Early Career Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Current deadline
- December 31, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Review of applications conducted on a rolling basis through Fall 2026”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- The SRF is committed to supporting the next generation of investigators.
Other requirements
- Scleroderma clinicians at early stages of their careers
- Applicants seeking to devote time to substantial research endeavors
- Purpose: Provide resources for scleroderma clinicians at early stages of their careers to devote time to substantial research endeavors.
- Background: Several SRF-funded fellows and recipients of an Early Career Grant are now dedicating themselves to the field of scleroderma research.
Overview
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas: Scleroderma research and clinical work
Eligibility:
- Scleroderma clinicians at early stages of their careers
- Applicants seeking to devote time to substantial research endeavors
Purpose: Provide resources for scleroderma clinicians at early stages of their careers to devote time to substantial research endeavors.
Background: Several SRF-funded fellows and recipients of an Early Career Grant are now dedicating themselves to the field of scleroderma research. The SRF is committed to supporting the next generation of investigators.
How to Apply
Application Process
Timeline:
- 2026 cycle deadline: March 31, 2026 (CLOSED)
- 2027 cycle applications will be available by the end of 2026 or early 2027
- Review of applications conducted on a rolling basis through Fall 2026
- Funding awarded between July – December 2026
Application Guidelines:
- See "Application Guidelines" link on website for detailed requirements
Contact for Questions: grants@srfcure.org
What Scleroderma Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 26
- Total given
- $3.77M
- Median grant
- $112K
- Range
- $11K–$467K
- By dollars: California 33%, New York 11%, Pennsylvania 11%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Regents of Univ of CA-UCSF · San Francisco, CA
Research
$467K
Stanford School of Medicine · San Francisco, CA
Research
$460K
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT
Research
$366K
Univ of TX Health Science Ctr · Dallas, TX
Research
$314K
Regents of Univ of Michigan · Pittsburgh, PA
Research
$218K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Healthcare
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