Funding Opportunities – March 2016

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Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation   
Program: Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Goal: Seeks to increase the number of faculty in medicine, dentistry and nursing from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Amount: 10 awards for $420,000 over four years
Deadline: Full application due March 15, 2016
Details: http://advancement.georgetown.edu/cfr/?id=031516RWJF-Harold-Amos-Medical (new window)

Sponsor: Thrasher Research Fund   
Program: Early Career Awards
Goal: Supports young investigators in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children’s diseases. 
Amount: 15 awards of up to $25,000 over two years 
Deadline: Letter of concept due March 15, 2016
Details: https://www.thrasherresearch.org/SitePages/early-career-award.aspx?PageView=Shared&InitialTabId=Ribbon.WebPartPage&VisibilityContext=WSSWebPartPage (new window)

Sponsor: Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
Program: Faculty/Post-doctoral Research Grant Program
Goal: To develop, refine, evaluate or disseminate innovation interventions to prevent major social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting individuals, families and communities.
Amount: Up to $20,000 
Deadline: Full application due April 1, 2016
Details: http://www.fahsbeckfund.org/pdf_files/CURRENT_Post_Doctoral_Guidelines_01.12.15.pdf (new window)

Sponsor: National Multiple Sclerosis Society   
Program: Pilot Research Grants
Goal: Supports innovative, cutting edge ideas or untested methods related to stopping MS progression, restoring function and improving quality of life and preventing MS. 
Amount: $44,000 over one year 
Deadline: Full application due April 6, 2016
Details: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/For-Professionals/Researchers/Society-Funding/Pilot-Research-Grants (new window)