Thrasher Research Fund call for applications: Early Career Awards.
The Thrasher Research Fund is calling for application for its early Career Award to encourage the development of researchers in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers. The funder does not focus on a particular disease, but all funded projects deal directly with children’s health.
Eligibility:
- Physicians who are in a residency/fellowship training program, or who completed that program no more than one year before the deadline.
- Post-doctoral researcherswho received the doctoral level degree no more than three years before the deadline.
Extensions may be granted for parental, family, or medical leave.
A mentor may have only one Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awardee at a time.
Selection Priorities:
Applicant:
- Publication record relative to where the applicant is in training
- The applicant’s role in developing the research project
- Prior funding, grants, and recognitions
Mentor:
- History of successful funding
- Publication record
- Expertise in the topical area
- Mentoring track-record
- History of working with the applicant
Project:
- Incidence and severity of the issue addressed (including resources and treatments already available)
- Potential to advance the field and transferability of results.
Funding details:
- he maximum budget is 25.000 USD.
- Budget cap by category: salary up to 12.500USD; travel up to 2.000USD; publications up to 2,500USD.
- Purchase of major equipment (single items >$4,000) are discouraged.
- Duration: 1-2 years
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Concept submission deadline, 1st of September 2025 at 18h CEST.
