Extramural Funding Opportunites

• NIH:
  • Drug Discovery For Nervous System Disorders (R01/R21) PAR-16-041 & PAR-16-042.

  • Applicants interested in the development of novel assays to measure neurobiological endpoints and help build a pipeline of drug discovery should consider the following funding opportunities:

    • PAR-15-070 (Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Assay Development and Therapeutic Agent Identification and Characterization to Support Therapeutic Discovery [R21/R33]);
    • PAR-15-071 (Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Pharmacodynamics and In vivo Efficacy Studies for Small Molecules and Biologics/Biotechnology Products [R21/R33]);
    • PAR-15-066 (Building on High Impact Basic Neurobiology Through Assay Development: Advancing Tools for Therapeutic Discovery [R01]); or,
    • PAR-13-350 (Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction (ECHEM) [R21/R33]).
  • NCATS: https://ncats.nih.gov/funding
  • NINDS: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/funding_announcements/allcurrent.htm
  • NIMH: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/index.shtml
  • NIDA: http://www.drugabuse.gov/funding/funding-opportunities
  • NIDDK: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/current-opportunities/Pages/FO.aspx
  • NIAA: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/grant-funding/funding-opportunities
  • NIA: https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/funding
  • NIBIB: https://www.nibib.nih.gov/research-funding/opportunities
  • NIDCD: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/Pages/Default.aspx
  • NICHD: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-funding/opportunities-mechanisms/Pages/default.aspx
  • NEI: https://nei.nih.gov/funding
  • NIGMS: http://search.nigms.nih.gov/funding/funding.asp?tab=All
• NSF:
  1. Biological Infrastructure: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=DBI
  2. Emerging Frontiers: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=EF
  3. Integrative Organismal Systems: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=IOS
  4. Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=MCB
• NJ State:
  • New Jersey Health Foundation: http://www.njhealthfoundation.org/
  • NJCST: http://www.state.nj.us/scitech/programs/
  • NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research: http://www.state.nj.us/health/njcbir/grant.shtml
  • NJ Commission on Spinal Cord Research: http://www.nj.gov/health/spinalcord/grantfund.shtml
  • NJ Autism Research: http://www.nj.gov/health/autism/research.shtml
• DOD:
  • CDMRP: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/default.shtml
• Pharmaceutical Companies:
  • the LIFA (Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award) post-doc program: http://www.lilly.com/research-development/innovation-starts/Pages/Lilly-Innovation-Fellowship-Award.aspx.
    This program pairs a post-doctoral scientist and mentor with a Lilly scientist and provides up to four years of salary and benefits. Depending on the project, the post-doc can spend time at both Rutgers and Lilly.
• Private Foundations:
  • Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation: http://www.alzdiscovery.org/
  • Autism Science Foundation: http://www.autismsciencefoundation.org/
  • BrightFocus Foundation (Alzheimer's research): http://www.brightfocus.org/grants/types-grants
  • Michael J. Fox: https://www.michaeljfox.org/research/apply-for-grant.html
  • McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: https://neuroscience.mcknight.org/
  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: https://bbrfoundation.org/grants
  • Whitehall Foundation: http://www.whitehall.org/grants/
  • Tourette Syndrome Association: http://www.tsa-usa.org/Research/research_resgrantawards.html
  • Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_funding
  • National Parkinson’s Foundation: http://www.parkinson.org/Improving-Care/Research/Clinical-Research-Fund
  • American Parkinson Disease Association: http://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/