11/14 Deadline for Funding Opportunities for Faculty Whose Grants Go Through BUSM
Please send nominations and applications for BUSM faculty with grants that go through BUSM for the funding opportunities in the table below. All funds are for up to $50,000 each, except the Spivack Distinguished Neuroscientist Award for $20,000, in bold text.
Send the applicant/nominee’s CV and a one- to two-page cover letter to BUSMdean@bu.edu nominating a faculty member or applying for pilot funds for a new idea by COB November 14. Include a budget of no more than five lines. (Awardees may be asked to submit a more detailed budget.)
| Endowment | # of awards | Award Purpose |
| Spivack Distinguished Neuroscientist Award | 1 | Recognition for a distinguished track record in neuroscience |
| Spivack Young Investigator awards | 2 | Neuroscience pilot funds |
| Dahod Assistant Professorship | 1 | Breast cancer research support leading to NIH funding |
| Dahod Pilot Grant Program | 3 | Breast cancer research pilot funds leading to NIH funding |
| Dahod International Scholar | 1 | Breast cancer research support for an international scholar |
| Shipley Pilot Grant Funding | 3 | Prostate cancer research pilot funds leading to NIH funding |
| Wing Tat Lee | 3 | Collaboration with a Chinese University (excluding Taiwan) |
| Sexual Medicine Research Fund | 2 | Research in sexual medicine |