Pilot Award
Funding Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Duration: One year
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas: Early-career scientists working on rare liver diseases including:
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
- Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAID)
- Hepatic Adenomas (HA)
Eligibility: Early-career scientists
Purpose: The goal of this award is to provide funding during the pilot phase of research projects that are focused on new areas of investigation, innovative ideas or "high-risk, high reward" projects with the potential to generate breakthrough findings.
Impact: Since 1980, ALF's research awards program has provided close to $30 million in research funding to over 923 researchers. Hundreds of qualified scientists and physicians have pursued research careers in liver biology, disease, and treatment because they received these grants early in their careers.
What American Liver Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $375K
- Median grant
- $75K
- By dollars: Ohio 40%, New York 20%, North Carolina 20%. Top recipient cities: Cincinnati, OH; New York, NY; Toledo, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH
Liver disease research
$75K
New York University Lisom Grants · New York, NY
Liver disease research
$75K
The University of Toledo · Toledo, OH
Liver disease research
$75K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC
Liver disease research
$75K
Cedars Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA
Liver disease research
$75K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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