| Drug Discovery Initiative Award: Next Deadline: February 28 |
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Since its inception in 2006, the Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI) program has funded more than 35 projects to accelerate progress to finding effective therapies for NF1, NF2 and schwannomatosis. Offering awards of $15,000 and $30,000, DDI features rapid review (many investigators have funding in hand within 6 weeks of application deadline, versus the more typical 6 months for government funding) and limited requirements – DDI will support good ideas even if there is no preliminary data. DDI helps to translate basic biological discoveries into research that could identify drug therapies. Through this innovative approach, DDI has jump-started a number of exciting research ideas and helped investigators garner results that enabled them to secure larger grants both from CTF and elsewhere. Deadlines to apply for the 2011 DDI Awards are February 28, and August 31. For more information and to download an application please click here. |
