jueves, 19 de agosto de 2010

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (B.I.F.)

Who Can Apply for a PhD Fellowship?
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (B.I.F.) awards PhD fellowships to European citizens working in Europe or overseas, and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD project in Europe.
Applicants should not be older than 27 years on the respective deadline (1 February, 1 June, 1 October).
The PhD project must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge. For a survey on the range of topics, please refer to B.I.F. FUTURA, the scientific journal of the Foundation.
Natural scientists should have been awarded their diploma or equivalent degree; physicians, veterinary surgeons and pharmacists should have passed their state examinations.
At the deadline, the applicant should not have been working on his/her project for more than 6 months. The beginning of the PhD project is considered by B.I.F to be:

the date of the final examination (e.g. BSc, MSc, Diploma, DEA, Licenciatura, Laurea) on the official certificate if the applicant continues to work in the same research group; or
the month of arrival at the laboratory in which the PhD project is pursued if the applicant changes his/her research project and research group.

In other cases, i.e. when participating in MSc/PhD programmes or graduate schools without an official final examination prior to the PhD project, please contact us.
The Foundation gives preference to applicants who are about to begin their PhD work when they apply for the fellowship; preliminary results are not expected.

We do not support:

applied research, such as biotechnological and pharmaceutical development and studies on the course of diseases or the treatment of symptoms;
botanical and prokaryotic investigations unless they are of general biological importance;
education, we can support only research. Fellowships therefore cannot be used during the course and rotation phase of PhD programmes, but only for the duration of the PhD project.

Furthermore, the PhD fellowships cannot be used to supplement inadequate funding from other institutions or earned incomes, to bridge temporary financial difficulties or to complete investigations already sponsored by other institutions.

Biodiversity and climate change - State of Hessen

Biodiversity and climate change - State of Hessen funds new research centre, investing 22.2 Million Euro

Senckenberg is a member of BioFrankfurt. Twelve leading institutions from the research, education, nature conservation and development sector have formed a network to promote the conservation of biological diversity. Activities are mainly directed to increase public awareness on biodiversity issues.
The diversity of genes, species and ecosystems is our natural heritage and the basis for all our organic resources. World nutrition, medication, technical development and recreation all depend on intact ecosystem services. Similar to climate change, the conservation of biodiversity is a global and regional challenge, that can only be overcome with individual action and commitment.
Here, you can find more information on BioFrankfurt and the activities of the network.

The Senckenberg Research Institute has presently branches in 6 states of Germany: Hessen, Thüringen, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Niedersachsen and Hamburg. The headquerters and also the largest unit is located at Frankfurt am Main where the Senckenberg Natural History Society was founded in 1817. In 1928 the marine branch in Wilhelmshaven was founded. In 1969 The "Lochmühle"-Research Station was established, serving phycology and environmental research. Due to the positive development and growth of this station it had to be moved to a larger, more modern building, now in Gelnhausen. In 1983 the Messel Research station came into existence. In 2000 the Geran Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB) was founded with locations at Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg. In the same year the Institute for Quaternary Paleontology (now Research Station for Quaternary Paleontology) in Weimar joined the Senckenberg-Institute. Furthermore, work space for one scientist of the DZMB is provided by the Wadden Sea Station of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research at List (Island of Sylt). The largest expansion was the fusion of the former Saxon State Museums in Dresden and Görlitz as well as the German Entomological Institut in Müncheberg with Senckenberg on January 1, 2009.

Research

... ensures our future

Fogarty International Center

http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/index.htm

Research Grants

Fogarty's Research Grants provide funding to perform research in a variety of global health topics, such as brain disorders and mental illness, ecology of infectious diseases, biodiversity and natural products discovery, and tobacco cessation.

This comprehensive list of Research Grant programs is alphabetical. Please see the program description page for status, eligibility, funding announcements and deadlines.

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (BRAIN)

Status: Open for applications This program supports collaborative research and capacity building projects on brain disorders throughout life, relevant to low- and middle-income nations. Funded projects focus on neurological disorders and function (including sensory, motor, cognitive and behavioral) and the impairment they lead to throughout life. R21 grants provide support to conduct pilot studies and to organize, plan for, prepare, and assemble an application for a more comprehensive R01 grants. R01 awards involve substantial collaboration between developed and developing country investigators and incorporate both research and capacity building.

Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)

Status: Open for applications This program funds interdisciplinary research projects that strive to elucidate the underlying ecological and biological mechanisms that govern the relationships, environmental changes, and the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The focus of this program is on the development of predictive models for the emergence and transmission of diseases in humans and other animals, and ultimately to facilitate the development of strategies to prevent or control them.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Status: Open for applications The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), as the funding agency, provides three types of scientific collaboration fellowships using the NIH as a nominating authority. One type of Fellowship Program allows Japanese Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists to conduct research at NIH. The other two types allow U.S. (and permanent resident) scientists to conduct cooperative research under their host researchers in Japan.

Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award (FIRCA)

Status: Open for applications This program fosters international research partnerships between NIH-supported scientists and their collaborators in low and middle income countries (LMIC). It aims to benefit the research interests of both collaborators while increasing and enhancing research capacity at the LMIC site. Scientists who have an eligible NIH grant may apply. Special consideration will be given to proposed research that addresses significant global health problems, particularly those problems of high relevance to the foreign country or region. Funding of $50,000 per year in direct costs for up to three years is available. This program uses the NIH Small Grant R03 mechanism. There are two separate, companion FIRCA Programs: International Research Collaboration–Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB), and International Research Collaboration–Behavioral & Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS).

