Research Funding Opportunities for Early Career

Fellowships
Programs
Grants
Awards 

Fellowships  

American Society for Microbiology Postdoctoral and Early Career Scientist Fellowships 

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Funding and Fellowships 
Funding and fellowships for tropical infectious diseases, including international and travel fellowships. 

HIVMA Minority Clinical Fellowships
The primary objective of the HIV Medicine Association Minority Clinical Fellowship Award is to enable underrepresented minority post-residency physicians to gain HIV clinical experience and expertise in an HIV clinical setting.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Fellowship
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society offers several Fellowship awards (Training Awards) annually. 

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Programs 

Burroughs Welcome Fund Grant Programs 
Two programs designed for advanced postdoctoral scientists transitioning to faculty appointments. 

·  Career Awards for Medical Scientists  

·  Career Awards at the Scientific Interface 
 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Training Programs 
Research and public health training programs and fellowships 

Fulbright Programs for US Scholars 
Fulbright programs offer U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.

Fulbright Programs for Non-US Scholars 
Programs support research and teaching of visiting scholars to the U.S.

US Department of Veterans Affairs Career Development Program
Provides mentoring for junior researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians, so they can learn from renowned, experienced VA researchers. Awards are provided in biomedical laboratory, clinical science, health services, and rehabilitation research. 

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Grants 

International Society for Infectious Diseases Grants 
ISID aims to enhance research, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly in low resource countries.  Several fellowships and small grants for early investigators (younger than 40) are available. 

March of Dimes Research Grants
See Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards application. 

NIAID Fellowship Grants 
See information on NRSA postdoctoral fellowships.     

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Awards 

Doris Duke Charitable Fund Clinical Scientist Development Award 
The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award provides grants to junior physician-scientists to facilitate their transition to independent clinical research careers. 

European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Awards 
Training fellowships and other awards for ESPID members conducting basic or clinical pediatric research.  

Postdoctoral fellowships and young investigator awards.  

Offered to members of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

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