Research

Funding

Internal Funding Opportunities

The Department of Pediatrics offers two sources of internal funding, the Anna's Angels Foundation and the Children's Miracle Network Research Fund. The purpose of these funds is to provide support for pilot projects that have the potential for development into larger projects and eventual extramural support.

Anna's Angels Foundation

Anna Merrills, a child with Down Syndrome, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 16 months. Her parents became interested in providing money to support innovative research projects in Down Syndrome and especially the predisposition to leukemia these children have. The creators of this fund are most interested in supporting pilot projects of the “high-risk, high-gain” type. Once a year grants are made in an amount between $5000 to a maximum of $10,000 for seed funding to anyone in the Duke community, including the Medical Center, Arts and Sciences, and affiliated hospitals. For more information about current studies and the grant application process, please visit Anna's Angels Foundation.

Children's Miracle Network (CMN)

Children's Miracle Network is the alliance of premier children's hospitals in North America. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids by raising funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America. Since 1983, these non-profit hospitals have provided the finest care, research and community outreach to help millions of children with diseases and injuries of every kind, raising more than $2.1 billion. Each year, Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center participates in the Children's Miracle Network fund-raising activities and sets aside a portion of the net proceeds from this event for the CMN Research Fund. Requests for applications are typically posted on the Department of Pediatrics web site in December.

External Funding Opportunities

Office of Research Administration (ORA), Duke University School of Medicine

Responsible for supporting investigators and administrators in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing by managing externally sponsored research projects through the pre-award process. Includes institutional resources and external funding opportunities. More>

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. More>

Office of Extramural Research (OER)
NIH office overseeing grants policy, program coordination, compliance, and electronic Research Administration (eRA) for extramural research grants. More>

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
NIH Center providing laboratory scientists and clinical researchers with the environments and tools they need to understand, detect, treat, and prevent a wide range of diseases. More >

Community of Science (COS)
Community of Science (COS) is the leading international resource for medical, health related, and scientific research funding information and opportunities. More>

U.S. Department and Human Services, Grants and Funding (HHS)
Contains information about U.S. government grants and funding resources, HHS grant information, HHS contract information, and HHS education and training funding. More>

GrantsNet (from the journal, Science)
One-stop resource to find funds for research and training in the sciences. More>

Grants.Gov
Provides a unified site for interaction between grant applicants and the US Federal agencies that manage grant funds.
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American Academy of Pediatrics, Funding Opportunities
This page provides information on funding opportunities from the Academy and other organizations, as well as links to key funding resources and agencies. More>

American Pediatric Society / Society for Pediatric Research (APS/SPR), Programs and Grants

Information about APS/SPR programs and grants. More>