Current Requests for Applications

Current Requests for Applications

RFA 09-04: CIRM Research Leadership Awards

The CIRM Research Leadership Awards will support robust and innovative stem cell research programs of the most promising researchers newly recruited to California. These awards will enable universities and research institutions to attract the very best stem cell scientists, with a focus on those who are early-to-mid career but have already established themselves as independent investigators and emerging national or international leaders in the stem cell field. They also will permit the recipients to pursue high-risk, high payoff, innovative studies that could not be adequately supported by other sources. The awardees will bolster California’s efforts in stem cell research and further CIRM’s mission to advance novel treatments and cures into medical practice.

RFA 09-03: CIRM Stem Cell Transplantation Immunology Awards

The potential for stem cells to replace or restore tissues lost to injury or disease represents one of the most promising outcomes of regenerative medicine. However, immune rejection of stem cell grafts remains a challenge to clinical translation of stem cell research. Methods to overcome immune rejection of stem cell derived grafts must therefore be developed to fully realize the benefits of stem cell therapies. The purpose of the CIRM Stem Cell Transplantation Immunology Awards is to fund transformative research leading to the development of immune tolerance of pluripotent stem cell derivatives and potential correction of autoimmunity.

RFA 09-02: CIRM Basic Biology Awards II

The CIRM Basic Biology Awards II program will fund research grants to investigate basic mechanisms underlying stem cell biology, cellular plasticity, and cellular differentiation.  Studies supported by these awards will form the foundation for future translational and clinical advances, enabling the realization of the full potential of human stem cells and reprogrammed cells for therapies and as tools for biomedical innovation.

PA 08-06: CIRM Conference Grants

This Program Announcement (PA) will support the development and conduct of scientific conferences relevant to stem cell research. A scientific conference is defined as an organized event where persons physically assemble to exchange scientific information or explore a defined scientific subject. Support of such conferences is contingent on the fiscal and programmatic priorities of CIRM. Conference grant awards are open to non-profit organizations in California.

Past Requests for Applications