Grant, Award and Fellowship Opportunities for the UCLA Health Sciences Community

Basic Research 

Federal Opportunities

• Basic Mechanisms of Brain Development for Substance Use and Dependence (R01) 
• BD2K-LINCS-Perturbation Data Coordination and Integration Center (DCIC) (U54)
• Center for Advancing Natural Products Innovation and Technology (U41)
• Centers for Collaborative Research in Fragile X (U54)
• Computational Analyses Exploiting Reference Epigenomic Maps (R01)
• Development of an NIH BD2K Data Discovery Index Coordination Consortium (U24)
• Discovering Novel Targets: The Molecular Genetics of Drug Addiction and Related Co-Morbidities (R01)
• Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)
• Functional Genetics, Epigenetics, and Non-coding RNAs in Substance Abuse (R21) Also see (R01)
• Genomic Underpinnings of Response to Rehabilitation Interventions (R01)
• Identification of Gene Variants for Addiction Related Traits by Next-Gen Sequencing in Model Organisms Selectively Bred for Addiction Traits (UH2/UH3)
• Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R03)
• Secondary Data Analyses to Explore NIMH Research Domain Criteria (R03)
• U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (R01) Also see (R21)
• Women & Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R01) Also see (R03) and (R21)
• DOD - National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship

Non-Federal Opportunities

• ALS Association - Multi-Year and Starter Research Grants
• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Institute for Cancer Research - AICR Research Grant Program
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Endoscopic Research Awards
• American Society of Hematology - ASH Bridge Grant Program

Foundation Opportunities

If you have questions or need assistance in applying to these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.

• American Federation for Aging Research - Medical Student Training in Aging Research
• American Pain Society - Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain
• Arthritis National Research Foundation - Arthritis and Aging Research Grant
• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research - Research in Education Grant
• Macy Foundation - Macy Faculty Scholars Program
• Massage Therapy Foundation - Research Grants
• Pardee Foundation - Identifying New Treatments or Cures for Cancer
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Clinical Scholars Program

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The designation of a number (#xxx) below, provides detail about which newsletter features the applicable LSO announcement. For those LSOs without a number, it is likely that the internal process has not yet been announced.

To receive LSO announcements routinely, please subscribe to the Limited Submissions listserv. It is also advisable to promptly email limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu to indicate interest in applying.

Clinical and Translational Research

Federal Opportunities

• Centers for Collaborative Research in Fragile X (U54)
• Chronic Condition Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) Also see (R21)
• Discovering Novel Targets: The Molecular Genetics of Drug Addiction and Related Co-Morbidities (R01)
• Genomic Underpinnings of Response to Rehabilitation Interventions (R01)
• Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R03)
• NIDCD Research Grants for Translating Basic Research into Clinical Tools (R01)
• The Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC): Enhancing Sustainability and Building the Science of Palliative Care (R01)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35) Also see (Parent T32)
• U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (R01) Also see (R21)
• Women & Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R01) Also see (R03) and (R21)

SBIR and STTR Opportunities:
Please note: These opportunities are open to Small Business concerns, and while UCLA is not eligible to lead, we may be able to partner with eligible entities. Please carefully review all eligibility requirements.

• Small Business Innovation Research to Develop New Therapeutics and Monitoring Technologies for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): Towards an Artificial Pancreas (SBIR) (R43/R44)

Non-Federal Opportunities

• ALS Association - Multi-Year and Starter Research Grants
• American Association for Cancer Research - AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway
• American Association for Cancer Research - Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research
• American Institute for Cancer Research - AICR Research Grant Program
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Endoscopic Research Awards
• American Society of Hematology - ASH Bridge Grant Program
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Translational Research Program
• UCLA CTSI - Funding Opportunities (CIRM Tools and Technologies III Awards Pre-application deadline is Jan. 7)

Foundation Opportunities

If you have questions or need assistance in applying to any of these organization, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.

• American Federation for Aging Research - Medical Student Training in Aging Research
• Arthritis National Research Foundation - Arthritis and Aging Research Grant
• Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research - Research in Education Grant
• Macy Foundation - Macy Faculty Scholars Program
• Massage Therapy Foundation - Research Grants
• Pardee Foundation - Identifying New Treatments or Cures for Cancer
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Clinical Scholars Program

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The designation of a number (#xxx) below, provides detail about which newsletter features the applicable LSO announcement. For those LSOs without a number, it is likely that the internal process has not yet been announced.

To receive LSO announcements routinely, please subscribe to the Limited Submissions listserv. It is also advisable to promptly email limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu to indicate interest in applying.

• Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30)