Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.amfar.org/In-the-Lab/Research-Grants/
Sponsor/Award: AMERICAN FOUNDATION AIDS RESEARCH -amFAR - RESEARCH GRANT - 2014 FALL COMPETITION - FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount: $180,000
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Dec 09, 2014
Sponsor's: Dec 16, 2014

Subject Areas: HIV/AIDS, Treatment, Medical
Description:

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pleased to announce the availability of targeted support for biomedical research projects relevant to exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication.

Specific areas of interest fall within the following four categories: Determine the location of persistent reservoirs of HIV in tissues, cell subsets or within cells; Determine the cellular and viral mechanisms and kinetics that establish and/or maintain HIV persistence; Develop, compare, or validate assays to measure persistent infection; Develop and test strategies to safely eliminate or control viral reservoirs (in the absence of ART) Please see sponsor website for full details.

Application Details:

Principal investigators for research grants must be faculty-level researchers affiliated with a nonprofit institution.

Only those with a successful LOI will be invited to submit a full application.

INDIRECT COSTS OF 20% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

GRANTS@AMFAR.ORG
amfAR
120 Wall Street, 13th Floor
NEW YORK, New York, United States
212 6827440 X197