Grant, Award and Fellowship Opportunities 
for the UCLA Health Sciences Community

NewsNews & Events


Office of Contract and Grant Administration Closure  

The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will observe the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure that begins on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. As such, OCGA will close at 5:00 PM 
on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Monday January 5, 2015.

To ensure timely review and processing of sponsored project activities, applications and related documents with a sponsor due date between December 24, 2014 and January 5, 2015 should be submitted to OCGA no later than 8:00 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.
Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows:

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

Held in January 2015 in Washington, DC. UCLA is entitled to 5 free conference registrations, valued at $495 each. These can be used by faculty, administrators and/ or students. Interested parties should contact Casandra Rauser at 

The CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, Shaking Things Up, will be held on March 9-11, 2015, on the beautiful campus of UC Irvine, where attendees will enjoy three days of programming, demonstrations, sponsor talks, and human networking, as well as presentations by the winners of the 2015 Innovations in Networking Awards.

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

Research Development & Grant-Writing News 

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

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

Helps businesses bring innovative green technologies to the marketplace. The next EPA SBIR Phase I solicitation is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.
 
Call for Nominations - 2014-2015 Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award(s)
The award honors outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, and/or educational service performed at UCLA by an emeritus or emerita professor since retirement. Departments are limited to one nomination each year. 

 

The full supporting dossier should include a cover letter outlining the nominee's distinctive research, scholarly work, and/or educational service since retirement, a copy of his or her curriculum vitae, and supporting letters from two leaders in the field commenting specifically on the nominee's achievements since retirement.

Nominations are due by Friday, February 13, 2015 and should be submitted to:
Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center
1116 Rolfe Hall
Box 951437
MC 143702
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1437 
emeriti@errc.ucla.edu (electronic submissions)
FundingOppsBasic Research
Federal Opportunities
Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

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. 
NIH - Novel Assays for Screening the Effects of Chemical Toxicants on Cell Differentiation (R41) Also see: (R43/R44)
Non-Federal Opportunities
Foundation Opportunities
If you have questions or need assistance in applying to these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
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.
clinicaltranslationalClinical and Translational Research
Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Advancing Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance Infrastructure and Epidemiologic Methodologies (U01)
Alcohol Education Project Grants (R25)

Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (R01) Also see: (R21)

Ancillary Studies to Major Ongoing Clinical Research Studies to Advance Areas of Scientific Interest within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01)

Big Data to Knowledge Initiative Research Education: Massive Open Online Course on Data Management for Biomedical Big Data (R25)

Big Data to Knowledge Initiative Research Education: Open Educational Resources for Sharing, Annotating and Curating Biomedical Big Data (R25)

Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (R21) 

Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Centers (U01) 

Control Itch in Humans (R21) Also see: (R01)

Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R21/R33)

Developmental Centers for Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (P20)
Diabetes, and Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (R21) 

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03) Also see: (R21)

Drug Abuse Aspects of HIV/AIDS (R03)

Elucidating HIV and HIV-treatment Associated Metabolic/Endocrine Dysfunction (R01) 

Emergency Medical Services for Children (R01)

Extramural/Intramural Alcohol Research Collaborations (U01)

Genetic Susceptibility and Variability of Human Structural Birth Defects (R01)

George M. O'Brien Urology Cooperative Research Centers Program (U54)

Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R21) 

Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21)

Human Cellular Models for Predicting Individual Responses to Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator- Directed Therapeutics (R41) Also see: (R43/R44)

International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)

Investigator Initiated Multi-Site Clinical Trials (Collaborative R01) 

Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R03)

Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01)

Neurobiology of Migraine (R21) Also see: (R01)
New Directions in Hematology Research (R01)
NIDCD Phase I/II/III Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (U01) Also see: (U34)
NINDS Exploratory Clinical Trials (R01)
Oral Medication Adherence for HIV Treatment and Prevention (R01) 
Pain in Aging (R01) Also see: (R03) and (R21)
Prescription Drug Abuse (R01)

Quantitative Imaging for Evaluation of Response to Cancer Therapies (U01)

Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the United States (R01)

Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (R01)

Research Project Grant (Parent R01)

Temporal Dynamics of Neurophysiological Patterns as Potential Targets for Treating Cognitive Deficits in Brain Disorders (R01)

Translational Programs in Lung Diseases (P01) 

Underactive Bladder in Aging (R01) Also see: (R03) and (R21)

Non-Federal Opportunities
Foundation Opportunities
If you have questions or need assistance in applying to any of these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
American Association for Cancer Research - Career Development Award for Clinical/Translational Research
American Association for Cancer Research - Development Awards for Translational Breast Cancer Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Year-Long Medical Research Fellows Program at an Academic or Nonprofit Research Institution
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.
ResourcesResearch & Funding Resources

 

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. 

UCLA Research Enhancement Office | 310-825-7597 | jsweitzer@conet.ucla.edu | https://vcr.ucla.edu/ovcr-initiatives/escalator
2248 Murphy Hall
Box 951405
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Stay Connected

Like us on Facebook    Follow us on Twitter

Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.