ORA Newsletter - Week ending 05/17/02

ORA Newsletter - Week ending 05/17/02

Section 1 – What’s New

Section 2 – New Funding Opportunities
Section 3 – Conferences

Section 4 – Reminders

Section 5 – Closing Information and Unsubscribe Instructions

1)Please make note of the deadline date correction on the ORA web site for the The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.Applications are due July 1, 2002, not June 1, 2002 as posted 05/10/02.

2)National Cancer Institute http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-02-018.html(NOT-CA-02-018) As of the release date of this Notice, the annual salaries for high school and undergraduate students participating in the Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program at cancer centers will receive the equivalent of the State or Institutional minimum wage.The salaries as stated in the Guidelines are no longer effective.All other allowable direct costs within the maximum allowable direct cost level of $60,000 will remain the same. The full text of the Guidelines for NCI Cancer Center Supplements for High School and Undergraduate Student Research Experiences (P30) may be found athttp://minorityopportunities.nci.nih.gov/.

INQUIRIESFor further information, contact:Ms. Bobby Rosenfeld, Senior Program Analyst Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch, OCTR 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 7028, MSC 8350, Bethesda, MD 20892 E-mail:rr63v@nih.govVoice:301-496-7344 Fax:301-402-4551

3)Informational Meeting for Potential Applicants and Current Awardees to The NCRR Extramural Research Facilities Construction Program(NOT-RR-02-009) National Center for Research ResourcesINDEX: RESEARCH RESOURCES

4)Health Insurance Rate Increase.For budgetary purposes you may want to consider using the new rates on grant proposals.All insurance rates will be increased by 13% and will be posted when the official rate is given.

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1)The American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) is seeking to identify potential future academic leaders and to stimulate their development through the support of advanced scientific scholarships.AAOGF Scholarships are for $100,000 per year and may be renewed for a total of three years.Additional guidelines and brochure is available in the Office for Research Affairs, 392-5398.The deadline for submission August 15, 2002

2)William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholars Program promotes the research development of promising junior scholars who investigate topics relevant to understanding and promoting the development, mental health, and well being of adolescents and youth.There can only be one nomination from a college.Internal deadline is for the College nomination is 06/24/02, final application deadline to the Foundation is 07/01/02.Information and application guidelines at http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/newsletter3039/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=82065

3)National Humanities Center Fellowships The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study.Scholars from any nation and humanistically inclined individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life, as well as fields of the humanities, are eligible. For additional information http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us.

4)The Melanoma Research Foundation - Basic or clinical research on projects related to melanoma, to the most promising young melanoma investigator.For more informationhttp://www.med.ufl.edu/research/fundopps.html or http://www.melanoma.org/ or full application athttp://www.melanoma.org/research.shtml Applications must be received by July 1 of each year.

5)Donald W. Reynolds Foundation – For the fight against heart and vascular diseases, and breakthroughs in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic heart disease.Call for proposals under the initiative, supporting additional Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center.Mandatory letters of intent are due by July 15^th.The deadline for receipt of proposals is September 20, 2002.For additional informationhttp://www.dwreynolds.org/Programs/National/Cardio/CallForProp.htm

New NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be found atNIH Notice(Posted 05/10/02)

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

1)American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention is sponsoring the ISHIB Annual Conference:June 8-12, 2002.For additional information http://www.med.ufl.edu/research/confrenc.html or http://www.ishib.org

2)Announcing NSF Regional Grants Conference in Charleston.October 15-16, 2003 (with optional Fastlane Workshop on October 14) Mills House Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina.For more information, go to http://www.med.ufl.edu/research/confrenc.html or http://www.orga.cofc.edu/nsf

REMINDERS!

Reminder:The Division of Sponsored Research will again offer on-site proposal processing services in the Health Science Center for the upcoming June 1 NIH deadline.For dates and times http://www.med.ufl.edu/research/#New

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