Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Grant

The Cystinosis Research Foundation offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships aimed at fostering careers in cystinosis research. With a total funding of $2 million available, these fellowships encourage promising investigators to pursue innovative research. The award, which can be up to $75,000 annually, supports projects for one to two years. Applications are accepted biannually, aligning with the foundation's mission to discover better treatments and a cure for cystinosis.

Note: The 2024 Autumn Call for Cystinosis Research Proposals and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships is now closed.
Global calls for grant applications are made in the spring and autumn of each year.
The Cystinosis Research Foundation works closely with the CRF Scientific Review Board (SRB) comprised of leading experts in the field of cystinosis who determine the scientific validity and merit of the grant proposals based on the NIH scale of standards. The SRB advises the Cystinosis Research Foundation on the scientific merit of each proposal.
Cystinosis Research Foundation
The ultimate goal of the Cystinosis Research Foundation is to find better treatments and a cure for cystinosis. Global calls for grant applications are made twice each year in the spring and the fall. To be considered, research and fellowship applications must take into consideration the mission and goals of the foundation. Research and fellowship grants are awarded for 1-2 years.
Currently, the Cystinosis Research Foundation has $2 Million available for research and fellowship grants. The number of awards and their value will depend on the number of outstanding proposals and the funds available at the time.
The Cystinosis Research Foundation created a postdoctoral research fellowship program to attract qualified, promising investigators to establish careers in cystinosis research. The fellow’s stipend should be the usual amount for such a trainee at the given applicant’s institution. The total award cannot exceed $75,000 per year including overhead. Awards will generally be for a period of 1-2 years.