Application Due Date: November 2, 2020 All applicants will need to file their initial application with the VPR Office through the Limited Submission website on the Research Portal within CIS. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to Lynn Wong or Gwen Allouch with the Office of Advancement.
Limited Submission Opportunities
For questions regarding the application process, please contact Lynn Wong.
Edward J. Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation: Mallinckrodt Scholar Awards
The mission of the Foundation is to support early stage investigators engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease.
Limited Submission: Two nominees
Award Amount: $400,000 for 4 years
Internal submission deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: http://www.emallinckrodtfoundation.org/Guidelines.html
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained in the early years of their appointment (see below), and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.
Limited Submission: One nominee
Award Amount: $100,000 unrestricted funds
Internal submission deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/camille_dreyfus_teacher_award.shtml
David and Lucille Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
The Fellowship Program provides support for highly creative researchers early in their careers; faculty members who are well established and well-funded are less likely to receive the award. Packard Fellows are inquisitive, passionate scientists and engineers who take a creative approach to their research, dare to think big, and follow new ideas wherever they lead.
Limited Submission: Two nominees
Award Amount: $875,000 over 5 years
Internal submission deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: https://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/eligibility-and-disciplines/
Moore Inventor Fellows
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is launching a competition to identify outstanding inventors who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care.
Limited Submission: Two nominees
Award Amount: $675,000 over 3 years
Internal submission deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: https://www.moore.org/docs/default-source/moore-inventor-fellows/moore-inventor-fellows-guidelines.pdf?sfvrsn=c2236f0c_6
Brain Research Foundation - Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program
The Seed Grant program supports full-time Assistant or Associate Professors working in the field of neuroscience. The program aims to provide start-up money for new and innovative research projects that have the potential to become competitive for an NIH grant or other external funding sources.
Limited Submission: One nominee
Award Amount: $80,000 over 2 years
Internal submission deadline: November 2, 2020
Website: https://www.thebrf.org/for-researchers/fayfrank-seed-grant-program/