Funding Opportunities

Opportunity Type: Pilot Grants and Other Requests for Applications

Goal: To allow CEGIR investigators to initiate new projects relevant to eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), eosinophilic gastritis (EoG), eosinophilic enteritis (EoN), and/or eosinophilic colitis (EoC).

Sponsor: Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) Patient Advocacy Groups (American Partnership For Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) | Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED) | Eosinophilic Family Coalition (EFC) | The International Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Researchers (TIGER) | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Eligibility Criteria: MD, DO, PhD, or MD/PhD who is a member of CEGIR and full-time faculty at an academic institution in the USA or NIH

Application Due Date: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Term: One - Two Years

Opportunity Type: Education and Career Development

Goal: To train experts to investigate eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders through innovative research, clinical expertise and education via collaborations between scientists, physicians, patients, and professional organizations.

Sponsor: Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR) Patient Advocacy Groups (American Partnership For Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) | Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED) | Eosinophilic Family Coalition (EFC) | The International Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Researchers (TIGER) | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be physicians trained in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Pathology with ongoing or completed subspecialty training (within 5 years of award start date) in a related field in an ACGME-accredited training program. Candidates should be US citizens, US permanent residents, or possess a valid visa to work in the US.

Application Due Date: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Term: Three Years