Science and Health Grant Opportunities

American Association of Critical Care Nurses - Critical Care Research Grants
Research support is available for nurses with current AACN membership. Grant awards range from $1,500 to $100,000 and are co-sponsored by a number of different corporations.
Deadline:  applications are accepted annualy starting September 1 with a deadline of November 1.

American Heart Association - Northland Affiliate, Inc.
American Heart Association offers grants to health professionals in all stages of their careers.
Deadline:  See Website

American Lung Association - Nationwide Research Program
Awards and grants ranging from $21,000 to $40,000 to develop academic scientists and further both basic and applied research.
Deadline:  See Website

American Nurses Foundation - Nursing Research Grants
Each year, ANF provides funds for beginning and advanced nurse researchers to conduct studies that contribute toward the advancement of our nursing science and the enhancement of patient care. Awards are given in all areas of nursing, including patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical care, gerontology, women's health, community and family intervention, as well as a variety of other topics.
Deadline:  See Website

Department of Health & Human Services - Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR) - Research Grants 
Current interests include HIT research and career development. 

Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation - Various Grants & Scholarships
Small grants (up to $5,000) to MNA members with minimum of baccalaureate in nursing; a Katharine Densford Dreves grant award up to $10,000 for MNA members with minimum of Master's degree in nursing (or enrolled in a Master's program) for research in nursing topics; and Clinical Practice Projects for MNA or MSNA members.
Deadline:  See Website

National Institutes of Health - Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
Funding for small-scale, health-related research projects conducted by faculty in educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH reearch grant funds.  
Deadline:  See Website

National Science Foundation - Economics Research
NSF awards general grants in economics research in several areas:  international economies, labor, history, finance, mathematics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, etc. Proposals are welcome from individuals or multi-investigator research groups for the use in conferences, workshops, symposia, experimental research, data collection, equipment, and research experience for undergraduates. Investigators may also apply for interdisciplinary projects that strengthen links between economics and other areas (social science, mathematics, etc.).
Deadlines:  January 18 and August 18 annually.

National Science Foundation - Social Psychology Research
Grants will support research on human social behavior, including human development and cultural behaviors, practices, and differences. Various topics are supported including:  attitude formation and change, social cognition, personality process, interpersonal and group relations, social comparison and influence, and neurophysiological bases of social behavior.
Deadlines:  January 15 and July 15 annually.

Sigma Theta Tau - Nursing Research Grants
Ten to fifteen small grants of up to $5,000 each are given annually to nurses with Master's degrees. Perference given toward Sigma Theta Tau members.
Deadline:  See Website

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society - Grants-in-Aid of Research Program
The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering.
Deadlines:  March 15 and October 15 annually

Whiteside Institute for Clinical Research Grant
The Whiteside Institute for Clinical Research is accepting grant applications for research addressing issues related to the prevention or treatment of cancer, lung disease, or heart disease. This year up to $30,000 is available for qualified proposals to support costs deemed essential to the research project. Applications submitted in response to this announcement may be submitted for any amount but may not exceed $30,000 in direct costs. Indirect costs are not authorized under this announcement.
Deadline:  See Website