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Alzheimer's Association Phone: - 001 312 335 8700 | |
| Aims :To eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. | |
| Conference Grants Program | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Unspecified | |
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | |
| Aims :The ADDF is the only public charity solely dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery and development of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive aging. | |
| Academic Grant Programs | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Conference Grant Programs | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| General Request for Proposals | |
| Closing Date : 01 October 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Novel Biomarkers to Accelerate Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Dementias | |
| Closing Date : 09 September 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Alzheimer's Research Trust Phone: - 01223 843899 | |
| Aims :To combat dementia once and for all. They fund world-class scientific research to find ways to prevent, cure or treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease and fronto-temporal dementia. | |
| Emergency Support Grant Scheme | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Equipment Grants | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Extension Grant | |
| Closing Date : 29 April 2011 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Major Programme/Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 14 January 2011 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Network Cooperation | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : Unspecified | |
| PhD Scholarship | |
| Closing Date : 05 November 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Pilot Project | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Preparatory Clinical Research Fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Research Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 14 January 2011 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Sabbaticals/Secondments | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Scientific Conference Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Senior Research Fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 14 January 2011 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Travelling research fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 14 January 2011 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| US Travelling Research Fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 14 January 2011 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Alzheimer's Society Phone: - 020 7423 3500 | |
| Aims :The Society exists to champion the rights of everyone with dementia and those who care for them. Drawing on their unique knowledge: - They will become a world-class authority on all aspects of living with dementia - They will guarantee the availability of accurate and authoritative information - They will strive for universal access to quality services - They will galvanise investment for research into the causes, prevention, treatment and care of people with dementia. | |
| Cochrane Review Special Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Dissemination Grants | |
| Closing Date : 26 November 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : Single Payment | |
| PhD Studentships | |
| Closing Date : 24 June 2011 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 25 February 2011 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Research & Clinical Fellowship Grants | |
| Closing Date : 29 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
American Academy of Neurology | |
| Aims :To advance the art and science of neurology, and thereby promote the best possible care for patients with neurological disorders . | |
| John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Movement Disorders Research Award | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's and Related Diseases | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : Single Payment | |
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) Phone: - 001 800 437 2423 | |
| Aims :AHAF’s three programmes are Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research and National Glaucoma Research. Their aim is to educate people about risk factors, the latest research, treatments, risk reduction through healthy lifestyles, and ways to cope with the effects of these diseases. | |
| Alzheimer’s Disease - Research Fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 19 October 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research - Pilot Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 19 October 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research - Standard Awards | |
| Closing Date : 19 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Association for Frontotemporal Dementias Phone: - 001 267 514 7221 | |
| Aims :To promote and fund research into finding the cause and cure for the fronto-temporal dementias; to provide information, education, and support to persons diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementias (FTD) and their families and caregivers; and to educate physicians and allied health professionals about FTD. | |
| Novel Biomarkers to Accelerate Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Dementias | |
| Closing Date : 09 September 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
CCommunity Psychiatric Nurses Association (1994) | |
| Aims :- To advance the education of the public by the promotion, improvement, advancement and maintenance of public health, health care and the art, science and practice of nursing, particularly psychiatric nursing. - To relieve sickness by education, training, the promotion and improvement of the efficiency of psychiatric nurses and other persons concerned in or with the promotion, improvement, preservation and protection of health, particularly in relation to persons in need of psychiatric care. ** This is basically saying that they seek to promote and improve the practice of mental health nurses through education, training, dissemination of innovative & good practice and through research initiative. ** | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Small Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
EEuropean Charcot Foundation | |
| Aims :The main activities of the European Charcot Foundation are the execution of clinical trials, the organisation of Symposia and Teaching Courses. The European Charcot Foundation is a “Learned Society”. The Board of the Foundation is composed of high ranking MS researchers in Europe, with one U.S.A. member. | |
