| 2020 Request for Applications
Submissions now being accepted
via our online application portal through Dec. 9, 2019 at 1:00pm EST
Scientific scope: Research projects that investigate the underlying biology of anorexia nervosa
Amount/duration: Up to $750,000 over 1 – 3 years
Application deadline: December 9, 2019
What we are looking for:
· Proposals that directly investigate the underlying biology of anorexia nervosa, and the questions of how and why it develops and persists
· Human and animal studies that are directly relevant to the disease, and also studies addressing its genetic basis, building on results from a recently published genome-wide association study of ~ 17,000 cases including nearly 13,000 cases from the Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative (ANGI), an initiative of The Klarman Family Foundation
Who is eligible:
· Researchers who hold a faculty appointment at a nonprofit academic, medical or research institution in the United States, Canada or Israel
· Researchers with a strong track record in another field who can bring a new approach to anorexia nervosa research are also encouraged to apply
Research topics NOT within the scientific scope of this program:
· Obesity
· Normal feeding behavior and/or negative energy balance
· Behavioral therapy
· Medical complications of eating disorders
· Clinical trials
· Sickness-induced anorexia or other types of anorexia distinct from the psychiatric disease anorexia nervosa
For further information visit: klarmanfoundation.org/eating-disorders-research/
Applicants please note two resources available on our website in the 2020 Application Materials and Resources section: a webinar "Clinical Overview of AN" and a summary poster from a KFF funded study, "Developing an Illness-Staging Framework for AN"
Application Deadline: December 9, 2019 by 1:00pm EST
Decisions: May 2020
Grant Start Dates: July 1 – October 1, 2020 |
