New Program and Funding Opportunities
Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR)
The Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research (MTPCCR) is a joint
program of the University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer
Center and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
with support from the National Cancer Institute. The purpose of the MTPCCR is
to increase ethnic diversity in the field of research and cancer control by
encouraging minority students in master's level health programs as well as master's
trained professionals to pursue a doctoral degree and a career in research.
The MTPCCR consists of three components: a summer institute, student internships,
and doctoral application support awards. Minority students attending a master's
level health program at ANY academic institution as well as master's trained
health professionals are encouraged to apply.
The deadline for applications is February 23, 2004. The Summer Institute is
offered in both Southern and Northern California.
For more information and an application:
Southern California: www.ph.ucla.edu/mtpccr
Northern California: http://cc.ucsf.edu/mtpccr
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Families USA is now accepting applications for its Wellstone Fellowship
for Social Justice. Families USA is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all
Americans. Senator Paul D. Wellstone built a reputation as an advocate for social
justice and as an outspoken champion for those who lacked a voice in the national
arena. The Wellstone Fellow provides a unique opportunity to honor Senator Wellstone's
memory by promoting equity in health care. The Wellstone Fellowship is a year-long,
full-time, salaried position beginning in September 2004. The fellow will be
engaged in health care advocacy work in Families USA's office in Washington,
D.C., where he or she will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve
universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. The ideal candidate
will express an interest in social justice work and in working with communities
of
color. It is prefered that the fellow have a college degree as of September
2004. For more information about the fellowship and for application procedures
please visit their website at http://www.familiesusa.org.
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The NIH has undertaken a major agency wide initiative, called the Roadmap, to identify major opportunities and gaps in health research that no single institute at NIH could tackle alone but that the agency as a whole must address to make the biggest impact on the progress of health research. A series of funding initiatives will be issued in Fiscal Year 2004 and beyond that seek research to fill these gaps. Some of the initiatives, such as the just-released training one below, will focus on the behavioral and social sciences. Many are written to be broadly inclusive of the full range of disciplines. Generally, if the initiative calls for behavioral science, social science is included also.Please take advantage of these many funding opportunities--and encourage your colleagues to do so as well.
A description of the Roadmap can be found at the following URL http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/
New initiatives are appearing daily so you should check the website often. The following are a few currently listed:
SHORT PROGRAMS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TRAINING
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-04-003.html
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AWARD IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-04-003.html
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-04-006.html
EXPLORATORY CENTERS (P20) FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-04-002.html
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-04-001.html
INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH RESEARCH TRAINING: BEHAVIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND BIOLOGY
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-04-007.html
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RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2003
RFA Number: RFA-MH-04-007
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(http://www.nih.gov)
This RFA is developed as an NIH Roadmap initiative (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/).
All NIH Institutes and Centers participate in Roadmap initiatives. The RFA will
be administered by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on
behalf of the NIH.
LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATE: February 11, 2004
APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE: March 11, 2004
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-04-007.html
The Institutes, Centers and Offices of the National Institutes of Health invite applications for Interdisciplinary Health Research Training: Behavior, Environment and Biology. This institutional, postdoctoral National Research Training Award (NRSA) will support the establishment of programs that provide formal coursework and research training in a new interdisciplinary field to individuals holding advanced degrees in a different discipline. These training programs are required to include a behavioral or social science discipline, and we are especially interested in programs that integrate the behavioral and/or social sciences with the more traditional biomedical sciences. We encourage the development of programs that accept postdoctoral trainees with varied research backgrounds, provide multiple tracks of research training that enhance each trainee's development of new, interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, while supporting opportunities for trainee interaction and research integration across the research tracks.
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DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT-REPORTED CHRONIC DISEASE OUTCOMES
RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2003
RFA Number: RFA-RM-04-011 (formerly RFA-AR-04-007, see NOT-OD-04-008)
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(http://www.nih.gov)
This RFA is developed as an NIH Roadmap initiative (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/).
All NIH Institutes and Centers participate in Roadmap initiatives. The RFA will
be administered by the NIAMS on behalf of the NIH.
CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBERS: 93.846
LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATE: February 22, 2004
APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE: March 22, 2004
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-04-011.html
The Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health seek proposals for innovative approaches to measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that will meet the needs of clinical researchers across a wide variety of chronic disorders and diseases. This RFA solicits two types of applications; (1) individual research proposals, with added concept proposals for network-wide collection of self-report data on specific domains of patient-reported outcomes, symptoms, or quality of life in large and diverse samples, and (2) proposals for a statistical coordinating center that will serve as a data repository, conduct analyses, and develop a computerized system to administer, collect, and report PRO data. The principal investigators of each project will become members of a network - Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)- to be established immediately following award.
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American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 148,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
The APA offers information on both grants and award & fellowships on their website.
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Posted on December 2, 2003