NKF: Young Investigator Research Grant: Chastain Renal Research Grant

NKF: Young Investigator Research Grant: Chastain Renal Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: National Kidney Foundation Inc
Amount: Up to US $35,000
Last Updated: December 25, 2025

Summary

The NKF Young Investigator Research Grant aims to support innovative clinical research addressing crucial issues in kidney disease. This grant, with a maximum funding of $35,000 for one year, encourages early-career scientists to explore patient-oriented projects. Eligible applicants must hold junior faculty positions at U.S. medical centers and have completed fellowship training. The NKF seeks to enhance kidney care and improve patient lives through the funding of meritorious research initiatives.

Overview

NOTE: See pages for Francisco 'Frank' M. Gonzalez Memorial Research Fund, Joseph M. Krainin MD Memorial Young Investigator Award, and NKF & Satellite Dialysis Young Investigator Grants. National Kidney Foundation Mission Statement The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation. Young Investigator Research Grant NKF established a Young Investigator Research Grant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented. Elements of patient-oriented research activities may include, but are not limited to, development of new technologies, mechanisms of human disease, educational or therapeutic interventions, epidemiological studies, health policy studies, and clinical trials. Individuals who have completed fellowship training in an ACGME-accredited training program and who hold junior faculty positions (Instructor or Assistant Professor) at university-affiliated medical centers in the United States are eligible to apply. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will fund the most meritorious research projects after a peer review by an independent review committee. Applicants will be asked to provide a description of the applicability of the proposed research to the NKF’s mission to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease, to foster kidney transplantation, and to improve the lives of patients with kidney disease. Applicants may have a concurrent NIH “K” series award and a Young Investigator Grant from the NKF. The applicant should provide a statement of the budgetary and scientific overlap and relatedness of the two applications. Funding Initial support for awards is provided for one year in a total amount not to exceed $35,000. Although funding for a second year of support is not guaranteed, the investigator may request an additional year's funding, as a competitive renewal. The fiscal department of the investigator's institution shall administer the Young Investigator Grant funds. Funds may be used for equipment, supplies, clinical research costs or other expenses directly related to the conduct of the proposed research. The full grant amount may also be expended for salary and fringe benefits of the principal investigator. No more than $1,000 per year may be used for travel by the investigator to national or international meetings.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who Should ApplyPromising young scientists are encouraged to submit proposals for investigating clinical research questions in nephrology, or closely related fields.We will consider applications from individuals who:Have completed training in nephrology prior to the start of the grant award, and who intend to pursue research directly related to these areas.Applicants trained in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics with subsequent Nephrology fellowship training are also accepted.Hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position at a university, or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research-oriented institution, at the time funding begins.The university or research-oriented institution must be in the United States.Customarily, the appropriate faculty rank is that of Assistant Professor. In some institutions, at title such as Instructor is used to designate junior faculty status; individuals at that rank are eligible to apply.Qualifications should be documented in the bio sketch (limit: four pages).Are within their first four years of initial appointment to a faculty position or staff scientist position in a research organization. Only one investigator in an institution will be supported in any funding cycle by a Young Investigator Research Grant.Only one grant will be awarded to any applicant in the funding cycle.Geography LimitsApplicants of the Chastain Renal Research Grant must work at an institution in Arkansas.

Ineligibility

Funds may not be used for:Indirect costs or overheadCosts of patient careConstructing or renovating facilitiesFurniture or office equipmentSecretarial services