Funding Opportunities
CVI Strategic Funding Initiatives
Request for Applications (RFAs)
Program Announcements (PAs)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Penn Funding Resources
External Funding Resources
CVI Strategic Funding Initiatives
Periodically, generally in preparation for multi-disciplinary awards (PO-1’s,
SCCORs, Roadmap Initiatives, etc.), the Penn CVI leadership will issue strategically-targeted Request
for Proposals (RFPs) as need arises and as opportunities present.
Any Penn faculty member working in the strategically-targeted
area, or a closely related area, is encouraged to apply for this funding. These
funds are not restricted to investigators with a track record of cardiovascular
investigation. Applications from research scientists who have not
historically focused their studies in cardiovascular science are encouraged to apply for funding. Funding amounts will vary depending upon the RFP, but generally range from $25,000 per year to $200,000 per year.
For more information, please contact the Penn CVI Business Office.
Requests for Applications (RFAs)
FOCUS – Penn Cardiovascular Institute
Medical Student Fellowship in Women's Cardiovascular Health
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008
How to Apply:
Send applications either electronically or by mail to Patricia Scott (see below).
Applications must include the following information:
1. Name, address, telephone number, pager, email address, and preferred method of contact
2. Your CV
3. A brief (one-page) synopsis of the planned project and selected mentor
Fellowship Description:
The FOCUS-Penn CVI Medical Student Fellowship in Women's Cardiovascular Health, sponsored by the Penn Cardiovascular Institute,
offers medical students funding for six months to work full time with a faculty mentor conducting clinical or basic science research centered
around issues related to women's cardiovascular health. Students work with an experienced faculty member actively engaged in research related to cardiovascular health .
The purpose of this experience is to enable medical students to learn "hands-on" research and collaborative skills, to gain knowledge of cardiovascular aspects of women's health,
and to work on a publication or article generated from the research. The fellowship may begin as early as July 2008.
Eligibility: Any University of Pennsylvania medical students (male or female) who have completed their clinical clerkships are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Funding: A monthly stipend of $1,250 will be provided to student recipients, totaling $7500 for the six-month fellowship term.
Faculty mentors receive additional funds (a one-time payment of $1500) to support research expenses and other costs associated with their mentoring of
the student-fellows over the 6-month period. These FOCUS funds may be applied to a 6 month period of a longer research experience whose remaining
time is supported from other sources.
Mentorship: Identification of potential faculty mentors by interested students is required prior to application for this research experience.
Mentors must be full time Penn faculty with solidly established research programs.
Credit/Requirements: This Fellowship opportunity has been designed to be a scholarly pursuit rather than a workstudy experience.
Medical students who complete the Fellowship will fulfill the Scholarly Pursuit requirement (3 credits). This experience will be graded on a pass/fail
basis and will be recorded on the student transcript. Any student who is awarded as a FOCUS Fellow will work with their Penn faculty mentor to
prepare a formal initial project proposal which must be reviewed and approved by the FOCUS Director of Research Programs.
A progress report will be required midway in the fellowship period, and a final report will be due at the completion of the six-month experience.
Questions: Contact Patricia Scott, pscott3@mail.med.upenn.edu or 215-898-3562.
FOCUS Website »
Patricia Scott, Director of Operations, FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Room 917, Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6021
Request for Information (RFI):
To Solicit Ideas for Common Fund / Roadmap Trans-NIH Strategic Initiatives »
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Response Date: June 2, 2008
The NIH is seeking input from the scientific community, health professionals, patient advocates,
and the general public about innovative and cross - cutting initiatives to be funded through the NIH Common Fund.
The Common Fund / Roadmap supports programs that address fundamental knowledge gaps, develop transformative tools and technologies,
and/or foster innovative approaches to complex problems. These programs are supported for a limited duration of 5–10 years.
Long-term support is not consistent with the intent of the Common Fund / Roadmap.
Collecting these ideas is an initial step in the process of identifying a new cohort of Common Fund / Roadmap programs for Fiscal Year 2011.
This RFI provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their own ideas. The NIH expects to spend $30 - 50 million per year
from within the currently projected Roadmap budget for new 5-year initiatives.
