Limited Submission: Pfeiffer Research Foundation Medicine/Pharmacy

The Limited Submission program has announced a call for proposals for the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation project in medicine and pharmacy. The foundation limits the campus to three letters of inquiry per deadline.

Award amount: up to $75,000 for projects carried out in the United States for advancement of medicine and pharmacy, including scientific research, post-graduate scholarship and fellowship assistance, and studies in nutrition, blindness, deafness and other physical disabilities.

Campus applications must include two copies of:

• a three- to five-page project description
• a curriculum vitae
• a one-page budget
• the Limited Submission Cover Sheet

Deadlines:

Deadline to SPO for campus applications: October 23, 2009
Deadline to SPO for selected letters of intent: December 11, 2009
Deadline to Pfeiffer Research Foundation for selected letters of intent: January 8, 2010

If you plan to submit an application, please contact your MCB grant administrator.

Full Announcement:

Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation is requesting letters of intent for projects in medicine and pharmacy. The foundation limits the campus to three letters of inquiry per deadline.

Potential applicants should be sure to review the Foundation guidelines at http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/pfeiffer/

The Foundation makes grants of up to $75,000 for projects carried out in the United States for advancement of medicine and pharmacy, including scientific research, post-graduate scholarship and fellowship assistance, and studies in nutrition, blindness, deafness and other physical disabilities. The Foundation does not accept applications for cancer or other basic biomedical research. The Foundation normally does not favor projects where support would be relatively insignificant in relation to total external funding required.

Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The campus Limited Submission procedures and the cover sheet are at: http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/limited.html. Contact Stella Zubeck (642-8113, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information or assistance.

Deadline to SPO for campus applications: October 23, 2009
Deadline to SPO for selected letters of intent: December 11, 2009
Deadline to Pfeiffer Research Foundation for selected letters of intent: January 8, 2010