Ted and Elaine Welp Enhanced Career Development Award - Enhanced Research and Clinical Training for Physicians in Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases

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Grant Name

Funder

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Blindness

Clinical Research or Studies

Clinical Trials

Data Management or Analysis (Medical)

Disease Prevention

Epidemiology

Eye Diseases

Genetic Disorders

Medical Diagnosis

Medical Treatment

Natural History

Orphan Rare Diseases

Preventive Medicine

Vision

Deadline

January 31, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $510,000USD Up to a total of $170,000 for each year may be requested to cover salary, fringe benefits, and research support costs.Awards will be made for a project period of up to three (3) years.

Contact Info

Foundation Fighting Blindness grants@fightblindness.org

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must:
- have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree
- have successfully completed an ophthalmology residency or equivalent training program
- hold a full-time tenure track or equivalent appointment at the sponsoring institution with a commitment for five (5) years
- commit at least 80% of Full Time Equivalent to the programApplications may be submitted on behalf of candidates by domestic and foreign, public and private, academic institutions, as well as hospitals and laboratories affiliated with such institutions.Sponsoring institution or Department must provide a five (5)-year commitment to the award recipient.

Description

The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness-Clinical Research Institute (FFB-CRI) are dedicated to supporting research to advance therapeutic and preventive strategies for inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases into the clinic.This program for enhanced research and clinical training is intended to support a strong pool of clinician-scientists with a commitment to clinical research on inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases by providing support for:
- the recruitment of clinician-scientists whose research focus in iRDs has been for five or fewer years, or
- the retention of early-career clinician-scientists with prior career development support (K-type or other CDA) who have not secured support as Principal Investigator for independent research (e.g. R01 or Individual Investigator award). Eligibility Eligible applicants must:
- have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree
- have successfully completed an ophthalmology residency or equivalent training program
- hold a full-time tenure track or equivalent appointment at the sponsoring institution with a commitment for five (5) years
- commit at least 80% of Full Time Equivalent to the programApplications may be submitted on behalf of candidates by domestic and foreign, public and private, academic institutions, as well as hospitals and laboratories affiliated with such institutions.Sponsoring institution or Department must provide a five (5)-year commitment to the award recipient.

Website

https://www.blindness.org/apply-for-funding

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link

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