KidneyCure Research Grants

KidneyCure Research Grants is sponsored by KidneyCure. KidneyCure supports kidney-focused research through grants to investigators at various career stages.

Kidney Week Endowed Lectures Transition to Independence Research Fellowship Program Faculty Development Award --> Read Grant Rules for Eligibility Learn More New Pilot Program Early Career Training Grant --> Discover The Right Grant For You Learn More Available Now 2027 Grant Rules --> More than $4 Million to 56 Grantees in 2026 Learn More Advancing Kidney Researchers Across All Career Stages Meet the New Grant Recipients --> Early Career Grantees Earned $1.

2 Billion in Follow-On Funding Learn More Independent Evaluation Findings Grantees Advance Their Careers Help fund research working towards finding a cure for kidney diseases. Help support young investigators who are changing kidney care. KidneyCure was established in 2012 to fund research by new investigators and enables fellows to participate in kidney research projects.

Support young investigators who are changing kidney care by making a donation to fund research that will help improve treatments and find cures. KidneyCure funds clinical and basic research, and provides grant support to members at various points in their careers. To Prevent and Cure Kidney Diseases Through Research and Innovation Established in 2012, KidneyCure, the ASN Foundation, funds the Ben J.

Lipps Research Fellowship Program, the Transition to Independence Grants Program, the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, the American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, and the KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program.

Advancing the independent careers of early career faculty in biomedical research, grants of up to $100,000 a year for two years are awarded to applicants who would be competitive to become a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant or equivalent by the end of the grant period.

KidneyCure enables fellows and PhD students with analytical interests in basic or clinical research to spend time engaged in work on a kidney research project. Funded annually, the program provides funding to nephrology educators to conduct projects to advance all facets of nephrology education and teaching. Ben J.

Lipps Research Fellowships Transition to Independence Grants William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Grants KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowships Join our mailing list to make sure you receive the latest news and updates.

19 Nov Transition to Independence Grants Closes November 19 at 12:00 AM ET Apply Online 19 Nov William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program Closes November 19 at 12:00 AM ET Apply Online 19 Nov Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program Closes November 19 at 12:00 AM ET Apply Online KidneyCure Announces 2026 Grant Recipients Early Career Grantees Earned $1.

2 Billion in Follow-On Funding $2 Million Donation from Satellite Healthcare Establishes Norman and Sandra Research Scholar Grant As a nephrologist caring for patients with glomerular disease, I have seen how much uncertainty remains for patients whose disease is not explained by the traditional biomarkers we use in clinic. Laith Farah Al-Rabadi, MD 2026 Carl W.

Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant We hope that our research is able to further clarify the role of the kidney in the regulation of whole-body metabolism. Juan Pablo Arroyo Ornelas, MD, PhD 2026 Carl W.

Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant KidneyCure grant funding is critically important, especially for early-career investigators who are passionate about advancing evidence-based kidney care, improving patient outcomes, and developing innovative educational and research initiatives that address major unmet needs in nephrology.

2026 William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholar Award The goal of my research is to understand the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in kidney tubular epithelial cells during development and repair using experimental models that recapitulate human pathology. Fabian Maximilian Bock, MD, PhD 2026 Carl W.

Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant That some of the most important moments in my career happened when an experiment didn't go as planned. A result that looked like a failure turned out to be the discovery we didn't know we were looking for. Learning to stay curious about the surprises, rather than treating them as setbacks, has changed how I do science.

Subhashini Bolisetty, PhD Bridge Grant Pilot Program