Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Bridge Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Career Development Bridge Funding Award: K Bridge, offered by the Rheumatology Research Foundation, supports junior investigators aiming to continue their research while reapplying for NIH or VA career development awards. With an award amount of $75,000 for a term of one year, this initiative encourages innovative research and helps applicants strengthen their proposals for future funding opportunities.
Support to continue conducting research while reapplying for an NIH or VA career development award; applicants must have a funding decision in order to apply.
Purpose
Encourage junior investigators to continue conducting research into novel ideas while revising outstanding career development award applications.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Rheumatology Research Foundation's IRS filings)
Boston, MA · 2025
$100K
Baltimore, MD · 2025
$100K
Children's Hospital Corporation
Boston, MA · 2025
$100K
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 2025
$75K
Durham, NC · 2025
$75K
103 grants in Rheumatology Research Foundation's 2019–2025 filings reference “Career Development Bridge Funding Award” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Rheumatology Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 170
- Total given
- $11.55M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $500–$400K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 17%, California 8%, Texas 6%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Children's Hospital Corporation · Boston, MA
Innovative Research Award - Basic
$400K
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
Innovative Research Award - Translational
$400K
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN
Investigator Award - Clinical
$250K
Regents of the University of California SF · San Francisco, CA
Scientist Development Award - Basic
$250K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC
Innovative Research Award - Translational
$200K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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