AHA / National Program:
Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation Myogenesis Research Centers »
Deadlines: Center and Center Projects: Aug. 1, 2008
Letter of Intent: June 16, 2008
The purpose of this notice is to announce the AHA's intention to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) in the spring 2008 to
fund up to three centers to develop and validate efficient, accessible large-scale cardiac myogenesis research programs.
The AHA’s ultimate goal is to apply the results from these programs to further understand the cardiac developmental/repair process
and possibly identify areas for therapeutic intervention.
AHA / National Innovative Research Grant Program Description »
Application Deadline: July 1, 2008 »
Science Focus
The American Heart Association funds research broadly related to cardiovascular disease and stroke.
We support research in clinical and basic sciences, bioengineering, biotechnology and public health.
Applications related to obesity, women and heart disease, and resuscitation are particularly encouraged.
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Program Announcements (PAs)
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Penn's Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs - Funding Opportunities
American College of Cardiology / Distinguished Awards
American College of Cardiology / Research & Travel Awards
AHA Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award Program (National)
AHA Pennsylvania / Great Rivers Affiliate Postdoc Awards (Regional)
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Fellowships
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellowships
Human Frontier Science Program Long Term Fellowships
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
National Science Foundation - Specialized Funding Information for Postdoctoral Fellows
Science Careers - Search GrantsNet for Funding Opportunities
The Medical Foundation (TMF) Charles A. King Trust
The National Academies - Fellowships in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies Research Associateship Programs (RAP) - Postdoctoral and Senior Awards
World Heart Federation - Twin Centres Fellowships
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Penn Funding Resources
Primary Sources Include:
U@Penn Research Portal
Penn's portal for investigators and administrators providing access to research information.
Funding Opportunities - Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Funding opportunities for the entire Penn Community.
SMARTS - Penn's customizable funding opportunity email alert system.
GENIUS - A searchable expertise profile system that
contains profiles and/or curriculum vitae of investigators who choose to make their profiles public (the default is private).
These profiles can be used by SMARTS and also will be used during later phases of
PennERA (Penn Electronic Research Administration).
SPIN - Searchable database of funding opportunities from the federal government and 1,700 other sources.
Other Sources Include:
Penn Medicine Department of Research > Grants and Contracts
See "Funding Opportunities."
Penn Medicine Department of Research > Pilot and Seed Grants
Features many of the SOM’s Centers and Institutes who sponsor pilot and seed grant programs.
Includes funding opportunities from other Schools such as Bioengineering.
Penn Medicine Research Program Development (RPD)
RPD fosters multidisciplinary biomedical and health services research at the University of Pennsylvania.
One of RPD's many functions is to facilitate the identification of funding sources.
Penn Medicine Office of Corporate Alliances
School of Medicine's Office of Corporate Alliances (OCA) provides the link between Penn Medicine and pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and medical-device companies across the world. OCA offers access to leading Penn researchers;
opportunities in sponsored research, collaborative research, clinical trials and consortiums;
and integrated management through functioning as a single point of contact.
Penn Center for Technology Transfer (CTT)
CTT obtains and manages patents, copyrights and trademarks derived from the University's
academic research enterprise. CTT promotes Penn’s core academic mission and research
enterprise by forging strategic relationships with companies and private equity
investors to convert Penn’s vast research capacity into commercial activity.
Penn's Global Initiative Fund
GIF is an intramural resource to support faculty initiatives that enhance our international teaching, research and engagement of an interdisciplinary nature.
Penn's University Research Foundation
URF provides start-up funding and funding for small projects.
Provost's Interdisciplinary Seminar Fund
The Provost announces the FY 2007 seminar fund to stimulate the creation of interdisciplinary discussions
and connections that could grow into lasting cooperative intellectual efforts and programs.
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External Funding Resources
Administration on Aging - Funding Opportunities
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Funding Opportunities
American College of Cardiology / Distinguished Awards
American College of Cardiology / Research & Travel Awards
American Heart Association - National Funding Opportunities
American Heart Association - Pennsylvania / Great Rivers Affiliate Funding Opportunities
Grants.Gov - Find Grant Opportunities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Funding, Training, and Policies
NHLBI - Funding Opportunity Announcements
NHLBI - Additional Funding Sources > Extensive List of Non-NIH Funding Sources
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research Funding Opportunities
NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities
NIH National Center for Research Resources > Research Funding Opportunities
NIH Roadmap > Funding Opportunities
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