Applications for pediatric research
The Gerber Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, emphasizing children under the age of 3.
The foundation invites applications for research projects to identify solutions to common issues and problems in the field of children’s health, nutrition, and/or development.
Research program focus areas include:
Pediatric Health: Of particular interest are applied research projects focused on reducing the incidence of serious neonatal and early childhood illnesses or improving cognitive, social, and emotional aspects of development.
Pediatric Nutrition: Projects that assure adequate nutrition to infants and young children, including applied research that evaluates the provision of specific nutrients and their related outcomes.
Environmental Hazards (Nutrient Competitors): Projects that document the impact or ameliorate the effects of environmental hazards on the growth and development of infants and young children.
Major target areas for research include new diagnostic tools that may be more rapid, more specific, more sensitive, or less invasive; treatment regimens that are novel, less stressful or painful, more targeted, have fewer side effects, and/or provide optimal dosing; symptom relief; preventative measures; assessment of deficiencies or excesses (vitamins, minerals, drugs, etc.); and risk assessment tools or measures for environmental hazards, trauma, etc. The foundation is interested in supporting projects that will result in “new” information, treatments, or tools that result in a change in practice; it rarely funds projects focused on sharing current information with parents or caregivers.
Grants of up to $350,000 over up to three years will be awarded.
Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (Public governmental institutions such as universities are included in this definition.) With few exceptions, organizations must have their principal operations in the United States. Organizations may submit as many concept papers at a time as they wish. Selection of concept papers are based upon the overall quality of the research and a determination of best fit with the Foundation’s goals. Only one concept paper per PI will be considered during any given cycle.
Concept papers are due May 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. ET. Upon review, selected applicants will be asked to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. ET.
For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and recently funded projects, see the Gerber 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.