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The goal of this program is to foster an interest among students in the areas of basic, clinical, translational, epidemiological, or behavioral research relevant to lupus. Students must work under the sponsorship and supervision of an established, tenure-track principal investigator who directs a laboratory dedicated at least in part to the investigation of lupus at an academic, medical, or research institution.

• Six fellowship awards of $4,000
• Applications must be submitted through the Fluxx online grants management system
• Applicants must first complete an eligibility quiz and registration form at lupusfoundation.fluxx.io
• Hard copies of applications will not be accepted
• Earliest award date is May 12^th

For full eligibility and application requirements, read the full RFA package.

The Lupus Foundation of America’s Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award facilitates the professional development of current fellows (any year), clinicians up to two years post-fellowship and/or within four years of Postdoctoral research in nephrology, rheumatology, or dermatology, in the U.S. or Canada. Their work should focus on the investigation of basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, or epidemiological lupus research.

• Four grant awards of up to $70,000 each year for up to two years
• Funding may be renewed for a second year depending on progress from year one
• Applications must be submitted through the Fluxx online grants management system
• Applicants must first complete an eligibility quiz and registration form at lupusfoundation.fluxx.io
• Hard copies of applications will not be accepted.
• Earliest award date is June 2^nd

For full eligibility and application requirements, read the full RFA package.

Lupus Foundation of America has partnered with Lupus Canada for the Catalyst Grant. The Catalyst Grant is intended to help kick-start a new project or research idea focused on discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).  This grant provides support to Canadian investigators to initiate new research ideas and projects and is intended to complement rather than compete with traditional sources of funding such as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).  

• One Catalyst Award for a total of $40,000 CDN to fund one project for a term of one year
• All applicants and co-applicants must hold an academic appointment at a Canadian university, teaching hospital or similarly accredited institution (i.e., an institution eligible to hold tri-council funding)
• Candidates in postdoctoral training are eligible to apply, but must have a Co-Principal applicant with an academic appointment in order to receive funds at their institution
• All applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Collaborators may be from outside of Canada, however no funds from Lupus Canada may be transferred outside of the country
• Applications must be submitted through the Fluxx online grants management system
• Applicants must first complete an eligibility quiz and registration form at lupusfoundation.fluxx.io
• Hard copies will not be accepted
• Principal Investigators are permitted to submit up to a maximum of 1 application per competition
• A Principal Investigator may be awarded a Lupus Canada funded Catalyst Grant only once during the last two competitions, but may participate in applications as collaborators and co-applicants
• Earliest award date is June 2nd, 2023

For full eligibility and application requirements, read the full RFA package.

There are funds available to award two projects for a term of one year at up to $45,000.00 USD each.

• Applicants and co-applicants must:
  • Hold an MD or PhD (or equivalent) from an accredited institution in the US or Canada
  • Be a citizen or legal resident of the US or Canada at the time of application. Collaborators may be from other countries, however no funds from the Lupus Foundation of America may be transferred outside of the US or Canada
  • Hold an academic appointment at a US or Canadian university, teaching hospital, or similarly accredited institution (i.e., institution eligible for NIH funding or tri-council funding)
• Principal investigators are permitted to submit up to a maximum of one application per competition
• Applications must be submitted through the Fluxx online grants management system
• Applicants must first complete an eligibility quiz and registration form at lupusfoundation.fluxx.ioa/apply/barlin_award
• Hard copies will not be accepted.
• The earliest award date is June 2nd, 2023.

For full eligibility and application requirements, read the full RFA package.

Applications will re-open in June of 2023.

See the Evelyn V. Hess Award Prize nomination guidelines (PDF) for more information. 

The Lupus Foundation of America established in 2005 the Evelyn V. Hess, MD, MACP, MACR, Award to be given annually to a clinical or basic researcher whose body of work has significantly advanced understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis or treatment of lupus. This award was created to honor Dr. Hess' outstanding contributions to lupus research over the course of her long career.

Applications will re-open in June of 2023.

See the Mary Betty Stevens Prize nomination guidelines (PDF) for more information. 

The Lupus Foundation of America established in 2009 the Mary Betty Stevens, MD, Young Investigator Prize to be given annually in recognition of the exceptional achievements of an investigator in the early part of his or her independent career in lupus research. This award was created to memorialize Dr. Stevens who made exceptional contributions to lupus research starting from early on in her career.