Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award Grant

The Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award, offered by the Lupus Foundation of America, supports the professional growth of fellows and clinicians in nephrology, rheumatology, and dermatology focused on lupus research. It provides up to $140,000 over two years, with $70,000 awarded in the first year. Eligibility is for those with relevant degrees and experience in lupus-related research, excluding prior recipients of certain awards. This initiative aims to advance lupus investigation in the U.S. and Canada.

The Lupus Foundation of America’s Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award facilitates the professional development of current fellows (any year), clinicians up to two years post- fellowship and/or within four years of postdoctoral research in nephrology, rheumatology, or dermatology, in the U.S. or Canada. Their work should focus on the investigation of basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, or epidemiological lupus research.
Funding Opportunity
The Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award will provide four grant awards of up to $140,000.00 each over the two-year grant period. Grants will be awarded based on the availability of funds, and will be paid to the applicant’s institution. Awardees’ institutions will receive $70,000.00 for the first year of the grant. After the first year, funding may be renewed for a second year for up to $70,000.00. Renewal of grant funding is dependent upon the grantees’ progress toward their project goals, and submission of a lupus-specific abstract based on the LFA-funded research.

Eligibility

Hold an MD or PhD (or equivalent) from an accredited institutionBe a citizen or legal resident of the U.S. or Canada at the time of applicationBe a clinical fellow (any year) or up to two years post-clinical fellowship in an adult or childhood fellowship program in rheumatology, nephrology, or dermatology that is accredited by either the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (in the U.S.) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (in Canada) with documented history of conducting lupus research or;Be a postdoctoral fellow doing lupus-related research with ≥ 2 years and ≤ 4 years of mentored, non-independent research training experience after the terminal non-medical doctorate at the time of application

Ineligibility

Applicants who currently receive or have previously been awarded any of the following awards (or similar) are ineligible to apply:A mentored award (such as a K award) or NIH research grant (such as an RO1, RO3, R21, PO1, P50, or any similar award)American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF)Rheumatology Scientist Development AwardACR RRF Rheumatology Investigator AwardACR RRF Career Development Bridge Funding AwardVeteran’s Administration Career Development Award