George Ferry Young Investigator Development Award

This grant is awarded to support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, or nutritional disorders of children.

Eligibility:
Applicants must:

• Be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years.
• No more than five years from fellowship completion (fellowship completed between 7/1/2020 – 9/1/2025). Concurrent completion of advanced fellowship training is not allowed for this award (see below for process to request extension to eligibility).
• Hold a full-time faculty position not at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in an academic institution within the United States of America, Mexico or Canada and hold an MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree at the start of the award by September 1, 2025.
• Not currently hold or previously be a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on a NIH mentored grant such as a K08, K23, an NIH RO1, PO1 (or similar), or an or equivalent Canadian or Mexican grant mechanisms. Those with concurrent or previous institutional career development awards (KL2, K12, or similar) or Foundation grants are eligible to apply if the proposal does not have scientific overlap.
• Not hold another NASPGHAN Foundation grant at the start of the award (Mid-December 2025).

Sanofi Young Investigator Development Award for the Study of Pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders

Description/Topics: This grant is designed to support promising researchers in the early stages of their careers, fostering their potential to contribute significantly to independent research in pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. The award will support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis or other Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Eligibility:
Applicants must:

• Be a NASPGHAN member in good standing for at least two years.
• No more than five years from fellowship completion (fellowship completed between 7/1/2020 – 9/1/2025). Concurrent completion of advanced fellowship training is not allowed for this award (see below for process to request extension to eligibility)
• Hold a full-time faculty position not at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in an academic institution within the United States of America, Mexico or Canada and hold an MD, DO, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree at the start of the award by September 1, 2025.
• Not currently hold or previously be a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on a NIH mentored grant such as a K08, K23, an NIH RO1, PO1 (or similar), or an or equivalent Canadian or Mexican grant mechanisms. Those with concurrent or previous institutional career development awards (KL2, K12, or similar) or Foundation grants are eligible to apply if the proposal does not have scientific overlap.
• Not hold another NASPGHAN Foundation grant at the start of the award (Mid-December 2025).

Requests for extension of eligibility
Eligibility may be extended for up to a year related to family, parental, or medical leave. Leave for other causes will be considered on a case-by-case basis. To request an extension of eligibility, please provide the following by May 1, 2025 (email documents to Robyn Bailey at rbailey@naspghan.org):

1. A brief summary of the dates and reason for leave (please do not give personal health information). Please see example requests in Section A8 (https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/early-investigators.htm?anchor=55044)
2. Letter from Human Resources or Division Chief specifying leave dates.

The Committee will provide a response within 4 weeks of the request.