ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: The Science Life of Matchmakers

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V. Zhuravleva and A. Uhimov
August 19, 2022
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Pre-Award and Research Development

August 19, 2022 

News and Updates

Congratulations, Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin!

Dr. Marlin received a Three-Year Research Grant from the Whitehall Foundation to fund the study "Epigenetic inheritance of olfactory sensory experience."

Thank you to the Communications Team for featuring our team in a wonderful Science Life illustration!

In July, we were featured in ZI's Science Life illustration, which describes Arthur's motivation for his work and showcases how our team acts as "Science Matchmakers" to facilitate collaborations among our investigators.

See the full image carousel here.

Arthur Uhimov has a new position!

Arthur, our Director of Pre-Award and Research Development, has taken a new position as the Senior Executive Director of the Office of Research Initiatives and Development at Columbia's Office of the Executive Vice President for Research.

Thankfully, Arthur is still staying with us part-time for the next year.

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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!

July 23, 2022 - August 19, 2022

Graduate Student Awards

Jacob Edwards: NIH/NIDCD F31 "Auditory cortical tuning to communication sounds and genetic constraints on the vocal learning landscape" (Woolley Lab)

Early Stage Investigator Awards

Bianca Jones Marlin: Whitehall Foundation Three-Year Research Grant "Epigenetic inheritance of olfactory sensory experience"

Established Investigator Awards

Stavros Lomvardas: NIH/NIDA R21 "The "olfactosome" as a biomolecular condensate"

Upcoming funding opportunities

Team Grants


Want to write a huge grant? Come talk to us about planning and executing team grant applications. Schedule a meeting with our team here!


New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities

  1. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advancing Imaging Through Collaborative Projects: Two-year grants to support collaborative projects aimed at accelerating the dissemination and adoption of imaging technologies, methods, platforms, or training resources. The Coordinating PI must be an Imaging Scientist. September 8
  2. BRAIN Initiative U19: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP. For integrated, interdisciplinary research teams that focus on examining dynamic circuit functions related to behavior, using advanced and innovative technologies. September 16
  3. NINDS Interdisciplinary Team Science RM1: Integrated team effort from 3-6 PD/PIs who will each bring a distinct scientific viewpoint or expertise necessary to pursue the interdisciplinary approach. October 1

Established Investigators (view full list on our website)


New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities

  1. BRAIN Initiative R01: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - TargetedBCP. October 6, June 30
  2. BRAIN Initiative R34: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects – TargetedBCPP. October 5, June 30
  3. BRAIN Initiative R01: Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data: October 14; June 9
  4. Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function: Two types of proposals accepted - Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects, and Data Sharing Proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources. November 22
  5. BRAIN Initiative Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (R61/R33): for the development and validation of next-generation tools, methods, and analytic approaches to precisely quantify behaviors and combine them with simultaneous recordings of brain activity in humans. February 17
  6. NIH R01/R21 - Special Interest: Neuro-Glia Mechanisms Governing Complex Behaviors. Must submit through an existing R01 or R21 funding opportunity (list at bottom of NOSI announcement). Deadline varies by funding opportunity.

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  1. NIH Parent R01: New: October 5, February 5, June 5; Renewal/Resubmission:
    November 5, March 5, July 5
  2. NIMH Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior - R01/R21: R01: October 5, February 5, June 5. R21: October 16, February 16, June 16
  3. NIMH Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity - R01/R21: R01: October 5, February 5, June 5. R21: October 16, February 16, June 16
  4. NIH Parent R21: New: October 16, February 16, June 16; Renewal/Resubmission: November 16, March 16, July 16
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support for trainees at all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website)
  1. Sloan Research Fellowships: must be tenure-track but not tenured; must have a teaching obligation with faculty position; must have a letter of nomination from department head or other senior researcher. September 15
  2. HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program: must have begun first post-training position and a tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position on or after July 1, 2018, or have accepted an offer for a tenure-track (or equivalent) position that will begin no later than July 1, 2023;  September 28
  3. Bumpus Foundation Innovation Award: Cannot have an R01. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid September. Internal application expected deadline: Late September
  4. Moore Inventor Fellowship: No more than 10 years since terminal degree received. Internal application for nomination. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid September. Internal application expected deadline: Early-Mid October
  5. Irma T. Hirschl Research Awards: must have an appointment in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid October. Internal application expected deadline: Late October

Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI): for final 2 years of postdoc + 3 years of independent faculty position. Pre-proposal due: September 1

  2. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: First-year postdocs; cannot have resided or carried out main activity (school/work) in country of the host institution (your postdoc lab) for more than 12 months within the past 3 years. September 14

  3. Simons Foundation Junior Fellowship: **By nomination (ask your PI)**. At program start, must be more than ~2 years since finished Ph.D. September 15

  4. Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Award: Must apply within 5 years of receiving Ph.D. or M.D. Post-doc must be in different lab than Ph.D. October 1

  5. NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship

  6. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)

    • NIH K99/R00 BRAIN Initiative: Transition to faculty (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding). 2nd - 5th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). October 11

    • NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding). International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH K99/R00 MOSAIC: Transition to faculty. 2nd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission:  November 12, March 12, July 12

  7. NIH K01 Career Development Award

    • NIH/NINDS K01: 2nd - 4th year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12; Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

  8. NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; must be conducting postdoctoral research in social, behavioral and economic sciences and/or proposing activities that broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in these fields. November 1
  9. NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; obtained doctoral degree within 36 months of the application deadline; must be conducting postdoctoral research with one of the following focuses: (1) Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes, and (3) Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. November 3
  10. HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program: must be from a gender, racial, ethnic, or other group under-represented in the life sciences (including all women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds); international applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree from a U.S. research institution; can have no more than 27 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application due date. December 1
  11. Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must have completed all requirements for PhD at some time on/after December 8, 2015. December 8
  12. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

   *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants

Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website)
  1. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): U.S. citizens/permanent residents; first- or second-year graduate students who have never before applied for the NSF GRFP as a grad student (if applied as an undergrad, then can apply again). October 17
  2. Hertz Foundation Fellowship: U.S. citizens/permanent residents; first year grad students. October 28
  3. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: applicants must be a "New American" (your birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births); first or second-year grad students only. October 27
  4. Department of Defense NDSEG: U.S. citizens/nationals; must have 3+ years of PhD left. October 31
  5. HHMI Gilliam Fellowship: Second or third year, or 2+ years left of Ph.D. Must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident, or DACA recipient. Must be under-represented in the sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, HHMI EXROP alumni). **By university nomination only** Nominators likely notified: Early-Mid Aug; Internal application likely due: Early-Mid September
  6. AAUW International Fellowship: must identify as a woman; must not be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and should intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. November 15
  7. NIH F31 or F31 Diversity NRSA: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. December 8, April 8, August 8
  8. Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must complete the dissertation within 9-12 months in 2023-2024, and no later than Fall 2024. December 8
  9. NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN: Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). December 15
  10. Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; as of Fall 2023, must have 3+ years left in the program. December 15
  11. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)


The Future in Mind

The Zuckerman Institute Friday Funding monthly email recaps the latest award wins of our researchers and outlines important upcoming grant deadlines.