Global Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP)

Status: Closed for applications This initiative promotes productive re-entry of NIH-trained foreign investigators into their home countries as part of a program to enhance the scientific research infrastructure in developing countries, to stimulate research on high priority health-related issues in these countries, and to advance NIH efforts to address health issues of global import. The GRIP provides partial salaries to the foreign researcher returning home and support for research projects. To make the review of this program more robust, we have divided the program into two components: Behavioral and Social Science; and Basic Science. Both programs have a September receipt date each year. You should carefully choose among these two areas when applying and follow the appropriate announcement to maximize appropriate review.

International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)

Status: Closed for applications This program integrates drug discovery from natural products with conservation of biodiversity and scientific and economic development in host countries. The program is jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Foreign Agriculture Service of the USDA. There are currently seven active projects.

International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program

Status: Closed for applications This program encourages transdisciplinary approaches to the international tobacco epidemic to reduce the global burden of tobacco related illness. The program is designed to promote international cooperation between investigators in the U.S. and other high-income nation(s) pursuing research programs on tobacco control, and scientists and institutions in low- and middle-income nation(s), where tobacco consumption is a current or anticipated public health urgency.

Stigma and Global Health Research Program

Status: Closed for applications The purpose of this program is to stimulate interdisciplinary, investigator-initiated research on the role of stigma in health, and on how to intervene to prevent or mitigate its negative effects on the health and welfare of individuals, groups and societies world-wide.

2011 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program &U.S. Diversity Fellowship

August 19, 2010

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program provides leadership training through seminars and applied research.

Job Description: Fellowship awards are available for emerging leaders at community foundations and organizations that support community philanthropy. Those interested in building Third-Sector capacity and strengthening local philanthropy are encouraged to apply.
This year’s Fellows will be selected from abroad and also from communities of color under-represented in the U.S. grantmaking sector. Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they design and pursue an individualized research project and participate in a seminar with Third-Sector leaders.The Center determines the program’s topics of focus each year.
From Monday February 28 to Friday May 27, 2011 Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. They will learn about issues in the field and will meet with leaders of foundations, philanthropy support organizations and other nonprofits. They will also attend selected workshops or conferences.Fellows are expected to produce a 25-page research paper on their findings, which will be presented in the seminar.

The research topic for fellowships to the 2011 Emerging Leaders Program and U.S. Diversity Fellowship is community foundations.

Other topics including corporate and diaspora giving will be considered on a tuition or institutionally-funded basis.

Each fellowship award covers the cost of tuition. As part of the award, the Center will also provide single-room dormitory accommodations with shared facilities at International House (adjacent to Columbia University), economy round-trip travel to and from New York City and a stipend (taxable) to help cover research-related and additional living expenses.

Tuition-based or institutionally-supported appointments may also be made, pending approval by the selection committee. For further details on such fellowships, please send an e-mail request to cpcs@gc.cuny.edu. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements to be considered for selection on a tuition or institutionally-supported basis.

Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the 2010 Emerging Leaders: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, the Winnipeg Foundation, Centro Prodh (via The Ford Foundation) and other institutional and individual donors.

Eligibility and Selection
The program is open to practitioners and researchers under the age of 36. Applicants must hold a college or university degree and speak and write English fluently. In addition, preference will be given to candidates who have strong professional ties to a community foundation or a local grantmaker support organization, and who are well-placed to implement research recommendations.

To apply, prospective candidates should complete and submit the online application located at http://CPCS.ELIFP2011.sgizmo.com.
The application deadline has been extended. Application materials must be received no later than Wednesday September 29, 2010. The selection will be made by a committee of leaders from the voluntary sector. Notification of awards will be made on or about October 30, 2010.

Please send queries to cpcs@gc.cuny.edu and indicate “ELIFP 11″ in the subject line.
Further Fellowship Information and Application

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ISID Small Grants Program for Young investigators in Developing Countries

August 19, 2010

The International Society for Infectious Diseases, Small Grants Program is designed to fund pilot research projects by young investigators in developing countries

Job Description: . The goal is to support and foster the professional development of young individuals in the field of infectious diseases research by helping them to acquire additional skills and data to apply for other grants. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to investigations of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases, the epidemiology and control of hospital-acquired infections, and modeling of cost effective interventions.

Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Professional Development Working Group and decisions made in collaboration with the President and the Program Director.

Upon completion of the project, a written report of the project must be sent to the Society. The Society encourages recipients of grants to present their results at scientific meetings and to submit them for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Deadlines Up to five grants of up to US $6,000 each will be awarded annually. Deadlines for submission of proposals October 1 2010(notification after December 1).

Requests for application materials and additional information should be directed to:
ISID Professional Development Working Group
9 Babcock Street, Unit 3
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446
USA

Fax: (617) 278-9113
E-mail:info@isid.org

Further Grant Information and Application

Tags: developing countries, diagnosis, Epidemiology, GRANTS, Infectious Diseases, pathophysiology