Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Funding
These funding opportunities addressed the research area of basic biomedical sciences through two award mechanisms: IDEA and Research Training Awards.
Innovative, Developmental, Exploratory Awards (IDEA)
For pilot studies that explore novel ideas, methods and approaches or challenge existing paradigms in HIV/AIDS research.
Targeted themes: Open to all basic biomedical science topics (excludes proposals on any non-HIV/SIV infectious agents, except when studies directly relate to co-infection with HIV or SIV).
Award amounts/project duration: Up to $160,000 total in direct costs for up to 2 years
IDEA awards must support HIV/AIDS-related pilot studies within and across a variety of basic biomedical sciences. IDEA research awards provide funds for studies that are innovative, creative, intellectually exciting, and show clear promise to yield findings that have a potential for high pay-off within the grant period and that also promise to yield findings that could serve as the basis for well-defined future work in a new area of HIV/AIDS research, or those that apply novel methods and approaches or challenge existing paradigms in HIV/AIDS research.
Beginning with the 2013 funding cycle, IDEA funding included support for research directly related to exploring or supporting an approach or methodology for an HIV cure.
Research Training Awards
For Dissertation and Postdoctoral Research fellowships under a designated mentor/advisor in a basic biomedical field related to HIV/AIDS.
Targeted themes: Open to all basic biomedical science topics (Excludes proposals on any non-HIV/SIV infectious agents, except when studies directly relate to co-infection with HIV or SIV).
Award amounts/project duration:
- Dissertation fellowships: Up to $25,000 per year in direct costs for up to 2 years.
- Postdoctoral fellowships: Up to $45,000 per year in direct costs for up to 2 years. Up to $3,000 per year available for health benefits.
These awards are intended to support individuals with dissertation or postdoctoral research projects in HIV/AIDS-related basic biomedical sciences and to foster mentoring activities by established HIV/AIDS researchers.
The applicant is the awardee of record, and the faculty mentor serves as the institutional sponsor. The proposal must be conceptualized and written by the applicant in consultation with the mentor. The applicant's mentor must be affiliated with a non-profit research or academic institution in California that has appropriate research and training facilities.
For questions about the application project or guidance regarding this funding opportunity, contact us.