Gerber Foundation – Doctoral Student Research Grant
Deadline:
Spring: May 15, 2024
Fall: November 15, 2024
URL: Research Grants – How To Apply – Gerber Foundation
Description:
Grants support mentored research to improve the nutrition, care and development of infants and young children from the first year before birth to three years of age. Projects should address focus areas on issues faced by care providers that, when implemented, will improve the health, nutrition and/or developmental outcomes for infants and young children. The Foundation is particularly looking for practical solutions that can be easily and rapidly implemented on a broad scale with a predictable time frame to clinical application. The grant is for one year.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be PhD candidates, PharmD candidates, and other similar degree candidates in a residency or fellowship training program in the United States and its territories.
- Conduct the research at a tax-exempt, not-for-profit institution. Public governmental institutions such as universities are included in this definition.
- Not have received a K01 award from the National Institutes of Health.
- Projects need to be under the guidance of a mentor with the appropriate qualifications and experience.
Award amount:
- Up to $30,000 (inclusive of indirects) per project.
- Indirect costs are limited to no more than 10% of the total direct costs.
- No more than half of the total budget may be applied to salary for the developing researcher (including fringe benefits).
- The remainder of the funds are to be used for research-related expenses, including supplies.
- Up to $2,000 may be used for attendance at one conference to report findings resulting from the project.
If this information is out of date, please email bret.career.development@vanderbilt.edu to let us know.