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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. 

LA2050 is a 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. 

The UC Center for Accelerated Innovation and UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute are sponsoring a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) webinar on August 5, 2015. Register in 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.  

 

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:

 

UCLA OCGA Announcement - Training Opportunity

As part of our ongoing Master Training curriculum, we are pleased to present you with a new training opportunity to discuss OCGA's process of Outgoing Subawards. In response to the implementation of the Uniform Guidance we will address definitions, including distinguishing between a subrecipient and a contractor. RSVP in the above link.


 

In an effort to ensure that we are addressing the training needs of campus, we encourage your feedback in participating in the poll here.


ArtPlace America - Call for Research Consultants

ArtPlace America (ArtPlace) seeks to commission three consulting researchers to conduct "field scans" that document and explore the relationship between arts and culture and the following community development sectors: Housing, Public Health, and Public Safety. Applications due August 6th. 

 

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
A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation - Grants in Nutrition
Alpha-1 Foundation - Grant Opportunities
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Open Request For Proposals
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons - Clinical & Scientific Research Grant
American Society of Transplantation - AST Transplantation and Immunology Research Network Fellowship Research Grant
American Urological Foundation - Research Scholar Program
ARVO Foundation for Eye Research - Genentech Age-related Macular Degeneration Research Fellowships
Brain and Lung Tumor and Air Pollution Foundation - Request for Proposals
Canadian Institute of Health Research - Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Cure SMA - Basic Research Funding Opportunities
European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation - Collaborative ECCO-IOIBD Fellowship
Frick Foundation for ALS Research - Research Grant Program
InBev-BAILLET LATOUR - BAILLET LATOUR Health Prize
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Career Development Program
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society - MSTS/MTF Research Grant
National Foundation for Cancer Research - Szent-Gy�rgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association - Research Grant Program
Progeria Research Foundation - Medical Research Grant
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 [email protected] to indicate interest in applying.
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:

AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (R03) 

Alcohol Use Disorders: Behavioral Treatment, Services and Recovery Research (R01) 

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

Biology of the Temporomandibular Joint in Health and Disease (R01)

Clinical Research in the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of HIV-Related Heart, Lung, and Blood  Diseases in Adults and Children (R01)  

Collaborative Networks to Advance Delirium Research (R24)

Developmental Mechanisms of Human Structural Birth Defects (P01)

Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R01) 

Early-life Factors and Cancer Development Later in Life (R03) 

Effects of Cannabis Use and Cannabinoids on the Developing Brain (R21)

Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings (R01) 

HIV-infected Adolescents: Transitioning from the Pediatric to the Adult Care Setting (R01)

International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R21) 

Lifespan Human Connectome Project:  Baby Connectome (U01)

Lymphatics in Health and Disease in the Digestive System, Kidney, and Urinary Tract (R01)

Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R01) 

Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers Consortium (U2C) 

Networks to Develop Priority Areas of Behavioral & Social Research (R24)

NICHD Research Short Courses (R25)

Oral Immune System Plasticity in Chronic HIV Infection Under Treatment and Oral Co-Infections (R01) 

Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium (U01)

Physical Activity and Weight Control Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects on Biomarkers of Prognosis and Survival (R21)

Research on the Health Determinants and Consequences of Violence and its Prevention, Particularly Firearm Violence (R01) 

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

Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations (R21) 

Secondary Analysis of Existing Databases in Traumatic Brain Injury to Explore Outcomes Relevant to Medical Rehabilitation (R21)

Secondary Dataset Analyses in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders (R21)

Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium: Using Implementation Science to Optimize Care of Adolescents and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (U01) 

Sustained Release of Antivirals for Treatment or Prevention of HIV (R01)

Synthetic Psychoactive Drugs and Strategic Approaches to Counteract Their Deleterious Effects (R01) 

Translational Programs in Lung Diseases (P01)  

 

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
A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation - Grants in Nutrition
Alpha-1 Foundation - Grant Opportunities
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Open Request For Proposals
American Society of Transplantation - AST Transplantation and Immunology Research Network Fellowship Research Grant
American Society of Transplantation - AST Transplantation and Immunology Research Network 2016 Faculty Development Research Grant
American Urological Foundation - Research Scholar Program
ARVO Foundation for Eye Research - Genentech Age-related Macular Degeneration Research Fellowships
Bayer Group - From Targets to Novel Drugs
Brain and Lung Tumor and Air Pollution Foundation - Request for Proposals
Canadian Institute of Health Research - Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Conquer Cancer Foundation - Career Development Awards
European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation - Collaborative ECCO-IOIBD Fellowship
InBev-BAILLET LATOUR - BAILLET LATOUR Health Prize
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Career Development Program
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society - MSTS/MTF Research Grant
National Foundation for Cancer Research - Szent-Gy�rgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association - Research Grant Program
Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation - Research Grants
Progeria Research Foundation - Medical Research Grant
Foundation Opportunities
If you have questions or need assistance in applying to any of these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.
Lymphoma Research Foundation - Clinical Investigator Career Development Award
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 [email protected] to indicate interest in applying.
PhRMA Pharmacology/Toxicology Predoctoral Fellowship
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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