Grants & Funding

Alternatives Research & Development Foundation

Published Date: January 31, 2006

Program Information

Program Name:

Alternatives Research Grant Program

Program URL:

http://www.ardf-online.org

Type of Scientists Funded:

Master's Student, Early Doctoral Student, PhD Dissertation Student, Medical Student, MD/PhD Student, Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc, Junior Faculty, Administrator, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

As part of its continuing efforts to encourage the utilization of alternatives to traditional uses of laboratory animals in basic research, testing, and education, the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation solicits research proposals to develop such methods.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    1  Year
• Award Renewable?    Yes
• Renewable term fixed or variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    1  Year
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  04/30/2006
• Deadline Comments   
  Please refer to the website for more information www.ardf-online.org

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 40000
• Stipend Details:   
  Please refer to the website for more information www.ardf-online.org
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 40000
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 4000
• Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Details:    Refer to document, "2004 Grant Application Guidelines", available in .pdf format, at www.ardf-online.org
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable
• Other Costs Details:    Please refer to the website for more information www.ardf-online.org

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Disease-Specific Research: all, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Structural Biology, Toxicology, Virology, Zoology, Other (specify): all

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

Details:

Please refer to the website for more information www.ardf-online.org

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

No

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

U.S. universities and research institutions or foreign equivalent.

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

Not Applicable

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  Please refer to the website for more information www.ardf-online.org

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:    25
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:    6
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    133000