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Research Grants

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Pilot and Feasibility Grants

Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September

These grants are for developing and testing new hypotheses and/or new methods, and to support promising new investigators as they establish themselves in research areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. Proposed work must be hypothesis driven and must reflect innovative approaches to critical questions in CF research. The award is not meant to support continuation of programs begun under other granting mechanisms. Up to $40,000 per year for two years may be requested.

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Research Grants

Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September

This grant mechanism is intended to encourage the development of new information that contributes to the understanding of the basic etiology and pathogenesis of CF. In addition, consideration will be given to those projects that provide insight into the development of information that may contribute to the development of new therapies for CF. All proposals must be hypothesis driven, and sufficient preliminary data must be provided to justify CF Foundation support. Information derived from such study will hopefully lead to submission to other funding agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health. Support is available for $90,000 per annum for a period of two years, at which time a grant may be competitively renewed for an additional two years of funding.

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LeRoy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award

Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September

This award will provide up to six years of support for outstanding, newly trained pediatricians and internists (M.D.'s and M.D./Ph.D.'s) to complete subspecialty training, develop into independent investigators, and initiate a research program. Institutional and individual grants are available. Support ranges from $42,000 (stipend), plus $10,000 (research and development) for year one, to $70,000 (stipend) plus $15,000 (research and development) for year six. Furthermore, the CF Foundation will underwrite the interest payments for educational loans for up to $7,000 per year. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

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Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award

Application Deadline: First Wednesday in September

This three-year award provides the opportunity for clinically-trained physicians to develop into independent biomedical research investigators who are actively involved in CF-related areas. It is also intended to facilitate the transition from postdoctoral training to a career in academic medicine. Support is available for up to $70,000 per year, plus $15,000 for supplies. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

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Notice to Applicants

The following text refers to only Pilot and Feasibility Grants, Research Grants, Research Fellowships, LeRoy Matthews, Harry Shwachman, Clinical Research Grants and Clinical Fellowships.

Research projects involving patients require review by the Clinical Research Committee of the CF Foundation. Exceptions to this include basic science proposals that constitute minimal patient risk (i.e., venipuncture).

A research project that involves a patient/patients and poses greater than minimal risk to a patient/patients must submit a letter-of-intent to the CF Foundation. A review of the letter-of-intent by the Clinical Research Committee will determine whether such projects will be invited to submit a complete application, require further development and are not invited for a full application, or constitute minimal risk to patients' well being and can be adequately reviewed by the Research and Research Training Committees of the CF Foundation.

Interested individuals are encouraged to contact the CF Foundation for further information on application procedures and/or to discuss the potential relevance of their work to the objectives of these programs. Please direct inquiries to:

Office of Grants Management
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) FIGHT CF
e-mail: grants@cff.org

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