Since 2000, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation (initially through AASLD) has invested more than $60 million to advance innovative hepatology research and support the people who study and treat liver disease through our Research and Career Development Awards program.
HOW TO APPLY:
Review RFAs for current AASLD Foundation funding opportunities below. Applications must be submitted electronically at www.liverresearchawards.org and are due at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the specified deadline.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
Additional dedicated funding to advance research activities in autoimmune hepatitis is available for the 2025 Awards cycle. Applications in autoimmune hepatitis are encouraged in all early to mid-career research award categories and the Pilot and Autoimmune Exploratory Research Award categories.
Open 2025 Funding Opportunities
Open 2025 Funding Opportunities
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| Bridge Award |
Who Can Apply: Faculty with an appointment at or below the Associate Professor Level Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $100,000 Application Deadlines: November 12, 2024 and January 15, 2025 |
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| Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research Award in Liver Diseases |
Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty Type: Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Term / Funding Amount: 2 Years, $200,000 ($100,000 per year) Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 |
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| Pinnacle Research Award in Liver Diseases |
Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty Type: Basic Science Research Term / Funding Amount: 3 Years, $300,000 ($100,000 per year) Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 |
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| Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases |
Who Can Apply: Junior Faculty 3 years post appointment to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000 Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 |
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| Frank J. Tusa Pilot Award for Research in Hepatic Encephalopathy |
Who Can Apply: Early-Stage Investigators (ESI) to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Disease Focus: Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000 Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 |
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Gupta Family Pilot Award in PSC Research
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Who Can Apply: Postdoctoral level to at or below the Mid-Career Faculty/Associate Professor Level Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Disease Focus: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)* Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $50,000 Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 *Proposals must be focused on etiology and/or pathogenesis of PSC |
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| Autoimmune Liver Diseases Exploratory Research Award |
Who Can Apply: Graduate Students to Junior Faculty Type: Basic, Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Disease Focus: Autoimmune Liver Diseases (e.g., Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)) Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $20,000 Application Deadline: December 9, 2024 |
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2025 Programs Coming Soon
2025 Programs Coming Soon
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| Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellow Award |
Who Can Apply: GI Fellows entering a 4th year Transplant Hepatology Fellowship or 3rd year GI/Hepatology dual certification program Type: Travel Funds and Career Development Term / Funding Amount: 1 Year, $4,000 Application Deadline: February 3, 2025 |
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| Emerging Liver Scholars Program |
Who Can Apply: Medical Residents in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Pathology, Radiology, or Surgery Training Programs Type: Travel / Career Development Application Deadline: April 15, 2025 |
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| Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider Program |
Who Can Apply: Early-career or new-to-liver Advanced Practice Providers; Graduate students in accredited Advanced Practice Provider degree programs Type: Travel / Career Development Application Deadline: April 15, 2025 |
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| Digestive Disease Week® Abstract Awards |
Who Can Apply: GI or Transplant Hepatology Fellows Type: Travel Application Deadline: December 15, 2024 |
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| The Liver Meeting Abstract Awards |
Who Can Apply: Undergraduate students to Junior Faculty Type: Travel Application Deadline: June 16, 2025 |
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