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External Research Funding

This is a user maintained, curated list of external funding opportunities for skeletal muscle researchers.
Please also see valuable list of resources on grant-writing and grantsmanship.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

MDA Research Grants homepage

Investigator Initiated Basic Research Grants

• Research grants comprise the majority of MDA’s research funding awards each year. They are awarded to established investigators to accelerate progress against muscle disease and are typically in the amount of about $100,000 per year for one to three years.
• LOI deadline: Dec. 15, 2014.
• More information >

Young Investigator Development Grants.

• MDA awards development grants to young researchers on the brink of becoming independent investigators.
• LOI deadline: Dec. 15, 2014.
• More information >

Giannini Foundation

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program Homepage

• Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply to the 2016 program if they have completed no less than 6 months and no more than 3 years in their mentor’s laboratory as of November 3, 2015
• November 3, 2015 - Deadline for all applications and reference letters; late applications will not be considered.
• Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent alien residents.
• More information >

Congressional Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program

• FY15 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
• More information >

Discovery Award

• Topic areas include: Advanced Prosthetics, Cardiovascular Health, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetes, Dystonia, Vascular Malformations, Women’s Heart Disease
• Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): June 25, 2015
• Application: July 9, 2015
• More information >

Focused Program Award

• Topic areas include: Advanced Prosthetics, Cardiovascular Health, Congenital Heart Disease, Vascular Malformations, Women’s Heart Disease
• Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): June 18, 2015
• Application: October 28, 2015
• More information >

Investigator-Initiated Research Award

• Topic areas include: Advanced Prosthetics, Cardiovascular Health, Congenital Heart Disease, Vascular Malformations, Women’s Heart Disease
• Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): June 11, 2015
• Application: October 15, 2015
• More information >

Technology/Therapeutic Development Award

• Topic areas include: Advanced Prosthetics, Cardiovascular Health, Congenital Heart Disease, Vascular Malformations, Women’s Heart Disease
• Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): June 11, 2015
• Application: October 15, 2015
• More information >

FSH Society

FSH Society Research Grants and Fellowship Program

• FSH Society research and fellowship grant awards provide vital start-up funding for investigators in FSHD and research projects on FSHD.
• Deadlines for receipt of grant, research fellowship and postdoctoral fellowship applications are February 28/29 and August 31 of each year.
• More information >

Human Frontier Science Program

HFSP Research Grants Website Guidelines for 2016 Program and Young Investigator applications are now available. Applications will be made via the HFSP extranet website which will be operational from mid-January 2015 onwards. Activation of the site will be announced on this page. You must register and obtain a 2016 reference number via the website by March 19th, 2015. Submission of Letters of Intent deadline: March 31st, 2015.

HFSP Young Investigators' Grants

• Awarded to teams of researchers, all of whom are within the first five years after obtaining an independent laboratory (e.g. Assistant Professor, Lecturer or equivalent).
• Applications for Young Investigators' Grants will be reviewed in competition with each other independently of applications for Program Grants.
• More information >

Program Grants

• Awarded to teams of independent researchers at any stage of their careers. The research team is expected to develop new lines of research through the collaboration. Up to $450,000 per grant per year may be applied for. Applications including independent investigators early in their careers are encouraged
• More information >

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grants

HHMI Faculty Scholars Program

HHMI Faculty Scholars Program Website

• Faculty Scholars are early career researchers with impressive accomplishments who have strong potential to make groundbreaking contributions.
• Application deadline: July 28, 2015, 3 p.m. (ET)

HHMI Early Career Scientists

HHMI Early Career Scientists Program Website

• HHMI’s early career scientists are among the nation's most promising researchers, appointed to the Institute at a critical stage of their careers.

