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Life Sciences Funding Opportunities

(For additional listings in the life sciences, see funding opportunities in the division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

Program Biotechnology Research and Education Program, Systemwide
Purpose Funds training grants for individual trainees (up to $50,000 per trainee per year) the Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive bio-Technology (GREAT) Training Program.
Grants Funds cutting-edge theoretical and experimental research at the interface between the life sciences and physical, chemical, material, engineering, mathematical or computational sciences.
Deadline Varies--contact program.
Contact Martina Newell-McGloughlin (530) 752-8237

Program California Sea Grant College
Purpose Supports inter-disciplinary approaches to problems related to marine issues
Grants 1) CSGC institutional grant: $50K
2) National Sea Grant competitions
Deadline 1) Spring, annually
2) Contact program
Some Sea Grant programs temporarily suspended; contact program for details.
Contact Shauna Oh, (858) 822-2708

Program Campus Laboratory Collaborations Program (CLCP)
Purpose Enhances synergies between researchers at UC campuses and LLNL/LANL
Grants Various programs
Deadline Contact program
Contact Cory Coll, (510) 987-9351

Program Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
Purpose Supports both applied clinical research and basic research relevant to study of cancer
Grants Max of $50K
Deadline January
Contact Carrie Erickson, (530) 754-7608

Program Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative (CEQI)
Purpose Supports UC principal investigators and graduate students who conduct research on California coastal and ocean health issues.
Grants Collaborative multicampus research grants, conference/workshop grants, and graduate fellowships.
Deadline Proposals due May 2, 2005.  See program website for additional information.
Contact Ann Gilbert, (510) 987-9472

Program Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
Purpose Fosters research in biotechnology and related issues
Grants Industry-University Cooperative Research Program for UC Discovery Grants
Deadline 3 cycles per year, fall, winter and spring. Consult program for details.
Contact Program

Program Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
Purpose Supports engineering and basic science disciplines: i.e., agriculture, animal science, chemistry, bio. sciences, medicine, veterinary medicine, zoology, etc.
Grants Industry-University Cooperative Research Program for UC Discovery Grants - typical award in Information Technology for Life Sciences: $20K-$450K
Deadline 3 cycles per year, fall, winter and spring. Contact program for specific deadlines.
Contact Cathy Ratti, (510) 643-7826

Program Oxford/Cambridge-National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Scholars Program
Purpose The NIH, and Oxford and Cambridge Universities in Britain, have
established a collaborative graduate program in biomedical sciences.  Students typically spend 2 years in England at either school, pursuing tutorials and research on a collaborative project with an NIH intramural scientist. They also spend at least two years in an NIH lab continuing their thesis research project with doctoral degrees awarded by Oxford or Cambridge.  An option for combined MD/PhD training through a US medical school also is available to a limited number of students.
Grants Students receive a stipend of $24,800 per year (2006), health insurance and other academic support in England and at the NIH.
Deadline January 9, 2007.  About 14 new students from all over the U.S. will be admitted to the program to start in the summer of 2007.  Oxford and Cambridge are formally separate programs, but combine admissions so students choose after acceptance.
Contact Click HERE for further information.

Program The M.I.N.D. Institute
Purpose Promotes study of autism spectrum disorders. All forms of research, from basic biological studies to treatment trials, considered.
Grants 1) Investigator-initiated grants (up to $100K)
2) MIND Institute Scholars awards (pre- and post-doctoral fellowships; 2 years at $25K and $35K per year, respectively.
Deadline November 1, (postmark) for both grants
Contact Laura Lacy, (530) 754-6595

Program Pacific Rim Research Program (PRRP)
Purpose Promotes study of the PacRim as a distinctive region; awards grants in all fields.
Grants

Research grants average $25K;

Workshop and planning grants up to $15K;

Mini grants are $3K

Deadline To campuses: varies, November-December.
To UCOP: February
Contact Sandra Wulff, (510) 987-0120

Program President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Purpose Supports researchers and mentors toward academic career advancement
Grants Typical award: $32K plus research expenses
Deadline November 1, annually
Contact Kimberly Adkinson, (510) 987-9503

Program Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program (TSR & TP)
Purpose Supports research and graduate education in toxics-related fields
Grants

1) student fellowships, $50K ($25k/year for 2 years);

2) new investigator grants, $50K ($25k/year for 2 years);

3) collaborative research grants, $100K ($50k/year for 2 years);

4) intercampus travel grants, $1000

Deadline

1-3) January, annually;

4) open

Contact

Lisa Stevenson, (530) 752-2099

Mika Pringle Tolson, (530) 752-2097

http://tsrtp.ucdavis.edu


Program UC Institute for Mexico and the US (UC MEXUS)
Purpose Supports projects in all fields related to US-Mexico relations
Grants 1) Travel grants for UC investigators;
2) MEXUS-Conacyt Postdoctoral Research Opportunities;
3) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Sabbatical Stays;
4) MEXUS-Conacyt Opportunities for Mexican and UC Faculty Visits;
5) Oportunidades de Estudios de Posgrado
Deadline Contact program
Contact David Kropf, (909) 787-4753, (909) 787-3856 fax

Program University of California Natural Reserve System
Purpose Supports short-term and long-term research and education in all disciplines
Grants Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Awards; awards up to $2500
Deadline To campus reps by end of October
Contact Michael Dorward, (510) 987-0159

Program White Mountain Research Station (WMRS)
Purpose To support research in a range of fields utilizing the station, from high altitude physiology and ecology, to atmospheric and earth sciences, natural resource management and policy
Grants 1) typical student award: $2K;
2) Faculty Research Grant: avg. $15K
Deadline 1) late winter, annually
2) March, annually
Contact

Frank L. Powell (Director)

Barbara Fager (MSO), (858) 822-0165

 

 

   

 

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