Surgery Research

Forms

• BWH Research Administration Forms
• Budget Worksheet Form (for industry agreements only)
• Partners Human Research Committee Forms
• Standardized Information for Grant Applications (PHS 398, PHS 2590)

IRB

• Partners Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) human subjects research education program: offers information and case-based application of ethical concepts and regulations in a web-based learning environment.
• Partners Human Research Committee (PHRC): find forms and instructions, guide to best practices, frequent omissions and deficiencies, and contact information.

NIH

• NIH eRa Commons CRISP
• NIH Forms with BWH Information
• NIH Forms and Applications
• NIH Funding Information: see study section rosters, application forms and instructions, request for applications, request for proposals, program announcements, NIH modular grant application and award, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and NIH career aware wizard.
• NIH Grants -- Office of Extramural Research  
• NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities
• NIH Salary Caps

Grant, Contract, Protocol, and Financial Data Management

• Insight: Online research portal for Partners investigators.  A user-friendly tool for finding and managing research grant, contract, protocol, and financial information.  For login or training information, please contact Phil Infurna, Team Lead, 617-424-4151, insighthelpdesk@partners.org  (Intranet only).

• Center for Surgery and Public Health: For Center services, please contact Barbara Honthumb, Administrative Director, 617-732-8637, bhonthumb@partners.org

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Funding Opportunities

Government    Non-Government (by Research Areas)    Listing of Other Agencies    Searchable Databases & Newsletters 
 

Government

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
NIH NRSA (and List of NIH Agencies)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources
Veterans Health Administration

Non-Government (by Research Areas)

I. Surgical Specialities

Cardiac Surgery

• American Heart Association

Otolaryngology (ENT)

• American Otological Society

General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

• American Gastroenterological Association's Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
• American Digestive Health Foundation (ADHF)
• Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
• Harvard -- Longwood Research Training in Ailmentary Tract Surgery (T32)

Plastic Surgery

• Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation
• Ethicon Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons for the Study of Wound Healing

Surgical Oncology

• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Cancer Society
• Harvard -- Longwood Research Training in Surgical Oncology (T32)
• Lance Armstrong Foundation

Thoracic Surgery

• American Lung Association
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons -- Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
• The Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

Transplant Surgery

• American Society of Transplantation
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care

• Ethicon Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons for the Study of Wound Healing

Vascular Surgery

• Harvard -- Longwood Research Training in Vascular Surgery (T32) 
• The William J. von Liebig Summer Research Fellowship

Urology

• American Diabetes Association
• American Foundation for Urological Disease
• National Kidney Foundation
• Prostate Cancer Foundation

Weight Management

• American Diabetes Association

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II. Other

General

• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 
• American College of Surgeons
• American Philosophical Society
• American Statistical Association 
• Association of Academic Surgery
• Association for Surgical Education Foundation
• Bristol-Myers Squibb 
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
• National Science Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Surgical Infection Society
• Society of University Surgeons

Genetic

• Cooley's Anemia Foundation (Thalassemia)

Gerontology

• American Federation for Aging Research
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education

Management

• American College of Healthcare Executives -- Albert W. Dent Student Scholarship

Miscellaneous

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Society of Toxicology

Neuroscience

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Parkinson’s Disease Association

Public Health and Policy

• Population Council

Women & Minority

• American Academy of Family Physicians (Graduate and post-graduate funding available for minority students.)
• American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
• American College of Healthcare Executives -- Albert W. Dent Student Scholarship
• Morris K. Udall Foundation (Native American and Alaska Natives, healthcare or tribal policy)
• Population Council Minority Program (MPH study funding for Vietnamese health professionals)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Program
• Society of Toxicology (Special travel program for minority students available)

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 List of Funding Agencies

• Brigham and Women's Research Administration Funding Information
• Research Administration General List of Funding Agencies
• Research Administration's List of Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
• Fundsnet Services List of Research Funding Agencies

 Searchable Databases & Newsletters

• Medical Research Funding Bulletin
• Grants.gov
• GrantsNet
• IRIS (plus tips on using IRIS)

Other Useful Sites

• Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Clinical Investigation
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Research Administrative Services
• NIH News
• NIH resource page for new investigators
• PI Handbook

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If you know of a foundation that provides funding for surgery education or research, please send information and web address to  BWH Surgery webmaster.