Funding
Opportunities for Postdoctoral Research in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology,
Developmental Biology, Cancer Biology and Genetics
Compiled by the Developmental Biology
Center,
Listed in order
of deadlines for application.
Please note that funding agencies may have restrictions that are not described
here. Contact the agency or visit their web site for complete and up-to-date information!
The IRIS database at
the University of Illinois and GrantsNet can be searched for additional opportunities.
This list does not include site-specific
opportunities.
If the deadline appears to have
passed, do not despair! There may be another cycle that has not yet been
formally announced.
If you are interested in applying
to a foundation, please contact Betty Leidal,
Director of Foundation Relations, at 824-6248.
* Denotes opportunities available
to non-U.S. citizens.
Ford
Foundation Fellowships for Minorities
Deadline: January 8
To
foster diversity on the nation's college and university faculties and campuses,
the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities Program identifies outstanding
researchers and scholars who are members of minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate and in formal
programs of postdoctoral study and research in the
*University of California
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
Deadline: January
16, 2003 , 5p.m. . Start
date: July 1
Tobacco-Related
Disease Research Program Office of Health Affairs University of California,
Office of the President 300 Lakeside Drive, 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-3550
Phone: (510) 987-9870 Fax: (510) 835-4740. Awards for
individuals with doctoral degrees to obtain postdoctoral research training in
Tobacco-Related Disease a under a designated mentor, for up to 2 years at
$35,000 per full year. For research regarding tobacco use, with an
emphasis on youth and young adults, including, but not limited to, the effects
of active and passive smoking, primary prevention of tobacco use, nicotine
addiction and its treatment, effects of second hand smoke, and public health
issues surrounding tobacco use (See update and
interpretation). Application must be prepared by the prospective fellow.
Laboratory must be in
*
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund
Annual
Deadline: February 1
(203) 785-4612
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial
Fund provides support in the form of fellowships to young postdoctoral
scientists conducting research into the causes, origins and treatment of
cancer. Fellowships are awarded for three years and carry a basic annual
stipend of $25,000 in the first year, $26,000 in the second and $27,000 in the
third year, with an additional $750 available for each dependent child. An
allowance of $1,500 a year is usually made available to the sponsoring
laboratory for the Fellow's research expenses. Candidates in general should not
have more than one year of postdoctoral experience. They must hold either the
M.D. degree or the Ph.D. degree in the field in which they propose to study or
furnish evidence of equivalent training and experience. American citizens may
hold a fellowship either in the
NIH
GENOME SCHOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND FACULTY TRANSITION AWARD
Annual
Deadline: February 1
An NIH program to
enable promising new genome researchers to establish an independent research program in genomic research and analysis and
to secure a tenure-track appointment in an academic institution in the
*The Hereditary Disease
Foundation.
Deadlines:
February 15, June 15 and October 15.
The Foundation offers
the Milton Wexler Postdoctoral
Fellowships, the John J.
Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships, and the special
Lieberman Award for
research on the cause and cure of Huntington's disease.
American
Cancer Society, National
Deadline: March 1, and October 1
This award is to
support the training of researchers who have just received their doctorate. Awards
are made for one to three years with progressive stipends of $37,000, $39,000,
and $42,000 per year, plus a $2,000 per year institutional allowance. Annually,
the Society selects three Fellows to receive the following special awards: the
John Peter Hoffman Fellowship to a top-ranked application in any research area
and the Ann L. Siegel and Jean and Harold Grossman Fellowships to the two
highest ranked applications in breast cancer research. Each of these special
Fellowships offers a stipend of $144,000 for a three-year period. Deadline:
Applications must be received in the Society's Extramural Grants Department by
March 1 or October 1.
*Wills
Foundation Neurobiology Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline:
March 1
The Wills Foundation
offers fellowships to postdoctoral fellows interested in the area of
neurobiology. Special consideration will be given to those whose work is
directly, peripherally or potentially beneficial to understanding Huntington's Disease.
FUNDS: Up to $40,000 per year.
ELIGIBILITY: This funding must be
made through U.S. Institutions; however, citizens of another country working in
conjunction with a U.S. Institution are eligible for funding.
