How much funding does Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program provide?

Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program provides Travel support and professional development activities in funding.

When is the deadline for Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program

Q: How often is Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program offered?

Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program runs on an annual cycle.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Foundation Annual Professional Development Grants

Funding Amount

Travel support and professional development activities

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

New funding program launched in 2022 for early-career and new-to-hepatology Advanced Practice Providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) to strengthen the liver provider pipeline and foster the next generation of APP leaders in hepatology.

Funder: AASLD Foundation (partnered with AASLD Hepatology Associates Committee)

Geographic Scope: United States

Target Audience:

Early-career Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
Physician Assistants (PAs)
Providers seeking specialization change into hepatology
Diverse pool of providers from various program types

Award Recipients by Year:

2022: 10 advanced practice providers
2023 onwards: Recipients included in annual grant distributions

Benefits:

Travel support to The Liver Meeting®
Ongoing engagement and professional development activities
Professional networking opportunities
Tools and support for specialization in hepatology
Direct application process (works with applicants rather than sponsoring institutions)

Program Goals:

Strengthen the liver provider pipeline
Foster next generation of APP leaders in hepatology
Improve health equity
Ensure greater access to care for liver patients
Attract applications from more diverse pool of providers
Leverage Foundation support to reach larger cohort of APPs

History: Replaced the NP/PA Clinical Hepatology Fellowship program; the Hepatology Curriculum for Advanced Practice Providers continues as a free resource

Leadership: AASLD Hepatology Associates Committee, led by Chair Elizabeth Goacher, PA-C, MHS, AF-AASLD

What American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 1
Total given: $1.21M
Median grant: $1.21M

By dollars: Virginia 100%. Top recipient cities: Alexandria, VA.

Example grants

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation · Alexandria, VA

Invest in innovative hepatology research and in the people who study and treat liver…

$1.21M

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →