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The ARO invites proposals for funding of small grants (up to $1000) to support activities either in the US or internationally that would enhance our mission and visibility as the premier hearing research organization in the world. Some specific activities that could be considered include:

  1. Sponsorship of an invited lecture for an ARO-member at a meeting, either national or international, particularly one at which ARO does not typically have a presence.
  2. Partial support of small 'local' research meetings that serve as a venue for members to meet to discuss focused topics; student participation may be targeted in these grants.
  3. Partial support of symposium at an international meeting, for presentations by ARO members, on a topic of interest to members of that society and attendees of the meeting.

Requirements: Applicants must be ARO members, and lectures/events must include a slide and/or other materials that acknowledge ARO support. The ARO will fund up to three grants per year.

Please send proposals to ARO headquarters at headquarters@aro.org

Funding Opportunities

Please see funding opportunities that have been submitted to the ARO by likeminded organizations. If you would like your funding opportunity posted to the ARO website, please email the details to headquarters@aro.org

Usher Syndrome Society Request for Applications Translational Research Grant

Usher Syndrome Society
Request for Applications
Translational Research Grant
Application Instructions

IMPORTANT DATES
Letter of Intent Due: September 1, 2023
Applications Due: October 20, 2023
Notification of Award: December 1, 2023
Funds Available: January 1, 2024

Please submit grant materials as a single PDF file to nancy@ushersyndromesociety.org
For questions regarding these instructions, please contact the USS nancy@ushersyndromesociety.org
Background: The Usher Syndrome Society (USS) is a non-profit organization that uses the
arts, educational events, and collaboration to raise awareness and funding for Usher syndrome
(USH) research. USS funds research designed to develop treatments and cures for all forms
of Usher syndrome. USS has secured commitments for $500,000 to fund USH research. For
more information see: https://www.ushersyndromesociety.org/welcome.html or this

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CDMRP FY23 Hearing Restoration Research Program (HRRP)

Synopsis of FY23 HRRP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.

 

Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline
Focused Research Award (FRA) May 11, 2023 Program Announcement
Application Instructions

Pre-Application
(Letter of Intent):


August 15, 2023

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
September 1, 2023
11:59 p.m. Eastern time

Submit PreApplication

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DoD Hearing Restoration Research Program, Focused Research Award

The FY23 HRRP FRA mechanism is intended to support promising research that accelerates drug discovery and therapeutic development for hearing restoration after military-relevant auditory system injury. Applicants are encouraged to leverage resources and expertise at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to improve efficiency and accelerate the translational process.

Key dates:

Pre-Application Submission Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET), August 15, 2023

Application Submission Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET, September 1, 2023

Note: Applicants now need to submit a Letter of Intent approximately 2 weeks before submitting their full application.  The purpose of the LOI is to help the program make plans for peer review. 

Application, Related Documents, and Details

Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence (HCE)

Funding: https://hearing.health.mil/Research/Research-Funding
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Homepage: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Funding: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding

NIDCD

NIDCD would like to share two new funding opportunities related to HIV/AIDS:

PAR-20-123
Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-20-127
Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

The purpose of these Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) are to stimulate HIV/AIDS research within the scientific mission areas of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders (NIDCD). Applications should address high priority HIV/AIDS research outlined by the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) [https://www.oar.nih.gov/hiv-policy-and-research/research-priorities] in the areas of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language.

2023 RNID-FPA Translational Research Grant

The RNID Translational Grant aims to support and accelerate the translation of research discoveries into potential new treatments to protect and regenerate hearing and/or silence tinnitus.

Scope: We request translational research proposals that will advance the development of small molecule, gene or cell-based therapeutics for the treatment of hearing disorders, including tinnitus. We will fund projects at both academic institutions and small/medium enterprises in any country.

We want to support:

  • research with a strong commercial potential that is likely to attract follow-on funding at the conclusion of the grant
  • studies that will facilitate and enable the progression of promising basic research towards testing in clinical trials.

Summary of grant

  • Expression of Interest deadline: Friday 31 March 2023
  • Full application deadline (by invitation only): Friday 16 June 2023
  • Duration: up to 3 years
  • Value: up to £300k total, funding will not exceed £100k per year
  • Applicants may be from any university, research institute or small-medium enterprise in any country

 Find out more and apply: https://rnid.org.uk/hearing-research/im-a-researcher-looking-for-funding/translational-grant/

2023 RNID Discovery Research Grant

2023 RNID Discovery Research Grant

Through this scheme, we aim to support projects that will generate knowledge to underpin the discovery of treatments for hearing loss or tinnitus, or improve benefit gained from medical devices.

We are continuing our partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK to co-fund research that will increase our understanding of the common biological mechanisms underlying hearing loss and dementia.

This year, we would also particularly like to encourage applications improving medical devices for hearing, diagnosis of hearing loss, or measuring outcomes when testing new treatments.

 The application process for this scheme has two stages, consisting of an open preliminary application stage followed by an invitation-only full application stage.

  • Deadline for preliminary applications:Wednesday 19 April 2023
  • Full applications: by invitation only
  • Duration of grant:Up to three years
  • Eligibility:Applicants may be from a university or research institute in any country
  • Value:Up to £67k per year; total funding will not exceed £200k
  • Applications for research projects in the following areas are requested:
    • Research to understand the links between dementia and hearing loss (applications submitted in this category will be considered for co-funding with Alzheimer’s Research UK)
    • Research to underpin the development of treatments for hearing disorders, including tinnitus
    • Research to improve how new treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus are developed and tested

To find out more and apply: https://rnid.org.uk/hearing-research/im-a-researcher-looking-for-funding/discovery-research-grant/

The American Hearing Research Foundation Grants

The American Hearing Research Foundation invites researchers to apply for the following grants:

 

  • Discovery Grants – five to six one-year awards of up to $50,000 each - for research related to hearing, or hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear. Special consideration in the review process given to these topics: Causes of sudden hearing loss, Meniere’s disease
  • Resident Grants - up to five $1,000 grants for otolaryngology residents at Chicago universities, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Miami, or Baylor College of Medicine

 

At its discretion, AHRF may invite applicants of two high-scoring proposals to apply for one of the following: the Birtman Grant - total funding up to $75,000, or the Richard G. Muench Chairman Grant – total funding up to $65,000.

 

Discovery Grant applicants must hold an MD, PhD, AuD, or equivalent degree(s) and be associated with a university or hospital in the United States. 

 

Important Dates

  • Applications due: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
  • Notification: Last week of November 2023
  • Payment issued: Mid-January 2024
  • Grant period
    • Discovery Grants: January 1 – December 31, 2024
    • Resident Grants: January 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

 

For more information, visit https://www.american-hearing.org/research-grants/grants-we-offer/ or contact us at info@american-hearing.org.