Applications for Scleroderma Research
The National Scleroderma Foundation was founded in 1998 to advance medical research, promote disease awareness, and provide support and education to people with scleroderma.
The foundation supports new and established investigators based on investigator-directed topics to advance this mission. Appropriate research areas may include but are not limited to the following as they relate to scleroderma: scleroderma-related lung disease, pediatric scleroderma, vascular manifestations, studies of animal models, therapeutic modalities, mechanisms of end organ damage, immunologic studies, endothelial cell biology, fibroblast biology, models and markers of gender and genetic factors, cell signaling, epidemiology studies, matrix biology, stem cell biology, health services research (e.g., quality of life, healthcare delivery), and study of clinical manifestation.
New Investigator Award: A three-year award of $200,000 total. Applicants may request up to $66,667 per year (this amount includes budgeted indirect costs) for up to three years, with the total award not exceeding $200,000. New investigator grants may not be used to support thesis or dissertation research or fellowship training.
Established Investigator Award: A two-year award of $200,000 total. Applicants may request up to $100,000 per year (this amount includes budgeted indirect costs) for up to two years, with the total award not exceeding $200,000.
Additionally, the foundation offers funding in two targeted areas of study:
Scleroderma-Related Lung Disease: The new Debra Lurvey Memorial Research Grant, funded by a generous donor, will be awarded $200,000 to an established investigator conducting scleroderma-related lung disease research.
Pediatric Scleroderma: Pediatric scleroderma research is earmarked for up to $500,000 in awards and is open to new and established investigators' submissions.
Applications may be submitted by domestic nonprofit organizations, public and private such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories. Foreign organizations and institutions are not eligible. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medicine, osteopathy, veterinary medicine, or one of the sciences.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the National Scleroderma 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.