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Funding Opportunities
Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging
Deadline: November 3, 2011
The National Institute on Aging supports collection of data and biological samples including a broad array of measures that are relevant to: the dynamics of health and disability, cognition, psychosocial and sociodemographic factors, genetics and biomarkers, long-term care, caregiving, behavioral medicine, retirement, economic status and well-being over the lifecourse (see the Resources Section below for links to NIA sponsored data sources). The purpose of this FOA is to solicit one-year applications for (1) secondary analysis of data on aging in the areas of psychology, behavioral genetics, economics, demography or (2) archiving and dissemination of data sets to enable secondary analyses in order to further advance research. Click here for more information.
Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Basic/Applied PH Award
Deadline: October 12, 2011 (Pre-Application)
The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Defense Appropriations Act assigned $100M to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) to support research via the Department of Defense (DOD) Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBI) for the purpose of complementing ongoing Department of Defense (DOD) efforts towards promoting optimal care for PH (including post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and TBI in the areas of prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Approximately $16M of this appropriation has been assigned to the USAMRMC, Military Operational Medicine Joint Program Committee 5 to support basic and/or applied research (including early phase clinical trials) focused on the psychological health and well-being of military personnel and their families. Applications must address one or more of the following task areas:
o Suicide Prevention;
o Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders;
o Diagnosis and Treatment of Deployment-Related Psychological Health Problems and Health Risk Behaviors;
o Warfighter Psychological Resilience; and
o Military Family and Community Health and Resilience.
A detailed description of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY11 PH/TBI Military Operational Medicine Joint Program Committee 5 Fiscal Year 2011 Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Basic/Applied PH Award Announcement.
Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters
Deadline: September 7, 2014
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications from institutions or organizations that propose to conduct research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health and well-being of the elderly, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Disasters include weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and pandemics. Click here for more information.
Mechanisms Explaining Differences in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Across Racial/Ethnic Groups (R01)
Deadline: October 21, 2011 (Letter of Intent)
Descriptive epidemiologic studies drawn from representative samples in the United States document substantial variation in the aggregated prevalence of major depressive disorder, dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, and panic disorder with and without agoraphobia (hereafter referred to as depressive and anxiety disorders) by race/ethnicity (1-5). These and other studies have also identified risk and protective factors across racial/ethnic groups. However, little is known about the mechanisms explaining how the identified risk and protective factors confer risk or protection. Mechanisms are defined as the cascades of social, behavioral, and/or neurobiological processes through which risk and protective factors operate to produce depressive and anxiety disorders. This FOA invites innovative research applications that will move beyond description to explain how risk and protective factors produce racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders and their associated distribution of symptoms in the United States. Click here for more information.
Behavioral and Social Genomics of Aging: Opportunities in the Health and Retirement Study
Deadline: September 7, 2014
The Health and Retirement Study (HRS; see at http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/ ) is a longitudinal, nationally representative sample of the US population aged 50 years and older (plus spouses) with an oversample of African and Hispanic Americans and a total sample size of over 20,000. Using funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the HRS is currently conducting genome-wide scans of DNA samples from approximately 20,000 participants, using the Illumina HumanOmni 2.5 Quad chip. It is anticipated that the genotype data for the first 13,000 subjects will be released to the public via dbGaP in the Fall of 2011, with data from the remaining participants to be released by the end of 2012. This FOA encourages applications taking advantage of the newly available genetic data to advance our understanding of how genetic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors affect the health and well-being of older Americans. Click here for more information.
Sleep and Social Environment: Basic Biopsychosocial Processes
Deadline: September 30, 2011
This program provides funding to investigate the reciprocal interactions of the processes of sleep and circadian regulation and function with behavioral and social environment processes. This program provides a unique opportunity to link social environment factors that shape sleep behaviors with the direct neurobehavioral and circadian biology effects of sleep processes on individuals (both men and women) in the context of their social milieu. The research gap to be addressed lies between the understanding of the behavioral choices of individuals and social units, such as families and work groups, that determine sleep and circadian regulation (e.g., 24/7 media content, artificial light exposure, self-imposed sleep debt) and individual susceptibility to decrements in neurobehavioral and social functioning arising from phenotypic, genotypic, and gene by environment interactions. Possible differential effects of so-called "forced" choices not to sleep due to overriding responsibilities (such as parenting) versus "optional" choices (such as partying) are unknown. Applicants are encouraged to develop theoretical models that capture social and behavioral interactions associated with sleep disturbance in social environments, including residential, employment, and school settings, while simultaneously incorporating biobehavioral markers of high and low susceptibility to sleep debt. Click here for more information.
Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community
Deadline: Standard Dates Apply
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Administration on Aging (AoA) invite applications using the R01 award mechanism for translational research that moves evidence-based research findings towards the development of new interventions, programs, policies, practices, and tools that can be used by community-based organizations to help elderly individuals remain healthy and independent, and living in their own homes and communities. The goal of this FOA is to support translational research involving collaborations between academic research centers and community-based organizations with expertise serving the elderly (such as city and state health departments, city/town leadership councils, and Area Agencies on Aging) that will enhance our understanding of practical tools, techniques, programs and policies that communities across the nation can use to more effectively respond to needs of their aging populations. Click here for more information.
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research
Deadline: January 12, 2012
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research - CAORC is pleased to announce the expansion of the Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program. Starting with the 2010-11 cycle, U.S. citizens enrolled in a master's degree granting program are eligible to apply. The program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. master's students, doctoral candidates, and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. The 2010/2011 application now available.
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: November 4, 2011
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
A program of the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation, the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This nonresidential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members. Up to twenty postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in 2012. Fellows will receive $55,000 for one academic year of research, or $27,500 for each of two contiguous years, working half-time. Fellowships must begin during the 2012-13 academic year. Fellows take the equivalent of one year's teaching leave during the fellowship term. Fellows will be included in professional development retreats with other fellows and NAEd members. Click here for more information.
Myra Sadker Doctoral Dissertation Award
Deadline: December 1, 2011
These dissertation awards are designed to promote and support graduate students engaged in educational equity research. Doctoral level dissertations that explore gender bias or promote educational equity and fairness based on gender will receive top priority. Dissertations that investigate gender as it impacts other demographics (race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexual orientation, etc,) will also be considered. Awards are $2,000 for one year only. Click here for more information.
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