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

 

Click here for previous event videos and presentation materials.

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will be holding an all-day workshop for junior investigators who have applied, are applying, or thinking about applying for a NIH K/Career Development Award. The UCLA CTSI Research, Education, Training, and Career Development Program is offering this special opportunity to junior faculty at CTSI partnered institutions (Cedars-Sinai, CDU, LA Biomed Harbor-UCLA, and UCLA) to learn how to prepare successful K applications. Register here. Workshop takes place July 9.

Cal Poly and the Governor's Office of Planning & Research are pleased to announce the second California Climate Action Planning Conference (CCAPC) will be held August 13 & 14 , 2015 at the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo. This conference focuses on in-depth issues in GHG emissions reduction and climate adaptation at the local and regional level. Our panels will feature leaders in the field to bring you the most up-to-date and advanced thinking.   

UCLA has recently acquired institutional membership with NCFDD, which is an organization that provides professional development and mentoring opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs. Members have access to various webinars, slides and transcripts of workshops, and the organization's online career center as well as numerous other professional resources.  For more information regarding the benefits of NCFDD membership, as well as information about registering as a member, visit the above link.  

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.

 

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.

  

Have You Invented a Useful Research Tool? OIP-ISR Wants to Help You License It!

UCLA OIP-ISR wants to help you license research tools you've created to assist in conducting your research. This usually results in money going right back to your lab! See the flyer for more information.

  

 

UCLA Center for Education Innovation in Life Sciences (CEILS)

Center for Education Innovation in Life Sciences (CEILS) creates a collaborative community of instructors committed to advancing teaching excellence, assessment, diversity, and scholarship, resulting in the enhancement of student learning experiences in the life sciences at UCLA. Upcoming events as follows:

FundingOppsBasic Research
Federal Opportunities
Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Upcoming DOD Funding Opportunities:

Other Upcoming 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.
Non-Federal Opportunities
American Society for Cell Biology - 2015 ASCB-Gibco Emerging Leader Prizes
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Limited Project Grant
Amyloidosis Foundation - 2015 Research Grants
Bruno and Ilse Frick Foundation - Basic Research in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
InBev-BAILLET LATOUR Health Prize in Infectious Diseases
Liam's Land - Kathryn Barton Hobbs Medical Research Grant
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation - Fund-a-Fellow Postdoctoral Research Award
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation - Career Development Grant
Foundation Opportunities
If you have questions or need assistance in applying to these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
American Association for Cancer Research - Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
Whitehall Foundation - Research Grants for Basic Biological Sciences
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.
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Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19)
NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30)
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Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01) 

Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01) 

Bioengineering Research Grants (R01) 

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

Clinical Studies of Mental Illness Not Involving Treatment Development, Efficacy, or Effectiveness Trials (Collaborative R01)

Developing the Therapeutic Potential of the Endocannabinoid System for Pain Treatment (R01) 

Early Phase Clinical Trials in Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions (R01) 

Effects of Modulating Chronic Low Grade Inflammation on Geriatric Conditions: Secondary Data and/or Biospecimen Analyses and Ancillary Studies in Ongoing or Completed Clinical Trials (R01) 

HIV/AIDS, Drug Use, and Vulnerable Populations in the US (R01)
Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R03)
National Cooperative Reprogrammed Cell Research Groups to Study Mental Illness (U19)
NIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Grant (R01)
NIDDK Program Projects (P01)
Open Design Tools for Speech Signal Processing (R01)
Outcome Measures for Use in Treatment Trials for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (R01)
Physical activity and weight control interventions among cancer survivors: Effects on biomarkers of prognosis and survival (R01)
Prematurity-Related Ventilatory Control (Pre-Vent):  Role in Respiratory Outcomes Clinical Research Centers (U01)
Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01)

Upcoming DOD Funding Opportunities:

 

Other Upcoming Opportunities:
Non-Federal Opportunities
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Academic Drug Discovery and Development Program
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation - Maureen Hannley Comparative Effectiveness Research Grant
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Limited Project Grant
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Harry Shwachman CF Clinical Investigator Award
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - LeRoy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award
InBev-BAILLET LATOUR Health Prize in Infectious Diseases
International Team for Implantology - Research Grants
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation - Fund-a-Fellow Postdoctoral Research Award
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation - Career Development Grant
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation - MTF Research Grants
Progeria Research Foundation - Established Investigator Award
Thrasher Research Fund - Early Career Awards
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 - Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research - AACR Team Science Award
Michael J. Fox Foundation - Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome Measures
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.
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Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19)
NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30)
Career Development Program in Emergency Care Research (K12)
Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12)
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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