Funder: National Alopecia Areata Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $150,000 over two years ($75,000 annually); non-renewable, direct costs only
Summary: Supports junior investigators pursuing alopecia areata research to advance disease understanding, treatment, and patient and family outcomes.
Key Information: Applicants cannot have current or previous NIH R-series funding as PI or Co-PI on an alopecia areata-focused project.
Description
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation’s (NAAF) Early Career Award supports junior investigators entering alopecia areata research. The program funds critical research questions while encouraging sustained commitment to the field and bringing new voices and ideas into the research community. Investigators with innovative research ideas are encouraged to apply.
The award welcomes work across basic science, translational research, technology, epidemiology, health services, and clinical research. Its interests span disease mechanisms, new therapeutic pathways, treatment decision-making, and the burden of alopecia areata on patients and families. Priority consideration goes to investigators without prior NAAF grant funding and proposals addressing the research priorities listed below.
