Current awards

2025 awards

Benefactor-Funded Research Mid-Career Development Awards available for these focus areas of research.

The application deadline for the 2025 awards is Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central time. Awards will be announced in spring 2025.

Cardiovascular

  • Paul and Ruby Tsai and Family Career Development Award Fund in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Research Honoring Dr. Nishimura — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years. This award supports research in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy disease or pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy disease.
  • Ted and Loretta Rogers Cardiovascular Career Development Award Honoring Hugh C. Smith, M.D. — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years.

Endocrinology

  • Robert and Elizabeth Strickland Career Development Award in Endocrinology, Metabolism, Diabetes and Nutrition — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years. Applicants with enterprise-wide research projects in the areas of diabetes, insulin resistance and nutrition are particularly encouraged to apply.

Individualized Medicine

  • Bernard J. and Nancy C. Karwick Career Development Award in Individualized Medicine — one award of $125,000 a year for up to two years.

Nephrology and Hypertension

  • Fulk Career Development Award for Research in Nephrology, Glomerular Diseases and Clinical Trials — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years.
  • Robert W. Fulk CDA Fund in Nephrology Research Honoring Fernando Fervenza, M.D. — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years.

Neurologic Surgery Research

  • Helene Houle Career Development Award in Neurologic Surgery Research — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years.
  • John M. Nasseff, Sr., Career Development Award in Neurologic Surgery Research — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years.

Pulmonology

  • Lucile J. Nelson Clinician Career Development Award in Pulmonary Diseases Research — one award of $100,000 a year for up to three years. This award is restricted to a practicing clinician in pulmonary diseases research.