Health/Medical Research

Grants will be awarded in support of promising laboratory and clinical scientists who are pursuing careers as independent investigators in ovarian cancer research.

Eligible applicants must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree; have completed their residency; and be at the postdoc/fellow, instructor, research assistant, or assistant professor level with no more than four years in any of these positions.

Grants will be awarded in support of medical research in children's health and nutrition, broadly defined, including effects of environmental hazards on this population. Novice research grants of no more than $20,000 are also available.

Applications are invited for one-year fellowships in support of graduate research projects and scholarships in child psychology.

Eligible applicants must have completed their doctoral candidacy by the time of application, have demonstrated research competence and area commitment, and IRB approval must be received from the host institution before funding can be awarded if human participants are involved.

Applications are invited for two types of:

Grants will be awarded in support of programs for dermatologists and allergists on new and emerging AD therapies.

Awards will support early-career investigators who are working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research. The award will support junior faculty who have demonstrated exceptional promise and have some record of accomplishment in research.

Grants will be awarded in support of research that focuses on addressing research questions highlighted in the Pathways to Cures Roadmap, which includes three Pathways: stopping MS disease activity, restoring function by reversing damage and symptoms, and ending MS by preventing new cases.

Eligible applicants should possess an MD, PhD, or equivalent and be considered eligible by their institution to apply for grant support.

Grants will be awarded in support of clinical, pre-clinical or basic research proposals that directly impact the understanding of Parkinson's or its treatment from promising early career scientists. Successful projects should include novel PD research hypotheses and be inventive in methodology or approach.

Applications are invited for the 2022-23 Health Policy Fellows program. The fellowship requires a full-time commitment with a minimum twelve-month residence in Washington, D.C. It begins in September with an intensive three-and-a-half-month orientation arranged by the National Academy of Medicine.

Grants will be awarded to qualified institutions or organizations in support of independent medical educational activities for healthcare professionals and researchers. Medical education may be accredited or non-accredited and the current area of interest is Alzheimer's Disease. Requests for educational support will be considered to address areas related to the management of spinal muscular atrophy patients.