Gerber Foundation

Applications are invited for research projects to identify solutions to common everyday issues and problems in the field of children’s health, nutrition, and/or development.

Research program focus areas include:

Pediatric Health: Of particular interest are applied research projects focused on reducing the incidence of serious neonatal and early childhood illnesses or improving cognitive, social, and emotional aspects of development.

Pediatric Nutrition: Projects that assure adequate nutrition to infants and young children, including applied research that evaluates the provision of specific nutrients and their related outcomes.

Environmental Hazards (Nutrient Competitors): Projects that document the impact or ameliorate the effects of environmental hazards on the growth and development of infants and young children.

Major target areas for research include:

• new diagnostic tools that may be more rapid, more specific, more sensitive, or less invasive;
• treatment regimens that are novel, less stressful or painful, more targeted, have fewer side effects, and/or provide optimal dosing; • symptom relief;
• preventative measures;
• assessment of deficiencies or excesses (vitamins, minerals, drugs, etc.); and
• risk assessment tools or measures for environmental hazards, trauma, etc.

The foundation is interested in supporting projects that will result in “new” information, treatments, or tools that result in a change in practice; it rarely funds projects focused on sharing current information with parents or caregivers.

Upon review, selected applicants will be asked to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2022.