Limited Submission Funding Announcements
These are research funding opportunities where there is a limit to the number of applications that can be submitted. Faculty interested in applying are asked to provide a preliminary proposal for an internal selection committee. Please see below the current available funding opportunities and their internal submission deadlines.
Kinship Foundation Searle Scholars Program │ July 12
The Searle Scholars Program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components. Potential applicants who are unsure if their research is appropriate for our program are encouraged to examine the research interests of present and former Searle Scholars on this website.
The Searle Scholars Program supports high risk, high reward research across a broad range of scientific disciplines. The Searle Scholars Program is funded through the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust and administered by Kinship Foundation.
FUNDING INFORMATION: $100,000 per year for three years ($300,000 total). For information about use of funds, please see the program’s award information section.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: Applicants for the 2025 competition (awards which will be activated on July 1, 2025) are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.
Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after May 1, 2023. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent). BU may forward two applicants.
Applicants who were nominated for awards in the previous competition year but were not awarded may still meet the eligibility criteria for the current competition.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: BUMC Interested investigators should submit the following materials listed below via InfoReady Review by Friday, July 12, 2024. If you are a BMC investigator and wish to apply for this opportunity, please contact Jess Howard, associate director of Foundation Relations and Government Grants at Jessica.Howard@bmc.org by Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- Letter of recommendation from the appropriate Department Chair or a senior researcher;
- A brief (two-page) statement by the candidate describing their significant scientific work and immediate research plans;
- Up-to-date CV; and
- Budget summary.
A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review the internal proposals and select the nominees. Foundation Relations will work with the nominees to develop and submit the institutional nomination letter and applicant materials by Sept. 30 2024.
DEADLINES: Internal Materials Due: Friday, July 12, 2024 |Sponsor Deadline: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, 5 p.m. CT
In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy.
Macy Faculty Scholars Program │ July 15
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation seeks nursing and medical school junior faculty who are committed to careers in health professional education, have three to eight years of full-time faculty experience, are innovators, and have shown promise as educators, clinicians, and role models.
Macy Faculty Scholars explore many areas of possible innovations in health professions education. The Foundation has particular interest in innovative projects that involve the learning environments where clinical care is delivered. Within these clinical learning environments, the Foundation is interested in the projects that:
- Advance equity, diversity, and belonging.
- Enhance collaboration among health professionals, educators and learners.
- Prepare future health professionals to navigate and address ethical dilemmas that arise when the principles of the health professions are in conflict with barriers imposed by the health delivery system.
It is required that projects address one or more of the Foundation’s above priority areas.
Full details about the program, the eligibility and selection criteria, and the application process are available on the website.
FUNDING INFORMATION: Up to five scholars will receive $125,000 salary support, project support and professional development activities per year for two years. Scholars also receive funding to participate in a Harvard Macy Institute course and travel to the Macy Faculty Scholars Annual Meeting.
ELIGIBILITY: There can be only one nominee per nursing or medical school. Candidates must:
- Be a doctorally prepared faculty member in good standing at the sponsoring school
- Have served for three to eight years as a full-time faculty member
- Have an identified faculty mentor who will provide advice on the candidate’s project and career development
- Have an educational innovation project with the appropriate institutional support
- Have an institutional commitment for the protection of at least 50% of the candidate’s time
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: BUMC interested faculty should submit the following materials listed below combined into a single pdf to Diana Lehman at dlehman@bu.edu by Monday, July 15, 2024. If you are a BMC investigator and wish to apply for this opportunity, please contact Jess Howard, associate director of foundation relations and government grants at Jessica.Howard@bmc.org by Friday, April 19, 2024.
- Statement by the candidate of career objectives and personal goals for this program, no more than 1 page
- Description by the candidate of the educational innovation project to be undertaken, no more than 2 pages
- Letter from the candidate’s department chair indicating the chair’s commitment to protecting the time of the candidate, describing the role of the candidate in the department, identifying who will be the mentor, and names of 1-2 senior faculty members who will write a letter of support
- Current curriculum vitae of the candidate and mentor
A faculty committee drawn from the medical campus will review the internal proposals and select the nominee.
DEADLINES: Internal Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024│Sponsor Deadline: Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024
In requesting to be considered for this limited submission funding opportunity, you are making a commitment, if selected, to submit your proposal to the sponsor in a timely manner and to Sponsored Programs in accordance with the Proposal Submission Policy.
If you have any questions about these funding opportunities contact us.
View the list of annually recurring limited submission opportunities sorted by anticipated internal deadline.