 EMBO Installation Grants
Strengthening life sciences across Europe
The aim of this new scheme is to strengthen science in participating EMBC member states. At present applications are accepted from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Portugal, Poland and Turkey. Additional member states have expressed an interest to join in the near future.
The grants will help scientists to relocate, set up their labs and rapidly establish a reputation in the European scientific community. The scheme is entirely funded by the participating EMBC member states and successful applicants receive an annual support of €50,000 for three to five years. Each participating country sets an upper limit to the number of grants available per year.
Annual Application Deadline: April 15, 2007
More info: Program Announcements And Forms
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 Volkswagen Foundation
Providing a funding volume of up to €100 million p.a is largest private funder of research and one of the major foundations in Germany.
Innovative Methods for the Manufacturing of Multifunctional Surfaces
Deadline: February 28, 2007
New Conceptual Approaches to Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems
Applications under the provisions of the conceptual framework may be submitted at
any time.
Evolutionary Biology
Deadline for the submission of proposals relating to the support for PhD students and postdocs: October 15, 2007.
More info: http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de
More info: http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/foerderung/impulse/evolutionsbiologie.html?L=1
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 Philip Morris USA
Request for applications booklet for the PhilipMorris External Research Program available now. Broad range of research interests includes the following scientific areas:
• Exposure
• Biomarkers
• Dosimetry.
• Epidemiological Research.,c
• Clinical and Model systems research.
Letters of of intent are due: February 15th 2007.
More info:
Research Management Group
Attn:Research Manager
1099 Winterson road Suite #280
Linthicum Heights MD 21090-2216
1-410-684-3782
rmgroup2000@aol.com
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Bernstein Award 2007
 Young Scientists Research Award in Computational Neuroscience.
The "Bernstein Award" is equipped with up to €1.250 Mio in the form of a grant over a period of five years. It will be awarded to a highly qualified young researcher, considering the candidates' verifiable research profile in the field of computational neuroscience and the scientific concept for a future young research group. Young researchers can apply for their own position and group. The group funded by the "Bernstein Award" will become an integral part of the National Network for Computational Neuroscience.The grant is provided for scientific project of a young research group headed by a postdoc regardless of nationality. The Project will be conducted at a German University or research institution concerned employs the young researcher during the funding period and supportes him or her with the basic equipment in terms of laboratory space and other infrastructure.
Deadline: March 31, 2007
More info: http://www.bernstein-centers.de/en
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 NIH ANNOUNCES LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RARE DISEASE TECHNOLOGIES
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new website offering technologies available for commercial licensing that are related to rare diseases or conditions.
Currently consists of more than 500 such technologies, including drugs, biologics, and devices, available to be transferred from the NIH and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the private sector for further research and development and potential commercialization.
The listing can be found at http://www.ott.nih.gov/rarediseases
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