Human Frontier Science Program http://www.hfsp.org/ Hunter's Hope Foundation http://www.huntershope.org/site/PageServer Huntington's Disease Society of America http://www.hdsa.org/ The India Alliance (Wellcome Trust/DBT) -‐ Intermediate & Senior Fellowships www.wellcomedbt.org Juvenile Diabetes Foundation http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103207 Susan G. Komen for a Cure Breast Cancer Foundation http://ww5.komen.org/ResearchGrants/ResearchandGrants.html Lalor Foundation, Inc. http://www.lalorfound.org/ Leukemia and Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-‐lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=11618 Leukemia Research Foundation http://www.leukemia-‐research.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=215&srcid=183 Life Sciences Research Foundation http://www.lsrf.org/pages/welcome.htm L'Oreal USA Fellowships For Women In Science http://www.lorealusa.com Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/research/grants.html Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression http://www.narsad.org/ National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/research/research.htm National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/professionals/research/ National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.nationalmssociety.org/research/index.aspx 3 Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees • • • • • • • • • • • Children’s Tumor Foundation http://www.ctf.org/Research/ National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org/ Parkinson's Disease Foundation http://www.parkinson.org/ Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowships http://www.physicianscientists.org/ PHRMA Fellowship Awards in Pharmacology http://www.phrmafoundation.org/ Prevent Cancer Foundation http://preventcancer.org/research2c.aspx?id=36 Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics https://simonsfoundation.org/funding/funding-‐opportunities/mathematics-‐physical-‐ sciences/simons-‐fellow-‐program/ Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships http://www.sloan.org/sloan-‐research-‐fellowships/ Smithsonian Institution James Smithson Fellowship Program http://www.si.edu/ofi/jamessmithson UNCF/Merck Science Initiative http://umsi.uncf.org/sif United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation http://www.umdf.org/ International, Minority, and Diversity Specific Programs & Resources • • • • • • • Association of Underrepresented Minority Fellows (AUMF) Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology (FASEB) Resources for Underrepresented Minority Students and Scientists National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native American in Science (SACNAS) 4 Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees Funding Opportunities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SACNAS Postdoc Fellowship Opportunities American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship American Nurses Association Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship American Physiological Society Minority Scientist Programs American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program APA Wayne F. Placek Grants (supports LGBT-‐related research) American Society for Cell Biology Minority Travel Awards Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship ASEE-‐NSF Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship Burroughs-‐Wellcome Underrepresented Minority Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: o Congressional Fellows Program o Louis Stokes Urban Health Public Policy Fellows Program Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Young Professional Fellowship FASEB Diversity Program Partners Travel Awards Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship Gordon Research Conferences -‐ Diversity Initiatives Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowships Underrepresented Minority (URM) Diversity Initiative Keystone Symposia Underrepresented Minority Scholarships L’Oreal USA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science National Institute of Health Research Supplements to Promote Diversity This is a supplement to an advisor’s existing grant. There is no application deadline since supplement proposals can be submitted at any time. • NHLBI K01 Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity • NINDS K01 Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research • National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22) National Science Foundation: • • NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Other Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology: Broadening Participation Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SPRF) New America Media Fellowship Program on Health and Environmental Health for Ethnic Media Journalism New Connections-‐ Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming (Grant) Point Foundation Scholarship (LGBT scholarships) Society for Neuroscience Scholars Program Society of Toxicology Postdoc Awards United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship William T. Grant Foundation • • • • • • • • • • 5 Grant Funding Resources for Postdoctoral Trainees Resources (Books and Reports) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AAU/AAAS: Handbook On Diversity And The Law: Navigating A Complex Landscape Academic Jobs Wiki discussion bulletin board ACS Women of Color in STEM Resources American Physiological Society: List of Professional Skills for Physiologists and Trainees American Society for Cell Biology WICB: Career Advice for Life Scientists, Volume I/II and Volume III Arizona State University: CareerWise website Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Moving On: Managing Career Transitions Baylor College of Medicine: Beyond the Beakers COSEPUP (National Research Council): Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers Council on Undergraduate Research: How to Get a Tenure-‐Track Position at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Making the Right Moves: National Academies of Science: Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in Biomedical Research National Postdoctoral Association: o Clearinghouse of Promising Practices to Aid in Retaining Postdoc Women o Family-‐Friendly Resources for Postdocs o Postdoc’s Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave o Postdoctoral Core Competencies Toolkit Science Careers: Individual Development Plan (IDP) using myIDP (Read article) Sigma Xi Postdoctoral Survey: Doctors Without Orders website and report *This document is accurate to the best of my knowledge and I hold sole responsibility for any errors, outdated, or obsolete information presented here. – Laurence Frabotta 6