The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) is a driving force worldwide in finding treatments and the cure for Progeria and its aging-related disorders, including heart disease. We invite qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent to submit applications for the upcoming grant cycle.
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Research Grants for Angelman Syndrome
Published by Angelman Syndrome Foundation
Angelman SyndromeGrantThe ASF Scientific Advisory Committee identified the following areas of unmet need in AS research. Priority will be given to the following topics:
Projects studying or correcting the heterozygous effect of non-UBE3A genes in deletion.
Projects studying the potential results of increasing UBE3A after therapies or for some subtypes of AS.
Projects studying delivery of therapies and potential for improvement.
Symptomatic therapies that impact the daily life of people with Angelman syndrome and their families.
Proposals that do not address these topics are still welcome and will be given full consideration.
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) Bridge Grant
Published by European Society for Immunodeficiencies
GrantPrimary ImmunodeficiencyESID wants to invest in the future of researchers and clinicians committed to PIDs. Therefore ESID Bridge Grants aim to allow trainees working on PIDs to continue their activity in the field of PID in their institution or another institution during short periods of time until they can find other financial sources, thus avoiding the interruption of their training process.
View this resource Bookmark this resourceFor this funding opportunity The ALS Association will accept applications from all scientific disciplines on topics that have the potential to ultimately transform the experience of ALS, by optimizing the care and treatments we have, finding new treatments and cures, and or preventing ALS. In addition to projects focused on ALS, projects that investigate the continuum of disease spanning ALS and FTD are in scope
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Biological Basis for CF-Related Diabetes Program
Published by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Cystic FibrosisDiabetesGrantThe intent of this request for applications is to solicit and fund projects that will improve our understanding of the biological basis for the development and progression of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes as well as to identify potential novel therapeutic strategies to manage and treat the disease.
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Prader-Willi Research Grant
Published by Foundation for Prader-Willi Research
GrantPrader-Willi syndromePWSThe Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) is dedicated to supporting research to advance the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). We invite applications for funding on an annual or semiannual basis, in response to a Request for Applications.
FPWR accepts applications in all areas of research relevant to PWS, but we are particularly interested in supporting projects that will lead to new interventions to alleviate the symptoms associated with PWS. FPWR accepts applications from academic, government, non-profit or for-profit research entities. Academic research applicants should have a primary faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or higher. This grant program will be useful for junior faculty in the early stages of their careers, established investigators in other areas of research who wish to enter the field of PWS research, or investigators in the PWS field who are seeking funding to support pilot studies in a new area of PWS research. FPWR seeks to support innovative, high-risk/high reward research in its early stages
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Transformative Research Award: Retinal Degeneration
Published by Fighting Blindness Canada
AwardRetinal DegenerationFighting Blindness Canada is launching the Transformative Research Award (TRA) program to fund strategic areas of need within vision research.
The 2022/23 competition will fund innovative and ambitious research that will advance the development of new therapies for retinal degenerative diseases. This competition is open to discovery, translational or clinical research. The program is open to Canadian or international investigators, with a budget of up to $1.25 million over five years per award. This competition has two stages: Letter of Intent and Full Application (by invitation only).
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Aplastic Anemia Grant
Published by The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
Aplastic AnemiaGrantFor over 30 years, AAMDSIF has provided financial support for research that leads to new insights into the causes of bone marrow failure diseases and to the development of new therapeutic approaches.
View this resource Bookmark this resourceThe Society’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the approval of $725,000 in new funding to be awarded as part of the Society’s competitive research grants program for 2022. These funds are made available through the great generosity of friends of the Society and especially through the efforts of our membership families. This year, the funds are dedicated to be used to further the research needs of syndromes as described below.
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Macular Degeneration Research Program
Published by BrightFocus Foundation
FellowshipMacular DegenerationThe Macular Degeneration Research Grant from the BrightFocus Foundation provides funding for researchers worldwide with innovative research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of age-related macular degeneration. The Postdoctoral Fellowships from the Program are intended for researchers in the final stages of their mentored training and provide 100,000 USD/year for a period of 2 years. The letter of intent is due at 5 pm EST on July 28, 2022. Those who are invited to submit a full application must do so by 5 pm on December 5, 2022.
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