Bloodtransfusion - NBF Scientific Research Grants 2015 ($ 75,000)

The National Blood Foundation (NBF) invites applications for its Scientific Research Grants Programme 2015. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2014. Grants are awarded for investigator-initiated original research in all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. Important areas of research for the grant program include: Immunology; Hematology; Immunohematology; Infectious diseases; Cellular therapies; and Patient blood management.

Grants may be for one or two years and are up to $ 75,000.

NBF, established in 1983, has a history of supporting research and education that advances transfusion medicine and blood banking to benefit both patients and donors. Funds are raised annually from corporations, blood centers, foundations, and individuals by NBF for the National Blood Foundation Research and Education Trust Fund (NBFRET) and NBF. NBF and NBFRET, which are 501(c)(3) organizations, provide grants for scientific research in the fields of transfusion medicine and blood banking and support ed ucation initiatives that benefit the transfusion medicine community.

The mission of NBF is to advance transfusion medicine and cellular and related biological therapies by funding scientific research that benefits patients and donors.