2024 Research Grant Opportunities
As part of the GBS|CIDP Foundation International’s mission to provide education and support research, we offer research grants to qualified applicants. Through the generosity of these many individual contributors, to whom the Foundation is most grateful, we are able to offer this Research Grant Program. The GBS|CIDP Foundation International has worldwide representation, sharing resources with local support group chapters nationally and internationally.
Foundation interests include GBS, both demyelinating and axonal variants, Miller Fisher syndrome, CIDP, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, and others. Research interests cover a broad range of subjects including the development of methods to more rapidly diagnose these disorders, the identification of mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis, development of more effective treatments to limit the disease process, prevent complications, and reduce long-term adverse sequelae. For additional information, please contact: grants@gbs-cidp.org
GBS|CIDP Foundation International Discovery Award: The GBS|CIDP Foundation believes in supporting research on GBS, CIDP, and variants by funding grants for projects that contribute to the knowledge of, and towards an eventual cure for, GBS, CIDP, and variants. We invite all researchers to apply for this
2-year, $100k/year grant opportunity. Letters of Intent due: November 1.
Submit Letter of Intent: https://www.gbs-cidp.org/research/letter-of-intent
GBS|CIDP Foundation International Elevation Award: The GBS|CIDP Foundation believes in supporting research on GBS, CIDP, and variants by funding grants for projects that contribute to the knowledge of, and towards an eventual cure for, GBS, CIDP, and variants. We invite all researchers to apply for this
1-year, $50k/year grant opportunity. Letters of Intent due: November 1.
Submit Letter of Intent: https://www.gbs-cidp.org/research/letter-of-intent
GBS|CIDP Foundation International MMN Elevation Award– In 2022 the Foundation initiated fundraising efforts to support research specifically for better treatments and diagnosis of Multifocal Motor Neuropathy. As a result of these efforts, we are announcing the first ever Request for Applications for a MMN specific grant. We invite all researchers to apply for this 1-year, $50k/year grant opportunity.
Letters of Intent due: November 1.
Submit Letter of Intent: https://www.gbs-cidp.org/research/letter-of-intent
GBS|CIDP Foundation International Benson Fellowship: The Benson Fellowship is a three-year fellowship that provides an opportunity for talented scientists to engage in peripheral nerve of study. The aim of the scheme is to provide funds (up to $150k per year for three years) to enable clinicians or non-clinical scientists in training or having recently completed training to engage in a substantial research project in the field of inflammatory neuropathy at a Centre or Centers of Excellence or an Institution approved by the committee. Preference will be given to candidates who intend to pursue a long-term career in this field. Letters of Intent due: September 1, 2024
The next fellowship cycle begins January 2025
Submit Letter of Intent: https://www.gbs-cidp.org/research/benson-letter-of-intent/
DOD PRMRP: The Department of Defense maintains a Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program to support research across the full range of science and medicine, with an underlying goal of enhancing the health, care, and well-being of military Service members, Veterans, retirees, and their family members. Projects related to Peripheral Neuropathy are eligible to apply for funding through this program thanks to the partnership between the Foundation and key Congressional partners who recognize a relationship between GBS and Service members.