Brief Description:

Description:

The objective of the Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award is to support projects
that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals.

Harvard University, as one institution, is limited to nominating one senior faculty member to submit a mandatory Letter of Intent during the first phase of the BRF SIA competition.

PLEASE NOTE: Eligible applicants from HMS and Harvard affiliated hospitals must internally apply to the BRF SIA opportunity through the office of Harvard Foundation Funds . Applicants selected through the Harvard Foundation Funds process will then move in to the process facilitated by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Application Information:

Applicants must be full time Associate or full Professors working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease.
Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years (2013) is essential.

Applicants are asked to submit:

A two page (10 point font minimum) summary of the proposed research project

A current CV that clearly indicates either current NIH or other peer reviewed funding or such funding in the last three years

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be full time Professors or Associate Professors working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease

Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor , cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease

Current major NIH or other peer reviewed funding is preferred, but evidence of such funding in the past three years (2013) is essential

The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

The Brain Research Foundation's website provides guidelines for the 2017 competitionand a series of FAQs They can be accessed here

Applicants are asked to follow up with the appropriate research administration office at the school where they hold a primary appointment. A list of contacts by school is available here

Questions about/problems with HUFP should be directed to Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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Institution

Harvard Divinity School
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Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)
Wyss Institute

Position

Associate Professor
Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Clinical Science
Life Science

Type of Award

Prize/Award
Research