Emerging Leader Award

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Grant Name

Funder

Bay Area Lyme Foundation

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Bacterial Infections

Infectious Diseases

Lyme Disease

Deadline

February 15, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $250,000USD Lower $100,000USD 12–18 months for $100,000 award or 18-24 months for $250,000 award.

Contact Info

Bay Area Lyme Foundation info@bayarealyme.org

Eligibility

Affiliated with an academic or research institution in the U.S. or corporate equivalent Demonstrated professional and scientific leadership in biological and medical sciences Exhibited scientific curiosity and an established pattern of creative thinking A defined approach to improved diagnostics or therapies for Lyme disease The $250,000 ELA grant targets veteran scientific talent with the title of associate professor or above. Applicants must be at a US academic institution or corporate equivalent and propose to apply their work in other fields to therapeutics or diagnostics in Lyme disease. The $100,000 ELA grant is offered to researchers in academia or the private sector who are currently at the post-doctoral level through assistant professor level or equivalent. Those who have not previously worked in Lyme disease research are also encouraged to apply.

Description

The Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Awards (ELA) recognize both established and up-and-coming researchers bringing new approaches and creative thinking to the field of Lyme disease. These grants support new and innovative projects and aim to attract aspiring new scientific talent to the field of Lyme. Candidate applications must include a viable proposal for a proof-of-concept project to be funded, in part or in sum, by the grant award. Eligibility Affiliated with an academic or research institution in the U.S. or corporate equivalent Demonstrated professional and scientific leadership in biological and medical sciences Exhibited scientific curiosity and an established pattern of creative thinking A defined approach to improved diagnostics or therapies for Lyme disease The $250,000 ELA grant targets veteran scientific talent with the title of associate professor or above. Applicants must be at a US academic institution or corporate equivalent and propose to apply their work in other fields to therapeutics or diagnostics in Lyme disease. The $100,000 ELA grant is offered to researchers in academia or the private sector who are currently at the post-doctoral level through assistant professor level or equivalent. Those who have not previously worked in Lyme disease research are also encouraged to apply.

Website

http://www.bayarealyme.org/our-research/emerging-leader-award/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link