Sources of grants and other funding mechanisms for the research and development of non-animal methods.
Government
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): funding for basic and strategic biological research in the UK
Canada Funding Guide for International Science and Technology Cooperation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Computational Life Sciences - CLS 2007: Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, Netherlands Genomics Initiative, and Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research awards focusing on biologic networks to bridge the gap between bioinformatics and computational life sciences
CORDIS (Community Research & Development Information Service): funding for European research and development
EU Research Directorate General: funding for the development of alternative test methods
EU Environment Directorate General
European Science Foundation EuroBioFund
US EPA: EPA grants, SBIR, STAR; other agency environmental grants; local government grants
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
US HHS grant information
UK Medical Research Council (MRC): a publicly-funded organisation supporting medical research
US NIH
US NIH: weekly issue of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
US National Science Foundation (NSF)
SBIR World: NSF sponsored website providing US small business (SBIR and STTR) program and conference information and news
Tech-Net: US Small Business Administration database on SBIR, STTR, and ATP awards, and other resources for small high tech businesses
US Federal Grants
Industry
CEFIC Long Range Initiative (LRI) Innovative Science Award: €100,000 award from LRI and a partner organization presented to an individual for the conception of a novel interdisciplinary research project in toxicology; 2007 award will be in eco-toxicology
Level: unknown
Colgate-Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research: up to $40,000 per year for "efforts that promote, develop, refine, or validate scientifically acceptable animal alternative methods to facilitate the safety assessment of new chemicals and formulations"
Level: any
Colgate-Palmolive Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award in In Vitro Toxicology: "awards to advance the development of alternatives to animal testing in toxicological research"; Level: postdoctoral
Colgate-Palmolive Traveling Lectureship in Alternative Methods in Toxicology Award: award for "an individual scholar to visit institution(s) for the dissemination of knowledge and for stimulating research that takes advantage of modern in vitro toxicology approaches"
Level: mid- to late-career scientists
Colgate-Palmolive/SOT Awards for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods: awards of $3500 "to enhance graduate student research training using in vitro methods or alternative techniques to reduce, replace or refine use of animals in toxicological research"
Level: graduate students
tebu-bio young researchers travel grants: travel grants of 500 euros to young European researchers to attend a European Life Sciences meeting of their choice
Level: young EU scientist
Not-for-Profit
3R Research Foundation: annual awards for research directly impacting reduction, refinement, or replacement of animals used in experiments
Level: unknown
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation: funds research proposals that support the development, validation, and/or adoption of non-animal methods in biomedical research, product testing, and education
Level: scientist/ faculty
CAAT Grants program: 3Rs research funding
Level: faculty
Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation: award for outstanding scientific achievements in animal-free research
Level: scientist
Dr Hadwen Trust
Level: postdoctoral; research assistants, technicians, PhD students; special projects
Fund for Animal Free Research (FFVFF): funds projects that promote the development of methods to replace animal experiments
Level: unknown
Graduate Women in Science (GWIS): Nell Mondy Fellowships are research awards with preference to applications in the areas of food science, nutrition, and toxicology
Level: postdoctoral women
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI): research grants for individuals and science education grants for institutions
Level: faculty
The Humane Research Trust: funds research in the UK aimed at eliminating animals in medical research
Level: researchers in UK
In Vitro Toxicology Society: (see page 16) support for in vitro toxicology research to academic groups in the UK
Level: academic researchers in UK
International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER): awards for alternatives to the use of animals in research and toxicology testing
Level: graduate students
Juliana von Went Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments: grants for Finnish researchers to develop non-animal methods
Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research: funds research and educational projects aiming to replace animals
Level: scientist
Marchig Animal Welfare Trust: grants include projects "promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation"
Level: various to researchers and organizations
Prince Laurent Foundation Award: to persons or organizations for contribution to animal welfare and protection; presented during the Foundation Gala
Level: scientist
Prince Laurent Foundation Prize: awarded every two years to a person or a team for scientific or fundamental research work to improve animal welfare
Level: scientist
SET Foundation: awards sponsor three activities: 3Rs research; scientific communication on 3Rs; student training and education
Level: various
Swedish Fund for Research Without Animal Experiments: awards primarily to Swedish projects for development and validation of replacement alternatives to animal experiments
Level: scientist; primarily Swedish project funding
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW): Research and Project Awards: awards over £3,500 for research or other animal welfare projects; Small Projects and Travel awards of up to £3,500
Level: unknown; primarily academic funding
Wellcome Trust: an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health
Level: various
ZonMw: Dutch funding organisation with specific programme on alternatives to animal experimentation; grants of €150.000 each for researchers from Dutch institutes
General
AAAS GrantsNet: grants funding news and search engine
Level: various
Community of Science: COS Funding OpportunitiesTM provides information on worldwide sources of funding for many disciplines; sponsors include foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations, and others; subscription required
Level: various
Platforms and Funds for Alternatives to Animal Experimentation: summary of ECOPA country funding sources, 2005
RDFunding: source for all types of health-related research funding
Level: various
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