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Grants and Awards for Post-Docs, Faculty, and Researchers in Social Sciences, Healthcare, and Political Science

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20852, 301-594-1449
http://www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ, through its Small Conference Grant Program, seeks to support conferences that help to further its mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services. The grant is available to public and private non-profit organizations. See the website for details.

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
1111 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20036, 800-326-AAUW(2289)
http://www.aauw.org
Career Development Grants support women currently holding a bachelor's degree who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the workforce. Approximately 60 grants are available in two categories: Academic Grants and Professional Development Institute Grants.

American Society on Aging (ASA)
Awards Committee, American Society on Aging, 833 Market Street, Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103-1824, 415-974-9642
http://www.asaging.org
The Gloria Cavanaugh Award for Excellence in Training and Education. Presented annually to a member who has demonstrated continued excellence in training and education in the field of aging.

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Aspen Institute
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, 202-736-5838
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org, search: MARI
The Model Applied Research Initiative supports research on the nonprofit sector. Research projects should have the potential to contribute to efficient, effective, and accountable nonprofit practices and organizations. Awards are up to $50,000 to support research by any eligible applicant.

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20005-1503, 202-289-9806
http://www.aghe.org
Twelve subgrants per year to colleagues and universities to develop and implement intergenerational service-learning projects within a gerontology course.

Brookdale Foundation
126 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022-3668
http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/brookdalefellows.htm
To foster the development of a new generation of leaders in geriatrics and gerontology by supporting investigators in the developmental stages of their careers and by aiding established researchers who are shifting the focus of their work to the field of aging. It is an invitational competition among selected institutions with centers of geriatric and gerontological study. For further details, refer to website.

Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research
Brown University, Box G-B222, Providence, RI 02912, 401-863-1560
http://www.chcr.brown.edu/postdocFrameset.htm
Postdoctoral fellows in health services research or clinical epidemiology will have the opportunity to participate in on-going research in one or more substantive areas, including breast cancer, health promotion and prevention, long-term care, and community-based systems of care, health care organizations and methodological approaches to health services research.

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
75 Alta Road, Stanford, CA 94305, 650-321-2052
http://www.casbs.org/programs/fellowships/
Invites nominations for nine- to 12-month Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships that provide scholars of exceptional achievement or promise free time to devote to their own study and to associate with colleagues in the same discipline or related field. Stipend based on Fellow's salary for preceding academic year. Normally selection for the fellowship begins with nomination. The Center awards up to 50 fellowships each year.

Center for Retirement Research (CRR)
Boston College, Fulton Hall 550, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808, 617-552-1762
http://www.bc.edu
  • Steven H. Sandell Grant Program. To promote research on retirement issues by junior scholars in a wide variety of disciplines. Each grant awarded will be up to $25,000. Must have a PhD and be a non-tenured or junior scholar, or be a senior scholar working in a new area.
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. Fellows with focus on research, either on their own or in collaboration with one or more of the Center's research associates. Fellows receive a one-year stipend of $30,000 plus benefits and will be provided with office space and computer support.
  • Visiting Scholar Program. Scholars focus on research, either their own or in collaboration with one or more of the Center's research associates. Scholars receive a one-year stipend of $45,000 plus benefits and are provided with office space and computer and secretarial support.

  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
    1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003, 800-784-2577
    http://www.cbcfinc.org/Leadership%20Education/Fellowships/index.html
    To provide talented women and men with the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the legislative process while working as congressional staff. Applicants must have an understanding of, and a commitment to, black political empowerment. Compensation is up to $20,000.


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    Employee Benefit Research Institute
    Suite 600 2121 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1896, 202-659-0670
    http://www.ebri.org
    Enables researchers in the employee benefits field to undertake projects on health, retirement, and other economic security issues.

    Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities
    Fellowship Programs Office/FP, TJ 2041, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20418, 202-334-2860
    http://www7.nationalacademies.org/FORDfellowships/fordpost.html
    Approximately 30 one-year fellowships will be awarded to enable fellows to engage in a year of postdoctoral research and scholarship in an environment free from the interference of their normal professional duties. The stipend amount is $35,000, $3,000 for travel and relocation allowance, $2,000 for cost-of-research allowance, and $2,500 for employing institution allowance.

