Liver Scholar Award

Liver Scholar Award is sponsored by American Liver Foundation. The Liver Scholar Award provides junior faculty with funding for their research and supports the development of early career scientists in liver biology and disease, which can include liver cancer.

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The Liver Scholar Award provides junior faculty with support for their research to bridge the gap between completion of research training and attainment of status as an independent, well-funded research scientist. The additional research funding provided by this award is intended to enable early career scientists to successfully compete for research awards from national sources, particularly the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Investigators who hold MD, PhD or MD/PhD degrees and are pursuing a career in liver research are encouraged to apply. Individuals who are already well-established in the field are not eligible for this award. This award funds projects in basic or translational research.

Clinical research projects are currently not eligible for this award. Join our Research Awards Mailing List to be notified when the next Liver Scholar Award RFP will be issued. ALF is currently funding five researchers with three-year Liver Scholars Awards.

Check our “ Meet our Awardees ” page to view the exciting research conducted by these Liver Scholar Award Recipients. Please direct all questions about Liver Scholar Awards to the ALF Research Awards Program at research@liverfoundation. org .

Liver Scholar Award At-A-Glance: Career Level : Junior Faculty Award Type : Research Award Research Type : Basic or Translational Research Funding amount : $225,000 over 3 years ($75,000 per year) Letter of Intent Deadline : To be announced Application Deadline : To be announced Join our Research Awards Mail List Join ALF Research Awards Program Mailing List Last updated on April 20th, 2026 at 10:55 am