* AACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships
The Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships, funded by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is now open. The two-year fellowship provides 120,000 dollars to conduct research on immuno-oncology. It covers the researchers’ salary and research costs. At the start date of the project (1st July 2022) applicants must: 1. Be postdoctoral fellows, or equivalent;
2. Have obtained the doctorate after 1st July 2017. Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctorate or medical specialty within the past five years;
3. Work in partnership with an academic, medical or research institution supervisor.
Call Deadline: 01/06/2022, 1:00 P.M. (US Eastern Time)
Publication of results: 03/2022
Start of contract: 01/07/2022
Link: https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-immuno-oncology-research-fellowships/
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it---
* Spencer Foundation, Research Grants on Education: Large
The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, with budgets ranging from 125,000 to 500,000 dollars for projects ranging from one to five years. Applicant Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs must have obtained a doctoral degree in an education research-related research field. The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals, but to the administering organization (e.g. their host universities).
Call opening: 01/12/2021
Intent to apply: 26/01/2022, 12:00 PM (Noon) CENTRAL
Full proposal deadline: 23/02/2022, 12:00 PM (Noon) CENTRAL
Link: https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it---
* The U. S. Fulbright Commission
The U.S. Fulbright Commission offers scholarships for research projects at US universities reserved to Italian citizens.
These are the open calls:
- ICSI-International Computer Science Institute
Fulbright scholarships for research fellows for research periods of 12 or 6 months at universities in the United States (a.y. 2021-22). Deadline: 04/02/2022
- Fulbright Research Scholar
Fulbright scholarships for research fellows, university researchers or associate professors for research stays of 6-9 months at universities in the United States (a.y. 2021-22).
Deadline: 04/02/2022
Link: http://www.fulbright.it/borse-di-studio-per-cittadini-italiani/
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it---
* INTERREG Alpine Space
The transnational cooperation program of the Alpine region, Alpine Space, has opened the first two calls of the 2021-2027 programming period: a call for classic projects with a maximum total budget of 25 million euros and a call for small-scale projects with a maximum total budget of 5 million euros.
Deadline for submission of project proposals:
- Classic projects (one step) - 28/02/2022
- Small-scale projects (2 steps) - 22/04/2022
More info available in the Research Valorization Office Moodle area (SSO access only).---
* INTERREG Central Europe
The new call for transnational projects in the four identified priorities is now open:
1. Cooperating for a Smarter Central Europe;
2. Cooperating for a Greener Central Europe;
3. Cooperating for a Better Connected Central Europe;
4. Improving Governance for Cooperation in Central Europe.
Deadline for submission of project proposals (single step):
23/02/2022, 18:00 CET
More info available in the Research Valorization Officie Moodle area (SSO access only).---
* NIH-NICHD PAR-21-353 (R01), PAR-21-354 (R03), PAR-21-355 (R21): Approaches and Therapies for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (Clinical Trial Optional)NIH-NICHD has published an international funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to encourage research relevant to the development of novel screening approaches and/or therapeutic interventions for potentially fatal or disabling conditions that have been identified through newborn screening, as well as for "high priority" genetic conditions where screening may be possible in the near future. - R01 supports mature projects that are hypothesis-driven with strong preliminary data, with the possibility to reapply before the end of the project. Duration up to 5 years, unlimited budget.
- R03 supports tightly focused projects (no preliminary data needed) able to be completed in 2 years, and manageable with a maximum of 100,000 dollars in direct costs over the two-year period.
- R21 encourages exploratory, highly innovative, high-risk/high-gain research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Duration up to 2 years, budget up to 275,000 dollars in direct costs over two years.
Calls deadlines:
PAR-21-353: February/June/October 05, 2022
PAR-21-354 and PAR-21-355: February/June/October 16, 2022
Links: PAR-21-353, PAR-21-354, PAR-21-355
Contact: collaborative.grants@unipd.it---
* The Branco Weiss Fellowship
is now open and offers 10 scholarships, each worth CHF 100,000 per year to cover the researcher's salary and other research expenses.
It is aimed at postdoctoral researchers in all disciplines, who earned a PhD at the latest 5 years before January 15, 2022. Applicants must have a project that departs from the research mainstream in that discipline and have achieved a record of outstanding scientific achievements.
Call opening: 15/01/2022 at 5:00 pm. CET
Interviews for selected candidates: May 2022
Contract start: September/December 2022
Link: https://brancoweissfellowship.org/
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it---
* The NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize
is an international award that recognizes innovative research conducted by investigators under the age of 35 who are working on the functional attributes of the microbiota. The top prize includes a USD 25,000 cash award, an online subscription to Science and the winning essay published in Science. Participants must hold an M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D at the time of entry, and have received their degree in the last 10 years.
The applicant must have done or directed all of the work and it must have been performed in the past three years.
Application Deadline: 24/01/2022.
Winner Announcement: July 2022
Awards ceremony in Washington, DC: September 2022
Link: https://www.science.org/content/page/noster-science-microbiome-prize
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it---
* Aspen Institute Italia Award for research and scientific collaboration between Italy and the United States The Prize, scheduled annually, consists of a cash amount of 40,000 euros and will be awarded to research in the field of natural sciences, carried out jointly by Italian and/or research organizations exclusively or mainly from the United States. Specific relevance can be attributed to research that has had a widespread and recognized application in product or process innovation or in the supply of innovative goods or services.
Candidate research must have been recently carried out and published, also in the form of an abstract, by one or more scientific journals after 1 January 2015.
Application deadline: 31/01/2022 at 6.00 pm
Communication of the winning research: by 30/03/2022
Link: https://www.aspeninstitute.it/bando-premio-aspen
Contact: individual.grants@unipd.it
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