    Grantmakers in Health, (GIH)
    1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, 202-452-8331
    http://www.gih.org
    GIH generates and disseminates information about health issues and grantmaking strategies that work in health by offering issue-focused forums, workshops, and large annual meetings; publications; continuing education and training; technical assistance; consultation on programmatic and operational issues; and by conducting studies of health philanthropy.

    Harry S. Truman Library Institute
    500 West US Highway 24, Independence, MO, 64050-1798, 816-833-0425
    http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants.htm#ress
    Research grants to enable postdoctoral scholars to come to the Library for one to three weeks to use its archival facilities. Awards are up to $2,500 for travel and living expenses.

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    International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
    18700 West Bluemound Road, P.O. Box 69, Brookfield, WI 53008-0069, 414-786-6710 x8440
    http://www.ifebp.org/regrants
    The Grants for Research Program encourages research on employee benefits in the United States and Canada. Grants are awarded for original research on employee benefit topics, including health care benefits, retirement and income security, and other aspects of employee benefits systems. Awards do not exceed $10,000 for postdoctoral grants.

    John A. Hartford Foundation
    55 East 59th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022-1178, 212-832-7788
    http://www.jhartfound.org/program/index.asp
    To increase the nation's capacity to provide effective and affordable care to its rapidly increasing elderly population. In order to maximize the Foundation's impact on the health and well-being of the nation's elders, grants are made in two priority areas (refer to website for details): 1) Academic Geriatrics and Training. Supports efforts, on an invitational basis, in selected academic medical centers and other appropriate health setting to strengthen the geriatric training of America's physicians, nurses, and social workers; 2) Integrating and Improving Health-Related Services. Supports a limited number of projects offering considerable potential for national impact in demonstrating integrated financing and care delivery for comprehensive geriatric services.

    John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program
    3200 Dominion Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-497-5775
    http://www.heinzfamily.org/programs/senatefellowship.html
    Designed to identify and train new leaders in issues affecting seniors. For mid-level professionals, provides first-hand knowledge in the development and advancement of public policy and legislation that will improve the quality of life for older Americans.

    John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
    90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 212-687-4470
    http://www.gf.org
    Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields to allow them to engage in research in any field of knowledge. Awarded to men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship. The amounts of the grants will be adjusted to the needs of the Fellows, considering their other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans.

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    Manhattan Institute of Policy Research
    52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, 212-599-7000
    http://www.manhattan-institute.org
    Fellowships offered to rising academics for original research in an array of policy areas, including welfare, education, crime, tax policy, regulation, tort reform, affirmative action, privatization, and environment. The stipend amount is up to $10,000.

    Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College
    34 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, 617-495-8212
    http://www.radcliffe.edu/bunting/apply
    The Bunting Fellowship is to support women of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue independent work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. Residence in the Boston area and participation in the institute community are required during the fellowship year. The stipend amount is up to $40,000.

    Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry
    Washington University Campus Box 1122, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-935-5190
    http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~szwicker/mellonpostdoc/introduction.htm
    To broaden and enrich the training of a select group of newly qualified Ph.D.'s by placing them in an environment with highly developed expectations of transdisciplinary research and teaching. The fellows will receive a two-year appointment with stipends beginning at $35,000 per year.

    Michigan Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan
    3030 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070, 313-763-1259
    http://www.rackham.umich.edu/faculty_staff/sof
    To give fellows an opportunity to interact across disciplines and to expand their horizons and knowledge and also enrich the University of Michigan through teaching during their residency an bringing new insights to other faculty members. The annual stipend is $40,000.

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    Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia
    PO Box 400406, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406, 804-924-7236
    http://millercenter.org/academic/gage/fellowship
    The Fellowships in Public Affairs Invites promote and disseminate scholarships in contemporary politics, public policy and political history. The Miller Center funds up to ten fellowships for PhD candidates and other scholars who are completing dissertations or books on Twentieth-century politics and governance in the United States. The Miller Center welcomes applicants from a broad range of disciplines. The fellowships provide a stipend of up to $15,000 to support one year of research and writing.

