Birth defects - March of Dimes Research Grants 2016

The March of Dimes invites all qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. The closing date for submitting Letters of Intent is April 30, 2015. The grants provide salary support for technical help and are awarded for a three-year period. The average grant is approximately $ 100,000 per year.

Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing differentiation and development, genetics and genomics of these processes, clinical studies, reproductive health and environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies concerning cognitive and behavioral risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period, and subsequent child development.