| Young Investigator Awards for Multiple Sclerosis Research | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Young Investigators Travel Grants | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
European Psychiatric Association | |
| Aims :The mission of the EPA is to improve the quality of mental health care throughout Europe, by: enhancing the standard of psychiatric education and training; promoting excellence in psychiatric research; encouraging progress in psychiatric clinical practice; informing the development of public health policies relevant to mental health; disseminating information about psychiatric research and practice; supporting national psychiatric associations. | |
| European BMS Prevention Award in Psychiatry | |
| Closing Date : 10 December 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : Single Payment | |
FFondazione Gino Galletti | |
| Aims :The Charter of the Foundation calls for the promotion of scientific research on Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative pathologies, and the spread of public awareness on these subjects. | |
| Fondazione Gino Galletti Neuroscience Prize | |
| Closing Date : 30 June 2011 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Single Payment | |
HHereditary Disease Foundation | |
| Aims :The Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) aims to cure genetic illness by supporting basic biomedical research. | |
| John J Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Research Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
IInternational Alliance of ALS/MND Associations on the Internet | |
| Aims :To provide a forum for support and the exchange of information between the worldwide associations. | |
| Forbes Norris Award | |
| Closing Date : 19 September 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Humanitarian Award | |
| Closing Date : 19 September 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| The Prize4Life Biomarker Prize - Second Track | |
| Closing Date : 15 May 2011 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
JJoseph Rowntree Foundation | |
| Aims :The Foundation supports research and development programmes that seeks to better understand the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of better overcoming them, and show how social needs can be met in practice. | |
| A Better Life: Exploring the potential of approaches based on exchange | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
KKeystone Symposia | |
| Aims :Keystone Symposia will serve as a catalyst for the advancement of biomedical and life sciences by connecting scientists within and across disciplines at conferences and workshops held at venues that create an environment conducive to information exchange, generation of new ideas, and acceleration of applications that benefit society. | |
| Scholarships | |
| Closing Date : 14 September 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
LLord Dowding Fund for Humane Research Phone: - 020 7630 3340 | |
| Aims :The objectives of the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research are: - To support and fund better methods of scientific and medical research for testing products and curing disease which replace the use of animals; to fund areas of fundamental research which lead to the adoption of non-animal research methodology; to fund, promote and assist medical, surgical, and scientific research, learning, and educational training and processes for the purpose of replacing animals in education and training. - To promote and assist any research for the purpose of showing that animal research is harmful or unnecessary to humanity. | |
| Research Funds | |
| Closing Date : 01 October 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
MMichael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | |
| Aims :To ensure the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within this decade through an aggressively funded research agenda. | |
| Clinical Intervention Awards - An Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research | |
| Closing Date : 15 December 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Rapid Response Innovation Awards | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Target Validation 2011 - An Edmond J. Safra Core Programs for PD Research | |
| Closing Date : 15 December 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Therapeutics Development Initiative | |
| Closing Date : 15 December 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Motor Neurone Disease Association Phone: - 01604 250505 | |
| Aims :To fund and promote research to bring about an end to MND. | |
| Clinical Research Training Fellowships: MRC / MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 17 September 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Clinician Scientist Fellowships: MRC/MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 11 November 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Research Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 22 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Senior Clinical Fellowships: MRC / MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 11 November 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
MRC - Medical Research Council Phone: - 020 7636 5422 | |
| Aims :To improve human health through world-class medical research. To achieve this, they support research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas. | |
| Lifelong Health and Wellbeing phase 3 applications | |
| Closing Date : 15 September 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| MRC/MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 17 September 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : > 3 years | |
| MRC/Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Research Training Fellowship | |
| Closing Date : 17 September 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| MRC/Stroke Association Clinical Research Training Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 20 January 2011 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| National Prevention Research Initiative: Phase 3 | |
| Closing Date : 03 November 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation | |
| Aims :To lead the global MS movement by stimulating research into the understanding and treatment of MS and by improving quality of life of people affected by MS. | |
| Du Pré Grant | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
Multiple Sclerosis Society | |
| Aims :To fund research to explore the causes of MS, to develop a cure for MS, and to improve the quality of life of people affected by MS. | |
| MS Nurse Fund | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Muscular Dystrophy Association | |
| Aims :The Muscular Dystrophy Association combats neuromuscular diseases through programmes of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. | |
| Development Grant | |
| Closing Date : 15 December 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Research Grant | |
| Closing Date : 15 December 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
NNational Institute for Health Research Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) Phone: - 023 8059 5586 | |
| Aims :The mission of NETSCC is to provide a single research management centre meeting the stakeholder needs of the research programmes it coordinates, and providing scientific quality to all aspects of the research management process. | |
| HTA Programme Clinical Evaluation and Trials | |
| Closing Date : 07 October 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society | |
| Aims :The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a movement by and for people with MS, moving together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. | |
| Pilot Research Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| The Dale McFarlin Travel Awards For NMSS Postdoctoral Fellows | |
| Closing Date : 01 December 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Phone: - 001 301 496-5751 | |
| Aims :The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world. | |
| Validation of Novel Therapeutic Targets for Huntington’s Disease (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
NIH - National Institute on Aging Phone: - 001 301 496 1752 | |
| Aims :NIA’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically, to support and conduct high-quality research on: Aging processes; Age-related diseases; Special problems and needs of the aged; Train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups; Develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress; Disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research | |
| Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioural Datasets in Aging (R03) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| The Role of Apolipoprotein E, Lipoprotein Receptors & CNS Lipid Homeostasis - (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : > 3 years | |
NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals | |
| Aims :NIH is the steward of medical and behavioural research for the US Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the applications of that knowledge to extend health life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. | |
| Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R03) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Functional Links between the Immune System, Brain Function and Behavior (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Functional Links between the Immune System, Brain Function and Behavior (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Mouse Models Containing Human Alleles: Novel Tools to Study Brain Function (R21/R33) | |
| Closing Date : 28 January 2011 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
PParkinson’s Disease Foundation Phone: - 001 212 923 4700 | |
| Aims :Supporting the highest quality research in the cause and cure of Parkinson's. | |
| International Research Grants Programme | |
| Closing Date : 01 February 2011 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship for Neurologists | |
| Closing Date : 01 February 2011 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships for Basic Scientists | |
| Closing Date : 01 February 2011 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Summer Student Fellows | |
| Closing Date : 21 January 2011 Amount : < £5K Duration : < 6 months | |
Parkinson’s UK | |
| Aims :To find a cure, and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's. | |
| Innovation Grants | |
| Closing Date : 17 September 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 24 September 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Senior Research Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : > 3 years | |
| Training Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 03 December 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
RRoyal College of Psychiatrists | |
| Aims :To promote mental health by: Setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care; Improving understanding through research and education; Leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists; Working with patients, carers and their organisations. | |
| Philip Davis Prize | |
| Closing Date : 01 November 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
SSarah Matheson Trust for Multiple System Atrophy Phone: - 020 7886 1520 | |
| Aims :The Sarah Matheson trust aims to: - Provide information and support to people living with MSA and their families. - Raise awareness of the condition and its treatment, especially amongst healthcare professionals. - Promote and sponsor research into MSA, its cause, treatment and ultimately its cure. | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : 30 October 2010 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
Sir Halley Stewart Trust | |
| Aims :To promote and assist innovative research activities or pioneering developments with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of human suffering. | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (CurePSP) Phone: - 001 410 785 7004 | |
| Aims :To increase awareness of PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) and CBD (corticobasal degeneration), fund research toward a cure and prevention, educate healthcare professionals, and provide support, education and hope for persons and families with PSP and CBD. | |
| Research Grants | |
| Closing Date : 01 October 2010 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
TTechnology Strategy Board | |
| Aims :To invest in and manage a range of delivery mechanisms and programmes to drive technology-enabled innovation. | |
| Living well with Dementia | |
| Closing Date : 09 September 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
UUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Phone: - 001 412 793 8077 | |
| Aims :To promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families. | |
| UMDF Research Grant Program | |
| Closing Date : 15 September 2010 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
WWellcome Trust | |
| Aims :To foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. The broad mission allows the Trust to respond flexibly to medical needs and scientific opportunities. They also tackle immediate priorities, their independence and long-term perspective enable us to support research that will benefit future generations. | |
| Health Innovation Challenge Fund | |
| Closing Date : 01 October 2010 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
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