Collab Fertility Environmental Fellows Award
This grant funds early-career research on how environmental exposures like chemicals, air pollution, and nutrition affect reproductive health, fertility, pregnancy, and fetal development.
Funder: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (full application, projected)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 per award | 1-year project period | One or two awards available per cycle
Summary: Supports research by REI fellows on how environmental factors (e.g., EDCs, air pollution, nutrition) affect reproductive health and fertility.
Description
The Collab Fertility Environmental Fellows Award, administered by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Research Institute, supports early-career research on the impact of environmental exposures—including endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), air pollution, nutrition, and related factors—on reproductive health, fertility, pregnancy, and fetal development. The program aims to generate proof-of-concept data and foster innovation in reproductive medicine by funding pilot studies that explore mechanisms, interventions, gene-environment interactions, and new technologies for exposure monitoring or mitigation. Areas of interest include the effects of wildfires and climate change on ART outcomes, dietary and supplement interventions for reproductive conditions, mechanistic studies, and environmental justice topics.
