Funding Opportunity Announcements

Here are more research funding opportunities along with the dates for informational webinars.

LUNGevity Career Development Awards for Translational Research │ February 14

The LUNGevity Foundation Career Development Awards for Translational Research aim to support the next generation of research leaders who will drive innovation in lung cancer research. These awards focus exclusively on translational research, and applicants must demonstrate the translational relevance of their proposed projects. Funded research should directly impact the early detection or treatment outcomes of lung cancer or lay the conceptual or experimental groundwork for future advancements in early detection and/or personalized treatments, including targeted therapies and immunotherapies. High-risk, high-reward proposals will also be considered on an equal footing.

Eligibility: Applicants must be within the first five years of their faculty appointment. The Career Development Awards are mentored awards, and a mentoring plan must be included as part of the application. At the start of the grant term, applicants may not hold a major award, such as an R01, DOD, or Merit Review, nor any Career Development Award (e.g., K07, K08, K22, or K23). Additionally, applicants are ineligible if they currently hold any award(s) with a total annual value of $100,000 or more.

An applicant may submit only one application for a 2025 LUNGevity award. Applicants with an existing LUNGevity award that would be concurrent with a 2025 award may not apply.

Funding: $300,000 over 3 years, including 10% IDC.

Key dates:

February 14, 2025 (LOI due)
May 12, 2025 (application due)
November 1, 2025 (award start)

For assistance with proposal development, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at ofr@bu.edu.

LUNGevity Mid-Career Bridge to Breathe Awards │ February 14

The LUNGevity Foundation Mid-Career “Bridge to Breathe” Award supports mid-career physician-scientists with a proven track record who are seeking bridge funding to sustain their research programs while resubmitting a grant application for major federal funding or its equivalent.

Eligibility: Applicants must be within 5-15 years of their first academic faculty appointment and have a demonstrated record of publications and research funding. Eligible applicants must not hold concurrent multi-year funding (e.g., NIH, DOD, ACS) nor receive startup funding from a recent institutional change or a retention package from their current institution.

Funding: $150,000 over 2 years, including 10% IDC.

Key dates:

February 14, 2025 (LOI due)
May 12, 2025 (application due)
November 1, 2025 (award start)

For assistance with proposal development, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at ofr@bu.edu.

LUNGevity Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award │ February 14

The LUNGevity Foundation Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award supports fellows and junior faculty who are interested in lung cancer research within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Research projects must focus on translational lung cancer research and have direct relevance to the veteran population, particularly in areas related to screening, early detection, or treatment of lung cancer. Projects should either have a direct impact on veterans at risk for or diagnosed with lung cancer, or provide a solid conceptual or experimental foundation for future development of methods for screening, early detection, or individualized treatments, including surgical, radiation, targeted, or immunotherapy approaches.

Eligibility: The applicant (who must serve as the Principal Investigator for the proposed research) must be either a postdoctoral fellow or medical fellow, or within the first five (5) years of their first faculty appointment. The applicant should plan to pursue a career in lung cancer research at a Veterans Affairs institution, or at an academic institution affiliated with a local Veterans Affairs institution. The Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award is a mentored award, and a mentoring plan must be included as part of the application.

Funding: $100,000 over 2 years, no IDC.

Key dates:

February 14, 2025 (LOI due)
May 12, 2025 (application due)
November 1, 2025 (award start)

For assistance with proposal development, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at ofr@bu.edu.

LUNGevity Health Equity and Inclusiveness Research Fellow Award │ February 14

The LUNGevity Foundation Health Equity and Inclusiveness Research Fellow Award supports fellows from underrepresented groups in STEM who are interested in lung cancer research. Funded projects are expected to have a direct impact on the early detection or treatment outcomes of lung cancer, or to provide a solid conceptual or experimental foundation for the future development of methods for early detection and/or individualized treatments, including through targeted therapies and immunotherapies. High-risk, high-reward proposals will be given equal consideration.
Eligibility: Eligible candidates must meet the NSF definition of underrepresented populations in the U.S. Biomedical, Clinical, Behavioral, and Social Sciences Research Enterprise. Research projects must focus on translational lung cancer research, and applicants must demonstrate the translational relevance of their proposed research. A mentoring plan is required as part of the application.
Funding: $100,000 over 2 years, no IDC.
Key dates:

February 14, 2025 (LOI due)
May 12, 2025 (application due)
November 1, 2025 (award start)

For assistance with proposal development, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at ofr@bu.edu.

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