The American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation: The purpose of the Doctoral Dissertation Award is to advance the research training of arthritis health professionals in their investigative or clinical teaching careers related to the rheumatic diseases. This award provides one or two years of salary and/or research support. The research project must be related to arthritis management and/or comprehensive patient care in rheumatology practice, research or education. Not for laboratory research. The award is for $30,000 per year.
http://www.arthritis.org/funding-opportunities-training.php

Generously funded by the Milken Family Foundation this new program seeks to encourage the development of new therapies for epilepsy by providing research training for physicians early in their academic career. These awards are primarily for investigators whose research interests will potentially affect epilepsy patients in the near term.
http://www.aesnet.org/Visitors/Research/sponsoredgrants/early_career.cfm

These awards were begun in 1990 to honor the founder of AFMR, Dr. Henry Christian. In 2004, the awards will be given to the presenters and first authors of the most outstanding abstracts submitted in each abstract category for the Clinical Research 2005 meeting in Washington, DC., (April 29-30). Candidates must be physicians who are post-MD trainees, including residents, clinical fellows, physicians pursuing graduate degrees, and other post-doctoral fellows.
http://www.afmr.org/awards.cgi

These awards were created to honor young investigators whose research projects complement an overall program of research, teaching and clinical medicine. To be considered, a candidate must be a physician who has held a full-time medical school faculty appointment for five years or less.
http://www.afmr.org/awards.cgi

The purpose of the Arthritis Investigator Award is to provide support to physicians and scientists in research fields related to arthritis for the period between completion of postdoctoral fellowship training and establishment as an independent investigator. This support is available to sustain individuals committed to a career in arthritis related research until full independence as an investigator can be obtained. It provides salary and/or grant support for two to four years. A competitive renewal application is required at the end of the second year. MDs, DOs, PhDs, or equivalent that have a minimum of three years of research experience, a maximum of six years, but are not yet established as an independent investigator, are eligible. The award requires an 80% time commitment in arthritis-related research. Renewal requires demonstration of some of the following indicators: publications and/or presentations in arthritis related topics; additional dollars generated from other sources for continuation of arthritis related questions; professional leadership responsibility and activity demonstrated. The award amount is $75,000 for the first two years and $90,000 per year after a competitive renewal. http://www.arthritis.org/research/Award_Guidelines/AI_Program_Guidelines2006.pdf

This program offers a total of five one-year awards in the amount of $70,000 total costs each. Institutional indirect costs of up to 8% will be allowed. Only one award per institution will be made. The number of applications submitted per institution is not restricted. Applicants for the ASCI's Young Investigator Awards must be M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. investigators: http://www.asci-jci.org/grants.shtml

Supports innovative medical research in the basic sciences and applied fields. The research should help to advance the translation of basic biomedical sciences into new treatments, preventions and cures for human diseases and contribute to the alleviation of human suffering. Must be United States citizen or permanent alien resident.
http://www.apgianninifoundation.org

The Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research program supports established independent physician-scientists who are dedicated to translational research. http://www.bwfund.org/programs/translational/clinical_scientists_apply.html

The CRCC provides seed money for pilot projects (up to $50,000) to promote innovative cancer research for labs with total annual budgets of $350,000 or less. Assistant professors beginning their research programs at UC are especially encouraged to apply. Applicant must be a member of the Academic Senate, and employed minimum 50% time on UC administered payrolls at one of the ten UC campuses. Deadline: Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, 5 p.m. Applications are available at all UC Contracts and Grants Offices or online at http://crcc.ucdavis.edu.

The subject program will provide $125,000/year for 3 years to Assistant Professors conducting clinical research in any disease area (previous years areas have been designated; 2 of our faculty members received 2006 awards, Sanjiv Narayan and Catherine Todd.)

Applicants must hold the M.D. degree and have been appointed to first faculty position between January 2002 and 2007. Applicants may NOT hold an NIH RO1, or be PI on a PO1 component.Proposals, CV and one letter of recommendation are due to rcovell@ucsd.edu by January 2, 2007. Please consult http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=291

Supports innovative, high impact projects that demonstrate a clear path to commercialization from the lab to the patient. Priority will be given to proposals that already have a commercial partner.
http://www.epilepsytdp.org/sec/available_grants

To enable junior faculty to carry out original research on policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences.
http://medicine.ucsf.edu/greenwall

Designated for an Assistant Professor based at a California medical school who would devote his or her career to the study of dementia. Specialty training is not required, but recommended. It is expected that the person receiving this award will become a significantly strong participant in dementia research by the end of the four-year award period. This award could be renewable for outstanding performance. The receiving university may not use these funds to offset the salary of the recipient.
Contact Dr. Ruth Covell for details
rcovell@ucsd.edu

The purpose of Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (MCSDA) is to foster the development of clinically trained individuals into independent investigators in the biomedical and behavioral mission areas of the NIDCD. This award provides three to five years of support for mentored research and special study experience tailored to individual needs. By supporting individuals with an interest in academic research careers, this award may bridge the gap between the initial period of postdoctoral study and an independent research career. Eligibility and Requirements: Individuals with M.D. or clinical Ph.D. degrees are eligible. Candidates holding positions of senior academic rank are not eligible. Candidates must have had at least one full year, and preferably two full years, of postdoctoral level research experience before submitting a K08 application.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/types/careerdevt.asp#K01

The Dana Foundation's imaging research program focuses on improving human brain and immune system functioning in health and disease. The program consists of two tracks. Track A is for conventional systems imaging (anatomical imaging of white or gray matter in the brain, or physiological functioning, such as blood flow). Track B is for cellular and molecular imaging of biochemical actions of specific brain cells, immune cells, or their interactions. Applicants undertaking cellular and molecular imaging also can employ systems imaging in their proposals to view the actions of cells and their locations. Contact Dr. Ruth Covell for more details: rcovell@ucsd.edu
http://www.dana.org/grants/health/proposals/brainimaging.cfm

We may nominate ONE candidate for the subject award to nurture the development of exceptionally promising physician scientists as they transition to independent careers. Nominees shall have received an MD in 1999 or later; have had at least one year of postdoctoral training; and shall not have a rank higher than assistant professor. Research must be relevant to human health. The award is $108,000/year for three years.
(see http://www.4cures.org/sitecontent )

Please let me know if you are interested. Submit proposal, CV, and one letter of recommendation electronically to rcovell@ucsd.edu by July 5. Email or call x44842 if any questions.

The subject awards are for licensed MDs/MD-PhDs who show promise for innovative translational research. The "ideal candidate" will be an assistant professor with an R01 who has published independently. Candidates may also be in the early years at the associate professor rank. The awards are $750,000 ($150,000 for 5 years). We may submit a total of FOUR applicants if one is a female and another is an under-represented minority. Candidates must have an appointment in a subspecialty. Applicants in reproductive medicine are especially encouraged.

Please let me know if you are interested in applying. The application, a C.V., and one letter are due in my office electronically by July 6. Please email rcovell@ucsd.edu or call x44842 if any questions.

This Notice is to inform the scientific community that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has joined the list of NIH Institutes/Centers participating in the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows .

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DK-07-011.html