IBD Research Grant

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation seeks to promote innovative research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) by encouraging diverse perspectives from early career investigators and those underrepresented in science. The Innovator Awards do not require preliminary data and are evaluated based on the potential for innovation and scientific merit. Eligible researchers must hold advanced degrees and can apply for funding through their home institutions, fostering groundbreaking ideas that can transform IBD treatment and prevention.

The Rainin Foundation believes that diverse perspectives are crucial to advancing research. We encourage early career investigators, those who are new to the IBD field and those who are underrepresented in science to apply. No preliminary data is needed to receive Innovator Awards funding. Applications are evaluated based on innovation, scientific merit and the principal investigator’s ability to execute the project.

Eligibility

Researchers
Researchers from any scientific discipline worldwide are eligible for funding.Typically, the researchers we fund hold advanced degrees (MD, PhD or the equivalent) and academic positions at universities, medical centers or research institutions.Innovator Awards may only have one Principal Investigator, and funding is awarded to their home institution. Additional investigators may be included as Co-Investigators, and the lead institution can create subawards.Postdocs are not eligible to apply as a Principal Investigator.All formerly funded Rainin Foundation grantees are eligible to apply for an Innovator Award, but currently funded PIs are not eligible to apply.PIs may only submit one LOI.
Institutions
All nonprofit institutions must be classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a)(3).If a proposal from a nonprofit institution outside of the United States is ultimately recommended for funding, the institution will be required to undergo an Equivalency Determination process. The Rainin Foundation contracts with NGOsource to manage this process. Institutions outside of the United States do not need to provide any documentation during the two-stage application process.For-profit institutions must demonstrate that their proposed project furthers the Foundation’s charitable mission of advancing biomedical research.The Foundation may upon occasion make grants to government and public agencies, as well as to independent projects that have a qualified tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.Institutions can submit more than one proposal at a time for the same or different Principal Investigator.