LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist Award Grant
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Candidates for this award can be identified as early as their second year of residency training or at any time during their sub-specialty training.”
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Overview
The LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist Award supports newly trained pediatricians and internists aiming to excel in cystic fibrosis research. With funding starting at $73,000 plus $12,000 for research in the first year, and increasing to $100,000 plus $33,000 in the sixth year, this award fosters the growth of independent biomedical investigators in the field. Candidates may be identified during residency or sub-specialty training, encouraging early career development in vital medical research.
The LeRoy Matthews Physician-Scientist Award encourages outstanding newly trained pediatricians and internists to enhance clinical proficiency in cystic fibrosis-related sub-specialties and to develop the necessary research capabilities to become independent biomedical investigators. Candidates for this award can be identified as early as their second year of residency training or at any time during their sub-specialty training.
Support ranges from $73,000 (stipend) plus $12,000 (research and development) for year one, to $100,000 (stipend) plus $33,000 (research and development) for year six. Indirect costs are not allowed.
What Cystic Fibrosis Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 624
- Total given
- $189.57M
- Median grant
- $150K
- Range
- $2,800–$12.89M
- By dollars: Illinois <1%. Top recipient cities: Oak Brook, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 5% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$3M
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$2.96M
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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