The Institute is developing a number of educational programs and opportunities for students, fellows, scientists, and clinicians. Please check back for additional information. Please go to Conferences/Events for a current list of scientific meetings.
Gender-specific web sites of interest for researchers.
The mission of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research is to support, conduct, and disseminate research that improves access to care and the outcomes, quality, cost, and utilization of health care services. The research sponsored and conducted by the Agency provides better information that enables better decisions about health care.
The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) 1) advises the NIH Director on matters relating to women’s health research; 2) enhances research related to diseases and conditions that affect women; 3)ensures that research supported by NIH adequately includes women’s health; 4) ensures that women are represented in research; 5) develops opportunities for women in the sciences; and 6) supports women’s health research.
The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) works to enhance the knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds.
NIH Funding Opportunities related to sex-differences.
IWHR Pioneer Awards
The Institute for Women’s Health Research is currently accepting proposals for the second annual IWHR Pioneer Award program. Four awards will be granted this year. Applicants should hold a faculty-level appointment at Northwestern University or be postdoctoral fellows in laboratories of tenure-line faculty members. Proposals must be directly relevant to women's health research and we encourage applications from those who wish to initiate a new women’s health research program. These awards are not designed to provide ongoing support for a long-term project, they are intended to assist in obtaining pilot data required for larger grant applications in women's health.
Application process:
Applicants will submit an electronic proposal that includes: (1) a title page (format provided); (2) a 1-2 page summary of their research plans and accomplishments, including a brief statement of how their research is relevant women’s health research; (3) an NIH-style biographical sketch; (4) a budget summary form (format provided), limited to $25,000. Each application will be sent to an independent committee who will evaluate the proposal, assign priority scores, and make recommendations to the IWHR Director. The IWHR Director will select the most meritorious projects based on the reviews, with consideration given to the relevance of the proposal to women’s health. Awardees will be required to cite the IWHR as a source of support at presentations and acknowledged in publications or grants resulting from their proposed research project. It is the responsibility of the awardee to notify the IWHR of these relevant activities. Awardees must submit a short progress report (1-2 paragraphs) in January following award notification and a final written report (2 pages) at termination of award money. Awards are renewable with priority given to new proposals.
Application deadline: May 16, 2008 with notice of award by July 1, 2008 and an anticipated start date of August 1, 2008 Please e-mail all application components as ONE PDF file to Sarah Bristol-Gould, PhD Questions should be directed to: Sarah Bristol-Gould, PhD or 312-503-1308. |
