Last Chance to Apply for ALA/AAAAI Foundation Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award

This award represents a joint effort between the American Lung Association (ALA) and the AAAAI Foundation. The ALA/AAAAI Foundation Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award serves to encourage and support research on advancing the understanding of allergic respiratory diseases. The award is $75,000 per year.

No more than 25% of the requested budget may be used for an awardee’s salary and/or fringe benefits and no more than 30% of the total award budget may be used to fund the purchase of permanent equipment.

Grant funds may be used for the salary and fringe benefit costs of personnel other than the applicant. Fringe benefit costs may only be expended upon the stipulation that they not be obtained from another source.

All awards are subject to availability of funds at the ALA on the start date. Grants are subjected to annual review and may be granted for two years. The second year of support is based on demonstrating satisfactory progress, as well as, the availability of funding from the ALA and the AAAAI Foundation.

Award recipients will be selected by a review panel composed of representatives from both the ALA and the AAAAI Foundation. Awards are administered by the ALA but the funding of the award is split equally by each association.

A letter of intent is not required for the ALA/AAAAI Foundation Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award. All applications must be submitted electronically through proposalCENTRAL. The deadline for submission is December 16, 2015.

At the time of application, the applicant must hold a doctoral degree, have a primary faculty appointment in an allergy/immunology division/section of an academic institution, be undertaking a project related to allergic respiratory disease, and have completed a training fellowship. Applicants must be independent, self-directed researchers for whom their institution must provide space and other resources customary for independent investigators. The application must convey the commitment of the institution to the applicant and the proposed research activities. Applicants may be at any level of research experience but priority will be given to applicants at or below the rank of associate professor.

For complete application information, visit aaaai.org. Any questions can be directed to Jerome Schultz at jschultz@aaaai.org.