    National Center on Adult Learning
    518-587-2100, fax: 518-587-4382
    Accepts proposals for research fellowships on adult learning and higher education to improve the theory, research and effective practice of adult learning. Several research fellowships with stipends up to $5,000 will be provided.

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Bethesda, MD 20892
    http://www.nia.nih.gov/GrantsAndTraining/
    NIH provides support for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops that are relevant to its scientific mission and to public health. A U.S. institution or organization, including an established scientific or professional society, is eligible to apply. See website for further opportunities and details.

  • International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award (ICOHRTA). Supports training to facilitate collaborative, multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational, health services and prevention science research between US institutions and those in developing countries.
  • Planning Grants for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Intervention in Middle-Aged and Older Populations. Invites qualified researchers to submit applications for planning grants to assist in the design, testing and preliminary evaluation of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV/AIDS among the middle-aged and older populations.

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
    Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-1752
    http://www.nih.gov/nia/funding
  • Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01). With support from the American Geriatric Society, the award serves two distinct purposes: "career-change" for an investigator who wishes to redirect his or her career, and/or "career enhancement" for a relatively junior investigator for an additional period of supervised research experience.
  • Independent Scientist Award (K02). For "time off teaching" or "time off clinical duties"-intended to enable an investigator to concentrate on building her or his research career.
  • Academic Career Award (K07). For "development" or "leadership"-to allow a senior individual the resources needed to enhance the institution.
  • Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08). An award for "aspiring clinician-scientists." It allows individuals who have received clinical training a sufficient length of time to acquire training and experience in research.
  • Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12). An institutional K08 (see above). Each appointee receives the equivalent of a K08, i.e., salary and research expenses, to train as a research scientist.
  • Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23). Designed to increase human resources for patient-oriented research by training aspiring clinician-scientists to become independent researcher. NIH has set a limit of $25,000, but the announcement allows up to $50,000 in exceptional cases.
  • Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25). Early to mid-assistant professor level quantitatively trained scientists. The award allows these individuals three to five years of salary support and research development expenses to work with a mentor or mentors in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. See website for examples of relevant specialties.
  • Behavioral and Social Research Program (BSRP). Supports the basic social and behavioral research and research training on the aging process and the place of older people in society. Additional information can be obtained online: http://www.nih.gov/nia/research/extramural/behavior/programs

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    National Research Council (NRC)
    2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418, 202-334-2760
    http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/
    Postdoctoral Research Associateships are offered at more than 120 research laboratories throughout the U.S. representing nearly all federal agencies with research facilities. The Associateship Program provides an opportunity for recent PhD graduates to do advanced research in association with selected members of the permanent, professional laboratory staff. Award period is three months to one year. Annual stipends range from $34,000 to $55,000 depending on experience, with some relocation reimbursement and professional travel provided.

    Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research (NFGR)
    59 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936,973-781-5567
    web search: "Novartis Gerontological Research"
    Research Program to support development of new approaches to maximize the function and independence of older persons in the U.S. and Canada. Investigators must be affiliated with educational, not-for-profit organization. Value: One year grants will be awarded to a maximum of $50,000 each.

    Open Society Institute (OSI)
    Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, 212-548-1334
    http://www.soros.org/grants
    Invites Letters of Inquiry for Individual Project Fellowships, awarded to individuals pursuing research, writing or other efforts on issues of importance to promoting an open society either in the U.S. or internationally. Awards range from $15,000 to $100,000.

  • Project on Death in America (PDIA). To identify outstanding faculty and clinicians, and to support them in disseminating existing models of good care, developing new models for improving the care of the dying, and developing new approaches to the education of healthcare professionals about the care of dying patients and their families. Two-year awards of up to $70,000 per year will be made to institutions on behalf of the scholars.

  • Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
    10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, 617-495-8601
    http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowship_program.aspx
    Three awards-Studying Diverse Lives, Adolescent and Youth Research, and Mother/Child Interaction in Low Income Families Research-offer small grants of up to $5,000 to postdoctoral investigators for research drawing on the center's data resources.

