Collaborative Science Awards

About this funding opportunity

This RFA closed on June 21, 2018

SCIENCE GRANT RESOURCES PAGE Collaborative Science Awards

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications to join the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network, an interdisciplinary collaborative initiative to increase understanding of the fundamental biology of neurodegenerative disorders. Applications are being accepted for two funding mechanisms:

1. CZI Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards: investigator awards for early career academic investigators, especially those who are new to the field of neurodegeneration

2. CZI Collaborative Science Awards: awards for small group interdisciplinary collaborations that include a physician with active clinical engagement Learn about our grantees and read our Medium post").

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$1M

Budget

$350,000 per year for 3 years Have a question?

For administrative and programmatic inquiries, technical assistance, or other questions pertaining to this RFA, please contact sciencegrants@chanzuckerberg.com. Key Dates

Feb 20, 2018

Application portal is open to receive Letters of Intent

April 3, 2018

Letters of Intent due by 5 pm PT

May 2018

Earliest notification for invitation to submit full applications

June 21, 2018

Full applications due by 5 pm PT

August 2018

Notification of invitation to interview

Sept 10-13, 2018

Interviews in the Bay Area (applicants must be available to attend in-person)

October 2018

Earliest notification of decisions (subject to change)

December 2018

Earliest start date of award period (subject to change)

Finalists who are invited for an interview will be notified in early August, but as the interview dates are firm, we request that all applicants hold September 10-13, 2018 for the interview period. If travel to the Bay Area is not feasible, please contact sciencegrants@chanzuckerberg.com to discuss.

Awards will be three years in length with a project start date of no earlier than December 2018. Actual start date may vary. Overview

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network has three goals: (1) to make fundamental advances toward understanding neurodegeneration; (2) to bring new ideas and talent to the field of neurodegeneration; and (3) to encourage a new type of interdisciplinary collaborative research involving scientists, clinicians and engineers.

We invite applications to join the Neurodegeneration Challenge Network through two RFA mechanisms: CZI Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards: five-year investigator grants for early career academic investigators, with an emphasis on those who are new to the field of neurodegeneration. We seek to empower early career investigators to pursue bold ideas and to take risks within a supportive and collaborative environment. Awardees will benefit from mentorship support, as well as professional development, training and networking opportunities, and practical career guidance to help them navigate this early stage of their careers. It is with great pleasure that we name this Award in memory of Dr. Ben Barres. Through his research career and his life and humanity, Ben embodied both the spirit and the scientific aims of this Award and the Challenge Network approach. CZI Collaborative Science Awards: three-year grants for small group interdisciplinary collaborations. At least one member of the collaboration should be a physician with active clinical engagement in an area relevant to the proposal. These grants are aimed to support innovative, bold, high risk/high impact projects at the interface of basic and disease biology. The scope of these collaborations should focus on foundational science (as opposed to translation and clinical application), aligned with clinical context. At least one member of the collaboration should be a physician with active clinical engagement in an area relevant to the proposal. Goals of the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network

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Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Collaborative Science Awards is administered by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), listed via Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.