Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2009 Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Deadline is March 6, 2009 The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) is pleased to announce that Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowships will be available for the summer of 2009. The purpose of these awards is to foster an interest among young researchers in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under the supervision of an established investigator. Undergraduate, graduate and medical students are eligible to apply however, preference is given to students with a college degree. As we reach the unfortunate milestone of 50 years without a new, FDA-approved drug to treat lupus, the LFA remains committed to the effort of advancing the science and medicine of lupus and to Bring Down the Barriers that have obstructed the forward progress of basic, biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, behavioral, and translational research for decades. The LFA is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization concerned with lupus. A primary focus of the organization is to encourage research related to the causes, treatments, prevention and cure of lupus and to directly sponsor research to test new approaches and develop experimental prototypes. This research program is supported exclusively through donations from the LFA’s constituent chapters, private foundations or corporations, and the concerned public. It is the Foundation’s hope that this investment in research will produce new information which may directly lead to much larger projects and increased funding from other sources, particularly the National Institutes of Health. • Amount of award is $2,000 • Application deadline has been extended to March 6, 2009 • Expected notification date is May 1, 2009 Click here to download application guidelines: http://www.lupus.org/finzifellowships. The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. utilizes an electronic grants submission process. All interested grant applicants must submit their full application packages through proposalCENTRAL: https://proposalcentral.altum.com/. Applicants are encouraged to register and complete a professional profile at proposalCENTRAL as soon as possible. Applicants should ensure that their grants and contracts office has registered their institution and signing officials with proposalCENTRAL. A proposalCENTRAL helpline is available for questions from applicants during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), Monday-Friday, EST. Phone: 1-800-875-2562 x227 (toll free) or 301-916-4557 x227, E-mail: pcsupport@altum.com