Funding Resources

Obesity 2009: New Investigator Forum

Obesity 2009 hosted a New Investigator Forum, including an NIH-featured panel discussion focusing
on obesity-related research initiatives and funding issues for new investigators.
Learn more here: 2009 Forum: Funding Issues for Early-Career Investigators

NIH Enhancing Peer Review

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a longstanding history of supporting the most promising and meritorious research. Effective as of January 25, 2010 Enhanced Review Criteria will be used on submitted grant applications. One of the priorities of the NIH Enhancing Peer Review initiative is to Improve the Quality and Transparency of Review. One of the goals associated with this priority is to shorten the Research Plan and align it with review criteria. For further information please refer to the resources below:

Side-by-Side Comparison of Enhanced and Former Review Criteria

Details of Application Changes for Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Table of Page Limits

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Grant Opportunities

Opportunities for Predoctoral Students

Opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows

Opportunities for Junior Faculty

Opportunities for Mid-Career Faculty

Non-NIH Funding Opportunities

The Obesity Society Grants Program

American Heart Association

American Diabetes Association

American Cancer Society

ILSI Future Leaders Award

William T Grant Scholars Program

RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program

ACSM Paffenbarger-Blair Fund for Epidemiological Research on Physical Activity

American Dietetic Association

Thrasher Research Fund

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Additional funding and grant opportunites from the government, non-profit and private - sector can be found on the
TOS Funding page: Funding Opportunities