Scientists are no doubt waiting anxiously while senior leaders at NIH re-evaluate the “two strikes” policy that was instituted in January 2009, which stipulates that applicants have only one additional chance to win funding if they are rejected on their first try. MSKCC’s own Robert Benezra, a cancer biologist, led a reform effort in 2011 by presenting a letter from more than 2,300 scientists asking NIH to reinstate the three strikes rule.
Category Archives: Funding Opportunities & Resources
New $9M grant program from the American Society of Hematology
The American Society of Hematology has announced that members whose R01 grant applications were denied funding as a result of NIH budget cutbacks may now apply for an ASH bridge grant to help them continue their research. Starting in 2013, this new three-year grant program will provide at least 30 one-year awards over two award cycles, in the amount of $100,000 each, to ASH members conducting basic, clinical, or translational hematology research. Visit their site for more information about eligibility and the application process. The first application deadline is January 4, 2013.
Open Sharing Of Grant Proposals: Risky or Worthwhile?
It seems there is growing interest among grant funded scientists to openly share their grant proposals for others in the field to see. This may seem to go against the common practice of keeping such information secret until the results of one’s work are published, but Ethan White of Jabberwocky Ecology gives some compelling reasons why sharing can be much more beneficial.