PeDRA Research Fellowships Program Grant

PeDRA Research Fellowships Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance Inc
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: February 13, 2026

Summary

The PeDRA Research Fellowships Program offers support for one year of mentored research in pediatric dermatology, targeting post-graduate trainees and medical students. With a maximum funding of $25,000, the program aims to foster the next generation of physician scientists while addressing high-priority patient-centered research questions. PeDRA emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion in its initiatives, ensuring a comprehensive approach to research in childhood skin diseases.

Overview

Childhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden, effective treatments remain sparse and the pace of research slow. To help overcome these challenges, the PeDRA Research Fellowship program supports one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and medical students in the field of pediatric dermatology. Goals The Research Fellowships program is driven by PeDRA’s mission to create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease. Fellowships are intended to support the development of the next generation of physician scientists and the advancement of active research projects in the field of pediatric dermatology. Award Applicants may request up to $25,000 to support stipend, salary, and/or fringe benefits (direct costs only) for fellows to conduct one year of mentored research at the mentor’s institution. As many as nine PeDRA Research Fellowships may be awarded. The total number of awards will depend on available funds and the receipt of sufficiently meritorious applications.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Fellows may be post-graduate trainees or medical students able to devote at least 50% of their effort to research during the award period (faculty members are ineligible to serve as fellows). Only one mentor may be listed on an application, and mentors may only be listed on one Research Fellowship Grant application per cycle. Mentors must be active members of PeDRA, however fellows need not be. Fellowships must take place in North America and must be non-ACGME-accredited and non-ABD-accredited.

Ineligibility

No indirect costs.