CONTACT: Mrs. Alice E. Pratt,
President, Wills Foundation,
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Deadline: Registration-
May 1 - August 15, 2003 (Electronic), Abstract Submission – August
15, 2003 (Electronic),
Application Submission – August 29, 2003 (Electronic)
Grants Start - May 1, 2004
Foundation awards three-year
postdoctoral fellowships to individuals working under the guidance of
experienced cancer researchers in order to recruit and retain young scientists
in the field of breast cancer research.
*Damon Runyon Walter Winchell
Cancer Fund
Deadlines:
August 15, December 15, March
15 (If the date falls on a
weekend applications are due on the next business day)
Earliest start dates: January 1, May 1, August 1
CANCER RESEARCH FUND
OF THE DAMON RUNYON - WALTER WINCHELL FOUNDATION:
Lucille
P. Markey Visiting Fellowship
Deadline:
April 1
Dr. G. Stark,
Imperial Cancer Research Fund, P.O. Box 123, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A
3PX, United Kingdom Phone: 305/4455612. Awards made 07/01 annually to start 1
month following awards. Applicants must have a doctoral degree, be nominated by
a U.K. Institution and conduct research in a lab in
*Cancer Research
Institute
Deadline:
April 1 and October 1
CANCER RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
NIH
Individual NRSA (National Research Service Award)
Deadlines:
April 5, August 5, December
5
Start dates: December 1, April 1, July 1
Office of Research
Manpower, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, 5333 Westbard Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892. ((301) 496-7441.
Citizenship: Citizens, Nationals or Permanent Residents of the
NIH Guide:
NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS - ADDENDUM
Includes: National
Human Genome Research Institute Individual Postdoctoral in Genomic Analysis
and Technology and the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Human Genome
Research.
Application form: Individual National
Research Service Award PHS 416-1
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Deadline: Registration-
May 1 - August 15, 2003 (Electronic), Abstract Submission – August
15, 2003 (Electronic),
Application Submission – August 29, 2003 (Electronic)
Grants Start - May 1, 2004
Foundation awards three-year
postdoctoral fellowships to individuals working under the guidance of
experienced cancer researchers in order to recruit and retain young scientists
in the field of breast cancer research.
*The Hereditary Disease
Foundation.
Deadlines:
February 15, June 15 and
October 15.
The Foundation offers
the Milton Wexler Postdoctoral
Fellowships, the John J.
Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships, and the special
Lieberman Award for
research on the cause and cure of Huntington's disease.
*Damon Runyon Walter Winchell
Cancer Fund
Deadlines:
August 15, December 15, March 15 (If the date falls on a weekend applications are due on
the next business day)
Earliest start dates: January 1, May 1, August 1
CANCER RESEARCH FUND
OF THE DAMON RUNYON - WALTER WINCHELL FOUNDATION:
*Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Deadline:
August 15 (If date falls on a weekend, deadline
is the following Monday)
THE HELEN HAY WHITNEY
FOUNDATION, Administrative Director,
*Human
Frontier Science Program
Deadline:
September
The Human Frontier
Science Program (HFSP) promotes international collaboration in
interdisciplinary, basic research in the life sciences. The fields supported
are Brain Functions and Molecular Approaches to Biological Functions.
Fellowships are available to scientists who wish to work in foreign
laboratories, with emphasis on individuals early in their careers.
*Leukemia Society of
America
Deadline:
September 16 - preliminary,
October 1- complete.
LEUKEMIA
SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. Director of Research Administration
Fellow: Promising investigators
about to embark upon their postdoctoral research training or who have less than
two years' experience at the time of review. Proposed research projects must be
directly related to leukemia and related diseases. Citizenship: Need not be
Special Fellow: Must have completed
at least 2 years postdoctoral research and be continuing their research
training under the direction of a research sponsor. Citizenship: Need not be
*Burroughs
Wellcome Fund Career
Awards in the Biomedical Sciences
DEADLINE: October 1
Career Awards in the
Biomedical Sciences provide support ranging from $500,000 over five years to
bridge advanced postdoctoral training and early years of faculty service.
Researchers may be working in any of the basic biomedical sciences.
Awards specifically targeted for reproductive science will be included.
