The University of Iowa

Office of the Vice President for Research

Programs

OBJECTIVES	Support new research directions by assisting in gathering of data the will enhance competitiveness for external funding
AWARD	Pilot experiments only; facility user fees waived
CONDITIONS	Investigator supports supply costs
ELIGIBILITY	Students, tenure-track faculty, research scientists
DEADLINE	None
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	N/A
HOW TO APPLY	Contact ESR Facility
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Garry Buettner, 68 EMRB, 5-6749

OBJECTIVES	Train otolaryngology residents in medical research
AWARD	Up to $2,500
CONDITIONS	Must be approved by Departmental Research Committee
ELIGIBILITY	Must be Otolaryngology resident
DEADLINE	Plan submitted during R2 year
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	Approved during R2 year
HOW TO APPLY	Contact person below
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Richard Tyler, Chair, Otolaryngology Research Committee, C21-6 GH, 6-2471

OBJECTIVES	Prepare MDs and Ph.D.s for investigation of diseases relevant to the digestive system
AWARD	Salary and limited supply and travel budgets
CONDITIONS	N/A
ELIGIBILITY	Must be permanent U.S. resident who has obtained MD or Ph.D. degree
DEADLINE	Variable
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	Variable, depending on deadline
HOW TO APPLY	Obtain application materials from contact person below
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Joel Weinstock, Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, 4607 JCP, 6-3792

OBJECTIVES	Funding for faculty who have novel research ideas with long-range potential but need to gather preliminary data before submitting an external proposal.
AWARD	Up to $30,000
CONDITIONS	None Specified
ELIGIBILITY	Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in College of Medicine or College of Public Health
DEADLINE	December 1
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	February 1
HOW TO APPLY	See guidelines and submit application here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	David Bush, CCOM Research Administrator

OBJECTIVES	Seed funding for novel pilot collaborative research to allow PI's to gather preliminary data to submit an external grant.
AWARD	Up to $50,000
CONDITIONS	None Specified
ELIGIBILITY	Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in College of Medicine or College of Public Health
DEADLINE	December 1
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	February 1
HOW TO APPLY	See guidelines and submit application at the Carver Trust Medical Research Initiatives website.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	David Bush, CCOM Research Administrator

OBJECTIVES	To provide complimentary services to current UIHC oncology teams by assisting caregivers and patients through the course of diagnosis, fertility preservation discussions, treatment understanding, provide access to psych-social services, and transition to survivorship and long-term care. We will add value to current practice and to provide a more standardized approach to the treatment experience for patients.
AWARD	Up to $50,000 per project
CONDITIONS	One year to spend allocation, with no extension.
ELIGIBILITY	This announcement invites applications from departments of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center to apply for an Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) research award which benefits cancer patients diagnosed between 13 to 39 years of age. AYA awards will be available for submission bi-annually in the fall and spring.
DEADLINE	Noon, Monday, May 6, 2024
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	Not specified
HOW TO APPLY	Complete guidelines and forms are available at the following website: https://cancer.uiowa.edu/cancer-research-funding-opportunities
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	michelle-altmaier@uiowa.edu

