The purpose of the VF Research Grant Program is to provide one or two year seed grants to support pilot studies in researching the:

• etiology
• epidemiology
• diagnosis
• treatment, including approaches that would prevent complications, and development of coping skills for living with this disease

Maximum awards will be $50,000 for 12 months. Some awards will be available for two years. The Foundation's hope is that the results of the research supported by the Research Grant Program will lead to, and provide the basis for, much larger multi-year studies that would be funded by larger agencies like The National Institutes of Health.

Suitable applicants will be medical researchers in areas such as, but not limited to, rheumatology, immunology, nephrology, otolaryngology, pulmonary and respiratory diseases, and internal medicine.  Applications will be reviewed annually. The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, August 23, 2010.

Grant policies and application forms needed to respond to this RFP are available from this web site or Vasculitis Foundation P.O. Box 28660 Kansas City, MO 64188-8660.

• Research Policies
• VF Grant Requirements, Grant Instructions and Grant Form
• VF Funded Research
• Current Research Studies with Open Enrollment

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Research Policies