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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.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program helps businesses bring innovative green technologies to the marketplace. The next EPA SBIR Phase I solicitation is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.
 
The aim of this presentation is to explain the capabilities of various leadership class computing facilities in the USA. Also it will introduce the opportunities and resources available to UCLA researchers in terms of knowledge base, allocation process as well as in terms of scaling or optimizing their software to better utilize such compute resources. To attend this class, please sign up at 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:

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

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

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
 

 

FundingOppsBasic Research
Federal Opportunities
Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Other Upcoming Funding Opportunities:
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.
NIH - Predoctoral Training In Biomedical Big Data Science (T32)
Dr. Scholl Foundation Grants
NHGRI - Centers for Common Disease Genomics (UM1)
NHGRI - Centers for Mendelian Genomics (UM1)
NIEHS - Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC) (P30)
NIH - Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)
clinicaltranslationalClinical and Translational Research
Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) 

Autism Spectrum Disorders (R21) Also see: (R03) 

Biomarkers for Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney and Urologic Diseases Using Biosamples from the NIDDK Repository (R01) 

Clinical Evaluation of Adjuncts to Opioid Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Pain (R01) 

Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research (R21) 

Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation Interventions for People with Schizophrenia (R21/R33) 

Grand Opportunity in Medications Development for Substance-Use Disorders (U01) 

Integration of Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse Intervention Services for Individuals Living with HIV (R01) 

International Research Scientist Development Award (K01) 

Investigator Initiated Extended Clinical Trial (R01) 

Image-guided Drug Delivery in Cancer (R01) 

NCI Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (NCI Omnibus R21) 

NeuroNEXT Clinical Trials (U01) 

NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07) 

NIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Grant (R01) Also see: (R34) and (U01) 

NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Development of Medication to Treat Substance Use Disorders (UH2/UH3) 

NIGMS Program of Administrative Supplements for Equipment 

Novel Assays to Address Translational Gaps in Treatment Development (UH2/UH3) 

Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01) Also see: (R21) and (R03) 

Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) 

Pharmacogenomics of Orofacial Pain Management (R01) 

Predictive Multiscale Models for Biomedical, Biological, Behavioral, Environmental and Clinical Research (U01) 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Interpersonal and Social Processes Targets (UH2/UH3) 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Self-Regulation Targets (UH2/UH3) 

Science of Behavior Change: Assay Development and Validation for Stress Reactivity and Stress Resilience Targets (UH2/UH3) 

Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) 

Small Grants for New Investigators to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R03) 

Translational Research in Pediatric and Obstetric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01) 

Underactive Bladder in Aging (R03) 

Women's Mental Health During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (R01) 

 

Other Upcoming Federal Opportunities:

CIRM - Partnering Opportunity For Clinical Trial Stage Projects 

CIRM - Partnering Opportunity For Late Stage Preclinical Projects 

CIRM - Partnering Opportunity For Supplemental Accelerating Activities

DOD - Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research 

HHS -  Research, Monitoring and Outcomes Definitions for Vaccine Safety  

Questions regarding the CIRM opportunities may be addressed to Steven Peckman, Associate Director for Administration and Planning at Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research: SPeckman@mednet.ucla.edu.

 

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 - NINDS Exploratory Clinical Trials for Small Business (STTR [R42]) Also see: (R44) 

Non-Federal Opportunities
American Diabetes Association - Junior Faculty Development Award
Foundation Opportunities
If you have questions or need assistance in applying to any of these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America - Career Development Awards
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America - Senior Research Award
John Merck Fund - Developmental Disabilities Translational Research Program
Tower Cancer Research Foundation - Career Development Grant
Tower Cancer Research Foundation - Senior Investigator Grant
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.
NIH - Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science (T32)
Dr.Scholl Foundaiton Grants
American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Clinical Grants
NIEHS - Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC)
NIH - Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)
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. 

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