OBJECTIVES	For junior faculty members from all departments and colleges of the University of Iowa, a one-year, cancer-focused research award supported through the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS-IRG). The purpose of these seed grant awards is to foster research in cancer that cannot readily be supported through other available sources, and to permit the initiation of promising new projects or novel ideas necessary to obtain the preliminary results for junior faculty to successfully compete for national research grants.
AWARD	Up to $40,000 per project. One year to spend allocation, with no extension.
CONDITIONS	Applicants are not eligible if they have grant support from a national agency, have previously served as P.I. on peer-reviewed grants from a national agency (even if such funding has expired), or if they have received prior support from the American Cancer Society. Recipients must submit a progress report, summarizing the results of the study supported by the ACS-IRG, including information on published papers and grant support as a result of, and separately from, the seed grant support received for the project, with one paper copy and one electronic copy (PDF) provided of all publications resulting from the work. Annual updates will be required for five years.
ELIGIBILITY	Eligibility is limited to fully affiliated University of Iowa junior faculty (Associates, Assistant Professors, Instructors, or Research Scientists) within six years of their first independent research or faculty appointment. Research must be conducted at the University of Iowa. These awards are intended for junior faculty who are eligible to apply for NIH R01 grants, but have not had an NIH R01 or equivalent grant. Faculty who have been awarded NIH grants with two years or less of funding (R03 or R21), or career development awards from NIH (K99/R00, K01, K22) or from other funding agencies are still eligible. Individuals who have received an ACS Research Scholar Grant (RSG) are not eligible. Senior faculty members (higher than Assistant Professor or equivalent), post-doctoral fellows, fellow associates are not eligible to apply. The ACS guidelines stipulate that no awards are to be made to investigators pursuing any project funded by the tobacco industry. All applicants are required to verify their eligibility through their Departmental Chair.
DEADLINE	Noon, Monday, April 15, 2024.
NOTIFICATION	Notification of awards will be made in May 2024.
HOW TO APPLY	Guidelines available on Holden website
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Questions may be directed to Megan Meyer, 319-384-5299 or megan-meyer@uiowa.edu.

OBJECTIVES	Vere Wenger funds are avaiable to support partial travel expenses of faculty and staff members in all fields (humanities, law, medicine, natural and social sciences, etc.) from all colleges at the University of Iowa who present papers at conferences and/or who attend professional meetings which contribute to the knowledge of cancer or for the well-being of cancer patients.
AWARD	Awards up to $750 for only one fiscal year, if the applicant has no other grant or departmental funding available.
CONDITIONS	Awards made only in cases where other sources of funding unavailable or inadequate; research must contribute to knowledge of cancer or deal with ways to increase the well-being of cancer patients. Decisions concerning use of funds are made by the leaders of the four formal research programs of the HCCC. Awards must be applied for and approved before the meeting has occurred.
ELIGIBILITY	All University of Iowa faculty and staff
DEADLINE	Open
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	Requests are considered upon receipt of application and as funds remain available.
HOW TO APPLY	Inquiries from HCCC members and others should be made to the program leader most appropriate for the research being supported. Click here for more information. 1) Letter defining details of dates, location and sponsor of meeting. 2) Letter of acceptance of the paper or a program listing the presentation 3) Brief (2 paragraph) explanation of how the paper relates to cancer or cancer patients 4) Abstract of the paper 5) Endorsement by Leader of Holden Cancer Center Research Program.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Administration, 353-8620. For information on the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) funding opportunities, please visit https://uihc.org/cancer-research-funding-opportunities.

OBJECTIVES	Diana Benz Seed Grant Opportunity for Support of cancer research seed grant geared towards psychosocial issues, complementary and alternative medicine, and other aspects of cancer research with a focus on quality of life for cancer patients and survivors.
AWARD	Up to $25,000 per award
CONDITIONS	The principal investigator must have a full-time affiliation with the University of Iowa and should intend to carry out the research project on campus.
ELIGIBILITY	Any faculty or staff member at the University of Iowa is eligible.
DEADLINE	Noon, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	Notification of awards will be made in June 2023.
HOW TO APPLY	Guidelines can be found on our webpage: https://uihc.org/cancer-research-funding-opportunities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Administration, 353-8620. For information on the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) funding opportunities, please visit https://cancer.uiowa.edu/cancer-research-funding-opportunities

OBJECTIVES	To support postdoctoral fellows or potential postdoctoral fellows whose research projects relate to one or more of these areas: kidney disease, hypertension, cell biology.
AWARD	None Specified
CONDITIONS	None Specified
ELIGIBILITY	Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder, have received an M.D. or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent), and may not have received more than three years of support from a National Research Service Award.
DEADLINE	None Specified
NOTIFICATION OF ACTION	None Specified
HOW TO APPLY	Candidates interested in applying for this award are invited to inquire at the Nephrology Division office (356-3446).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	More information available here.