Foundation Funding Opportunities – January 2018

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For application guidance and assistance, contact Becky Pfordresher, Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations at (202) 687-1067 or Becky.Pfordresher@georgetown.edu.

Sponsor: Health Effects Institute
Program: Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award
Goal: Supports outstanding early career investigators to undertake research on the health effects of air pollution. Goal is to strengthen the fundamental science related to environmental issues.
Amount: Up to $450,000 over three years
Deadline: Pre-Application due February 7, 2018
Details: http://advancement.georgetown.edu/cfr/?id=02072018HEI-Rosenblith (new window)

Sponsor: National Kidney Foundation
Program: 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant
Goal: Supports patient-centered clinical research studies in nephrology, or closely related fields, that will shape future patient outcomes. Eligible projects must relate to one of five topics outlined in guidelines.
Amount: $35,000 over one year
Deadline: Full Application due February 9, 2018
Details: https://www.kidney.org/professionals/research/awards (new window)

Sponsor: National Kidney Foundation
Program: 2018 Young Investigator Research Grants
Goal: Supports early-career investigators pursuing clinical research studies that address important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented (e.g., development of new technologies, mechanisms of human disease, educational or therapeutic interventions, epidemiological studies, health policy studies, and clinical trials).
Amount: Up to $35,000 over one year
Deadline: Full Application due February 9, 2018
Details: https://www.kidney.org/professionals/research/awards (new window)

Sponsor: American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Program: Career Development Grants
Goal: Supports early career academic investigators who demonstrate significant creativity in research relevant to the pathophysiology or management of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum or anus. Award focuses on career development and mentorship, rather than solely on the research proposal.
Amount: Up to $150,000 over two years
Deadline: Full Application due March 1, 2018
Details: http://advancement.georgetown.edu/cfr/?id=0301018ASCRS-CareerDev (new window)

Sponsor: Thrasher Research Fund
Program: Early Career Awards
Goal: Supports early career investigators in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children’s diseases. Goal is to encourage development of medical research in child health to help investigators gain a foothold in this study area.
Amount: 15 awards up to $25,000 over two years
Deadline: Concept Paper due March 13, 2018
Details: https://www.thrasherresearch.org/SitePages/early-career-award.aspx

Sponsor: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Partners
Program: Research Grants
Goal: Supports research that addresses important and novel basic or clinical research questions related to PSC and closely allied diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s disease as they relate to PSC.
Amount: Up to $60,000 over two years
Deadline: Full Application due March 25, 2018
Details: http://advancement.georgetown.edu/cfr/?id=032518PSCPatners

Sponsor: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Partners
Program: Young Investigator Award
Goal: Supports promising early-career researchers interested in clinical, translational or basic research on PSC.
Amount: Up to $80,000 over two years
Deadline: Full Application due March 25, 2018
Details: http://advancement.georgetown.edu/cfr/?id=032518PSCPatners-YoungInvestigator