AGA Pilot Research Award
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AGA Pilot Research Award supports early career and established investigators conducting digestive disease pilot research to build research careers, explore new directions and secure further funding.
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Funder: American Gastroenterological Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 per award for one year; five awards
Summary: Supports pilot research in gastroenterology and hepatology to establish early career investigators or launch new directions for established investigators.
Key Information: AGA membership is required at submission, and applicants need a full-time faculty or equivalent position in North America.
Description
The AGA Pilot Research Award is administered by the American Gastroenterological Association through its AGA Research Foundation, with funding from the Foundation Endowment Fund. It supports independent investigators at any faculty career stage conducting basic, translational or clinical research relevant to digestive disorders, including liver and pancreatic disease and biology.
The program helps early career investigators establish their research careers and enables established investigators to explore directions distinct from their previous work. Proposals must explain how the resulting pilot data will extend the investigator’s work and support an application for additional funding from another agency, such as NIH. Selection emphasizes scientific significance, innovation, relevance to AGA’s mission and the likelihood of leading to subsequent, more substantial grants.
