The Bender Scientific Fund
Award: $1,000 - $12,500 for one year
Deadline: 4.15.26 for full proposals, with all information due to the Sponsored Programs Administration by 4.8.26
Interested? Please complete the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) Proposal Request Form to be assigned a research administrator and also contact [email protected] for a grant worksheet.
Overview
The Bender Scientific Fund supports and promotes discovery and development in medicine, science and technology in the Capital Region in:
• Research in medicine, biotechnology and life sciences; especially beginning research studies and in educational projects that promote continuing discovery and learning.
• Educational and information-sciences projects related to medicine, biotechnology and life sciences.
Important Information
The Fund will not support institutional overhead, nor will it fund conferences or meetings.
Projects involving human subjects, use of vertebrate animals, hazardous materials or recombinant DNA require special consideration;
Funding is not routinely designated for salaries or per diems but will be considered when justified.
Process
This is a single step application process.
• interested parties should immediately complete the SPA Proposal Request Form to be assigned a research administrator and contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (OCFR) for a grant worksheet.
• The application will be managed by SPA, and you will work with you assigned research administrator
• All required information, in final form, needs to be submitted to SPA no later than five business days before submission deadline.