Applications for Innovator Awards Program
The Bay Area-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation invites applications for its Innovator Awards Program, which supports basic and translational research and clinical science to advance the understanding of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Grants of up to $150,000 for projects by individual researchers and up to $300,000 for collaborative projects involving multiple investigators will be awarded in support of basic, translational, and clinical science that could lead to new, transformative discoveries for the prediction and prevention of IBD.
Grants support research projects in bioengineering, diet and nutrition, molecular biology, immunity and inflammation, microbiome, therapeutic development and delivery, and gut-brain axis.
Researchers from any scientific discipline worldwide are eligible for funding; those who typically receive funding hold advanced degrees (MD, PhD, or the equivalent) and academic positions at universities, medical centers, or research institutions. Nonprofits must not be classified as a private foundation under section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For-profit institutions must demonstrate that their proposed project furthers the foundation’s charitable mission of promoting scientific and medical research.
Letters of inquiry are due September 30, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. PT and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by January 27, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. PT.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Kenneth Rainin Foundation website.
Submissions to this sponsor/donor are managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Please contact your unit-assigned ASUF Director of Development or Research Advancement Specialist at your earliest convenience to ensure ASU's strategic coordination and management of funding applications.