http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding/funding_news Here are the top science research and funding opportunities from this month's Funding News, compliments of GrantsNet http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=1695 The American Philosophical Society awards a limited number of Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation for research in the several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. The fellowships are designed for qualified persons who have held an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree for fewer than 8 years. Applicants must expect to perform their research at an institution in the United States, under the supervision of a scientific advisor. Direct contact with patients is required. Stipends are $40,000. The term is 1 year, with renewal for 1 year if satisfactory progress is demonstrated. The society provides no funds for institutional overhead. Applications are due no later than 1 September 2010. 2010-09-01 http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=5198 The objective of the Welcome Program is to engage outstanding researchers from abroad in creating research teams in Poland and intensifying international cooperation of the Polish institutes and universities. The program is addressed to foreign researchers with at least a Ph.D. degree who either plan to work in Poland, or have already established their research teams in our country, however not earlier than 5 years prior to the cut-off date. Polish researchers with at least a Ph.D. degree, who either have stayed abroad for at least 2 years and intend to come back to Poland or have already returned to Poland (however not earlier than 2 years prior to the cut-off date), are also eligible for this award. 2010-10-15 http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=6561 The Wellcome Trust/Department of Biotechnology India Alliance provides fellowships for newly qualified postdoctoral scholars to help them launch their independent research careers in India. Applicants in their final year of a Ph.D. program, or with no more than 3 years postdoctoral research experience since their Ph.D. viva date may apply. The fellowships are for 4 years and provide (1) competitive personal support for the fellow, (2) generous funding for research consumables, and (3) funding to work overseas. The preliminary application deadline is 23 July. The invited full application deadline is 8 October. 2010-10-08 http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=7253 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health, encourage grant applications from institutions/organizations to address the problem of HIV-1 persistence in HIV-1-infected persons treated with suppressive antiretroviral drug regimens. For this funding opportunity, the total amount of funds available from NIAID and NIMH is $8.5 million for fiscal year 2011. NIAID and NIMH expect to fund one or two awards. 2010-10-04 http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=4210 The goal of the Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Program is to improve the quality of care provided to kidney patients and to promote clinical research in nephrology. This goal is achieved by enhancing the training of nephrologists who desire to pursue an academic career and whose primary professional commitment is to scholarship in the provision of patient care. A CSN fellowship may be granted yearly. The maximum duration of each fellowship is 2 years. The maximum level of funding is $80,000 per year and shall be used principally to support the candidate and his/her career development. 2010-12-01