Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
The Tourette Sysndrome Association is accepting applicatoins for their grant awards in the basic and clinical sciences. These awards are being offered for up to $75,000 to Ph.D. and M.D. applications and $40,000 for post-doctoral fellowships. Fields of interest include:
- Basal ganglia
- Physiology
- Neuroimaging
- Genetics
- Animal models
- Neuropathology
- Neurochemistry
- Psychiatry
- Neuropsychology
- Clinical treatment studies
Deadline: October 3, 2007
More info: http://www.tsa-usa.org/research.html
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 UMDF Research grant Program
Request for proposals.
The united Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) is seeking new, innovative research to continue its mission to find cures and better treatments for mitochondrial illnesses.
Proposals will be considered in basic science and clinical areas and must fall under at least one of the following categories:
- Seed money for new researchers
- Postdoctoral fellowship
- New area of research for experienced investigators
Letter of Intent (LOI) Application and additional information about the grant process is available on the UMDF web site at www.umdf.org or by contacting the UMDF office.
Deadline: LOI by September 14, 2007
More info:
http://www.umdf.org/
UMDF Research Grant Program
8085 Saltsburg Rd, Suite 201,pittsburg, PA 15239 USA
Tel (412) 793-8077.
Fax: (412) 793-6477.
Email: jean@umdf.org
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The Lagrange Prize-Fondazione CRT
On Complex Systems - Noticification of Competition- YEAR 2007
Aim an Criteria: The Lagrange Prize-Fondazione CRT aims at promoting research activities on complex systems. Both theoretical and experimental research activities are taken into account. In particular, the prize will be awarded to such scientific research which, having generated a large impact on the international scientific community, has enabled the accomplishment of exceptional results in the science field of complex system and its applications in the decade prior to the publishing of this notice of competition.
The prize is assigned every year to two researchers. The prizes, each one endowed with the amount of €75,000 are assigned to individual researchers whom will be proclaimed as winners within December 2007 by scientific commission.
Deadline for candidature submission:
The candidacy dossier related to the year 2007 and including all documents has to be received by ISI Foundation within Oct.30th 2007.
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Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) is pleased to announce the availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 grant awards to support clinical trials on the safety and effectiveness of products for rare diseases and conditions. Contingent on availability of FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds, it is anticipated that $14.2 million will be available for new applications, competing awards, and non competing continuation awards. For FY 2009, the application receipt date is February 6, 2008, and for FY 2010, the application receipt date is February 4, 2009.
More info: http://www.fda.gov/orphan/grants/2009RFA.html.
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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Proposals Targeting Fronto-Temporal Dementia
The ADDF will provide individual grants of up to $250,000 total costs for one year. Collaborations between investigators with experience in neurobiology and drug discovery disciplines such as medicinal chemistry and drug delivery are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: December 31, 2007
More info: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/
http://www.alzdiscovery.org/pdf/FTD_RFP.pdf?CFID=1348665&CFTOKEN=76362546
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NIH Foreign Research Career Transition Award. Program
The NIH intramural program principally centered at the Bethesda Maryland Campus Conducts basic biomedical and clinical research while providing traning opportunities for more than 5000 young scientists.
Germany
http://fellowshipoffice.niddk.nih.gov/nih-dfg
France
http://fellowshipoffice.niddk.nih.gov/nih-inserm
Flanders/Belgium
http://fellowshipoffice.niddk.nih.gov/nih-fwo
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