3. What are the Funding Opportunities That I Should Be Looking at During the Various Time Points of My Career?

The NIH recently (March 2008) held a roundtable discussion on “Research Career Paths in Rheumatic Disease” detailing the broad roadmap that aspiring academicians need to traverse. Below are some suggested grant/award opportunities.

A general schema is provided below:

(See *outside funding sources and specific websites below for variations in details/deadlines)

For further details on fellowships, awards, grants, and other funding opportunities explore the following sites:

For further details on fellowships:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse Web site
www.niams.hih.gov/Funding/Funding_Opportunities/activity_codes.asp

For award and grant details:
ACR REF Grants and Awards Section
http://www.rheumatology.org/ref/awards/index.asp

For details on funding opportunities through foundations and other sources:
ACR Overview of Funding Sources
http://www.rheumatology.org/ref/research/fundingopportunities/index.asp

For for various grant/award availabilities:
The Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org/information-for-researchers.php

For relevant funding opportunities:
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org/aboutnof/

For a variety of career development programs/awards:
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development
www.research.va.gov/funding/cdp.cfm
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA National Quality Scholars Program
www.dartmouth.edu/~cecs/fellowships/vaqs.html

For award opportunities for junior and mid-career career physician scientists with the Clinical Scientist Development Award and Distinguished Scientist Development Award:
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
www.ddcf.org

For substantial grants for research involving effects of cigarette smoking:
The Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
www.famri.org/researchers/current_and_upcoming_awards.html

For a variety of opportunities for research in the biomedical sciences:
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund
www.bwfund.org/page.php?mode=privateview&pageID=1

For health policy research opportunities:
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org/grants/

For funding for relevant research:
The Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research Program
www.beeson.org/

For searching for federally funded projects/award opportunities:
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
www.projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm

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