Dermatology Foundation: Research Grant

The Dermatology Foundation offers a Research Grant of $25,000 annually to support innovative projects in dermatology and cutaneous biology. This funding is aimed at junior investigators in the early stages of their academic careers who demonstrate a strong commitment to skin research. Eligible applicants must conduct research within ACGME-approved departments in the U.S. and must not have received funding from other sources for the same project.

The Foundation’s Research Grants provide financial support for research projects in dermatology and cutaneous biology that benefit the dermatology community at large.
Funding
Dermatology Foundation grants are annual awards of $25,000. They provide funding that enables recipients to initiate a research project.

Eligibility

All Foundation-funded research must be conducted in the U.S. under the sponsorship of a department/division of dermatology that is ACGME-approved for training in dermatology. Applicants must meet the DF’s general eligibility requirements, in addition to award-specific requirements presented on or before the time of funding. If you meet all of the requirements below, you may be eligible to apply for the Research Grants.M.D.; M.D., Ph.D.; Ph.D.; or D.O. degreeM.D.; M.D., Ph.D.; and D.O. applicants must be no greater than 12 years beyond their terminal degree, and Ph.D. candidates must be no greater than 8 years beyond their terminal degree – as of the start of the new year.Junior investigator in the early stages of academic career
Demonstrates a strong commitment to skin research
Project not funded from other sourcesA project involving human subjects must have IRB approval at the time funding commences.Fellowship recipients may receive NIH training grants or an equivalent grant from another granting agency.

Ineligibility

This grant is not available to residents unless in a research year of a 4-year program defined by no more than 20% of time devoted to clinical responsibilities.A project to be performed as a part of the U.S. government research program (except Veterans Administration), or to be performed at a private foundation without an academic affiliation to dermatology, is not eligible for funding.Award funds may not be used for the payment of indirect costs, salary, or travel for the principal investigatorAn individual who is a prior or current principal investigator (PI) on a federal grant is not eligible to receive a DF career development award, fellowship or grant. The following two exceptions apply:CDA awardees may have effort on an NIH grant as long as he/she is not the senior PI who initiated the application and he/she does not have direct reporting responsibilities for this or prior federal awards. Total support from all federal grants must be less than 20% of their total effort during the term of the DF award.
The individual is the recipient of an NIH training grant or an equivalent grant from another granting agency.Upon receipt as the PI of a federal grant, a DF CDA or grant will be withdrawn.Note, an individual who receives a federal grant that eliminates their status as a "new investigator" is not eligible to maintain/receive a DF CDA.