2024 Grant Opportunities

The NASPGHAN Foundation is introducing two new grant opportunities for 2024 - the Celiac Disease Foundation/NASPGHAN Foundation Pilot Grant and the NASPGHAN Foundation Innovations in Clinical Care Grant. APGNN Members in good standing for at least one year are eligible to receive these grants. A full description of these grants and applications are available on the NASPGHAN Foundation website. For any questions, you may also contact APGNN Clinical Inquiry Chair, Jordan Trotter-Busing.

The 2024 Celiac Disease Foundation/NASPHAN Foundation Pilot Grant 

Duration: 1 year
Amount:  Individual projects requesting up to $25,000 for one year will be considered. Grant range expected can be from $5,000 to $25,000.
Description/Topics: The Celiac Disease Foundation/NASPGHAN Celiac Disease Pilot Grants are designed to encourage and fund pilot projects in North America that address critical issues related to Celiac Disease and gluten-free diet management. The intent with this grant is to support Celiac Disease and gluten-free diet related innovative research or education proposals focused on new research areas that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of Celiac Disease; development of innovative tools or technologies to improve Celiac Disease management; research focused on understanding and improving adherence to the gluten-free diet among individuals with Celiac Disease, and research activities that have the potential to advance the nutrition care of patients and families of children with Celiac Disease.

Eligibility:
Applicants must:

  • Be a NASPGHAN, APGNN or CPNP full member in good standing for at least one year. APGNN and CPNP members and post-doctoral fellows are invited to submit grant applications under the clinical mentorship of a NASPGHAN member.
  • The primary investigator must hold a medical or postdoctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent), an advanced nursing degree (BSN with an MS/PhD), or a degree in Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Dietetics/Nutrition, or Social Work and work full or part time in a clinical or academic setting.
  • Investigators at all career stages are encouraged to apply. For individuals with independent funding such as R01, P01 or similar, or recipients of K08, K23 or similar, this pilot funding must represent a departure from current areas of funding.

The 2024 NASPGHAN Foundation Innovations in Clinical Care Grant

Duration: 1 years
Amount:  Up to two grants, each ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 for a one-year period
Description/Topics: The aim of this grant is to encourage and support the development of innovative approaches to optimize the quality of care and health care delivery to children with digestive diseases by the clinically focused pediatric gastroenterologist. The grant will be for a duration of one year and selection criteria include potential impact of the project on patient care and the applicability of the project to the general NASPGHAN community.

Clinically oriented physicians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:
Applicants must:

  • Be a NASPGHAN, APGNN or CPNP member in good standing for at least one year. APGNN and CPNP members and post-doctoral fellows are invited to submit grant applications under the clinical mentorship of a NASPGHAN member.
  • Be employed, either full or part-time, in providing clinical care in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
  • Not have independent R01, P01 (or similar) or CIHR operating grant at the time of application. Recipients of U.S. mentored grants such as a K08, K23, or equivalent Canadian or Mexican and National Foundation grants are eligible to apply, if application does not have significant scientific overlap.
  • Applicant must not hold another NASPGHAN Foundation grant at the start of the award (Mid-December 2024).