Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant

The Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant, supported by the National Eczema Association and Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance, aims to enhance clinical research for pediatric eczema, impacting nearly 10 million U.S. children. This grant encourages early to mid-career scientists to explore crucial research priorities, including disease burden and prevention. Proposals should focus on clinical and translational research, with a budget of up to $50,000 for direct costs. The initiative fosters innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of life for affected families.

Nearly 10 million U.S children under the age of 18 are affected by eczema, with one‐third affected by moderate‐to‐severe disease. Despite recent therapeutic advances, the burdens on these patients, and their families, can be significant and many important research questions remain unanswered.
To address this need, the National Eczema Association (NEA) and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) are collaborating to support targeted clinical research investigations focused on pediatric eczema with the Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant. Through this grant, NEA and PeDRA intend to accelerate research that improves the health and quality of life of pediatric eczema patients and their families.
Focus
This Challenge Grant is intended to stimulate early and mid‐career scientists as they seek to build and sustain careers as research investigators and future thought leaders within this critical field of study. Research proposals should address at least one of the following priorities related to pediatric eczema: Eczema Heterogeneity: Novel Insights; Innovations in Clinical Practice & Care; Understanding & Alleviating Disease Burden; Eczema Prevention.
Priority will be given to proposals that focus on clinical or translational research, are broadly applicable, and include a patient-centered or comparative effectiveness framework. Proposals that include basic research will be accepted, however, they should be combined with a significant clinical or translational component.
Budget
Applicants may request up to $50,000 (direct costs only). Salary and fringe benefit support are allowed. Staff salary support should be commensurate with the percent effort dedicated to the project and explained in the budget justification. PI salary support must adhere to the current allowable NIH salary cap.

Eligibility

Early and mid‐career investigators (Associate Professor level or below and within 15 years of finishing training) are eligible to apply.Applicants need not be trained in pediatric dermatology but must hold the degree of MD and/or PhD (or equivalent) and be eligible to apply for grants under the guidelines of their host institution.Applications may be submitted by either a single investigator or multiple investigators at multiple institutions.Applicants need not be United States citizens .and the research need not be conducted in the United States. Applicants may not hold current R‐level funding from NIH (or equivalent) as PI or Co‐PI, however, recipients of past or current NEA and/or PeDRA grants are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

No indirect costs funded.Proposals related to the development or enhancement of mobile apps will not be accepted.