During the postdoctoral period, award recipients may train at degree-granting
institutions in the
American
Cancer Society, National
Deadline: March 1, and October 1
This award is to
support the training of researchers who have just received their doctorate. Awards
are made for one to three years with progressive stipends of $37,000, $39,000,
and $42,000 per year, plus a $2,000 per year institutional allowance. Annually,
the Society selects three Fellows to receive the following special awards: the
John Peter Hoffman Fellowship to a top-ranked application in any research area
and the Ann L. Siegel and Jean and Harold Grossman Fellowships to the two
highest ranked applications in breast cancer research. Each of these special
Fellowships offers a stipend of $144,000 for a three-year period. Deadline:
Applications must be received in the Society's Extramural Grants Department by
March 1 or October 1.
*Cancer Research
Institute
Deadline:
April 1 and October 1
CANCER RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
*Life Sciences Research Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: October 1
Three-year
fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduates of medical and
graduate schools in the biological sciences holding M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M. or
D.D.S. degrees. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the individual
applicant's previous accomplishments, and on the merit of the proposal for
postdoctoral research. Persons doing a second postdoc
are eligible only if they are transferring to a different supervisor's
laboratory and embarking on a new project not connected to their previous
research. All
*The Hereditary Disease
Foundation.
Deadlines:
February 15, June 15 and October 15.
The Foundation offers
the Milton Wexler Postdoctoral
Fellowships, the John J.
Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships, and the special
Lieberman Award for
research on the cause and cure of Huntington's disease.
NSF/SLOAN
Research Fellowships in Molecular Evolution
Deadline:
November 1
Room 615 National
Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 306-1469
Objective: To increase support for basic research in molecular evolution.
Studies involve the theoretical, comparative, computational, and/or
experimental analyses of biological patterns and processes at the molecular
level. Eligibility: Must have earned the doctoral degree no earlier than four
years before the application deadline or expect to receive it by June 30 the
following year. Citizenship: Nationals or Permanent Residents of the
*NSF/NATO
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering
DEADLINE:
December 9, 2003
On
behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) invites applications for 12-month postdoctoral research
fellowships from beginning scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Approximately
20 fellowships will be made to US institutions that would like to host a
scientist from NATO Partner countries (
NSF
International Research Fellowship Program
Deadline
Second Tuesday in October
Objective is to
introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to
opportunities abroad. These awards are available for research in any field of
science and engineering research or education supported by NSF. Applicants are
encouraged to consider any site that will afford them a unique and beneficial
research experience. Appropriate organizations include institutions of
higher education, industrial research institutions/laboratories, government
research institutes/laboratories/centers, nonprofit research organizations, and
foreign sites or centers of excellence. Eligible applicants, in addition
to being citizens or permanent residents of the United States, must have earned
a doctoral degree within six years before the date of application, or expect to
receive the doctoral degree by the award date. Women, minorities, and persons
with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Support may be
requested for residence abroad of three to 24 months. The 24-month period may
include one year (or some portion of the total duration) at the foreign site
and one year (or duration equal to the foreign tenure) used as a
"re-entry" year in the
American
Association of University Women Educational Foundation: Fellowships and Grants
Deadline:
November 15
American Fellowships
support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking
funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants
must be
University
of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline:
November 15
The President's
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral fellowships to enhance the
competitiveness of outstanding scholars for academic appointments at the
NSF Minority Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships
Deadline:
December (First Monday in
December each year)
BIR/BIO
Room 615 National Science Foundation
NIH
Individual NRSA (National Research Service Award)
Deadlines:
April 5, August 5, December
5
Start dates: December 1, April 1, July 1
Office of Research
Manpower, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, 5333 Westbard Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892. ((301) 496-7441.
Citizenship: Citizens, Nationals or Permanent Residents of the
NIH Guide:
NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS - ADDENDUM
Includes: National
Human Genome Research Institute Individual Postdoctoral in Genomic Analysis
and Technology and the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Human Genome
Research.
Application form: Individual National
Research Service Award PHS 416-1
*Damon Runyon Walter Winchell
Cancer Fund
Deadlines:
August 15, December 15, March 15 (If
the date falls on a weekend applications are due on the next business day)
Earliest start dates: January 1, May 1, August 1
CANCER RESEARCH FUND
OF THE DAMON RUNYON - WALTER WINCHELL FOUNDATION:
Compiled
by:
Dr. Peter J.
Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Director, Developmental Biology Center
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92717, USA
Phone (714) 824-4714 Fax (714) 824-3571