 NIH Director Launches Program
for Innovative New Investigators
NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., announced a special program to fund new investigators who propose highly innovative research projects that could have an exceptionally great impact on biomedical or behavioral science. The NIH Director's New Innovator Award offers grants of up to $1.5 million in direct costs over five years.
Application period: April 25 through May 22, 2007
More info: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-009.html
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 Rolex Awards
Rolex Awards for Enterprise have helped scores of men and women make our world a better place. If you have a groundbreaking idea and the ability and determination to bring it to successful conclusion, in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine Exploration, Environmental protection or cultural conservation this is your first step toward making it happen. The Five most outstanding candidates will each receive $100,000 toward the completion of their projects. Upto five other applicatnts will each receive a substantial cash prize.
Deadline May 31, 2007
More info: http://www.rolexawards.com/awards/focus/index.html
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 International Visiting
Research Fellowships
The University of Sydney International Visiting Research Fellowships are offered to postdoctoral researchers of high standing at any stage in their career to share and disseminate new and original ideas and/or techniques, initiate and undertake collaborative research and facilitate interaction and training of University staff and students. Visiting fellows are expected to make a substantial contribution to the academic life of the University. Applicants and their University of Sydney host researcher must have an outstanding track record relative to opportunity. Successful applicants are expected to be based full-time at the University for the duration of the Fellowship. Applications from returning expatriate Australians are encouraged.
Duration: 2 – 12 weeks
Closing date: May 25, 2007 for travel between August 2007 and August 2008. Applicants must contact the Head of the host School/Department before 20 April 2007.
More info: http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/fellowships/
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Programme of Excellence Funding
To further basic research, the University of Copenhagen has established a number of “Projects of Excellence” through which researchers can request funding up to DKK 5 million (€ 675,000) a year for up to five years.
Application is open to all interested researchers provided they are employed by the University of Copenhagen while conducting their research.
Deadline: June 1, 2007
More info: http://www.ku.dk/excellenceprogramme/
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 Research into Ageing biomedical research grants
in 2007
Research into Ageing biomedical research awards are available to applicants of any nationality, but they must be based in the UK within a recognised academic institution.
PhD Studentship The deadline for applications is 1 May 2007
Research Fellowships The deadline for applications is 5pm 1 May 2007
Small Incontinence Awards The deadline for applications is 5pm 13 July 2007
Discipline Hopping Awards The deadline for applications is 5 pm 1 May 2007
Clinical Research Fellowships The deadline for outline applications is 5pm 1 May 2007.
New Investigator Awards The deadline for applications is 5pm 13 July 2007
Project Grants The deadline for outline applications is 5pm 1 May 2007
More info: http://www.ageing.org/_research/Biomedical/HowToApply/Awards/_default.htm
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 Diabetes Research Wellness Foundation
The maximum funding for a DRWF grant is £30,000 over the period required to do the project, which is normally 1 year. The period could be extended further, but it would be expected that the project would be completed within 3 years.
The DRWF Research Advisory Board meets in October to assess funding proposals.
Deadlin: Friday, 29 June 2007
More info: http://www.drwf.org.uk/research/default.asp?ID=254
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 Useful Website
The Digital Fish Library (DFL)
The Digital Fish Library (DFL) seeks to catalog the anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of fish from a broad diversity of fish species for use by scientists and students alike.
The Digital Fish Library (DFL) is a collaborative project at the University of California, San Diego between the Center for Scientific Computation in Imaging (CSCI), the Center for functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CfMRI) and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), including the Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Visitors can browse the DFL collection or search for a specific genus, family, or species of fish. Once a specimen is accessed, basic data like classification, habitat, and behavior will appear, along with links to MR images of the fish. Visitors will be able to access these MR images and examine the internal anatomy of the specimen by using the Digital Dissection Tool.
http://www.digitalfishlibrary.org/
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Sense of Humor
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 News You Can Use
If you are awarded your PhD in molecular biology during 2006, describe your work in a 1000 - word essay. Then submit it for the 2007 GE & Science Prize for young Life Scientists.
The grand prizewinner will be awarded US$25,000
All winners will be flown to the awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
Deadline: July 15, 2007
More info: http://www.gehealthcare.com/science
More info: http://www4.gelifesciences.com/APTRIX/upp01077.nsf/Content/science
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