Research Grants

The Mission of the KBS Foundation is to create new funding for scleroderma research that will help accelerate the pace of discovery. There are three categories of grants that KBS currently funds:

Funding Over the Years

  1. New Investigator Grants, designed to support the entry of promising new scleroderma investigators. Applications are now being accepted through April 30, 2012.
  2. Fellowship Grants fund the specialized scleroderma research training of post-doctoral students.
  3. Pilot Research Grants are awarded on the basis of innovation and the likelihood of the project becoming the basis of a future research project funded by a large institution.  The 2010 Pilot Research Grant was awarded to Dr. John Varga at Northwestern University.  The application information for 2012 will be posted by February 2012.

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Requirements for New Investigator

  • Applicant must be mentored
  • Applicant must have completed post-doctoral rheumatology training no more than 6 years ago.  (Other disciplines will be considered but will need prior approval.)
  • The applicant must show a previous and ongoing commitment to scleroderma research that has been demonstrated by previously published peer-reviewed research, and research in progress

The Submittal Package

The Submittal Package must consist of the following:

  1. Completed Application
  2. CV
  3. Personal Statement
  4. Three letters of recommendation, including the mentor’s
  5. Research Proposal (not more than 6 pages), consisting of:
    • Description
    • The primary goal
    • The importance
    • Background and preliminary studies
    • The research design, processes used, and method of evaluation results
    • Relevant references cited

Please submit this package no later than April 30, 2012. E-mail to: info@KBSfoundation.org

For additional information, email Mike Brown or call (818) 474 9648.

Past Funding

  • 2004- UCLA, SMAD  Research
  • 2007- Post-doctoral training: Dr. Monique Hinchcliff, Northwestern
  • 2009- Post-doctoral training (partial funding): Dr. Peter Wung, Johns Hopkins
  • 2010 – Pilot Research Grant: Dr. John Varga, Northwestern
  • 2011 – Stanford Scleroderma Center

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