College of Agricultural Sciences

The Foundation is now accepting proposals for Established Investigator, First Award, Fellowship Training and Pilot Study grants on topics relevant to wildlife/exotics health and welfare. Note, the wildlife/exotics call for proposals does not include wild horses. Please apply for projects involving wild horses during the call for large animal proposals. Budgets usually capped at $50,000/year

The mission of Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) is to advance the science of animal health. Toward this aim, we are dedicated to funding hypothesis-driven and humane animal health research projects of high scientific merit and potential impact. Relevant projects promise to advance the health and well-being of companion animals and/or wildlife. The Pilot Study Grant is designed to provide funding for innovative ideas to accelerate discovery and advance MAFs mission. Amount: The maximum amount for a pilot study is $10,000 plus indirect costs (total maximum award $10,800). Duration: Maximum study duration is one year. Equipment: $5,000 Salary: Salary for technicians, residents, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows should be detailed with regard to percent time commitment to the project. MAF does not pay for tuition. Requests for salary for principal investigators with less than full-time appointments must be clearly defined and must include percent appointment and other current salary support. Requests for salary for full time faculty appointments will not be approved. Travel: Travel expenses required to complete the project should be clearly justified. Expenses for PI to travel to scientific meetings are limited to $3,000. Indirect costs: MAF allows up to 8 percent of the budget to be applied to indirect costs, if your institution charges for these costs. Where a subaward to another institution is proposed, the total indirect costs may not exceed 8% of the total budget.

 First Award Funding is limited to two years at $50,000 maximum per year (personnel and supplies), plus maximum of 8 percent indirect costs (maximum annual award $54,000). All funds must be in U.S. dollars. Equipment: $5,000 Salary: Salary for technicians, residents, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows should be detailed with regard to percent time commitment to the project. MAF does not pay for tuition. Requests for salary for principal investigators with less than full-time appointments must be clearly defined and must include percent appointment and other current salary support. Requests for salary for full time faculty appointments will not be approved. Travel: Travel expenses required to complete the project should be clearly justified. Expenses for PI to travel to scientific meetings are limited to $3,000. Indirect costs: MAF allows up to 8 percent of the budget to be applied to indirect costs, if your institution charges for these costs. Where a subaward to another institution is proposed, the total indirect costs may not exceed 8% of the total budget.

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in selected areas supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development in biology. The fellowships encourage independence at an early stage of the research career to permit Fellows to pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate research locations regardless of the availability of funding for the Fellows at that site. For applications under this solicitation, these areas are (1) Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Interdisciplinary Research Using Biological Collections, (3) National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and (4) Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes.