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RESOURCES - Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunities | Job Opportunities | Related Conferences | Courses in Computational Neuroscience | Journals, Books, Encyclopedia Bernstein Award for Computational NeuroscienceThe German Federal Ministry for Education and Research has announced a call for applications for the next Bernstein Award (to be awarded in 2009). Deadline for application is March 25, 2009. Since 2006 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) annually awards excellent junior scientists with outstanding research ideas in the field of Computational Neuroscience. The "Bernstein Award for Computational Neuroscience" is provided for a scientific project of a young research group headed by a postdoc regardless of nationality and is equipped with up to 1.25 Mio Euros in the form of a grant over a period of five years. Further information: Human Frontier Science ProgramThe Human Frontier Science Program supports international preferably intercontinental collaborations in basic life science research with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental investigations. Applications are invited for grants to support new approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms involving biologists collaborating with scientists from disciplines such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, computational biology, nanoscience and engineering. Preliminary results are not required. Applicants are expected to develop new lines of research distinct from their ongoing research. There are two types of Grant: Young Investigators' Grants are for teams of scientists who are all within 5 years of establishing an independent laboratory and within 10 years of obtaining their PhDs. Program Grants are for independent scientists at all stages of their careers, although the participation of younger scientists is especially encouraged. Grants provide 3 years support for 2 - 4 member teams, with not more than one member from any one country, unless critical for the interdisciplinary nature of the project, which is an essential selection criterion. Applicants may establish a local or national interdisciplinary collaboration as a component of an international team but will be considered as 1.5 team members for budgetary purposes. Awards are dependent upon team size and successful teams will receive up to $450,000 per year. The principal applicant must be located in one of the member countries (Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) but co-investigators may be located in any country. Guidelines and further instructions are available on the HFSP web site (www.hfsp.org). International teams of scientists must first submit a letter of intent online via the web site. Specific enquiries: grant@hfsp.org
Deadlines: NSF Funding Opportunities:
Advancing Theory in Biology (ATB) Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08514/nsf08514.htm
Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) NIH Funding Opportunities:
Technology Development for Biomedical Applications (R21) NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Award ProgramsPioneer Awards provide $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years and are open to scientists at any career stage. New Innovator Awards provide $1.5 million in direct costs over the same period and are for new investigators who have not received an NIH regular research (R01) or similar grant. The Pioneer Award application period is from December 16, 2007 to January 16, 2008. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-013.html for application instructions. Submit New Innovator Award applications between March 3 and 31, 2008. Application instructions are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html. Joint NSF-NIH initiative: Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) The emphasis of this initiative is on innovative interdisciplinary collaborative research between experimental neuroscientists and computational scientists to make significant advances in the understanding of nervous system function and mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders. Receipt dates: Feb 26, 2008, Oct 30, 2008, Oct 30, 2009
NIH Notice: (NOT-NS-08-008) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NS-08-008.html Trans-NIH initiative: Predictive Multiscale Models of the Physiome in Health and Disease (R01) The emphasis of this initiative is on multiscale (>1 biological scales, e.g., genetic, cellular, systems, behavior), predictive computational modeling and models of health and disease states. Receipt Dates: January 14, 2008, May 14, 2008, September 15, 2008, January 14, 2009, May 14, 2009, September 15, 2009, January 14, 2010, May 14, 2010, September 15, 2010
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-023.html NSF FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALSGidance for the Computational Neuroscience Community The NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) offers five-year awards for junior faculty for integrated research and educational activities. CAREER grantees may also be nominated for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). For further information about program goals, eligibility requirements, and merit review criteria, please visit http://www.nsf.gov/career. As part of the application process, CAREER applicants need to select a "unit of consideration," the division and program area responsible for reviewing the proposal. Proposals in computational neuroscience will be reviewed primarily by two divisions of NSF:
The CAREER program accepts proposals in all research areas funded by NSF. Other closely related areas include cognitive neuroscience (SBE/BCS, Michael Smith, msmith@nsf.gov), artificial neural networks and learning (ENG/ECS, Paul Werbos, pwerbos@nsf.gov), biologically inspired computing and computational biology (CISE/CCF, Mitra Basu, mbasu@nsf.gov), mathematical biology (MPS/DMS, Mary Ann Horn, mhorn@nsf.gov), and bioinformatics (CISE/IIS, Sylvia Spengler, sspengle@nsf.gov Each of these programs has its own specific interests and emphases. Please contact the listed program officers if you have questions about which program(s) are most appropriate for review or co-review of your proposal. See full announcement at http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262&org=MPS&sel_org=MPS&from=fund NSF has posted their RFP for a Center for Research at the Interface Full proposal is at http://nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07597/nsf07597.htm. National Science Foundation
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