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    RAND with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Aging
    M-16b, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, 310-393-0411 x7173
    http://www.rand.org
    Enables outstanding junior scholars in demographic and aging research to sharpen their analytic skills, learn to communicate research results effectively, and advance their research agenda. Must have completed a PhD in a relevant discipline. Open to new scholars in the field of demographic and aging research, as well as individuals who have some research experience.

    Retirement Research Foundation
    8765 West Higgins Road, Suite 430, Chicago, IL 60631-4170, 773-714-8080
    http://www.rrf.org
    Supports programs that improve the quality of life for older Americans. Funding interest should include programs that: improve the availability and quality of community-based and institutional long-term care; provide new and expanded opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful roles in society; seek causes and solutions to significant problems of older adults through support of selected basic, applied, and policy research for which federal funding is not available; and increase the number of adequately trained professionals and paraprofessionals to serve the elderly through support of selected education and training initiatives. Awards range from $5,000 to $408,000. Activity restricted to: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    PO Box 2316, College Road East and Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08543
    http://www.rwjf.org
    Scholars in Health Policy Research. Two-year fellowships for recent PhDs and junior faculty to foster creative thinking in health policy research for those coming from economics, political science, and sociology.

    Rockefeller Foundation
    420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-2702, 212-852-8407
    http://www.rockfound.org
    The Warren Weaver Fellows Program offers a one-year residency at the Rockefeller Foundation offices in New York. This program provides a small group of individuals with a firsthand experience in the field of philanthropy. The professional background of applicants may be in any field. The stipend range is $50,000 to $65,000.

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    University of California
    510-987-9503
    http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/
    The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Diversity offers approximately 20-25 postdoctoral fellowships every year to qualified persons who intend to pursue academic careers and to enhance their prospects for appointments to faculty positions at the university and other institutions of higher education. The annual stipend is approximately $30,800, depending on the discipline and experience, as well as health benefits and up to $4,000 for research related expenses.

    University of Pennsylvania
    Penn Humanities Forum, School of Arts and Sciences, 3619 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6213, 215-898-8220
    http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/mellonapp
    Invites applications for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities. Five fellowships are available for untenured scholars to conduct research in all areas of humanistic study, except educational curriculum-building and the performing arts. Fellows will have the opportunity to pursue their own research and study, to meet regularly with other Mellon fellows and university faculty, and to take part in all aspects of the intellectual life of the Penn community. Fellows also will teach one course per semester (fall and spring terms) in an appropriate department, participate in the weekly Seminar Series of the Penn Humanities Forum, and present their research at one of those seminars. The stipend amount is up to $34,000.

    Wills Foundation
    713-965-9043, email: willsfnd@aol.com
    Postdoctoral Fellowships in neurobiology are offered, with special consideration given to work relevant to Huntington's Disease. Applicants must have a confirmed position in an established laboratory at the time preliminary application is made. Award is up to $40,000 per year.

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    Grants and Awards for Post-Docs, Faculty, and Researchers in Clinical Medicine, Bio-Medical Sciences, Pharmacology, and Nursing

    American Cancer Society
    800-227-2345
    http://www.cancer.org/research
  • Research Scholar Grants for Beginning Investigators. Provides awards to support basic, preclinical, clinical, or epidemiologic research projects initiated by investigartors in the first eight years of their independent research careers. Initial awards are made for up to four years and up to $250,000 per year, including 25% indirect costs. These grants may be renewed once for a four-year period.
  • Research Scholar Grants in Psychosocial & Behavioral Research. Provides awards to support research projects centered on the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of cancer. These awards are for independent investigators at any stage in their career. Applications are encouraged in which an individual at an early career stage is co-principal investigator with an establiched researcher. Initial awards are made for up to five years and up to $500,000 per year, including 25% indirect costs. These grants may be renewed once for a five-year period.
  • Research Scholar Grants for Health Service and Health Policy and Outcomes Research. Provides awards to support research projects centered on health services and health policy and outcomes research that are initiated by investigators at any stage of their careers. Initial awards are made for up to four years and upt to $250,000 per year, including 25% indirect costs. These grants may be renewed once for a four-year period.

  • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
    2041 Broadway, Suite 320, Nashville, TN 37203, 615-322-2075
    http://www.acnp.org/programs/awards.aspx
    The Postdoctoral Travel Fellowship for Minorities seeks to encourage the development of young scientists of ethnic and racial minorities with demonstrated professional and scientific interest in neuropsychopharmacology by providing them the opportunity to attend its annual scientific meeting as a guest of the college. The ACNP is especially interested in young scientists and clinicians who are committed to teaching and research in neuropsychopharmacology relevant to the understanding and or treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Up to five awards will be made, including air fare, meeting registration, lodging, meals, and other expenses to attend and present a poster at the annual meeting.

    American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
    1414 Avenue of the Americas, 18th floor, New York, NY 10019, 212-752-2327
    http://www.afar.org
  • AFAR Research Grants. Provides up to $50,000 for a one- to two-year award to junior faculty (MD's and PhD's) to do research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts, studying a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics.
  • The AFAR/Pfizer Research Grants in Hormones and Aging. Created to address specific areas of research that specifically focus on hormones and aging. Projects may involve basic, clinical, or epidemiological research.
  • Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Program. Aimed at bolstering the current and severe shortage of academic geriatricians. $450,000 for three years to allow junior faculty to devote their time to research and training activities related to aging and care of the elderly.
  • Merck/AFAR Junior Investigator Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology. Addressing the critical need of developing more physicians with a command of geriatric clinical pharmacology. Each Fellow receives $120,000 over two years. Deadline November 1, 2000.
  • ISOA/AFAR Program for Drug Discovery in Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease. Created to promote transnational research and drug discovery for new agents in the treatment of cognitive decline and dementia. Deadline February 19, 2001.
  • John A. Hartford/AFAR Academic Geriatrics Fellowship Program. Designed to foster the development of a new generation of academic physicians competention and committed to geriatrics or geriatric psychiatry. Up to 25 Fellowships of $50,000 each will be awarded in 2001. Deadline February 19, 2001.
  • John A. Hartford Foundation/AFAR Medical Student Geriatric Scholars Program. To encourage medical students particularly budding researchers to consider geriatrics as a career, the Program awards short-term scholarships through a national competition, providing an opportunity for these students to train at an acclaimed center of excellence in geriatrics. Deadline February 7, 2001. See website for details.
  • The Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging. Designed to attract potential scientists and clinicians to aging research-provides Ph. D. and MD students the opportunity to conduct a three-month research project. Each scholarship carries an award of $5,000. Deadline February 26, 2001.
  • Merck/AFAR Research Scholarships for Medical and Pharmacy Students in Geriatric Pharmacology. To develop a corps of physicians and pharmacists with an understanding of medication use in the elderly. Medical and Pharm. D. students will have the opportunity to undertake a two- to three-month full-time research project in geriatric pharmacology. Up to nine $4,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2001.

  • American Geriatrics Society
    The Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10118, 212-308-1414
    http://www.americangeriatrics.org
  • Geriatrics Recognition Award. As a way of encouraging participation in geriatrics continuing education programs, the GRA recognizes physicians and nurses who are committed to increasing theirknowledge of geriatrics, through continuing education programs. It provides individual recognition of special learning in geriatrics, currently sought by many health care programs and organizations.
  • Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (MRSDAA). Need research or health professional doctorate. $60,000/year for 3 years, then $50,000/year for 2 years (plus fringe benefits). Research development support: $20,000/year for tuition/fees/books, supplies, equipment, technical personnel, travel to meetings, or statistical services.
  • Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23). For clinically trained professionals (with little to some research experience) committed to career in patient-oriented research and have potential to develop into independent (clinician) researchers. Salary: $75,000/year for 5 years (plus fringe benefits). Research development support: $25,000/year for tuition/fees/books, supplies, equipment, technical personnel, travel to meetings, or statistical services.

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    American Psychological Association (APA)
    750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, 202-336-6027
    http://www.apa.org/students/student5.html
    With support from the National Institute for Mental Health, the APA invites applications for the Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Neuroscience to increase representation of African Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Mexican Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Puerto Ricans in neuroscience. A postdoctoral fellow is obligated to conduct payback service for the first year of support; if, however, the fellow engages in a second year of training, research, or teaching, then the second year is considered payback.

