Grant Opportunities in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
Grants within NEIU:
Committee on Organized Research; grants for faculty research projects
Research Communities
McNair grants for students
Specific grants of potential interest to NEIU faculty:
National Institutes of Health:
NIH AREA grant
Limited to smaller schools like NEIU.
Special Recovery Act AREA
. Same as above, but with more funds available. One time only opportunity, appls due Sept. 24
Special AREA for Enhancing Developmental Biology Research at Undergraduate Institutions
Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition
(for new faculty doing research on drug abuse)
Community-Based Partnership for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy
Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series
for research on health disparities
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
National Science Foundation:
Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
Scholarships in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Developmental and Learning Sciences
Other granting agencies:
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
James S. McDonnell Foundation
American Federation for Aging Research
Dana
MacArthur Foundation
Social Science Research Council
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues