Early-stage Research Funding - ZOLL Foundation supports early-career investigators worldwide with seed grants for research to improve care for serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.
Funder: ZOLL Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Spring round) | September 2027 (Fall round)
Funding Amounts: Seed grants have ranged from $25,000 to over $100,000 for two years
Summary: Seed funding supports early-career investigators researching ways to improve care for serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.
Key Information: Applicants must have an institutional or agency affiliation and an established investigator providing a reference and ongoing mentorship.
The ZOLL Foundation supports early-stage researchers worldwide through seed grants intended to improve care for patients with serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions. Its research scope includes emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, cardiovascular health, pulmonary health, sleep-disordered breathing, neuroscience, and translational research that applies discoveries to training and clinical practice.
The Foundation prioritizes new therapies or techniques, research that better explains training and treatment practices, and projects whose initial results could help investigators secure larger follow-on funding. Recognizing that newer researchers may lack a substantial track record or pilot data, it focuses on proposal quality and mentorship. Pilot data may support an application but is not required. The Foundation’s Board of Directors reviews proposals and oversees award decisions.