    Brookdale Foundation
    126 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022-3668
    http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/brookdalefellows.htm
    To foster the development of a new generation of leaders in geriatrics and gerontology by supporting investigators in the developmental stages of their careers and by aiding established researchers who are shifting the focus of their work to the field of aging. It is an invitational competition among selected institutions with centers of geriatric and gerontological study. For further details, refer to website.

    Ellison Medical Foundation
    4710 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 204, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-657-1830
    http://www.ellison-med-fn.org
    To support new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological and clinical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. Successful candidates will receive $50,000 per year for a four year period. Applications are solicited by invitation only, see website for details.

    Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
    450 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10021-7928, 212-751-8228
    http://www.hhwf.org/HTMLSrc/ResearchFellowships.html
    The postdoctoral research fellowships encourage postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences and to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research. Fellowships are for three years. Stipends will range from $33,000 to $37,000, including funds for travel and an annual research allowance of $2,000 for the fellow's laboratory.

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    Institute for the Study of Aging
    767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10153, 212-572-4086
    http://www.aging-institute.org
    Numerous grants are available in various fields including early detection of Alzheimer's Disease, drug discovery, drug development, and clinical research. For details, see website.

    International Psychogeriatric Association
    550 Frontage Road, Ste. 2820, Northfield, IL 60093, 847-784-1701
    http://www.ipa-online.org
    This association awards the Alois Alzheimer Award for outstanding achievements in research on AD. The award totals $20,000 and is supported by Novartis.

    John A. Hartford Foundation
    55 East 59th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022-1178, 212-832-7788
    http://www.jhartfound.org/program/index.asp
    To increase the nation's capacity to provide effective and affordable care to its rapidly increasing elderly population. Grants are made in order to maximize the Foundation's impact on the health and well-being of the nation's elders.

  • Integrating and Improving Health-Related Services. Supports a limited number of projects offering considerable potential for national impact in demonstrating integrated financing and care delivery for comprehensive geriatric services.

  • Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF)
    Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Princeton University, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, 609-258-3551
    http://www.lsrf.org/geninfo.htm
    The postdoctoral research fellowships are administered across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; and virology. Three-year fellowships are awarded for $40,000/year and are intended as mini-grants.

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    National Institute for General Medical Sciences
    Center for Scientific Review, NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC-7710, Bethesda, MD 20892-7710, 301-594-0828
    http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/
    Postdoctoral fellowships are offered to individuals with doctoral training in both traditional quantitative disciplines (such as mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science) and biology who are seeking additional training in biological areas congruent to the mission of NIGMS. Postdoctoral (F32) fellowship mechanisms will be used. Stipends range from $26,916 to $42,300, depending on the number of years of relevant experience subsequent to the award of the doctoral degree.

    National Institute on Aging (NIA)
    Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-1752
    http://www.nia.nih.gov/GrantsAndTraining/
    Research Career Awards:

  • Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01). With support from the American Geriatric Society, the award serves two distinct purposes: "career-change" for an investigator who wishes to redirect his or her career, and/or "career enhancement" for a relatively junior investigator for an additional period of supervised research experience.
  • Independent Scientist Award (K02). For "time off teaching" or "time off clinical duties"-intended to enable an investigator to concentrate on building her or his research career.
  • Academic Career Award (K07). For "development" or "leadership"-to allow a senior individual the resources needed to enhance the institution.
  • Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08). An award for "aspiring clinician-scientists." It allows individuals who have received clinical training a sufficient length of time to acquire training and experience in research.
  • Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12). An institutional K08 (see above). Each appointee receives the equivalent of a K08, i.e., salary and research expenses, to train as a research scientist.
  • Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23). Designed to increase human resources for patient-oriented research by training aspiring clinician-scientists to become independent researcher. NIH has set a limit of $25,000, but the announcement allows up to $50,000 in exceptional cases.
  • Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25). Early to mid-assistant professor level quantitatively trained scientists. The award allows these individuals three to five years of salary support and research development expenses to work with a mentor or mentors in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. See website for examples of relevant specialties.

