Current MSTP Students with Independent Funding
View a list of current MSTP Students with Independent funding
FAQ's about writing a Grant
This is a resource for frequently asked questions about writing a grant. Although it is specifically written for NIDA the information included about the application itself are generic:
http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchTraining/Predocfaqs.html
NIH Funding Resources
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide individual predoctoral research training awards to promising MD/PhD candidates with the potential to become productive physician scientists in fields relevant to the mission of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
- Individual Funding Opportunities for MD/PhD Students (from 2007 MD/PhD Conference)
Students seeking support for both MD and PhD training can apply for:
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Eligibility:
U.S. citizen, non-citizen national or permanent resident of the U.S.
Enrolled in an MD/PhD program at an approved medical school and accepted in a related scientific PhD program
Propose research relevant to the mission of one of the participation NIH Institutes
NRSAs for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30) PA05-051
Participating Institutes and Contact Information:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dr. Dennis Twombly - 301-496-9322
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dr. Mimi Ghim - 301-443-6071
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Dr. Daniel Sklare - 301-496-1804
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Michael Humble - 919-316-4621
National Institute of Mental Health
Ms. Mary F. Curvey - 301-443-356
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
Dr. Stephen Korn - 301-496-4188
National Institute on Aging
Dr. Robin Barr - 301-496-9322
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Dr. Judith Podskalny - 301-594-8876
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Kirschstein NRSA (F30) PA-08-021
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
NRSAs for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA07-106)
Eligibility:
In addition to the criteria above, candidates must be from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the health-related workforce (including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds).
All NIH Institutes participate in this PA; see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-07-106.html for more information.
University Funding Resources
Search for funding opportunities through links to various electronic databases, government agencies, private foundations and selected topics
The University of Iowa regularly receives invitations to nominate a restricted number of faculty, staff, or students for high profile funding competitions. The UI institutional nomination process determines the best possible applicants for these competitions.
Internal nomination competitions, whether they are conducted by individual colleges or through UI WINS, are generally advertised in the Grant Bulletin. The collegiate Associate Deans for Research also distribute news of each competition within their colleges.
The University of Iowa Vice President for Research offers various internal funding opportunities including equipment cost-sharing programs and Biosciences Initiative start-up funding.
- Office of the Vice President for Research Internal Funding Opportunities
- Biosciences Initiative Start-up Funding Program
VA Office of Research and Development Opportunities
College of Medicine Internal Funding
Other Funding Sources
American Federation for Aging Research Scholarship
American Society for Microbiology Robert Watkins Graduate Fellowship for Minorities
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Columbia University (listing of both external and internal funding opportunities)
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowships
Fulbright Program Institute of International Education (for studies abroad)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Fellows Program
Josephine de Kármán Predoctoral Fellowship
L'Oreal Foundation Women in Science Predoctoral Fellowships (applications accepted annually in October)
NASA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
NATO Predoctoral Fellowship with Partner Nations
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Altum proposalCENTRAL (proposalCENTRAL is an e-grantmaking website shared by many government, non-profit, and private grant making organizations. Over twenty thousand applicants and reviewers interact electronically with the grant-makers that are members)