Funding Opportunities
Sign In/Sign UpThe National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program supports the establishment and development of innovative biomedical research centers at Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible institutions through awards for three sequential five-year phases. The purpose of the COBRE Phase 1 award is to build capacity in an area of biomedical research through the establishment of a center of excellence that helps develop a critical mass of investigators who are able to compete effectively for independent research funding and improve infrastructure in the center's area of research. The UD Research Office is sponsoring a limited submission internal competition to identify the university’s next team that will be prepared to submit a proposal to the new COBRE Phase 1 submission opportunity expected to be released later this year. The internal competition and selection process involves two stages: (1) a pre-proposal application and (2) an INVITED white paper stage. The Research Development Office and Delaware INBRE will assist the selected team with crafting a competitive proposal to the new COBRE Phase 1 submission opportunity expected to be released later this year.
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are requested that address any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of NSF or other national STEM priority. Proposers should describe the importance of the NRT project's thematic focus to the Nation and the particular need to train students for a variety of careers in that thematic area.
The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation supports early-stage biomedical investigators engaged in basic and translational research that has the potential to make fundamental advances in biomedical science. The funds are designed to provide to tenure track faculty members in their first to fourth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees, start-up support to move the project forward to the point where NIH R01 or other independent funding can be obtained. Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.
