Applicants must be bona fide students enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or a doctoral program (i.e., PhD, MD, MD/PhD) and be interested in receiving additional cystic fibrosis-related research training.

Each applicant must work with a faculty mentor on a research project related to CF. The program provides a funding level of $4,000 to be used for stipend support and/or research costs. The award is paid directly to the awardee institution where the research will be performed.

Policies and Guidelines

Please review the 2025 Policies and Guidelines for complete submission information. 

Deadline

Applications must be submitted online on awards.cff.org by 5 p.m. ET on November 17, 2025.

For More Information

Those who are interested in any funding programs offered by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation can get further information, or discuss the potential relevance of their studies or research by contacting Jodie Chan, the pre-award specialist for this program, at jchan@cff.org.

Please Direct Inquiries to:

Grants and Contracts Management and Administration (GCMA) Office
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1100 N
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-FIGHT-CF 
301-841-2614