Rare Organic Acidemias Research (ROAR) Consortium Early Career Fellowship Grant

Rare Organic Acidemias Research (ROAR) Consortium Early Career Fellowship
The overall mission of the ROAR career enhancement core is to recruit and retain a cohort of physicians, physician-researchers, and other researchers with clinical research expertise in rare metabolic disorders, specifically organic acidemias.
Annual funding of $50,000 (total cost, including indirect costs) is available to support a postdoctoral trainee or early career faculty member (within 5 years of residency or fellowship training as of proposed start date of either June 1, 2026 or October 1, 2026) for a one-year period. The ROAR Consortium intends to fund 1-2 awards this cycle with one award starting by June 1, 2026 and another starting by October 1, 2026.
Trainees are expected to complete the following:
Design and complete a clinical research project focusing on organic acidemias. This project can leverage existing projects within the ROAR consortium or can be a new project unrelated to existing projects in the consortium. Of note, funds cannot be used to support research projects involving animal models. Meet monthly with their project mentor and periodically with the ROAR Career Enhancement Core leadership to discuss progress.Provide a progress report within 30 days of completing the program.Attend ROAR consortium activities including the monthly ROAR team calls and annual ROAR consortium in-person meeting.Present their project at the annual ROAR consortium in-person meeting or monthly ROAR team call.Acknowledge the ROAR consortium support on manuscripts published upon completion of the project.Trainees are expected to participate in the RDCRN Rare Disease Research Training Program.Trainees are encouraged to budget funds for travel to one conference relevant to the organic acidemia and/or rare disease community to present their work.

Eligibility

Postdoctoral trainee or early career faculty member (within 5 years of residency or fellowship training as of proposed start date of either June 1, 2026 or October 1, 2026) for a one-year period.