Alpha-1 Foundation: Scientific Meeting Sponsorship Grant

The Alpha-1 Foundation offers a Scientific Meeting Sponsorship grant to support scientific meetings, workshops, or conferences relevant to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. Applications must be submitted at least 2 months prior to the event. The funding amount is up to $5,000, which is limited to a specific period and cannot cover indirect costs or major equipment. This initiative aims to enhance research and collaboration within the AAT Deficiency community.

NOTE: Scientific Meeting Sponsorship grant applications must be received by the Alpha-1 Foundation at least 2 months prior to the anticipated meeting or travel. All applicants interested in applying for a Scientific Meeting Sponsorship Grant must first contact our Grants Administration Manager.
Grants Awards Program
The Grants Award Program is the Alpha-1 Foundation’s mechanism to fund a broad range of research that leads to improvements in the lives of people living with AAT Deficiency.
Goals
The specific goals of the Program are:
to promote basic science and clinical research related to the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein and AAT Deficiency;to attract and train clinical researchers for the study of AAT Deficiency;to support and encourage established scientists to work on clinical problems and ethical, legal, and social issues within the field of AAT research (with a preference given to new investigators); and ultimately,to develop effective therapies for the clinical manifestations of AAT Deficiency.
The Alpha-1 Foundation will support a broad spectrum of research projects involving basic science, translational and clinical research, and ethical, legal, and social issues.
The objective of this grant is to provide support for scientific meetings, workshops, or conferences relevant to AAT Deficiency and the Alpha-1 Foundation’s mission statement.

Ineligibility

Please note that the Alpha-1 Foundation does not accept LOIs or grant applications from pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, or industry for its in-cycle grants programs. These entities may not be collaborators on any proposals.  Any individual who received an Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant in the previous year’s grant cycle is not eligible to apply for an in-cycle grant in the current cycle. Major equipment may not be requested as part of a grant application, in accordance with Alpha-1 Foundation policies. Major equipment is defined as equipment that costs more than $500.The Alpha-1 Foundation does not pay for indirect costs, facilities and administrative costs or overhead costs.