Schizophrenia Research Forum: Search Grants

Program:	Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Director’s Opportunity for Research in Five Thematic Areas (RC4)
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Details:	This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5, solicits through this limited competition applications from domestic (United States) institutions/organizations proposing to develop and implement critical research innovations in one or more of the following five thematic areas: 1. Applying Genomics and Other High Throughput Technologies 2. Translating Basic Science Discoveries into New and Better Treatments 3. Using Science to Enable Health Care Reform 4. Focusing on Global Health 5. Reinvigorating the Biomedical Research Community
Deadline(s):	March 15, 2010



Program:	Novel Tools for Investigating Brain-derived GPCRs in Mental Health Research (SBIR [R43/R44])
Sponsor(s):	National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop technologies and approaches (i.e., novel ways to use new or existing technologies) that will enable researchers to study the structure and/or function of brain localized G-protein coupled receptor proteins (GPCRs) and/or potentially identify novel selective and specific agonists/antagonists to these receptor subtypes, with a focus on mental health function or dysfunction, including HIV-related neurocognitive disorders. Technologies and approaches aimed at known receptor subtypes or orphan receptors would be of potential interest to NIMH.



Program:	NARSAD Independent Investigator Award
Sponsor(s):	NARSAD
Details:	NARSAD's Independent Investigator Award Program provides support for investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding. A two-year award up to $50,000 per year (maximum of $100,000 for two years) is provided to scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent, who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator.
Deadline(s):	March 5, 2010



Program:	INEUROPE Project Grants
Sponsor(s):	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Details:	IntraEuropean Mobility Project (INEUROPE) has the aim of increasing intraeuropean mobility by providing short goal-directed grants to allow exchanges within European laboratories. As a rule, the duration of such visits is limited to a maximum of four weeks. The monthly stipend is set to be about 1000 Euro for a short-term visit. On-line application will be opened 4-6 weeks before deadline. There are no hard copies of applications.
Deadline(s):	January 15, May 15 and September 15.



Program:	Leveraging Existing Health care Networks to Transform Effectiveness Research (U19)
Sponsor(s):	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Details:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), solicits grant applications for a three-year cooperative agreement from researchers with experience conducting studies within large integrated health care delivery systems to develop and support a Mental Health Research Network (MHRN). Respondents to the FOA will develop infrastructure that will leverage existing health care delivery systems to efficiently test the effectiveness of treatment, preventive and services interventions to improve care for people with mental disorders. Applicants will propose a research infrastructure that demonstrates the ability to identify, recruit and enroll large patient populations into effectiveness trials, harmonize electronic medical record data across multiple integrated systems for research use, pool data for common analyses, and build capacity for the collection and storage of biologic material. In addition, the MHRN program will conduct multi-site, collaborative, Mental Health research projects using integrated data systems, including at least one pilot intervention effectiveness study and perform short-term investigations of emerging mental health issues within health care systems,
Deadline(s):	Letters of Intent: December 11, 2009 Application:January 12, 2010



Program:	John G. Nicholls IBRO Fellowship
Sponsor(s):	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Details:	The John G. Nicholls IBRO Fellowship of Euros 33,300 aims to assist one promising researcher younger than 30 years of age who wishes to further his/her training in neuroscience at a distinguished foreign laboratory for one year. The successful candidate is expected to return to his/her home country after training, bringing new knowledge and skills in the neurosciences.
Deadline(s):	March 1



Program:	IBRO Symposia & Workshops Grants
Sponsor(s):	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Details:	IBRO invites requests for partial funding of Symposia and Workshops on important topics in neuroscience with the aim particularly of encouraging neuroscience research and scholarship in regions of the world with limited funds for science. Participants should represent the international neuroscience community as well as regional interests. Meetings should have a clear focus on a particular topic. Preference will be given to activities that include younger scientists and offer training for scientists from countries in which little money is available for research or teaching.
Deadline(s):	March 1, for Symposia and Workshops occurring during July to December of that year; September 1, for Symposia and Workshops occurring during January to June of the following year.



Program:	IBRO Travel Grants
Sponsor(s):	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Details:	The Travel Grants support neuroscientists (especially from the less-developed and less well-funded countries) to present their research findings at international neuroscience meetings. The funding for travel will be up to Euros 1,250 per award. Not available to scientists from the US/Canada.
Deadline(s):	September 1 for travel January-June; March 1 for travel June-December (including SfN travel grants).



Program:	ESF Funding Schemes
Sponsor(s):	European Science Foundation
Details:	Funding for conferences, collaborations, and other institutional activities. See website for open calls for proposals.
Deadline(s):	Various



Program:	IBRO/ANS Fellowship for the Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) 2009
Sponsor(s):	International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Details:	The Fellowship aims to allow young neuroscientists from the Asia-Pacific region to attend the Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) from 19 April to 9 May 2009 on North Stradbroke Island, near Brisbane, Australia. ACAN is an intensive 3-week laboratory-based course designed for PhD students and postdocs/junior faculty who would like to learn the theory and practice of cellular and molecular neuroscience, with a special focus on patch clamping and fluorescence microscopy. ACAN, which was founded in 2005, is now regarded as the top neurophysiology training course in Australia and New Zealand.
Deadline(s):	December 14,2009