HHMI Investigator Program

HHMI Investigator Program Website

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

PPMD/ENDduchenne.org research grants homepage

EUREKA Workshop for translational medicine

• Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy is sponsoring 2-4 junior scientists (at graduate/medical student, postdoctoral/resident or assistant professor level) to attend the Eureka Institute for Translational Medicine Certificate Course in Sicily, Italy, May 3rd-9th, 2015. All expenses will be covered.
• Deadline: Nov 20th 2014
• More information >

PPMD Exploratory Funds

• PPMD has developed the PPMD Exploratory Award for the development of preliminary data for new ideas or studies that are highly relevant to Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy development.
• More information >

PPMD Bridge Award Funds

• PPMD has developed the “PPMD Bridge Award” to serve as an emergency temporary funding source for projects that have lost funding or are between funding sources in order that key projects, personnel or infrastructure may be preserved.
• More information >

Cure Duchenne

CureDuchenne.org Grant Website

• CureDuchenne is a national nonprofit based in Newport Beach, Calif., that raises awareness and funds research to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

BD Bioscience Stem Cell Grant

BD Stem Cell Grant Website

• A total of $140,000 worth of research reagents are awarded annually to 10 scientists. Through the grant program, BD Biosciences supports scientists pursuing innovative ideas in stem cell research, helping to define the next generation of scientific breakthroughs.
• Application deadline: May 15, 2015 & October 31, 2015

American Heart Association

Grants@Heart Website
The American Heart Association funds research broadly related to cardiovascular function, cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Western States Affiliate

• Beginning Grant-in-Aid
• Grant-in-Aid
• Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award (formerly Clinical Research Program)
• Medical Student Research Program***
• Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Predoctoral Fellowship
• Undergraduate Student Research Program*** (see also: AHA@UCSD for 2017 applications)

National Program

• Collaborative Sciences Award**
• Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award
• Mentor/AHA Mentee Award
• Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award (formerly Clinical Research Program)
• Scientist Development Grant
• Strategically Focused Research Network*

L’Oréal For Women in Science program

• The L’Oréal For Women in Science program recognizes and rewards the contributions women make in STEM fields and identifies exceptional women researchers committed to serving as role models for younger generations.
• The L’Oréal USA For Women In Science fellowship program will award five post‐doctoral women scientists in the United States this year with grants of up to $60,000 each. Applicants are welcome from a variety of fields, including the life and physical/material sciences, technology (including computer science), engineering, and mathematics.
• Applications will open on February 2, 2015 and are due on March 20, 2015.

The application and more information on the L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program can be found at www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience

UCSD IRACDA grant

• San Diego IRACDA, Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award that provides three years of mentored, post-doctoral research experience in biomedical sciences at UC San Diego.
• Applicants can be either near graduation, new PhDs, or postdocs with up to approximately 2 years of postgraduate training and must be U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.
• Application deadlines: May 1st or November 1st.

The application and more information can be found at iracda.ucsd.edu

Travel Awards

IonOptix Junior Researcher Travel Grant Competition 2015

Date: 3rd December 2014 - 1st April 2015 IonOptix is pleased to announce its 2015 Student Travel Grant Competition. We want to support you with your thesis research and give you the opportunity to travel to a conference in North America or Europe. The grant is applicable to final year undergraduates, masters, and Ph.D. students in all areas of the life sciences. To qualify for the award, you must be presenting your work at the conference to which you are traveling. There are two grants available: one for Europe and one for North America. More information >

External Support to Organize Meetings

American Association for Anatomists (AAA)

AAA Website

• AAA’s Outreach Grant Program provides funding for workshops, symposia, and meetings organized by AAA members, either as stand-alone activities or under the umbrella of other national or international societies.
• Applications due: March 16 and August 1

More information >

American Society for Cell Biology

ASCB Homepage

Local Meetings

• With the goal of promoting scientific communication and fostering local communities of cell biologists, the American Society for Cell Biology is pleased to announce financial support to catalyze new, one-day local meetings organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
• Deadlines: see grant homepage
• More information >

Biophysical Society

BPS Homepage

BPS Networking Events

• The mini-grant opportunity will provide up to $500 to help you host an event.
• Deadline: see link
• More information >

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships

Summer Research Program in Biophysics

Date: February 15. 2017

• An 11-week program that introduces undergraduate minority students, disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities to the field of biophysics. Hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the program combines lab experience with lectures, seminars, and team-building activities. More than 75 aspiring scientists have already gained invaluable experience through the course.
• More information >