  • The NIA additionally administers a plentitude of other opportunities for funding and training:
  • Biology of Aging
  • Geriatrics
  • Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Bethesda, MD 20892
    http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
  • Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Research and Training Program: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. To support the development of outstanding academic physician scientists. Provides support for a period of supervised research and study for either clinically trained professionals with little research experience but who have the commitment and the potential to develop into productive, independent investigators, or for clinically trained professionals with substantial research experience who wish to redirect their career to concentrate on Alzheimer's research.
  • International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award (ICOHRTA). Supports training to facilitate collaborative, multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational, health services and prevention science research between US institutions and those in developing countries.

  • National Osteoporosis Foundation
    1232 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, 202-223-2226
    http://www.nof.org/grants
    Scholar's, Foundation, and Mazess Research Grants support clinical or basic research related to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Five one-year grants of $57,000.

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    National Research Council (NRC)
    2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418, 202-334-2760
    http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/
    Postdoctoral Research Associateships are offered at more than 120 research laboratories throughout the U.S. representing nearly all federal agencies with research facilities. The Associateship Program provides an opportunity for recent PhD graduates to do advanced research in association with selected members of the permanent, professional laboratory staff. Award period is three months to one year. Annual stipends range from $34,000 to $55,000 depending on experience, with some relocation reimbursement and professional travel provided.

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Physicians. For physicians who wish to undertake three years of postdoctoral training in fundamental research on basic biological processes or disease mechanisms. By the start of the fellowship, applicants must have completed at least two years of postgraduate clinical training and may have completed no more than two years of postdoctoral research. (http://www.nationalacademies.org/osep/fo/nsf)

  • The Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Program
    Alliance for Aging Research, 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305, Washington, DC 20006, 202-293-2856
    http://www.beeson.org
    Provides a grant to individual physician-scientists to draw outstanding professionals them into teaching and research in the field of aging.

    Prevent Blindness America
    500 East Remington Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173, 847-843-2020
    http://fightforsight.com/
    Fight for Sight Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awarded for one year to persons interested in academic careers involving basic or clinical research in ophthalmology, vision, or its related sciences. Clinical research fellows are required to spend at least 50 percent of their time on the research project, while basic researchers are expected to devote full time. Stipends are for $14,000 per year.

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    PO Box 2316, College Road East and Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08543
    http://www.rwjf.org
    Clinical Scholars Program. Allows young physicians to acquire new skills and training in the non-biological sciences important to medical care systems. Two years of graduate study and research as part of a university-based post-residency training program.

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    Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
    Department of Biological Sciences, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203
    http://www.sfn.org/fellowships/mnfp
    The Minority Neuroscience Fellowship Program (MNFP) is offered to increase the pool of underrepresented minority groups pursuing careers in mental health-related neuroscience research and teaching programs. This fellowship program is designed to recruit and train outstanding individuals of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities to work in preeminent neuroscience research laboratories. This program provides training stipends for eight pre-doctoral and three postdoctoral fellowship positions. The ordinary tenure is three years for the pre-doctoral fellowship and two years for the postdoctoral fellowship.

    United Negro College Fund (UNCF) & Merck Research Laboratories
    8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, PO Box 10444, Fairfax, VA 22031-4511
    http://www.uncf.org/Merck/programs/post
    The UNCF-Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowships are a component of the UNCF-Merck Science Initiative, the goal of which is to significantly increase the pool of well-qualified African American research scientists in the biomedical sciences and related scientific disciplines. Award is up to a maximum of $70,000, and consists of a fellowship stipend of up to $55,000 for the award recipient and a grant of up to $15,000 to the host department. Awardee must be appointed as a postdoctoral fellow at an academic or non-academic research institution in the U.S. during the calendar year.

    World Health Organization (WHO)
    http://www.who.int/employment/global_leadership_fellows
    The Global Health Leadership Fellowships are intended to enable professionals to contribute to the work of the organization, and to benefit from their interaction with WHO, for a period of approximately one year. The Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals Cluster (HTP) invites applications for the award of a GHL Fellowship tenable in the department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM). EDM is interested in appointing one fellow for the Policy, Access, and Rational Use (PAR) team in the following areas of the team's work: access to essential drugs for tuberculosis, impact of globalization and international trade agreements on access to drugs, and pharmacoeconomics and drugs financing. The stipend amounts ranges from $36,000 to $58,500.

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    July 8, 2008


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