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UCLA Research Escalator - Upcoming Programs

Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows.

Click here for previous event videos and presentation materials.

StartupUCLA - Upcoming Events

Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus by connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene.

UCLA CTSI - Upcoming Events

View upcoming events hosted by the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute by following the link above.

CCPR - Upcoming Workshop "Leaping the Hurdles and Navigating the Maze: Getting NIH Funding"

Susan Newcomer will talk about how the NIH functions, describe the process of an award from application to review to funding and provide some suggestions on grant writing including mechanisms, tips and things to avoid. There will be time for questions.

Research Development & Grant-Writing News

Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.

UCLA Office of Intellectual Property - Upcoming Events

OIP-ISR hosts and co-sponsor seminars, conferences, and networking events designed to help guide UCLA inventors forming startups, protecting intellectual property, and developing collaborations with industry:

UCLA Center for Education Innovation in Life Sciences - Active Learning Workshops

UCLA CEILS fosters the professional development and training of faculty who wish to incorporate evidence-based teaching approaches into their courses.

UC Berkeley LAUNCH Startup Competition

The UC Berkeley Startup Competition is an accelerator that propels early stage startups to fundable and awards more than $25,000 in prizes. It provides entrepreneurs with the best possible resources - including training, networking, mentorship and cash awards. It is open to all UC affiliated applicants. Applications due November 20.

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Opportunities:

4D Nucleome Network Data Coordination and Integration Center (U01)

Analyses of Datasets on Older Populations with High Prevalence of Mobility Disability to Develop Clinically Meaningful Diagnostic Cut-Points for Low Muscle Mass and/or Low Muscle Strength (U01)

Building Genetics and Genomic Knowledge about Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders (R01)

Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (P50)

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (R21) Also see: (R03) and (R01)

Epigenetic Analyses of Aging as a Risk Factor for Multiple Chronic Conditions (U34)

Increasing Access and Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) and Appropriate HIV-related Services for Adolescents in Low and Middle-income Countries (R01)

Limited Competition for the Continuation of the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Cohort Study (UC4)

NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)

NIMHD Academic Research Enhancement Award: Enhancing Health Disparities Research at Undergraduate Institutions (R15)

NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13)

Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R34)

Pregnancy in Women with Disabilities (R01) Also see: (R21)

Pre-Symptomatic Profiles of Chronic Lung Disease(s) from Retrospective Cohorts (R21)

Request to Access Parkinson's Disease Related-Biospecimens (X01)

Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41)

Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (R21) Also see: (R03) and (R01)

Self-Management for Health in Chronic Conditions (R21) Also see: (R01) and (R15)

Spatial Uncertainty: Data, Modeling, and Communication (R21) Also see: (R01) and (R03)

Studies in Neonatal and Pediatric Resuscitation (R21) Also see: (R01) and (R03)

Studies of HIV in Digestive Diseases Limited to Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology and Liver Diseases (R01)

System-Level Health Services and Policy Research on Health Disparities (R01)

Other Federal Opportunities:

Department of Commerce - Community-based Marine Debris Removal

Department of Health and Human Services - Assets for Independence Demonstration Program

National Science Foundation - Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program

SBIR and STTR Opportunities:

Please note: These opportunities are open to Small Business concerns, and while UCLA is not eligible to lead, we may be able to partner with eligible entities. Please carefully review all eligibility requirements.

Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43)

Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42)

Non-Federal Opportunities

American Heart Association - Beginning Grant-in-Aid

American Heart Association - Scientist Development Grant

American Lung Association - Senior Research Training Fellowship

American Lung Association - Social Behavioral Research Grant

American Lung Association - Biomedical Research Grant

American Psychological Association - Global Mental Health Fellowship

American-Scandinavian Foundation - Funding for Visiting Lectureships

D.Kim Foundation - Post-Doctoral and Dissertation Fellowships

Families USA - Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice

International Association for Dental Research - Innovations in Oral Health Care Award

Kenyon College - Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation Fellowship

Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation - Research Grants

Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research - Scholar and Translational Science Awards

The Ohio State University - Schottenstein Prize

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs - Fellowship Grant

Foundation Opportunities

Interested applicants: please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations for information or assistance regarding these opportunities.

Alex's Lemonade Stand - 2015 Epidemiology Grant

American Association for Cancer Research - Translational Research Dream Team

American Association for Cancer Research - Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The designation of a number (#xxx) below, provides detail about which newsletter features the applicable LSO announcement. For those LSOs without a number, it is likely that the internal process has not yet been announced.

To receive LSO announcements routinely, please subscribe to the Limited Submissions listserv. It is also advisable to promptly email limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu to indicate interest in applying.

NIA - The Midlife in the United States Study (U19)

Research and Funding Resources

UCLA Research Links

OVCR - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

OCGA - Office of Contracts and Grants Administration - Proposal Preparation Guidelines

ORA - Office of Research Administration

OIP - Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Sponsored Research

CFRR - Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations

UCLA Graduate Writing Center

UCLA Biomedical Library

UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding

Research Development & Grant-Writing News

Find Funding

Grants.gov

SPIN Funding Opportunities

Pivot/COS

UCLA Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database

NEA - National Endowment for the Arts

NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities

NIH - National Institutes of Health

NSF - National Science Foundation

DOD - Department of Defense

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

DOED - Department of Education

DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services

DOE - Department of Energy

DOS - Department of State

This newsletter provides summarized information about selected opportunities as a resource to the UCLA campus research community. Please be sure to carefully review any announcement before commencing an application.

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