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

 

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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. 

The Office of Interdisciplinary & Cross Campus Affairs (ICCA) is pleased to announced two funding opportunities, including a new opportunity to bring outstanding scholars to Campus to promote interdisciplinary and cross campus education, research, and service at UCLA. In addition to the Visiting Speaker funding, ICCA will also be accepting proposals for its Symposia, Workshop, and Planning Meeting funding opportunity. These opportunities are open to all UCLA faculty members in the regular professor series and are due October 30 2015. Details as follows:

As part of the effort to modernize FastLane, NSF is continuing to transition notifications and requests from FastLane to Research.gov, an effort that began in April 2015. The next step in this transition will be rolled out on July 24, 2015. Details above. 

You are invited to attend two VSCSE Summer School Courses at UCLA.  Attendance is free for UCLA students, staff and faculty. Supercomputing for Everyone runs from Aug 17 to 21. Science Visualization runs from Aug 24 to Aug 25.  Details on the classes and how to register are linked above. 

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:

University of California - Tobacco Related Disease Research Program

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP) offers a unique source of funding that supports investigators at all eligible California institutions who are engaged in research that directly contributes to the elimination of smoking and tobacco use and mitigates its human and economic costs in California. Informational Webinars as follows:

#LA2050Listens Grant Application 

LA2050 is an initiative to drive and track progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. Our latest report, Vision for a Successful Los Angeles, tracks progress toward our shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. We plan to award up to ten $5,000 grants. Apply in the link above for a $5,000 grant to host an #LA2050Listens event in your community to lead a conversation about the report. Applications due August 4th. 

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Federal Opportunities
Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Upcoming DOD Opportunities:

Other Upcoming 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.

 

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PhRMA - Pharmacology/Toxicology Predoctoral Fellowship
Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19)
NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30)
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30)
clinicaltranslationalClinical and Translational Research
Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R21) 

Alcohol-Induced Effects on Tissue Injury and Repair (R21)

Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01)

Arts-Based Approaches in Palliative Care for Symptom Management (R01)  

Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program (R34) 

Biomarkers: Bridging Pediatric and Adult Therapeutics (R21)

Development and Testing of Novel Interventions to Improve HIV Prevention, Care, and Program Implementation (R34) 

Drug Abuse Aspects of HIV/AIDS (R21) Also see: (R03)

Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21) 

Extracellular Vesicles and Substance Abuse (R21) 

Gene-Environment Interplay in Substance Use Disorders (R03)

Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R03) Also see: (R15) 

HIV Vaccine Vector-Host Interactions: Understanding the Biology and Immunology (R21)

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

Human Studies to Evaluate Promising Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder (R21)

Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (U01)  

Longitudinal Assessment of Post-Traumatic Syndromes (U01) 

Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R03)

Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R03) 

Multilevel Interventions in Cancer Care Delivery: Building from the Problem of Follow-Up to Abnormal Screening Tests (U01)

National Centers for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility (P50) 

National Cooperative Reprogrammed Cell Research Groups to Study Mental Illness (U19)

NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08) 

NEI Research Grant for Secondary Analysis (R21)  

Neuroimmune Signaling and Function in Substance Use Disorders (R21)

Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse (R21) 

NIAID Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34) 

NIDA Program Project Grant Applications (P01)

NIDDK Centers for Diabetes Translation Research (P30) 

NIDDK Research Education Program Grants for Curriculum Development (R25)

Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R01)

Oncology Co-Clinical Imaging Research Resources to Encourage Consensus on Quantitative Imaging Methods and Precision Medicine (U24) 

Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Studies in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (R21) 

Pre-application: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (X02)

Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (R21) 

Research on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (R21)

Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Animal Models and Related Materials (R24)

Role of Extracellular RNA in Mediating the Health Effects of Alcohol (R21)

Selected Topics in Transfusion Medicine (R21)

Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R21) 

Stimulating Hematology Investigation: New Endeavors (R01)

Systemic Amyloidosis: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research (R01)

Temporal Dynamics of Neurophysiological Patterns as Potential Targets for Treating Cognitive Deficits in Brain Disorders (R21) 

Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain Their Health and Independence in the Community (R21) 

Translational Research to Improve Outcomes in Kidney Diseases (R18) 

 

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- or Minimally-Invasive Methods to Measure Biochemical Substances During Neonatal and Perinatal Patient Care and Research (R41)
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.
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)
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30)
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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