We hope this site will serve as a useful resource to generate funding from private sector philanthropy. For details on any specific foundation or corporate funding source, please contact Albin Grohar in the office of advancement, (909) 558-1000, extension 44997.

Foundation information

The Charles A. Dana Foundation

The Charles A. Dana Foundation provides grants that focuses on brain research, specifically, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain illnesses and disorders. The majority of funding in this area is awarded to projects that focus on the testing of new technologies or research that merges knowledge and clinical applications. The Foundation prefers collaborative research projects between investigators from multiple institutions. Average grants range from $35,000 - $100,000.

The Emergency Medicine Foundation

The Foundation was established by the American College of Emergency Physicians in 1973 to serve as a catalyst to advance education and research in emergency medicine. Currently, the Foundation is accepting applications for a number of grant programs including:

• CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT - A grant of up to $50,000 to emergency medicine faculty at the instructor or assistant professor level who need seed money or release time to begin a promising research project. DEADLINE - October 27, 1997
  
• RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP GRANT - A $35,000 grant to emergency medicine residency graduates to spend another year acquiring specific basic or clinical research skills and further instruction in research methodology. DEADLINE - November 3, 1997
  
• RESIDENT RESEARCH GRANT - A maximum of $5,000 to a junior or senior resident to stimulate emergency medicine research at the graduate level. DEADLINE - November 11, 1997
  
• HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH GRANT - This grant is awarded to researchers in the health policy or health services area, who have the experience to conduct research on critical health policy issues in emergency medicine. Grants range from $25,000 to $50,000 for a one- or two-year period. DEADLINE - January 5, 1998
  
• MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT - A maximum grant of $2,400 over 3 months to encourage medical students to pursue resident research projects in emergency medicine. DEADLINE - February 2, 1998
  
• INNOVATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION GRANT - A $5,000 grant supporting projects that develop educational techniques related to emergency medicine training. DEADLINE - February 23, 1998
  
• PHYSICIAN AND NURSE TEAM GRANT - A grant of up to $10,000 to be used for physician and nurse researchers to combine their expertise in order to develop, plan and implement clinical research in the specialty of emergency care. DEADLINE - March 23, 1998
  
• CREATIVITY & INNOVATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE GRANT - A maximum grant of $5,000 to support small pilot projects that are new and innovative. It is intended to provide release time or equipment and supplies for new and experienced investigators who have a novel research idea. DEADLINE - April 13, 1998
  
• CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD - A 3 year grant of up to $250,000 that is intended to assist institutions in funding further development of its emergency medicine research program. The grant is to be used to conduct advanced level research and provide a rich environment for training investigators, fellows and residents. DEADLINE - July 1, 1998

William T. Grant Foundation

The primary funding interests of the William T. Grant Foundation are child development and mental health research. Research projects dealing with the origins and prevention of problem behaviors and the promotion of successful development outcomes in children, adolescents, and youth are given preference. The foundation is especially interested in interdisciplinary research employing multiple methods to investigate several problems simultaneously. Support is available in three forms, all of which are investigator-initiated: 1) research grants; 2) evaluations of innovative community-based interventions aimed at reducing problem behaviors; 3) Faculty

Scholars Program for junior investigators.

SAMPLE GRANTS

$321,787 payable over three years to Yale University, New Haven, CT, For study on interactions between infant's intentionality and caregiver's knowledge of infant competence.

$251,242 payable over three years to Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, For controlled intervention trial to evaluate intervention designed to reduce some negative psychological consequences of bereavement following suicidal death of parent or sibling.

$20,000 to the New York Academy of Medicine for research and education directed at reducing weapons-related violence among youth.

National Organization for Hearing Research (NOHR)

The 1998 grant awards from the National Organization for Hearing Research has been increased from $5,000 to $10,000. NOHR will award grants, primarily in the form of seed money, for innovative research in the prevention, causes, and cures of hearing loss and deafness.

Researchers and clinicians qualified in auditory science and researchers in other disciplines who conduct research directly relevant to auditory science are eligible to apply.

Most private philanthropies accept only one application per institution during a single funding cycle. In addition, many Foundations will not accept additional applications while a funded program is in progress. Please coordinate your grant applications to private philanthropies with the Loma Linda University office of advancement, (909) 558-1000, extension 44997.

Office of advancement staff

Albin Grohar

Executive director

agrohar@llu.edu